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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26

Hooked work Is now recognized
type of needlecraft apart from its use
in rug making. There are endless ways
in which the stitchery is put to use
It may be for table accessories or for
personal apparel, such as trimming fol
outer garments, for bags, etc. Among
the excellent household uses can be
enumerated hot-dish doilies, plate dol
lies and coasters, holders. chair seats
and cushion tops.
For all Of these, with the possible ex-
ception of chair seats and some cush-
ion tops, only small frame is needed
The work can be pickup work carried
about In the ample bags that are the
fashion for handbags and workings
Knitting baskets are also favored fol
fancy work, and these are usually
capacious enough for hooked embroid-
cry.
A crochet needle can be used for the
stitchery just as we'll as rug hook
In fact, the needles suit the finer work
rather better, being more in accord
with the small frames. These may be
embroidery rings. Large ones are re-
uuired. Do not wind the rings with
tape to make them fit snugly. The
heavy foundation textile needs more
latitude than the ordinary fancy work
fabric and will fill UP the space between
the rather loosely fitting rings.
Coaster sets not only have four Of
six very small circular mats tc go be-
meath glasses, but also have one larger
circular mat for the pitcher or bowl te
rest upon. THE small circles are about
four inches in diameter, while the large
one Is twice as large. The sizes given
are not inflexible, but are merely d.
mansions for one of the various sets.
If regulation rug frame is used II
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Gifts Never Delivered.

You have been warned by the Better
Business Bureau about the type OF
salesman who goes around with the
theme. "Your dollar helps to support
orphans." He may be q canvasser with
Extracts. toilet preparations or almost
any other conceivable article In his
His line of talk revolves about the
point that the manufacturer has
pledged a certain fraction Of his pro-
ceeds 10 some charity. You will have
to buy the needed article anyway, ne
argues; why not give your trace 70 tne
manufacturer who helps the poor.
A good many women are persuaoeu.
might be proved that the manufacturer
ACTUALLY makes the gift. Some Of them
probably would discover that the CHAR
table cause mentioned does not even
exist. It takes little time and trouble
to find out and the salesman or can
vasser trades on that fact.
1t YOU wish to aid orphans or con-
tribute to any charitable cause. do so
directly. It Is O reflection on your
intelligence and your character II you
must intrllst what was formerly con-
strued q sacred duty to another:
whenever you buy mercnandise. puy
q can Un ssT appeals ape to Your humane i'm
pulses merely to exploit them. NO
store in town solicits your patronage
because It contributes to local chari-
ties. Yet, on investigation you Will
find that most stores do, or II they do
not. their proprietors do.
ANY time q store or business under
taking Of any sort solicits your business
on the strength Of an appeal to your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-26
(Copyright, 1927
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Bread and Butter.

