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Is not progressive. The population q
about $4,000, and there is not a Young
man to go out with.
THE only life know is to stav in
the living room and read, or listen to
the radio. go to the movies and back
again to the books and radio and family
quarrels.
II am sad and blue all the time. It's
/ a year since I laughed. I am alone
always, and the funny thing is every
one likes me the best. Ny mother
said, The place to be good fellow Is
at home and I've practiced it faith
fully.
do you think If I leave town I
should send home as much board money
as ever? Do you think I should think
OF marriage and the future above my
family? GERTRUDE"
OF course you're not going mad, but
you are depressed end suffering deeply.
But don't worry: no one is going to
have a dominant influence over YOU.
You have a strong will of your own.
You may be peace-loving, but at the
same time you are in nervous condi-
tlon, which may make 1t difficult for
you to Mt in. You Waver from having
TOO good an opinion of yourself to too
poor one.
You cannot help your mother ana
rather by going on as you are "
are getting yourself into a state of
physical and mental COLLAPSE
Go away, build up your health. marry
II you can, and then you will be able
really to help your parents In a new
place you'll get a correct perspective Of
your sister
Go where you'll meet nice young men.
Copyright. 1917
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Don't Come Out Right.

Must you take dress from the dress
maker If 1t is not according to your
order? If she promises the dress fol-
delivery for the Saturday of the big
dance, and fails to deliver it, must you
accept 1t the following Monday, and
pay her for It?
Usually one Goes not have to accept
things that do not come out right. This
applies equally to anything that one
may order or purchase.
When one orders a dress verbally,
and specifies certain facts, urless they
are met with. Cne'S dreSsm2.er has not
fulfilled her side of the ctAitract. Ac-
cording to law, therefore, the purchaser
is not bound to accept the merchandise.
OF course, the dreSSmaker Is also pro-
tected by law.
If woman fails to appear for fittings.
or simply orders dress without partic-
ular specifications, she must accept the
dress when finished 1t behooves every
one to b( ,lear and exact in her order
ing ( dress ordered for about the
I'd OF August" may be delivered on
the 5th, and be construed as being
within a reasonable time of the date.
One can understand how the woman
might feel who desired that dress for
an affair being given on the Sd, but
there would be no redress for her.
When agreeing on price, 1t is we'll to
specify just what quality of materials
is to be used, how the dress will be
made. and how it will be finished of.
Ambiguity about details may lead TO
misunderstanding and disappointment.
Whether one is ordering a dress or a
hat or any other article of personal ap-
parel, household furnishings, or any
other goods, precise ordering is advis-
able Dissatisfaction with such ar
ticles after they have been delivered
will do one no good, unless they violate
the conditions and particulars of ones
order.
For that reason. a written order is
desirable. 1t should be made out in
duplicate form, SO that both have a
copy. A verbal order is open to mis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
Ice Box Potato Rolls.

One cup compressed yeast, one cup
lukewarm water, one cup lukewarm po-
tato water. one cup mashed potatoes,
two eggs, one-half cup fat. two-thirds
cup sugar, one tablespoon salt, ten cups
-four.
Crumble yeast and add lukewarm
water. Let stand five minutes. Mix
we'll and beat. add one-third OF the
flour and rest of ingredients. Beat
three minutes. Add rest of -four and
knead until soft and elastic. Place
in buttered bowl Cover and store in
ice box When ready to use. break of
bits of dough and shape into rolls.
Arrange side by side on creased baking
sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled
in bulk Bake twenty minutes IN mod
crate oven.
Return unused dough to ice box
and butter top to prevent crust from
forming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28

