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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-17
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI.

grounds that offer the climbing, whirl-
ing, dazzling things that children love
That is what attracts the children to
the play place. If YOU are filed with
the fear OF sudden death. stay away
The children love to go. If you de"
eide that they can go and you are shud-
dering in fear about the whole per-
Torrance, let somebody else take the
children. while you go to some enter
tainment that will take your mind of
what the children are doing But don't
take them to the playground and then
tell them they can't play. And don't let
them play II you are screaming in fear
all the time they play.
A fear-fllled guardian kills all the
fun. He does more. The grownup's fear
is likely 10 reach the children. child
is usually safe as long as he feels safe
Let the slightest doubt of his safety
enter his mind and he is likely TO slip
and fall. The first stage in safety is
courage. The child who knows he can,
usually can. But fear Is infectious It Is
/ likely TO spread. Keep away If you are
| filled with fear.
| When you go to the beach to see chill
/ dren swim don't begin calling to them
/ to come back, come back. Let them
/ alone If they catch your fear there
/
4 directors dread having nervous mothers
/ on the beach when the children are
/ swimming, The boys are In no danger
1 as long as their faith in themselves is
1 strong. Shake that and they are likely
| to get into trouble. II You cannot cheer
I q child on stay away and let him work
/ out his own salvation.
/ I'm down for the hundred yards at
/ the end OF the hour. Can you put 1t on
/ first thing? III tell you why MY
/ mother Is coming and she Is always
afraid I'm going TO be drowned and that
/ makes me nervous, If we can finish be-
/ fore she comes I'll be all right"
| Fear Is poor inspiration in any situa =
/ ticn. Those about us who are strug-
1 Cling to do and dare have enough fear
| Of their own TO conquer Nothing was
/ ever done without a struggle against
/ fear Of some sort CT another Children,
/ OF course, have much more Of that than
| grownups have and they suffer accord
! tngly. Now add to that the fears Of the
/ grownups and the plight CT the children
| is no enviable one.
| Children need support. They need our
/ faith and our courage TO strengthen
1 their own. They are entitled 70 our
/ sturdy encouragement II We are afraid
| for them we do them harm. Next time
/ your heart Is filed with fear for your
! child either kill the fear conquer It, OF
| keep out of the way so the child viii not
/ meet your fear
Copyright, Issl)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-17
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE rAPE.

