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Evening star., 1932-03-26
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.
BY FANNY Y. CORY,

I was doing my homework after sup
per and ma said to pop, william, I
want you to punish Benny.
Certeny, I had very bad day today
and I'll be glad to punish somebody,
pop said. What for, do you remem-
Der? he said, and ma said, Certeny 1
remember, it's engraved on my mind
like solid letters of fire, I don't know
when I've had such a shock, he told
me he felt kind of funny, to use his
own expression, and he complained
that his hands felt warm, and felt
them and they were berning hot. al
though his forehed was cool enough,
and here what had he done but held
his hands delibrity agenst the radiator
till they were almost baked.
Ha ha, the little skamp, pop said,
and ma said, It's no laff1ng matter I as
sure you, I was startled almost to the
alarming point, and pop said, I'm not
lafhng, was just eXclaiming in amaze
ment and disapproval
Anyway the werst is yet to come, ma
said. OF course dident realize the self
inflicted cause of his condition, and I
told him to 60 and lie down a while
and see If he felt better, and pritty
soon he came back again and asked
me to feel his forehed, and low and
behold it almost berned my fingers it
was SO hot but this time his hands
were icy cold, because what had he
done but held them in ice water while
he leened his forehead agenst the ra-
diater, ma said. How can you sit there
laffng like striped hyena, I was
almost petri1ed, and he stood there
with the blankest eynrpSsion 7 ever en-
countered and said maybe it was some
kind of disease like the hot and cold
running fever, she said. Willyum Potts
is that all the consideration you have
for my overstrung feelings when I tell
you that was on the verge of calling
in 2 doctors to consult with each other?
she said
Meening on account Of pop lafing so
hard he couldent pertend he wasent
and he gave me 4 slaps only I dident
hardly feel them for reasons, ferst
on account of him not being mad and
End on account of him being so weak
from laflng.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

height may differ greatly in this respect,
one being broad and thick-set, with
large bones, and the other being of a
smaller, lighter build with light mus
cles and bones. OF course, the first
should weigh more than the second one.
This difference in structure of the body
may be due to racial origin. Some
people naturally are Of the slim, race
horse build, while others are built on
heavier plan.
My advice to both you young school
girls is to develop vibrant health by
eating well-balanced meals. taking suffi-
cient active exercise out of doors and q
keen interest in some particular sport
like swimming, tennis, basket ball or
other active games. Be sure that you
have sufficient sleep and rest in we'll
ventilated bed room, and spend as much
time as possible in the fresh air and
sunshine. You will not have to worry
about the trimness Of your figure and
the clearness of your skin if you follow
these suggestions. LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
DAIO l. AVAA ~ OASAAO ". Burgess.

wouldn't do at all for him to be running
about there in the open. That fierce call
made little chills of fear run all over
him and he ran to hide in the safety
of his hollow stump.
Twice that night he started back, but
each time was forced to seek his hollow
stump again. Once the next day he
started for the sugar house. but White
foot is afraid in the bright light OF day
and his courage was not equal to the
long Journey, for the stump was some
distance from the sugar house. So he
remained in his snug home and worried.
He Just knew that something dreadful
had happened to Mrs. Whitefoot and
the babies and that he never would see
them again. He tried not to think OF
them, and the more he tried not to, the
more he did think of them.
So the next night he was back at that
woodpile. 1t was smaller than ever.
Presently the door of the sugar house
opened and Farmer Browns Boy came
out. He got a big armful of wood and
carried it into the house. Could it be
that he had taken that hollow stick
with Mrs. Whitefoot and the babies? ?
Could it be? 1t seemed to him that
Mrs. Whitefoot must have escaped. But
If so, where had she gone? Perhaps
she had gone back to the place where
they had lived before making their
home in the woodpile. He hurried there,
but could find no trace of her
A long time later he went back to
that woodpile. He couldn't keep away
from there. Suddenly, as he sat on
top of it, he heard a sound that made
his heart leap and a great load was
swept from his mind. 1t was a faint
very soft drumming. Only Mrs. White
foot drummed like that!
Copyright. 1922
Evening star., 1932-03-26
VASE SHOULD BE


