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Evening star., 1931-12-16
DAD A1'AA NJ OANAA1O w. Burgess.

mistake again No, sub, All never will.
All sholy am in trouble now, but it
might be worse. All have a good bed
and plenty to eat and that giant didn't
hurt me. All wonder why"
Then Runty forgot his troubles. Yes,
sir he did so; he went to sleep. When
he awoke he was hungry. At hrst he
didn't remember where he was. Then
about. He crept cut. There was the
the cage for him. He nibbled. Then
he settled down to make good meal.
He was just finishing 1t when he had a
queer feeling that some one was near.
He looked up to discover a pair Of yell
lo" eyes gl1ring at him through the
wires. One glance was enough. There
was that black person who had caught
him over in the Green Forest and had
chased him out en- the end of the branch
OF tree. What was she doing here?
Well. he had fooled her once, perhaps
he could fool her again. Runty dropped
over dead. OF course he wasn't really
dead, just pretending. And there he
lay when Farmer Browns Boy came
and drove Black Pussy away He was
in just about the same place and posi-
ton as when Farmer Browns Boy had
left him For moment the latter
thought that he must have been lying
there all that time ana that perhaps he
was dead after all. Then he noticed
that the food was gone.
You clever little rascal" exclaimed
Farmer Browns Boy.
tCopyrisht, 1917
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Dainty Bassinet Made for Doll
BY LYDIA lie BARON WALKER.

the rim of the basket down the inside
and little way along the bottom. but
the entire bottom does not require this
over covering. Make a frill Of the sheer
textile as deep as the basket and sew
1t to the edge to fall over the outside
of the bassinet. 1t looks best when
there is narrow heading along the
top.
Cut a strip of the cambric and the
sheer material long enough to reach
from the top of the handle to the
lower edge of the frill Gather through
the lengthwiSe center and sew the
gathers to the cambria at the tip of the
handle which has become transformed
into the canopy holder or frame. Tack
the straight edges Of the two textiles
at the back to the canopy holder so
that they will not separate. Put a
rosette of gathered sheer material over
the gathers of the canopy ct the end
of the canopy holder.
Make mattress of many layers Of
the. cotton wadding covered with the
cambria, or with ticking or with white
bottom together here and there taking
the stitches through the wadding. Make
one or two pillows of the same mate
rial as the mattress cover. Or, If pre-
ferred, a small ordinary pillow can be
used for the mattress. This is really
preferable to the cotton wadded mat
tress, but either will do.
From pieces of cotton cloth make a
pair Of sheets and a pair OF pillow
cases. A blanket should be included in
the bedding. This can be from some
old blanket or of heavy outing flannel,
If of the latter it is wise to have a
pair OF blankets. Of whatever sort the
edges of the blanket should be bound
or finished with blanket stitches of
yarn the color of tie lining of the
basket A spread OF the sheer material
over the cambric is dainty, or a patch
work quilt can be mace from pieces
of the cambria and white cotton Cloth,
It takes but very short time to
make such a bassinet for dolly, and it
compares favorably with those which
cost a good deal to buy. The cost OF
this baSsinet is but few cents.
(CopyriEht, l931)
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of my achievements before I married:
now l am constantly worried because I
cannot seem TO flt in.
"GENEVIEVE."
1t is absurd that a woman Of az
much energy as you have should try to
shut herself in an apartment and con-
fine herself to work that she dlShkes.
Get yourself a room close to the busi-
ness section or get your husband to
move to an apartment there. And then
set out to work just as you did before
you married
to get anything worth while to do for
two or three hours day Either teach
penmanship IN a day school or get a
good bookkeeping job Commercial art
is pretty crowded. Unless you have a
pronounced talent and are a good sales
woman don't bother with it
Remember. you can always go back to
Iowa later If you have to. Apparently
you don't want TO, so keep it as last
resort
You have worked successfully before.
and there is no reason why you shouldn't
again. 1t will take you longer to get a
job now than it would if times were
good, but you will probably get one
eventually. And you will also probably
have to take less money than you did
few years ago, especially TO begin with.
You apparently have already chosen
between your husband and your job.
Your marriage seems to be a failure,
because you are being pressed into q
field too narrow for your energy. Per-
haps If you went seriously back to work
you could save your marriage-that is,
If YOU want TO-
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New Fashions in Necklaces
BY MARY MARSHALL.

