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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
Some Good
First Books
For Young
Inspire Incentive to
Start Own
Library.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

EVERY child in America should
build its own library. own its
books. The first three books I would
give the child who can read with un-
derstanding are the Bible (King
James version), Shakespeare, and the
dictionary. unabridged. With these
three books he can create a world of
wisdom and beauty in which he can
dwell serene in spirit and stout Of
heart.
But he must read them. Too often
such books stand on the shelves, all
new and nice, never touched by hu.
man hands. Better they bear the
marks of childish hands, better their
leaves be rlmpled and their backs well
battered, II these be the marks Of
honorable service. Much Of the worlds
wisdom and beauty lie between the
covers Of these books, much Of the
history of the race is there, much Of
its aspirations, loves and fears. Great
poetry is in them, rich philosophy.
stirring tales of heroic deeds, as well
as sorroWful stories of human frail-
ties. Life abundant and peaceful OBJ
livion are recorded here to inform and
warn and inspire.
But they must be read. One read
ing will not be enough, nor three, nor
all that can be given, for these are
the records Of humanity, and their
story is long and wide and deep. Let
the young reader dip into them for the
stories. Don't be troubled because
he skips the "begats" and pores over
the "Story Of Creation" or laughs at
the plight Of Jonah. The more he
enjoys reading the stories the oftener
he will turn to them. In time. through
the years, experiences Of his own help
him interpret those he reads in the
Good Book. He will get inspiration
and comfort when most he needs
them.
Shakespeare's plays are text Of
life, touched with beauty and lighted
with uncanny wisdom. One reading
Of a play only cracks the surface OF
the mine of riches that are here. Only
years Of reading can bring out the
flavor that is in them. They never
wear out, but increase in glory as
the reader increases in understand
ing. Please give the young person his
Shakespeare in well-bound books. with
large, clear print. He must read them,
and a good type on good paper per-
mits him to do just that.
And now the dictionary. A gen.
Grafton of careful speaking people
were brought up on the old Websters
Unabridged. There are few country
reared people who do not remember
the Thanksgiving dinner at which
they sat, lifted by the height of the
big, fat book brought from the parlor
bookcase. That book was the court
of last resort on many q debatable
question. It's word was law from the
accent on a syllable to the naming
Of the baby. 1t put the stamp of au-
thority and culture on the American
tongue. It has an honorable place IN
our history. It is as good today as In
the beginning, even better, Tor modern
words are listed among the weu-worn
ones of bygo1e generations.
These three books then are manda-
tory for the education Of our youth
the Bible, Shakespeare and . good
dictionary. Any good dictionary Will
do. But these books must be used
and read again and again until 1t be-
comes q habit.
(Copyright, 1850
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Timely Gift
Suggestions
For Milady
Items SIN all and
Large Are
Listed.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

You want something different" yet
not downright ridiculous, you
want something original yet useful.
you want something new, something
you haven't given before; you want
something that will sincerely be ap-
preciated. You can find it, no matter
what 1t is you want. on the beauty
counter. 1t seems to me the beauty
gift list is longer than any other and
it tops all.
Something little? How should sill
ver-plated powder scoop do?
Something big? A tremendous pun
of soft. deep down. with a huge box of
bath powder. More expensive than
the usual box Of bath powder. but not
really expensive considering the gen
erous sized box Of powder, the huge,
amusing pun, the floral perfume.
Something intriguing? Shiny pew
ter dressing table sets-brush and mir
TOR with knobs instead Of handles and
an interchangeable refill for the brush.
This refill idea or removal brush pad
Is q new wrinkle on the beauty horizon
and Is one of those grand natural"
ideas one wonders why no one ever
thought Of 1t before. You'll find the
idea in dresser sets. mirror, comb and
brush; the brush pad clicks out for
convenient washing. saving wear and
tear on the metal finish. Dresser sets,
by the way. are staging comeback.
We've seen them displayed on dressers
in some of the grandest interior dec
Grating displays.
Because lipsticks are convenient to
carry, other items are appearing in lip
stick-si8e cases. Stick mascara, for
instance. One that you use without q
brush, another that contains its own
little brush. Dozens Of others.
A perfume container like q Ipstick
that rolls out a drop Of perfume at q
time. Easily carried in the purse
And not hard on the purse, either. It
is among the welcome little" mex
pensives.
tcopyrisht. 1861
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BY BARBARA BELL.