THE Saturday before Easter is one
of preparation. Even the house
itself reflects this spirit. Could
it but speak it would surely ex-
press pleasure that in some way
and particularly in some rooms, 1t IS
being prepared for Spring pleasure, for
Easter celebration. Few, indeed, will be
the homes where no flowers are found,
no dishes made for the morrow or no
rooms given especial cleaning in honor
of the coming festival. In the homes
of modest means, no less than in those
of the wealthy, are such preparations
being made, although the scale differs.
But it is not to such scale that pleas
ures are measured, but to the way the
preparations result to the cheer OF the
household.
What rooms in home should get the
most attention. assuming that the fam
ily Is in good health and can enjoy the
decorations together? The living room
is naturally the center. Next comes
the dining room. Assuming also that
only a small sum is expended, eacn
room can have its share OF feSt1vlty py
transferring the decorations In Wnole or
in part from the living to the dining
room and back again when meals are
served. One bunch OF flowers, single
with its leaves and a spray or so OF
asparagus or smilax, newly returned to
fashion, gives the note Of nature in the
midst of inanimate decorations which
Easter day calls for. .
way to double the appearance of
quantity of flowers is to stand them be-
fore a mirror Have the vase tall
enough to bring every flower and leaf
in front of the glass for duplication.
An idea has so much to do with effects
that even the perfume seems almost to
be magnified when sweet scented flowers
are thus apparently increased. The
vogue Of having flowers mirrored IN
glass on which they stand supplies an
other form of this duplication. one es-
pecially good for dining room table
decoration. A few violets standing in
moss with some of the flowers looking
at themselves over the side OF a low
container reminds one of flowers by
rivers bank
To return oar thoughts to where the
Evening star., 1932-03-26
N A T U r E. S
C. I'll IL ID r E N
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
YOUNG GRASSHOPPERS,

s soon as the clover makes its
" appearance it would seem that
~ every young grasshopper for
4 miles around had his eye on
every leaf The mother grass
hopper laid her pod of eggs right in
the clover field, and in February or
March, according to the weather, the
grasshoppers left their egg prison and
worked their way to the surface. In
delayed until May or even June
Looking very much like their parents,
except in size, the youngsters are high
jumpers and big eaters. 1t takes around
80 days for them to grow up and de-
velop wings. When any insect Is en-
dowed with long legs you may be sure
one Of his gifts will be high jumping
Six legs are an asset to any insect,
and, with great long ones and powerful
muscles that look as if they we're braid
ed, give the young grasshopper many
advantages over his short-legged friends
When ready to Jump the grasshopper
is very tense. Like a steel trap, the
long legs push off and the owner sails
high in the air.
With. birds watching every move a
young graSshopper takes, and with the
possibility of their swooping down when
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clover eaters have to be hair trigger
minded in order to escape being the
meat course of an agile bird
In order to climb up smooth surfaces
the foot has very fine hairs which Sc
crete a sticky fluid. When climbing,
only the toe pads are used.
The grasshopper looks very solemn,
indeed. In fact, he looks as if he never
had q pleasant thought. His face Is
very long and this may account for
the expression. There are two COM
pound eyes placed high on the face,
and one little one over each eye and
one in the center of the forehead
There are two pairs of jaws, the
notched pair looking like a pair of
nippers, to be used on you as such.
When eating leaf, he begins on the
edge and holds it firm between his two
front feet as he eats downward At
the time, his expression is one of ex-
treme satisfaction.
The wings are as efficient as his legs.
The outer wing cases protect the inner
true wings, which fold up like a fan
when not in use. The colors of the
wings vary with the species. Ears are
under wings, and are large sounding
dies
In spite of the fact he is known to
spit tobacco juice" when you hold
him by his hind legs, he is one of
the most fastidious insects and washes
Evening star., 1932-03-26

