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Evening star., 1931-12-28
The Woman Who Makes Good
WOODWARD,
successful E
enables her Dith authority problems
Of the modern

thing She had other old bills to pay up
One afternoon Beatrice was in the
midst of some eXacting work when the
phone rang, and cold voice began
asking her when the hotel might eX-
pect another payment. BY Wednesday?
I'VE shall expect one not later than
Wednesday," the calm voice said.
Beatrice was upset. Il sha'n't have
it by Wednesday" she said. Perhaps
by Friday-end perhaps not"
"And-how much can we expect or
Fridcy?" continued the voice.
M. Blank" Beatrice lost her tenn
per, Il don't know how much you can
expect en- Friday Now look here
be at the printers in an hour, or ]
will rot have any money at all, even
On Friday-and I can't be continually
interrupted by your asking me about my
bill. This work must be done" And
she hung up and continued her work
That night she came home at half
past eleven. Her key would not go into
the keyhole. A sickeninS realization
came over her. She remembered
vaguely what the controller had said
but surely-they couldn't-without
warning just lock her out-out of her
hcmo-the only home she had. All her
things were thc-e.
UpDerrcst in her mind w2s not thu
inTiting be-. her cl0thoe. her creams
povde". even her tcothb-u~h. -idc
that licked door l9" the finished cooy
on her desk. to BE- delivered at the
newspHp~r Office the next morning at
10 o'clock. At 10 o'clock it was due
and newspapers don't wait. Unfin-
ished work, too. lay there and she must
complete it next morning. All due to-
morrow.
Suddenly she was very tired-she
staggered to the hall telephone anC
rang the desk Has some one been
tampering with the lock of my room?'
she asked.
"Oh, the management has locked
your room, Miss D."
Where to go, how to go all swan
round in her mind as the neat voice
replied Thank heaven she hadn't
dressed fer the theater.
Those are the orders. I'm sorry
Miss D. You'll have to wait until the
manager rores in t"morroW," came
from the del: downstairs.
ed in that still h2ll-at midnight
bows we're saying goodnight to other
girls who we're Poing up to warm rooms
She borrowed the money next day
and made bio payment. Nov she i
rto ~ga~in7 sloro under the weight Of
that eightoen-dC,lor week rom anc
rlu~t continue rnti1 it's oil raid up.
There's a moral" in this story oi
protrioo ra~hpr~ bUt ] "m to0 anrry
when 1 think Of her experience to point
t out.
(Copvright. 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-28
|DorothyDi*
What
Makes
q Good
Husband?
Lists
FiDe OF
Necessary
Attributes

VOTING are
husband and that girl should look for when
n husband is a real with
cion of character strength with reliability
ability nd dwith a sense of honor and obligation
Don't marry calow youth
of oypop Don't spoiled darling
much Of mother
~ and follow pretty
what ne wants and
instead of Welchmg them
Furthermore whose possessions are enhanced
hi he always thinks he has
you husband who bags about having
n world. And believes IT,
CECOND congnaity make difference what sort
- The only vital thing
might saint and be utterly er-
sinner and be oSsuy happy me
failure depends whether
and the tastes and want to DO
ability a living This does not that girl
should demand that her husband
should with mosnes and Paris hney
Don't but
enough 1t support Two
i
worth hVng lor "He or hoC
of husbands liver you
maydom OUT nuSky ane-
better worse Don marry 1S
balance OF your life sunk IN
torh will irritable hard to get along WIN
pormanship. husband man VINO is Wllng
to give There Is hard sddng IN
husband who will turn gutter
To be Wednesday
Evening star., 1931-12-28