THERE'S nothing flatterS q
woman so much as appearing
in mannishly-cut clothes early
u in the day before her hair has
assumed its normally neat look
which means that the tailored robe
pictured today is just the thingl Amaz-
ingly simple to make, as you can
guess from the clean-cut lines. The
contrasting facings, cuffs and tie-belt
are stunning trim, not to speak Of
four square pockets which are both
handsome and useful.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1924-B
is available for sizes IL, IA, Is, 10, 20,
40, ~, A and 46. Corresponding bust
measurements. 30, 80, "a, IS, 80, 40, ~.
A and Is. Size Is (34) requires 50
yards 36-inch material and ~ yards
for contrast.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
Is easy to understand.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
Pattern Book. Make yourself attrac-
tive, practical and becoming clothes,
selecting designs from the Barbara
Bell, well-planned, easy-to-make pat
terms. Interesting and exclusive fash
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man and makes him feel like a mill
lionaire for a woman to make him
take her to the best places and buy
the most expensive food and send
her orchids. Perhaps he prefers ex-
pensive women on the general princi-
pie that we all prefer expensive things
to cheap ones. and we value that most
which costs us most.
Nobody knows. 1t is simply fact
that. taking it by and large, and with
exceptions, of course, women who de-
mand much from men get it from
them, and men like it. This Is true
even in marriage. The wives who
slave to help their husbands and
pinch pennies and go shabby. seldom
get the coddling and petting from
their husbands that the wives do who
keep their husbands noses to the
grindstone to pay for the fine clothes
and luxuries they demand.
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SPICY PRUNE PIE.
I package dry mincemeat.
11a cups prune juice and water.
3 tablespoons sugar.
cup freshly cooked or canned
prunes.
Pie crust.
Break mincemeat into pieces. Add
prune juice, water and sugar. Place
over heat and stir until all Jumps are
thoroughly broken up. Bring to brisk
boil: continue boiling for one minute.
Allow to cool. Line 9-inch pie plate
with pastry and fill with mince meat
mixture. Cut prunes in halves, re-
move pits and place evenly over top
of mince meat. Place upper crust on
filled lower one and press edges firmly
together. Trim OF surplus pastry.
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Hot Sandwich for Sunday
Night Supper.

Meat from cooked chicken or turkey.
pound fresh mushrooms or can
mushrooms.
8 cups milk.
cup grated cheese.
" pound sliced bacon.
y cup -four.
Toasted bread.
Cut bacon into small pieces and
fry q golden brown. Add -four and
when well blended add hot milk and
mushrooms. II fresh mushrooms are
used fry in two tablespoons butter.
This sauce should be thicker than
medium white sauce. Butter toast.
Put . slice Of chicken on toasted
bread. Pour sauce over chicken.
Sprinkle with grated cheese. Put
under hroiler until cheese = nailed
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Business
Titles and
Stationery
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: % When writ
~ ing to an absent friend, should
one send the letter in care Of the
friend with whom she is staying? ca
Also, Is it still correct to address man
John A. Blank, ESQ.,, or Is this an old
fashioned practice? If not, at what
age may a name be followed by esq.,?
Answer: O Properly q guest should
be addressed in care Of the person he
or she Is visiting. This Is doubly nee
essary If the house has no street num-
Der or If the address is an apartment
house.
co It Is not fashioned, but per-
haps the reason the form is less used
today Is that business plays q so much
larger part in social life than it used
to. ESQ" is never used in business nor,
at the other extreme, is 1t ever used
for formal invitations to balls and
weddings, which are addressed by q
professional bureau. But it Is used
when addressing q strictly personal
letter to Q gentleman. In short, John
Blank, esq, means John Blank. gentle
man. John Blank must be II to be
addressed John Blank, esq.
nEAR MRS. POST: When writing
Q note Of thanks for flowers sent
to Q funeral, or tor presents sent In
sympathy or for any kindness offered
the family during bereavement, should
specific reference be made in each
note to whatever the flowers were, or
the present or the act of kindness, or
Is q note of this type written In . less
detailed style?
Answer: You merely say, THANK you
for your beautiful flowers" or Thank
you for your kind sympathy" or
Thank you for al your kindness" or
perhaps for Whatever It was they did.
