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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

T T is not always simple matter to
select waste baskets to suit rooms,
especially living rooms. These
i MINOR accessories of furnishing
should be decoratively correct.
There are endless styles to choose from
in the shops, and there are ways in
which simple types can be transformed
into handsome ones by the homemaker.
When this waste container is dubbed
o basket it does not signify that 1t is
actually woven grass, wicker, fiber,
splirt, etc The name has come to be
very Inclusive 1t may be metal, paper,
baslcetry, cloth or even exquisite silk
or satin with no resemblance whatever
to a regulation basket. Some of the
ideas Of today will prove the case.
One home of an artist with a spa
cious fireplace in the living room has
O huge FURNISHED copper kettle by the
hearth for waste. In the dining room
of my Summer place with its quaint
fireplace, crane and Dutch oven, an
enormous iron kettle serves as a waste
basket" When there is a fire the
waste is Immediately consumed by the
flames, but when days do not warrant
the extra heat the kettle Is an excel
lent receptacle for 1t.
No waste basket should be in a for
NAL reception room, nor In a hall.
There Is need for such an article in
those rooms only in which persons live
or work. A dining room seldom has a
waste basket in It, unless 1t Is room
used for more purposes than the serv-
Ing Of three meals . day. In which case
Y heeom9IyA formal room -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

had to wear crepe de chine for mod
crate neatness and even that got
unused. And then your hats-oh
dear-they were so big and so elaborate.
Incidentally they made you look 50 old.
Now we get knitted suit and an
extra sweater to wear under it and
we're always neat and pressed and
comfortable. A knitted suit, soft hat
that can be rolled UP, scarf. long
coat, and you're ready to cross the
country in a Pullman. Slippers even
come soft and fiat And this year to
make things especially easy, we have
the new knitted underwear. It's good
looking and it needs no ironing. The
problem of clothes for wandering over
sea and land has been solved. Indeed,
there no longer Is any problem.
About the only things that don't fold
up and lie fiat are the bottles and
creams and such. One elderly woman
told me that she has to have 40 differ
ent products. It was a pity, because
not one of the 40 showed any results.
My own preferences are simple
enough. like to wash my face with
soap and water and a soft brush. After
ward, If there. Is lot Of train dust
go over the skin with rose-water. Once
in a while I beat up the white Of an
egg and spread It over my face, leave
it on for 20 minutes. then wipe 1t of
with soft, wet towel. And you know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Everyday Psychology
Dream Enthusiasts.

What does it mean for one to take
more than ordinary interest in ones
dreams? It may mean that these
dream enthusiasts have merely been
reading Freud. They are then looking
for depressed desires" which they fancy
they might have-and not know it
Horrible fancy! Signs of morbidity.
Now, if these dream enthusiasts have
never read Freud, you might assume
according to the Freudian tradition)
that these enthusiasts possess primitive
minds. For it's well known fact that
the backward races attach much impor-
lance to their dreams. They order their
daily lives according to the content of
their nightly imaginations. or whatever
1t is that makes dream what 1t is out
of what it is not.
If you cared to speculate further. you
might say that dream enthusiasts are
self-centered persons. They are trying
to find out how they appear as the CEN
trail figure on the stage of daily life.
Do you not recall that in every one Of
your dreams you are the one who plays
the important role?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

am only IS years old. They were
caused by my being very Ill for time
and suffering much pain. Now am
quite we'll again, but the wrinkles re-
main. My eyesight is normal How
can 1 remove the wrinkles, as they
make me look older than I am?
Answer-The right sort Of massage
will help. Every night after cleans
ing your face apply tissue cream
to the wrinkles and give the follow
ing massage movements: Cd with
the first two fingers of each handA
stroke upward and outward from the
bridge of the nose. Cd With the
thumb and index finger Of one hand
hold the wrinkled skin smooth; with
the index finger of the other hand
give an upward, rotary massage over
this area. It is also sometimes help
full to use court plaster or white OF
egg to iron out the wrinkles during
sleep. Before the application OF either
the skin should be held smooth between
the fingers. When egg white is used
the skin must be kept smooth until the
egg has dried.
Besides local care, be sure to build
up your weight to normal, consciously
avoid frowning and develop radiant
health. LOIS LEEDS.
HAN MOONS on FInBeELAAhS'
Dear Miss Leeds-Is 1t natural for
some people to be without moons on
their fingernails? have them on my
thumbs only. I try pushing back the
cuticle at the base Of my flngernallS,
but no moons appear. ORA.
\ Answer-On some hands the half
mons are too low TO be seen except
on the thumbs. Do not make the
cuticle sore by pushing it back too far.
LOIS LEEDS.
Can Wide Jaws BE Reduced?
Dear Miss Leeds have very full
face, especially about the jaws. How
can I remedy this? am 10 years old,
feet inches tall and weigh $50
pounds. ALICE.
Answer-Since you are about Q
pounds below the average weight for
your age and height, judge that the
fullness about your jaws Is due 70
their bony formation and not to ex-
cess fat OF course it Is not possible
to make the jawbones smaller. How
ever, you can make them less con-
spicuous b. dressing your hair low ct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Using the Car.

