davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15
APRON


This weeks pattern uIves N
new apron. II you want u,
send your stamped. self-ad-
dressed envelope 60 Mary Mar
shall, care Of this paper and
Il will be sent 70 you. That
In. the pattern diagram Tor u
will be sent Go YOU And from
that you can make the new
apron. From that and from .
little materlaI--ehIntx or ger.
Gale or linen, In two contrast
Ing eolors or patterns.
From the requests we get for
aprons. nobody ever seems 20
have enough Of them. But
aprons nowadays must be prac-
tIcaI rs we'll a. pretty This
me is both.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15

at a friends apartment the other
day. The hostess and her house
guests both wore pajama cos
tunes. l am planning TO give a
bridge luncheon at my home,
which is. however. a suburban
house. not an apartment. 1T oc.
CURED to me that perhaps that
would make a difference, and that
pajamas would look out OF place
in my house" So wrote another
puzzled correspondent.
The Right Slippers
There is no good reason for
drawing q distinction here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15

Don't forget linen lace. You
will hear much about it-quite as
much no doubt as you heard
about wool lace last autumn. You
will see IL I'm a variety of pastel
tones-but more often Am white
or cream. used for afternoon and
evening dresses or the more sum
merry sort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
Catching-Up Jobs to Be Enjoyed.
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

secured and placed with the article or
garment to be repaired. On the, day
when any sort Of physical exertion
seems appalling, to sit quietly IN
chair and sew, with perhaps glass OF
iced tea to hand seems almo% q
pleasure.
The rearranging of supply boxes con-
tanning ribbons, notions, lace, etc.. Is a
catching-up job that beckons many a
homemaker who is too busy to answer
the summons when more important
work is calling on cool days. But when
the holiday jobs are being considered,
this is one that will aid considerably In
the running of the household ma
chinery when it Is accomplished.
Letters that no longer need clutter
the pigeonholes Of a desk can supply
another "catching-up" job. Some
times they have accumulated to such
an extent that they delay ones progress
every time the desk Is used, yet the
moment for sorting them has never
seemed to come. This matter Of a few
moments time Is a pleasant and i'm
portant item in the list Of hot weather
tasks.
A tried and practical method to
make the most Of time devoted to such
tasks is to list them as they come to
mind, so that there is no delay IN try
ing to recall what 1t was one thought
of day before yesterday that would be
so nice to sit down and do on hot
day. Memory may play tricks, but can
easily be logged" If the item has been
noted with pencil on pad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Night Policeman Warns Mothers of Danger of
Letting Daughters Run Loose.

NEAR DIX a policeman
- population and therefore Of the dongs Of the
this bound misery
the had neither night
those Is it possible that their mothers
spanked hard Perhaps
something mothers *
Something spanking
mothers who let their little silly
young girls boiling
the Gilbert Sullivan make the
punishment fit the crime
in
their daughters IN the knowledge
the pity Of It, tragedy senseless
unnecessary
WHEN a young
w indifferent that
trouble to incucate good principles in her.
modest She
to be loved peed
which
and that long mistress Of herself she
THE control her daughter and
that she does
time girls life the time
when she needs mothers hand her and mothers wisdom
to guide her.
can't keep their chndren from doing peoples
that Smith Sadie Jones and
let Floras the Well then,
mothers together organize girls protective
all the girls that they their
county hands
rule their children they had backbone enough TO- assert themselves
and fight it out with headstong youngsters DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09

