davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
Contrariness.

We're nearly always joyous in our
small bungalow; no hurricanes annoy
us; there Is no ice or snow. There Is
no heat outrageous; there Is no bitter
cold. Beneath our trees outrageous
we're gently growing old. The Winter
and the Summer are just the same as
Spring, the Autumn Is conner to
which no tempests cling. The flowers
are always blooming, the birds are al
ways here, their brilliant plumage
grooming in crystal atmosphere. And
so we are contented; our days are days
of bliss; no land has been invented that
will compare with this. And yet often
wonder why I at times grow sore be-
cause I hear the thunder and rushing
storms no more. Sometimes I'd be pi-
roofing in regions deep in snow, where
Arctic winds are hooting and freezing
as they blow. Half doing in the shadow
of my green banyan tree, I dream OF
tornado kerwhooping DER the lea.
dream of it with rapture: do not
shrink or quail, but wish that might
CAPTURE a sample of its tail. When
quiet is unbroken as seasons come ano
60, we long to see some token OF ele-
mental woe. We tire of gentle zephyrs
and long to see breeze that would take
mules and heifers and hoist them over
trees. We long to see blizzard cavort-
ing here and there while every weather.
wizard sits down to rend his hair. Me
thinks a human being enshrined In
Paradise would soon get weary seeing
the peace that around him lies. The
nature of the critter is to desire
change; though he may md 1t bitter
he yearns for something strange.
WALT MASON.
fcopyriefat, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
Dignity of Past May Be Restored
BIZ LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

leon-like in their adopting OF social
graces, according to their surroundings,
It is probable that the return to ele.
gance will require no prolonged period
Of transition.
Women Of mature years should vel
come the change and be glad that their
claims to charm are again established:
So long has the extremely youthful
been the vogue that number OF women
have imagined it became them, when 1t
did not really do so. Perhaps some
fear the sacrifice of what they consider
their youthful appearance In adopting
the more dignifled trend. The gain Is
really on their eide If they can but
realize it. If there Is any sacrifice, 1t Is
on the part of the decadent "happer"
type. -.t
A new standard of poise is likely to be
demanded, the kind of coveted dignity
that reigned in the days Of our youth,
If we are under 20, and Of our coming
of age If we are over 40. The dignity OF
home life should be part OF 1t. The
restoration of this Is thing which
should be welcomed by every head Of q
household. Home life, having suffered
through the decade of jazz. should reap
some of its portion Of calm and poise,
If elegance, dignity and the other at
tributes of maturity again come into
their own as they are purported to be
doing.
(Copyright. is2s.>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Synchronizing,

MY word, what a word! But it means
no more than timing. They synchro-
nize the movie with the tallkie, or film
with flm, when they give us the most
modern picture show. The camera reg
listers and the monograph records at
the same rate and both are reproduced
In the same hicks Of time.
The silent drama has been great
success; the noisy one may be even
more successful. The whole thing Is
this matter Of timing. II the two con-
traptions don't shoot at exactly the
same fraction of a second, our eyes
and ears, when they compare notes in
the brain, don't notice any discrep-
ancieS.
IT'S an art to know when to say
emit, no time but the present. You
can't send congratulations or condo
lences long after the glad or sad affair.
but Immediately after In the wake Of
the present. You have to synchronize
your word with the event.
We speak of something, like an act
or q speech, as being well timed" The
same deed or word at another time
would lose its meaning. It's the art OF
timing the stroke in tennis, base ball
or golf that makes the great player
Helen Wills, Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones.
There are times and times. When
your boy friend seems uneasy, as though
he had something on his mind, the
time has arrived. You are supposed to
get set-that is. II you're interested.
You don't want to jump at the chance
like q poor fish at poorer bait or dilly-
daily too long, but with appropriate
hesitation speak out like a woman who
knows her mind.
The art of synchronizing. which the
movies have worked out to mechanical
perfection, is the art Of suiting the
action to the word. The flll act in
cludes what we do and what We say.
If it's to be an artistic performance,
the deed and word must be properly
timed.
This is easier for a woman than for
O man, since woman's nature Is more
harmonious and more easily lends Itself
to expression and gesture. When what
a woman says doesn't chime In with
her acting. the result is destruction.
You may say something nice about
another girls frock so that the actual
words sound all right. But If you raise
your eyebrows or lower the corners Of
ynur mouth, the result Is a total loss
for the other girls wardrobe. The
action Is not suited to the word at all.
When you wish to be one hundred
per cent friendly, you synchronize; you
suit, act and word you make the mat
ter and manner of your words rhyme.
That makes you perfect actress, even
If you're miles from the footlights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20