Modern parents have a problem that
did not trouble their own fathers and
mothers. The motor car has taken the
place of the horse and buggy and now
comes the question, Shall the boy and
girl of the family be allowed to use
the car for their own social affairs?"
OF course that depends first upon the
character Of the young person. There
are boys and girls of 10 and 10 who
are as mature as they will be at 80
and as dependable. But they are few
and far between. Most young people
OF this age are carefree and adven-
turous, out for . thrill I am the last
to blame them. Youth is the time for
merrymaking, for gay adventuring. But,
alas, youth is the time of danger.
1t is true that the young people can
get licenses to drive cars That proves
to the satisfaction of the community
that they have the skill necessary to
drive car on the public roads But
it goes no farther than that. No license
says that the young person has the
maturity of judgment, the ripened ex-
perience, the tested responsibility that
inSures safety to himself and his
friends under all circumstances.
You see, youth Is subject to urges and
temptations that maturity is freer from.
Youth longs to test life, while maturity
already has received life's answer. Youth
is reckless in ignorance of the conse-
quences of its actions, while maturity
is reckless only in despair It is not
fair to allow children to assume the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.
The Weakly News.
weather: Partly chilly.
SISSIETY PAGE

weather: Partly chilly.
SISSIETY PAGE
Mr.. Shorty Judge was not aloud out
last Sattiday on account Of having
painted his face with iodine to see II
it would make him look more like a
Indian, and he was visited in his back
yard for about hour in the afternoon
by Mr.. Benny Potts, Mr.. Sid Hunt, Mr..
Reddy Merry and Mr.. Glasses Magee.
No refreshments was served.
Miss Mary Watkins, who has ambl-
ton to be a milliner, made over her
mothers new hat according to her own
Ulcers last Wensday. being the last she
was seen by any Of her trends that day.
POME BY SKINNY MARTIN
A Natural Gift
I knew a little puppy. and when he ate
He swelled up twice his size;
But he was the ony one in the family
It never seemed to serpFise.
INTERESTING FACKS ABOUT
INTRISTING PEOPLE
The main ambition of Sid Hunts big
brother Fred, who is not working just
at present, is to get a lot of letters, and
he is Suppose to receive more aver
Elements in his mail than anybody on
the letter carriers route.
Maud JonSon has pair OF long 5
and 10 cents store ear rings, but she is
not aloud to wear them in the day time
80 she wears them in her sleep In bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
The Woman Who Makes Good
WOODWARD,
both in business and private he
$3.50 enables her speak authority problems
OF
BY HELEN WOODWARD,

you can use your hand lotion on your
face.
Rouge, powder, eyeshadow, manicur-
ing things, all come in such compact
form that they are easy enough to
pack.
But I have one grievance. Two or
three years ago you could buy snappy-
looking pajamas of glove silk with long
sleeves. In Pullmans of uncertain tenn
perature these were the most perfect
things to sleep in. I spend hours at
night reading in my berth. This time
1 tried to buy some more Of these
pajamas. In Los Angeles and San
Francisco they are not to be found.
That is an amazing thing about
changing fashions. When you do find
something so perfect that you'd like to
use 1t for the rest Of your life, the
styles change and, you can never buy
another one.
l like to have styles change. get
weary of looking at the same things on
other women as well as myself. But !
wish one or two things would stay put.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
DLD 11NAL Oh OANAEO ". Burgess