THIS is no Summer to waste time
rocking on your front porch. Just
plan little odds and ENDS for busy
fingers to pick up and you can Justify
spending hours out there or in the back
yard under the big trees.
Handmade presents are in style
again Handmade gadgets are appear
ing in all the best homes. Have you
made your quota?
Among the most colorful are cute sets
of scalloped oilcloth for the breakfast
table or for out-of-doOfs dinners and
suppers. You can cut lot of them
from yard of goods.
Get four yards of different colorS OF
oicloth. mark them out with dinner
plate and then, at your leisure. sit
down. rock and Snip-Snip the ScallopS
into them. You can have set of four
yourself or eight, give several friends
sets and feel happy all around.
Bridge towels are also nice things to
make. outdoors. They are little bits OF
towels made of colored ordinary linen,
hand-bemmed or made with hens OF
different colors. You can work hearts,
spades, clubs and diamonds onto them.
You can make set of plain ones,
merely by hemming the sides and blind
hemming the bottoms with some other
color. They are cut only 18 inches long
and 10 inches wide. You hang tnem
onto the towel rack, four different colors
together, yellow, lavender, pink. blue.
Bead work is very stylish right now
and YOU car make yourself or somebody
else lovely necklaces and bracelets OF
beads from the Five and Ten. You can
get cord on which to string them with
patent ends like needles right on the
cord, so that picking up the beads Is no
trick whatsoever.
If you want to get fancy. a coral
colored string, with three big brown
beads through which the smaller strings
run. is a good color scheme. Black and
white or white and navy blue are both
good combinations of color for bead
strings of this kind.
Handkerchief cases made out of rib
bon, filled with sachet, are good Sum-
mer bet You can give them away for
next Christmas, ii you are before
minded enough to plan for that. In
this same category come all kinds Of
luncheon sets, bridge sets. lingerie. pill
low slips with monograms embroidered,
baby pillows. bed jackets. lace collar and
cuff sets, sofa pillows, table covers. en-
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Correct Balancing of Meals
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Since it can be accomplished without
in1pairing the meals in any way, the
wise woman will wish to know how 10
do 1t as we'll as the thrifty housewife.
The balance in money Is best effect
ed by distributing the costs as follows:
When the meat Is expensive such as
steak or chops, calves liver, brolllng
chickens, etc, accompany the meat
with vegetables that are low priced:
Inst what thess would be would depend
UPON the season of the year and the
locality so it would be impossible to
name varieties with accuracy. Vege-
tables that are in the height OF their
season may be stated as correct to IN
sure little outlay and best quality.
When meat is the major cost, not only
NAV vegetables be low priced, but des-
serts should be simple and inexpensive
also.
When the chief outlay is in vege-
tables, then the meat should De
cheap cut, deliciously prepared. Vege-
tables that are out of season. or which
are early or very late, bring their high
est prices, They also give note OF
luxury to a meal, note which because
it costs must be balanced by some ar
t!cle or articles which are not expensive.
A ragout, a casserole or Scalloped meat
dish. can be delicious at small cost. A
dessert of moderate sum can supple
ment this meal and the monetary bal
ance be equable.
word about desserts and their place
in the expense Of meal may be In
order. There are times when a home
maker provides dessert which has to
be reckoned as expensive. Then to
keep her food scale of costs similar for
meals, she may decrease the amount
spent on meat or on vegetables. In dis
tributing costs as suggested and fol-
lowed by many housewives. the nour-
ishing elements must be sustained. Both
cost balance and sustenance balance
must be kept for good results.
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quarrelsome and bossy in the house and
meek and sweet outside. seem to get
on her nerves, and she leaves the room
when enter it. My parents are afraid
Of her and respect her because she
earns so much money.
Il am very good looking and every
one used to like me. was full of pep
and life, but now have forgotten what
it Is to laugh. I am shy, feel inferior,
nervous and slowly going mad. 1 had a
severe nervous breakdown this Spring
and cannot get over 1t.
Il am very artistic. am sweet, hon.
est. Woodworking and peace-loving
above all things. Now, realize that it
will be hard on my parents, If 1 leave
home. They have both told me to leave
home and go out Of town. They think
that is the way out.
Then, too, the city in which I live
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28

ing in white linen with yoke and cuffs
in yacht blue linen. with tiny gold but
tons accenting the blue yoke.
For real nest-to-goodness hardy
wear there are gingham checks, poplins,
pique and percales.
Printed dimity and shantung also are
suitable.
Style No. 31s1 is designed for chill
dren of 2. and years.
The 4-year size requires l34 yards Of
39-inch material, with u yard OF So
inch contrasting.
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.
Our large Summer fashion book Of
fers a wide choice for your Summer
wardrobe in styles for the children as
we'll as the adults. Price of book, 10
cents
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Jellied Veal Loaf.