~ EMEMBER that new necklines
u bring about new fashions In
IN necklaces or at least new ways
i Of wearing them. The woman
who takes pains with the i'm
portant details of dress always gives
careful thought to the choice of such
ornaments.
Chokers so-called are still with us
but they have yielded ground 70 longer
necklaces. The really long necklace is
chosen to wear with daytime dresses
cut with q fairly high neckline or with
a cowl or draped neckline. Then there
are long strings Of pearls or crystals
often worn knotted below the decolle-
tage. A necklace that hangs an inch
or so below the curve OF the neck at
the front may be worn with a V-necked
dress and the familiar choker with the
round neckline or the cowl or draped
neckline II you prefer not 20 wear
drapery.
Short necklaces with pendants st the
front are spoken Of as pendant chokers
and those most In favor this season
have rather large circular ornaments
by way of the pendant. They go very
well with the square cut afternoon or
evening decolletage.
ALI sorts Of Victorian jewelry has
come into favor with revived interest
in nineteenth century fashions. But
the discriminating woman wears orna-
ments Of this picturesque sort only with
a dress Of the same period. With the
more modern type Of dress, more mod
ern jewelry Is in order.
Close fitting bracelets are worn, one
on either wrist, with the more pictures
que type Of dress and large bangles are
Evening star., 1931-12-16
.Doroth:yDi~
Finds
Cdmoufdce
Part
OF Wooin0

A Daniel
and husband wife the world entitled
absolute.
painting n
deliver
birds
plumage sprighier demeano than
putting
a and
dull Doubtless
John prince
believed
NOR in reality who isn't optimistic
boy a-woong he has on his
clothes
and faeng amabe agreeable than
Furthermore she about how much salary
yWhite hand shall
she doesn't believe for minute She knows perfectly well that she
will him
shon he a
will caouses
and and pushing perambulators
60 hpnotized believing saly
plexion really
she meek and mild
him He knows that she will
he paint IN the privacy Of domestic life that being
But all during
KICK out Of posing before each other
reality beforehand
brought DOROTHY DIX
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n A T u r. E. S
C. HI IL d r E N
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
AMERICAN ELM.

hMLRAChN Elm.
THE Washington elm in Cambridge
and the William Penn elm IN
Philadelphia were famous trees
Il The elm tree has been first
choice Of many cities as c. shade
tree. In 20 years after they are planted
the trees will form an arch overhead
the avenues are not too wide. The
trees live for centuries, and have few
enemies. Birds find they make won-
derful hiding places. These trees are
very beautiful in the Winter, and with
their straight, uplifting branches and
graceful sprays one realizes what an
attractive addition to the landscape
these friends make
Early in March the tree blooms It
Is a Quirk Of this tree. The blossoms
are fuzzy and reddish green. The
calyx has an irregular number of lobes,
and every lobe Stamen which has
thread-like fllament, from which hangs
crimson anther. In the center Is
tWo-celled pistil with two pale-green
styles.
The leaves which come later are dear
little folded fans that uniurl gently
after the tree blooms. They are Cark
green above. with a lighter green un-
derneath. You must stroke them the
right way, or they are very scratchy.
The edges are saW-toothed, and in turn
this edge Is saw-toothed. Where the
leaf joins the short stalk stem (petioD
the edges are uneven.
The ripe seeds hang like beaded
fringe from the twigS. They are fiat,
wide and veined, with wide wings about
their margins. Surrounding the little
wrinkeh seed Is a case or envelope
with . fringe of soft silk edging it.
Clusters Of these seeds hang by fine
threads to the twig at the axis of the
leaves Of the year before. When fully
ripened friendly little breeze comes
along and whispers Let go" The
little winged seed is waited to new
scenes and opportunities. 1t must have
moist spot in which to grow. as the
tap roots of the elm go water hunting.
and this accounts for SO many elrns
being seen along water courses Of long
ago. In spite Of the fact that the
mother tree sends so many children
out into the world to seek their for
tunes, few. very few. find a suitable
place and many are lost by the wayside.
The wood has beautiful grain. which
is very ornamental and is in demand
for furniture. 1t also Is used to make
the hubs Of wheels and for saddles. It's
greatest value is in its friendly shade.
The many little leaves creeping over its
trunk are often mistaken for vines, and
this Is another way to identify your
American elm.
(Copyright. l9sl)
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POOR RUNTY! IT DIDN'T TAKE
HIM LONG TO FIND OUT THAT
HE WAS A PRISONER.