"Ah dom like Thunderstorm" he
muttered, drowsily.
The thunder grew louder. and even
down in his hollow Unc' Billy could see
the flashes Of lightning. The wind
blew, and big as it was that tree rocked
in a way that made Unc' Billy feel
queer.
NO sub, All don't like thunder
storms" he muttered again.
And then there came q binding fash
and a terrible crash. They came right
together, and for some time afterward
Unc' Billy didn't even know there was
thunderstorm. He didn't know any
thing at all. No, sir, he didn't know
anything at all. When after a long
time he did open his eyes he couldn't
think for a few minutes where he was,
He was wet, very wet, indeed. II was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Terrible Fright.
Some things we never can foresee,
And so We think will never be.
-unc' Billy Postum

Unc' Billy Postum had grown quite
used to living alone. In fact, he en-
joyed 1t. He could go and come as he
pleased. stay away for a day or two If
he wished to, and sleep as long as he
chose, with no one to say word. He
mad no cares whatever 1t was Sum-
| mer. and 1t was no trouble at all to get
plenty to eat. Happy -go-lucky and
rather lazy Is Unc' Billy Postum, and
this sort OF life just suited him. On
the whole, he was glad that OF Mrs.
Postum had turned him out Of the old
nome. Now and then he met her and
the IL children, and each time, seeing
what a lively lot of youngsters they
were, he was more glad than ever that
| he was living by himself. Mrs Postum
| was thin and looking, and she
| was inclined to be cross.
All don wonder" thought Unc' Billy
An reckon those chillun are enough to
make anybody cross. All cert'nly am
proud OF those chillun, but All couldn't
stand having them around all the time.
No. sub. All couldn't stand it. Chillun
belong with their nanny, anyway"
IL was a big tree in which Unc' Billy
was making his home. It was q strong,
sturdy tree, and the hollow in which
ne hved was not very large, Just big
| enough Ior MIN ana no more. He
sometimes wished it was not quite so
high up, especially when he was sleepy
and had full stomach and didn't feel
like climbing. But once in it, he always
felt safe, and that was a comfort.
"Nothin' ever can happen to me in
here" he often said to himself.
Z one afternoon in Midsummer he
awakened to find it SO dark that he
thought evening had come and it was
time to get up and go look for his din
ner. Then he heard long, deep rum
BILE and knew that a thunderstorm was
coming and that this was what made
1t so dark. He stirred uneasily. Then
he went to his doorway to look out.
Rain was beginning to fall, and pres
emily 1t was coming down in sheets.
| Unc' Billy was glad he was In such a
dry, comfortable place.
| "OP Mother Nature must have pulled
the strings on all the clouds at once
and let the water fall" he muttered.
"Ah reckon All don't go out To- a while
yet"
He went back to bed and curled I'D,
but the feeling of uneasiness grew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
"BONERS"
Humorous Tid-Bits From
School Papers.

CASSIUS WAS A VILE SELFISH
MAN WHO WAS ALWAYS DOING
HIS BEST TO MAKE HIS OWN ENDS
MEET.
Gareth rode along a high cliff and
fell into the jaws of yawning abbess.
A sphere is two hemispheres stuck
together.
An agrarian Is a meat eater.
Three times when animals spoke to
people in the Bible are when the snake
spoke to Eve in the garden, when the
ass spoke to Balaam, and when the
Whale spoke to Jonah and said, Almost
thou persuadest me to be Christian"
Bacon said that where there is no
love, talk is but twinkling of symbols.
What is heredity? It means if your
grandfather didn't have any children,
then your father probably wouldn't have
had any, and neither would you, prob
ably.
An important invention of the Re-
naissance was the circulation of the
blood.
Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Artichokes in Casserole.

Select large, smooth artichokes,
scrape the tubers and drop at once
into cold water to keep them from
turning dark Drain, pack into cas-
serole, sprinkle with salt and pepper,
dot with butter, add no water. but
cover, and bake in a moderately hot
oven for about so minutes, or until
the artichokes are tender. Serve in
the casserole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Onions and Peanuts.