Two and one-half pounds lean veal.
one veal shank, two slices onion. two
strips green pepper. two tablepoonfuls
celery, one teaspoonful salt. six cupfuls
cold water, two tablespoonfuls chopped
parsley.
Cut veal in two-inch pieces. add all
seaSonings except parsley Add shank
and water. Cover and cook very slow
~ two hours Drain off and reserve
stock Chop veal. Combine veal and
stock and add parsley and pour
into a glass loaf mold. Cool. Arrange
slices of hard-cooked eggs on top. Chill
until stiff.
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Gadgets for Handy Maid

broidered towels or tea towels with
colored patterns put in by hand work.
YOU can think. TOO. Of the girls you
know who are going away to college IN
th,e Fail Or bows. Thev all will want
lots of things Ike sofa pillows with APP
plioued designs in gaudy oilcloth. This
is one way to use up the odd-shaped
bits that come out Of the corners be-
tween the circles you cut for table mats
The girls will love sachets. big enve-
lones of colorful silks or organdie. with
a fresh scent in each different envelope
lcnnyrirht. 1871
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Follow Your Nose.

Try this game. Blindfold yourself
and try to tell what things are placed
under your nose by their smell alone.
If you have followed your nose with
due respect and care you will discover
that you have a joyful sense of smelling
your way round the world. And 1t is
joyful sense
l have a memory Of certain. smells
that delight me. Whenever 1 choose 1
can recall them. not the smells, but the
memory of the pleasure they gave me.
try hard to bring back the actual
smell but I have not succeeded. But
even the ghost of the perfume Is
treasured delight.
There is an old garden gate with
bush of southernwood OH either side OF
il When YOU open the gate and brush
against the bushes the smell. spicy,
minty. unlike anything else that grows
and smells, bathes your nose self.
Under a pine tree, trailing over an
old stone wall. grows mass OF twin
flowers. In May. when 1t IS decked with
its pink bells that nod iD tWos adoWn
the stem. the sweet almond perfume
of them fills my hungered senses and 1
am grateful once more for the GIT OF
my nose.
Did YOU ever walk through bed of
sweet fern! Ever CRUSH lneH uiuIl
YOUR feet? Ever tie a pineapple
Shrub" in your handkerchief? How
about tansy. lily-of the valley, migno-
nette, and musk?
Long, long ago. when was very lit
tie, / trailed behind a grandmother as
she guided me through garden. BY
and by we stopped and she touched
a tinv plant caressingly with her toe,
and there rose to my quivering nose a
scent so lovely that from that day. to
this it has haunted Me with its fra
GRANGE. Search as may cannot find
the musk plant that has that perfume
today. The little yellow-green leaves,
the tiny yellow blooms, YES. have
reared them in the seed beds with
anxious care but the fragrance is not
in them. Did I dream that perfume?
Not at all. I felt it, have the memory
of 4l,at smell the smell of rain damnen.
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N A T u II E. S
C. I'll IL ID II E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
STATIONS by Mary Foley.
LXVIII.
TARANTULAS.
AricuIariidae Family.

A N old legend goes that a person
n bitten by a tarantula will die
IA unless music is played to him
4 a and the right chord found
which vibrates to hts heart.
When this is found the victim begins
dancing and yelling. The excessive ex-
ercise brings on profuse perspiring and
! the poison is driven out.
This myth dies hard. Many people
are deadly afraid of this spider. True,
! he Is formidable looking. He Is the
giant in the spider world and when
! leased he rears up on his four hind
| legs. raises his four front ones and
with those Jaws of his exposed, he
surely locks as II he means business.
Should he bite a bird or an insect, 1t
would die.
Having known several persons who
have been bitten by these large taran-
tulas and known that the only uncom,
Portable result was the painSthat dull
pin thrust deeply into the flesh would
give you, know that their bite does
/ not kin a man.
The Black Widow, or the hour-glass
spider found all over the United States,
| is very poisonous. You can easily iden-
| tify her by the bright red hour glass on
her black back.
| Spiders are friends and not foes.
1ney keep QOWU Ille AlOlOCo Va Why al
! sectS and bugs which annoy us. They
have a bad reputation, which they do
not deserve.
They are easily tanned and will come
and take food from your hand. They
| live to the ripe old age OF 10 years.
In fact, it takes them years really to
grow UP and many mother, after
weaving a satin cradle for her babies,
never lives to see them.
The tarantula sutton dances before
| the lady of his choice. as do many OF
the spiders. Sometimes 1t is love at
| first sight; then again she falls for his
charms as the dancing goes on: again,
she takes a violent dislike to him and
his antics and he has to flee for his
life.
i The mother weaveS silken robe In
which to lay her eggs. then with her
| feet she gathers up the corners and
fashions it into purse II she has TO
move about, she takes IT with her.
The babies. one to several hundred
OF them live in their little room with
cut food for months. They outgrow
their coats and discard them. All baby
spiders favor their parents. You should
see a spider get out of too-tight gar
ment. She hangs herself upside down
| by a strong silk thread fastened to her
abdomen and to some object Her feet
are held close together For several
days she does not take food. Many
| twists and pulls are necessary to cause
the old skin to split. Finally 1t opens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
Ginger Ale Fruit Cocktail.

