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Evening star., 1932-06-04
A Sermon for Today
Pure and Heroic Faith.
BY REV. JOHN r. GUM.


II was ashamed to ask Of the King a
band of soldiers and horsemen to help
us against the enemy in the way: be-
cause We had spoken unto the King,
saying. The hand of our God is upon
all them that seek Him, for good. .
So We tasted and besought our God for
this. The hand of our God was
| upon us, and He delivered us from the
hand of the enemy. and Of such as lay
in wait by the way. And We came to
Jerusalem. Ezra, viii22. %. 81, 80.
OF all the ventures of faith Of which
We read in the Bible, here is one Of
the most daring, thrilling and inspiring.
In these troublous times 1t would help
us all, especially those Of us who are
struggling against heavy odds, to read
the story Of Ezra. An exile in Baby
Ion, he seems to have been favorite
in the court Of Artaxerxes, the King,
from whom he obtained leave to con-
duct a company of his fellow exiles to
Jerusalem to aid in the work Of rebuild
ing the city and the temple. 1t is the
story Of a large enterprise, undertaken
in the face of extreme difficulties and
tremendous hazards.
The dilemma expressed IN the text
arose just as the exiles were departing
from Babylon. In their caravan was a
large proportion of women and children.
They had with them much valuable
property, consisting of gold and silver,
and silver vessels, contributed by the
King and his Councillors and well-to-do
Babylonian Jews. Before them was a
lcng and weary journey through a
desert country infested by wild bands
Of marauders, who might easily swoop
down on them and make clean sweep
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but to ask and the King would provide
an escort Of soldiers and horseman that
would insure their safety till they
reached Jerusalem. But he was
ashamed to ask for such a military
guard, having testified to the King that
the hand Of their God was upon them
to shield and protect them. There
would have been nothing inconsistent
between the testimony that Ezra had
borne to the divine power and faithful
ness and the making Of q request for
bodyguard. yet, fearing that the re-
quest might be misconstrued, he re-
solved to trust everything to the un-
seen horses and chariots Of fire.
In declining to ask what it would
have been SO natural to ask, so easy to
get, and SO comfortable to have, Ezra
displayed a fine sensitiveness for the
| honor Of God. The worldly wise may
call this quixotic faith, but it achieved
a triumphant vindication. "And we
came to Jerusalem!' On that danger
GUS journey no enemy molested them
God never fails to reward such ventures
of faith. In our common affairs we
must often defer to prudence. Yet crises
often come when in pure faith we must
venture all upon God. And In all the
world there is nothing so inspiring as
to witness such pure and heroic faith.
Evening star., 1932-06-04
Collar for Surplice Neckline
BY MARY MARSHALL.

TASHION this Spring offers q
- very wide variety Of neckline.
There are the modified cowl
L neckline that still appears on
an occasional evening or after
noon dress and the shallow V-neck-
line, spreading wide at the shoulders,
that is youthful and distinctly new.
There are shallow squares and fairly
deep squares, high. round necklines
and deep U-necklines, with an infinite
variety Of lines achieved by the grace
full arrangement of scarf or draped
collar.
If you were a distinguished screen
or stage star, with a type Of beauty
all your own. 1t would be a matter Of
importance to your manager and the
designer Of your clothes to decide just
which types of neckline were best
suited to set off your peculiar charm
and beauty. But most of us, of course,
have to decide this matter for our
selves.
One Of the most usually becoming
types of neckline is the rather deep v
achieved by a surplice closing. This
is not really new, but it Is still made
use of by leading dressmakers and de-
signers. And this season it is espe-
cially attractive when finished with
touch of white pique or other lingerie.
The sketch shows a detachable collar
for the surplice neckline that is very
easy to wear and not too difficult to
make.
For the collar proper the measure
ments are these: BID, 8 inches; DIX,
3 inches; Do, 5l2 inches; Co, 8 inches;
Alb, 7 inches. Cut with DIX on a cross
wise fold and cut two pieces. Open
the pieces fiat and seam together
around the outer edges-A-C-D-C-A.
For the back these are the measure
ments: af and cg, 18 inches; ad, one
half inch; &C and fig, S inches: alb, 2s4
inches; be, pa ce, IL inches. Cut
curved line from d to b for the
neck and straight line from to
for the shoulder seem. Cut with df
on a lengthWise fold and open out
the material.
For the front pieces, cut two bias
strips l8 inches long and 2a4 inches
wide, finished. Finish them along the
Fasten one end to the shoulder seams
Of the back - lettered be-with a
French seam Now fasten the collar
along the inner curved edge-AxA-to
the back and front portions, with at
d, and A at each end Of the collar on
the long front portion. Try on, cross
the front portions to the proper posi-
tion and run an elastic through a hem
at the bottom Of the back section and
at the bottoms of the front section
This elastic Is scanned so that it slips
over the head. 1t should be at least
a half-inch wide and rather tight, so
that it really holds the collar in place.
(Copyrisht. 1922
Evening star., 1932-06-04
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE,