TT always has been this way and
probably always will be so. Every
once in a while we discover very
4 timid person doing a very bold
thing, and always it is most sur
prising. Reddy Fox experienced one OF
these surprises and. because he was
very hungry, he didn't enjoy the sur
prise at all.
Just as soon as the snow had settled
and packed a little after the great
storm Reddy and Mrs. Reddy were out
hunting 1t wasn't easy going even
vet. but they Just had to have some
thing to eat and to get it they must
hunt for it. You know just where
your next meal is coming from, but
Reddy Fox seldom knows where the
next meal is coming from. He must
first find it and then as rule catch 1t,
for it is only now and then that he
finds food that does not have to be
caught
Reddy had gone over to the Green
Forest He hoped he might surprise
Grouse there or perhaps one OF Jumper
the HareS family or at least Wood
Mouse. The last would be but bite,
but a bite would be better than Moth
ing. 1t was still slow going, for the
snow had not packed enough to fully
ing, for it meant that he could not
move quickly His one hope was that
he might get within jumping distance
of some one before being seen. So he
moved slowly and carefully. stopping to
test the air with his nose and to listen
with those keen ears of his. His eyes
missed nothing. He peered under
snoW-c covered branches and little trees.
He looked for telltale tracks.
Jumper the Hare was happy. He
liked the snow. Never does he feel
quite so safe as when the ground Is
covered with snow. The deeper and
softer it is the better he likes it, for
Jumper is known as the Snowshoe Rab-
Bit although he isn't a true Rabbit and,
of course, he hasn't SnoWshoes. But he
has something lust as good. He has
big feet with long toes which spread
and these are covered with hair on the
under side as we'll as above. The re-
suit is the same as with snowshoes and
he can travel easily over snow in which
others of not half his size and weight
sink and founder.
So now Jumper was happy, for only
HoOty the Owl or Terror the GoShaWk
could catch him. and his white coat, as
white as the snow, made it almost i'm
possible for even their sharp eyes to
see him unless he moved.
He saw Reddy Fox before Reddy saw
him. In fact he saw Reddy while he
was still some distance away. You see
against that white snow Reddy's red
coat seemed even redder than usual
Now with no snow on the ground it
would have been the other way round,
for Jumpers white coat would have
made it difficult to get or keep out of
sight, and he would have taken to his
long heels at once on the approach of
Reddy. You know Jumper is one of
the most timid of animals
Now instead of running away he be-
came bold and actually hoped to meet
Reddy He pretended that he didn't
see Reddy, but was simply hopping
along about his own business. Now and
then he would stop and sit up to reach
for bud or bit Of bark on the ten
der shoot of a small tree. Reddy
crouched fiat the instant he saw Jumper
and did not move. His eyes cleaned
with hungry eagerness. Here was
dinner worth while.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Everyday Psychology
BY DR.. JESSE W. sPRoWLs.
Span of Attention.

How many different things are you
able to pay attention to at one time? -?
This question was first raised by Aris-
totle more than twenty centuries ago
According to that authority you could
attend to but one thing at time. What
he had TO say about it was taken TO be
a sort of psychological dogma for 40C
years.
About 130 years ago a Scotchman
named Sir William Hamilton played
with marbles. BY repeatedly rolling a
handful Of them out on the floor he
came to the conclusion that ones at
tention is limited to six things. Sir
Williams statement was for 100 years
taken to be the law of the span of at
tention.
Then an instrument called the ia
chiStoscope (ta-kis- -to-SkOp) was in
vented This instrument controls the
time that things are exposed to vision
Recent experiments by use of this
device seem to indicate that what We
call attention" is a different thinG
from merely recognizing" separate OBJ
| jects.
The answer to the question is this
While you are attending to something
you may "apprehend" the presence oi
several objects. But YOU ere really moi
/ paying attention to all Of them.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Brown Eyed Susans.

Beat well the yolks Of two eggs, add
scant third Of a cupful of evaporated
milk or heavy cream and two-thirds
cupful of sugar. Cook in the top part
of a double boiler until thick. Melt
four and one-half squares or ounces OF
bitter baking chocolate over hot water
and add to the cuStard. Also add half
teaspoonful of vanilla. Like any
other custard, this might curdle if too
hot or cooked too long. When chilled
shape into rolls half an igch in dame
ter. Cover with fondant by shaping a
smooth fiat piece and wrapping 1t
around the chocolate roll. The fondant
wrapping is rather thick, since the
chocolate portion is quite bitter. This
suits the average taste. When hard
ened slice thickly, SO as to just mt
fluted paper cups.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

land, suggested a clam chowder Wtth
toasted crackers Boston cream pie with
coffee was to follow this. And at last
the suggestion of Elizabeth was
adopted
Here is a recipe for clam chowder
Open two cans clans, drain and chop
clans Keep clam juice for use later
Cut one and one half inch salt pork IN
cubes, try out. Add one slice onion and
cook five minutes. Parbon four cups
potatoes cut into quarter inch
cubes for five minutes. Drain. Put
layer in saucepan, add chopped clans,
season with salt and pepper, dredge
generously with flour. add pork, onions
and two cups hot water. Boil ten min
utes. add four cups hot milk and one
quarter cup butter. Boil three minutes;
Thicker strained clam juice, add and
serve, pouring over crackers.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
onPsEs OF VARIOUS DECORATIONS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT

ture wire as suggested and twining it
with green christmas green's will dO)
and dotting the green with gay paper
flowers an arbor is simulated Or a
trellis effect can be made back of the
garden" by cutting the trelliS from
green cardboard, and pasting crepe
paper leaves and flowers to 1t.
Summer is indicated in another
cCr~er a col, dressed in a bathing
suit 1t can be a paper doll. Make a
scaShore from few sat IS Of blue u~Sue
paper. CTumple it in low ridges to
look as if the wind had ruffled the sur
face of the water. Fringe a few single
thicknesses of white tissue paper and
fleck these ridges here and there to
suggest the white tips of waves. Make
the shore of sand-Colored crepe paper
and some sand or pebbles, if you have
them. BY using little sand and
few pebbles on the crepe paper fine
effect is produced A ship near the
back line of the sea" will add realism
1t can be a toy boat, or just a cut out
picture of ship pasted onto cardboard
to make it erect. Paste a narrow strip
Of cardboard to the back so it stands
easel fashion.
(CCpyriglt, 1872
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Sausage in Rice Nests.

Melt one tablespoonful of butter, add
one minced onion, and one chopped
green pepper, and fry for three minutes.
Add one cupful of rice and one tea
spoonful of salt, and three and one
half cupfuls of boiling water. Cook
until the rice is soft and has absorbed
the liquid. Flour one pound Of
sausage and make into small fiat cakes,
then fry until brown for II minutes.
Form nests of cooked rice on a plat
ter and put a sausage cake in each.
Add TWO tablespoonfuls Of flour to the
sausage fat. then three and one nalf
cupfuls of boiling water, and one tea
spoonful of salt. Pour the gravy
around.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
DAILY DIET RECIPE

ORANGE JELLY.
Unflavored gelatin, two table
spoons.
Cold water, one-haf cup.
Boiling water, one and one
half cups.
Sugar, three-fourths cup.
Orange juice, one cup.
Vinegar, one-fourth cup.
Grated rind of one orange.
SERVES 8 OR 10 PORTIONS.
Soak gelatin in cold water
about five minutes. Add boiling
water and sugar and stir until
dissolved. Add other ingredients.
Stir all together well. Strain
through cheesecIoth or a fine
sieve and pour into individual
molds or into fiat pan to chill.
If nodded in pan cut in squares
or cubes. Serve with wild duck
or other game. Can also be used
as an accompaniment to shred
ded cabbage salad, etc.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes some sugar.
Rich in lime, iron, vitamins A,
B and C. Can be eaten by chill
dren 10 years and over. Can
be eaten by normal adults OF
average or underweight. If
amount of sugar were reduced
could be eaten by those wishing
to reduce.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

it is a surprise party and with no
better reason for descending upon the
city than the fact that the attacking
army is a strong one, bent on taking
the citizens into captivity. They sack
the city clean when once they enter
it, Nothing is left but the dead, scat
tered over the scene Of battle. Scouts
are sent ahead to til those at home OF
the successful termination of the in
vaSiOn. At least this seems to be true,
rs time and tim again the returning
army was greeted by those whose duties
kept them at homo.
The returning. soldiers seem to have
a Swagger. and it is not at all unusual
to seo them displaying the head OF the
defeated on a leg or antennae. OF
course, when these cOnquering heroes
return, they carry booty in the form OF
eggs, babies and food.
The soldiers are aware OF the fact
that thev must keep in perfect con-
dition. They have rigid rules about
resting. Then. too. they know the value
of massage. An armv will break ranks
and rest. At this time nothing seems
to interest th~m except overcoming
fatigue They are to be seen in groups
tidying up and removing the dust Of
travel from their feet. FOrmic acid
plays an important part in the care of
thu skin. 1t prevents mold from de-
veloping on their body. An unseen or
der is DaSSod from rank to rank, and
the soldiers again take up the line of
march.
Soldiers are adopts in the use of acid
attacks when in battle. A Well-aimed
sprav of formic acid has won many a
battle
Soldiers are fed rations by the work
ers The carpenter ants are brave SOL
diors and do not hesitate to attack
much larger ants than themselves.
Workers are good soldiers when the
need is present.
Thu army ants are furious fighters.
A battle between two opposing armies
is a dreadful thing to see. There never
seems to BE- a general issuing orders,
or officers in charge. Like all ant af-
fairs the work to be done is under
taken without Questioning.
(COpyright, 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-28
(Copyright, 1881.

at all. and this bewtiful tree is stand
ing here to remind you of it, he said.
Well G, pop, that's just the very rea-
son, I said Glasses Magee had the
nerve to wunt to say their Christmas
tree is higher than what ours is, and
1 counted up to to give him time to
take it back and apologize, and then
1 counted up to again and he still
wouldent so we started to fite. l ant
going to leave that guy get fresh with
me, his tree amt anyWhereS neef as
big as ours because 1 can tell rite now
standing rite here looking at it. I said.
Yee gods, 60 on upstairs and wash
yourself and don't touch the towels
till your conScients bids you, pop said.
Meening to get most of the dert off
before l dryed myself.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

