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Evening star., 1932-05-14
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPR.

Pop was smoking to himself and ma
was darning holes out Of socks, saying,
I declare, that Sally Jardin is the most
self centered, self seeking self satisfied
selfish mortal that ever encumbered the
surface Of the earth. I met her this
afternoon just after I'd left the dentist s
and my intire face was still in the
throws of mizzery, but low and behold
I had hardly begun to tell her about
It when she fatty interrupted me with
long boring recitation of how she
had cawt her finger in a door and al
most had the end taken of, or some
such rubbish, ma said.
Did you ever hear the histry Of Dumga
SWibb? pop said.
Who was he? ma said, and pop said,
He was low cast Hindoo and he had
plenty of troubles. In fact his ony
consolation was the thaWt that he was
the most vulnerable man in the Werld,
and as he had never won any kind of
a prize for either athletics or card
playing, this feeling Of supremacy was
the ony brite spot in his life and he
was always Dragging about it. But one
day he met Agga Baba, another Hindoo
of an even lower cast and realized that
his troubles were blessings compared
to Agga Baba'S troubles Agga Baba
had IA children and they were all
impudent to him, SO in desperation he
married a widow and discovered that
she was the adopted dawter of 2 twin
sisters, so that he now had 3 mother
in laws, all hale and harty, and he had
a defective knee cap that slipped out
Of joint every time he had his arms full
Of bundles he was pursued by a family
of fleas that refused to take the slight
est tntrist in any other Hindoo, his left
ear itched continuously and he had an
incurable ringing and buzzing in his
rite, and he took ether to have his ton
sils removed and the doctors became
absent minded and removed his back
bone instead. Well, Dunga Swibb
realized that at last he had met a
man more mizzerable than himself and
the thawt so preyed on him that he
really did become the most vulnerable
man in the W :, pop said.
Well for land sakes what's all that
got to do with me? ma said, and pop
said, Nothing.
And he got in back Of the sporting
page and stayed there.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI.
Settle Prnmntlv-

Settle Promptly.
TT is unwise to create any situation
that demands the interest of a
child for any length of time in
L the future. He lives in the i'm
mediate present. When you make
him mortgage his future you are max
ing mistake. He Is unconscious of
any responsibility for the future He
has not the power to Ire or think in
the future. Whatever is to be done is
to be done now. Settle all childish
affairs promptly.
A little boy is careless and tears his
trousers. AL little boys do. His moth
er, tired and out of patience, feels
driven to say and do something drastic
so she says, For that you will stay
home Saturday"
This is Monday. Saturday is the dav
Of the birthday treat The children Of
the neighborhood have been invited.
and they are all looking forward to
going to the puppet show and then to
the ice cream party. The little boy
looks sad. Then he forgets all about
between love and duty. She has said
his heart. 1t will break hers. What
is to be done?
Richard, aged g. wants a pair or
rolling skates that cost 81 His mother
is trying to teach him how to spend
money, and has given him all she
thinks he can manage for his weekly
allowance. 1t will not cover the skates,
she tells him. Save up for them"
How long will it take?" asks Rich
ard.
They figure it out. Over two years
It is agreed that this would be too
long to wait. Richard suggests that
he borrow the money from mother and
iet 1t be charged against his allowance.
Mother agrees and Richard gets the
skates. Soon he has forgc tten about
the borrowing and paying back and he
1retS and worries and argues and shows
his mother that his money simply will
not stretch ever his needs if this amount
Is subtracted each week. The debt is
IKE dead cat about his neck.
IL Is better net to enter into long
term agreements with children. They
do not realize the situation and cannot
understand the hardshiDs it forces upon
| them. They are always grieyed and
surprised by them. Whatever is to be
done is to be done at once.
Don't prcmise child that when he
Is graduated you viii take him 10
Europe. Wait until he graduates. Don
tell him that if he doesn't bring home
a good report card next month his
allowance will be cut eff He cannot
sustain himself for a month and an
allowance is not subject to discipline.
Don't tell little child that he is 70
be punished for what he has done when
| his father comes home. Punish him
yourself there and then. 1t. isn't fair
to make father punish a child when he
knows nothing about the happening and
II Is unfair to make a child miserable
Tor day because he is dreading punish
ment.
! Settle your accounts with children
promptly Make few promises and keen
them. You will save a lot cf friction
( and fear and failure.
Copyright. 1922
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Tab Collar From French Model
BY MARY MARSHALL.

