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tives live here. and then. too, there are
hundreds of visitors in town This all
reacts favorably for the dealers. The
growth Of the hotel and restaurant
business has stimulated buying and the
holidays add to the activity.
With Christmas behind the housewife
Is looking forward to the advent of
the new year, but, Of course, not as
much Is expected of her as on Christ
mas. The shopping is over and she
can give more thought to the New Year
dinner, which usually does not COM
mand the same attention as the Christ
mas feast. Nevertheless, she will be
compelled to perform certain amount
OF kitchen duty.
1t is the irony Of fate that what is a
holiday for one Is a day of labor for
another. Sunday is seldom a day of
rest for the woman who is interested
IN her family. On this day she must
set the biggest and most tempting meal
OF the week. Even with efficient help
she must give some personal attention
to the affair. Idle folks seem to be
hungrier than the busy ones, and Sun
day, particularly, is a day when the
household ev1nceS greater relish for
good things.
1t is interesting to note that only the
slightest changes in price appear in the
markets. In practically every depart
ment there Is nothing indicative of a
rise. Among fruits are cooking apples,
3 pounds for rs cents; bananas, IS cents
a dozen; grapefruit, 10 cents each; large
Florida oranges, so cents q dozen
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Attractive China Goes Far
AS Background of Health

Why have all the nice things for
company? The family enjoys a pretty
dish or tablecloth or a fancy napkin
for a change, and these things take
their minds from their routine work for
a few minutes. If a piece of brand
new service is placed on the table by
the homemaker as a surprise, 1t ex-
cites conversation Immediately, and
helps to furnish jolly time which aids
digestion.
This may be done by the expendi-
ture OF little or much money. Possibly
1t may be accomplished by gift from
one Of the family to the homemaker
or 1t may be that the lady-of-the-
house has the thrill of seeing some
thing when she Is shopping and pur-
chases it to meet the familys need.
Just now there is on the market a
silver dish about 6 inches in diameter
which makes it almost 20 inches
around, and an inch high, which is
placed on silver balls for feet and has
a cover. Inside this silver container
are placed three glass dishes, each one
third the circumference of the whole
dish, which makes three separate con-
tainers. This dish may be used in
place of a sugar bowl and granulated
sugar may be placed in one section of
the dish. lump sugar in another and
powdered sugar in the third. Or the
dish may be used for relishes, with
chopped pickles in one section, tartar
sauce in another and jelly in the last
one. 1t also makes an attractive bon
bon dish for small candies, or may be
used for different kinds of sailed nuts.
Tinted or colored glass is now in
style. In fact it has been more or
less so way back to our grandmothers'
time. If there are on hand some Of
the old glass salt cellars that may be
used for small candies or sailed nuts,
so much to the good. There may be
colored-glaSs spoonholder tucked
away on top shelf that can be brought
out and used for celery.
If a colored-glass dish does not ex-
list in the family china closet, why not
buy one that may be used effectively
both Summer and Winter2 A large
round bowl may be used for fruit,
salad or cold pudding, or piled high
with potato chips. In Summertime,
! 1t may have q fiat standard placed
inside and be used for flowers, making
a low centerpiece for the table at din
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Market Activity and Prices
Show Only Slight Variation

small oranges, IS cents dozen; honey
dew melons, 35 to rs cents each; lemons.
40 cents a dozen for the large size:
cranberries, Is to 80 cents a quart, and
pumpkins, 20 to SO cents apiece.
There is an excellent display of vege-
tables of fine quality. Peas, 35 cents
a pound; cucumbers, 10 cents each; cell
cry, 10 cents stalk; spinach, 10 cents
pound, or three pounds for a quarter;
turnips, cents a pound; lettuce, 10 to
Is cents a head; sweet potatoes, 8 cents
pound; white potatoes, cents a
pound; carrots, two punches for Is
cents; Slaw cabbage, Is cents a head:
green cabbage, 10 cents head; onions.
5 cents a pound; tomatoes, Is to IS
cents a pound; California asparagus
SIS cents to 81 bunch; eggplant, rs
cents apiece; string beans, 80 cents a
pound; kale, cents pound; beetS, 10
cents a bunch; broccoli, rs cents O
bunch.
Dairy products remain stable in price,
eggs bringing IS to- rs cents a dozen,
and good butter so to 65 cents pound.
There will be little or no change in
prices for such products for some time,
Among meats are the following: Leg
Of lamb, As cents a pound; loin lamb
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DGAOA OAAAAO BY EDNA KENT FORBES