Dear Miss Leedsi I am o constant
reader Of your column and do hope
you will help me solve my problems.
"a How can get rid OF enlarged
pores on my nose permanently? Do
you think that vanishing cream causes
them and II so could you suggest a
suitable powder base that will not
look greasy, as my nose becomes shiny
short time after powdered.
CD How can I bring the natural color
back to my cheeks?
(3) How can get rid Of warts on
my fingers? BLONDY.
Answer-G) For a skin which is
inclined to be somewhat oily and have
large pores the only way to keep them
away permanently Is by eternal vigil
ance. 1t Is impossible to rid the skin
Of them just once and then be sure
they are gone forever
Thorough cleansing at bedtime Is the
first step in the campaign against en-
larged pores. Pure CASTLE soap and
warm water may be worked into a
rich lather and rubbed gently over the
face. Rinse several times in clear tepid
water and then in cold water. Dry
Will oOAL, CAcdu COWel ana Lnen pat
on little of the following lotion and
allow it to dry on the skin: Tincture
Of quillaja. 80 grains; rose water, 4
ounces; tincture of benzoin, l tea
spoonful; essence of lavender, 20 drops.
Mix well. Keep the lotion in a handy
bottle to be used after washing the
face and after a facial massage with
cream. II 1t proves too strong fer your
skin dilute 1t with more rose water.
Any cream containing wax Is unsuited
to a skin with large pores as the wax
tends to clog further the already over
loaded pores. AS many creams con-
tain this ingredient it may be that you
have been using that kind. Many with
your type OF skin like a milky lotion
as base for powder. 1t would be
good idea for you to saturate a piece
of absorbent cotton in skin tonic or an
aStringent. Pat this on the skin thor
oughly and allow it to dry before ap-
plying the foundation cream.
CD BY building up vigorous health
through outdoor exercises, correct diet
and sufficient sleep. Stimulate the
skin by applying hot and cold water
alternately when rinsing. Finally rub
with piece Of ice, first protecting the
skin with a coating Of cold cream or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
LITTLE BENNY
. BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was smoking and thinking in his
private chair, and ma sed, Well Will
yum. you may rest assured Of one thing,
little Willie Is no fortune hunter.
Meening my sister Gladdises baby,
and pop sed, That's cheering news.
You don't meen to say he has refused
to marry little Mildred whats her
name because she has q rich grand
father? he sed.
You're on the rite track, at least, ma
Sed. had him out for an airing this
afternoon and old Mr.. Shooster was
out on his frunt steps injoying the air
in rocking chair, and it struck me
as a golden opportunity to introduce
him to Willie. OF corse I dident intend
to mention anything about the ro-
mantle plans that Mrs. Shooster and
I have been discussing, because gen.
reilly men don't care to look that far
ahead, but thawt at least 1t couldent
do any harm II he met little Willie
and the would get to like each other,
she sed.
You're q scheeming woman, pop sed,
and ma sed, Not at all, but stitch in
time may save many vain regrets. Any
way, while was approaching the Shoost-
ers house I whispered to Willie that he
must be very nice to old Mr.. Shooster
because he was a very rich old gentle
man and some day he mite leeve lot
of money to. little Mildred. OF corse
Willie dident understand my words but
I'm sure he comprehended my genrel
drift, because the moment cid Mr..
ShooSter took him on his lap he showed
his resentment by taking his beard
with both his little hand, pulling with
all his little mite, as much as to say
that his private life was his own little
affair and he wasent going to cater to
anybody, rich or poor. Well Of corse.
Mr.. Shooster put him down immeeditly,
or at least as soon as he could disen-
gage himself, but before could regain
possession of him he had managed to
give Mr.. Shooster several harty kicks
on his white trouser legs, and Of corse
while there's no serious strength In his
little feet, his little shoes happened to
be quite muddy as an aftermath Of
wawking through mud puddle, so
everything considered the incident
prcberly won't leave many endearing
memories in Mr.. Shoosters recollection,
and 1 understand he has quite a reten-
tive memory. was quite put out about
it. but at the same time felt a certain
by product of relief to think that Willie
is no fortune hunter, ma sed.
And she started to do crossword
puzzle and pop shook his he'd and got
behind the sporting page.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
MeatleSS Meal as Treat

or q chop there would have been a
welcome tang to the flavor, welcome
change Of texture to the meal.
In one thing thiss vegetable plate
was intelligently planned. There was
variety of color. In other respects 1t
was stupidity prepared and planned.
Now suppose there had been creamed
onions, baked potatoes, buttered car
rots, green peas and sliced tomatoes.
That would have been a delicious din
ner Turnips, carrots and beets GER
tainly should never be served together,
all being root vegetables. And the
cream sauce added to the variety. The
onions might have been served plain,
with creamed carrots or potatoes The
tomatoes might have been fried or
scalloped to add further variety-one
baked or fried element Is decidedly
welcome. Fried parsnips or eggplant
add to a vegetable plate. So do seal
loped eggplant or scalloped potatoes.
Here are some other menus for
vegetable dinners.
Spinach, creamed onions, Lyonnaise
potatoes, carrots, fried tomatoes;
scalloped eggplant. parsley potatoes
peas, creamed caulif1ower and sliced
tomatoes. string beans, squash, cole
Slaw; buttered beets, mashed potatoes.
lima beans, fried eggplant, sliced
cucumberS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
Household Methods
BY BETSY CALLISTER.