II N theory we may be very much in
favor of American fashions for
American women. We may see no
Il reason why we have to take the
fashion cue each season from Paris
and why with all the clever designers
there are in this country it is necessary
to look across the Atlantic for Sugges-
tons for new sleeves and collars and
other details of the dress we shall wear
That is a very fine theory and yet so
long as civilized women in almost every
part of the world have to dress in the
same fashion, the inspiration for these
fashions has to come from some one
source. Otherwise we should all be de-
signing our own costumes and hats and
before long women in different coun-
tries would be as differently dressed as
they were ages ago when every race of
people had its own peculiarities of
dress
Then coming down to mere details
how could we ever get along without
the ingenious but simple little ideas
about dress that seem to be devised so
rnuch more readily by French women
than by others.
Take, for instance, the little tab COL
lar shown in the sketch, the model for
which was sent to us from Paris Moth
ing could be easier to make and yet so
entirely in keeping with the seasons
mode. To make a collar of this sort
cut pattern Of an inch-wide band fol-
lowing the outlines of a v neckline.
Add a diamond-Shaped extension. The
collar itself should be made of silk
crepe, satin, linen, fine pique or any
other firm, washable material The tab
should be finished with the initial or
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N A T u II E S
C. I'll IL ID R E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Calf.
N VOW here is where ancestry
N counts. When purchasing a
calf. one of the first things
4 asked is. who were her par
ents?" Then and there her
status as an aristocrat is established.
You are assured that her father was
the famous XYZ and that his sons
were a credit to him, that her mother
was gentle and kind to her children,
gave the required number of gallons of
rich milk daily, and her daughters were
all that could be desired. Then and
there the sale was made and the calf
was yours.
baby calf is wobbly on her stick
like legs at first and cannot follow her
mother. She is given a good breakfast
and hidden by her mother. There she
remains frozen" until some one gives
her push. AS she grows older and
her legs are more dependable. she
makes the most delightful pet in the
world. She is not rough knowingly.
She expresses her emotions in many
ways which are easily understood.
When angry, she lowers her head and
goes for you. She can trot, pace and
gallop. She is a good jumper and for
a short-legged creature, she is some
sprinter as her playmateS we'll know.
When happy. she carries her tail aloft,
kicks out in the most supple and agile
manner and races over the meadow.
She soon learns to move her ears in
every direction to catch sound. You
should see her when she hears the
gentle moo" of her mother. The
moist sensitive skin on her nose is
most helpful as she snifTs the air. Her
eyes are large and brown her sight is
excellent. Because she has split-hoofs,
she appears to walk on her toes.
After frolic she is tired and decides
to take a rest. She drops to her knees,
or. should We say, wrists of the front
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feet. then she lowers her headquarters.
The front part of her body is now low
cred to the ground. With a sigh of
relief she tucks her legs partically un-
der her body and is happy.
She grows fast and is soon in the
pasture, eating the grass She cuts off
the tender herbage with her teeth
Then in the heat of the day she seeks
a shady place. The cropped grass is
brought up chewed in a sideWiSe move
ment, then swallowed. 1t now enters
the true stomach. She is said to be
chewing her cud."
Flies. gnats and mosquitoes torment
all cattle The COW has one Of the
most efficient fly-sWatterS in the world
When one Of her tormentors is given a
blow by her almost automatic working
tail, it rarely RECEIVERS from the shock.
Should there be too many insects pres
ent. the animal will seek a muddy
stream and lie down in it. She acquires
a mud coat and can eat in peace.
In Egypt some COWS were held sacred
and offered as sacrifices to the differ
ent gods.
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1932-05-14

