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Evening star., 1930-12-01
Your Baby and Mine
sY MYRTLE MEYER KLDRED.

All prospective mothers encounter the
same problems. The mother OF several
children shortly learns most Of the an
swers, but the new mother Is just aS
distressed by uncertainty as II her own
problems were original and unique.
Here is q letter from Mrs. D. p, who
asks all the questions about which every
prospective mother has wondered from
time immeaSurable:
please answer these questions. I'm
wondering about the baby's 1ayette.
They are expensive, know, 80 would
have to buy the whole outfit or just
pieces here and there? How many and
what things would need? I don't
want too many clothes at the beginning.
What II should choose the wrong
color? .
'I am going to hospital and would
I have TO take the baby's clothes with
for myself? suppose most Of the
clothes In O Iayette are the same size
and material, are they not?"
Our leafiet on Information for the
Prospective Mother offers q full list of
| clothes, sizes, suggested material, nursery
equipment and your questions about the
hospital are also answered. Any mother
who Is interested in this leafiet may OBJ
tain 1t by sending a self lf-addressed
stamped envelope with her request to
this department.
Layettes are not indivisible my any
means. A whole layette, which includes
each Of the baby's necessities, can be
bought from $25 up, depending on the
number OF pieces and the quality and
workmanship. Any layette should con-
tain enough garments to keep baby
clean. AS changes of clothes are neces-
sary both day and night, at least three
articles Of underwear, plenty Of diapers
three pairs Of hose and a dress for each
day make fewer washings for the mother
and insure that baby can be kept fresh
and dry. Most mothers prefer making
at least few of the dainty little dresses
and buying the knitted shirts, bands and
nightgowns. Too elaborate an outfit is
unwise. Sometimes, sad TO relate, 1t Is
not needed, and even If it is, baby out
grows these first tiny garments so quick
| ly that 1t is nicer to be able to buy new
clothes with clear conscience.
There are no wrong" colors. White
with touches Of pink, blue, pale green
or canary yellow are used for all babies
The idea of blue for girls and pink for
boys has met the kind of oblivion It 80
| well deserved. We don't label the sex
| OF our babies any more.
Call the hospital you have chosen and
ask the offlcials any question that puz-
SleS you. The requirements of each hos
pital vary. For yourself you will need
sufficient nightgowns for a daily change
| (they can be washed twice weekly at
home and brought back), kimono,
slippers, your own toilet articles and
clothes TO go home in.
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Homemade Doughnuts.

Five and one-hah tablespoons lard,
one cup granulated sugar, two eggs, one
half cup evaporated milk and one-haif
cup water mixed, four teaspoons phos-
phate baking powder, one and cne-half
teaspoons salt, one-half teaspoon nut
meg and four to five cups sifted pastry
-four. Cream the lard and add one-half
Of the sugar. Beat the eggs light. add
the remaining sugar and combine with
the creamed mixture. Sift four cups Of
flour with the baking powder, salt and
spice and add alternately with the
liquid to the first mixture. Add more
flour If necessary to make dough Just
stiff enough TO handle on q fioured
board. Turn out on Toured board.
Knead lightly for about 90 seconds, then
roll out about one-half inch thick. Cut
with doughnut cutter. Let stand nve
minutes. Fry in deep lard at temper
ature of $50 to $40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Drain on unglazed paper. While still
warm roll In powdered or granulated
sugar. Makes SO doughnutG.
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ny J. r. GLASS.

why, father, what 10 the matter
with thee?" he asked.
oh" said Jan Styka, IT am thinking
Of my little Casper. have the strang-
est feeling that he Is in danger; that
something tragic has happened to him.
I do not understand 1t at all, but am
fairly tortured by my forebodings."
Now, Casper was in Krakow, the
ancient capital Of Poland, q long, long
distance away. Tadee did his best TO
reasSure his parent. He was glad when
the automobile arrived to take them 70
Gorbio. The journey through the open
air and in the lovely scenery of the
Riviera would divert the old mans
thoughts, he believed.
They went on to Gorbio Jan Styka's
melancholy mood passed. It was as II
the cause Of 1t had vanished.
Nevertheless, he waited eagerly for o
, letter from his daughter, the mother Of
the boy. On the twentieth day one
came.
The letter detailed q highly interest
ing circumstance. On the very day
and at the very hour when Jan Styka
had been overwhelmed in the confee-
TONERS shop in Mentone little Casper
had been rushed to the hospital In
Kracow, following an injury to his skull
which necessitated trepanning.
For q time the youngster had been
In grave danger Of dying, but he had
rallied and was now on the road 70
recovery.
Jan Styka was certain that the lnys-
terry Of his emotion had been explained.
As he idled away the days In tfe-
sunshine of the Riviera he pondered
more and more upon that beautiful
bond which unites grandparents and
grandchildren. He longed for the day
when he could return TO Krakow and
take the boy Casper on his knee.
(Copyright. 1930)
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Young Muskrat Is Found.
Pain and helplessness and fright-
Pity those in such plight.