Pop and ma was In the living room
waiting for Nora to ring the dinner
bell for supper, and I had a ideer,
thinking, G., I'll comb my hair so per-
feck 1t would take prize in a hair
show. they'll be serprised all rite.
Meening on account of me hardly
ever combing it at all unless I'm espe-
cially invited to, and I went in the
bath room and wet it all over good so it
would steer better, and I put about
diffrent parts in it and combed them
all out again on account of the strate
ones not being wide enough and the
wide ones not being strate enough, and
at last l got perfeck one and left it
in and brushed on both sides of it till
my hair looked pritty near as good as
shoe shine, taking me about 20 min
nits altogether, and I went in the liv-
ing room wondering what they would
say.
Wich they didn't say anything. on
account of not even noticing it, and I
started to wawk up and down in front
OF them to give them a chance, pop
saying, For Peet sake, just because
you're about to get your supper you
don't need to give an imitation OF a
Gagged beast at meal time, do you?
My lans yes, sit down for goodness
sakes and act like a person that had
some site inkling Of the definition Of
the werd repose, ma said.
Me thinking, Heck, they must be
blind And I sat down mtnrit, and
then I started to bend over till my
head almost touched my knees. and
straighten up and bend over again like
somebody doing eXercizes for their
health, thinking, They awt to notice it
now, all rite.
Wich they still dident, pop saying,
Yee gods. who are you trying to make
dizzy, yourself or me? and ma saying,
If there ever was an animated eel, he's
the one.
Me thinking, Aw, what's use? And
I went out in the hall and mussed my
hair up all my mite with both hands
and went back again, and just then the
dinner bell rang, pop saying, AT last.
let's go, but not you, young man, not
till you've combed that hair into some
kind of sernblants of order.
Wich I ran back to the bath room
and did, taking me about seconds.
Evening star., 1932-06-04
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS,

Exercise 1. Stand erect with legs
apart in a firm stride position. Turn
the trunk slightly to the left, swinging
the right arm across the body to the
left IN a low free position. Now twist
trunk to the right and at the same
time fling right arm obliquely backward
and upward. Twist from the waist,
keep chest up. Twist back to starting
position. letting the right arm swing
freely downward and across the body
to the left. Repeat five times with
twist to right and five times with twist
to left. The hand that is not partici-
pat1ng in the wtngtng movement Is kept
on the hip.
Exercise 2. Repeat above exercise,
twisting alternately to left and right
with arm flinging in the direction of
the twist. The exercise calls for
rhythmic steady twisting from side to
side.
Exercise 3. Kneel on the floor, weight
supported on knees and hands, elbows
trunk and head obliquely upward to the
right. Bring right hand back to the
moor and repeat upward swing and twist
TO the left with the left arm. Repeat
alternately. The exercise is a rhythmic
swing from side to side As the arm
is flung upward let its momentum twist
the trunk as far as possible.
Exercise 4. Take q firm standing
position with legs apart and hands
clasped on top of your head, chin up
chest out: Now swing the trunk straight
over to the right. up again and over to
the left. Continue this side-to-side
swing with smooth regularity like
the pendulum Of large clock.
On the first day you try these exer-
clses repeat each only i've or six times,
put gradually increase the repetitions
untll you can DO three or four times
that number with ease. In ali the eY-
ercises remember to hold the chest ont
and the abdomen in. These rhythmic
swingings will not only held keep the
waist supple and slim, but will reduce
fat from over the abdomen and dia-
phraRm. -
Evening star., 1932-06-04

the leaf stalk, there is a scar which
looks like the print of horses hoof.
But the tree has habit of dropping
a part of its clothing from early Spring.
The bud scales make a litter. then the
flowers form a sort of blanket of snow
on the ground, the unripe fruit drops
in all stages, and as there are always
too many leaves for the tree to take
care of, the unwanted ones are pushed
into the air and flutter to the earth.
Herarde says: The people Of the
East used the fruit to cure their horses
OF cough, shortness Of breath and such
diseases" But no horse can be in
duced to touch the fruit and even the
squirrels scorn 1t.
The avowed enemies of this tree are
the white tussock moth, the leopard
moth, the oyster-sheu scale and the
twtg girder.
The trees which will give more serv-
ice and will grow in the city. where
dust and SCOT fall. are the elms and
hard NAPLES, and should be chosen in
preference to this tree.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-06-04
JON < ~