LII MAN COIO1E OoeSnC I ike
riddles. When thing puzzles
him he wants to find the
~ answer. He isn't satisfied un-
til he does. If some one fools
him he is never satisfied until he learns
how he was fooled. So when he prom
ised Jerry Muskrat that he would find
out how Jerry had got down to that
pool at the bend in the Laughing Brook
without being seen by him he meant it.
''The knowledge will not do you any
good now" said Jerry. 1T is too late"
Then why not tell me-" retorted Old
Man Coyote instantly
Jerry chuckled. "As I told you be-
fore, I came here on my four feet" said
he. Now if you will excuse me will
be going along. 1t is long way to the
Smiling Pool and am anxious to get
there"
why not walk along down with me
and will see that no one bothers you"
said Old Man Coyote guilessly.
THANK you," replied Jerry, 'but
prefer to go alone You see, I really
want to get to the Smiling Pool and I
fear that if I should start with you I
would get no nearer to it than the
start"
Old Man Coyote took no offense. He
merely grinned Il guess we under
stand each other" said he.
I'm sure We do" replied Jerry, and
dived into the deep water Old Man
Coyote ran forward a few steps and
watched for him to come up, but failed
to see anything of him. mo dinner of
Muskrat for me today" said Old Man
Coyote, talking to himself Jerry has
been too smart for me this time. Now
I must find out how he did it so that
he may not repeat another time. III
go back up to that pile of stones and
see Just where Jerry went from there"
So Old Man Coyote trotted back and
after he got back there it didn't take
hm half a minute to find the scent of
Jerrys trail leading right straight to
the water. His wonderful nose told him
that right there Jerry had plunged into
the Laughing Brook. There was no
possible chance for a mistake.
so far so good" muttered Old Man
Coyote. Here is where he went in.
Now where did he come out?" With
his nose to the ground he slowly made
his way down the bank of the Laugh
ing Brook to the place where he had
been hiding. Not once had he found
the fainteSt scent of Jerry. He didn't
come out on this side" declared Old
Man Coyote Now I'll find place to
cross and try the other bank"
So he went back once more and a
little above the stone pile found place
where, by a mighty jump, he could leap
across. Then he made his way down
the other bank with his nose to the
ground Right away he found the
scent of Buster Bear. but to this he
paid no attention. At last patience
was rewarded. He found the place
where Jerry had left the water Nov"
he muttered well find how he got past
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Your Home and You
BY BETSY CALLISTER.

What is the best finish for kitchen
foor?"
That is a readers question that isn't
a bit easy to answer. In fact, there is
no one answer. There are many good
ways of covering the kitchen floor, and
the best way for you is a matter of in
dividual taste.
A wooden floor, even if it is painted
and vanished nicely, is not a good
choice. For it cannot help getting
dirty enough to need such hard scrub
bing that the surface of paint or var
nish is worn off. Then it becomes diff
cut to clean, for the water and dirt
get into the wood.
floor painted or vanished with a
good water proof finish around the
edges and with square of linoleum
in the center of the room so that it will
get the heavy wear is a good arrange
ment.
Oilcloth is as good as linoIeum for a
floor covering, excepting that linOleum
wears better. 1t is therefore better
economy. But the initial cost is so
much less that it is sometimes the only
possible choice. In that case it is quite
satisfactory. If you give it a coat of
waterproof varniSh every two or three
months, its life will be greatly pro-
longed, and so will its nice, fresh
appearance.
Linoleum must be well laid to be
worth while. This means that it must
be so laid that no dust and dirt get
beneath it. The best way, of course is
to have it fitted to your room and then
cemented into place. This makes a
watertight juncture where linoleum
meets floor. You can have this work
done by an expert from the store where
the linoleum is bought and, though ii
adds to the cost of the floor covering, II
adds much to the satisfaction and
cleanliness of it. too.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Everyday Psychology
BY DR.. JESSE w. sPROWLs.
Secondary Beliefs

