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Evening star., 1931-12-24
DLD l. AA'AA ~ OAsALO ". Burgess

Think" said OF Mrs. Poesum, "of
all the dangers the poor darlings will
have to face with no one to tell them
what to do or not to do" She signed
dolefully.
"Foolishness; all foolishnes," de-
clared Unc' Billy. mo one told yo'
what to do, and if yo' ask me 1t is high
time they-all were learning"
That very day another was missing.
And so 1t went until only Runty was
left, and even he was really out in the
Great World, only he had chosen to
i've IN the same part of the Green For
est that his father and mother lived.
He didn't live with them, but he saw
them often.
And so one by one and two by two
the Young PossunS went out into the
Great World and most of them Unc'
Billy and Mrs. PoSsum saw no more.
Yet, If the truth be known, they were
not even missed after day or two. It
was relief to be free of worry and
care. So 1t is when children heed the
call OF the Great World, as heed 1t they
must II they are going to make places
Tor themselves. And who would have
1t otherwise?
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-24
Modesty Pieces of Fine Material
BY MARY MARSHALL.

w YAY back in the eighteenth
a century they called these
wv dainty accessories Of lace or
Y Y fine linen "modGsty" pieces
and now that s~ss .--"e been
revived in present day id.~@3nS the
simple old designation Is still used.
Modesty pieces or simple modesties
came as natural outcome of the fash
ion for deep v necklincs, which are
Usually more becoming than shorter
VS. and which give an effect Of slender
ness that is not possible with a more
abrupt neckline. If m0deSty piece
is to be added to the costume the V
opening Of the dress may pe decidedly
low without giving a glimpse OF ones
slip or bandeau.
MANY of the new wool dresses are
made with these dainty additions, but
sometimes a dress designed to be worn
without one is improved if one is added
If YOU are rather short and rather
plump you may find that V neckline!
which would otherwise be much toe
deep may be worn with the addition
If these lace or lingerie additions.
You can buy these accessories ready
made or you can make them yourself
But remember that they should be madl
If fine material, lace, fine linen, mu.
or organdie. The new idea is to make
them in square shapes, arranging the
lace or embroidery along enc side where
it will be seen at the V opening anc
finishing the other side of the square
With q fine rolled hem and an edgins
of fine lace. This of course does no
show but it does give sense of dainti-
ness that appeals to the well dressed
woman.
Evening star., 1931-12-24

Soon or late to all the little people of
the Green Meadows and the Green For
est comes the call Of the Great World.
Most Of them hear it and heed it with
out realizing what it is or what it
means With no intention of doing so,
they wander away from home and par
ents and do not come back The Great
World has called them and they are
answering it, but do not know it.
1t was just this way with Unc' Billy
Possum's big family. You remember
that in the Spring he had to give up
his comfortable home in a hollow tree
to Mrs Possum and their IL children.
There hadn't been room for Unc' Billy,
too. All Summer Mrs. PosSum had kept
the family together and had worn her
self to skin and bones feeding those
over them. Now, however, they were
big enough to hunt their own food, and
the Great World was beginning to call
to them.
They didn't all hear and answer that
call at the same time. Goodness, no!
The first one to heed it wasn't even
missed when he failed to return. There
were so many of them that Of Mrs
Possum didn't count noses, and so she
didn't notice that this one did not re-
turn with the rest of them to sleep the
day away in their now crowded home.
Two mornings later another was miss
ing, and the next night two more wan
dered away. Then Mrs. Possum took
notice. She counted noses and found
only eight.
Something done happen to these
missing children" she worried.
Unc' Billy shook his head. He had
that very night run across the trail OF
two of them.
Don't worry" said he. They-all
have just gone out to make q
Evening star., 1931-12-24
Your Baby and Mine
Cod Liver Oil as Treat.
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED


With the discovery many years ago
that cod liver, oil was a cure for rickets,
that prevalent nutritional ailment of
infancy, its administration became a
mothers daily duty from the third
month of baby's life up to his second
year.
1t Is common assumption of the
uninitiated that babies will eat or drink
anything. It is argued that their senses
Of both taste and smell are undeveloped
and likewise their powers of discrimi-
nation.
But for three months of his life the
baby is fed only food of a certain con-
SiStency, flavor and texture, and any
thing thicker, more f1avorful, or even
! warmer is open to suspicion and re-
, fusal.
In addition, baby is far from in
sensible, especially as he grows older,
| to that all-important psychic element,
| his mothers attitude Her slightly
wrinkled nose, the coaxing tone she as
sumeS as she approaches with this
spoonful of strange liquid, is suficient
| to put baby on the defensive. Now
what is she up TOP" may be an inarticu-
late but nevertheless potent query.
1t remains for the mother to sternly
! squelch any disposition to be "sniffy"
about cod liver oil. She must assume
that bright, alert, expression which is
so natural to her when she offers the
baby something simply marvellous
| The digestion of the oil may be af-
| fected adversely if the mother offers
baby the maximum dose all at once
Fat is always difficult and slow of
! digestion. If baby's stomach is Of
Tended and upset the first time this
fluid is offered, its future successful ad-
miinstration is doubtful 1t is better to
begin with but few drops, adding a
drop each day until the maximum
amount of two to three teaspoonfuls is
reached
Irradiated oils have, in a measure
superseded plain cod liver oil. This
product is a bland OIL subjected to
ultra violet rays until its vitamin D
potency is $50 times that of plain oil
1t does not contain vitamin A as does
plain cod liver oil, and at the present
writing its dosages are still in a state
OF f1ux. If the mother decides to use
one of these instead of plain, cod liver
oil, she should ask the advice OF he,
doctor. Unlike cod liver oil, which ir
InA &c qudIllltlcS IlllSilJ SlCken Cfle cnllQ
but otherwise would not affect hin
seriously, these are capable of being in
juriously overdosed. The mother ha,
no right to attempt to figure dosage.
of any drug
There are more ways than one O.
Turing the infant to swallow his irradi.
ated oil. for such small doses can bt
masked in fruit Juice or put right with
the bottle formula. Plain cod liver OF
when offered in this manner may leac
the baby, if sickened, to turn agains-
both the oil and the essential foods IL
which 1t was served. The best result.
are obtained when the mother start
with tiny doses of the plain oil ane
offers these with so glad a countenanc,
that her little victim is certain this i
a treat. There are babies with whom
these methods are SO highly successful
that instead of bowling at the sight O.
the cod liver oil bottle, they howl for it
Evening star., 1931-12-24
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

self as you grow older. A plump face
is sign of youth, and you would not
look well with thin face and beauti-
ful, tall we'll proportioned figure Take
an active interest in outdoor sports and
forget your face. LOIS LEEDS.
Muddy Skin.
Dear Miss Lcecs: What treatment Ii
good for muddy looking skin with en-
!arged pores and blackheads? MY face
is full OF tiny blackheads, which
squeeze out occasionally. but it leaves
the pores larger. My skin looks coarse
and shiny. and it never feels clean, even
after wash it with soap and water.
MRS. S. C. NJ
AnsWer.-At bedtime, after washing
your face with soap and water, steam
u with hct towels. Repeat the hot ap-
pllcation three or four times, then bathe
the skin for several minutes with warm
borlc acid solution and press out the
blackheadS with a comeGo extractor.
Apply another hot towel or two and
blot the skin dry. Now massage the
lace Tor several minutes with a good
tissue cream or an oily massage cream.
use light patterlng movement with
the hngertlpS. Remove the excess
cream and squeeze out pad OF abb
scrbent cotton in witch-hazel and pat
the face briskly for a few seconds. Dry
the skin and apply the following lotion
and allow it to dry on the skin: One
tesspoonful precipitated sulphur. four
ounces rcSe-Water. two ounces calcium
water. Shake we'll before using each
tlme. Apply with clean pad Of alb
sorbent cotton In the morning wash
the face with soap and water. Rinse
we'll and dry with a Turkish towel. us
ing little friction. Apply a mild as
tringent and finish the n ake-up Once
week give your face thorough facial
treatment, using a bleaching and re-
fining facial pack. Watch for nv talk
on this particular type of facial pack
for coarse skin with enlarged pores and
b!ackheaoS. LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1931-12-24
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