HE WAS A PRISONER.
dreamed that there were such giants in
all the Great World lie felt very, very
small and very, very helpless and very,
very much afraid. Only once before
had he known such fear and that was
when he had beeN .eught by Black
Pussy the Ca In way even Black
Pussy had rot been quite SO terrible.
walk on two legs and wasn't SO wholly
different from other people OF the Green
Forest.
But he remembered how playing dead
had enabled him to escape from her and
he had a wee faint hope that 1t might
work this time. Anyway, 1t seemed the
only thing to do, SO he did it. Not
sign of life did he show all the way up
TO the house and Farmer BROWNS Boy
chuckled and admired the littia ETs I'm
for his self-control When Runty was
shown to Mother Brown it was mad Tor
her TO believe that there was nathing
the matter with him. Could Unc' Billy
Possum have seen him then he would
have been proud of him
hunty was placed In a cage with some
food and water and box in which was
q soft bed. AS long as Farmer Browns
Boy remained watching, Runty contin-
ued to play dead. He opened one eye
Just enough to watch Farmer Browns
Boy, but that was all. But no sooner
was Farmer Browns Boy out of sight
than Runty was on his feet,
Nah chance has come" he thought.
An will get out OF sight befo' that giant
comes back"
Poor Runty It didn't take him long
to find out that he was a prisoner.
There was no way out Of that cage.
Over and over the whole inside he went,
but nowhere was there an opening he
could squeeze through. Can you guess
how he felt? Just as soon as he was
sure that he coulon't get out IN wen.
to the box and burrowed under the soft
bedding. He could at least get GU; CT
sight, and that helped some. Had he
been little bay instead Of little Pos
sum, suspect that he would have cried
himself to sleep. But that Is not the
way of the little people OF the Green
Forest. They very early learn to make
the best Of a bad matter and watch for
opportunity to get out of trouble.
All done make mistake Yes, sub,
An done make q mistake when All took
2 nap after eating that aigg," thought
Aanty. 6ut All never win make that
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up and did clerical, bookkeeping,
cashier and newspaper work. l have
worked about three years since I've
been married. Have tried free lance
work with art commercially, but it is
not paying / graduated recently from
an art school, but can find nothing
to do.
Il have thought of trying to take
room near town to see if that would
solve my problem. do not like just
looking after an apartment l have
practically buried myself, and it makes
me unhappy, as / am alone about nine
tenthS of the time. Do you think it
wise to try to shift for myself, even
on small income, or should go back
to Iowa, where my people live?
Il have tried for the past five years
to find suitable work ! was so proud
Evening star., 1931-12-16

wrapped with corrugated paper which
should be held in place by adhesive
paper tape or string.
The outer wrapping should be of
tough paper preferably of light color.
II dG.!; wrapping paper is used, it should
have the name and address written on
. piece Of light paper pasted in place
on dark wrapping Plenty of strong
string should be used and 1t should be
tied securely.
The return address should be on both
frcnt and back Of parcel And unless
the package is going "irst class" the
string should be the only seal used.
Paste, gummed paper tape, even Christ
mas seals are taboo unless the parcel Is
marked and has been paid for at the
rate of frst-cIass mail.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
NANCY PACE
knack in Wrapping Parcels
For Mailing.
BY FLORENCE LA GANXE
BY FLORENCE LA GANXE.

The parcel postman handed Lois a
package. You're lucky, ma'am, to get
that package. 1t is almost wreck.
Wonder why people don't do up parcels
properly"
Lois kept the package lust as it ar
rived to show 1t to Roger. The post
man said We were lucky to get this,
Roger, and I think he's right Just
lcok at it."
The pasteboard box which held the
Evening star., 1931-12-16
Pumpkin au Gratin.

A very satisfactory way to prepare
pumpkin in a hearty vegetable dish Is
to peel it and cut 1t into cubes, steam
ing 1t until tender The pumpkin
should then be put into baking dish
with half its amount or less of medium
thick. we'll seasoned white sauce and
grated cheese. The amount of the
cheese may vary, but an amount equal
to that of the white sauce will not be
too much The pumpkin-and-sauce
mixture should be covered with fine
bread crumbs which, are dotted liber-
ally with butter after which it should
be baked in moderate oven until the
crumbs are nicely Drowned.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

He did more
banging with his
gavel the first hour
he sat In t h e
Speakers chair the
opening day than
had been seen for
a long time. True,
he didn't meet with
much S uc C e S S.
There were too
many happy Dem
ocratic souls on
the right side Of
the aisle for that,
but Mr.. Speaker
Jack" pounded
just the same.
He pleaded, beg
Ai,.N.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