oCIOuudIJ oCllClos
Fancies sometimes lead to actual be-
liefs. That is, one may imagine a
situation, and then, through repeated
imaginings. come to believe the essen
tialS of the fancy
Fancies, like any other mental ven
tire, tend to find expression in words.
The fancier, under stress, tells some
one that such and such occurred. False
as it all is, he is only relating what
has through repetition found veriflca-
ton in his own mind.
Once related the fancy must have
support. For it now takes on the
character of belief At this stage of
the half-constructed story a number
Of gaps must be filled in logically. For
every gap another image is supplied.
So the belief in the original fancy re-
quires the manufacturing of almost
any number of secondary fancies, which
in turn become beliefs. Hence, Sec
ondary beliefs.
Secondary beliefs are not altogether
normal. Neither are they strictly alb
normal. They characterize the mental
mechanisms of children. who, in their
struggle to grow up" attempt to for
mulate a reality The difference be-
tween reality and fancy can never be
accurately defined.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-05-14

word rug has become less adaptable.
So, in the light of the considerations.
there appears no incongruity in having
a modern textile which is adaptable for
floor coverings and bed coverings.
The color does seem trifle difficult
to recognize as compatible with modern
housekeeping Time was when q house
was comparatively free from dust. To
have a speck of dust on even the most
highly polished furniture reflected on
the homemaker's efficiency. Yet rooms
were not busted more than once a day,
sometimes not even so often. Today
dust and dirt filter badly into houses in
cities or along country highways. 1t
becomes time-conSuming task to keep
rooms dustlesS. SCOT from chimneys
Sits down from mismanaged oil and
soft coal burners. 1t is a problem how
to keep furniture and furnishings rea-
Sonably dust free. White things have
to be cleansed frequently.
tCopyrIght, 1922
Evening star., 1932-05-14

w WHITE CARPETS are the last
n word in floor coverings. They
AN are reminiscent Of the one
time white druggetS which
were fashionable to have
spread under dining-room table. This
was prior to the rage for white in every
appointment which pertained to the
kitchen to to sanitary equipments. The
white drugget was sort Of forerunner
of them. Today there is a revival OF
this fashion for white floor coverings.
A favorite use Is for nursery carpets
and for bed rooms and dining rooms,
The pile is high and the carpeting soft.
1t it said to be a strong enough floor
covering for living-room floors. There,
with the hard and steady wear it would
get it should last two or three years at
least.
The textile is not only for floors, but
It is for bed coverings also. This adds
greatly to its interest, since it revertS
to the old-time adaptable use Of rugs.
The very name rug was comprehensive.
It might mean a covering for table
or bed or for a floor We still use the
word rug in connection with carriage
blankets, which go by the name OF car
riage robes, or rugs, as well as blankets.
This word blanket, in connection with
equipages, was not used formerly to IN
dicate covering for persons, but Tor
horses. There was this distinction be-
tween carriage robe or rug and
blanket Gradually the word blanket
has gained place with robe and the
Evening star., 1932-05-14

any number of friends present But
a wedding without a bride in her veil
and white dress. is like a frame with
the picture left out.
The bridegroomS clothes, which
should be exactly duplicated by his
best man. and as nearly as possible by
his ushers, are as follows:
Most formal wedding (daytime)-
Cutaway coat, gray striped trousers.
stiff white shirt, wing collar, black and
white tie, black socks and shoes. white
boutonniere. Gray gloves look gloomy.
white buckskin preferred; spats, if
worn. must match the color of the
gloves.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
GOOD TASTE TODAY
BY EMILY POST,
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

Most formal wedding evening"
Full dress, white kid gloves, white bou-
tonniere
Less formal wedding (daytime)-
Dark blue suit, stiff white shirt, wing
collar, blue and white tie black socks
and shoes, white boutonniere, no gloves,
spats optional.
Less formal wedding (eveninp)-
Dinner coat CTuxedo), white waistcoat.
white boutonniere, no gloves.
Country wedding in Midsummer
White flannel trousers. blue or grav
flannel coat, white buckskin shoes. ties
to match coats, white flowers as usual.
tAny. urgent request to which a personal
reply frcm Mrs. Post is requested must be
accompanied by senaddreSSed and
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1932-05-14
DAILY DIET RECIPE
LIVER CREOLE.