No matter how many new restaurants
start up or how many new dishes are
served, We don't get away from honest
to-goodness bread and butter. These
two are inseparable-the Siamese twins
of the table But do we know on which
side our bread is buttered?
Before the act Of buttering, one side
Of the slice looks just the same as the
other, but there's a heap Of difference
on which side our bread is buttered.
We were ,wised up to that in earliest
childhood, and It's a pity we aren't
Just as keen when 1t comes to advan-
tages of other kinds.
A girl who has a good home but who
chafes for life in the wide, wide world
may not know by taste on which side
of the bread the butter has been spread.
She thinks she'll get angel cake with
nectar on 1t when she gets out In the
world of wealth and influence, but she
may come down to dry bread.
don't mean to discourage the girl
who has ambitions for anything this
side Of Hollywood. but want her to
look before she leaps on the train. II
she doesn't listen to the bread-arld-
butter argument, It will be hard for the
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court to
convince her that she's In the wrong.
Then there's q girl who thinks that
single life is a stale proposition and
who believes there may be butter on
both side Of the bread II she marrieS
the guy who seems 50 promising or
who makes such nice promises. She
may end up In q small kitchen.
OF course, such girl who has q
chance to play Juliet to her sweetie's
Romeo should not turn him down Just
because, or for no reason at all but
crankiness, but she, too, should look be-
fore she leaps into the gas buggy which
he provides by way of wedding
chariot.
The same is true of the fiapper who
has some sort Of a job in office or store.
She may not realize that her little pay
envelope means the good variety Of oleo-
margarine on the right side of the
bread. She may be inclined to think
that she deserves q better position and
bigger pay, which should come In time.
II you want to learn on which side
your bread is Suffered, you would best
consider yourself, your tastes and
talents. Don't think that any fortune
teller or pianist can dope down such
practical matters, but turn them over
In your mind until they come right side
I'D.
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A week after Sarah Bernhard de.
cided to leave the Odeon Theater and
signed contract with the Coincide
Franchise. Victor Hugo gave a banquet
TO celebrate the Tooth performance OF
Ruy Bias, his greatest play.
It was a distinguished company that
gathered at the restaurant which Hugo
selected for the dinner. In addition
to Hugo, there were Bernhardt, Pierre
Berton. the actor: M. Chilly, director
Of the Odeon. who had helped to make
Bernhardt's fame: Theophile Gautier
the poet, and many others.
When toasts were reached, first Hugo
and then Mime. Bernhardt were hon.
ored. The great actress was in the
midst Of her reply when her glance
suddenly took in the face Of M. Chilly,
who sat almost directly opposite her.
He was staring at her with CLASSY
eyes. His countenance was pale and
set.
Chilly" exclaimed Bernhard, my
dear friend"
The directors mouth opened, but he
could say nothing.
Every one at the table arose ex-
citedly. Bernhard rushed around to
his side and threw her arms about him
Chilly" she entreated, tell me
what Is the matter?"
Somebody is holding me-" he man
aged to mutter. Il cannot move"
Mime. Lambquin, doyenne Of the
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A Sermon for Today
BY REV. JOHN 4. GUM.
Matching Cockatrice Eggs.

Text: They hatch cockatrice eggs
Isaiah. lix.5.
They conceive mischief, and bring
forth iniquity." And thus, says Isaiah.
they hatch cockatrice eggs
The cockatrice Is q venomous SER
pent. Isaiah ukens the mind to a nest.
Let the mind become a nest Of evil
thoughts and you will hatch evil deeds.
Evil thoughts are like cockatrice eggs.
Let them lie in the mind long enough
and a brood Of deadly serpentS will be
Matched.
Suppose a man should find q nest
Of cocatrice eggs by the wayside. What
would he do? Would he pass on and
permit them to stay there and hatch?
You would call him insane to do that.
nest was his own mind, that those
eggs were his own impure and wicked
thoughts. And suppose he allows those
thoughts to stay in his mind until
they hatch a brood Of deeds after their
own kind. What would you say of
him7 I would say that he was worse
than insane.
There is no more insane thing one
can do than to make his mind the
nesting place Of sinful thoughts and
evil fancies. Evil fancies have in them
the nature OF the formed evils to
which they tend to give birth
Thoughts that are sinful tend to
propagate deeds that are sinful. All
the insane things We see men doing
result from insane thinking. All the
iniouity that we see Astounding in hu-
man society is but the conceived mis-
chief of base minds.
The cockatrice egg. long enough
Matched. becomes a serpent and should,
therefore, be crushed Likewise, every
ugly and wrong thought should be
crushed lest the mind become a nest
Matching cockatrice eggs.
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LITTLE BENNY
BIZ LEE PAPE.