Jerry MuSkrat.
Beautiful Mistress Moon, looking
down on the Green Meadows, the Green
Forest, the Smiling Pool and the
Laughing Brook, saw as pitiful sight
as was to be seen in all the Great
World. Yes, sir, she did so. On the
bank of the Laughing Brook below the
Smiling Pool she saw an old log, half
in the water and half out on the bank.
She had seen that old log for longer
than she could remember. Often she
had seen 1t unoccupied and often she
had seen little person in o fur coat
sitting on IL. Sometimes that little
person was Billy Mink pausing for a
rest on his way up or down the Laugh
ing Brook. More often it was Musk
rat, one Of Jerry Muskrat's relatives,
Sometimes it was Jerry himself.
On this night when she had first
looked down on the old log no one was
there, Then she had seen a young
Muskrat, one of Jerrys children whom
she had often seen playing in the
Smiling Pool, start TO climb out on
that log. He was only part way out
when she saw him plunge back into
the water and there splash and kick
and kick and splash, yet remain right
there. She knew what 1t meant. She
times before. That young Muskrat was
caught In trap, q dreadful thing
which had seized one leg in cruel, steel
laws, and now hung on with a grip
that no amount of struggling could
loosen. A chain fastened that trap
securely to the log.
Gentle Mistress Moon pitied that
Young Muskrat as many, many times
she had pitied other trapped little peo-
pie Of the Green Meadows and the
Green Forest. And there was nothing
she could do about 1t. All sne couio
do was to look down on that little
sufferer and pity him and wish and
wish that she could help him.
The pain was bad enough, for the
bone of that leg had been broken by
those cruel. steel jaws and the leg was
badly swollen. Added to this was the
dreadful feeling Of helplessness and
fright. A..
young Muskrat kept saying over anc
over. "If only ! could do something
Oh, oh, oh, how that leg hurts! what
will happen next? What will be done
to meP If Reddy Fox should come
along, or Hooty the Owl happen tnls
way' I viii be killed and eaten.
cannot even try to escape If one oi
them appears. I wish my father OF
mother would come. Perhaps they
could do something for me. WISH
they would come"
But the long hours dragged past and
no one came. Some clouds had hidden
the face Of gentle, plying Mistress
Moon. 1t was nearly time for jolly
bright Mr.. Sun to begin his daily
climb UP in the blue, blue sky when
the young Muskrat heard q faint sound
out in the water. Some one was swim
ming toward him. He held his breath
and watched. He could see silver line
approaching and he knew 1t was made
by the swimmer. He knew, too, that
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Jan Styka. the celebrated Polish
painter, went In 1912 to the French
Riviera, going first to Mentone, the sea-
port town and Winter and health re-
sort, with the intention Of proceeding
thence to sanatorium at Gorbio. Ac-
companying him was his son, Tadee.
When they arrived at Mentone they
did not md the automobile which acted
as q stage to and from Gorbio. AS q
confectioners shop nearby had q tele-
phone in it, they went in to use 1t in
asking that the automobile be sent for
them. In exchange for the courtesy,
while waiting, they ordered something
to eat. 1t was Will thev were slipping
their chocolate that Jan Styka was
suddenly seized with q foreboding that
something had happened to his grand
son, Casper, then only years old.
His distress came on him so sud-
denly that he could not account for it.
He had q sudden revelation Of the depth
and sweetness Of the relationship be-
tween grandparents and grandchildren.
And thinking Of the little boy, Casper,
his thoughts went to the father Of his
wife, who also bore this name.
Sad ut heart, he began to weep.
Tadee etyka looked up, astounded.
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The methods of embroidering initials
can be roughly divided into four groups.
These are not inclusive but fairly repre-
sentative. Their divisions and crafts
nanship will be briefly discussed In
relation to the medallion alphabet Of
fered readers for cents in stamps, to-
gether with a self-addressed and
stamped envelope inclosed in an outer
one directed to Lydia lie Baron Walker,
care Of this paper. The group is as
follows:
!. Pure embroidery.
2. Cutwork.
3. Patchwork.
4. Background or silhouette lettering.
:. Pure stitchery Is most used. It can
be the simplest kind, termed outline
stitch. or any one of the. numerous
fancy and complicated stitches well
favorite. In this the letters are usually
padded. That is, the space between the
outlines of the letters is covered with
any preferred filling stitches, such as
outline, chain, darning, etc. Over this
iilling straight stitches are worked
across the letters. The size of the en-
broidery medium determines the close
ness Of the stitches. The important
matter Is to have each thread lie
against those next 1t so that the filling
il completely concealed.
Separate lines in the initiating are
worked in stem or outline stitch. The
former differs slightly from the latter
in the slanting of the stitches, which
is O bit more across the line than along
It. Occasionally minute satin stitches are
taken straight across the single line Of
the initial marking. Satin embroidered
initials, when padded, stand slightly in
relief and are considered choice em-
broidery. IN
Cutwork consists Of embroidery from
which certain parts Of the surrounding
material Is cut away. In initials this
is between the spaces Of letter outlines,
and occasionally the background sur
rounding the letter, tnyWhich case the
BACKGROUND itself Is restricted by stitch
cry as in medallion initiating.
Most Of the medallion alphabet can
Be carried out In cutwork. e. F and
M should not be 30 worked for there
are portions that extend into the me-
dallioned space that are too fine To
remain unsupported. The other letters
are well adapted to cutwdrk.
Patchwork Is q favorite type Of nee
die craft at the present time. 1t Is eff
fective and quick TO dos The medallion
alphabet lends itself admirably to the
flne patchwork emploYed Just now In
marking even such small things a
handkerchiefs. In this alphabet cu'
4, the portion in black from q favoritt
color. Embroider the letter IN any
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SUB ROSA
Cruelty.

