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Evening star., 1935-01-15
Nancy Page

TODAY'S pattern is another one
that might be used with silk
pieces. 1t is the fish quilt" which
was sent in by Mrs. j. L. H. of Akron
She did not give her name. Do you
suppose We ought to pretend she is
Mrs. Halibut. Mrs. Haddock, Mrs. Her.
ring. Mrs. Hake, Mrs-well, now, you
give me one" Nancy paused while
the Nancy Page Quilt Club members
grinned and racked their brains to
think of another fish whose name be-
gan with an H"
"Oh, don't think that's fair, Nancy,
after all. You may be labelling her as
a poor fish when you try to fit a fish
name onto her. And any one who is
generous enough to share her patterns
with us is no fish-she's an angel"
"All right. all right, have it your
own way I admit what you say. On
the whole, think we are agreed that
quilt makers are about as generous
and kindly women as there are to be
found. But let's get to work"
The Nancy Page quilt members had
sent for the pattern leaf1et which
gives cutting size for the pattern.
They knew that Nancy Page patterns
Evening star., 1935-01-15
(For travel section Of your scrap
Our Mammals
RY ID, C.. PEATTIE.

MOST of the mammals in the Dis
A'A trict remain active all Winter.
There are not dozen that hibernate,
and the wonder of it is that we see so
little of them!
The leaves are fallen now, leaving
the landscape barren for a sight of
them. Hunger drives them into the
open-the hunger of the vegetarians
bringing them near our houses and
barns, or even right into them, and
the blood lust of the carnivores max
ing them follow the trail of their
prey right to our doorSteps.
Yet they are wondrous wary, keep
ing out of sight by means of their
soft colors-fulvouS and dun and gray
and brown and tan or black. Many of
them are really only active at night,
and they have learned to fly from the
very smell of man, from his doorsteps,
his voice.
Rabbits there are, of course, in
quantity. rabbits and squirrels, and
in my house I detect a fine old high
jinkS of mice on Winter evenings
tumbling about in some of the mac
cessible- places under the attic caves
often catch smell of skunk. But
who sees raccoons, field mice, shrews,
pine mice, wood rats, foxes, otters,
minkS and weaselS?
Hunters find the raccoons, suppose,
and some folk may know the lairs of
foxes. while the farmer occasionally
catches a sight of q weasel'S tail in
his poultry ward.
II this were a snowier region, We
should know great deal more about
the local mammals. no doubt. Their
footprints would lead us to their
homes, as to their butcher and grocery
shops. But even after a snow, I am
often chagrined to find what a poor
sort of trapper I should make.
1t is easy enough to find the tracks
of rabbits, for they make regular trails.
There are three-toed dog marks. and
the trails of meadow mice, known dis
tinctly by the little dragging line of
the tail between the footprints, I can
tell squirrel Spoor by the space be-
tween the prints, because the squirrel
always travels in leaps, with his four
paws landing almost together. But
AioSt VI IIlc OtIleTS e1uQe me COM
pletely.
I do not know If English animals
are more intimate with man. Perhaps
they are, for the English write of them
with such warmth of feeling. so pre-
else knowledge, that am in despair
at trying to find anything of the same
sort about American four-footed life.
Our creatures might be very appeal
ing, If one could get to know them
Observation-Disclosures, flying squir-
rels, moles, muskrats, raccoons, foxes
opoSSums. But they will have none
of us.
All I ever see of one of our shrews,
for instance, is shadow that moves
like an arrow.
The only way in which we can take
anything like census of the animals
IN our neighborhood Is to set traps
for them. 1t is discouraging work,
for the common animals turn up by the
scores in the traps, and the rare ones
seldom.
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be evidence of its value, for surely sea-
faring men of all people can be pretty
choosy when it comes to selecting fish.
Though the pigfish fades rapidly,
you will have time to study the lovely
shades Of blue above and silver shades
below. The snout is a clear sky blue,
and there is a fascinating dash Of blue
on each side of the upper lip. Each
silvery scale has a center of blue, and
the spot is edged with a contrasting
and harmonizing shade of brown.
These spots form very outstanding
orange-brown stripes along the back
and sides. There are also bronze spots
on the efficient-looking snout.
Scattered over the body will be
found more hecks of bronze. The pee
toral and sentral fins are yellowish,
with darker color at the tip.
The other members of this family
are less known and do not seem to
have attracted much attention from
anglers. There is one member known
only from La PaZ, Gulf Of California.
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Jellied Cranberry Salad.