Two-thirds cup sugar, one cup water,
one fourth cup lemon juice, one cup
orange juice, one cup grape juice, one
eighth teaspoonful nutmeg, one quart
ginger ale.
Boil sugar and water two minutes.
Cool. Add rest of ingredients. Serve
in tall glasses half filled with chopped
ice. Garnish with fresh mint leaves
and red cherries,
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Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

understanding. but a written order. in
clear. simple terms. can mean only one
thing. If the delivered article is not
according TO order, it may be fatty re-
jected.
Things that don't come right never
seem SO wrong as when We are COM
PEELED to take them and pay for them.
little precaution will avoid disap-
pointment and loss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28

Two cupfuls sliced cooked beets, one
cupful vinegar, one-half cupful water
four whole cloves. one stick cinnamon
four tablespoonfuls sugar, one-half tea
spoonful salt. one-quarter teaspoonful
pepper, two tablespoonfuls horseradish
Mix vinegar. water, cloves. cinnamon
sugar and salt. Boil three minutes
Strain and add rest Of ingredients. Let
serve.
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Potato Salad.

Three cupfuls diced, cooked potatoes:
cupful diced cucumbers, l cupful
diced celery. hard cooked eggs diced:
IL teasopoonfuls salt. i teaspoonful
paprika, 2 tablespoonful chopped
pimentos, tablespoonfuls finely chop
ped onions and l cupful salad dressing.
Mix and chill ingredients Place IN
bowl lined with lettuce. top with salad
dressing and sprinkle with paprika.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
Raspberry Conserve.

-Four cupfuls red raspberries, four
cupfuls blackberries. one cupful diced
pineapple, one cupful rhubarb one lem
on, two oranges, eight cupfuls sugar
Wash lemon and oranges. Cut in
thin slices and remove seeds Add to
rest of ingredients Let stand one hour.
Boil gently until thick Stir frequently.
Pour into sterilized jars and, when cool,
seal
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THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

A cute dre.s is this little one-piece
affair for that important girl OF the
family. It's a model, too, that will pro-
vide a basis for many variations
For instance. there's the original
model in red and white printed batiste
with plain white yoke and cuffs with
red button trim.
Then. too. Jane must have a frock
Of nautical influence. This one is fetch
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forum on W a r
debts, she was do
ing nothing parti-
cularly nov e ! .
From the time OF
the first President,
it has been more
or less 1.-The thing
President Hoo
ver's love Of chill
dren and his in
terest in t h e ! r
welfare is one OF
the outstanding
traits of the man.
But neither he nor
many other men
h We a greater
love for them than
did George Wash
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IIlRUUII.
Washington had no children OF his
own. but he never overlooked an OPP
portunity to perform some kind act
for the children OF others With whom
he came in contact.
There have been others-in this
country-to be given Mr. Hoover's
name since he became President.
What he has done in regard to them.
have been unable to learn. But
Washington was always quick to act.
Once while making presidential
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A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