have. Laugh about 1t and make people
love you."
Resolved, That I have named my
boat Advice" so no one would take
it. There have been so many boats
missing around here lately. But no.
body will take advice. The only man
who will take advice Is the man who
doesn't need 1t. You can get tons OF
advice when you don't need 1t, but d.
rectly you need it, you must pay well
for It,"
X X + a
Resolved, Solomon said there's
nothing new under the SUM- But think
he's wrong Isn't Spring just as new
each year as it ever wss? Each morn
ing Is as new as ever. The circus is
always, new. Does love ever grow old?
Pshaw! Each bride and groom are the
first people who were ever married.
Each first born is the first and bright
est and cutest little angel that ever
lived. No, Solomon, you were old when
you said that. The sweet truth is
there's nothing old under the sun ex-
cept clothes"
X X y X
A man with the spirit Of q child
penned those lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
STRAY poes EouhD


snip. The host was especially fond OF
children. He was also a man of the
world and the poSsessor of wealth, both
IN dollars and in his perspective of life.
= For many years he drew one of
the most delightful children's comic
pages. He was known as the father OF
'Buster Brown" Many are parents
today who sat and chuckled at the
&ntics of the mischievous boy who, with
Yige, engaged in harmless exploits and
cphcluded with resolutions that savored
more of the mature than of the child
mind.
Dick Outcault is dead. He passed
away year ago. The old house on
the corner is closed, and weeds are
choking the once velvet green lawn.
The shutters, too, are closed. The genial
spirit and play-boy of the home on the
shaded corner has left the place to
the wreckers, who eventually will
demolish the building for more
modern structure.
We stood recently on the corner and
gazed silently and brooding at the
transformation. Somehow, through the
mistS Of the years, we saw again the
laughing, teasing, gray-haired, i'm
maculate friend Of children frolicking
about on June day. His achievements
had been rewarded with a well-deserved
retirement devoted to those things he
liked best.
We should like to repeat some of the
resolutions he ascribed to Buster, al
though he himself was the author.
Resolved, That the trouble with this
world is all in the mind of'the one who
doesn't like it. The world is beautiful
and 1t is full of sweet people. The lark
doesn't complain, the roses don't kick
at anything and the sunshine fairly
dances on the beautiful grass. The
bees hum a pretty tune as they swing
from posey to posey. We mortals are
each a ray of divine light. Let us try
of envy and malice-not through the
blue glass Of despair--but shine pure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
Movies and Movie People
BY MoLLIE MERRICK.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, September 90
(N.A.N.A9.-I'veb been set-visiting. It's
the thing most visitors to the colony
long to dos and producers make 1t as
difficult as possible.
You 60 from one stage to another.
You are halted by uniformed officials
and asked for your credentials, and
when you've convinced these cerberuSes
you are qualified to enter the sacred
precincts where sound films are made
and you are grudgingly permitted in.
You proceed into an airless barn lined
with felt, packed with lights, teeming
with humanity about to- make an i'm
mortal epic" before your eyes. Just as
you are ready to venture some pleas
antry about the whole proceeding the
ominous shout. Silence, pleased" or
"Quietl" goes over the room
Thinks Coolidge Would Talk.
Immediately you are seized with a
desire to clear your throat. to cough, to
sneeze, to do any number Of noisy
things. I have feeling Calvin Coolidge
would wax garrulous on sound stage.
heard Ramon Navarro singing, IN
his charming fashion, and it occurred to
me that here is one of the handsomest
men in movieland, as well as one Of
the most talented. The theater in his
home, one of his diversions during the
years Of silent films. stood him in good
stead He would give concerts for his
friends-the little group which includes
the musical and literary professionals.
His voice. product of years OF train
ing with such specialists as Louis Ora
veure, is beautiful and excellently pre-
pared for the work. And when ne Is
cast in the role of romantic Latin
and not put before us in the guise OF
an American Navy officer or some such
balderdash he is one of the most sue
cessful artists in the colony.
Irving Thalberg Passes.
The figure which interested me most
was that of young man. He is not
more than ~ or %, should say, but
the bright blue flannel suit which is
the collegiate fancy of the moment in
the village made him seem even more
juvenile.
Irving Thalberg was crossing the lot,
escorted by a group of men Of varying
ages. Never was prince Of the realm
succeeded in being surrounded by
more sycophantic grouping than that
which escorted this young genius OF the
cinema.
Like the Red Queen in "Alice in
Wonderland" he has the power Of "Of
with his head! He has likewise the
power of up with his salary" And
don't these genties know this!
Irving Thalberg began as errand boy
to Carl Laemmle. He ran his pyramids
well, evidently. For now one finds him
one Of the chief executives of perhaps
the largest lot in the entire industry.
His salary is $4,000 week. His wife.
Norma Shearer is one of the most
beautiful and most distinctive young
women in the film colony. Thalberg
has the name of being one of the few
men who rarely make a mistake in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