This afternoon me and Sid Hunt
started to take a wawk and the ferst
thing we knew Sids kid brother Bert
was following us, me saying, Ow heck
| cant We ever get rid of that kid?
Watch me scare him, Sid said, and
he turned around, saying, If you don't
| go rite back home I'm going to write to
SANITY Claws about you and when he
| comes around Christmas eve he'll Just
act as if he never herd of you.
o yeah? Bert said.
Proving how much he bleeved in
Sanity Claws, and he kepp on following
us, Sid saying to me, The trouble with
| kids is nowadays they think they know
| too much, good mite imagine us at his
age saying o yeah about Sanity Claws.
And after while we came to a Sali-
| vation Army Sanity Claws ringing bell
| alongside Of. a wooden chimminy for
| people to drop money in. and I gave
Sid poke with my elbo to give him a
ideer and he Winked at me and went
up to the Sanity Claws saying, Hay
Sanity Claws, here's a little kid says o
yeah about you, he don't bleeve there
| is any such person.
What, little boy that don't bleeve
in Sanity Claws, how terrible, RELY
don't think III put anything in his
stocking, just to teach him lesson, the
| Sanity Claws said
Being thin Sanity Claws with a
artificial stummick, and he looked at
| Bert with fearse expression, and Bert
said, Well if you're Sanity Claws whose
| that little fat Sanity Claws in frunt of
| the bank?
That's me too, can take any shape
| I wunt to, the Sanity Claws said, and
| Bert said Well whose that CRATE big
Sanity Claws with a beard and no mus
tash up on the avenue?
That's me, the Sanity Claws said. I'm
| a magician and I can be in SO or a
hunderd places all at the same time if
| feel like it, he said.
o yeah? Bert said
Proving what was use, and we kepp
on wawking and let him follow us if
he wunted to.
Wich he did
Evening star., 1931-12-24

antennae. six strong legs and mighty
Jaws. He has mustache and COM
pound eyes. Shothole beetles are only
lilo inch long and are blunt at either
end.
After flying about, the female beetle
meets her mate and she begins to look
about for tired looking tree in which
to bore her entrance hall. Just above
slight projection on a branch or tWig
the mother begins here boring. She
cuts short tunnel about two inches
long and running in the same direction
with the branch. On either side of her
tunnel she makes inches in which to
place her wee eggs. Soon the tiny
white babies hatch and start their
own tunnels toward the bark of the
tree. They 60 in the opposite direc-
ton from the parent tunnel. Their
galleries are from two to four inches
long and get wider as the baby increases
in girth.
In removing bark from the tree you
will see the many tunnels made by these
little workers. Here their story is
written for you to read. One baby
beetle tunneled into the hall of her
busy sister, and other industrious work
ers found themselves meeting their kin
lace TO lace. Wnen this happened. the
meeting was fatal. They must have
disputed the right of way and could
not decide the matter peaceably.
There are from one to three genera
| tions a year in the colder climates and
more in the South. There are a few
instances In which these beetles were SC
abundant that tree died. AS rule
the tree used by these beetles is not
a healthy one. Old branches which
drop off should be burned, and if the
tree is badly affected, it is best to re-
move 1t and it's inhabitants.
In this family Of engraver beetles
as they are called, there are a few
husbands who turn to and give a
helping hand n the excavating How
ever, these are the exceptional cases
and the women of the family are the
real home builders.
| fCopyright 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-24