make up for their sloppy methods bv
Ilnlshlng the nails of their customers
with high reddish pink gloss. How
ever, II you have no time to do yorr
nails nicely when you are going out.
you can give them swift polish and
they Will do you until you can take the
Time Tor a proper manicure.
I'm not specially in favor Of nail
enamels. Some nails dry and crack
when enamelS are used and some en-
amels are worse than others. The best
go brown after short time. Some nails
90 not seem to mind this hard coating
over them. On the whole, think this
form of polishing the nails Is a lot more
bother than it is worth, and that a
really good paste or powder and a we'll
padded buffer is ever so much better.
a minute day will keep your nails
looking well. OF course, they won't be
brilliant pink, but I think we are over
doing the painted nails. I agree that a
certain amount of artihciality is good:
out Two or three coats Of polish on top
OF one another give bright red, not pink.
and the nails no longer look attractive.
however, you can use an enamel poll
lsh, pearly, pink or bright pink. You
can use tinted paste, though this hardly
colors the nails. You can use polishing
powder, always the quickest and easiest
you must wash it off and give the nails
second going over with the brush.
But this is an advantage, the nails inn
prove with polishing.
You can scrape off ridges with a bit
OF broken glass or the very sharp edges
OF a knife, and polish these places down
so they don't show.
Miss Anna H. c.: Usually persons
wearing glasses look best with hats that
have some rim to them. "A soft roll
may also be becoming, but the tight
hitting hat with sharply cut edge will
tend to throw the glasses forward so
they show in most unbscoming way,
especially If the glasses have heavy
rims. In the matter Of hats, it is i'm
possible for any one to state accurately
what will be becoming; and then one
may take so many liberties with the
styles now, a twist or tug from one
angle to another may make so much
difference that almost any one may
compel a hat to be becoming, even IL
she must wear 1t in a totally different
way than the milline- intended. There
are very few hats now that will not
yield to this treatment and really I'M
becoming hat is rarity, as they are all
soft and you may do pretty much as
you like with them.
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from a modern equivalent, "Oh, boy!
What bunch of eyeSores."
Darius, who had escaped, sent ennis
saries to plead with him to give up his
captiveS in exchange for a ransom of a
thousand talents, the hand Of one Of
his daughters In marriage, a treaty OF
amity and alliance and vast territories
along the Euphrates.
Il should accept these offers quickly.
II were YOU" Parmenio, friend Of
Alexander, counseled him.
so would I, If were Parmenio," re-
torted Alexander.
Alexander'S army was so small COM
pared with that of Darius, that his cap
talnS advised him to attack at night.
Il Will not steal a victory" he replied.
Olymuias, his mother, meddled con-
stantly in affairs of state. Antipater,
whom he had left in charge at home
In Macedonia. wrote to him complaint
ing against her and making a thousand
accusations against her, to which Alex
ander paid no heed.
"Antipater does not know" he said
mat one tear of a mother effaceS q
thousand such letters as these"
Call1sthenes, the philosopher, at q
banquet was called upon to make an
eXtemporaneous grafton about the
MacedonianS, and responded with mag
niticent eloquence.
I do not wonder that you speak 50
we'll" Alexander smilingly told him,
Tor you have such good subject"
Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-27
BY SALLIE MONROE.