LIVER CREOLE.
Calls or lambs liver, one
pound; -four, one-half cupful;
salt, one teaspoonful; bacon fat,
three tablespoonfuls; minced
onion, one cupful; sliced green
pepper, one; canned tomatoes,
two cupfuiS; hot water, one cup
full; chilli powder, one-half tea
spoonful; cooked peas, one-half
cupful; cooked rice, one cupful.
SERVES FOUR OR FIVE
PORTIONS.
Have liver cut in about two
inch cubes. Dredge with flour
which has been seasoned with
salt. Brown these pieces lightly
without burning in the bacon or
substitute fat Add onion for the
last few minutes of the browning,
then add the sliced pepper, from
which stem and seeds have been
removed. Add tomatoes mixed
with the water. Stir all together
well. When well blended add
chilli powder, reduce heat very
low and simmer gently until
tender-about three quarters of
an hour. Then add cooked peas
and the rice. Stir together gently
and serve hot. Diced pieces of
leftover liver could be used. In
this case make sauce, simmer 1t
together about 20 minutes, then
add cooked liver and simmer
gently about 10 minutes longer.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein, some
starch, fat, fiber. Rich in cop
per, iron, lime, vitamins A, B
and c. Can be eaten by adults
of normal digestion who are of
average or underweight. Liver
useful in blood making diet. If
rice were omitted and amount
Of fat and -four reduced recipe
could be taken by those wishing
to reduce.
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more
three residence
of his neighbW.
sparkle
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shouting
Robinson pipes a
molaSes
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of her husband Fay
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dyed a more USE
full color afterward.
Nearly all silks dye
perfectly. and so
do white satin
slippers.
Fri d e S m a i d s.
dresses of light
shade may be
dyed afterWard, too.
But when there is
really no bride, "
bridesmaids are a
trimming W i t h
nothing to triml
If a girl simply
wants to be mar
ried without any
wedding, she can
do SO, of course,
and she ran have
Evening star., 1932-05-14
HAM OMELET
TAPIOCA PUDDING

Cool, three tab.espConTuls tapi-
oca III three cups water until
clear, add one-half teaspoonful
salt and SWeeten with maple
sugar. Pare and core nine small
apples, fill centers with raisins.
sugar and grated lemon peel,
place in buttered pan with a lit
tie water and bake in slow oven
until about half dore, then cover
with tapioca and bake until ap-
pies are soft,
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Buster Bear without being seen. The
little rascal was cleverer than I
dreamed he was"
With his nose he began to follow
Jerry's trail. For only a very little way
did it follow the bank Of the Laughing
Brook. Then it turned off. Having his
head down Old Man Coyote didn't no.
tice this at first, but presently he looked
up and discovered that he was going
away from the Laughing Brook. The
sound Of the latter was behind him.
He hurried on. Presently he began to
hear the Laughing Brook ahead of him
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Star
+ a t t e r n S
Printed and Plain Suit.

Women who thought that they
couldn't wear suit are wearing them
this Spring-and liking it! There's a
subtle fattery about the scarf, the cowl
collar and the jaunty jacket that's
simply irresistible 1t has the f1ared
skirt that's flattering to any figure.
In the popular printed and plain ef-
fects-printed blue-and-White crepe for
the blouse, plain blue and white crepe
for the scarf, wool crepe in the same
shade of blue is used for the jacket
and skirt.
Designed in sizes IA, Is, SO, 38. 40,
~ and A. Size SO requires AZ yards
of 36-inch material or 4l4 yards of 39-
inch material for jacket and skirt. For
contrasting blouse, I 4 yards Of 36-inch
material or 39-inch material For
front yoke and scarf, "a yards Of g.
inch material or 39-inch material, for
all sizes.
Simplified illustrated instructions for
cutting and sewing are included with
each pattern. They give complete di-
rections for making these dresses.
AL you have to do to obtain a pat
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FROZEN FRUIT SALAD.

Four egg yolEs, four table
spoonfuls tarragoa vinegar, four
tablsspconfuls sug r. Cook in
double boiler till thick. Cool,
stirring occasi nally. Stir in one
pint whipped cream, one can
pineapple, cut in dice or shredded,
one-ESn pound blanehed al
monds, cut up; one-fourth pound
rlarshmallows, cut up. Freeze,
pack in mold in ice and salt for
three hours.
(Copright, 1922