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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
OUR CHILDREN
By ANGELO PATRI.

tering few that are here now. but clouds
OF them. When tried to work in the
garden they rested on my arms like q
gray cloud and 1 wiped them of my
arms just as l might wipe away cob
webs. had to work. had to 90 on,
mosquitoes or no mosquitoes Soon ]
decided that mosquitoes could not bite
me. told them So / told myself so
kept telling myself that these things
could not trouble me And before !
knew 1t they weren't bothering me at
all. You can do that with almost any
thing that posters you If you try. John
drained the meadows and cut down
the weeds and the pests vanished. But
/ shut them out Of my mind first
and you don't know how happy I am
that / did. / learned to close out q
good many Fostering things that way"
How did you do 1t? Just by saying
over and over You can't bite me. You
can't bite me-"
Not quite. but something like that
I meant they should net bite me.
meant to shut troublesome petty
things out Of my life. Whenever they
come / think of something pleasant,
something hope to do. That soon set
ties the pests. l will never get TO be
perfect at it, but do manage to help
myself a good deal They haven't
bothered you much these past few
minutes. have they? I thought not.
Just direct your attention somewhere
else and never scratch them"
tCopyright 1872
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
THREE DESIGNS FOR DECORATING SHIELDS

made shade So the labor is wasted.
Three patterns are offered To-Day.
Two, the hunter and hound, and the
basket and butterfly come on one sheet.
With these patterns directions come for
making and using the motifs in several
mediums and ways, and color schemes
are suggested. The third pattern is of
q catboat with the sail against the rising
moon and the shadow of the craft in
ripping outline. The pattern comes in
three sizes on the one sheet, and with
out directions.
To transfer a design to lamp shade
Of parchment put the shade On the fix
ture and turn on the light. Position
the design over the shade, having car
bon paper between shade and design.
Trace the outline. Remove the papers
and the design will appear on the shade.
The light is necessary to show the pat
tern clearly for accurate tracing.
For lamp shades in mems and boys
rooms the hunter and hound and the
ship designs are just the thing. The
latter Is excellent for seaside cottages,
and since there is now a pronounced
vogue for ships the design is recon-
mended for any rooms.
The basket and butterfly design is
well suited to use on shades for bou-
doris, chambers and other rooms where
daintineSS Is accented. The design pic
lures q hower-f1lled Marie Antoinette
basket with a bow Of ribbon nuttering
from the handle. A butterfly hovers
near.
Send 10 cents for the hunter and
hound and the basket and butterfly.
They come on one sheet Send cents
for the ship. A dime and a nickel
bring both pattern sheets with all pat
terms described. IncloSe coins and q
self-addressed and stamped envelope
with q request directed to Lydia LIE
Baron walker. care of this paper.
(Copyright. 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
FOOD PROBLEMS
Canned Salmon.
NJ SALLY MONROE.

Whatever fish may be in season, the
canned fishes are always with us as Q
standby. to be used whenever we want
them. Here are some good things that
can be made OF salmon.
Salmon Cutlets--iSeparate canned
salmon into convenient pieces and
spread each with olive oil in which q
few slices OF onion have stood for hall
an hour Sprinkle with finely chopped
parsley. Broil for two or three min
utes under n gas boiler. DO not try
TO turn, but hroii only on one side
Remove TO o hot dish and spread with
maitfe d'hotel sauce or melted butter
Salmon Loaf.--Free enough canned
salmon TO measure two cups from bone
and skin and mix with the same amount
Of creamy mashed potatoes, hot, and
well seasoned with pepper, salt and
butter. Add q tablespoonful OF fnels
chopped onion. q tablespoonful OF lemon
Juice, q tablespoonful OF melted butter
and some paprika Put I'm q battered
baking dish, cover with bread crumbs
and bake IN q moderate oven for hal
an hour. Turn from the dish when
IL Is done and serve with cream sauce
in which two or three tablespoonful
of capefs have been mixed.
Salmon CroQuettes .--Mince o can oi
salmon and free 1t from oil skin and
bone. Add . big cup Of fine, soft
bread crumbs, four tabiespoonfuls Of
milk, and the same amount Of melted
butter. pepper and salt to taste and two
beaten eggs. Form the mixture into
small rolls. dip them in beaten egg and
then In crumbs and fry golden brown
Eerve garnished with parsley and GUAR
ters Of lemon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
SUMMERTIME
BY D. c. PEATTR.