Pop was smoking and thinking and
ma was pushing crooked things strate
and stra,e things crooked, saying. /
bleeye Ill get one of those bathroom
rugs.
One of wich bathroom rugs? pop sed
and ma sed, One of those that are
avvertized by Hookbinders, one of the
thick ones that feel so nice when you
step out Of the tub.
Well. a bathroom rug izzent so bad
pop sed. 1t gives a poor man the SEN
sation of being a rich man as his drip
ping foot sinks into its soft dry Iuxuri-
Gus thickness, and at the same time II
makes the rich man feel even richer
thus promoting good feeling between
the classes. Stepping from our porcelain
tub onto our feecy bath rug, what gian;
strides we have taken since the DAYS
our savage ancestors stepped from Their
rocky river bed onto the gooky mud
bank. If l were a CRATE poet bleeve ]
would write CRATE pome on the subjeck
OF bathroom rugs. pop sed
They're RELY quite reasonable con-
sidering that each one is hand made or
hand loom by special hand workers
mad sed. Otherwise I mite consider q
dollers and so cents quite a far fetched
price she sed. and pop sed, How much?
For how many?
For one. Of corse, ma sed. In other
verbs. each, she sed.
Meening apiece, and pop sed, Yee
gods Now that / come to think of il
bathroom rug can be termed over the
same as anything elts In other werd.
it has its reverse side Is it fair to TX
honess werkmen who lovingly gave OF
their best to lay our bathroom tiles is i;
fair to them, say. to cover the gleem-
ing fruit of their efforts with a RIG
Furthermore. why should be robbed 81
the vfrile feeling wich comes TO me when
| step down, down from my plunge onto
the smooth tnViggerating tiles? WHY
should make mollycoddle of nv son
by robbing him Of the same manly privi-
lege? he sed
Willyum Potts you're just tawkine
through your empty hat to fill up vacant
time, and I'm going to get that rug, ma
sed.
Wich she proberly will
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came into the door sweep OF vitality
seemed to come with her
She was hardly inside the Office be-
fore she began firing orders, and fer the
next hour she worked furiously. Usual
ly line Of magazine representatives
and others were in the waiting room TO
see her and list of telephone numbers
was on her pad. She attended to these
as nearly simultaneously as possible,
and cast q rapid eye over the details
which her assistants had ready to show
her. Wren things were wrong she dis
solved into momentary sea of despair,
but she could brush this aside as quick
iy as 1t had overwhelmed her. and when
something pleased her, It was gorgeous,
AT least four days week she would
pause now and then TO murmur how
wretchedly she felt, and then inlfne-
diately plunge into the business at hand
with a fresh vitality
Her bursting upon the ONCE like this
was not at all a pose. IT was simply
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or a pine tree design in the lace edging,
the appropriateness is charming Smart
cases of this sort can be made from a
design which can be had by sending
10 cents with a self-addressed and
stamped envelope inclosed with a re-
quest directed to Lydia LIE Baron
Walker
Full directions come for making the
pointed edging in filet crochet, and the
Insertion to match. Make the lace in
one straight strip and overcast it to
the insertion edging the case itself. Or
the insertion can be let into the linen
case leaving border of the fabric be-
tween 1t and the edge of the pillows
into which the lace is sewed. Such
pillow cases ere exquisite.
The pine tree design can be cross
stitched by counted stitches en- the
cases, by basting fine cross-stitch cam
vas over the part to be embroidered,
and by taking the croSS-stitches through
both canvas and case, after which the
canvas is cut and pulled away. Corners
Of single pine trees can be so embroid-
cred or entire borders CT the wee trees
The filet crochet lace edging can finish
the edges.
Pine needles are not so fragrant that
they can be used for regulation sachets,
out tney preserve sweetness IN bureau
end dresser drawers when sprinkled
thiclly over sheet cotton wadding which
lineE the pads for dresser drawers. Use
thin silk for the outer cover CT these
pads, and tack them here and there
with wee tufts of crochet silk Put a
cross stitch pine tree in each CORNER and
little cluster in the center top to sug-
gest a tiny zine grove
The boudoir pillows made as de-
scribed and fitted with cases with the
pine tree filst crochet CT croSS-stitch
embroidery trimming thsm, are sug-
gested as novelties to put in gift shops
They are something different" So also
are the pine tree bureau pads. They
should find ready sales. They are, for
these reasons, excellent to put In fairs
and bazars, rs well as to make for gifts
Copyright, 1870
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Forkhcrn Twins.
Hen longest live whose ready wit
instead OF weapons makes him At
Old Mother Nature

Like Mrs. Lightfood the write-tailed
Deer, Mrs, Fo-khorn the Mule Deer had
no horns or antlers. Yet. rs with the
former. the children must be watched
over and cared for and protected. with
no help from any one So, having no
weapons, Mrs. Forkhorn must depend
wholly on her wits. She is constantly
on the alert She takes no chances.
And from babyhood the babies are
taught to obey, TO do Just what they
have been told to do. as you remember
the antelope twins were taught.
The Forkhorn twins were born in q
thicket in quiet hollow in the woods
mile or more from the old cabin In
which Farmer Browns Boy was now
camping with Stumpy, the old pros
pector. Like Lightfoot's babies, the
twins had pretSily spotted coats. Mrs.
Forkhorn was tremendously proud Of
them. She was sure that they were
the most wonderful babies in all the
great world. But with their coming
came a period of great anxiety to Mrs.
Forkhorn. There were certain hungry
folk who would like nothing quite so
much as dinner Of tender little fawns.
and she knew that these hungry folk
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Pompons Smart in Use on Beret
By MARY MARSHAL.