Yestiddy pop came home for suppir
saying. Anybody that says I'm not
hungry Is entirely ignorent of the Jacks
ana speaking without my consent or
9 that reminds me- willyum. I
ma sed. I started with brekflst number
/, 2 thin slices Of orange, O quarter Of
q slice Of thin toast and o cup OF hot
water.
Thin water? pop sed, and ma sed,
And for lunch had lunch number one,
one small boil egg, saucer Of water
cress and small peetch, and where's
that menu, III reed you what I'm going
to have for dinner. here 1t is. dinner
number 1. half grape fruit, one and
one half soda biskitts, one hart Of let
tuce, 2 spriggs of parsley and one olive.
Very nice but they awtent to call 1t
dinnir, they awt to call It sntffer or
something like that, pop sed, and ma
sed, Well Of corse must admit there's
not much body to 1t and Suppose 1t
will be, quite an ordeal for me to eat
It with satisfied appetite, especially
after what I went through at breakfast
and lunch, so for that reason took
care not to make the ferst day Of my
by having the rest of the table laden
with tempting dainties 50 near and yet
so far.
Yee gods do you mean to say you
went and put me on diet too? pop
sed. and ma sed, Certainly not, how
ridiculiss, you'll have one nice lam chop
and one nice bake potato and nice
salad.
And a nice empty feeling, pop sed.
Yee gods didn't I just tell you I'm
hungry enough to eat the ferniture? he
sed, and ma sed, Well then how do you
think I feel after eating nuthing all day
but so call meals that weren't At for
a doll baby's canary berd2 ANY man
who claims to of married a woman for
better or for verse would certeny not
wunt to gorge himself before her fam
ished eyes on the ferst day Of her
Adelstein lS-day diet, she sed.
You win. bring on the one Of this
and one of that, pop sed.
And We went in to suppir and ma ate
her dinnir number and me and pop
each ate lam chop and bake potato.
pop acting as If 1t didn't seem like
enough but seeming plenty to me on
account Of me having ate big slices
of bread and butter and sugar about
hour before.
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OUR CHILDREN
By ANGELO PArRI.
Don't Scratch.

Mosquito bites itch. When q child
itches he scratches. When he scratches
he irritates the skin, breaks 1t. and
sometimes, frequently indeed. infects
himself. Better not scratch.
When q child Is bitten teach him to
let the thing alone. Teach him to say
to himself. I'D better forget it. II I
forget 1t and try to repeat the truth
that q mosquito bite Is nothing and
cannot harm me II allow it to be
nothing, 1t will fade away"
1t is truly wonderful what control
children will develop In this matter.
once they get the idea that scratching
and digging the bites Is what makes
most of the trouble, they soon lose all
fear of them, forget them. and the bites
do fade away.
But II the child begins hopping about,
slapping his legs and arms, calling out:
"Ouch, another one bit me: I'm all
eaten up. Aren't they awful? Gee, j., I
can't stay here" etc. etc. the bites Will
worry him into a fever.
I have seen boys and girls form the
habit of not noticing bites until they
tr,llv did not affect them. The children
brushed the mosquitoes OIL and ignored
them and the creatures ceased to be I'M
portant. And I have seen ch1ldren III
the same group work themselves ano
their elders into a frenzy about the
mean. little insects.
and teach the children who are troubled
with the itching to 60 to the place
where this solution is kept and batne
the spot without saying anything about
It. Pat 1t with the cooling lotion ana
think Of something pleasant.
All windows and doors should oe
screened against the pests. The camps
where the children stay IN the sum.
mer ought to be screened. IL Is not
right to permit children to be tor
nented by mosquitoes while they vainly
endaavor to sleep. They will get enough
training In self-control by winning
mastery over the unavoidable bites.
There is no need OF any extra
Teach the children that 1t is better
not to speak Of the matter. Nobody Is
to 20 about proclaiming suf1erings.
Mosquitoes bite the just and the unjust
and the soul who IS suffering In silence
one who makes loud outcry about his
Nobody likes to listen to fussing
neutrality-suspicious.: They have no
friends. No scratching. no discussion.
nothing but silence, patting with the
bicarbonate solution II necessary. Is
demanded. No use magnifying the little
things that make life miserable. Avoid
them. Guard against them. Meet
them In silence and deny thir power
to annoy you.
II you can teach a child that attitude.
a mosquito bite can be highly useful
experience. I can think Of no other
excuse for their being and we can
manage without that If the swamps
are drained as they ought to be.
(Copyrisht, 1929
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place an all-night poker party is hold
ing smoky session. A car filled with
young folks rolls through an avenue, its
occupants singing favorite nocturnal
melodies. The clatter of a milkman's
cart echoes In an apartment court.
Night, or rather early morning, is an
excellent time for the mental worker
to labor at his task. There are no dis
fractions, no telephone calls; in fact
nothing to divert him. There is Just
, as much truth as poetry in the lines
Lives OF great men reached and kept,
Were not attained by sudden flight;
But they. while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward In the night"
X X X
We accompanied a friend to an art
gallery recently. On the walls hung
masterful paintings, even though their
themes were trifle bewildering. At
the conclusion Of the visit the friend
was asked what he thought of them.
ITO tell you the TRUTH" he responded,
81 didn't care for them. Whether from
the standpoint of an artist they were
well or badly done haven't the slight
est idea"
He practically admitted that he knew
nothing Of art. How few are willing
to confess lack Of understanding or APP
probation. It is so much easier and
4dL IlOlC Impressive W PACWllO GIldb VIC
know what 1t Is all about.
r X n
A certain jazz radio station has an
announcer with a talent for expressing
himself picturesquely. One night he
introduced a young violtnist. When the
musician concluded the announcer said
eff the last number you heard Is sup
posed to be music 1t was the so-and-so
serenade."
X \
For several years we have been Q
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EMBROIDERY RING MAKES ADEQUATE FRAME FOR
MUCH OF HOOKED WORK