Wash and pick over one quart of
cranberries and place them in a sauce
pan with two cupfuls of water. Cook
until the skins of the cranberries be-
gin to pop open. Strain, reserving as
much as possible of the pulp. Add
112 cupfuls of sugar and stir until it
is dissolved Soak 2l2 tablespoonfuls
of gelatin in one-fourth cupful of
cold water for five minutes and dis
solve in the cranberry juice. Add one
cupful of finely chopped celery and
one cupful of chopped walnuts and
pour into individual molds. Chill and
serve on crisp lettuce leaves with may
onnaiSe.
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early this morning. We see a good
deal of each other through the Win
ter. You have the advantage of me.
You seem to know me, but must
confess that I do not know you. What
did you say your name is?"
It didn't say" replied the other.
"Of course, I should know it," apol-
ogized Dowpy, "but you see, I never
before have seen you or any one Just
like you"
"Some folks call me Ladderback.
replied the other.
What a funny name! I mean, I
don't see why people should call you
by such long name as that" said
Downy, somewhat confusedly.
Just take good look at my back. "
replied the cousin.
Downy did. We'll, what of it?" he
asked.
Don't you see how those black
bars cross the white on my back?"
asked the cousin.
Downy nodded. "Yes," said he, IT
see that"
well, that is why they call me
AdONCl OdCh, HdS IllC 1Cply. fAllu ~
is rather appropriate, don't you think? ?
No one is likely to mistake me for
any one else. What are you staring
at, Cousin Downy?"
DoWny looked confused He was
confused. 1t wasn't polite to stare as
he had been doing. and he knew it,
but he had just noticed something
that puzzled him.
Excuse me, please. I didn't mean
to stare. Have you met with an acci-
dent?" he said.
"Accident?" exclaimed Ladderback.
mo, haven't met with an accident
recently. OF course, everybody has
accidents some time or other, but I
haven't had one for a long time. Why
do you ask?"
DoWny was more confused than
ever. II don't mean to be per-
sonal," he stammered. IL just no.
ticed one of your feet"
"Well, what Of it? Is anything
wrong with my foot?" asked Ladder
back.
"It has only three toes" replied
Downy. II thought you must have
lost one in an accident"
Ladderback thrust one foot out and
looked at it. Then he thrust out the
other foot.
"Oh!" gasped Downy.
what is the matter now?" asked
Ladderback.
There are but three toes on that
foot!" gaSped Downy, staring at Lad
derback's feet as if he couldn't be-
heve what he saw.
Ladderback chuckled. "Of course, "
said he. "You wouldn't have me with
more toes on one foot than on the
other, would you?"
'No," replied Downy, "but you
should have four toes on each foot" "
"Oh, no, shouldn't" replied Lad
derback. "I haven't any use for those
extra toes, and Old Mother Nature
knows it. So she gave me just what I
need, and no more. You may need
four toes on each foot, but I don't.
What Is more, up where come from
we have another cousin who looks
very much like me, but has an all
black back, and he has but three toes
on each foot. He Is known as the
Arctic Three-Toed Woodpecker, and I
am known as the American or Lad
derback Three-toed Woodpecker."
"Uh" exclaimed Downy. l.
(Copyrisht, 1o36.l -.
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never allowed for seams. They had
learned to trace the design onto stiff
paper. Then they laid the paper on
the material, and, with sharp pencil,
marked an outline.
In cutting, they allowed one-quarter
inch beyond this penciled line. This
gave the material for seams. The
stitching was taken on the penciled
line. As Nancy suggested, this pat
tern might use silk pieces. Be sure to
alternate the dark and light pieces. It
is wise, also, to have only two pat
erns of material in any one block.
This makes the body and fins OF one
fish quite distinct from those OF its
neighbor. On the other hand, as
Marcia suggested, you may disregard
the fish effect entirely and see this
design as a charming star with small
arrowheads at each one of the star
points.
The pattern may be set together
with sashing or with plain blocks.
Note the pieces at each corner OF the
block.
For a full-size bed. make this top
80 inches wide. For twin beds, use
top 72 to 80 inches wide. The length
is always either 96 or LOG, depending
on whether the quilt is used as
spread to cover the pillows or to go
under them.
The actual pattern for "ish" quilt de-
and a self-addressed. stamped envelope
to Nancy Page. in care of this paper. Back
patterns may be secured By sending ad-
ditional cents.
Evening star., 1935-01-15

