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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19

James II Of Scotland did his utmost
to better conditions in his kingdom, but
when he tried to repress the power Of
the nobility he encountered dificulties.
The greatest obstacle IN his way was
the Earl of Douglas, who was closely
leagued with the Earls of Crawford and
Ross.
When James discovered the existence
Of the league, Douglas proceeded to
open violence He attacked James
chancellor, Crichton, in the streets of
Edinburgh and almost killed him. I'm
mediately afterward, he and Ross and
Crawford summoned their vaSSals TO
take UP arms against the King.
One Mcclellan, who belonged to
these yassals, was nephew Of Sir Pat
rick Gray, captain Of the Kings guard.
He refused to obey the muster and con-
sequently was thrown into dungeon
in Thrieve Castle, Douglas strong
hold.
Sir Patrick galloped to his rescue.
carrying a letter from King James
commanding the release of Mcclellan.
Douglas received him courteously, but
declined to talk about the matter until
ne had dined. He quoted the saying.
ITS Ill talking between flu man and
fasting"
Sir Patrick having finished eating,
Douglas assured him he would at once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19
LITTLE BENNY
By I'D PACE.

Me and Pubs Simkins had a debate
around the lam post about weather its
more fun to eat in resterant than
what it is to 30 on a picknick, me say
ing 1t was and Pubs saying it wasent
saying, Holey smokes. you cant get hard
boil eggs In q resterant unless you get
them all cut up and spred around where
they don't belong, and even If you could
order them you wouldent daSt order g.
and whats hard boil eggs on a pick
nickP Nuthing, he sed.
Yes, and sipposing you go on q pick
nick and 1t rains, then where are you?
I sed. In the rain, that's where, but II
your in resterant and it rains you're
still in the resterant, sed. And be-
sides when you go on picknick you
know everything you're going to have IN
advants, but in resterant you cant tell
what kind of serprises you're going To
get till you look at the bill OF fare,
sed.
o yes, and then its libel to be some
kind of a serprise you wish 1t wasent
Pubs sed. It's libel to have some kind
of a fancy name like polly VOC ramsay
and then tern out to be spinnitch, he
sed.
Well big resterant mite have swell
orkester playing all q time, / sed.
Well you can't eat orkester, can
you? Pubs sed, and sed, No, but you
can keep time to 1t with your jaws and
have as much fun as II you ives march
ing in perrade, ] sed.
Being the best anser yet. and just
then some more of the fellows came
around and we got up game OF lay
sleepy lay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19
Little Known Uses of Sandpaper
By LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Emery paper is q degree finer than
sandpaper and better.
Cloth suits which have become shiny
where originally they were not can DE
restored to condition more presentable
by lightly applying Sandpaper to the
suffering parts" This must be done
very gently in order not to damage the
surface and merely bring back the
tooth to 1t. It is well to try it upon
the least conspicuous area when ven"
turing the first time.
Suede shoes can be cleaned by the
use of sandpaper gently applied to the
soiled portions This should never be
practiced when the shoes are damp. 1t
takes OF the shiny look that old suede
shoes acquire and leaves them newer
looking as we'll as cleaner. Here, as
earlier mentioned, the finest of sand
paper or emery should be used.
Fountain pens that have grown
scratchy or for some reason are not
adjusted to the stroke of the one using
them can be turned to better account
If few very light passes are made over
a fine sandpaper or emery surface. 1t
must be done with such feathery motion
as to make the contact almost imper-
ceptible. But the difference to the
writing qualities of the pen will be Inn
proved If directions are followed
A needle whose point has become
slightly off center so that 1t does not
make a clean hole upon entering a
fabric can be freed from its catching
quality by rubbing the jagged point of
it back and forth over the sandpaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19