tour of New England. he CHANGED to
spend the night at private house.
There ne learned that one Of the sons
bore his name and one of the daugh-
tiers that of Mrs. Washington. At his
next stopping place, he penned the
following letter:
Being informed that you have given
my name to one OF your sons. and
called another after Mrs. Washington's
family, and being very much pleased
with the modest and innocent looks
of your two daughters. I do for these
reasons send each Of the girls . piece
of chintz.
ITO Patty, who bears the name Of
Mrs. Washington, send
guineas. with which she may buy her
self any little ornaments she may
want"
But Washington, too, was modest
for he added:
las l do not give these things with
view to have 1t talked of. or even
of its being known. the less there Is
said about the matter the better you
will please me-
incidentally, there is another famous
American-Gen. Pershing-who has
had babies named for him In all parts
Of the world.
The general keeps q careful list Of
the birthdays of his namesakes and
makes sure that on the anniversary
of each some kind Of greeting is sent
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Escalloped Ham and Rice.

Uses lsftovers.-Three tablespoonfuls
butter, tablespoonful -four. cups
milk, y teaspoonful salt. 4 teaspoon
full paprika. l cupful diced. cooked
ham: cupful boiled rice, tablespoon
fuls finely chopped onions and 2 table
spoonfuls finely chopped green peppers.
Melt butter and add flour. When
blended add milk and cook until creamy
sauce forms. Stir constantly. Add rest
of ingredients. Pour into buttered bak-
ing dish and bake 20 minutes in mod
crate oven.
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DAILY DIET RECIPE

Endive, one-half pound let
tuca leaves. IL; grapefruit sec
lions. 10; salt, = teaspoons; oil.
Is tablespoons; lemon juice, six
tablespoons.
SERVES SIX PORTIONS.
Select small endive hearts. Peel
one small grapefruit and separate
into sections, removing skin and
white pith. Arrange crisp. tender
lettuce leaves on six individual
salad plates. Place thereon the
endive heart and around this the
grapefruit sections. Dress with a
dressing made of the other IN
gradients we'll blended.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe contains much lime,
some iron and vitamins A, B. and
C. Valuable in every ores diet.
Coed IN laxative diet. Can be
used by those wishing TO reduce II
a mineral oil were used in the
dressing. Diabetes could also eat
the salad If mineral oil dressing
were used.
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Lemonade.

One cupful sugar, cupfuls water,
cupful lemon juice and two table
spoonfuls grated lemon rind
Boil sugar and water minutes. Cool,
add rest of ingredients. Store in jar
and when lemonade is desired, pour
three tablespoonfuls Of lemond mix
ture into glass of water.
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Fruit Cake.

Two tablespoonfuls butter. / cupful
sugar. 2 eggs, l teaspoonful cloves. l
teaSpoonful nutmeg. teaspoonfuls Gin
namon. y teaspoonful salt, l teaspoon
full soda. l cupful sour milk. cupfuls
flour, y teaspoonful baking powder.
l cupful chopped raisins and = cupful
nuts.
Cream butter and sugar. Add re-
naming ingredients and beat min
utes. Pour into creased loaf pan and
bake As minutes in slow oven.
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w IHAT7 mop your face
w over and over with your hand
kerchief? It's not good for your
face, and it's not good for your
handkerchief.
Use Kleenex instead. A nice,
fresh, clean, cool tissue. Then de-
stroy it. Next time, another new,
clean tissue.
Kleenex is not only cleaner. It
is much more absorbent. Nearly
twice as absorbent as linen hand
kerchief! Blots up perspiration
better.
Costs less than laundering
And think of the laundering you
save. You can use quite number
of Kleenex Tissues for the cost of
merely laundering one handker-
chief. The uses of K,senex are
legion. Use it for handkerchiefs.
These soft, dry, gentle tissues will
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When mention is made of a well
balanced meal, the impression con-
veyed is that the food is correct to
supply the needed nourishment in APP
petizing form Apart from this well
recognized form, there is another which
should also be considered If one is to
have the meals satisfy the purse as well
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10 eaCn OLilST. we
all speak to mother
and that Is all.
My father is ner-
vous. My mother
Is sweet and easy,
and my oldest sis
ter is such q boss
that every one in
the house is afraid
of her. She has to
have the best food,
incest room, first
claim on every
[ hing. She Is
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on the part of some writer's to contract
"sll right" into alright" authorities
recognize only the two-word form, "all
right"
Toward" is pronounced "toe-erd'
t"ccant on the first syllable) not
"tWard."