But rarely. If ever. DO you 20 into
detail In such . note.
ccepys1ght 1eooo
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Bake IS minutes in a hot oven GOO
degrees F.
SHERRY PIE.
i package dry mincemeat.
l cup water.
8 tablespoons sugar.
II cup sherry.
Pie crust.
Break dry mincemeat into pieces.
Add water and sugar Place over heat
and stir until all Jumps are thoroughly
broken up Bring to brisk boil; con-
tinue boiling for l minute. Allow to
cool. Add wine. Line q 9-inch pie
plate with pastry and fill with mince-
meat. Place upper crust on filled
lower one and press edges firmly to-
gether. Trim of surplus pastry. Bake
IS minutes in q hot oven (400 de-
grees F..
7 WOULD suggest that you use the
following recipe for making the
pastry. With the quantities given
there will be enough dough to make
a top and bottom crust, or strips to
criss-cross over the top, or to cut in
the form of Christmas tree, Santa
Claus star, or what-have-you!
PASTRY.
~ cups sifted flour.
l teaspoon salt.
y cup shortening vegetable type
may be useO.
S tablespoons cold milk or water.
Sift the flour and salt together.
Cut In half Of the shortening until
mixture is texture Of corn meal. Add
remainder Of shortening and continue
cutting until particles are about the
size of beans. Add the milk, one table,
spoon at a time to the mixture. Work
very lightly together with a fork
until dough Is formed. Roll one half
Of the dough thin and line pie plate.
Fill with mincemeat. Roll remaining
dough to desired thickness, make top
crust, or cut in strips or fancy shapes.
Lay on top Of mincemeat filling, trim
edges and bake pie in a hot oven for
IS minutes.
MINCEMEAT turnovers are de-
licious. Cut the pastry in 4-inch
squares or rounds, and lay one-half
tablespoon filling on half. Wet the
edges with cold water, fold over, and
press edges together. Prick with a
fork aud bake in hot oven for Is
minutes. These are especially good
when one pie will be too much or too
little for the assembled company. It
is also . good way to use leftover
pastry and mincemeat. The turn
overs, Of course, should be served hot.
If, for some reason or another, you
do not care for the true mincemeat.
either dry or in glass jars. then here
Is q recipe which will enable you to
keep up to Christmas tradition in q
milder manner:
MOCK MINCEMEAT.
4 tablespoons cracker crumbs
~ cups sugar
! cup molasses
" cup lemon or lime juice
cup seeded raisins, chopped
u cup butter
eggs
Ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon
and salt.
Mix the ingredients. being sure that
the eggs are well beaten before adding
them to the mixture. Spices must be
added to taste. This quantity should
make two average-sized pies.
As for what to serve with mince pie
we'll, there are a great many opin-
ions on the matter. Many like ice
cream, either vanilla, French custard,
or burnt almond. Others
prefer whipped cream; still others de-
mand thick cream that can be poured
over the hot pie. Some like pies hot,
some like 'em cold. Some like hard
sauce with brandy in 1T. Others de-
mand that the brandy be omitted.
Some fanciful souls even ask for
cream cheese. It seems to be q mat
Ter Of you pays your money and you
axes your choice" Suit yourself in
The matter and enjoy your Christmas
dessert in your own way!
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rabbit, corn mufilns and luscious thick
ham with white cream gravy?"
We wager there are many men who
are echoing the same question!
As Q real Christmas treat for the
members Of the family, let's
make plans for a genuine old-fashioned
Breakfasts late Notwithstanding
some Of the old favorites we haven't
enjoyed for such long time!
y
If YOU are one Of the venison en-
thusiasts, you will be glad to know
that venison can be obtained here in
the city at q comparatively reasonable
price. Despite the belief Of scarcity
Of deer in these parts, we understand
that very often some Of the butchers
receive . very large supply of deer
meat. This Is especially so around
Christmas time, and If you make the
rounds at some Of the local markets
you will find it featured at many Of
the larger stalls. The meat is excel
lent when broiled and served with
melted currant or guava jelly. AS a
tip to the amateur, broil it as you
would q nice juicy steak-searing it
on both sides so that the juice does
not escape and be sure not to cook it
over 10 to II minutes. Gan inch and
a half is q good thickness to have
the meat CUT
A MONG other things that can be
featured for the holiday morning
meal are sweet buns and mullins. We
know Of several local bakeries who
are making q variety Of tasty sweet
breads during the Yule season, and
among the many we saw displayed
that were especially appealing were
little buns made Of bread dough, filled
with homemade orange marmalade or
pineapple preserves and topped with
thick coat Of sugar icing. Luscious
nut sticks, sugar-dipped doughnuts,
pecan rolls and muffinS and old-faSh-
Toned German coffee cake-all looked
very tempting. Corn mullins, large,
feathery ones that need only to be
pushed into the oven to make you be-
lieve they were honest-to-goodness
homemade, and English mullins. as
well as all sorts of French egg rolls
crescents. squares and round. Sweet
loaf breads, too, are in order-raisin.