Skin six medium sized onions, cook
them In boiling sailed water until ten
der, drain, then slice. Make a sauce
with one tablespoonful of melted butter
or other fat, one tablespoonful of -four,
one cupful of milk and half a tea
spoonful Of salt. In a creased baking
dish place a layer of the onions, cover
with one cupful of ground peanuts and
sauce and continue until all are used
Cover the top with one cupful of but
tered bread crumbs and bake in a
moderate oven for about 20 minutes,
or until the crumbs are a golden
brown. Serve from the baking dish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

The separate satin crepe blouse ln
eggshell shade is tremendously smart
this season worn with q black trans
parent velvet skirt. ~
Look at its youthful neckline. The.
hips are smoothly fitted through pin
tuckS. 80
And simple to make! Well, I guess
you'll be so delighted, you'll Immediately
want to make another The saving in
cost, too, will help you keep within
your budget. =
It's demurely fiattering for more
dressy afternoon wear fashioned Of
white printed georgette crepe with dots
of metal embroidery.
It's charming, of course, in fiat crep&
silk and in fine weave jersey. :,
Style No. 1923 is designed for sizes
a., Is, ID, 20 years; 50, 80 and 90
inch bust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Rice and Corn Mullins.

Sift two cupfuls of cornmeal with one
tablespoonful of sugar, half teaspoon
full of salt and two and one-half tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder. Mix one
cupful of cooked rice with two cupfuls
of sweet milk, one well beaten egg and
one tablespoonful of fat. Then add the
meal and the other dry ingredients.
Bake the mixture In well creased muffin
mullins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Handwriting
What It May Reveal.
nv ARVW nnrn ARnrNw nUw
By MILDRED MOCKABEE

@< 1 10y ~
LIZ -r1~-~~~@
TIME large upper loop of the "k''
used by this writer Is Of especial
interest. Her other upper loops
Il are small, suggesting lack Of
imagination and great practi-
cality The *" however, gives us an
entirely different insight into her char
acter. From it we may judge her to be
a very unusual person. She apparently
would never subscribe to conventional
or ordinary ideas. She would seem to
demand different things and would want
to be different" herself. 1t may be
that at times she goes to extremes in
order to create this atmosphere. Pos
sibly very modernistic ideas of decora-
ton would be found in her home. In
dress she would probably tend to wear
very extreme styles. The popular mode
would never be patronized by her.
The large, rounded loops of her "p'S"
suggest a lovable nature that may be
slightly tinged with jealousy. Having
a very strong regard for her friends,
she might sometimes fear that this
regard might not be returned in its
fullest extent. Instead of leaving
things to a natural course, she might
perhaps show her fear or jealousy
This would possibly only result in a
real arrangement
She would not seem to care for a
quiet, detached life. Country or subur-
ban living would bore her She could
never apparently be content without
the light and hustle of q city. She
would want to spend her time in the
midst of the crowds, mixing with them.
People would appear to have a great
fascination for her, interesting her more
than books. She would not tire Of see
ing and wondering about the many
faces and the lives behind them It
might be that she would become inter-
ested in some type of social service
work, where she could come in close
contact with many lives.
Note-AnGlysis OF handwriting Is not
pestiodtors, but all agree it Is Interesting
dbope feature In that spirit
II you Dish to have your Drftin0
dndlvSed. send a sample to Miss Mockd-
bee. care OF The Star, along NTH a
2-cent stamp. II mill be either inter
preted in this column or voU toiH YeceiUe
handwriting analysts chart Witch you
DH hHS an interesting study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Date or Fig Filling.

This filling may be spread between
the layers of any kind Of cake. Take
two cupfuls of dates or flgs and run
through a food chopper. Add half q
cupful Of powdered sugar. two table
spoonfuls of lemon Juice and half cup
full Of beaten cream. Mix the ingredi-
ents and spread On the cake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
NANCY PAGE
Nancy Gets Volunteer
Guards for Susan.
By FLORENCE LA GANKE.
By FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Nancy had seen too many cases of
jealous children not to realize what
she must guard against when she
brought Sister Susan home to Peter
and Cousin Joan.
When a child has been the favored
person to whom stories have been told,
whose hurts have been cured and whose
affection has been returned, it is most
difficult for that child to see a new
and helpless little baby come into the
home and walk away with all the ia
vorS which used to be given to him.
Joan and Peter came to the hospital
to see Nancy. The new little baby was
brought in and Nancy told how help
less it was.
This little girl needs somebody to
see that she Is covered up, somebody
to guard her when she lies on the bed
or sits in her carriage. She doesn't
know thing about people. She doesn't
know what will hurt her and what
won't"
do you suppose, children, that you
could be her hands and feet, her body
guard until she Is old enough to look
out for herself? I suppose there will
be times when I will be the only per-
son who can keep her from crying or
make her comfortable. But I think
you could spare me to do things like
that for this helpless little mite, don't
you?"
She looked anxiously at Peter as she
spoke. "Of course, Mommie. I bet
other kids don't have a little baby
sister. I'll bet I could let them come
in to see her and charge money, too,
don't you? I could scare away the
dogs and tell the milkman to be quiet
when she sleeps. Sure, I'll help"
Nancy smiled her thanks into her
young sons eyes and only hoped her
smile did not betray her amusement
and her pride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Evening Necklines Are Low Cut
BY MARY MARSHALL.
RESSNAKERS propose but In
the end women dispose, and
the truth Of this statement is
apparent in a number of re-