1t would be easy to pack shoes II you
had one Of those shoe trunks to pack
ina large trunk that opened up like
a wardrobe trunk with pigeon-hole
drawers for every pair of shoes-wlth
metal frame In which to slip the card
on which is written the description OF
the shoes within. Then wide thin draw
ers beside, in which presumably one
puts stockings.
That is not the kind Of packing that
most of us have in mind-rather the
sort Of packing that means getting
everything you need to wear on your
holiday into one rather small trunk and
a hat box.
Put heavy things on the bottom
shoes. heavier sports clothes and cor
sets If you wear them.
Put. lightweight things at the top
and put tissue paper in the folds OF
crushable frocks UncruShable frocks
those of georgette, for instance
travel best if rolled smoothly and
tucked securely in place in the trunk.
Lingerie of the uncruShable sort should
also be rolled.
things they should be slipped into cot
ton shoe bags. If you are carrying
bottles Of lotions and other liquid
toilet preparations the corks should
be securely held in position by fasten-
ing them with adhesive tape.
One damp garment in the trunk
will make wrinkles in everything. So
if you have clothes just back from
the laundry be sure that they are bone
dry before putting them in your trunk.
Clothes packed in the damp atmos-
phere of the seashore or on a damp
day anywhere will be much more badly
wrinkled when unpacked than those
packed in a dry atmosphere. For this
reason make sure that everything you
pack is as dry as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09

She decided she would combine that
idea with the matrimonial sea-" And
with those two ideas she worked out
this menu:
Seasoned Tomato Juice Cocktail.
Chicken Salad In Cucumber Boats
on Iceberg Lettuce.
Clover Leaf Rolls. Briny Olives.
Fresh Red Raspberries. Cream.
Cake with Seafoam Icing.
Iced Coffee.
The tomato Juice cocktail had q bit
Of onion juice, dash Of horseradish
and lemon juice added to it after it
had been sailed to taste. Just q few
grains of sugar mellowed and smoothed
the flavor.
The cucumbers were chosen Of uni
form size. They were cut into halves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09

prove the perfection Of the glass If
these scales can be seen clearly.
When ready to make q jump the
owner of this unusual type of spring
releases the CATCH" the long tip gives
her a boost, and she gets a good
start It has a sticky, suction action
and no doubt helps the jumper steady
herself after the fight.
They are most annoying to the gar.
dener. Sightless, they jump without
any sense of direction. They often
strike you in the face. They are very
annoying to stock, but cause no disease
or damage to plants. There are a
few instances where swarms of them
attacked the plants by making tiny
punctures in the tender leaves and
staunted the growth, or, If too many
alighted upon the same plant, 1t was
killed.
Some Of these creatures live in rock
crevices, others in moist seaweed, and
one species Is white and lives in caves.
They appear and disappear quickly.
Fossil remains Of these insects show
that they have not changed in all
these years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09

PRACTICALLY all light daytime
L gloves nowadays are Of the wash
able sort. Many women do not take
advantage Of this fact, however, pre-
ferring to send their gloves to the
cleaners. But the fact that they can
be washed at home leaves one with no
excuse whatever for wearing gloves
after they have become the least bit
soiled.
Washing gloves Is really quite sim
pie matter-and drying them satisfac-
torily is easy when you have pair OF
wire glove frames, which can be bought
at any notion counter. The wash water
should be only a little more than luke
warm. Use soap freely in the water,
but do not apply directly to the gloves.
1t is a good plan to let them soak three
or four minutes before washing SO rs to
loosen the dirt. Then rub the gloves
gently in the hands or put them on the
hands and proceed as If washing the
hands.
The idea may occur to you to use a
soft brush to remove the CRIME from
badly soiled gloves, but this IS rather
bad plan as even q soft brush Will
roughen the surface of the kid or mar
the even texture Of fabric gloves.
Gloves should be rinsed once or twice
If they have been quite soiled. The
rinse water should be Of the same tenn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09