South took the club finesse. East
happily won with the king and re-
turned a heart. South was able to
stay off until the third round, and
run three more clubs; but when he
took the diamond finesse, West man
aged to dig up two long hearts to
set the contract.
We recall falling cnce for some
thing like that. We we're playing the
hand in three no-trumps, in the face
of two-diamond overcan by our
left-hand opponent. According to the
opening lead, he held either five or
six diamonds to the ace, jack, nine;
certainly not a very fine overcall.
Therefore, we placed the ace of spades
in his hand and, with nine top tricks
staring us in the face. attempted to
drive out that card. If the diamond
bidder didn't have it, he most surely
held six diamonds, which would mean
that his partner was now void, as
We had held originally the king.
queen, small, and there were three
little diamonds In the dummy.
We felt afterward that We deserved
TO go down on the hand for making
that play, despite the fact that it
would give us five no-trumps, if it
worked.
Evening star., 1935-01-15
Dorothy Dix Says
Will Marriage Without Thrills Compen-
safe Business Woman for Lack of Liberty?

EAR MISS DIX: am business woman of 80 alone in
but W respect
to marry me- We have much the sane background and for
% for % p hn that can % s ae a
deep feeling would bring me happiness? AIRLINE.
Answer AL M marriage is gamble but the marriage Of %
must determine whether you should chance or Being Of
romantic and sentimental nature always feel that nothing but love
sacrifices that marriage
TO up personal liberty adjust
OF view ana nave TO prefer another always before oneself
na @ ons hs ees aone before sd ss to naY work
appreciation return have to endure meek fautfndng and
criticism all OF these things the penalties of marriage and
only love can make one glad to suffer them
guarantee marriage will be success
All OF US have seen boys and girls marry tidal of passion
on the shores the divorce court Even love stand
neglect or fndne NOT s~sys xIs doe
survive poverty '..,..
IT guarantee the happiness of marriage
sith fe ones n hea s1
on that ng in ourtns days and ha a SO
m have their appointed place
oiled wheels.
that Another Ano factor in the the marriage
Of estimating real worth deciding measures up to
her standards and suits her tastes She knows they
with the whom she merely likes than
Of its god And she pangs jealousy that tear
at the heart Of the woman who about
90 IT would seem that might settle
and comfortably marriage except that love has
way OF reveneng itself upon those who oted
all
and dust by inspiring in their breasts hopeless passion
Among the pathetic
they by whom
misfortune has They married
they admired and respected Their husbands
that was good and kind to them they
happy and ontened with their
nice homes their places in society "
THEN crossed their paths as mady and
unreasonaby love If they schoolgirls had never
oeameo hat hey could be off their
most OF them are hearboken because they
forever the forbidden fruit ~ -
Iney are fine
OF the
choen 70 nuy little happiness for themselves
this beaed love coming the
"aifase DOROTHY
Evening star., 1935-01-15
Little Benny
BY LEE PAPE,

pOP was smoking and thinking in
= his private chair and ma said
Willyum, the veSterbule door is warped
or something at the bottom and sticks
In a most provoking way when you try
to open 1t. I suppose you could fix
1t but I better get Mr.. Sewers on
the job and have it done with, she
said.
Mr.. Sewers being the handy man
that takes out peoples ashes and fixes
things for them when you see him
on the street and tell him, and pop
said, Sewers nothing. I'll have that
door swinging merrily in a jiffy. I've
got way with doors Now let's see,
If it was the top that was warped I
could get up there and plane it back
into submission with a few graceful
strokes. but the bottoms not quite
so handy. Well now let's see, I can
either slip the door off its hinges and
have the bad spot completely at my
mercy or can try to get under there
as it stands and file it down. That
will be an awkward way to werk but
on the other hand a door once taken
off its hinges is liable to become ex-
cited by its liberty and make an
awful fuss about going back to cap
tivity. don't know wich way would
be better, he said.
And meanwhile you're just where
you started, and SOS the door, ma
said, and pop said, The door is. but
I'm not. I'm so worn out trying to
puzzle the thing out that I don't
bleeve I have the strength to tackle
the job at all this evening. Now
Benny, let that be a lesson to you.
If you have a simple job to do, go
to it with will and get it over with.
And if you happen to see Mr.. Sewers
tell him your mother has little werk
for him, he said.
Meening the vesterbule door, and
ma said, Hee hee.
Meening she wasn't serprised.
Evening star., 1935-01-15
Nature S Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Its color is pearly gray and it has
more bronze in its coloration.
The member on the tropical Ameri-
can coast from the Gulf of California
to the Galapagos Islands is more COM
mon and often reaches a length of Is
inches. 1t is especially delicious as
pan fish.
There is member that is rare and
seen only in Havana waters. It's small,
slender body does not make it popular
as food fish.
While some speak of this fish as the
hogfish. it is of very different fam
lily. and the two are most unlike in
form and history.
Little is known about the family life
of the pigfsh, as it does not reach
commercial Importance.
(Copyright. 1857
Evening star., 1935-01-15

