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Evening star., 1931-05-23

year 1917. A few girls who looked q
little like Maisie herself.
In about five minutes the bride ap-
peared with the bridegroom As the
last OF the people came out Of the
church the woman In the blue serge
suit dashed in and came out again with
little bunch OF faded flowers. II
made Maisie want TO cry.
She looked at her wrist watch and
found that by hurrying she could get
her ribbon and be back to the ONCE
about two minutes late
At about o'clock she developed a
splitting headache. She said 10 her
self. II shouldn't have stopped TO look
at that wedding. I had no right to take
the time"
And that Just shows how foolish
people can be. The only refreshing
thing that Maisie had done during her
whole lunch hour was her unexpected
attendance at the wedding.
Her lunch was badly balanced. Il
contained too much fat and not nearly
enough vegetable or fruit. The soda
water added to the mayonnaise and the
chocolate made her head swim. She
was so healthy that she might have
managed II she hadn't eaten 90 fast,
and even then, II she hadn't hurried
in the blazing sun.
watching Tor the bride, she had been
standing in a shady spot in the open
air, and although she should have been
sitting down, she was really resting q
bit. She got clean away from her usual
troubles. She was sorry for the woman
with the little bunch Of flowers, and
that gave her emotions a little exercise,
which was good for her.
Tomorrow she will eat more chocolate
soda and mayonnaise and she can't see
any bride.
(copyright. 1917
Evening star., 1931-05-23
DRY Skin.

Dear Miss Leeds: Will you kindly sd-
wise me what TO do for a dry skin?
Some one told me to use muscle oil
and eat plenty Of food which contains
oil. have been doing this, and find
that after ] use the oil my face draws
tightly-my skin seems to get drier and
irr1tated. Do you really think I am
using the correct method2
On . rainy day my skin feels 80 COM
Portable and moist. M. G, M.
Answer.-Eyidently YOU have not been
using an oil which was suited to your
skin. Select tissue cream or skin
food OF an oily type. and feel sure
that 1t viii not cause your face TO feel
drawn. 1t may be that the one you
have been using has astringent prop
critics which are too strong for you.
Omit the soap and water cleansing
entirely for time and instead cleanse
the face with a light cleansing cream
or an oil made for that purpose. Cold
cream makes a good cleanser, and Just
thin fllm of this also makes a good
powder base for a dry skin. AS your
skin seems excessively dry. you may find
II wise TO Use a cream cleanser several
times day in order to keep the skin
smooth and sufficiently fabricated.
am sure you will find that giving
yourself an oil facial once week helps
wonderfully. To give this first cleanse
the skin with the oil or cream, remov-
ing this hrst with tissue squares and
then with a pad Of absorbent cotton
nloistened with very mild astringent or
skin tonic. Next apply your tissue
cream, patting it into the skin with
the flngertips or with q patter made for
that purpose. The patting will not only
insKe the cream getting into the pores,
but it will also stimulate circulation.
After the cream has been patted into
the skin you are ready for the oil. Have
about three tablespoonfuls of pure olive
oil or oil Of sweet almonds heated and
Evening star., 1931-05-23

IF you are being married in the Sum-
mer your wedding cake will be a
much easier one to prepare than If you
are setting an Autumn or Winter we'd
ding date. Mime. Blanche le Relec. and
expert, presents recipe so simple that
any bride whose wrist has cake
makers turn ought to have a cake OF
which to be proud.
Nine. Blanche has baked not only
some of the best, but some of the big
gegt cakes in the world one OF them
having been more than 500 pounds in
weight.
FOR Midsummer wedding cakes Nine
Blanche prefers a white lady cake
rather than an angel cake. This white
cake keeps for a. fortnight II put away
in box, and it never becomes chevy"
like an angel cake.
The recipe calls for three pounds Of
sugar, one and one-half pounds short
ening, one and one-half pintS egg
whites, one-hah ounce of salt, two and
one-hah pints milk, four pounds flour,
three ounces baking powder and one
half ounce vanilla.
Cream the sugar and shortening, add
one-haf pint of egg whites, then whip
the balance Of the egg whites to stiff
meringue, and add. Mix in gradually
the milk and havoring. Sift the baking
p0WQCT WIFI the uOuIi IOuE IltIl6Ss duo
add gradually. Beat cake all through
the process of mixing with wide, slow
stroke. Bake at about $50 degrees
Fahrenheit.
To make q smaller cake use half the
proportions named above.
Nine Blanche likes to tell how she
manages To turn out her delicacies And
50 let her say what she has proved,
through long life Of fine cake baking.
THE American woman is q natural
born cake maker almost always"
Nine Blanche says And yet many
American women make one or two very
natural mistakes. First of all, I believe
we should never start baking cake
Evening star., 1931-05-23
SPRINCTIME
NJ D. Q. PEArrm.