What Is smarter than q pompon on
the top of your beret2 The answer to
that little riddle Is quite sinplei Two
pompc ns-especially when one is red
and the other is blue or one black and
the other white. So If you have a close
fitting little beret or knitted cap make
the pornpons and perch them in the
center Of the crown. They are on the
top OF the cap, but when 1t Is actually
worn in the new M nnsr they viii BE-
toward the back Of your head and per-
haps a little to the right side Be
cause the proper way 20 wear a small
your head to show a bit of hair and
drawn trifie TO the right side
1t Is q simple mater to make q
pomron. All you viii need is a small
ball Of yarn and two pasteboard discs
Choose yarn of medium thickness and
cut the pastebcard in two discs each
having diameter of 5 inches or
trif1e less. Then cut circles in each
OF the discs so that thy look like fat
crullers, Now put the two discs together
and wind the yarn round and round
over the circle, bringing 1t through the
hole each time. Wind the yarn very
closely and evenly and do not draw too
tightly, until you have the entire circle
covered thickly with yarn. Next cut
piece CT yarn about 10 inches long and
then, holding the thumb and first finger
OF your left hand over the center Of
the doughnut, slip the scissors through
the yarn and cut between the two
pesteboard discs, holding the yarn Sc
curely with the left hand. Be ready
with the 10-inch length Of yarn. sin
1t between the cardboards tie end
draw up tight. Tie asain to make a
double knot end remove the cardboard.
This done, you have a pompon that
only needs a little trimming to make
ready for your neret or cap. And re-
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hatch from the egg and drink the
honey greedily until every drop is gene
and then he spins himself a wrapper
Of silk and facing the door takes a
little nap. When he wakes up, this time
he is grown-up cotton bee. He has
strong jaws for cutting, and he tries
them at once on the door before him.
Pretty soon he is through the wadding
knocks away the debris and is free. Out
into the sunshine he flies, and for a few
days seeks the nectar so easy to find IN
the flowers cup. Later he weds and his
wife goes alone to hunt q plant where
the cotton is free for the scraping.
These little bees are known as soil
tary bees.
tCopyriEht 1917
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knew that probably somewhere she had
these precious babies hidden and would
constantly be looking for them, She
had no weapons wherewith to defend
them. nothing but her wits.
To begin with she separated them in
that secret thicket. This was SO that If
one should be discovered the other
might remain unbound. And then she
kept away from that thicket. 1t was q
hard thing to do, but 1t was the only
safe thing to do. She wanted to be
with those precious babies, but If she
were seen in the thicket by one of her
watchful enemies the secret would be
givem away. So sshe went there only
at break of day, when the hunters OF
the night were through hunting and
again in the dusk of evening, before
these hunters had started the nights
hunt
Even then she didn't go directly
there She would sometimes circle
completely around the thicket so as to
test the air on all sides. This was
when there was little air moving AT
other times when there was some wind
she would approach from the side OPP
posite to that from which the wind
was blowing, knowing that If there was
an enemy lurking upwind her friends,
the Little Night Breezes, would bring
her the scent. Only when she was sure
1t was safe to do so did she enlsr the
thicket and there nurse the hungry
babies. When they had been fed she
would steal away as cautiously as she
had come.
All day she browsed some distance
from that hidden nursery, but always
in sight OF 1t, ready to lead away any
enemy who might chance that way.
Ears, eyes and nose were always on
duty. Twice while the twins were very
young Puma the Panther came stink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-17

Pine needles can be put to sewers uses
In the making of gifts fer Christmas.
AS these presents are now being pre-
pared in advance by the women who
delight in being ready for this festive
occasion, 1t Is well to let Dame Nature
lend her cid. Just what can be done
with these needles depends upon their
length. In the South the needles grow
30 long that they are used in making
3r7mes fer trays; to fashion baskets in
the same manner that sweet grass Is
employed; and in many ways similar to
that in which raffia is used. The i'm
portant thing is to keep adding new
needles so that working strands are of
the same continuous size.
In the North the needles are shorter,
but thsy are reputed to be much more
fragrant. Many are the persons in
Cuba who try to obtain northern pine
needles for pillows, that they may get
occasional whiffs of pine groves remi-
niscent of their beloved homeland.
These pillows are so easy to make and
80 inexpensive If one lives anywhere
within range CT pinewoods that this is a
good clue to follow when considering
what to give certain friends.
Daintiness should be stressed in pine
pillows. The pillows are really for the
boudotr. At night they are not So much
used to sleep on, as to tuck under the
face. The warmth of the breath ex-
tracts the fragrance which is inhaled.
1t is said to be health promoting to fill
the lungs with deep draughts Of air
fragrant with pine needles. Certainly 1t
Il refreshing and pleasant.
Reverting to the daintiness of Pine
pillows. 1t may be interesting to know
OF some attractive caSss Since the
very name needles, implies the shape
of the pine foliage, the cases for them
should be close-wuyen They should
not be hsavy or thick. however, for the
fragrance should net be tnclosed. Down
proof ticking Is recommended It comes
in lightweight textile soft and white.
For the outer covering or pillow slip,
any boudoir pillow cases cen be used
Int If there &c a y,iy<n trea ~, -4if ~, ~
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N A T u II E 5
CHILD II E n
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
LXXXV.
COTTON BEES.