cut 1t in halves or at least do not leave
the stalk long enough to bend, nor
squeeze it so tight that the juice runs
down the arm! Pull off the leaves OF
French artichokes, one by one, dip
the edible end in sauce and eat in
fingers. When the leaves have been
pulled off, scrape away with q knife
the thistle brush covering the heart
and eat the heart with fork. or the
knife and fork. You eat sticky cake
with a small fork. If you are given
no fork eat it with your teaspoon.
Dear Mrs. Post: If you are left
handed should you excuse yourself
when dining in public. Sometimes peo-
pie say. oh, you're left-handedp You
feel out OF place, If that remark is
made. a w
Answer-Say nothing unless peouIe
Gas you say they do) say something to
you. In which case you answer yes.
1 am" very much as you would an
swer any other foolish question. II YOU
say, Il eat that way to be different.
they will probably think you discourte-
Gus. So it is best usually to answer
yes" duly, or cheerfully, or In the
tone OF your usual reply.
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1932-03-26
Your Home and You
By BETSY CALLISTER.

Egg salads are always acceptable, and
they are really among the most deli
cious and easy to make of all salads of
the substantial sort.
Here are some good ones. But first
a word as to cooking eggs for salads.
Boil them just below the boiling point
that is, cook them just below the boil
ing point-for half an hour. This
means they will be hard, but easily di-
gestible.
A good egg salad is made Of halves Of
egg whites from which the yolks have
been removed, filled with diced beets
and peas, and mixed with mayonnaise.
Each egg half is propped up in lettuce
leaves and the egg yolks are crumbed
over the whole salad. More mayonnaise
is passed.
Egg Rings.-Cut the whites of six
hard-boiled eggs into rings. Mix the
yolks with cup of mayonnaise. Ar
range lettuce leaves on platter. Lay
the rings on lettuce, heap the yolks,
crumbled, in the center of each ring
Daisy Salad.-Four boiled eggs,
one-half cup of French dressing two
/ cups of shredded lettuce leaves or
watercress. Remove the yolks from the
eggs, cut them into halves, the long
way. Cut Ehe whites into narrow strips
and mash the yolks through strainer.
Put little lettuce on each plate, place
about teaspoonful of the yellow right
in the center and arrange the pieces of
white around the yellow so as to make
it look like a daisy. Serve with French
dressing.
Potato and Egg Salad.-Hard- boil
three eggs 80 minutes, shell and cut
fine with silver knife Boil three or
four potatoes. Dice while hot, mix
with cut eggs and add French dressing.
Let stand till cold Serve on bed of
watercress with more French dressing
or mayonnaise.
Copyright. 1897
Evening star., 1932-03-26

place, like any other good thing, the
fad for measuring and weighing oneself
may be overdone and it may become an
unhealthy obsession unless it is handled
with common sense Neither of you
girls is overweight for your age and
height. 1t is far better for young.
growing girl to be few pounds over
weight than one pound underweight.
Although there is an average height and
weight chart for girls and women of
different ages, that does not mean that
all individuals must conform to this
standard in order to be considered
normal.
1t is just as right and natural for
some 15-year-olds to have large we'll
developed figures as it is for others to
retain slim, fiat childlike lines until
later in life. People mature at differ
ent rates during adolescence. Another
point 30 remember is that some girls
have heavier bones and muscles than
others. Two girls of the same age and
Evening star., 1932-03-26

ask her how she manages to turn out
dresses in such amazingly short time.
IF you have several days to work on
dress you may plan something elao-
crate, but if you want new dress IN
a hurry, then you must make use OF a
design that is effective but simple"
The sketch shows one of these easy
but effective designs-a simple, thin
wool crepe dress trimmed with collar
and cuffs of dotted silk which can be
finished with narrow hens and ar
ranged at neck and wrists Of the dress
in short order. This season dots of
all sorts are very much in fashion and
they are never more attractive than
when used in this way.
And speaking of dotted materials
Just remember that they are very
much in vogue. Figured materials of
the floral and picturesque sort have
appeared on the scene, but there is
very definite preference for prints OF
the simpler sort-dots, stripes, checks
and stars.
Copyright, 1882.
Evening star., 1932-03-26

rickrack braid stitched close together
and repeated at other end of pillow
for a second series of stripes.
The rickrack braid was in red, In
white and in blue.
A basket weave net was put over a
pillow covered in red. It showed
through the net. A large flower of red
and white print was centered with a
patch of blue. Blue leaves and stems
finished the applique.
A diShcloth of loose mesh with red
striped border was used for another
pillow. The narrowest bias tape in red
was woven in. Three meshes over from
the red stripe band of blue was wov-
en- in. Tassels of red and blue finished
this pillow.
A white pillow was appliqued with
blue stars and finished with a white
ruffle piccted in red. One woman
quilted white pillow in stars. She
used blue thread A red-and-white
polka dotted print had an applique of
white flower with deep blue leaves and
stem.
A net pillow was darned in creamy
white with a pine tree in green color
fast embroidery cotton.
OF course. any Of these pillows could
have been developed in other colors.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