Lois home. Lcis snd Roger were the
most hospitable folks. still young
enough to enjoy showing off their
hcme, their young daughter and also,
although they did not realize it, their
love and understanding one for the
other There was reason for Nancy
suggesting that the college folk meet
with the Millers. She felt they were
among the best object lessons she knew
of marriage for the moderns.
The girls had a long discussion OF
what they should serve. Dorothy
wanted to have waffles and creamed
chicken with coffee and fruit cup.
Marie voted for welsh rarebit, toasted
crackers, relishes, hot gingerbread and
apple sauce Charlotte wanted oyster
stew with hot apple pie following it:
Frances wanted chilli con carne and
frozen fruit salad.
Elizob-th, who came from New Eng
Evening star., 1931-12-28

THE ORDER OF MAMMALS THAT
| MONKEYS AND MEN BELONG TO
IS THE PIRATES.
The fire extinguisher Is very useful
article in fire. 1t is Of no use to
humanity unless inverted.
Polly Andry was a heroine sort of
like Cinderella.
Vertical windows rising from slant
ing roof are known as dormant win
dows.
Concert master is stick to beat
| time with.
Spenser was lover and betrayer of
beauty.
Samuel Butler was the president of
| Columbia College. He wrote THE Way
| of All Fish
Mardi Gras Is French food.
(Copyrishts 1e3i.l
Evening star., 1931-12-28

- CELEBRATE the New Year by
A giving a party featuring the
4 seasons of the year Decorate
" the rooms to represent the sea-
sons. Have one corner of the
room represent Winter From the pic
tura molding string picture wire across
a wide angle of the corner From
folded white wrapping paper cut
enough pointed lengths of varying sizes
to reprerent iciclec, and pin or paste
these over the wire to cover it. The
icicles Will be more realistic if lightly
coated IN paste AMI SDrink-ed with
Christmas snow. The moisture Of the
poste will cause tie paper to curl so
make the ic.cleS now, and put them
between ncwSpc DerS under pressure to
keen them -aight until th9roIghly dr..
A snow drift can be simulated by
throwing a sheet over mound Of
chairs and pillows, and sprinkling this
with tire iridesce7t strings OF Christ
mas snow from the tree.
Spring is represented in another
corner by paper flowers and foliage
STUCK through the tops of cardboard
boxes painted brown to look like earth.
The enect is like a flower BED of bios
som.ng plants. BY stringing the pic
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Chocolate Waters.

Melt some milk chocolate or dipping
chocolate carefully, applying as little
heat as possible, using a double boiler
Stir well, add some pine nuts, ker-
cheWS, and pecanS, spread in thin
sheet, using a spatula, on oiled paper
then score into squares, making waters
Cut very carefully in order to keep
the shape. The nuts should be rather
finely chopped. Candied orange pee
may be substituted in place of the
nuts if liked. When chilled, peel of
the paper.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

Linens, batiste prints, wool challis and
ginghams are popular fabrics for play
slime.
For a 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
well and keeps her children well
dressed. Just send for your copy OF
our Winter Fashion Magazine. II
shows the best styles of the coming
season. You will save $40 by spending
q few cents for this book. So it would
pay you to send for your copy now
Address Fashion Department. Price
Of book, 10 cents. Price Of pattern
is cents. .
Evening star., 1931-12-28

n n ANY of the letters of this writ
M ing are so hastily and care
WI lessly formed that they are
4 4 difficult to recognize. This
denotes disregard of detail on
the part of the writer. He is probably
more interested in the completion of
an idea than in the perfection Of its
stepping stones. In addition he, per-
haps, has little regard for convention,
but would seem to be the type who
would go blithely on his way, giving
little thought to the possible disap-
proval of others.
The printed, yet slightly incomplete
capital II" suggests an interesting
though perhaps not forceful person
ality. This would not indicate weak
ling by any means. 1t might, however
be that he is not the type to direct a
large organization where decisions in
volving many peoples destinies would
have to be made. In his own life he
probably has little trouble deciding ex-
actly what he wishes to do, but he
might intensely dislike the greater re-
sponsibility that would affect others.
We should expect him to be studious,
being especially interested in literary
works. Archaeology might also hold
great appeal for him. Though he might
not care to do any research or explor-
ing himself. he probably finds books
on the subject of absorbing interest.
His wide reading would, perhaps, make
him a real authority on some of the
questions which would be of value to
earnest students.
He may feel that he is not family
man" If he does not marry, however,
as he grows older he will look around
him and envy his acquaintances who
have attractive homes and delightful
wives and children. Though he might
never admit this feeling even to him
self, it might color his life, making
him somewhat of recluse.
Note-Analysts Of handwriting Is not
pesti0ators but ali qoree it is interesting
and lots OF fun. The Star presents the
ADORE feature in that spirit
II you iUish to h0Ue your tGrtttn0
dndlysed. send sample to Miss MocEd-
bee, care OF The Star, GloEo Dtth a
2-cent stamp. II uW be either inter
preted in this column or you mill receive
a handwriting analysis chart Which you
WiH find an interesting study.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Honey Bread.