This is the season of the year when
most OF the flowers are closing up for
the season, only the asters and their
relatives keeping high revelry, and,
lacking more exciting game, / love to
tell over. in the woods and meadows,
the store and the lore Of the ferns
NEST.
just now almost every fern in the
neighbcrhood Of Washington, except the
three sristOcratic osEnundas, which
fruit IN Spring, Is nov actively she'd
ding Its spores, 30 that nov and now
only. can the amateur identify them
with certainty.
Leaving out of account the very dim
cult relatives Of ferns, like the club
MOSES and ground pines. the horsetails
and quillworts, and considering only
the ferns that look like ferns, they are
really the easiest and the smallest prov
nee In All the plant Kingdom for an
amateur to master.
We have only Sc sorts in the District
fa very good showing for this climate
and soil, since ferns like Ii either very
cool or very hot. and prefer limestone)
and OF that number only about az would
appeal to the amateur Ferns. indeed.
have suffered badly from amateurs, not
only by being too industriously collected
Tor pressing in the family bIotter. to be
made up later into parlor books but
because amateur fern fans are as sem
timental and overwhelmed 70 gush as
the amateur orchid hunter,
Amateurs and professionals alike have
made q nightmare out of the Latin
names and syBtematics OF fern study
/, Tor one, walk wide OF all these tech
nical pitfalls, when OF q Summer twi-
light, 80 down in . glen near nv
home, looking for . few fronds Of the
Christmas fern to cut, or hoping To add
one new variety 70 my modest Speaking
acquaintance with the old and vanish-
ing tribe Of fern.
For ferns are certainly on the de-
cline. They get rarer every million
years, and in the neighborhood of anv
city they get rarer. I suppose, with
every day They shrink at ever, the
distant approach Of civilization. having
no tolerance for the deadly fumes Of
coal smoke. while the laying of drains
rapidly dries the soil wherever houses
start TO rise. so that these giants. for
the most part moisture loving. are
among the first to suffer.
DR.. Maxon, Washington fern special
LIST. told OF the thrill he felt when a bow
| upon being shown, in its emerald sci
/ ting OF deep cool WOODS in New York
/ state. the great smooth leaves Of the
| hafts-tonglie fern, one OF the rareSt
and most priced Of American species.
| felt something Of the same emotions
] the first time ] ever saw what is AL
most our rareSt District species. the
! climbing fern, which alone of native
sorts has the vinelike habit, and Is fur
Their peculiar for its strange four-Iobed
leaves. / saw 1t in Riverdale swami
but 1t appears elsewhere in q few places
| near the Capital All its relatives are
| thoroughly tropical, and so any iocal
nature lover counts 1t a red-letter day
IN his rafnbles when first he sees our
one small. but lovely, Lygodium twininR
about the trunks OF trees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10

Simple, cool, one-piece frock Of rose
pink sprigged dimity Is delightfully."-
smart for tiny tots for real warm days.
It's typicaliy French.
The kimono sleeves give the impress
sion Of capelet trimmed with pink or
CANDY pleating that Is brought around
either side Of the front and the bhck.
The pleating appears again ~ smart
fnish for the scalloped hem.
Cut it out and join sides and shcul-
ders and prestoi its practically fin
lshed. It also can be made with straight
hem line.
This cute dress takes but u yards Of
27-inch material with ~ yards of
rufiing that may be bought already
pleated to copy it exactly in the 4-year
size
style No. 32os is designed for little
girls Of 2, 4 and years
1t lends itself 10 any of the new cot
tons or tub silks, as pique. shantlIng
linen, handkerchief lawn, printed mus
lin and Bingham checks
For a pattern Of this style send is
cents in stamps or coin directly to The
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty ninth
street. New York
Our large Summer fashion book offers
wide choice for your Summer ward
robe in darling styles for the children
as well as the adults. Price Of book, 10
cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10

Decorations for lamp shades and
shields are easily made in silhouette by
tracing the design onto parchment and
linking or painting them directly onto
the background Or the motifs can be
carefully cut out and themselves be
pasted onto the background. 1t is wise
to color these motifs first, cut them out
afterward. and then paste them onto
the background. Should the brush slip
over the outline anywhere, this mistake
would not appear as 1t would be clipped
OF when cutting out the motif. Greater
care has to be exerted when painting
directly on the article after the outline
has been transferred to 1t by tracing
Every deviation from the precise out
line will show. However, all that Is
needed is q steady hand and the work
will be precise.
DO not attempt to make the shades or
shields. They can be bought, plain, at
small cost. except when extra sizes are
needed, and are ready 10 be decorated.
It Is a nice task to make the shades IL
a person can do 1t. But the parchment
and the frame will bring the cost up to
and probably above that Of the ready
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
Browns Boy Goes Camping.
With strength anew his being thrills
Who looks to the eternal hills.
Old Mother Nature.