AAy
HESE little bees make beautiful
downy beds for their babies.
They do not build a home for
them, as many bses Go for their
children. but seek an empty
braubIe stem or a little hollow place in
wood. Sometimes one has been known
to use a home left by another bee.
She goes to a thistle, sage bush, ever
lasting or mullen plant which is dry
and dead 1t would never do to have
green cotton sheets and wadding that
would mildew. So she is wise and seeks
the dead plants and there she scrapes
of the soft fuzz of the plant. The
down is passed from her mouth to her
hind legs where it is held firmly against
her chest. When the bale OF cotton is
the size of a psa, she sails of toward
the apartment she has selected and en-
ters it. There she removes all the
Jumps from her cotton and lines the
little room. Back she gees for more
and keeps this UP until she has lovely
little room all snowy white for her
baby.
It Is to the flower she goes now and
takes from it a wee drop Of nectar and
returning to the nursery she places this
in the center of the room. Upon this
she lays tiny egg Once more she
goes to the plant and scrapes OH some
more dawn. She is not so careful about
this cotton because it is to be the plug
to the door When she has enough
she flies home and with her front feet
tears the bale apart. She presses the
cotton into the opening with her head,
and. when 1t is closed to suit her, she
begins to pick up odd bits Of sticks and
pebble. She places this at the en-
trance, SO that no enemy will be able
to find the innocent baby behind the
cotton door
In few days the little baby bee will
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Slice about seven peeled peaches into
baking dish and sprinkle them with
graduated sugar. Mix half a cupful
of brown sugar with half cupful of
flour and cut In one-fourth cupful of
butter until the mixture is like coarse
meal. Sprinkle over the peaches and
bake in a moderately hot oven until
the peaches are soft and a crisp brown
crust has formed on top. 1t will take
about IS minutes, with increased heat
the last 10 minutes to brown the top.
Serve with plain or whipped cream,
taking out each serving with some
crust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-17
This Woman Lost
81 Pounds of Fat

Mrs H. Price of Woodside, L. l..
writes. "A year ago / weighed 100
lbs. ] started to take KFuschen and
now weigh 126 and never felt bet
ter in my life and what's more,
look more ike 20 yrs. old than the
mother of children, one I9 and the
other 10. Every one OF my friends
says it's marvellous the way re-
duced."
TO lose fat with speed take half
teaspoonful of Kruschen IN ~ glass
Of hot water before breakfast every
morning don't miss q morning An
85 cent bottle lasts 4 weeks--get II
at Peoples Drug stores or any drug
store in America. III not joyfuily
satisfied after the frst bottle money
back.-AdYertisement.
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THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

This cute model answers modes call
with q capelet cellar and brief circular
@aring skirt,
Its so simple and so smart and so
ksgy to make
It's adorable In Powered pink dinity
Nth white organdie collar
It's small cost viii surprise you For
the s~year-old, it takes but ~ yards
OF 39-inch material with Il yard of az
inch contrasting
style No. 3062 is designed for that
Important age Of 6. 8, 10 and u years.
French blue linen with white hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-17

KtISSASs WIZ u tlbW
a successful pub
licity man in Tex
as. Here 1t is
When ! worked
for her, TIele n
woodward r arely
arrived az the e.
fee before IL, and
her appearance re-
sembled the en-
trance Of the priIna
donna In Vsresi's
c o m e dy Enter
Madam When she
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Fearflled Guardians.