ham, seersucker. broadcloth or poplin.
For hot weather wear, next Summer,
We suggest dinity and lawn.
This season we find shantung and
tub silk entering the field of domestic
fabric. They come in pale, becoming
colors, and have the advantage of
laundering quickly and well.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1,567-B is
designed in sizes IA, is. 18, 20 and
40 and 40. Corresponding bust meas
urements, 80, "a, 36, 38. 40 and AZ.
Size 16 (34) requires about 3A yards
of 36-inch material, 12 yard Of So
inch dark contrast.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to follow.
Evening star., 1935-01-15
Sympathy
BY JOHN BLAKE.

THE poet tells us that "into: every
life some rain must fall" but We
do not pay any attention to him, If it
happens to be on one of our devoted
backs the rain Is falling.
As q race we bear ollr hard luck
or adversely very well. We are not
quite so cold -blooded as DE La Roche
| foucald, who said, I'VE have au-suf1-
cient strength to bear the misfortunes
Of Others"
/ I have lived in different sections
Of this country and have known many
who came from other countries, and
find that when people really under
stand the misfortunes Of others, they
! are usually quick with their sympa-
thies and with their ptscketbooks.
BY and large, I think. the majority
Of people who have hed experience
with hard luck stand up under it
| gamely. And I do knew that when
average Americans really understand
that other people are eown on their
luck in a big way, they come forward
with their help.
In such major cases sf disaster as
the Johnstown flood and the tidal
wave that swept the Texas coast,
| there was no failure t. send money
| and help to the aid of the sufferers.
/ When people are SO aroused by
calamity that they csn really Wis
ualize 1t, they are ney"r slow to do
all they can to mitigate: suffering and
| extend aid to those vino have been
struck some unexpected blow by the
forces Of nature.
At the time of the Cyclone at Grin
nell, Iowa. one Of the worst that had
been known at that time, I still re-
member how the little town in which
lived responded with all the money
it could possibly spare, although that
was comparatively little.
| Then there was another storm of
the same kind In st. Cloud, MINI.
That was closer by, and many of the
men in our town hitched up their
horses, loading their wagons with food
supplies, and drove up there to do all
that they could. Our national vice
is not the lack Of sympathy. We have
plenty of that and to spare. Most
often the trouble is lack of imagina-
tion-a failure to picture what a great
disaster means, when one is far away
from it.
l was in San Francisco a few days
after the great fire there, and the
help that was given and sent by cities
all over the country was sufficient
proof that people are sympathetic and
kindly when they understand what a
calamity really means.
As to the San Franciscans them
selves, the way that those who least
suffered divided everything they had
with greater sufferers, is something
that will never leave my mind.
We are not bad race, after all.
sometimes We are thoughtless, but in
the main We are more prone to be
kindly than anything else. and that
Is one of the qualities that make this
a great Nation.
Evening star., 1935-01-15
BY BARBARA BELL.

~ ARK contrast has lot to do
with making cotton porch
frocks look sophisticated.
- Porch frocks, by the way.
offer the new Technology for
house dresses. Under this classifica-
tion comes a whole procession of
pretty wash dresses, made with
straight, simple lines, and as few COM
plicated seams as possible.
The most interesting of the new
collections show the smartest effects,
worked out in combinations of light
kgrounds-delicately figured-and
trimming accents of dark harmon
izing color. Flattering neck lines have
q lot to do with making porch frockS
appealing. The rolled treatment of
this model is representative of the
present trend toward youthful lines.
Scallops make the prettiest finish
possible to the front closing. In the
sleeves they are also used, acting. in
this case, as details tor comfort, as
well as ornamentation.
Trim lines at the waist are fea-
tured in all the new wash dresses.
This model shows darts placed in
alignment with the cores Of the skirt
Smart effects can be achieved. if
you use this pattern in percale, ging-
Evening star., 1935-01-15
Fudge Shortcake.