Farmer Browns BOY was where he
had long dreamed Of being. but without
hope that his dreams vSuid ever come
true-in an abandoned miners cabin
in the mountains of the Far West. At
the ranch where he had been staying
some one had suggested that he ought
to spend few days where he could get
acquainted with some of the mountain
folk; now here he was with an old
hunter and prospector called Stumpy.
who had offered to take him on q short
trip.
The cabin was at the head Of a gulch
through which flowed q stream In
which Farmer Browns Boy felt sure he
would find trout. and in this he was
not disappointed The cabin was much
in need OF repairs, but it afforded
shelter and a place to sleep, which was
all that was needed. All about them
lowered peaks of the Green Mountains
and 1t was with feeling Of awe and at
the same time with exaltation that he
gazed up at them. The horses were
picketed in a small meadow nearby
and Stumpy was busy patching the roof
in case Of heavy shower.
mo sense in getting wet when we
don't have to. Coin TO be times when
We can't help ourselves. but 1 aim to at
least sleep dry" he drawled Reckon
this is all new to you, Sort OF tender
foot amt YEP"
Not sort of one. but about as
much OF one as / could be-" laughed
Farmer Browns Boy.
Amt afeared OF varmits. be YEP"
asked Stumpy with a twinkle in his
eyes.
Il can tell you better when I know
just what varmits are" replied Farmer
Browns Boy.
"Oh. just critters like the big Cats
and Bears and Wolves and such like. :"
replied Stumpy
You couldn't add some Tigers and
Lions and perhaps an Elephant. could
you?" asked Farmer Browns Boy, try
ing to make his voice sound anxious.
Stumpy chuckled. I guess you'll do,
Sonny" said he. Cant scare up none
Of those critters no way, but there is
varnlts and amt goin' to be no way
surprised If We run onto some afore we
60 back"
At that very instant as If to give
point to his words long howl, indie
scribable to one who has never heard
1t, sounded from far down the gulch.
which was really more of a canyon than
gulch. 1t was answered by another
Stumpy glanced at Farmer Browns Boy.
Makes funny feelin' right along your
backbone, don't it?" said he Have 1t
myself. Heard them critters all my life.
yet have that funny feelin' every time
hear one, even when / know there's
nothin' to be afeared Of
Farmer Brownt Boy nodded and
g;inned. Gives me little chills chasing
up and down my SPINE" he confessed.
They are Howler the Wolf and his
mate, aren't they? / never heard .
Wolf howl before, but know that that
must be what 1t Is. Do you suppose
we'll have chance to see one?" He
said this so earnestly that Stumpy
grinned. The boy was so honest In adj
uniting his feelings, yet so lacking In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
Your Baby and Mine
Sugar for Energy Value.