OkuoAtys
Charley: Certainly it doesn't sound
very much as If the girl loved you.
Real love doesn't include delight in
torturing with doubt the man one loves
Your lovely little friend seems to take
certain pleasure in making you Sus-
pect her. Since you have no way Of
proving her either right or wrong
you're naturally in Q very uncomfort-
able position, and It would seem only
friendly considerations on her part to
put you out Of your misery with a few
truthful utteranceS.
She sounds to me like one of those
delightful danes who can't bear to be
out of the limelight for second.
When she thinks you're getting used
to her love, she plans nice little sur
prise for you In the form of a revela-
ton about herself which you hardly
know whether to believe or not.
And when all shocks have failed to
move you she decides that she won't
see you again-she will go out Of your
life forever, etc., etc.
Well, let her go, And let her stay
out Of your life. She has never brought
you q moments peace or happiness
since you knew her. She upset your
life, ruined your work, shattered your
nerves.
Betty j.: Let him tell you whether
he's q marrying man or not. Don't
take other peoples advice on the sub
ject. Pay no attention to rumorS. II
he wants to marry you he'll tell you
soon enough and in the meantime for
goodness sake, have some fun your
self. There's no harm in an evenings
amusement. such as you describe, and
perhaps you'll flnd that this rather
attractive than you thought him after
all. Anyway, give yourself a chance.
DumbbeIIs.
q. T.: One reason why you're having
such q hard time about getting work
Is that you're not properly equipped
yet. You admit that you have a hard
time with lessons, and you are just
giving up the attempt to improve your
self. You say: I'm just plain dumb
bell and I never will learn anything.
And that is that"
The fact that you're slow at lessons
ought to make you work just twice as
hard to master the difficulties of edu-
cation. Until you've struggled with
these difficulties and conquered them
you haven't the faintest chance of get
ting that job you need so badly. The
average bright girl can walk into an
ONCE and put up some sort of show
which will give her the job. Then,
with the aid Of her nimble wits, she
can hang on to it pretty well through
several years.
But you're not bright and you haven't
nimble wits, so you will just have to
work for anything you get in this
world. First of all you must prepare
yourself by getting the best education
possible, by studying as hard as you
can and by improving your mind
discouraging, but keep in mind the
fact that every effort you make will
be rewarded.
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MOTHERS
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