NEEATLESS meals may be most de-
AVA licious. Meatless luncheons and
meatless breakfasts are quite matter
Of course, In these days. But dinner,
too. may be meatless and delicious.
Summer is the most tempting time
for meatless dinners, just because
there are so many good, fresh vege-
tables to choose from. There is no
hardship in a meatless dinner If
asparagus and fresh, green peas and
ripe tomatoes may be served. The only
difficulty is to know where to draw the
line in choosing good vegetables.
There is an art in combining vege-
tables temptingly. Certain vegetables
go" and certain don't. Color, taste
and texture all play definite part
in the proper choice. The woman who
makes a success of vegetable dinners
understands this.
IT don't know why it is" said a
young married woman, but my Jack,
who likes vegetables better than meat,
doesn't seem to have any appetite
when we have a vegetable dinner. Yet
it was he that first suggested serving
them"
The dinner she served consisted OF
onions. turnipS, beets, carrots, pota-
toes-all boiled and served au naturel
The plate was just too tasteless for
anything. If there had been steak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
Mint Punch.

Wash in several waters enough fresh
or dried mint to make one cupful after
cutting fine. Mix 1t with the juice Of
one lime and one lemon and one tea
spoonful of mint extract, cover, and let
stand for half an hour. Heat two cup
fuls of water with one cupful Of gran
ulated sugar and one cupful of powered
sugar in a double boiler until a rich
strip, pour it over the mint. chill and
strain through dampened cheesecloth.
Add the Juice from one orange and
serve in tall glasses half filled with
chopped ice. Garnish with few mint
leaves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09

lengthwise and followed The cucum-
Der pulp which was taken out was used
with celery, fresh peas and chicken
cubes for the salad.
At serving time the mixture was
put back into the well chilled cucumber
boats. Some hostesses may want to
add tiny flags, but Nancy resisted the
impulse.
In mixing her chicken salad, she
marinated or added French dressing
to the cooked, diced meat of the
chicken and to the diced celery. She
did not add the cucumber until serving
time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
DAILY DIET RECIPE
CABBAGE FRANCAISE

Shredded cabbage, two cups;
butter, one and one-half table
spoons; salt, one-half teaspoon;
cream, four tablespoons; eggs, 2.
SERVES OR 4 PORTIONS.
Steam cabbage until tender or
add just a little water to it and
cook rapidly until tender and
water is absorbed. Add butter,
salt and cream to cooked cab
bage, heat thoroughly, then add
the well beaten eggs and turn
mixture into a buttered frying
pan, stirring until mixture Is hot
and becomes a delicate brown on
the under side. Place q hot dish
over the pan, turn out cabbage
upside down so very delicate
brown top will be on the upper
side.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes portein, fat.
fiber, lime, iron, vitamins A and
B. Can be given to children 10
years and over. Can be eaten by
normal adults of average or
under weight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
My Neighbor Says:

Always keep cheese in a veil
covered dish or it will become
dry and tasteless. If cheese is
wrapped in a cloth moistened
with vinegar it will remain moist
and retain its flavor longer.
The easiest way to wash q
bean-pot is to drop q pinch Of
soda into 1t, fill it with hot
water and put it in the oven a
couple of hours When emptied
the bottom and sides of the pot
will be as smooth as glass.
An onion, green pepper and q
tomato stewed together and put
through a sieve, then strained
and chilled and added to well
chilled mayonnaise in equal
quantity makes a delicious Rus
sian dressing.
Never put fruit Feelings directly
into an enamel sink, for the acids
in them will ruin the enamel,
making 1t rough and hard to keep
clean.
(copyright 1871
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
N A>TU r E S
C. IL II E n
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
LII.
SPRINGTAHS.


This insect has not advanced for a
million years. No larger than a speck,
No history to speak of. Never had
wings and never will. But she has a
spring at the tip Of her tail which
enables her to get where she is going
quickly, and when the spring is not
in use it fits into little hook under
her body.
There are about 800 species Of spring
tails. They live in damp places and
love to reside in greenhouses, where you
will see them swarm. Tiny creatures,
one-tenth of an inch long and some
times black. They live on the surface
Of stagnant pools or puddles and look
like specks until disturbed. Then you
are surprised at the distance they can
jump.
Some Of them are blind They have
tiny feelers. The mouth is hidden, and
food is obtained by suction. The six
legs are on the body trunk, near the
head, and the body Is covered with
scales like those of the butterfly. A
magnfying glass shows the scales to
be beautifully marked, and will also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09

may be chosen partly from the fact
that they are not too strenuous, which
lend themselves to hot weather. A
sense of accomplishment should attend
their completion, although many of
them are not in themselves of great
significance.
One can pool" lot of the small
catching-up jobs, and consider the dis
patching of them as a full days work.
Much OF the labor is in assembling
them beforehand, and, with a little
forethought this can be planned on a
cool day, A list of numerous lesser
tasks that have awaited the needle can
be "inventoried" then, and the neces-
sary button, tape or piece for patching,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
Stale Bread.