The wasps of the air turn horneward.
Tabloids in neighboring cities scream,
Six million dead in raid today"
That is dark picture and hope II
may never come true. To some extent,
it depends on the boys and girls of to-
day whether such terror shall fall upon
the world.
War in the past has caused great
suffering, but war in the future might
end the best in the human race.
For thousands of years, men have
worked to build better world. They
have invented tools. They have learned
to master fire. The wondrous art of
writing has been mastered Printing
presses have turned out great books.
We have conquered the waves Of the
sea with steamers which fear no storm.
We have found ways to glide through
the air. We have done much to over
come disease. We have with us the
magic Of the radio and the talking
motion picture. UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1932-03-26

"OO0G 4LG C4A<4N AOS1A
RIGHT.
peared. And he hadn't the least idea
what had become of them. Naturally
he feared the worst. He feared that
something dreadful had happened to
them.
Whitefoot had not been living at
home since the arrival of the four ba-
bies. There wasn't room for him in
the snug home in hollow stick in the
woodpile outside Farmer Browns sugar
house in the Green Forest. Mrs. White
foot had made this very clear to him.
There wasn't room and he wasn't
wanted. She left no doubt about this
in his mind. Did it make him feel
badly? Not at all. He was used to it.
Always it was this way when there were
babies. So he merely grumbled a bit
and then went to make his home for
the time being in a certain old stump
he knew of. But once or twoce every
night he paid Mrs. Whitefoot a visit
to see that all was well.
Then came a night when Whitefoot
received a dreadful shock. AS he ap-
preached that woodpile he discovered at
once that something was wrong. Some
thing was very wrong. That woodpile
did not look right. 1t was smaller than
it had been. Something had happened
to it. He ran up on it and looked for
that hollow stick in which Mrs. White
foot and the babies had their home. He
couldn't find it. He went all through
that pile of wood, looking into every
little space between the sticks. No
where could he find that stick with q
hole in it.
1T has to be here. 1t just has to be
here he whimpered. THAT was one
of the safest homes we ever have had
It must be here"
Once again he went all over that pile
of wood and the result was the same
That hollow stick was not there. Ther
he hunted all around on the ground
There was no hollow stick and no trace
of Mrs. Whitefoot or the babies. Once
he thought of looking in the sugar
huse, but noises within frightened him
Then Hooty the Owl hooted his fierce
hunting call from the top of tree not
far aUaU and WhitafO0t knau that II
Evening star., 1932-03-26

Easter decorations should be centered,
and assuming that they are not plente-
Gus, the room of an invalid or aged
person should be remembered first.
Flowers mean so much to these per-
sons whose lives are circumscribed.
But even SO, the flowers can be shared
and lend their beauty to table decora-
t1ons during meals, and also during
the later hours of the evening when
the flowers would be taken out of the
sick room anyway.
Flowers In profusion at this time of
the year are possible in our Southern
States only, unless goodly sums OF
money are spent. For those who are
not so fortunate as to live in these
States just at Eastertide, the sugges-
tlons given today for making small
numbers do their most to lend gayety
10 decorations may prove especially
helpful.
CopyriRht, 1892.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
Uncooked Confection.