Once q week like to invite some Of
my friends in for luncheon and we al
ways have q jolly time, but there has
been one drawback to our fun. My
three-year-old Denny seems to delight
in acting silly when I have these
friends in and he became quite a nui-
given him q play job which keeps him
busy and happy and out Of the way.
I give him some Of my old magazines
and let him cut out the prettiest pic
lures Re can find and when he has
them all done he sorts them over and
selects one for each guest to give to
her as parting gift.
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went on the top shelf. On the shelf
below she put some Of her paper weights
and a fragile blue-green glass vase
She did not center the vase directly
below the bowl, but toward one side.
On the bottom row she put more Of
her paper weights and a red sealing
was really charming.
In Alice's home. a new and rented
one, too, there was a niche in the liv-
ing room. But 1t was made deep
enough to take books. There were three
shelves equally spaced in the niche.
Marjorie had the carpenter put two
more shelves and rearrange the one
already there. This gave her top
Evening star., 1930-12-01
Swiss Eggs.

Six eggs, two tablespoons nutmeg, salt
and pepper, one-fourth pound Swiss
cheese and one-half cup cream (pre-
ferably double cream. Spread the bot
tom Of q baking dish with the butter
Cover this with half the cheese, sliced
very thin. Break the eggs over the
cheese, being careful not TO break the
yolks. Season with grated nutmeg, salt
and pepper. Pour the cream over the
surface, sprinkle the remainder Of thG
cheese, which has been grated, over the
top and bake for about Is minutes
When done, the dish may be set, un.
covered, under the broiler flame for q
few moments to brown the cheese
slightly. Serves six.
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Hash au Gratin.

Combine two cupfuls of chopped
cooked or canned corned beef with two
cupfuls of chopped cooked white pota-
toes and three small onions minced. II
any other vegetable is left over, use one
cupful of 1t chopped in place Of the po-
tato. Add one and one-fourth cupfuls
of milk, one teaspoonful Of salt, and a
pinch of pepper. Pack into q creased
baking dish and cover with one cupful
of coarse bread crumbs which have been
mixed with one-folirth cupful Of melted
butter. Bake in q moderate oven for
80 minutes, or until the crumbs are
brown.
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chosen stitchery through the applied
textile and the article being lettered.
The letters must be in solid stitches
satin, outline or chain stitches filling in
the letters completely. Run the turned
in edges of the patch, using very fine
stitches, or buttonhole over the edges.
Such letters are effective.
Background embroidery gives this
type of patchwork effect, but the back
ground Is in complete Stitchery. 1t can
be darned, worked in French knots,
etc. The letter may remain unworked
and be silhouetted, or 1t can be in .
contrasting color Of stitchery. Or,
again, net or lace can be placed over
the medallion, the initial be worked
through it and the underlying textile.
the medallion edges be worked In but
tonhole stitches, and then the textile
Of the background be cut away, leaving
the letter against the net or lace. The
medallion alphabet is good for this
work. The letters are in correct size
for handkerchiefs, napery, lingerie, etc.
(Copyright. 1e30)
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NANCY PACE
~
Niches Made Decorative
Centers in Room.
BY FLORENCE Ia GANKE.
BY FLORENCE IA GANKE.

In Polly's new home, the one with
the rough-f1nish walls and the studio
living room, there were two inches in
the dining room and one in the living
room.
At first Polly planned TO put books in
the inches. but found they were too
shallow. So she made her living room
niche q garden OF color by the use Of
some of her bric-a-brac. She had q
Ruskin pottery bowl in orange. That
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she had not one dollars worth of sales.
Not one. She had smiled her most
charming smiles, and she had spoken
man had shaken his head. At last,
very low in spirit, she reached the office
of a manufacturer whom we'll call
Donohue, a big, harsh looking man.
He asked her a sharp question or
two about her magazine She answered
vaguely. But she smiled charmingly.
Under his heavy eyebrows, his eyes
answered the smile with a flash OF
annoyance.
Look here, young lady," he said
abruptly. what did you come here
for today?"
why, to sell you some advertising
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THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE
Soft Bodice Treatment.