A simple and neat affair is this dar-
ling sheer black woolen, now so modish
II Is given new distinction by It's pin
tucked neckline and sleeve cut.
The skirt is just slightly hared 1t
IS very slenderizing, cut with cores at
the front
And to make it! You'll simply be
amazed at the extremely easy manner
in which it is put together.
Evening star., 1931-12-16


makes us think he must be very
friendly. The swinging, grace
i full letters suggest a pleasant
personality. The large capital
Il" indicates he is probably an ag-
gressive type who is not easily dis
couraged. He seems to be confident
of his own abilities TINS combination
of traits should make him Ideally
fitted to become a successful salesman.
HIS pleasant manner should make him
welcome. whereas his optimism and
assurance would help him to overcome
rebuffS
He appears to be the type who is
interested in all kinds of machinery.
For this reason he might be particu-
larly successful as an automobile sales
man. Or perhaps he might be inter-
ested in having his own garage. His
courtesy should encourage customers to
return enabling him to build de-
pendable clientele
The very definitely closed If" tndi-
Gates he may be very careful when
spending money. Though it is well
to be thrifty. he should guard against
possible tendency to stinginess. Sucn
a habit would be detrimental in the
business world
He probably is intensely interested
in radio Perhaps he was one of he
early enthusiasts who followed its de-
velopment step by step His keen in
terest would make him content to
spend hours at a time enjoying the
various programs presented. He
might also take pleasure in expert
menting and building his own models.
In such case, the subject Of tele-
vision should also interest him, afford
ing an outlet for any inventive abil-
experimentation in this new field of
television should prove a particularly
absorbing hobby.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

In with pink or blue cambria. or any
cotton material Of these colors you
have on hand. The inside should first
be wadded with cotton batting or soft
cloth. Tack this and also the cambric
to the basket with enough stitches to
hold them in place securely Wind the
handle portion with the cambria
The basket is now covered with sheer
material such as dotted muslin scrim
or net. If you have anything on hand
such as a pair of old net or lace cur
tains with enough strong portions in
them, these can be used to advantage
Slightly gather a strip of the sheer
material wide enough to extend from
Evening star., 1931-12-16

gift was crushed and caving in. 1t
had not been very strong to start with
and since 1t was unprotected by any
corrugated board it had hattened under
pressure Of other packages in the mail
sack.
The wrapping paper was a piece Of
old. crtnkled dark paper taken from
some other package.
The writing was almost illegible 1t
pale ink.
Roger who was quite an authority
on postal regulations, told Lois that
packages should be put in strong boxes,
Evening star., 1931-12-16
Stufng.

delicious dish Is made by slicing
cold turkey or chicken stutfiing, frying
it crisply brown In a fry pan, and
serving 1T accompanied by scrambled
eggs or with any well liked breakfast
dish.
Crac'1er stufnns-Mix together three
cupfuls CT cracker crumbs and three
fourths Of cupful of melted butter,
add two cupfuls of scalded milk and
two eggs, slightly beaten. Season 10
taste with salt, pepper and sage.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
My Neighbor Says:

Buy boxes, ribbons and wrap
ping paper now to use in tying up
your Christmas gifts and thus
save much time and energy.
Put this years Christmas cards
away until next year The chill
dren will enjoy cutting, pasting
and redecorating them.
II the chicken is well rubbed
inside and out with a cut lemon,
before being cooked, it will make
the meat white, Juicy and tender.
Potatoes keep best in cold. dry
cellars, In barrels or in bins.
When the sprouts appear on po-
tatoes they always should be re-
moved, as these sprouts spoil the
,cop,lixht. 1871
Evening star., 1931-12-16
DAILY DIET RECIPE
SOUR-MILK BISCUITS.

- ~ ~'~~~-A& ~S~~~ - = -
Flour, two cupfuls: baking
powder. four teaspoonfuls; salt,
one teaspoonful; soda. one-haH
teaspoonful; shortening two ia
blespoonfuls; sour milk, three
quarters cupful.
MAKES IL MEDIUM SIZED
BISCUITS.
Sift together all dry ingredi-
entS. cut in shortening Add sour
milk. When lightly mixed to-
gsther turn out dough on Toured
board and pat to a thickness Of
one-haif inch. Cut into biscuits
and sake in a hot oven (400 de-
grees F. until light brown.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes starch, protein,
some fat. Lime present in the
milk as well as small amount Of
high quality iron. Can be eaten
occasionally by adults Of normal
digestion who are Of average or
under weight.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

for order. His new mesquite wood
gavel, presented by friends in Texas
was subjected to severe strain under
his repeated blows.
Happy Democrats would quiet down
for a moment, but only for a moment
The echo of the gavel had hardly died
before there was confusion again.
The late Speaker Longworth was a
rather lenient presiding officer. He dis
liked pounding the gavel until it was
Evening star., 1931-12-16