by the colors she wears and the style
of clothes she puts on. The way she
wears her hair, Of course, will have q
great effect upon her appearance. l
know one woman with features too
heavy and rawboned to be beautiful.
She accentuates this by brushing her
thick gold hair straight back from her
forehead. It makes her little odd,
but attractively SO, and once you see
her, you never forget her. Had she
combed her hair softly around her
face, she'd be nondescript.
know q woman too tall ever to be
pretty. She affects slightly masculine
but very smart clothes; she looks I'M
usual and attractive without looking
really mannish. I know a woman who
dresses always in blues and greens and
combinations of the two. in every shade
kof these colors, q curious style. which
looks very well on her, for she Is rather
anemic and pale, and these colors set
of her ash gold hair and her weak
blue eyes and give them strength and
character:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
|Doro,thyDi1.
Deplores
FGEGlistic
FONT
OF VteiD
~ The
Stupidity
& Soj
Husbands
"When 1t Comes to Dealing With the Problems Of
Married Life Few Men Use Even
One Lobe of Brain"

ONE mystery
ss{s:
ss :Pi G. co.: s's $ e
or s s 9 ss @ s u
ana ] III e @ the meats s s s ssss VT" strange
s s snI Soss'S ss
e. e e. :;;; e.. e, s: {:
IT, with q work b TS use " his tact smoothing hi" down and finding
which he ss s1t s :s % %
e e. i ss e. re- e * : :
PUT married life few
Not ca Gn: oS Of @ @ % os sqis Or
scss ns n ma. Gu in "hns en
s aR @ @ Silence as sih 4 9
s.V any, sb:1 ii @ @
svGs a sa4 's sS' their e1
,on, x yst % % :st
5 @ ss H $ all
ss R on ana
s sss: III 8 . =
ss: ssss I En-
oTs ID f. iad % % n topics t ss
eur THAT the e, sss 81 , ts give 4.
ss:. s::s: "a p:sS: I'd ss l.. a:s
lust In married man TO take his w OUT
@ :; ns ss E. sb:ssr 90
does ON instead OF mnng over ,ne
ns her husband came nSm S ra s n years ago.
: 81: q. 4 ;, $1,000; s2 i s: i; e; = Sc
Sas,:
who 3 what you az herself over the gas
o reputation
affections little soft talk judiou
content
thrifty
in lis hands md he cal 10
balance Of the world make failures OF their
dnt
inc "on"h p0'N"0n A"0 AO INV " WIN ~ DOROTHY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20

seat and, as Peter said. "What have
your" The baby was still too young for
it, but Joan sat her little self down on
the seat and arranged all her cousins
playthings within one hour after It was
in the house. .
The piece of furniture was intended
for q nursery, of course, with its ivory
enamel finish. It was modern in the ex-
treme, with its straight lines, absence
of superfluous trimming.
Roger, who was quite carpenter, de-
Cided as soon as he saw 1t that he must
make one like 1t. He said that any
person who knew how to measure. saw
and hammer could make one. And
doubtless he was right.
Joan's playmate had q tuck box which
pleased her. Aunt Nancy told her that
the name came from the English school,
boys habit Of calling the box In which
he put his things when he went away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER

with nothing between US and the source
of our light"
"Resolved. That music hath charms.
The psychological secret OF religious
ferver is music. There ought 70 De
good money in music CHATS Ameri-
CAM. With money we can be generous
and good. The richer we are, the more
generous we can be; and, OF course
the happier, because to be good ana
generous is the only way to be happy
It is awful to see people with notning
but money"
"Resolved. That water will always
find its own level. So will everybody
else, You are just where you belong.
IF Won don't think so, get busy and
get out of it. Every one is doing just
what he wants to do. That's true. II
not, why not? You are as free as water
or air.. Push and persevere. Nothing
can stop you. The world Is not against
any one. The world Is too busy looking
out for itself Cultivate q happy dis
position and keep busy"
X y
Resolved, That prayer answers It
self. Naturally; because honest prayer
is desire and desire for thing makes
us hustle out and get 1t. AS q phil
osopher has wisely said, work Is the
only prayer that is ever answered.
Does not our common sense tell US
that? God wouldn't spade your gar
den for you If you prayed for year.
But he'll make 1t grow, which Is the
answer to the prayer you offered when
you spaded it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
The Plain Girl.

The Plain Girl.
Few girls are really plain, and few
are ugly; or perhaps I should say few
need be either. For the intelligent girl
can turn her plainness into charm u
she wants, and the ugly girl can de-
velop such q startling and original per-
sonality that her uglineSs becomes at
tractive. :.
The one mistake that plain or ugly
women make Is. this, they try to play
down the things that are not according
to the conventional rules Of beauty. A
girl with greenish eyes will wear colors
to neutralize the green and make them
gray or blue. She'll make them neither
and lose the value her eyes will give
her face. She should bring out all her
oddity,, for in that way she acquires
character and originality.
I'm taking 1t for granted that she
keeps her skin clear and fresh, her
hair glossy and attractively cut, her
hands and nails as nice rs possible.
She can achieve nearly all her effects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
BRAIN TESTS

Choose the best answers for each OF
the following questions. Several an
swers appear to each one.
Time limit, two minutes.
/. Lemonade will usually taste sour II:
a. It is made with cold water.
b. 1t does not contain sugar.
c. Tt contains the juice of more than
one lemon.
2. Railway cars are made of steel be
cause:
a. Steel Is cheaper than wood.
b. They ride more easily.
C. They are safer inGase of accident.
3. A 2-cent postage stamp IS accepted
in payment of postage because:
a. It bears the portrait Of George
Washington.
b. It Is red in color.
C. It is issued by the United States
Government.
4. Silver is less valuable than gold
because:
a. It Is not so scarce.
b. It is not as beautiful in appear
ance.
C. It is lighter metal.
Answers.
The best answers are: /, b: 2, C.:
g. C: e. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20

If you want to cul-
tivate a sweet and
kind disposition
commence tofnor-
row morning at
breakfast when the
coffee is awful, and
nothing is At to
eat, the car won't
stop for you and
you have picked
out a handker-
chief that Is full
Of holes. What's
the use Of getting
mad? You are
not the only thing
on earth. Every
body has had 1t
worse than you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
NANCY PAGE
Orderliness Easy When
One Has Incentive
BIZ FLORENCE LA GANKE.
By FLORENCE La GANKE.

A gift for wee Peter which had been
delayed In transit arrived bright and
early one September morning. It came
In a large crate and Nancy struggled
with hammer and Ratchet In. the usual
Intellectual feminine manner. Finally.
after getting splinters in her fingers and
smashing her thumb, she had the crate
opened. And there was a combination
bookcase, plaything cupboard, cushioned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20

to school q "tuck box" She supposed
it was so called because he tucked
things away int.
These boxes can be of the simplest
construction, with wooden surfaces
beautifully srnoothed and rubbed down,
but with no paint or enamel finish.
Some Of them are brass bound, like
a sea captains chest, but that Is not
at all necessary. Joan insisted on trot-
ting Roger over to see this tuck box"
for she wanted him to make her one
Just like it. f.-
A box like this might be given for q
shower. Write to Nancy Page. care Of this
paper, inclosing @ stamped, seif-addressed
envelope, asking for her leafiet on showers.
(CopyriRht, 1899
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
Walnut Date Meringue.