self-contained that I thought her ~.
She smiled graciously and thanked
anybody for anything on the least
provocation. She gave the impression
that she was little stupid. am sure
she wasn't; It was Just her charming
manner
Charm Is not a mannerism, or
matter Of etiquette You cannot put
1t on like cold cream.
The first rule In the art Of charm
Is to think of other people. Charm
is sort Of downright sympathy and
federation. do not believe any woman
can be charming unless she has a love
Of humanity. which makes her over
look the mistakes and ineierancies OF
others, for, after all, we are only a
lot Of poor human beings doing the
best we can.
But I think there Is still deeper
secret to charm. In all of us is the
remnant of q small child A part Of
us never grew up. When that part
reaches the surface in o pleasant way
we find charm That Is why charm
Is always so disarming.
Yet charm, helpful as IL is in smooth
ing over human difficulties, IS not as
profound as some other qualities of
personality. In business charm will
not make you q success, but It helps
Charm is the decoration in the house
Of perSonality-and we all know that
the decorations in any house are very
important.
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turn his nephew over to him. He es-
corted him to the castle court. In II
lay a headless corpse, still bleeding
There said the earl, lies your sis
ter's son; unfortunately he wants the
head; but the body Is at your service
Mcclellan had been executed as his
uncle dined. The latter kept calm
He was at the mercy of Douglas. But
when he had mounted his horse and
gone beyond the gate, he shook his fist
and shouted back, MY lord, you shall
pay bitterly for this days work."
Soon King James invited Douglas 10
confer with him at Stirling, sending Q
safe-conduct signed by himself, his
minister and all his mobiles.
Douglas went. That night he supped
with the King and a large company, In
which his own retainers mingled. Aft
erward James led him into an inner
chamber in which were only the Chan
cellor Crichton, Sir Patrick Gray and q
few of the privy councillors.
The King and Douglas walked up and
down together, James pleading with
him to quit his present course. Both
men were hot-tempered, and when the
King mentioned treason, Douglas flared
UP. II heed not the foolish brand Of
treason" he said. However, I cannot
break my band with my friends, Craw-
ford and Ross. And II / could, would
not, Just to please your idle fancy"
False ;traitorl" interrupted James.
IF you will not, this Will"
This" was the Kings dagger. He
plunged it into the throat of Douglas.
Was this murder premeditated? The
evidence indicates that it was not
planned, but was the result of a sudden
flare of anger. The King was %.
Douglas made the mistake of treating
him like a child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19
BRIDGE TALKS
BY MRS. JOHN MuNCE. IN.

In Europe and England, for some
years following the war, it was felt that
auction bridge, which sold the playing
Of the hand to the highest bidder, often
for very cheap contract, lacked the
finish which would put q premium on
skilled bidding and skilled playing, and
so after many trials contract" So
called, was developed. The game con
tract" as developed, differs from auc-
ton chiefly in the fact that the score
toward game Is only counted at the
price Of the contract, thus making It
desirable to bid as high as possible, and
at the same time to prevent the guess
work bidding, the penalties for failure
to make the contract were increased
sharply, so that Just as there was a
premium put on making the contract
price as great as possible, the penalty
for failure to make the contract, when
you were game In, has increased ac-
cordingly.
This feature-known as vulnerable
ity--is one Of the differences between
auction and contract, and when we are
game in, we are what Is known as "vul-
nerable." 1t was found from experience
that the couple winning the first game,
In large percentage of rubbers, won
the second, so In an attempt to even up
the chances when a side has one game,
the penalty for that side when failing
to keep their contract has been in
creased. This was added for the pur-
pose Of preventing the so-called block
ing of bids-that is, the keeping of the
side which has a game in from taking
q minimum loss, to prevent the other
side from scoring, and with the hope of
going game and rubber on the succeed
ing deal.
In the Summer Of 1926 contract made
its first bid for popularity In the United
States, and its popularity increased by
leaps and bounds so that today IL Is
rapidly succeeding auction.
Owing to the limited space which Is
available in these discussions, it Is nee
essary that we limit them to a rela-
lively small proportion or one funda-
mental each week.
The popularity Of auction in the
past developed to such a great extent
that practically everybody had a fair
working knowledge of the fundamentals
Of auction, bridge. Contract, being 9
development from auction, has in its
underlying mechanism the same fun
damentals as auction. Therefore, am
going to begin on contract with the
bidding, for here Is the whole key IL
contract.
Contract does not drive the poor
bridge player away from the bridge Ia
bic, but, on the contrary, it has the
effect Of interesting him to such an ex.
tent that he improves his bridge game
in playing contract nor does it make
the rubbers SO long that one Is tired
out before he Is finished. Personally
I know Of no person who has taken ur
contract seriously who has not said that
1t Is q decidedly more interesting game
than auction. The method of bidding
and play which will be given in these
talks Is the simplest one know, and
one which any auction player of aver
age ability viii be able to understand
thoroughly.
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BEDTIME STORIES 's = r sss