nut, or date and nut, and steamed
Boston brown.
IF YOU haven't had time to make
fruit cake, remember that stores
everywhere are we'll stocked with de-
licious ones-light and dark-and any
size you may want. Some Of the most
unusual ones we saw displayed at a
downtown counter were from Vir-
ginia, and had been allowed to age
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and mellow three years before being
put on the market. Packed in holly
box, with a large glass Of hard sauce,
the cake is no more expensive than
those that are more recently baked.
II you are wanting just enough cake
for yourself, you will be glad to learn
that tiny individual ones, packed in
tins and selling for rs cents, are avail
able at almost all Of the grocers. II
you would rather have a bakers cake
you can buy it by the pound in the
large piece or sliced, thick or thin, to
please you.
lust in time to do their bit to make
your table gay and pretty. come
artichoke balls for your relish dish.
Round as round can be and stuffed
with anchovy and pimiento, the It'd
bits bring q colorful note to the menu
in an amusing manner. They are
real palate teasers, too-are put up
in tart brine and in olive oil, which
enhances their already piquant flavor.
Those in oil are, of course. richer
Illdu Vic OllCS III LIZ Ily
II you are looking for something new
and unusual Don't forget about those
fancy stuffed burr gherkins we men,
toned a week or so ago, either. They
are sure to make hit on the holi-
day table, looking so much like flowers
roses, carnations and so on.
OTHER last-minute suggestions may
include the following: For the
beverage glasses-orange and lemon
and lime -fiavored white cherries with
stems, French marrons in vanilla
and stuffed oranges in grenadine, glace
fruits and nuts, Holland seed onions,
apple and grape juice for punch, lime
or orange and ginger marmalade,
chopped olives, ripe and green, for
sandwich filings; mammoth stuffed
olives, assorted pickles, cranberry
sauce. or currant and guava jelly. Hard
candies, those lovely old-fashioned
ones Of fruit flavor. peppermint or
black walnut creams. Fancy choco-
late bonbons and after-dinner minis.
Marzipan candles nodded into fruit
and flower shapes: Assorted tea
cookies and some Of the tasty, crisp
crackers for the cheese board. Hors
d'oeuvres pastes of game-partridge.
duck and wild turkey and quail. A
good assortment Of cheese and plenty
Of nuts and raisins-these are Just
a few things that go to make a merry.
merry Christmas!
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column. call Ma
tional 5000, Extension 342.
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Cha6ng Dish Meals.

Now that the chafing dish fad Is
returning. hot foods are being served
again at buffet suppers. II you have
. chafing dish stored away in the at
tic, get it out and use it. You will
b delighted ut the EXPLANATIONS Of
your guests when the creamed mush-
rooms and ham, cheese omelet or
chicken . II king are actually kept
hot until the last guest has been
Do9vD6,
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An unequal dtStTt0Iaon OF CHRISTMAS
presents.
NHEN she gives him very elab-
crate smoking jacket, and he
gives her a one pound box of candy,
it's going to be a hard Christmas.
And we didn't ask the ground hog
about it, either Unstinct, dearie. We
Just know
Now If it were the other way around,
things wouldn't be so black. If he
had given her a diamond bracelet and
she had given him a linen handker-
chief, probably all would be well. Shed
say, "You shouldn't have done it,"
and then she'd beam at him. And
he'd strut around all day, feeling like
q Du Pont.
So the only thing left for girl to
do around Christmas time Is to choose
q modest little gift for her beau, de-
signed to show him what thrifty lit
tie woman she really is. Custom says
that girls should never give their
beaus expensive gifts. And though we
hate to admit it, we're afraid custom
made q ringer that time. JEAN.