1HE decorative treatment of win
dows for Summertime should
vary decidedly from that for
i Winter. In cold weather not
only are heavy draperies desira-
bic, but sheer curtains can fall over
the panes without disadvantage. In
Summer hangings should be of lighter
weight and color, and the glass curtains
should not come acros the window, for
they will keep out breezes, every slight
est one of which adds comfort and COOL
ness to rooms in hot weather.
Many homemakers eliminate one set
of curtains entirely. Some take down
the heavy hangingS and do not replace
them with summery ones. The sheer
curtains are left, but are hung so that
they fall in straight lines close to the
window frame When this is the treat
ment. an ornamental note can be added
by using valances and having tie-backs
to match. These valances and tie-backs
can be made of chintz, cretonne or fig
ured linen. Valances may be straight
and hang in slight gathers. Plain ma
terial can be shocked at the top and
the fullness form the frill beneath the
stitchery Or shaped straight valances
can be used.
A pleasing shape is made from
folded paper pattern. Cut a strip of
newspaper the width of the window
plus inches at each end, and the
depth desired for the valance. allowing
for a heading at the top. The extra
width is needed to cover the rounded
ends Of the curtain rod, for curved
rods are preferable for these valances.
Fold the paper through the center and
shape it up from the fold in graceful
curve, but not a deep one. End the
curve halfway across the width. Fold
Evening star., 1932-06-04
Olive-Celery Soup.

Cook two cupfuls of sliced celery and
one slice of onion, in two cupfuls OF
boiling water until the liquid has almost
entirely cooked away. Rub through a
strainer and add to four cupfuls OF
milk. Stone and chop one cupful Of
ripe olives. Melt three tablespoonful
of fat, add three tablespoonfuls of
flour, one teaspoonful of salt, q little
pepper, and when well mixed add the
milk and celery. Bring to the boiling
point. stirring constantly. Add the
olives and serve at once.
Evening star., 1932-06-04
Scalloped Potatoes.

Pare and cut six small white po-
tatoes into thin slices. Place q layer
Of potatoes in the bottom Of well
buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with
salt and pepper. Dredge lightly with
flour and dot over with tablespoon
full of butter. Repeat. Pour in some
hot milk until 1t reaches the top layer
Cover and bake for one and one
fourth hours, or until the potatoes are
tender. Remove the cover during the
last fifteen minutes. Serve in the
baking dish.
Evening star., 1932-06-04
GOOD TASTE TODAY
BY EMILY POST.
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

position. we are obliged to attend. It
seems to me that the wife is at a great
disadvantage at dance, since she will
not be sought after as q partner In
preference to the younger and unmar-
rted women, so she has a good chance
to be 'wallfiower' most of the eve
ming. I almost never have a good time
and wish you would help me?"
Answer: My reply to today's first
letter also answers this one. Dance
divinely and you will have plenty of
partners unless (Which have no way
Of knowing) most Of the dancing men
are your juniors. The ball room is not
happy field for woman no longer
young.
(Copyright, 1897
Any urgent requests TO which a personal
reply from Mrs. Post Is requested must be
accompanied BY . seH-addressed and
STAMPED envelope.
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Star
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Bow and Button.

Bows are bigger brighter . g.
bolder and better than ever this
Spring! You'll never realize how young
you can look until you see yourself in
one of these fetching new bows that do
such fattering things to your face and
figure! This one is set at a slant to
show off the two colors of the blouse
to advantage, as well as suggest its own
crisp charm.
Two colors are smart enough this
Spring, but two fabrics are smarter still
This frock combines them charmingly-
blue wool crepe with bright red blouse
and buttons of silk crepe, or brown
wool with tile green silk blouse.
Designed in sizes IA, 16. 36, 38, 40 and
a.. Size 36 requires 3l4 yards of So
inch material or yards of 39-inch ma
terial for dress. For contrasting blouse
7s yards of 36-inch or 39-inch material.
Silnplified illustrated instructions for
Evening star., 1932-06-04
Drawn Butter Sauce.

Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter, add
two tablespoonfuls of flour mixed with
half a teaspoonful of salt and pinch
of pepper. When smooth add slowly
one and one-half cupfuls Of hot water
or milk and stir until the sauce boils
Just before serving add three table,
spoonfuls of butter little by little and
one teaspoonful of lemon juice. Two
hard-cooked eggs cut into one-fourth-
inch slices, or the beaten yolks Of two
eggs, may be added if desired
Evening star., 1932-06-04
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

EAR MISS DIx-How much has wife right to expect from
husband In companionstip?
a provided
except companonship,
mt about engrosed his business hardly
see all works
simply couldn't all
MY husband tells business anything
happened to him wouldn't anything his affairs
stranger feel that should about their husbands business
That thing
one brought home their
knowledge
he talked things wouldn't
TO BEAR B.. L.
ANSWER could word to wives than
OF depression little
afoat husband
ever to help him all the patience and scon and
have in dealing with him.
Don't fret him by bringing little grievances however just
Don't add his additional
plants Don't resent his being irritable about
don't feel it. good
whining
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without the things which
the
help somebody
find
his Probably
working himself death
DOROTHY
Evening star., 1932-06-04

look as if he can move quickly, but that
is where he is likely to fool you. He
may be lazy and sit for hours with
out moving but let danger approach
or a good meal come near enough and
he will give you a beautiful demon
stration Of what quick action is.
Some people eat to live. but it ap-
pears that others live to eat" remarked
Old Mr.. Toad in tone that suggested
that he was disguised.
And the latter are the ones who get
enjoyment from eating" retorted
Evening star., 1932-06-04
Slender Waistlines.

7 T IS impossible to be graceful unless
ones waistline Is slender and
supple. This fact IS being recog-
i nized more and more by makers
of corseting garments. whose latest
creations possess the maximum amount
of flexibility. Stiff boning is no longer
considered desirable in a modish corset
because it interferes with the natural
movements of the body. Advertise
ments of these garments now show their
wearers bending, stretching, twisting
Evening star., 1932-06-04
. RANDFATHER Frog is old and

- RANDFATHER Frog is old and
accounted very wise in the
T Smiling Pool. But even wis
~ dom is at times foolish and
does that which it knows it
should not So it was that Grand
father Frog lost standing in the eyes
Of his cousin, Old Mr.. Toad, when the
latter discovered the legs Of another
Frog sticking out Of the mouth Of
Grandfather Frog. Old Mr.. Toad was
horrified. 1t looked very much as if
Grandfather Frog were cannibal and
had swallowed one of his own kind.
Grandfather Frog wasn't at all dis
turbed by the opinion of Old Mr.. Toad
Hardly had the legs Of that other un-
fortunate Frog disappeared down his
throat when a dragon-fy came skim
ming along and started to pass close
to Grandfather Frog, who was sitting
so motionless that he might well have
been mistaken for a mossy. green
stone. That dragon-fy never got past
It followed the unfortunate Frog into
that big mouth and down that capa-
cious throat. Grandfather Frog doesn I
Evening star., 1932-06-04
At a Dance.

~ EAR Mrs. Post: Can you
- give me the recipe for pop
ularity at q dance? In
- other words, what and why
and wherefore is ball room
success? If I knew these answers I
would not be so scared to go to my
first prom"
Answer: The first and foremost re-
quirement for ball room success IS the
ability to dance well. Let daughter
of Venus or the heiress Of Midas dance
badly, and she might better stay at
home. To dance divinely Is an i'm
mortal gift, but to dance well can lex
cept in obstinate cases, as the adver-
tisements say). be taught. Let US sup
pose, therefore, that you dance well,
that you have certain degree Of looks,
that you have q becoming frock. The
next most important thing IS to be
unafraid, and not to cling mentally, II
not actually, to any partner as though
you were In danger Of drowning. Try
to look happy and unselfconscious. You
wouldn't feel frightened on the club
house veranda. Then why be fright
ened in the ball room, unless you
dance badly or only halfway well.
Dear Mrs. Post: My husband and
I took dancing lessons all last year.
because we felt conspicuous ct the
dances which, hecause ct mH hlGhAn6a
Evening star., 1932-06-04
Lamb Croquettes.