sirup, little Sausages, coffee, baked
apples.
Welsh rarebit, picalilli toast triangles,
orange and green pepper salad.
Assorted cold meat and cheese, rye
bread. nuts and raisins, coffee.
Waffles with chicken la king, april
cot whip and pfeffernusse.
Escalloped oysters and cornbread
sticks, fruit cup and fruit cake.
The chef salad was a favorite in any
town where fresh vegetables could be
procured in the market in the Winter
time
Nancy used large amounts of shred
ded lettuce, tomatoes peeled and cut
into sixths, sliced cucumbers, sliced
radiShes, slivers of green peppers, wafer
Evening star., 1931-12-24

SOMETHING DONE HAPPEN TO
THESE MISSING CHILDREN" SHE
WORRIED.
place to themselves in the great
World, and All reckon the rest will be
going befo' long. Looks to me like
they-all are big enough to be looking
out TO- themselves and not depending
on we-uns to look out TO them. All
reckon yo' haven't had one lii minute
to yo'self since those lii rascals were
bo'n.'
or Mrs. Possum admitted that this
was true and that she was about worn
out.
"Yo' look it." declared Unc' Billy, who
himself was fat and sleek. "Yo' sholy
do look poly, and All reckon the sooner
yo' get rid Of family cares the better fo'
all hands. No III Possum can grow up
unless yo' let it grow up, and feeding
it and watching over it all the time
isn't letting it grow up, no matter how
big it gets. Yo' done raise fine, big
family, and All cert'nly am proud OF
those young Possums, but it Is time
now TO- them to make their own way
and TO- you to have rest and enough
food to put some hesh on 20 bones"
Evening star., 1931-12-24
Bread Pudding.

scald two cupfuls Of milk, add one
tablespoonful of butter and one cupful
OF dry bread broken into pieces. Let
this mixture cool, add one egg slightly
beaten with two tablespoonfuls of
honey, half a teaspoonful of salt and
the gratings Of an orange rind Empty
into buttered and Toured baking dish.
Bake in medium heat until firm and
set. Remove and cover the top with
marmalade, then layer Of marshmal-
low, and return to the oven to bake
until very light brown.
Evening star., 1931-12-24
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

Flaring sleeves, frightened at the
wrists are interesting feature of a
jacket-like woolen dress in Spanish tile
shade.
The bodice is cut on slightly fitted
basque lines. Brown wooden buttons
give double-breaSted effect. The
revers are of plain brown wooden. Note
the snappy partial belt and the slender
gored skirt.
Style No. 2514 may be had in sizes
-, IA, 16, 18, 20 years, SO and 38 inches
bust.
Size 16 requires yards 54-inch, with
"a yard 35-inch contrasting.
A very smart idea you'll like that's
rather sporty is to make the skirt
Of brown diagonal woolen and the
Evening star., 1931-12-24
Ways to Make Christmas Merry
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

row, not alone in winding up the pre-
Christmas affairs to the best Of our
ability but by letting the wonderful
spirit Of Christmas get into our souls.
If we will but do this, we and all who
come in contact with us will feel the
merrier for the happiness we radiate.
Dismiss reflections Of those disturbing
might have beens" which are like bad
fairies in our minds. Rather let us
welcome the spirit of the Christ Child
with it's joyousness, kindness and its
radiance typifled by the lighted candles
Let every one who meets us feel some
thing of this bouyant overflow from our
truly Merry Christmas" attitude.
Evening star., 1931-12-24

baters.
Now 81, bald
and lanky, he has
demonstrated that
he still has his old
ability as an Or
ator. A man able
to bring members
of Congress to
their feet cheer
ing as he did the
other day must be
rated pretty high.
The occa S i on
was his reply to
the charges by
M c F. a d d en- of
Pennsylvania In
volving President
Hoov err 8 mora
torium on war det
Evening star., 1931-12-24
NANCY PACE
Chef Salad Made by Lady
Cooks, Too.
BY FLORENCE LA GANXE.