the end women dispose, and
the truth Of this statement is
apparent in a number Of re-
cent fashion developments.
One might, for example, cite black,
For very good reasons, no doubt, the
dressmakers here and abroad had made
I'D their minds to persuade women to
wear colors this season instead Of black.
Very dark browns and greens and vine
tones were offered as substitutes for
black. and bright colors were empha-
sized for street as well as indoor wear.
And. of course, oolors have been used
more plentifully. But in the opinion
of many well dressed women PACK Is
still extremely smart, and black mats
black suits, black coats, are almost as
generally worn as ever.
Then there was much talk about
higher necklines for evening ana ABOUT
covered shoulders, and yet as fashions
have developed evening necklineS are
inst az low as ever. The point seems
to be this-that for a great many eve
ming occasions women are wearing
dresses of the Sunday night sort, cut
usually no lower than an afternoon
dress. But for really formal occasions
necklines are decidedly low. II you
are going to wear a low-cut dress, you
might as we'll wear one that is low
enough to be really smart.
pretty trick is to fasten the straps
of the evening dress with buckles, back
or front. where they attach to the dress.
Brooches, If you can get them IN pairs,
NAV also be used, and the effect Is
most charming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
N A T Il r E. S
C. IL ID r E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.

CLXIX.
Garden Snail.
n YEVER look down upon the snail
N as a slow creature. Besides
being a traveller of note, he Is
L by far one Of the most inter-
esting animals in the world.
He can be as Independent as he wishes
he carries his home on his back, and
can go where he will. He is a stunt
performer, too. In a flash he is able
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

When I was a
young girl it was
an appalling job
to pack for even a
small trip. Your
starched petticoats
got rumpled, your
stir starched shirt
waists had to BE-
stuffed out with
tissue paper, your
skirts and coats
were unfit to wear
after a overnight
%raip twin Won
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit Oatmeal with Cream
Baked Beans Pepper Relish
Boiled FTankfurtS
Hot Brown Bread Coffee
DINNER.
Cream of Celery Soup
Crown Roast of Pork, Brown Gravy
Stuffed Celery Radishes
Diced Potatoes Dreamed Turnip
Sweet Pepper Salad
Banada Pudding Coffee
SUPPER.
Cream Lobster with Peas
Ice-Box Rolls
Pineapple Short Cake Tea
HOT BROWN BREAD.
One cupful molasses, one cup
full white -four, two cupfuls milk,
one teaspoonful soda, enough
cornmeal to thicken batter to the
thickness of cake batter. Put in
5-pound lard pail and steam 8
hours. One-half cup raiSinS may
be added. Serve while hot.
SWEET PEPPER SALAD.
Soften two teaspoonfuls gela-
tin in two tablespoonful water,
add eight tablespoonfuls boiling
water and stir until dissolved.
Add one cup ginger ale. the
strained juice of one small lemon
and four tablespoonful chopped
sweet peppers. turn into small
wet molds and place on ice.
When firm unmold in nests of
lettuce leaves and serve with
cooked dressing.
LOBSTER WITH PEAS.
Cook two tablespoonfuls but
ter and the same of flour to a
cream. Add one cupful rich
milk, salt and paprika and a
teaspoonful lemon juice. Beat
until foamy, then add one and
one-half cupfulS lobster meat
coarsely chopped. Cover and
cook 4 minutes.
Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

the sides so that the angles Of your
jaws are covered. A fluffy frame OF
hair about your face will make 1t seem
less broad; bring the ringlets forward
on your cheeks. LOIS LEEDS.
(CopyriRht 1871