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audiences are melted in theatres. am,
my dear, something of an actor. and a
dramatist. l have collected for my
clients and myself over a million from
rich people who were fools or rakes or
both"
"You recommend yourself very
highly" said Trina. Il can see your
power from the sample you give me.
But you're just little too good. I'm
almost afraid of you"
"You need not be, my dear. If you
two will put your destinies in my
hands, and if one of you will yield to
the other, III guarantee that the one
who plays witness will get as much
money as the one who plays plaintiff.
In fact, she'll get more, for Ill teach
her just how to 60 about finding a
millionaire of her own, and getting him
into corner where he'll have to make
a rich woman of her, second time.
Come with me, my dear children, and
you simply can't lose"
Trina pretended to be almost per-
suaded. well, supposing should put
my case in your hands, exactly how
much would l get out of it?"
Ivy broke in: "And how much
would get out of it?'
Mosk pondered: "Well, if we agree
that you and Ivy will split the pro-
ceeds -"
That doesn't suit me little bit"
Trina exploded. II find my childhood
friend, Nicky. renew the early ro-
nance. dance with him. He calls on
me. He makes love to me. He takes
me to dine with his mother. manage
everything. Then along comes Ivy
and does nothing but take half the
money. If have to give away half to
Ivy simply won't play. It's all off.
She'd never have met him if :"
"And you'd never have met him if
hadn't asked you out to Michel's roof
with Andy and me-" Ivy interrupted.
God knows nobody else would ask
you out. 1t was Nicky's mother that
called you over to the table after I'd
been your meal ticket. And / don't
believe you ever had an idea of suing
Evening star., 1937-01-31
Drown by George OIssn

got you both in trap as tight as the
one I've got Nicky Allard in. Do as
tell you and I'll make you both rich.
Disobey me and Ill smash you. I'll
put you both behind the bars. I know
my law and can do it."
Trina was wearing out. II only the
dictograph had been there. she could
have counted the stormy night a great
success. All she could think of to do
now was to make the old lawmonger
reveal his purposes more and more
clearly. so that she could tell some
body and get some help in her desper-
ate longing to save Nicky from harm.
Even if he did despise her and never
speak to her again, her love would
have the comfort of knowing it had
proved itself in his defense.
She was little afraid now. The oily
Mosk had grown vindictive. Andy was
ready to use his fists on her. and Ivy
was working her fingers as if she we're
unsheathing claws. To quiet them all
and to clear the chaos in her brain, she
pretended to yield: well, MIR. Mosk,
can't fight you any longer. But be-
fore sign any papers or give you any
promises to 60 through with it. you'll
have to tell me exactly what you plan
to do, and what I'll have to do, -
step by step"
This was all the old man wanted.
He went through the whole case in
minute detail. describing every proce-
dure, instructing both girls in what
lies they would have to tell. He reveled
in his own skill. He was, in fact, so
swept along on the tide of his own
greatness before the jury of three that
he paced the floor, sat on the couch,
this chair. or that, leaned against a
table. He sat at last on a window sill
by the steam radiator, and glancing
down, saw little microphone hidden
among the pipes.
"A dictographr r'he shouted. There's
a dictograph here. Look at the wires.
See here; they go up the wall. to the
window sill, under the window" He
flung up the sash and traced the wires
that ran like tiny snake across the
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pressed. BY the time the party really
starts. We are so exhausted that We
feel like Beatrice Lille, in her famous
skit about the dozen double damask
dinner napkins-"Let's call the whole
thing off,"
But a man-neVer! He StrollS home
from his work, finds everything III
apple-pie order-if he even bothers to
look-sits down to read the evening
paper, and finally goes upstairs to dress
In peace and calm, with time to spare.
He is ready to receive his guests with
an affable Smile-secure in the knoWl-
edge that the dinner will be perfect.
the wines at just the right temperature
and that his home is looking It's
lovelieSt.
It's really maddening
X x ::
HOWEVER, I have discovered that
bachelor -housekeepers do possess
an Achilles heel. They sometimes
run out of ideas for menus, and unless
their cook is unusually brilliant. the
cosy little dinners are apt to dupli-
cate themselves a little too often.
That is a state of affairs that will
spoil any bachelors reputation for
clever entertaining, and should be
temedied without delay
would suggest that the gentleman
finding himself on the brink of be-
coming involved in such a situation,
should 60 forth and buy one of the
special cookbooks that make a point
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class if he wins he's put up against
the other four class winners of his
breed. That's what happened to me
down in Richmond. That English
dog from the open class thought he'd
impress the judge with his barking
ability. Fooled him all right! l won
the little purple rosette. The boss
wouldn't even let me taste it. He got
second place, Reserve Winner they
called it. The rosette the judge gave
him was white and purple.
Down here at the bottom of the
page it says that the lady winner and
the Winners Dog compete to see
who's Best of Winners That's where
I met my Waterloo. I didn't feel very
badly when they gave her that blue
and white rosette. Guess I'll eat this
page
After a fellow wins best Of breed
he completes with all the other best
of breed in his group. Wonder what
that means. Says sporting, nom
sporting, terrier, working, etc. Scotch
terriers go in group 4 with the wire
haired and the rest of the terriers.
They're called variety classes Let's
see, six groups taking in all breeds Of
dog Wonder if this page would taste
any different from the rest. Think it
needs little salt. All, ha! Here's
where the rest of the show comes in.
The six CANNES who win the pretty
blue roSetteS of the variety class all
stano up together. Then one of them
is judged the best. That is, I'm bet
ter Scotch terrier than tie rest are
collie or bulldogs. That being the
case, I'll be judged best in show
They'll give me a silver trophy and
beautiful rosette to wear on my coll
lar. Whew. am I proud OF myself!
What Q doRl What 0 dogl"
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Manners
of the
Moment