In planning club refreshments for the
holidays Nancy and Lois used ingenuity
They said, Guests will be surfeited
with sweet things. Why do we have
to serve ice creams and sweet salads
with candies and rich, hot chocolate?
Let's think of some menus that have
zest and tang.
Here are few they worked out:
Chef salad. toasted Scones hot mince-
meat turnovers. cheese and coffee.
Fried cornmeal mush with maple
Evening star., 1931-12-24
DAILY DIET RECIPE
CREAMY LEMON SAUCE

CREAMY LEMON SAUCE
Butter, one-fourth cup.
Powdered sugar, one-half cup.
Lemon juice, one-half table
spoon.
Grated rind Of one-half lemon.
SERVES 4 OR s PORTIONS.
Cream butter, add sugar grad
uallly while beating constantly.
Then add grated lemon rind,
heat over hot water, beat thor
oughly until creamy. Should be
served slightly warm as q liquid
sauce. Add lemon juice just be-
fore serving.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes much fuel or fat
making quality in the butter and
sugar. Butter and lemon juice
furnish lime, iron, vitamins A, B
and C. Useful in diet to gain
weight. Can be eaten in mod
Grafton by children IL years and
over and by adults of normal di-
gestion who are Of average or
under weight.
Evening star., 1931-12-24

EAR MISS bride q anxious
tions for me- First how can avoid nasgng my husband
- let him walk should
help the for home? My husband wishes TO-
should friends?
Fifth should always askhm when later
little bride is to put
pride feel that stand
your rights afraid Of giving husband Marriage isn't an
you happiness by trying make husband
happy Put his and before your Do every
peaceful that
likes back in the evening.
THE simplicity itself Just don't do it. Make
to tell husband thlng
and hsping old grievance Just forget It,
you go depends al
together how much husband makes
yourself
girls who need work think is chiyalrous
husbands able 10
the jobs for those who need them
MOST emphacay hold when
two to make and will control hght
without the wounds being
dealt that take heal None OF us ever regret he Who lss
we didn't to those we love-
husband has the right to out
if asks
other
of keeping husband equal to leaving the door on the a
DOROTHY DIX.
NEAR with most people? Some
~ it 40 Is this true? MRS E.
individual With
generally speaking
to around
suddenly realize that they
bit OF romance
tan middle do fool things that they spend the
balance of their lives DOROIHY DlA
Evening star., 1931-12-24

Beedy was picked by the leaders to
set things right.
It was no impromptu affair-Beedy's
reply. He carefully prepared his speech,
Not in the chamber himself during NC
Fadden's speech, he sent a rush order
to the Government printer for a proof
of the address 1t was sent to him that
night. He read it twice.
Evening star., 1931-12-24
WHITE FRUIT CAKE.

Cream one cup sugar and one
half cup butter, add two eggs,
one cup buttermilk and -four
enough to make a stiff batter,
sifted with one teaspoonful each
soda and baking powder. Flavor
with lemon extract and lastly mix
in lightly one cup chopped and
seeded raisins dredged with -four.
Copyright, 1931)
Evening star., 1931-12-24
My Neighbor Says:

If the little rings attached to
the top of Christmas tree orna-
ments become detached, drop a
bit of hot sealing wax on top of
ornament and insert ring while
wax is still hot.
Baste turkey every IS minutes
while it is baking. The more
often bird is basted, the more
tender it will be.
If the electric lights on your
Christmas tree do not light, one
of the sockets may be loose. An
electrician will quickly remedy
this.
Pineapple, colored green and
pink, makes a pretty decoration
for your Christmas cakes.
tCopyrisht, lss1)
Evening star., 1931-12-24
Sauer Kaut and Ham

Put an inch-thick layer Of sauer
kraut into a buttered baking dish.
Cover with pieces Of lard, peeled apples
quartered, and sprinkle with hashed
ham. Then repeat with a last layer
of sauer kraut Add water to cover
and pour a pint of sour cream over ALL
Bake slowly for two and one-half hours
in a moderate oven. Serve potato salad
made with tomatoes or cucumbers.
Evening star., 1931-12-24
N A T u r E S
CH IL ID r E n
BY LILLIAN cox ATNRY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
BARK BEETLE.
ScOlytus Rugulosus.