You can make use of stale bread.
Slice it thin, then place it is your
gas oven to brown quickly. You will
find it to be as , crisp and del delicious as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09

The days Of Summer do not arouse
one to feelings of initiative, but that
does not mean that nothing can be
accomplished on this account. There
are plenty of household tasks, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
NANCY PAGE
Can You Be as Cool as
Cucumber at Luncheon?
By FLORENCE LA GANKE.

1t was a hot day. Nancy was giving
shower for a friend Of hers. She
had been undecided as to what to
serve, but she made up her mind that
she would base her menu on the ira
ditional phrase, cool as a cucumber"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
~ koIS LEEDS.

else wrapping the Ice IN . piece d
soft old linen.
(O Apply cold cream In o RIM
around the warts and then touch then
with glacial acetic acid A toothpicl
with a wisp of cotton around the ii,
makes a handy applicator to dip in thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
Wash Glove Is Chosen

perature as the wash water. A little
soap added even to the last rinse water
is sometimes advised to keep the gloves
from becoming too stiff when drying.
Once rinsed, the gloves should be
gently squeezed to remove as much
water as possible and should then be put
on the wire driers. which are provided
with small hooks at the top by which
they may be hung. Dry in an air
place-not in the direct sunlight or
near artificial heat Of any sort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
SALMON IN ASPIC.

oAbV1OIN 44N NOR ~
Two cups canned salmon, two
cups cold liquid aSpic, one and
one-half cups cooked vegetables.
mayonnaise, lettuce. Pour little
aspic into a mold previously dip
ped into cold water. When just
about set cover with salmon
flakes and carefully pour on a
little more of the aspic. Over
this arrange a layer of vegetables,
carrots, peas, asparagus tips.
sections of string beans, add
more aspic and repeat until the
mold is filled. Chill, unnold and
garnish with lettuce and mayon-
naise. Serves six.
Aspic Jelly.-Two tablespoons
graduated gelatin, three cups
water. thinly peeled rind Of one
half lemon, one-third cup lemon
juice, one-third teaspoon salt,
dash Of paprika, white of one
egg. Pour one-half cup cold
water over gelatin. Bring re-
naming water to boil with lemon
rind, lemon and seasoning. Add
softened gelatin and slightly
beaten egg white. Whisk to-
gether thoroughly until the mix
ture boils up rapidly. Set aside
for 20 minutes, then strain
through doubled cheesecloth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09

More kilograms were sent In Sweden
last year than in any previous IL
months,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
WAFFLES.

One pint -four. one pint milk,
two eggs, one teaspoon baking
powder, one-half teaspoon salt,
two tablespoons sugar. Sift flour
and baking powder into bowl,
add sugar and salt, rub butter in
well, then the milk and yolks
of the eggs. which have been
beaten light. Then add the
whites. which have been beaten
20 a stiff froth. Have your irons
very hot and brush with lard or
butter and bake waffles about
two minutes or till brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-02

BABY CUP. These are silver
plated. A fine gift for baby. G.
'A iooA
ROGERS $3.50 BABY JETS.
Knife, fork and spoon, hand
somely designed and silver G.
plated. Main Floor. II
INFANTS CRIB SET. 36x5o-ineh
sheet, with pillowease to match,
White with pink or blue bor-
der. In a holiday package. e.
Second Floor
INFANTS Csc FLANNELETTES.
Gertrudes, wrapPers and
gowns. White with blue or e.
pink trim. S for.
69c PEPPERELL CRIB BLANKETS
Part wool. Size 3Ox40 inches.
Beautifully boxed. Second e
Floor. 2 for. II
$1.39 PARTY DRESSES. Dainty
georgette dresses in pastel shades.
Sizes to years in holiday G.
package. Second Floor. II