"No, no, Billy. Come away from
There. don't care You can't get on
that thing Come away"
All the other children are going up,
mother
Il don't care II they want to be
killed that Is no reason why l should
Yet you risk your neck Come away"
Well, then stay away from the play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-17
A Spanish
Grandee
discusses
American
Women

"Your American woman, 3
alb, she has the grace of
our own Senoritas the
chic of the Frenchwoman /. /.
the culture of the Italian
=. the allure of the Oriental.
But, alas, she has not the
ravishing complexion Of the
Englishwoman.
It is true that the
English complexion is the
loveliest in the world, in
spite of the inclement [
weather and yellow fogs.
For lac yearsthewomenof
England have used Pears
Soap for radiant skin.
Get a cake and watch
Pears generous lather /
gently bring the natural,
delicate color to your face.
At all drug and department
stores-wherever toilet
goods are sold. Pears Soap
unscented, l5s. Scented, a
bit more.
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Tart Cases.

Tart cases made from puff paste may
be made either single or double, and
may be used for pstties with filings OF
meats or oysters, with the difference
that the shells or cases used for sweets
may be glazed with sugar or strip. while
those used for meats should not be
sweetened
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I Suppose I Am Like This.

While Helen Woodward was away on
a vacation, man who used to work
for her sent us letter about her, We
think, perhaps, some Of 1t would make
her blush, but while she is away we are
gcing to take chance and let you read
1t SO thst you will know her better.
The letter comes from John William
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with clients generally. she completely
dropped her expensive emotionalisn
that characterized her when she was
working In her Office She became q
gentle, eaSy-mannered little woman
whose quiet poise suggested leisurely
untroubled movements.
(Copyright 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-17

Everything is one and that one is
Cod is the summary of the religious
teachings OF a Greek philosopher of
500 BIC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-17

HELEN WOODWARD.
Who started
the highest paid in America
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Lovely Women
Depend Upon This
Safe Preparation

Thousands of particular women use
Keys Astringent Powder in their daily
douche. They know from experience
that personal hygiene is essential to
health, daintiness and charm.
Daily, more and more women are de-
pending on this safe. Irritating
preparation, which has proved its eff
ficieney in combating bacteria. You,
too, viii be delighted with Its soothing.
comforting and protective benefits, once
you have tried Ii.
Get q soc box of Keys Astringent
Powder at your fav0rite drug store to-
day !. one or two teaspoOnfuls I'm a
quart of warm water make q wonder
fully refreshing and beneficial douche
for daily use. Convince yourself IL Is
more pleasant to use and more 'effee-
tive.
KEYS POWDER Is safe does
not contain any ingredients to inture
or harm the mOst delicate membranes.
soc and $I.00 boxes at PEOPLES and
other good druggists.
KEYsG ASTRINGENT
A1 - POWDER
safe Frspasation fer Particular Women
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tCopyrisht. 1917
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
10000 SIGNED TO
DATE TO REPEAL
ANTI-LABOR LAW
Workers, Unions Are
Responding in Fight
On c.. S. Law

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-Progress
in the collection of signatures on the
circulated petitions for the repeal Of
the criminal syndicalisln law is now
being pressed with increasing success
throughout the state of California.
The report of the Southern Califor-
MIA district states that to date con-
siderable over 10000 signatures have
already been collected. The same
number have already been collected
in the Northern California district.
Constant supervision and increased
organizational activities by the cam
paign for the repeal of the criminal
syndicalism law conformity with the
International Labor Defense and
other affiliated labor organizations
promises more than well for the
eventual success of the campaign.
Immediately after the meeting OF
the City Residential Committee, on
Aug. IT at San Francisco, Comrades
Erenberg, Mattson and Feingold
we're sent out on organizational
itineraries which were planned to
cover all the most important sections
of the state. Comrades Erenberg
and Mattson went to Southern Cali
fornia Comrade Feingold't tour in
cluded the following Northern Cali
fornia towns and their vicinities
Eureka, Fort Bragg, Petaluma, Santa
Rosa and Cotati.
Detailed reports form every Sec
ton of the state will be submitted
to the conference to be held in Sar
Francisco on Sept. 2. Further re-
ports on the progress of the cam
paign will be read before the en-.
larged state committee. set for Sept
6 at the state committee headquar-
tiers, Room SOB, 1179 Market st., Sar
Francisco, Calf