When a woman is willing to share her
home with others by furnishing food
and other comforts or If she goes into
another home or institution to serve
the same purpose, a knowledge of guam
tity cooking does not come amiss.
We have often heard that figures do
not lie, but they do not always tell the
truth. This has been proved by multi
plying family recipe when many are
to be provided for.
Uncooked food can be prepared easily
by the multiplication system, but guam
tity recipes will save not only material
but time.
Family recipes are usually planned
for five servings, or for 10 If it is food
that will keep for second serving, like
cake, cookies. or meats. There are
quantity recipes for so which At small
boarding places or Institutions; then
there are recipes to serve $50, which
may be used in school lunchrooms or
other large institutions.
The following recipes are for the
smaller service. that of SO people. AS
this is the time of year when apples
are in their prime the recipes are for
use OF this fruit.
Apple Compote.-18 pounds tart ap-
Piles, 3 quarts sugar, 1Ia quarts water,
teaspoon cloves, l teaspoon salt and
large lemon. Wash, pare and core
apples; cut in halves or quarters. Cut
lemon in slices and each slice in quar-
tiers. Bring sugar and water to boil
ing point, add lemon, salt and cloves,
then turn in prepared apples. Bring
to boiling point and cook in flreleSS
cooker six or eight hours. They should
be red and unbroken. Lift out care
fully the pieces Of apple and pour over
them the Juice, which should Jelly
cooked down more before pouring over
apples. Serve very cold for dessert,
with or without cream.
Glazed Apples.-2 quarts sugar, 2
quarts water, l peck Baldwin or other
tart red apples. Make strip of sugar
and water. Wash and core apples and
cut cross-wise in half-inch slices. Cook
in strip until tender and transparent,
but not broken. Do not put in so
many at time as to break or crush
them. Drain and keep hot until ready
to serve. More water and sugar may
be added to strip at any time, If nee
eSsary. The strip that Is left may be
used in making applesauce. Serve with
sausage, bacon or pork.
Fried AppleS-16 pounds tart apples,
2 cupfulS sugar, l tablespoonful salt, / Il
cupfulS bacon, sausage or pork fat or
butter and teaspoonful paprika. Wash,
quarter, core and slice apples. Melt
butter or fat in frying pans, put in ap-
pies, sprinkle with salt. sugar and pa
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a tempting array Of things you would
like to buy, and you possibly lament the
fact that you have made inroads into
your dress budget so that you simply
cannot afford to buy anything new.
Unless, of course, some thoughtful
friend gave you money for Christmas
with the express request that you spend
it for something for yourself. And II
really Is a bit ungrateful to spend gift
money to pay the dentists bill or the
coming irstallment on the electric wash
ing machine or encyclopaedia-so much
more considerate of the wishes of the
giver If you buy something you want
yourself.
At this time of year there Is no bet
ter way to spend a rather generous
check than by buying fur scarf that
will be useful now with a furless coat
or suit and really indispensable in late
Winter and early Spring. The conven-
tional fox scarf will surely enjoy a
long reign of fashionable favor-and
there are foxes to suit almost any purse.
This year there are various scarfs of
fiat fur such as lamb or caracul, ermine
or Persian lamb that give distinction
to suit or street dress.
This weeks circle shows how to make
the rufHe for the flounce or vestee to
be worn with one of the smart cardi-
gan or suit jackets. If you would like
a copy, please send your stamped, self
addressed envelope to Mary Marshall,
care of this paper and it will be sent
to you.
(Copyright 1920
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LIGHT MY WAY
BY JOHN r. GUM.
Deliverance for Oppresse,

% Lord, am oppressed; undertake
Tor me."-Is. Xxxviii IA.
No wonder Hezekiah felt oppressed.
His health had failed; disturbing con-
ditlons had developed in the affairs of
his kingdom and, besides. a foreign
enemy was invading the land. The cir
cumstances were enough to Cypress any
man.
Yet Hezekiah did not give up in de-
SPAR. Bad as the circumstances were,
he did not whine. Nor did he yield to
selt-pity. No man ever whined his way
out OF trouble. And it never helped any
man out of trouble to pity himself.
No matter how many troubles pile
up upon man, no matter how greatly
oppressed he may be, never should he
allow himself to fall into a self-pitying
and whining mood. And never should
he allow himself to think there is moth
ing for him to do but give Sup. even
though apparently he may have reached
the end Of his resources. He should re-
member always that there are resources
available to him other than his own.
In his extremity Hezekiah remem-
bered that there was One with resources
greater than his own and able to help
him in his need. So out Of the depths
Of his affection and trouble he cried
20 Lord, am oppressed; undertake
for me-" And the record is that the
Lord did undertake for him, that this
| prayer was answered with a marvelou;
deliverance.
| Are you oppressed over things thai
| have gone badly? Are you struggling
under hard and difficult conditionsi
Are you cropping in the dark, unable
to see any human way through? Try
Hezekiah's plan.
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Any young miss would like to be
one-sided this season, because all the
grown-up folk are wearing clothes that
show this smart new treatment.
The neckline is v shape in style No
378, with the Scalloped collar extended
to side scalloped closing of bodice.
The attached two-piece skirt has in
verted plaitS at each side of front, to
permit freedom for walking and sports
activities Of little maids of 6, 8, 10 and
IL yards
For the-year size, yards of 4o-inch
material with % yard of 32-inch con-
trasting Is sufficient to make 1t. II
combines midnight blue wool crepe
printed in tiny vivid red dots with
plain matching shade blue crepe &C
smart and practical for class room.
Feather weight tweed in beige and
brown small check with plain brown
wooden is jaunty.
Linen In nile green with white linen
dark blue cotton broadcloth with tiny
white polka-dots with white pique, hun
ters green wool jersey self trimmed, tar
covert cloth, tobacco brown alpaca, cleo.
| tr1c blue silk crepe and wine-red tweed
silk with plain silk are ever so smart
For pattern of this style send Is
cents IN stamps or coin directly to The
| washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty-nintf
street, New York.
| We suggest that when you send fol
| pattern you inclose 10 cents additional
Tor a copy of our new Fashion
Magazine.
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Wise-Crackers of Courts and Royalty
Alexander the Great Made Many Wise Quips.
By p. GLASS.
By J. p. GLASS.