~ EEP your fruit trees healthy or
Il the beetles will be sure to find
n the sick ones. If your tree
i y branches or the trunks show
small "shot-holes" it is a sure
indication that these beetles are domi-
ciled within. Some times sawdust will
be seen at the opening of the doorway.
As rule Mrs. Bark Beetle tries to
keep this tell-tale evidence cleared
away.
The tree deprived of the sap will
show by the yellowing and whiting
leaves that she is the victim of this
little rogue. Apple, peach, plum,
ounce and many other trees are the
favorite home sites.
These beetles are natives of Europe,
but they have come over to this coun-
try and established large, flourishing
families. During the Winter the beetle
babies are working away at tunnel
making. They are a pinkish white and
have very soft bodies. Their Jaws are
very sharp. They look a little hump
shouldered. In the early Spring they
take rest and change into the grown
beetle.
Along about June and July, YOU can
see the grown beetle emerge from his
doorway and fly away. His wings are
strong and get him about quickly. He
Is dressed In black with olub-tipped
Evening star., 1931-12-24

day. Since nothing can be done about
these matters, it only makes one miser-
able, and all those who catch the spirit
when she dWellS on them. So for the
sake Of ones own happiness, as well as
that of the family, these disturbing
contemplations should be thrust from
the remembrance. There is plenty Of
time to hug them back again after the
day is over, should any one want to
recall them.
On this day before Christmas it is
important to realize that the holiday
means something apart from the ex-
change Of presents. There is deep
spiritual significance back of the giving
of gifts. This is destroyed exactly in
proportion to the annoyance felt, what
ever the cause for the bothersome
thoughts. No one can be disgruntled
and merry at one and the same time,
and the words Merry Christmas" are a
farce unless they mean what they say.
So today let us get ready for tomor-
Evening star., 1931-12-24
"BONERS"
Humorous Tid.Bits From
School Papers.

BEFORE THE AUSTRALIAN BAL
LOT THE CANDIDATES WERE ALI
DIFFERENT SIZES, SHAPES AND
COLORS.
In the West the farming is done
mostly by irritating the land.
If the air contains more than 100
carbolic acid, it IS very dangerous tc
health.
VenizeloS are the members OF the
Greek cabinet who resigned.
A skeleton is a man or person with
out meat or skin.
Capital punishment should not be
used too frequently In schools.
The Sirens were mermaids who in.
habited the sea and tried to get sailors
to come to them when they passed by
In ships. They made enchanting music
with sirens.
{Copyripht. 1QS11
Evening star., 1931-12-24
FRUIT CUP.

Cut canned pineapple into
small cubes, add an equal guam
tity of grapefruit pulp and place
in small glass cups. Pour two
tablespoonfuls of maple sirup
over each serving, sprinkle with
chopped nut meats and chill
near the ice.
Evening star., 1931-12-24

American cars, each with capacity
of 40 passengers, have just been In
stalled on the incline railway connect
ing the upper and lower levels Of Bahia
Brazil, and make the ascent or descent
of nearly 500 feet in As seconds.
Evening star., 1931-12-24
Wants to Reduce Face.

Dear Miss Leeds: l am IT years old
and weigh l40 pounds. 1 am feet 6
inches tall How can I reduce a fat
face? MISS LILY c.
Answer-You are about 10 pounds
overweight Under the circumstances
it is better for you to be few pounds