The neckline and sleeves attract at
tention in all-day frock Of crepy pat
termed woolen In new rust coloring.
The front Of the blouse is laid in
plaits beneath the jabots that show
smart contrast in plain rust shade lin
ing Of the crepe. The sleeve detail Is
charming and repeats the plain crepe
lining. The buttons match the lining
trim.
The deep pointed outline Of the skirt
gives heightened line and minimizes
the width through the hips.
And here it is for you to copy.
Style No. 963 may be had in sizes
IA, 16. 18, 20 years, 36, So, 40 and
AZ inches bust.
The medium size requires 4Es yards
Of 39-inch material with y yard Of
S9-inch contrasting.
Cricket green wool jersey is snappy
for sports and class room.
Brown tweed mixture in new feather
weight Is Sportive.
Tete de negre brown canton crepe
with eggshell trim and black crepe
marocain with white accents are smart
suggestions.
For pattern Of this style, send Is
cents In stamps or coin directly to The
Evening star., 1930-12-01

VA 4AAcsA 1857 GAAA
she had was her
independence, a
heavy cold and a
hitofluck. Through
q friend she got q
job selling adver-
tising space for SIS
a week and COM
mission.
She set out on
her job, full Of
hope. And for q
week she walked
into elevators and
..G - ~An. aud
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Fashions for Business.

Judith Ansley makes $25,Ooo year.
but she came near not making anything
at all. Only q mans unkindness saved
her.
She was very pretty girl, South
ern belle. Nobody ever had contra
dicted her, except her worthless hus-
band whom she left after six months
Evening star., 1930-12-01
DEDTTNEE GT0QTEG BY Thornton
DELI 11V1L O1 1OANAA1O y. Burgess.

it was a Muskrat approaching. A mo-
ment later he could see who 1t was
1t was his father, Jerry Muskratl
The young Muskrat was so glad that
he started forward to meet his father.
He forgot for the moment that he was
held fast by one leg. The result was
that he tumbled with a splash into
the shallow water beside the old log.
Whimpering, he crawled back, dragging
Evening star., 1930-12-01
Egg-Tomato Custard.

half teaspoon chopped parsley, salt and
pepper to taste, four tablespoons tomato
pulp, one tablespoonful grated cheese
and one-fourth teaspoon onion juice.
To beaten eggs add the other ingredi-
ents, mixing them thoroughly. Pour
into buttered custard cups or casserole.
Set into pan of hot water and bake in
slow oven until the custard has set.
Serve with crisp vegetable salad or
potato chips
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Carrot Balls.

With vegetable scoop cut Q quantity
Of carrot balls. then boil In salted water
until tender. Drain and dry on on O
clean cloth. Roll in egg and crumbs
and fry in hot fat. Serve around a
mound Of spinach. They could also be
prepared for salad or with an egg
sauce to use as vegetable.
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Eggs. Italian STYLE.

Six hard-coolked eggs, one-half eur
grated cheese, one cup cooked macaron
and two CUPS medium white sauce. Cut
eggs into eighths .1engthwise. Combine
them with the nnaeAroni, grated cheese
and white sauce. Set over hot water
add one teaspoon onion Juice, one tea
spoon chopped parsley and serve verJ
hot. Mushrooms. may be added If de-
sired,
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HominY and Peppers.

Put one cupful Of hominy into cup
frl Of boiling water to soak for IL hours.
Stir in two cupfuls of milk and one tea
spoonful Of salt, turn into a buttered
mold, cover with buttered paper, and
steam for an hour. Turn out and
decorate with stars of red peppers.
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washington's Stars New York FASH
ion Bureau, Fifth Avenue and Twenty
ninth street. New York.
We suggest that when you send for
this pattern, you enclose 10 cents addi-
tional for q copy Of our new Fall and
Winter Fashion Magazine. A copy
should be In every home for, Of course,
every woman wants to look her best
without great expense, and this book
points the way.
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DIFFERENT MEDALLION ALPHABET
CONTRASTING COLOR, CUT WORK
MEDALLION (3) OUT
I5NE EM5R0DERY - SATIN STITCH INITIAL WITH FRENCH
EAcKGRouND g, PAICaWoRK BACKGR0uD INITIAL IN CON
LACE MEDALLION EMBROIDERED NERAL
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The Woman Who Makes Good

WOODWARD.
frightened tyt
4 At#f the highest paid business Doner
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that dreadful trap. It was with the
greatest difficulty that he managed to
get back on the log.
Jerry Muskrat looked at him for a
minute without saying word. When
he did speak all he said was: so here
you are. I've found you at last, and
I've found you just as feared I would.
The question now is, what Is to be
done?
(Copyright. 1sS0)
Evening star., 1930-12-01

shelf for some pottery. Her second
per one, held q gay box. Jade tree
and some bits Of good pottery.
Then below this shelf were placed her
books. She never kept the jackets on
the books, but let the varied bindings
speak for themselves. A paper -tacketed
book does not look as though It had
hean read or handled ySgy much.