We do not think of Alexander the
Great as a man Of wit. When we re-
call him in connection with humor it
is as the butt of a retort by Diogenes,
whom the conqueror admired so much
that he said II he were not Alexander
he would choose to be Diogenes.
You will recall that Alexander found
the philosopher lying in the sun and
asked II there was any favor he could
do for him.
YES" was the reply, "you can stand
from between me and the SUM-"
Yet Alexander had q quick tongue.
Starting on his Persian campaign he
made gifts of nearly all the royal prop
erty to his friends. Some one asking,
but what are you leaving for your
self?" he replied, My hopes"
AT the River GranicuS, q deep stream
with a rugged, uneven opposite bank,
the PersianS were encamped in force.
His captains tried to dissuade him
from making a crossing until circum-
stances were more favorable. IT should
disgrace the Hellespont should I fear
the Granicus," said he.
After defeating Darius, he virtuously
refused to appropriate the Persian
rulers wife or daughters, who were ex-
tremely beautiful, or any other Of the
female captive, of whom there were
many attractive ones.
What terrible eyeSoresi" he jestingly
exclaimed, q remark not very different
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Quantity Recipes in Cooking
Mean Economy in Results

prika. Cover closely and cook until ap-
pies are soft and slightly Drowned, STIR
ring occasionally. Serve with bacon
sausage, or pork chops.
Cider Applesauce.-16 pounds tart
apples, 2 quarts sugar, quart boiled
cider and l quart water. Pare, quarter
and core apples: add cider, water and
sugar. Cover and cook slowly four or
five hours. AS amount of sugar varies
with kind Of apple used, it is well not to
put IN all the sugar at first. The sauce
should be thick, mahogany red and q
little tart. Serve with meat Cinna-
mon is sometimes added.
Among this weeks interesting queries
are these:
please tell me how to make unlocked
fondant. I believe 1t is much easier
than the cooked kind."-Jane Merrill.
Unlocked fondant is made with con-
fecti aer's sugar, cream, egg white and
Gre II tartar. To one unbeaten egg
N-4ite add three or four tablespoonful
of cream and small pinch of cream
tartar. Then add enough confectioner's
sugar, which Is smooth and fine, to
make a thick mass, sufficiently firm and
thick to mold into shapes with the nm
gers. Add any havorings that you wish
vanilla, orange, peppermint extract,
or anything else. IL you aoo, Tor IN
stance, some raspberry jam, add more
sugar to make stiff again.
what vegetables are best with fish?
don't seem to have much imagination
about combining them."-MrS. r.
I think tomatoes in any form are
good with any kind of fish. At this time
of year. when we depend on canned to-
matoes instead of fresh, sCalloped to-
natoes, stewed tomatoes - thickened
and sweetened very slightly-tomatoes
scalloped with onions, and tomato jelly
salad are all good. Spinach or Brussels
sprouts are also good. Dreamed cauli-
flower is good
The difficulty Is that we sometimes
make fish seem fiat by serving only
white getableS-mashed potatoes and
creamed caulif1ower, for instance, with
boiled white fish. With boiled white
fish boiled potatoes served with chop
ped parsley, and scalloped onions and
tomatoes would be good. With broiled
fish, French fried potatoes, creamed
caulif1ower and tomato jelly salad
would be delicious. Buttered or picked
beets are also very good with FISH.
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ner time and a decoration in the liv-
ing room at other times.
It starts a day with new interest
If the family is confronted with differ
ent cereal bowls some morning. Be
sure there is some bright color In them.
Moreover, Dad is entitled to a different
coffee cup at least twice year.
This family need not look all about
the table, nowadays. to find where the
salt shaker is, for there are many small
individual shakers which are very in
expensive, and If Of the right color,
help to decorate the table.
No table decorations will make good
food but good food plus an attractively
set table will surely add much to the
pleasure and heath of the family.
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n AOLi0AN Is -
pAN OF IA9OR-