II the crabappls that Il coming
into flower now around HyattsvilIe
(and that's the only spot where IL Is
recorded In the District Of Columbia
region) were only q native Of Japan
or England or some other fashion,
able place for obtaining garden plants,
it would Be esteemed a. highly as the
Japanese cherries and the English
hawthornes in the Mall. As It Is,
some Of the folks on the red hills
around HyattSville are the poesesgors
Of this glorious native American tree.
II had Q crabapple tree, which I
haven't, think I'd give . party just
to let the neighhors see It. Yet, in
truth. crabapple, which merely means
wild apple, when brought into gar
den captivity could never be the same
thing.
In my childhood I knew q little grove
OF crahapples that grew among the
dunes. It was a rude climate and May.
by Lake Michigan, would be considered
q chilly sort OF March in this smiling
country. But roar the winds as they
might land frequently did, they never
shook the blossoms OF the little crab
apple trees. They clung to their frail
ltOWCAO ds 70 t1loH Toys, LNQuBIl
there were no leaves to shelter them.
And with their sharp thorns they for
bade me to climb In their branches,
thieving for the blooms.
Though great city grew up there at
last, chance spared the little, Secretive,
thorny trees and the wild roses that
grew with them.
The crabapple, like the orchard apple,
Is really only a modest flower II you
want to make comparisons with tropical
beauties like royal poinciana, the bou-
gainvillea vine or the splendorS of a
moonhower bush. But I am making
no comparisons. I am only claiming
that the appleblow is sweet as only our
Northern Springs are sweet; that,
haunted by the bees, drenched with
the showers, blown on by the airs Of
April and of May, delicate In its blush
of coloring, simple in its form, such a
flower speaks to us Of all that Is home,
all that is tender and joyful.
Evening star., 1931-05-23

hypocrite and q canniball She con-
Sumes her mate on their wedding day,
eats her sisters and deserts her chill
dren. What a record.
One day big grasshopper came down
the path, saw the mantis and stopped
dead in his tracks. Something warned
him that this insect sitting thus with
such a human-looking face and rowing
eye was out of the ordinary. The long
waving antennae, the steady gaze,
paralyzed him with fear. One step for
ward and she did not move. he took
another and no attention being paid
him he ventured closer. 5wishl His
curiosity cost him his life. When the
graSshopper came within reach of her
front legs the mantis gave q sort of
shiver. The wings stood like sails be-
hind her long neck, the hind legs raised
her body to a great height. The fore
legs were flung wide and free. The
cruel vice with its sharp knives, teeth
and needle-p pointed hooks could be
easily seen. Once the victim Is in her
embrace, the more he struggles the more
he becomes empaneled on the blades.
Just then a bee few by, the nantis
reached out like fash and caught him
she continued to consume the grass
hopper, reserving the nectar-hlled bee
for dessert.
She constructs q most wonderful nest
Tor her babies. Hunting for q rough
surface on which to build she selects
twig, stone or board. Solemnly she
takes her position and soon you will
notice two blades wllirling very fast
at the tip Of her abdomen. The foamy
substance is beaten into q mixture re-
mtnding one of cake-icinR. Into this
big bubble she is laying tiny eggs In
tiers. each egg facing an exit. About
one thousand eggs win be laid. The
mixture hardens rapidly.
One fine morning In June you VIII
notice a tiny grub coming from one
OF the exits. He Is still in his swad-
ding clothes and trying to Ret out OF
them. He struggles and wriggles until
the skin bursts at the upper part OF
the chest, and with another twist he
is free. In the closely packed dorn,i-
tory he could never have come out with,
his long legs and body, to say notF1ine
OF his wings, unpacked.
Alas, enemies wait to gobbIe them up
the ants have watched the mantis
nome for days, even going 80 far as to
assist them out Of their wrappers-
then-taking him home to their own
babies as q delectable rnorsei. The
lazy lizard laps them up, too.
rhe mantis eats the grasshopper. the
ant the mantis, the birds the ants and
man the birds.
(copyrisht, issi)
Evening star., 1931-05-23
Baking Wedding Cake