Beat two eggs well. Add one tea
spoonful of baking powder. two table,
spoonfuls of -four, one cupful Of chop
ped dates, one cupful of chopped wal
nuts, one heaping teaspoonful of sugar
and q pinch Of salt. Bake for 80 min
utes in slow oven. Serve with rich
cream,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20

ago, a large LnOuBn
implanted house,
situated on q
corner in a SUBJ
urban town, was q
magnet for all and
sundry who cared
to drop in. Its
owner was a man
in his sixties
Though he didn't
admit it,. Even
stray dogs found
a welcome and a
delicious bone in
the yard. Small
children--and large
gathered daily to
participate in most
informal, though
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20

"A vacant house, whose halls and
rooms once rang with joy and laughter,
IS, comparable to the mortal body of a
man, from whom the spirit has been
removed. A little more than year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20

One Mother Says:
Carrots were disliked by my children
until I hit upon a new way of prepar-
ing them. A sunfowef was made by
cutting the carrot In thin strips and
arranging in the proper fashion on a
lettuce leaf. I usually add q few chop
ped nuts to the center for 1t adds to
the illusion as well as the taste. Either
cooked or raw carrots may be used.
tCopyriRht. 1927
Formal sessions Of the Pan-American
Road Congress, recently held In Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, are said to have been
successful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
Daily Diet Recipe
DREAMED STRING BEANS.


Young string beans, l pound.
Salt, " teaspoon.
Sugar, / teaspoon.
Lemon juice, l tablespoon.
Thin cream, u cup.
Egg yolk, l.
SERVES 4 OR 6 PORTIONS
Remove strings from beans.
Wash well and steam until ten
der (time from 80 to so minutes).
Then season with salt, sugar and
lemon juice. Mix cream with egg
yolk, add to beans, place over FIRE
and cook until sauce Is slightly
thickened. Be careful not to
burn.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes nber, lime,
iron, vitamins A, B and g. Can
be eaten by children 8 years. and
over and by normal adults OF
average or underweight. Good
In diet to increase weight because
of added fuel furnished by egg
yolk and cream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20

The informal accent which has been
that of modes and manners for the last
several years, indeed for as many as
some of the younger generation can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
recognizing drama when it is put before
Product Of a New Industry

recognizing drama when 1t Is put before
them.
Product Of New Industry.
Thalberg is product of new indus
try. Few of the men under him are
within 10 or Is years of his age. He is
accustomed to give orders to gray-heads.
He seldom relaXes from a certain serious
courtesy which is not without definite
shade of remoteness
And he is one of the dramatic figures
in a bizarre industry.
tCopyright, 1920. by North American News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia, Virginia-Part-
~ cIeudy today and tomorrow, not
mucn cnange IN temperature.
Maryland-Cloudy, possibly snow
nurries in west portion today; tomor-
row partly cloudy, not much change in
temperature.
West Virginia-C Cloudy. possibly snow
nurr1es In northeast portion today; to-
morrow partly cloudy, not much change
in temperature.
Record for "a Hours.
Midnight, Al: 2 am.
43: 4 am. 43: s am, AZ; 8 am, Al;
10 am, ~; IL noon, 43; 2 pm 46:
pm, IS; pm, ~; 8 pm, 43; 10
pm, 40.
Highest, AZ lowest, 80.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. 81; lowest, "a.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today-Low tide. IA am. and / 81
pm; high tide, 6:58 am. and 7:lo pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:09 am. and
2:l6 pm; high tide, 7:41 am. and
8 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 1925 am; sun sets
Asa pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 1927 am; sun
sets Asa pm.
Moon rises 6:32 am; sets 3:37 pm
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset
Weather In Various Cities.