WHAT is it about our shoulder that
makes people sit on it? And
strangers at that If we were
forced to support some one we knew
we might be able to stand 1t. But
being a prop to other passengers so
that they can hold their papers with
both hands is something we never
bargained for when we let hat pins
60 out.
What we'd really like to do some
time is to move over very suddenly to
the other side of the seat and watch
our shoulder-sitter crash. But there's
always some one sitting on the other
side of the seat, and if we ducked sud-
denly he'd land on our own head,
which wouldn't be as cheering.
Maybe we should poke him and say,
THAT shoulder is getting tired. Would
you mind coming around and sitting on
the other one for a while?" That
might make him think twice. The only
other way would be to get the fashion
experts to design coats with barbed-
wire epaulets. Well have to ask one
Of the experts what can be done about
that. JEAN.
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of featuring the unusual, both in
menus and in the recipes. Although
he may not care to follow the Sug-
gestions contained therein verbatim
he will at least get some ideas that he
can use to advantage in varying his
dinner parties with great success.
He can also get some excellent hints
from the smart current magazines
Recently in one such periodical there
was an article which described the
entertainment provided by several
prominent young men about town.
and right from that your interested
masculine party-giver could have OBJ
tanned many valuable ideas. These
introduced into his own menage
would undoubtedly help him to pull
himself out of any menugroove into
which he had fallen.
ODDLY enough, the majority OF
bachelors have an excellent un-
derstanding of the effect of good light
ing on the ladies. In fact, find, as a
general rule. that women err in this
respect far oftener than do the men.
They will overnight or underlight their
drawing rooms or dining rooms. so
that all atmosphere of mellowed bril-
lance is lost. Too dark lights are
as bad as too bright ones-and men
seem to realize the happy medium
perfectly. Women should definitely
study the situation more.
Yes. as a general rule. the bachelor
housekeeper walks off with the hon.
ors, and us hard-Working girls gnash
our teeth with rage at his success.
But. of course, when you come right
down to it-there is no reason why he
shouldn't get away with it as he does.
He hasn't a household full of children
that have to be fed whether the FAM
lily dimes at home or elsewhere-he
hasn't any one to interfere with his
plans and scheme of living-and he is
away from home most Of the day,
which keeps him from bounding his
domestic staff.
Oh, ves-there are lots of reasons
why he can entertain so well. He
doesn't have to cope with the prob
lens that confront feminine house.
keeper!
Evening star., 1937-03-06