Sift four cupfuls Of rye -four with
four teaspoonfuls of aniseed, two tea
spoonfuls OF ginger, and four teaspoon
fuls of powdered cardamon seed and
one teaspoonful Of baking soda. Add
two cupfuls of honey, two egg yolks,
and one-fourth cupful of brown sugar.
Put the dough into shallow buttered
pans to the depth Of about an inch
and bake In q hot oven.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

Here is the new raglan sleeve pantie
frock for little girls that love to romp
and play 1t gives them all the free
dom they need. And it will interest
mother because it's so easily made
and easily laundered, tco.
The color scheme makes it individual.
It q cotton broadH'oth print in yellow
enf br-wn. The tim is plain brown
pouC.
Thi5 Style No 25O9 comes in sizes
2, ard years. Size requires l7s
yards 3C-inch, with "A yard 35-inch
contrasting
Woo! jersey in light navy blue with
vivid red trim is smart and waarable.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
EGGS ON TOAST.
CABBAGE,

Cut a head of cabbage into
four parts. Soak one-half hour
in a pan of cold water, to which
has been added a tablespoon OF
salt; this is to draw out any in
sects that may be hidden in the
leaves. Have a large stew pan
half full of boiling water; put in
the cabbage, pushing it under the
water with a spoon. Add one
tablespoon of salt, and cook
from twenty-five to forty-f1ve
minutes, depending upon the
age of the cabbage. Turn out
into colander and drain about
two minutes. Season with but
ter, pepper and more salt If re-
quired. Allow tablespoon Of
fat to q generous pint of cooked
vegetable.
(Copyright, 1s31)
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Rice Griddle Cakes.

To one cupful and half OF cooked
rice add half teaspoonful of salt, the
beaten yolks of two eggs, one cupfui
of sifted -four sifted again with two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and
when we'll mixed the whites Of two
eggs beaten dry. Brown by tablespoon
fuls on hot griddla.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Grape Juice Medley.

Boil for five minutes one cupful OF
sugar and half cupful of water. Cool.
Then add one-fourth cupful of lemon
juice, one cupful OF orange juice ana
two cupfuls Of grape juice. Dilute WIN
cubes or chopped ice.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

of town to work '"
she always felt that the hotel stayed
behind like a friend. Coming back, she
was always greeted with open arms by
all the staff.
Last Summer she lost her job and was
out of work for months. After awhile
a job came But it didn't pay as well
es her earlier jobs. In the meantime
debts had climbed First of all she set
out to pcv her room bill She knew she
could get a room somewhere else for
r1u-h le-~. but she couldn't leave until
So \ - rcii ~ what sh0 oTed. Tho
90 - b~-1 --S-1~0H tn SD mi then
fc~ to w~~'-5 sc c-'I,dnt p"y any
Evening star., 1931-12-28
| n A t i X f ;
CH IL ID X E y
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
SOLDIERS
Fermicidae Family.

TINE ants maintain a standing
army! The duty of the soldier
is to guard the home gates.
When an ant approaches and is
unable to give the password, woe
batide the intruder. She is not only
given a smart rap on the head Tor try
ing to put one over on the sentinel on
guard, but should she be determined TO
enter the city in spite of the soldier S
command to halt, there is nothing else
to do but behead her
In the ant family, the women nave
to do everything, even being the SOL
diers. And they never question the car
rving out of an order. The soldiers
have very strong jaws which they close
with a snap. A fight between two SOL
diers is a battle indeed. They never
decide to stop fighting and come TO
friendly terms Death is the only thing
that stops the combatants.
When protecting workers they are in
deed alert Sonnet mes they are annoyed
by smaller ants who want to pick a
quarrel These are soon chastiSed and
sent about their business.
When raiding another ant city, they
seem to look forward with great deal
CT pleasure to the coming battle. True,