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ciful and show a little pity for your
victim" How much mercy and pity
do We girls get? Here is my ex-
perience:
A boy told me that he was saving
his money to enter college and that
such places as country clubs and roof
gardens were so expensive that he
could not dream of taking me to
them. All right with me- I saved his
money and went to the neighborhood
shows and ice cream parlors as a
treat with him. Yet one night when I
went to one of the most fashionable
night clubs in town with another man
there sat my boy friend with q girl
who had all the appearance of not
liking ice cream parlors and nickel
beers. Another boy had no car, so I
would walk and come home in the
rain and snow and nearly catch my
death Of cold just because liked him
and his company. Bah. When he took
his own sister to dance he took her
in a taxi I, myself, have a car and
can have all the fellows I want, not
because Of my personal attraction
but because I furnish the car and am
q cheap skate.
A man will give you what you ex-
pect. If you demand little you will
get little. Moral: Get all you can while
the getting is good. A WISE JANE.
A NSWES: What do you say to that,
= boys? Do men really prefer
gold diggers to Dutch treat girls? Do
they value q girl by what she costs
them? Does a woman always write
her own price tag so far as men are
concerned, and If she marks herself
down as q cut-rate bargain does 1t
lessen their respect for her and their
desire for her and make them feel
that anything is good enough for her?
It's q question and one that cannot
be definitely answered, for there are
many men with many minds about
women. There are plenty of boys
who would appreciate girl being I'M
derstanding and sympathetic enough
to want to help them save their
money. They would think it proof
Of G girls fneness and honesty that
she would not want to run them into
debt by their taking her to places
Of amusement that they could not
afford, or giving her presents that
would send them to the free-lunch
counter for weeks.
But I am afraid that there are
many other boys for whom the gold
digger has Q fatal lure, else why do
so many men permit themselves to
be held up by girls whom they know
to be nothing but highway robbers?
Men are not fools, and yet rich old
men let cheerful workers wheedle
them out of diamond bracelets that
they would never dream Of giving
their wives, and college youths and
clerks in stores spend their scant al
lowances and salaries on wrist
watches for girls who have three
birthdays Q year.
81
DERHAPS the reason for this Is
=. that = dattees the vanity Of .
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NV Neighbor Saws:

Cut back poinsettia plants that
are through blooming and set
away in the cellar until Spring.
when pot may be placed in the
ground. Water occasionally.
One tablespoon of flour makes
half an ounce, two tablespoons Of
ground spice makes one ounce.
five nutmegs equal one ounce.
To oil your kitchen floor take
cup of kerosene, l cup of linseed
oil and l cup Of turpentine. Mix
all together and rub into the
floor after it has been washed
and Is perfectly dry.
In mixing powdered gelatine.
flour or other powdered material
in cold liquid. use fork instead
Of q spoon as mixer.
Copyright, 1850
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OF the offerings
made by the
Wise Men who
came from afar
to worship, bring
ing with them
spices"
Mince pies still
smack of high
days and holi-
days, but they
can be m a d e
now so easily and
Inc KIP e n S lively
with dry mince-
meat that they
are practical as
an every day
kpAof tn
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ions for little children and the diff
cult Junior age; slenderixing, well-cut
patterns for the mature figure; after
noon dresses for the most particular
young women and matrons and other
patterns for special occasions are all
to be found in the Barbara Bell pat
tern book.
tCopyright, 1850
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knit for the type Of knitting that
quickly crochetng there
chair crochet
the knitting and crochet
the ground like
after then here's
contains complete illustrated
directions with diagrams aid what crochet hook
and what material and how much you will need.
obtain pattern 205 incose Is cents
Address Editor
Of The Evening Star.
toopyrishA
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Split Pea Casserole.

/ cup green split u cup diced
peas celery
"a cup diced raw Y cup minced
carrots green pepper
" cup diced him / cup tomatoes
or leftover teaspoon salt
meat Pepper
Y cup diced Water to cover
onion
Mix and put in baking dish. Cover
and bake until done: about one hour.
Serve.
This dish Is delicious with biscuits
on top, and If you wish to serve 1t
this way, when the peas are just ten
der (45 minutes), remove from oven,
remove cover Of casserole, place bis
cults on top and put back In oven
until biscuits are done and q golden
brown. Serve.