Is big enough to hold an tntire set at
one time. outlined and with the de-
signs drawn on the coarse canvas or
good quality burlap. Allow che and
one-half inches between pieces. SO that
the circles can be cut apart and Lave
at least one-half inch for turning in
and telling down to give a neat finish
to each piece. Since In hooked en-
broidery the pressure of stitches one
against another holds them; It Is wise
to catch the loops occasionally with
thread.
Some workers make a regulation hem
with wee first turning and wider
second one. Other needlewomnn sew
the edges down with fine nerringbone
stitches set so close together that the
textile cannot fray. And again ether
women prefer to use a narrow bias
strip of silk or linen sewed over raw
! edges concealing them. The advan-
tage of these last two finishes is that
they lie fiat. while a hem will be slightly
| raised.
Hook a double row Of plain color
about each mat and turn the founda-
ton back close to the outer one Small
sprays or single flowers are favorite de-
signs. Geometric patterns, when pre-
cisely worked, are excellent.
| Breakfast and luncheon sets are de-
lightful to use when peasant pottery is
the tableware, or earthenware, or gay
mi-porcelain. The hooked work is
too sturdy to use consistently with
china. These hooked sets are recon-
mended for cottage and summer rome
use. They will wash best when made
of cotton goods. Cut the strips one
fourth inch wide and do rot cut The
loops, but catch them occasionally to
the foundation with needle and thread
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member of rural volunteer fire depart
ment and it Is no bucket brigade. The
apparatus Is the latest weapon with
which to fight fires.
A fire In the city Is no laughing
matter. In the country a conflagration
may not only inflict damage to farm
premises but destroy valuable live stock.
We possess a fire hat which has
never been used much to our shame.
The screech Of fire siren at night
In the country chills the blood. For
some unknown reason, country fires
occur when one Is asleep. Usually the
night is cold. The amateur or volunteer
fireman, upon hearing the warning
blast, Is inclined to raise his head from
the pillow and humble to himself
something like "Oh. we'll, the other boys
will take care of it. Lots Of 'em like
to put out fires. It's the only excite
ment they get In life after blowing all
day. I wouldn't be of much help any
way" Then perhaps he falls to sleep
again.
Luckily for the safety of the rural
communities there are few volunteer
firemen who fail Of their duty.
It is common courtesy to deal kindly
with those with whom we come in con-
tact. Sometimes 1t is good business. The
freckle-faced kid who runs errands for
us may be the
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Odeon, and one of its principal actors.
stared at Chilly excitedly A bizarre
recollection thrust forward in her mind.
Only q few days before she had been
told that death would come to her with.
in a week after "a little dark man"
whom she well knew had died.
Chilly was a little man and dark.
A strange GOODNESS fell on Nine. Lamb
quin.
self.
Victor Hugo, who had been sitting
between her and the director. took
charge Of matters.
1T is the heat" he said reassuringly.
He will soon be all right"
Chilly was carried into another room
and laid upon a couch. Hugo and one
of the other men stood guard at the
door. Meantime Sarah Bernhardt,
sitting anxiously at the banquet table,
suddenly became the prey OF remorse
rector-thoughtles and brutal.
A conviction seized her that he would
not recover She decided to seek him
and ask his forgiveness.
At the door she was met by Hugo.
Raising his voice. he told every one,
m. Chilly has been removed to his
home: we hope he will be better to-
morrow"
Something in his look told Bernhardt
that he was concealing the truth. She
INTERCEPTED him with her eyes.
He was gone" Hugo whispered. "A
beautiful DEATH
Heavy foreboding fell upon Nine.
Lambquin when she heard the truth on
the following day.
Nothing could reassure her.
Exactly seven days after Chilly's
death she, too, passed on.
When Victor Hugo heard Of this
event, he exclaimed:
without a doubt death himself was
at my dinner. I think he aimed at
me- but he must be short-sighted, for
one Of his arrows went to my right and
slew Chilly. and the other swerved to
my left and killed Lambruin!'
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My Neighbor Says:

To give house ferns q rich green
color add teaSpoonful of house,
hold ammonia to one quart Of
water and pour over the ferns
once or twice q month.
A glass preserve jar makes an
excellent substitute for an egg
beaten. Rinse the inside of the
jar with cold water. put In the
eggs and shake vigorously until
well blended.
Colored, bordered handker-
chiefs should be soaked for 10
minutes in q basin Of cold water
to which q tablespoon Of turpen-
tine has been added before they
are washed the first time. This
will set the colors.
A paste of fuller's earth rubbed
over o grease-stained rug or car.
net and allowed TO remain for a.
hours win remove the stain.
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one man, however, who spoke kindly 70
him.
The years passed and the hopeless
one was chosen to represent his organ
ization abroad. He remained there for
10 years. Several years ago he was
ordered to return to the States.
The man who had been courteous to
him in the early days asked a friend
what had become of Blank.
oh" replied the other, BLANK Is
with the same organization. He has
no title. He's the head man. The high
executives are all under him. He Is the
confidante Of the owner of the business. -
Came the day when the head man
and the one who had treated him
courteously met again. The head man
said he had an excellent job for his
friend II he would accept 1t.
You never can tell.
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avail, for the child had locked himself
in the bathroom.
At first he did little more than howl
at intervals. Nancy took advantage
Of a luA to tell him to turn the little
latch. He did, but he turned 1t only
one way-the way which kept the door
locked. She tried her best to explain
what to do. but to no purpose.
BY this time the walls were constant.
The Pages had no stepladder, no way
of climbing up roof or porch roof to
get to the bathroom window. As a
last resort Nancy called the fire depart
ment: please come and get my young
son out Of the bathroom. He has
locked himself in."'
The department sent the ladder
trick to the great interest Of all the
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NANCY PAGE
Little Fellow Locks Himself
in Bathroom
ny FLORENCE LA GANKE.

One morning when Nancy was at
her busiest making peach butter. she
realized that Peter Page, jr., had been
quiet for an unusually long time. The
nurse was on her vacation and Nancy
had left the fodder upstairs playing
with Joan.
Finally she went up to investigate.
As she started up the stairs, she heard
walls coming from the bathroom:
Mother is coming, sweetheart. Don't
cry" But mothers coming was of little
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Picnic Eggs.

Beat six eggs with half Q cupful Of
evaporated milk. Fry together In a
four tablespoonfuls of chopped green
pepper, two tablespoonful of grated yell
low cheese and one tablespoonful of
tomato catsup. Cook for q few min
utes, then turn In the beaten eggs. Stir
to keep from sticking to the bottom
Of the pan. When Of the right con-
sistency. serve on buttered rolls or slices
of bread.
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of the skin. Most women should have
seven and q half to eight hours sleep
every night, and they are better Tor .
full nine hours rest lii bed, II Of q
nervous temperament. Unventilated
bedrooms or too heavy bcdciotllirg con-
duce to bad complexions. The bed
clothes should be sufficient to maintain
pleasant warmth, and the bedroom win
dows should be open at night whatever
the weather may be. Care, however.
must be taken to prevent draught
on the head and face, which may pro-
duce neuralgia and toothache.
The habitual use Of certain sedative
drugs Is bad for the complexion. Some
of the headache medicines with which
some women freely dose themselves
come in this class. Constant use OF