Cover small, rich cup cakes with a
sauce made of six cupfuls of sugar, six
squares of chocolate, three -fourths
cupful of corn sirup, two cupfuls Of
water and half cupful of butter.
Boil the sugar, grated chocolate, corn
sirup and water together until the
temperature is 234 degrees F., or soft
ball. Add the butter; cool slightly,
then add three tablespoonfuls of va
nilla and few drops of oil of pepper
mint. Serve hot.
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Holding a strong hand, with tenace
positions, South opened the bidding
with one no-trump. North raised the
contract to two, and South ended
matters with a three no-trumps bid.
The opening lead was the queen of
hearts. Now, no matter how much
you may want to take a certain
flnesse, you should never jeopardize
your contract for the sake of a few
paltry overtricks. South should i'm
mediately give up diamond. West
will continue hearts. South can hold
of until the third round, and then
take the club f1nesse. East's natural
return is a spade. Once more South
should resist temptation, go up with
the ace and take home four no.
trumps gladly.
For some strange reason, however,
Evening star., 1935-01-15
Roast CLANS.

Wash the clam shells thoroughly In
salt water. Then open them carefully
and lift out each clam, dipping it in
salted water to free it from sand.
Wash out the inside of the shell and
replace each clam in a half shell.
Put the shells in the bottom of drip
ping pan. Place a small lump Of
butter on each clam, season it with
salt and pepper, and sprinkle it with
fine cracker crumbs. Over this pour
a little melted butter or butter sub
stitute. Put the pan in the oven, which
must be very hot, and roast the CLAIMS
until they are golden brown, Serve
quickly while very hot.
Evening star., 1935-01-15
NY Neighbor Says:

Hot milk added a little at a
time while mashing potatoes will
make them light and fluffy. Heat,
do not boil, the milk.
The strong flavor of fowl may
be abolished if celery is diced and
put into the dressing.
New waffle irons should be
washed with soap suds and rinsed
carefully. If this is not done the
first waffles made are likely to be
discolored.
Bath towels that are worn may
be cut into squares and made into
wash cloths by crocheting shell
stitches around the edges with
pink or blue silk finished cotton.
(Copyrisht. 1935)
Evening star., 1935-01-15
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

BREAKFAST.
Baked apples.
Wheat cereal with cream.
Clipped beef on toast.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Split pea soup.
Croutons, spiced peaches,
Prune bread.
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream of onion soup.
Broiled tripe, creole sauce.
Escalloped potatoes.
Boiled spinach, Waldorf salad.
French dressing.
Crackers, Cheese, Coffee.
CLIPPED BEEF.
Put a piece of butter size of an
egg in frying pan. When melted
add one-fourth pound Clipped
beef, let fry until well Drowned,
stirring often to keep from burn
ing. When well Drowned, add
one pint milk. When it boils
thicken with one heaping table
spoonful -four blended with
water. This has a much better
flavor for browning the meat.
PRUNE BREAD.
Two cupfuls graham flour, one
and one-half cupfuls flour, one
teaSpoonful soda, two teaspoon
fuls baking powder, one tea
spoonful salt, one cupful sugar,
one egg, two cupfuls milk, one
cupful prunes, two tablespoon
fuls butter, melted.
Mix all ingredients and pour
into large loaf pan which has
been lined with waxed paper.
Let rise IS minutes, then bake
one hour in moderately slow oven.
To prepare prunes, wash them
well and cover with water. Let
stand two hours or longer. Re-
move prunes, cut from seeds, and
add to rest of ingredients. The
prune Juice can be added to gela-
tin or fruit mixture.
BROILED TRIPE.
Wipe honeycomb tripe as dry
as possible and cut in pieces for
serving. Dip in fine cracker
crums seasoned with salt and
pepper. Brush over with olive
oil and again dip in cracker dust.
Place on q creased broiler and
broil over q clear fire for S min
utes. Place on q platter, honey
comb side up, sprinkle with salt
and pepper and spread with
butter.
Creole Sauce-One large
green pepper, wash, remove
seeds and white partitions, cut
UP fine and scald and drain,
then add to one can Of tomatoes
and two onions, cut in small
pieces. Salt to taste. Cook
slowly one-half hour.
(Copyrisht. 1857
Evening star., 1935-01-15

~ OWNY the Woodpecker had
q new cousin. That is to
say, he had met a cousin
- whom he never had met or
even seen before, so it was
Hike meeting new cousin.
II suppose you know who I am"
ventured Downy, by way of getting
acquainted.
"Oh, yes" replied his cousin. your
Evening star., 1935-01-15
Cornbread Dressing,

Soften some cornbread, either cold
or hot, with water; add six or seven
cold biscuits and one cupful of cooked
rice; chop into this one medium-size
onion and some celery, parsley and red
pepper and salt: add some nuts II de-
sired; stuff chicken or turkey; bake
in butter until tender; sew up the
opening Of the fowl after stufang.