his long hindfeet as an aid to thinking.
Curiosity will do it." thought Peter.
Eyes, sir, curiosity will do it. If can
just drop hint here and there that
there Is something to see or hear over
IN the Green Forest every blessed one
of them viii go sooner or later to look
around. But If I come right out and
say that there is something worth seeing
over there they viii merely laugh at me
and not one Of them will go over there.
I've got to make them curious some
how"
So Peter gently scratched long ear
with long hindfoot. Then he scratched
the other long ear with the other long
hindfoot Finally he went home to the
dear Old Briar-patch, and he was q
particularly happy looking Peter Rab-
bit. Little Mrs. Peter noticed 1t right
away, but said nothing. The next
morning Sammy Jay came around and
he noticed it.
cit must be that you have had an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
By HERBERT PLUMMER.

of twig for a riding crop, come into
It's Borah of Idaho. of for his daily
ride
stick around awhile longer, and you'll
see another ride by astride beautiful
and spirited mount named Lumber
jack. That's Senator Oddie of Ne
vada on for q tour of favorite bride
paths in the park on the horse his VIE
gave him last Christmas.
Or come down Connecticut avenue
within the vicinity Of Dupont Circle on
Sunday afternoon and the chances are
you will meet Vice President Charles
curtis face to face. He likes to walk In
that neighborhood.
Around 3 o'clock any morning. go
down Connecticut avenue to the hotel,
club and shopping zone at X street. A
very Beau Brummel of clubman will
pass you. You'll know his military car
rage instantly. 1t viii be General
Go out Sixteenth street, at the crest
of the hill near Meridian Park. Hang
around for few moments early some
morning.
You win be rewarded by seeing a
scholarly, dignined man emerge from
the doors of the French embassy and
make his way down the hill to little
stone church few blocks away. That's
Ambassador Claudel going to mass at
St. Paul's-a daily activity.
Or If you choose, take your stand on
Massachusetts, avenue some morning
around O'Clock about two blocks below
Scott Circle Andrew Mellon. Secretary
of the Treasury, will appear soon walk
ing to his Office.
Fall In behind and catch step with
him. The kinks will leave your legs If
you try to keep up with him all the
way downtown.
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The reason is that many women
have wrong idea of what constitutes
charm. went to a party the other
evening where q good looking girl
bored us all by her continued laughter
and vivacious conversation. Nobody
else could get in a word edgewise-
and everything made her laugh. She
was inhumanly jolly Some one told
us that this girl had announced that
she intended to charm us all.
Alasl The harder you try the less
charming you are likely to be.
Last Summer at house party I met
. girl who tried to be charming in a
different way. She was so quiet and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19
Peter Arouses Curiosity.
A hint or two and nothing more
viii set tongues wagging by the score.
Old Mother Nature.


It Is true. n you want to start
something Just drop o hint or two IN
the right places and in no time at all
YOU have q neighborhood by the ears,
as the saying Is. Curiosity grows fat
On hints, whereas it would starve on
plain facts. All this Peter Rabbit long
ago found out by experience.
FOR . long time Peter had been the
laalRiain1-stoek of the Green Meadows.
re had been teased until he had quite
Lost hts temper. And It was all because
he had innocently tried to md out who
was the singer Of q new and strange
aonR In the Green Forest No one else
had heard that song, so no one believed
that Peter had. They said he had been
6reanning. They used to ask after his
dream singer. They hadn't believed
him when he had said that he had
heard the song and he didn't think that
they would believe him now If he should
tell them that he had found the singer.
They would only tease him the more.
ssIf should tell them that that singer
was Whitefoot the Wood Mouse they
would only laugh at me. Anyway, most
Of them would. There may be few
who know that Whitefoot can sing, but
I don't believe many do any more than
I did. have got to get them over to
the Green Forest TO hear that song, |"
said Peter TO himself, and straightway
sat down to scratch his long ears with
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other dream and found out who the
dream singer Is" said Sammy, trying
to tease Peter.
Wrong" declared Peter. "I haven't
had q dream, but that isn't saying that
haven't found out who the unknown
singer Is. You are pretty smart, Sammy,
but there are some things that even
you don't know. / know what know
and you won't find 1t out from me-"
That was all that Sammy could get
from Peter and right away Sammy
became curious. Il was just the same
with Blacky the Grow and the others
who had teased Peter about dreaming
that he had heard that song in the
Green Forest. Peter dropped a hint
here and hint there and presently
he had all his neighbors curious, very
curious indeed. All this put Peter in
high spirits. and the higher his spirits
the more sure became his friends that
Peter had a secret, and the more Gu
rfous they became. They took to watch
ing Peter. They tried not to let him
know 1t, but he did know it and had
many a quiet grin.
They began comparing notes and all
agreed that Peter had a secret, or at
least thought he had a secret, and that
1t was somewhere In the Green Forest
Meanwhile Peter was visiting the Green
Forest every night to meet whitefoot
the Wood Mouse. They would chuckle
q great deal, but never once did White
foot sing. They didn't want that song
to be heard by any one else until-weli,
III tell you about that some other time.
tcopyrisht. 1907
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