90 W y I l II Willie
things. My hus-
band is satisfied to
live in a tiny apart
ment and make
no plans for the
future.
Before I mar
ried I taught pen
manship and art
for five yes r S.
Then, on account
of so much night
work affecting my
health 7 0ovp IL
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Were you ever terribly frightened, so
frightened that you felt utterly help
less and hopeless? II so, you know just
how Runty, the little Possum, felt as
Farmer Browns Boy carried him by the
tail up to the house. It was his first
meeting with mankind. He hadn't
Evening star., 1931-12-16

A VETERAN IS AN OLD MAN WHO
DOCTORS SICK DOGS AND CATS.
Often when people are drowned you
can revive them by punching in their
sides but not too hard. This is called
resurrection.
John Hancock signed the Declaration
Of Independence so the king could
not read it without his glasses.
The earth makes a resolution every
"a hours.
A canal is an official body Of water
joined by two big bodys of water.
All Of Gaul is divided into three parts
and the Belgians inhabit the fourth
part.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-16
FASCINATION
is hers except

@ Graceful as Spanish senoritas,
chic as the Parisienne, beauty
loving as the Italian, and alluring as
the Oriental-is the Am I girl.
But English compilations ove-
liest in the world. For fou. n dec
ades Pears Soap has been the favor
ite complexion care Of Englishwomen.
Get a cake. Watch Pears rich lsther
bring the rosc-lcaf color to your face.
At all drug and department stores.
wherever toilet goods are sold, I'm
scented, l5t. Scented. a trile more.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Styles No. 1851 may be had in sizes
is, 18 years, SO, SO. 40 and AZ inch
bust
Size SO, requires SIS yards, SO inch,
Vivid green wool jersey, and tweed
like Woolen in brown mixture are smart.
To wear meath your fur wrap for
matinee, It's stunning in Persian green
crepe silk.
For 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
Don't envy the woman who dresses
wei and keeps her children well-dressed
just send your copy of our Winter
Fashion Magazine.
1t shows the best styles of the COM
ing season.
1t also shows charming Xmas gift
suggestions in lingerie, pajamas and
modern embroidery for the home.
You will save $40 by spending 10
cents for this book So it would pay
you to send for your copy now. Ad.
dress Fashion Department. Price of
book, 10 cents. Price Of pattern, IS
cents
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Note-AndlVsis OF Handwriting is not
an enact science. according Is irorId in.
UeStigdtorS, but all agree it is interesting
and lots OF fun. The Star presents the
above feature IN that spirit
II vUa DiSh to hare your nritino
dnalyzed. send a sample to Miss MockQ-
bee, care OF The Star. along NTH
2-cent stamp. II wil be either inter
preted in this column or you uuI receiue
hGndrrtttno analysis chart Dhtch you
pul fnd an interesting study.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

absolutely necessary. But not Garner.
He intends to have order or know the
reason why, apparently. From his at
tltude on the opening day, no one would
nave been surprised had he told the
sergeant at arms to proceed to the back
Of the chamber and either forcibly yank
some OF the more noisy members into
the cloak room or push them down
into their seats.
Those Democrats were out to do a
little celebrating and nothing could stop
them. 1t had been long time since
they had enjoyed the position they did
that day. They just had to let of a
little steam.
1t was indeed a stirring scene-the
nomination, election and induction of
Garner into the speokership. 1t was a
situation calculated to thrill the most
jaded
Rebel yells- cut into deafening ap-
plause with the sharpness Of a knife,
and when the smiling, ruddy faced Gar
ner appeared on the floor between Bert
rand Smell and Henry Rainey, who es-
corted him to the Speakers dais. there
was unbridled enthusiasm, and with his
feet firmly planted on the Speakers
dais-his ambition of lifetime finally
achieved-he shouted to his colleagues:
Il made no promises to get here. I
make no promises now"
Truly he was the beau ideal Of q
frenzied party
Evening star., 1931-12-16
Banana Gun.

Mix the juice Of one orange with one
cupful and half Of grape juice, sugar,
gelatin water and four sliced bananas.
Boil, then strain. Top with cream
and diced bananas
Evening star., 1931-12-16
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

Mr.. SPEAKER JACK" GARNER
AA apparently has decided that one
thing he intends to have in the House
of Representatives Is some semblance
of order