There seems to be a prevalent idea
that sugar is put with . milk formula
for babies chiefly because OF its agree
able flavor This accounts for the ire
auency with which q mother says,
and sugar to sweeten," or "a tiny pinch
Of sugar" when describing the formula
she feeds her baby.
This is an erroneous conception.
Sugar is added to diluted milk formu-
las because of its energy value. and
because by SO doing We make cows milk
more nearly resemble mothers milk In
its essential elements.
Sugar should appear in definite
quantities in the babys diet, approx
mately one ounce for every 10 pounds
of baby's weight. 1t is inadvlSable to
offer more than one and one-hah to
two ounces of sugar per day in the
formula, and some babies may need
slightly less. Sugar in correct amounts
so balances the milk formula that con-
stipation Is corrected. II too little
sugar Is used the gain may be made
Quate. and constipation is very COM
monplace result.
Mrs. H. M S problem eXemplifies this
condition. Sne Wi les: My 80 month
old baby weighs is pounds. She is very
constipated and has a movement only
when I give her physic. She used
to take orange juice but now refuses it.
give her milk of magnesia every day
Il feed her certified milk, four and
one-half ounces at a feeding. with one
half ounce of water and a little bit of
sugar. How old must she be before
start regular feeding. like cereal?
onli5 sugar? I give her sugar in her
drinking water, otherwise she refuses
It, She cries badly at times. Do you
think II is her constipation"
If her formula Is correct for her age
and weight. and has the proper pro-
portion of sugar, then the constipation
will take care of self. Giving laxa-
tives. even mild ones, are certain to
result in some intestinal cramps, which
might cause crying, and inevitably re-
suit In more persistent constipation.
You have to let nature do some of its
own work II you expect 1t to function
normally.
suggest that you boil all milk for
baby in Summer. For the formula
measure "a ounces OF boiled milk, add
one and one-half ounces Of sugar (corn
strip, cane sugar or maltose) and boiled
water to make six 6-ounce feelings
Ouer THESE at b, 10, z, and lO ana
at night. Increase amount of milk to
30 ounces gradually
Give orange juice daily Baby won't
object to it If the oranges are Swees and
the juice is we'll diluted with boiled
water If she does. add one teaspoon
Of juice to each Of the six bottles
Sweetened water is undesirable Baby
gets q lot of fluid by formula. and IL
she wants a drink to quench her thirst
she does not want sweet water. Offer
cool water by spoon or cup in small
amounts frequently this hot weather.
The leaf1et on Feeding from Two to
Twelve Months" covers the whole sub
ject thoroughly. Won't you send me
self-addressed. stamped envelope and
let me send it to you? Whole milk Is
usually given to a child at l year, or as
soon as she weighs 20 pounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
Those Mosquitoes.

Goodness, Aunt Ellen. these things
are awful. How do you stand them7"
Aunt Ellen rocked placidly in her
chair and replied as placidly, Il don't
! mind them at all. They never bother
me-"
Il should think they would about
drive you crazy. I've done nothing but
slap, slap since came out"
so I noticed" said Aunt Ellen. still
rocking, stu placid.
Don't they bite you. Aunt Elem"
We'll. really. ] can't say. Come to
think Of 1t. they may now and then.
/ just don't mind them
ouch. MM-m-m They do bite
I'll be all over bites tomorrow They
make awful marks on me. Do they
leave scars, Aunt ELEM"
Leave scars? What are you talk
ing about? To hear you talk one would
think that you were being cut to pieces
or something. A mosquito won't hurt
you If you forget about it.
I'D like to know how ANYBODY could
forget about 1t with these things sing
ing In your ears and taking q bite out
of you every few minutes. All I do is
slap and scratch
And complain" put in Aune Ellen,
as placid as ever. You see. you keep
your thought on the mosquito. Every
time you hear one sing you rally to
fight 1t. You are already bitten. You
feel the bump and the burning and
you are already scratching when the
mosquito alights. I'm sitting on the
same porch. but the mosquitoes are
not bothering me-"
There's one now on your arm. He's
biting There you got him"
Il kill them II see them or feel
them in time. But don't think about
them unless have to, and forget
about them as soon as / can. That
helps a great deal imagine II there
were a great many of them"
Many. There's a million or two"
When first lived here, my dear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10

to hold the hose the sport usually ended
in quarrel.
No longer is that necessary. for this
Summer 1t is possible to purchase a
portable spray shower Advancement
which is set up on the lawn or any
where out Of doors. 1t is ready to be
attached TO a garden hose The height
of the spray part is adjustable. The
one at once.
Something else which she purchased
was a canvas wading pool These pools
are collapsible. They have canvas sides
and bottom. The hose is brought to the
pool and it il filled with water The
canvas holds the water. At the greatest
depth it can be only one foot. so it is
safe. The pool Is four feet square,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10

CANITARY protection is closely
= related to your health. You
need absolute assurance of cleanli-
ness, through and through. This
assurance you have with Kotex.
But how about the dozens of
nameless substitutes? How are they
made? Where? BY whom? How
do you know they're fit for this
intimate personal use?
Take no chances! Refuse ques-
tionable substitutes, of whose max
ers you know nothing. You knoW
Kotex is safe. 1t the worlds stand
ard in sanitary protection. Pure,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
Chicken Fritter.