Toast a cupful of shredded cocoanut
in a moderate oven until a delicate
brown. Wash a cupful of dried april
cots and cupful of dried peaches and
steam for five minutes Put the fruits
through the medium-fine cutter of the
food chopper while they are hot. To
them add tablespoonful of honey and
the toasted cocoanut and blend thor
oughly. Shape into small balls or into
a round loaf and slice when chilled
Reserve some Of the toasted cocoanut
In which to roll the finished balls or
slices.
Evening star., 1932-03-26
NV Neighbor Says:

When preparing oranges for
dessert, pour boiling water over
them and let them stand flVe
minutes. This will make them
much easier to peel.
If grease or oil is spilled on a
rug, cover the spot Immediately
with a sheet of blotting paper
and go over paper with a hot
iron. When most of the grease
has been removed cover spot with
powdered magnesia, let stand for
"a hours and brush off.
Cut waxed papers TO mt the
bottoms of cake pans. No greas-
ing is then necessary. The cakes
come easily from the pan and the
pan is quickly washed.
1t is most important to keep
the motor of your vacuum cleaner
always well oiled if you wish to
operate properly.
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1932-03-26
A Little Saturday Talk.

IF ever there should be another
world war, 1t will be even more
terrible than the last one-unless
i signs fail. Reports of new kinds
of deadly gas which nations are
ready TO use In case of war have come
to us.
The other day I received some blank
verse" written by a 14-year-old boy,
John Berkeley, and in the poem he
tried to picture war in the future.
Here 1t is:
PLANES screech over the darkened
city:
Bomb upon bomb whizzing earthward
Sends some skyScraper grieving to its
DOOM
The anti-aircraft guns smash out in
return
An ironical salute to death.
A yellow gas seeps downward
The people stifie, gun crews die
Heroically striving to bring down one
more plane.
Evening star., 1932-03-26

on the left side OF
your head or the
right? When you
take q walk, do
you start on the
left or right foot?
T h ese examples
are just the same.
My Dear Mrs.
Post: Will you
please instruct as
to the correct way
to eat the follow
ing foods: Aspara-
gus stalks, French
a tic h o kes and
sticky cake?
"B. c."
Answer - C u I
asparagus stalks
In chnrf niann a G
Evening star., 1932-03-26

his face most thoroughly. He nibbles
off every bit of dust that might cling
to his feet and he polishes his face
and eyes with great care. When clean
ing his antennae, he tips his head to
one side and holds the antennae on
the ground with one foot. brushing
carefully with the other foot.
In spite of the fact that the ground
has been frozen and most likely the
grasshoppers have been cold and stiff
for several months, let the warm Spring
sunshine come and the agile jumpers
are as frisky as if they had Wintered
in a greenhousel
(Copyrieht, 1897
Evening star., 1932-03-26
Monk City Councillor.

For the second time in the twentieth
century a monk has been elected MEM
Der of a municipal council In France.
He is Rev. Voudoux d'Hautefeuille OF
the Benedictine order. He comes from
the Abbey of Wisques, near Boulogne-
Sllr-Mer
Evening star., 1932-03-26
Easy but Effective Designs
BY MARY MARSHALL.

II KNOW woman who at luncheon
time can receive an invitation for
4 dinner the same day, dash out to
IL the nearest store, buy some new
material and have new evening
dress to wear at the party. At least
her husband boasts that she has fire.
Qnently done this and he will also
Evening star., 1932-03-26
NANCY PAGE
Here Are Pillow Ideas
Galore!
By FLORENCE LA GANKE.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE

The members Of the Nancy Page
Club were getting ready for display
of pillows and cushions.
Last year they put on pincushion
show which was huge success. They
Evening star., 1932-03-26

w YHITEFOOT the Wood Mouse
was worried. He was very
NV much worried. Never in all
his life had he been more
worried. 1t wasn't in regard
TO himself he was worrying. He never
worried about himself much, never for
more than a few minutes at a time
when he happened to be in a very
tight place. He had been in so many
of these tight places and had escaped
so many times that danger was no
longer a cause for real worry. 1t was
over little Mrs. Whitefoot and the ba-
bies that he was worrying. They had
disappeared. Yes, sir, they had disap-
Evening star., 1932-03-26
No Need to Reduce.

~ EAR MISS LEEDS: We are
two high school girls who
would like to lose weight. One
~ is 5 feet inches tall and
weighs 110 pounds; the other
is feet inches tall and weighs 129
pounds. We are both Is years old.
Please tell us how we can both lose
about 10 pounds in a month.
TWO GIRLS.
Answer do not advise girls of your
age to think of reducing. In the first