Take two tablespoonfuls Of the base
chosen and add TO 1t sufficient WITCH
hazel or buttermilk to form q smooth
paste. Add one tablespoonful peroxide
or lemon Juice. This simple but very
effective homemade bleach may be used
two or three time a week, and it will
soon restore that lovely creamy white
skin which made her look so charming
last Winter in evening gowns or dressy
frocks for formal afternoon wear.
In using the pack, apply 1t evenly
over neck, face and arms and allow
it to. dry thoroughly. 1t may then be
washed of with tepid water. Then
apply a little massage cream. remove
with soft cloth and pat on a little
bleaching cream or lotion, which may
be left on overnight. OF course, nat
Irally dark skin cannot be made white
by any bleaching treatments.
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NANCY PACE
Only Servants Use the
Words Nam" and ''Sir."
nv FLORENCE La lSANKE.

Usually Joan was q willing little piece.
She ran and trotted, carried and
fetched for Uncle Peter, Aunt Nancy or
her cousin Peter with never anything
but sunny "All right, I will"
That made Aunt Nancy all the more
surprised when she called her one day
and had no answer. She knew Joan
was in the other room with Peter. She
called again. Still no answer. Then
she lost her temper and called sharply:
Joan, want you to come here this
minute. am tired Of calling you. Don't
you know you should come when you
are called?" And Joan was unfortunate
enough to answer Eyes, NAM"
If there was one thing that Nancy
deSpised more than another it was the
answer Yes, man," orA"No, MAN,"
She started to punish Joan, but for
tunately held on to her temper. She
sat down and heard Joar,s explanation:
81 was Just finishing that story Of the
three bears, Aunt Nancy, ] was COM
ing just as soon as / finished" Nancy
realized that a child's occupation Is as
important to her as grown-up's is to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19
Cranberry Catsup.

To one quart of cBanberries add one
cupful Of water and two cupfuls Of
vinegar. Tie in a piece of muslin .
few cloves, three or four allspice, about
a dessertspoonful OF broken cinnamon
and some mace. Simmer all together
in preserving kettle until the fruit is
perfectly soft. Press through a colan-
der, add one pound of brown sugar,
simmer for 10 minutes longer and seal
Grape catsup is made the same way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19

tlO QllAlCulJy ~ OtlC
Is alert and observ-
ant.
There's Herbert
Hoover, for exam
pie. Want q close
up Of him? Per-
fectly simple. Take
4 stroll down in the
Mall almost any
pleasant S u n d a Y
afternoon when it
Is known that he Is
not week-ending at
his fishing camp
On the Rapidan.
More than likely
he will pause be-
side you to watch
a base ball game
being played by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19
DAILY DIET RECIPE
DUTCH APPLE CAKE,