That box held 40 or more treasured
patterns dating back to the early
settlement of America. Those tattered
rolls of paper. with their seemingly
cabalistic marking, was the start Of
her precious find" Seldom does she
return from even a short outing with
out at least the technical draft of an
old coverlet. At present they number
over l,000-One of the largest col
lections in the country-and she is
still adding patterns!
The names or patterns vary in df-
ferent sections of the country, but
Miss Tate is preserving all names and
their origin. The familiar Snail Trail
and Cat Track is known variously
as the Cat Paw and Snail Trail, Run
ming Vine. Blooming Vine. Trailing
Vine. Winding Vine. Vine Round the
Stump, Ocean Wave and Old Boards
In Virginia, showing the influence of
its lovely formal gardens. this same
pattern is catalogued as Rose in the
Garden" Again the same draft IN
frontier Kentucky was called Indian
Trouble and Indian War"
my FAULT-almost e obseSsion."
Lou Tate exclaimed. is
frantic eagerneSs to comb the noun
tain sections for the remnants of the
glory of Colonial weaving. The cover
let's are gradually being destroyed
some even burned-by people who
have no idea of their sentimental
and historical value. Only last week
Miss Tate found farm woman
wrapping little chicks in a priceless
old worn coverlet. In another place
she rescued some precious old de-
signs from a partially burned shoe
box
From my first visit to Berea COL
lege," the talented girl explains, I
had an intense desire to go 10 school
and study weaving. Never will for
get the thrill of the telegram saying
that l was TO be admitted" Berea
College is unique coeducational in
stitution at Berea. KY, founded IN
1855, during the stormy days before
the war between the States.
Miss Tate is an outstanding au-
thority on early textiles and she fire.
quently lectures before various clubs
on the history of weaving and famous
Kentucky coverlets. She is now as
sembling some choice specimens of
early nineteenth century American
handwoven textiles to be exhibited in
Washington and New York In the
near future.
The hand weaving of today will be
the heirlooms of tomorrow. Just as
fine old handmade linens were
handed down in Colonial days from
mother to daughter and granddaugh-
ter, so may Lou Tates cherished crea-
tions some day find their way in the
/ hope chest of one of Mrs. Roosevelt's
| granddaughters.
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Mrs. Roosevelt stood beside my loom,
admired my work and asked me to
weave a luncheon set for her own
personal use"
This momentouS event occurred when
Mrs. Roosevelt, on an inspection tour
of mountain schools. came to Berea
College, in the Kentucky mountains,
where students excel in handcraft.
What a great day that was on the
campus! Mrs. Roosevelt's charm and
friendly interest were felt by every one.
Mrs. Roosevelt desired a luncheon
set of simple doilies. all in white, with
her initials 'E r." woven in the center.
Immediately the girl concentrated ner
efforts in creating a modest but effec-
tive pattern according to Mrs. Roose-
velt's suggestions.
1T took longer to complete it than
I had anticipated" she smiled. for
was exceedingly anxious to please and
surprise the First Lady of the Lani,
and the center monograms were a bit
tedious AS it was the first set of CIy
new design, I wanted so much to
designate it the Eleanor Roosevelt,
but / did not have the courage to ask
this favor of the Presidents wife" she
continued. However. friend went 10
the White House to intercede for me
and Mrs. Roosevelt graciously sem:
word that she was 'honored and very
happy to have the new creation named
for her"
THE heart and soul-and every art
istry known to the hand weaver
is reflected in the handlcraft eX-
hibited in Miss Tate's studio and
workshop. Her looms and spinning
wheels are always busy. Her studio
abounds in exquisite samplers, PEN
nants Of Kentucky Derby favorites,
coats of arms-portraying infinite and
exacting patterns and colors-and
pleasing tapestries created with the
skill of the old masters. Here. also,
are daintily initiated towels. scarves,
homespun Colonial coverlets in va
rious designs, and last. but not least,
are entire dresses. woven from neck
band to hem on the looms. One of
I VNloo 4dlC ldICHL ChRti 40 ~
Buc weaving, which is becoming very
popular
HER first collection of drafts came
b by chance. My aunt and I"
Lou Tate relates. called on a bed
ridden elderly lady who had been a
skilled weaver in her day. During the
conversation she discovered my in
terest in weaving and sent her nurse
to the attic for little cigar box that
had lain there for more than decade
With tears in her eyes she presented
me with the box. saying, I knew some
one would weave again 1t was-one
of those things that transcends
personalities-fguratively, the hand
ing of the weaver's shuttle from a
master craftsman to the apprentice
of the new generation"
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she would rather 60 where the lights
arc bright and the music gay than to
some shabby place where one dances
to the radio. Money gilds everything
A nice boy with nice car and a nice
bankroll does have an edge on the nice
boy without.
PUT there are plenty of girls who
put the emphasis on the nice
instead of on the money. They pre-
fer a smart, keen. intelligent chap
without a cent in his pocket to a dull
lard. no matter how much he can
spend on them. They can have more
fun out of eer-and-sandwich sup
per on the kitchen table at home with
an interesting boy to talk to than
they could out of champagne feast
with a bore
After all, what girls admire most
in men are brains and character. A
girl may not be overly brilliant her
self, but she recognizes intelligence
in men and pays her tribute to it..
ou llCNCl Va a SlA4 wiz " doAi I
proud to be seen out with a clever
man, no matter whether he was poor
or rich.
Girls like strength in a man. They
like man who can stand on his own
feet and make his own way in the
world who knows where he is going
and is on his way. They know that
that is the way 90 per cent of the
men who are the big shots in every
line started and they are always
willing to take a gamble on that sort
of lad They know that most of the
women who are riding in limousines
today are the wives of the men who
took their sweethearts to parties on
the street cars when they were court
ing them.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
BY BARBARA BELL.