until we are prepared to put in it the
very best of ingredients. I know some
people advocate butter substitutes I
/ know some women buy cooking eggs
which are not of as high quality as
table eggs
But learned years ago to use only
| the best butter and eggs and -four and
| fruits and spices and fiavorings. Unless
! the very best of everything Is used the
| cake will not be as good as we can
make 1t.
But even with the best Of ingredi-
ents a cake may be spoiled IL the cook
has not been born with what we Breton
women call a great hand If, in ad-
dition to this, the cook has learned the
loving, individual touch with her cakes,
they are so much the better. Many
finest grade Of sugar and -four have
not been used. Many cake would at
tain more velvet-like texture II the
flour were sifted four times before the
mixing.
"I never think Of making a cake
without sitting my flour at least four
times. Again, the beating of cake is
all important, and this beating should
be done with wide, fairly slow stroke
rather than with rapid, short stroke.
A wire beater is what I use.
But all these points may be fol-
lowed carefully, and yet the cake still
| fall short of excellence.
After the fiavoring and the beating
| and the sitting and the choice Of the
best ingredients are all managed per-
fectly, the cake may yet come short of
success unless the cook Is very careful
about the baking. Most cakes require
moderate oven. Rich, large fruit
cakes take hours of baking.
INV wedding cakes Of rdadf1Irn Sizo I
put into the oven at 10 o'clock In the
morning. And then watch every hour
of their baking until 5 in the afternooA
No, the cook is never through with No
job till the cake Is out of the oven and
ready to go on the table.
But I should also explain one other
! important point. When I first started
out ell recipes used to read-'the whites
OF IL eggs But I soon found I got
| better results by measuring them ac-
curateiy, as all eggs vary greatly in
size"
Evening star., 1931-05-23

home Of Longfoot again. He hadn't
been able to forget those Rats he had
vainly tried to dig out . few nights pre-
vious.
Kit waited as long as he dared. then
darted out and away. Flip saw him at
once and with a yelp started after him.
AS YOU know. Flip can run fast for q
short distance and, he made the sand
f1y as he chased Kit. For minute or
two Kit was badly frightened. he Is
naturally timid and he didn't know
anything about this stranger OF now
fast he could run. So Kit settled down
to show Flip what real running is. He
seemed to fairly skim over the ground,
and though Flip was doing his baat ne
was soon far behind.
Seeing this, Kit slowed down. Apcohi
That fellow can't run" said he 70 him.
self. "If that Is the best he can do !
guess I needn't fear him."
He stopped and sat down 70 watch
wanted to know something more of
this lively little dog. He wanted to
lead him so far away that there would
be no danger that he would dlid that
precious home where the four babies
were playing around the doorstep. Flip
saw him stop and did his best 10 run
faster, all the time barking exCftedly.
what noisy fellow" though Kit.
How does he expect to catch aTSNody
when he tells everybody within hWtng
that he Is coming7"
Flip was urcomfortably near b. this
time, 20 Kit once more took to h sim
legs, but this time without G1Efing
himself. He changed his direction and
started straight out into the DRY Desert.
He felt sure that no could lose Rip
whenever he wanted %, but 70 would
Just far enough ahead Of Zip 10 tAnta-
lize him by making him think he would
catch him. and so led him farther and
farther away from that precious home.
(Copyriaht. losI.l
Evening star., 1931-05-23
Kit Has an Adventure.
'Tis well Of strangers to beware
And In their presence have q care.
Kit the Desert Fox.


Kit the Desert Fox, smaller, daintier
and much lighter In color than Reddy
Fox, trotted swiftly across the desert.
He was bound for certain place where
he knew that Longfoot the Kangaroo
Rat and his family and friends were
living and were likely to be out on the
same errand that he himself was on, q
hunt for food.
IF can catch q couple Of those
Rats they will make q good dinner for
those youngsters at home" thought
Kit. Perhaps mice would be better
for them, considering how young they
are. suppose Mrs. Kit would say so
Well II they can't eat a Fat can, and
where the Rats are, Mice are likely TO
be Also
He headed straight for the big mound
where Longfoot's home was ard as he
approached 1t he moved very quietly
and carefully. Near that mound was q
big cactus. Kit kept this between him
self and that mound. He crouched close
to the earth and looked as II crawling
on his stomach His eyes glowed. He
could see two or three little forms jump
ing about. If ne could reach that cac-
tus without being seen and waited pa
tiently one Of them might come within
jumping distance. Inch by inch he
crept forward, stopping and remaining
motionlesS every foot or so.
At last he reached the big cactus and
very cautiously peeped around it. He
was just In time to see Longfoot and
two Of his family dart to their home In
the big mound and disappear n one of
their several doorways. It was clear
that they were frightened
IT didn't scare thsm.' thought he.
'No, sir, I didn't scare them. They
didn't once look this way. They must
have seen some one else. I wonder who
1t can BE-"
Just then he saw who II was. 1t was
dog such as he never before had SEEN
He knew all the dogs that lived at the
nearest ranch, and this was not one OF
Evening star., 1931-05-23