roast, 35 cents; calves liver, 80 cents.
For those who wish to serve turkey
on New Year day there will be enough
to choose from. Most of this kind Of
fowl has proved to be excellent during
the present season. While many have
been sent from distant points, there are
numerous local raisers who have sup
piled a large percentage. There Is no
dearth of chickens for those who do
not care for a larger bird, and the
prices remain the same as in the pre-
cedin0 weeks
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DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS, M. D.

the web of life to the warp And how
it does use up the caloriesl Realize
that every day some trivial annoyanceS
are going to come into your life. as they
do in every ones life, give them only
the attention they deserve, and then
forget them. If they bob up In your
mind again, just say: i've given the
thing all the attention it deserves, and
can do nothing more about it, so what's
the use of worrying?"
I hope have given you some little
points that will help you. Don't ex-
pect quick results. You may get them,
but If you do not, just keep a-going,
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Yellow Soup.

Heat some good rich soup stock and
dissolve in it enough minute tapioca or
sage to thicken slightly. Add cream,
and when ready to serve, pour this upon
the well beaten yolks of three eggs.
Serve very hot. This is very nouriShing
and delicious and is a good soup to
serve when following a color scheme
including yellow.
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DAILY DIET RECIPE

VITAMIN SALAD.
Diced apple, three-fourths cup;
diced raw white turnip, three
fourths cup; chopped celery,
three-fourths cup; raw carrot
balls, three-fourths cup; French
dressing, one cup.
SERVES SIX PORTIONS.
Apple need not be peeled II
skin is tender and not discolored.
Cut apple and peeled turn1p In
small squares. Scrape tender
carrots and with vegetable cut
Ter make small balls. Mix all
vegetables together, add French
dressing, chill and serve on let
tuce or other green.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes much fiber,
much lime, iron and vitamins A,
. ana 9. Useful in laxative diet
as Wen as blood-making diet.
Gan De eaten by normal adults
OF average or under weight and
py tnose wishing to reduce II
mountaineering dressing Is used.
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SAASkNf Wv SSAAA1
stewing lamb, 20
a n d IS cents;
shoulder lamb, IS
cents; S h ould e +
chops, As cents;
veal outlets, IS
cents; breast of
veal, 35 cents; veal
chops, so cents;
shoulder roast of
veal, IS cents;
roast loin of pork,
IS cents; pork
chops, 40 cents;
fresh ham, 80
cents; round steak,
50-55 cents; sir
loin, SIS cents; por-
ter house steak, so
IN RE noY1fcs n1,1,nly
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possible, for with all the drawers, cup
board spaces and laundry receptacles,
there is little possibility of anything
being misplaced. And even If 1t is,
there is no running about necessary, as
everything required may be contained
In this one piece.
A chest such as this may be made
to At a closet. Such an arrangement
would be ideal for the small apartment,
two pieces in the living room and al
low for desk or sofa In their place.
The finish Of O chest such as this
might be walnut, mahogany, maple or
enamel In any color or combination Of
colors.
(CopyriGht, 1927
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ID SOLlIC CCOLlOIkly
in vid ing a
large meal, for
some foods can
perform dou b ! e
duty.
There has been
real activity in the
stores and shops
during this holiday
period, and it will
C o n tinue until
after t h e N e W
Year. Thousands
of people are
spending the week
between Chris t.
mas and lJew Year
day in the city.
Most of them are
fAllra ,-H.o- 49,
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Oyster Fritters.

Clean one pint Of oysters and cut
each one into four or five pieces. Make
a one-egg muffin batter and to it add
the cut oysters. Drop the mixture by
spoonfuls into deep fat and fry until
brown. Remove from the fat, drain,
and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Serve with sauce.