TINE newest style of the season
the two-piece frock, is being
i seen in the smartest places,
from Paris to New York to San
Francisco, and in just such charm
Ing design as today's model, In fact
every detail of this frock is new, lovely,
young-from the banded collar and
puffed sleeves to the flared 'eplum and
buttoned skirt. Nor are there any
tricks tc sewing. The pattern has STEP
by-step explanations and the cut is
really simple. while the effect is doubly
smart. Covered buttons preserve the
softness of the frock. Wear it now in
sheer wool. challis or flannel and later
l. linen shantung and seersu Ike.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1868 is
available for sizes IA, 16, 18, 20, 40 and
a.. Corresponding bust measurements,
80, "a, SO, SO, 40 and AZ. Size Is re-
quires ~ yards 39-inch material.
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l. himself: Heard the boss say
something about Spring being
Il just around the corner. Looked
around every one in our neighbor-
hood, but haven't been able to locate
it yet Wish Rags would forget about
that wirehaired going best of show
at Westminster. He thinks he's some
thing. Won't play or anything. Just
sits around showing his profile all
the time. Lady and Polly Prim won't
even give me a look All they bark
about is Rags, wirehaired terriers,
Rags He says he has blue rib
bon. Huh, they aren't so much!
Maybe a bit of literary perusal
would be diverting. Here's book on
dog shows. Ought to make good
chewing. Hmmmmm. Cover tastes
sort of fiat. Guess I'll skip couple
of pages. A Scotch terrier is as good
as a wirehaired any day, That page
comes out nicely. Tasty chewing.
too! The pup who won the West
minister show was all white. Gee. it
must be awful to have a complexion
like that. This part looks good: 'Clas-
sifications and Awards at Shows. In
the preliminaries there are five classes
for ladies and five for gentlemen of
each breed Blue ribbons are awarded
for first place in each class, second
place is red. third yellow and the
fourth white Blue ribbon dog, huh!
That Just means that fellows grad
uated from kindergarten. Any cul-
tured canine knows better than to
think much of a blue ribbon.
wish they'd print all books on
highly finished paper. Makes for
much better eating. Says here that
after Q pup gets thu his preliminary
Evening star., 1937-03-06