Finely chop three-fourths cupful of
cooked lamb, moisten with gravy. and
season with salt and pepper. Shape
some mashed potatoes into small nests,
I'LL with lamb, put two canned cram
berries in the center. cover with mashed
potato, and shape in cylinders. Cover
with finely sifted dry bread crumbs,
coat with an egg yolk beaten with two
tablespoonfuls of cold water, and roll
in crumbs again. Fry for one minute
in medium hot deep fat.
Evening star., 1932-06-04

with ease and freedom. How different
are these modern corsets from the rigid
affairs worn by a previous generation
of women!
Waistlines do not remain supple un-
less they are exercised regularly. In
deed, they have an amazing way of
becoming bulky and stiff when their
owners indulge in sedentary habits for
any length of time To keep their
flexible, youthful lines it is essential
to give the muscles q conscientious
workout every day. For this purpose
twisting and bending movements are
required. Below am describing few
exercises Of this sort that should find
a place in your beauty program.
Evening star., 1932-06-04
NV Neighbor Says:

When cleaning your refrige-
rator, use one tablespoonful Of
sal soda to four quarts of cold
water. This will keep the drain
pipe clean and free.
In selecting soup for a meal,
remember that creamed soups
should not be served when there
are creamed vegetables or
creamed fish to follow.
Mildew may be removed from
white clothes with the following
solution: To each quart Of water
(boiling) dissolve one tablespoon
full of chloride Of lime. Put the
clothes in and stir them con-
tinually till the mildew disap-
pears; then put them through
several waters and dry In the
sun.
tcopyright, 19s2J
Evening star., 1932-06-04
Honey.Dew Cocktail,

. Divide q ripe honey-dew melon into
six slices. Arrange these on individual
glass plates which have been garnished
with grape leaves. In the center on
each slice Of the melon arrange q ball
Of crisp red watermelon into which
sprigs Of fresh mint have been inserted.
Serve With QuarteIed lemons,
Evening star., 1932-06-04
TANGO SALAD.

Cut one pimento into tiny bits.
Remove the seeds and tough
white membrane from a green
sweet pepper and cut into shreds.
Shred the bleached portions Of
a bunch Of endive fine. Remove
the pulps of a large grapefruit
from the white membrane in as
large pieces as possible, then cut
in two. Mix these ingredients
with one cup of diced celery and
place in a salad dish. Cover
with a dressing made by mash
ing the yolks of hard-cooked
eggs, then adding one level tea
spoon of salt, one teaspoon Of
prepared mustard and one-quar-
ter teaspoon of sugar and stirring
in by degrees one tablespoon
cream and one tablespoon vine
gar. When smooth add one
tablespoon salad oil by degrees,
blend well, and add one table
spoon vinegar.
Evening star., 1932-06-04
BROWNIES.

One-third cup butter, one-third
cup sugar. one-eighth cup mo-
lasses. one egg, one scant cup
flour, one cup pecan or other
nuts, one-half teaspoon baking
powder. Cream the butter and
sugar. add the molasses and egg
and lastly. the flour and baking
powder sifted together. Stir in
the nuts and bake the cakes In
small fancy pans well creased.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-06-04
Glutton of Smiling Pool.

The glutton doth delight to stuff.
And knows not when he has enough.
Old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1932-06-04
JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in Etiquette.
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.

F. G-When a stemmed goblet is
lifted to the mouth it is taken in the
fingers at the base Of the bowl; it is
not clutched with the whole hand.
And, as mentioned before in this COL
umn, the lips are wiped with the nap
kin before drinking from glass,
whether it contains water, milk or iced
tea
Evening star., 1932-06-04

belongs
notable
Elizabeth McGfey the walking encyclopedia Of Hollywood
hosemanshp
Incandescent called "inkies"
S cal the
frame of the thousands In
Evening star., 1932-06-04
MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Oatmeal With Cream.
Sauted Tomatoes With Bacon.
Toast.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Fruit Cup.
Roast Beef, Brown Gravy.
Delmonico Potatoes.
Asparagus.
Butter Sauce.
Tango Salad.
Vanilla Ice Cream.
Chocolate Sauce.
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Cold Tongue.
Pickles. Olives.
Parker House Rolls.
Strawberries, Whipped Cream.
Brownies.
Tea.
Evening star., 1932-06-04
SAUTED TOMATOES.

SAUTED TOMATOES.
Put into a frying pan two
tablespoons Of butter and half q
small onion grated. Cook two
minutes or until the onion begins
to brown and stir in q scant tea
spoon of curry powder. Saute
in this until tender thick slices
Of firm tomatoes, sprinkle with
salt and serve.