DUTCH APPLE CAKE.
Flour. cup.
Baking powder, 11a teaspoons.
Sugar, 2 tablespoons.
Salt, 4 teaspoon.
Butter or substitute, 2 tablespoons.
Egg yolks, (save whites for
sauce.
Milk, II cup.
Apples, 4.
Sugar, cup.
Cinnamon, II teaspoon.
Grated lemon rind, / teaspoon.
Lemon juice, 3 teaspoons.
SERVES 6 PORTIONS.
Sift flour, measure and resift
with baking powder the two
tablespoons sugar and one-half
teaspoon salt. Cut in butter or
substitute and add egg yolks
mixed with milk. Mix well. Pour
into shallow creased cake pan
and top with apples which have
been cut into eightfls. Sprinkle
top with one-quarter cup sugar
mixed with cinnamon, lemon rind
and lemon juice. Dot with one
tablespoon butter If desired. Bake
in hot oven (400 degrees Fah.)
about IS minutes or until apples
are tender. Serve hot or cold
with lemon sauce. (See Dressings
and SauceS.)
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MUSHROOM oMELET.

-Four eggs, one-half teaspoon
salt, one-eighth teaspoon pepper,
two tablespoons butter, four
tablespoons milk, orie-half pound
mushrooms. Beat the eggs lightly
without separating yolks and
whites. Add the milk and sea-
soaing to taste. Put a little drip
pings or butter into fry pan and
when hot add the eggs and milk:
treat as an ordinary omelet, and
when ready to fold place on It
the mushrooms, turn out on plat
ter and garnish with parsley. The
mushrooms are washed, chopped
rather coarse and put into pan
with the butter, cook for five
minutes.
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him. she had tried often enough, land
knows, to impress that upon her hus-
band when he called his son sharply
If he did not mind at oncel
But the yes, man," was another
story. 81 wish Joan that when you
answer me you would say Yes, Aunt
Nancy Don't say mann You are
too young to understand, but sir and
mann belong in the answer a servant
gives. Among social equals it is correct
to say Yes or Yes, Mrs. Smith but
never, Yes, NAM or. Yes, SIR"
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roMAro nIsouE.

Stew one-half can tomatoes
until soft enough to strain easily.
Boil one quart milk In double
boiler. Cook one tablespoon but
ter and one tablespoon corn
starch together In small sauce
pan, adding enough hot milk to
make Il pour easily. Stir it care
fully into the boiling milk and
boil 10 minutes. Add one table,
apoon butter In small pieces and
stir until well mixed. Add salt
and pepper and the strained to-
acid add one-half saltspoon soda
before straining Serve very hot.
DO not let the tomato and milk
bon together.
tcopyrisht. Iaso.l
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Bleaching the Skin.

The transition from one season to
another is often a trying time to
milady. who is eager to appear at her
very best. During the early days Of
Summer she wanted a deep tan and
wanted it quickly, for she felt that the
white complexion of Wintertime gave
her q "washed-out" appearance when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19

and almost every
woman tries in
her own fashion
to be charming.
For q business
woman, charm is
= priceless asset.
While 1t cannot
be deliberately ac-
Quired. there are
many girls who. be-
cause they are self
conscious, bury the
charm which lies
russfHRfR1 &AA~va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19

TT always pays to keep your eyes open
while walking the streets in the
Capital. For in Washington, perhaps
more so than in any other capital In
the world, the big guns Of of1cial life
are often visible.
Closeups of those people whose names
are among the biggest may be had with
mn dif11cIilfv If nra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19

II. s. B.-"After I had lain down" Is
the required form, not After / had
laid down." We say, however, After
! had laid myself down, Il laid the
book on the table"
jolly Polly's monograph on Lay and
Lie win be sent free to any one on
receipt Of q stamped return envelope.
This leaflet gives many model exam
pies Of the use Of Lay, laid. laying,
laid" and ~LAe. Ley. lying. iatn."
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amateurs on one of the many diamonds
there. Watch him walk agilely through
motor traffic. unrecognized except by
those who spot the two well-dressed
men at his heels-so obviously mem
beers of the White House secret service.
It's the Presidents way Of getting the
kinks out of his legs-tfese little Sum
day afternoon walks.
Or 60 out Connecticut avenue In the
vicinity of Rock Greek Park. Wait
around until some time after Z o'clock
in the morning. It's a safe bet that
you will see q burly, erect figure in an
old business suit, wrinkled leather put
tees, shapeless cloth cap. swinging bit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19

riouehs Three Face Powders cefss IN
whlta. asshs pink. brunette and sun-tan
tints. They are excsedinsiy popular be-
cause Of their Ane quality and because
women realiss It's smart 10 b thrifty.
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