IuSS lOr DAYS, per
haps, to get a
party successfully
underway. We 90
through agonles
Of smoothing out
froWns, correcting
errors in menus
and the orders. of
being sure that
the house is neat,
clean and shin
ing, in seeing that
the flowers are
arranged, that the
linen is creaSeleSS
the silver polished
and Our hest dress
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- have money and a car?
am not bad looking, nor a bore, nor
bad dancer. As long S I have the
price of taking girls out. rate first
place. but when I am short of cash
the boys with autos and money put
me in the shade What do girls ad-
mire in young men, anyway?
AFFECT.
Answer-It depends on the girl.
There are plenty of girls with the
gold-digger complex who admire moth
ing so much about a man as his
pocketbook They are for sale to the
highest bidder and the man who has
the finest car. who can take them to
the swankiest night clubs and who
can make them the handsomest pres
ents gets them.
You can see these girls out with fat
old men who are their sugar daddies
or with the nitwit sons of rich fathers
or with any married man who will
buy them a dinner. No poor young
man can compete with them, no mat
ter how good-looking nor how intelli-
get nor interesting and fascinating
he may be.
1t is folly. of course, to deny that
money helps along any young mans
popularity with girls Being human.
every girl would rather ride than walk
and she would rather ride in a fine
car than shabby one. Also being
young and human, every girl likes to
be taken out for good time: she would
rather have a good seat than a bad
one in theater: she would rather be
taken to a restaurant where the food
is superexcellent than to a cafeteria ;
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Candied Sweet Potatoes.

boiled sweet potatoes.
l cup maple sirup or
l cup brown sugar and
Il cup water.
l tablespoon butter,
Il cup sliced Brazil nuts,
cloves.
Pare potatoes. cut in lengthwise
slices and arrange in creased baking
dish, add sirup. or sugar and water
butter, Brazil nuts and cloves. Bake
in a moderate oven, 375 degrees F.
about Is minutes, basting occasionally
with sirup.
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1868

One yard z inch bias fold for trim
ming collar
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to understand.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
Spring and Summer Pattern Book.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Luncheon Set Woven
For Mrs. Roosevelt
By Mountain Student
Revival of Colonial Weaving Is Hobby and
Life Work of Charming Young
Woman
BY LOUISE HARTLEY WAssELL.

EAuI1F and ehaste its simplicity is the new luncheon set at the
the of Kentucky place the
its Preside lunche
OF
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Gentlemen Do Not Have
Problems That Worry
Feminine HOusekeepers
Routine of Meals for Large and Varied
Menage Requires Infinite
Time and Labor.
BY BETSY CASWELL.

ACELoRs have the gift Of keeping house Their establishments
efficient The members of the domestic
- having giving
a welcoming smie
do
Evening star., 1937-03-06

Chamois feathers that are used
for cleansing silver require fire.
quent washing. The simplest
way to do this is to squeeze them
through the hands in warm water
and soapsuds, to which a few
drops of ammonia have been
added. till quite clean, changing
the water if necessary. Rinse in
warm soapsuds and hang out to
dry, rubbing the leather through
the hands a few times before it
is dry. to soften it. II rinSed in
clear water feathers get hard.
(Copyright, 1877
Evening star., 1937-03-06

this afghan different stitch nothing
really
without edng
of Of
pattern complete illustrated
also what crochet what
much will need.
enclose is
Address Needlewok
Of Evening stas.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Dorothy Dix Says
Brains and Character Count More Than
Money With Girls.

EAR MISS DIX: How in the
world is a young man to be
popular with girls If he doesn't
have money and a car? l
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Reasons Why Bachelor Establishment
My Neighbor Says:

Always lift pastry when put
ting on pie plate to let air out
from underneath.
Evening star., 1937-03-06

women run households they are con-,
stantly beset by all sorts of troubles,
complaints. complications, and general
worries We have to struggle and
Evening star., 1937-03-06

Vegetable soup is much i'm
proved by the addition of a small
stalk of celery cut up fine.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
BY MARY ALLEN HOOD.

- ICTURE of canine talking to
y himself: Heard the boss say
something about Spring being
i,,et aro,,NI tHa oornor IonHad
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-11
THE WORLD WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 Years Ago Today-Bagdad, the
most important city in Mesopatamia,
and the terminus of Germany's great
Europe-to-Near East railway project
was captured by British forces under
Gen. Maude. Carranza, whom the
Germans had hoped would give SYM
pathetic ear to proposal for an al
lance against the United States, was
elected President of Mexico. Tht
State Department let it be known in
Washington that it considered that
American merchant men, while pass
ing through German blockade zone,
had the right to fire on sight at sub
marines.
But the big news of the day was the
outbreak of revolution in Petrograd,
an occurrence that was to make
March II, 1917 one of the most i'm
portant dates in history.