Cook four tablespoonfulS of flour in
cupful Of hot chicken stock gradually.
Season with celery salt and pepper.
Pour half this sauce into a shallow pan.
Chop one cupful of cold cooked chicken
quite fine. season and spread over the
sauce after it has thickened. Add the
rest of the sauce and place on ice.
When very cold and hard cut in small
squares. Dip in fritter batter and fry
in deep fat. To make the batter mix
half . pint Of milk with two cupfuls Of
-four, two eggs and a little salt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
DorothyDir
Pleads
for Their
Personal
Liberty
Gipe
POUR
Children
q Chance

ARE YOU a smohernR nother you a George
Bernard in Of his plays such good mother that
being anything but q rubber stamp OF hesehP
Are YOU one the women that they
that they thought interest except their children and
that they been parted from their NAMES and Jonnn
with them ard are their only companion? you your
send them on to school
Summer
In
injury than would
initiative make Of them
wkngs
smothering try
spite children will and then the
other OF two things happens
freedom right
from
acter just into being failures in life
1t appalling failures these smoherng mothers
Of children permit
ntensence God has given them make the slightest decision
who him question much less an
opinion
How smother
tament little sally following wake is mother
monopozes mother
when Sally date enans him until the youth
despair and leaves.
many girl I thought positive nonenty
brance animation mother
their
children do mohersnw
snotherng mother thinks chdrens
as wen as h own and she generally runs them into the divorce court
her children that the smoheng mother DOROTHY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
Tomato Fritters.

Sift one cupful Of -four with two
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, and
one-fourth teaspoonful Of salt. Add
one beaten egg. Stir in half q cupful
Of sweet milk gradually. Add one table
spoonful of melted lard at last and beat
the mixture vigorously. Cut i've me-
dunn sized tomatoes in rather thick
slices. after being chilled. Dip in the
batter. Fry in deep fat hot enough to
brown q bit of bread in 20 seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10

size which allows two children to get
inside, to sail boats and to immerse
their celluloid and rubber inflated toys.
At the corners are faulty stretched
triangular seats Of canvas which let the
young mariners rest while they dabble
their feet In the water.
Peter adored this wading pool. Was
he popular with his young friends?
Indeed yes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10

Beat the whites of five eggs until
stiff. with q pinch Of salt. Pile into
five molds or cups Make hollow
in the middle of the egg white and
drop in an unbroken egg yolk. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper. Spread the white
back over the yolk and place the mold
in a pan of boiling water and cover.
Steam for minutes. Remove from
the mold and place q small piece Of
butter on top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
NY Neighbor Says:

To remove oil stains from wall
paper make a stiff paste Of cold
water and pipe clay. Spread on
the stain and let stand overnight.
In the morning brush of with q
clean, stiff brush.
When picking be sure to use
the best pure cider vinegar 1t is
the safest and best. DO not mix,
under any circumstances. two
kinds of vinegar.
Coffee will taste lust right" all
the time II you thoroughly clean
the pot once a week
To prevent discoloration all
large fruit should, after being
peeled, be put at once into cold
water until needed.
tcopyriEht 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
Cottage Cheese Pie.

Beat three eggs light, add three cup
fuls Of cottage cheese, q pinch of salt
and cinnamon, half a cupful of
blanched chopped almonds, and one
cupful Of raisins. Make q rich pie
dough and put this In pie tin. Add
the cheese mixture and sprinkle a
little cinnamon and pulverized sugar
over the top and bake in q moderate
oven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
NANCY PACE
Such a Favorite as Peter
Became!
BY FLORENCE la GANKE

While Nancy and Lois were exclaiTn-
ing over the large and commodious play
zen that could be built into ones own
back yard they saw two other Summer
contraptions that looked so simple and
sensible they wondered why some one
had not thought Of them before
Lois said she could remember the
time when. as a great treat, she was
allowed to put on bathing suit and run
out under the spray from the garden
nose. But since each child wanted TO
be under the spray and no one wanted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
Broiled Salmon.

Marinate two pounds Of fresh salmon
steaks in two tablespoonfuls of salad
oil, and sprinkle with one tablespoonful
OF lemon juice, and one teaspoonful
OF salt. Broil five inches from the fame
for Is minutes on each side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in English.
BY JOSEPH J. FRISCO.

@. NJ. M.-Avoid at about Use
one or the other. We properly say
About 5 am, or "At S am. not At
about am" Similarly we say IT saw
him at O'Clock" or about 3 O'Clock, -
not at about 3 o'clock.
Suburb is pronounced suburb" not
'soo-blIrb