Every person can become a collector
Of antiques or of things that are of
peculiar interest to him or her. This
Is not always appreciated by those who
have average means, but 1t is true,
nevertheless
As an example of this, let me tell you
OF table saw recently in the home
of woman who was much travelled.
She bought an inlaid Sheraton card
table for so cents! 1t was in the drawing
room with her rare collection of articles
from many parts of the world. The
table was terribly stained and marked
when she found II in the kitchen Of an
old house where the furniture was for
sale. She knew furniture, and gladly
paid the sum asked. The cost of doing
the table over was but q small fraction
OF the cost Of such q table in good
repair, as it now Is.
Not every one can be 50 fortunate
as this, 1t Is true, but every collector
will tell with glee of how, for q trifiing
sum, he acquired certain rugs, glass,
furniture, pewter. pitchers, bottles,
stamps, boxes, etc, or whatever is be-
Evening star., 1931-05-23
DLD A1VAL OAOANALO ". Burgess.

| these. It was much smaller dog. and
with only a stub Of a tail He didn't
look big enough to be really dangerous.
yet he might be. You never can tell
about dogs. At least, that is the way
Kit felt.
HE hasn't seen me-" thought Kit,
land If / keep still perhaps he won't.
He has spoiled my hunting here, but
Those Rats viii come out again as soon
as he leaves He has no business here.
II he was hunting those Rats he isn't
much Of hunter. for he didn't know
enough to keep out Of sight. do be-
lieve he is coming this way"
1t was true. Flip the Terrier, for that
Is who 1t was, had suddenly changed his
direction and was headed straight for
that big cactus He had slipped away
from the ranch that evening to visit tina
Evening star., 1931-05-23

ing collected. There are opportunities
for every one when once the person Is
gripped by the charm of some special
kinds of ware or article Insignificant or
magnificent. The urge to know more
about any subject Is a spur to knoWi-
edge, and when once this is felt, study
begins which opens the eyes to the
recognition of choice pieces whatever
the price. And the price may be low,
as just instanced in the Sheraton table.
One hindrance to would-be collectors
Is hesitancy to price articles. fearing
they may be way above a sum possible
for them to pay. After one has been
collecting for a little while. this fear
is lost. It costs nothing to ask how
much q wanted article is, and pleasant
surprises in low sums are sure to come
at times.
There are minor things to collect,
the, nucleus for which may be In the
house now, such as stamps, pitchers,
baskets, boxes, embroideries and even
such apparently insignificant things as
buttons. These, little convenient con-
triysnces tell fsScinating tales which
Evening star., 1931-05-23

Here's darling style IN plaided crepe
silk. It's so fresh and chic. and so thor
ougtly wearable.
Meath the wee bolero Jacket the dress
Is held by simple shoulder straps. And
don't you love the arrangement of the
grouped plaits at the front. 50 neat and
slin1ming?
one Of the thin woven Jersey tweeds
would be lovely for this model-ti1e coll
lar and cuffs of pique and q leather
beits
Then again II you're thinking Of vaca-
ton days, pastel crepe tub silk shan
tung. gtngham. linen and cotton mesh
are effective.
style No. 31o6 may be had in sizes
IA, 1s, 10. 20 years. IS, 3s and 40 inches
bust
size IS requires Az yards 35-inch or
3ss yards 39-incn, with u yard 35-inch
contrasting.
For q 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 fashion book shows the
latest Paris has to offer in clothes for
the natron, the Stout tho nnies and the
children. Also o series Of dressmaking
articles. ~ Is D book that Will save
, sou money. Price Of book. 10 cents.
Evening star., 1931-05-23

With the tips of her fingers she rubbed
in four tablespoons butter. She beat
one egg slightly, added two-thirds cup
Of milk to egg and then combined the
wet and dry ingredients, mixing them
quickly, lightly and deity. She Toured
a board and patted the dough into inch
thickness. She cut rounds, brushed
half of them with melted butter and
placed second round on top. These
were baked in hot oven (450 degrees)
and then split and covered with berries.
She washed, hulled and picked over two
cups berries, added six tablespoons
sugar and let berries stand for an hour
before putting them on shortcake.
Evening star., 1931-05-23
Ny Neighbor Says:

When making veal or pork
birds tie meat in place with white
cord. This is much more effective
than toothpicks. The cord can be
cut OF just before the birds are
served.
If one tires of vegetable stew
with dumplings try putting the
cooked stew in a we'll buttered
deep dish, put on an upper crust
of biscuit dough with some holes
cut in it, and bake.
Evening star., 1931-05-23

out Of the place.
She started down the street, walking
fast in the blazing sunshine. There
was a store two blocks away, and she
had to buy some ribbon for shoulder
straps. She wanted TO have plenty of
time to look around the rest of the
store.
Down on a side street she noticed an
awning stretched over the sidewalk. "A
wedding" she said to herself, and she
joined the waiting crowd. She stood
around patiently and looked at the
people about her.
There was a bow-legged man in
black alpaca coat, a red tie and tan
shoes. A bald man, fattish, carrying a
brief case. He was mopping his head.
Three women with baby carriages,
which they held of sideways with one
hand. Several little school girls
giggling and jumping about. A woman
about 40, rough and clumsy with work,
dressed in blue suit made about the
Evening star., 1931-05-23
NANCY PAGE
Here Comes Nancy's Famous
Strawberry Shortcake.
BY FLORENCE La GANKE

Any one who visited In Nancy Pages
circle did not need to be told that her
strawberry shortcake was famous. She
had established a reputation for 1t in
the frst year Of her married life. The
second year there had been so many
requests that finally Peter had had a
printer run of copies of her recipe. He
said that that was the only way he
could hope to carry on any converse
ton with guests in strawberry season.
They all wanted to get the recipe and
did not care a hoot for his golf scorel
After the recipes were printed he mere
Evening star., 1931-05-23
MENU FOR A DAT.

BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit. Bran and Cream.
Dreamed Clipped Beef. Toast.
Wafies, Maple Strup.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Tomato Bisque.
Roast Pork, Brown GRAVY.
Celery. Cranberry sauce.
Mashed Potatoes.
Asparagus, Butter Sauce
Cucumber Salad, French Dressing.
Strawberry Ghortcake,
Whipped Cream,
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Creamed Mushrooms on Toast.
Stuffed Celery.
Parker House Rolls.
Lady Baltimore Cake. Tea.
wAFFLEE. y
Mix and sift one and one-hah
cups bread -four. two teaspoons
baking powder and one-half tea
spoon salt. Add the beaten yolks
Of two eggs and one cup thin
cream, beat until very light, stir
in one tablespoon melted butter,
and lastly fold In the stifdy beaten
egg whites. Bake to q rich
brown in CREASED, hot waffie irons.
Serve with maple sirup.
SHORTCAKE.
One pint -four, one-fourth tea-.
spoon salt, two tablespoons bak-
ing powder, two tablespoons lard,
sweet milk enough to make stir
dough. Make and cut as for req
ular biscuits. Wash tops with
milk and bake in q hot oven.
Mash one box berries and sw6eteu
to taste. Chill Split shortcaiss,
and I'LL with and cover with iaEs
ries. Top with two or tlE8G
tablespoons whipped cream.
CREAM MUSHROOMS.
Wash and peel one pound, psat
in O steam pan with Abc0t 0ne
cup water, simmer until tender
Brown nearly one fourth pound
butter in frying pan. dissolve
one large spoon hour In Ii Turn
mushrooms into this. Cook llp
until creamy. Add more water &
necessary; salt 10 taste. serve
on toast.
tCopyrisht. issi1
Evening star., 1931-05-23
Potted Herring.

Bone. and roll some fresh herring.
Mix some salt and pepper with a few
cloves, q pinch of mace, q pinch OF
allspice, few bay leaves and vinegar to
cover. Place half of this seasoning in
the bottom Of q pan, then place the
herring In the pan md then add the
rest Of the seasoning sprinkled over
the hsh. Add q little waAer and then
add brown vinegar to eoTer the fish.
Bake in slow oven. SerTe cold.
Evening star., 1931-05-23
Child's Apron for Summer Use
BIZ MARY MARSHALL.

and r and E with curved line. Con-
meet other points with straight lines.
Cut with BE on lengthwise fold. At
tach two straps at two points marked
A, cross them over in back and fasten
at two points marked G. Try the apron
on to do this. The straps may be made
Evening star., 1931-05-23
Carrots With Parsley.

Boil four or i've carrots until tender
Peel them, cool, and cut into thin
slices. To one tablespoonful of hot
butter add one-fourth cupful of parsley
spoonful Of -four, and milk enough to
make sauce.
Evening star., 1931-05-23
Air Tight Containers.

Tin containers that are not perfectly
air-tight can be made so II piece OF
adhesive tape is pressed round the edge
of the cover every time 1t is replaced
The same piece Of tape can be used
over and over again and Is very quickly
adjusted.