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Trace these onto tissue paper and
then transfer them to the stationery
with carbon paper. You'll find designs
for every subject under the sun, once
you begin looking.
When your design is on the note
paper, decide whether you want a
silhouette or colored effect. You can
use either India ink or poster colors
to I'LL in the designs, but be sure to
use fine pen.
Another clever idea is to use your
monogram, cutting the letters out
carefully and fastening a piece of
colored cellophane behind it. Your
school emblem or letters can be used
just as easily. either filled in or cut
out.
There are dozens of ways in which
your stationery can be made to ex-
press you and your ideas, and they're
all easy, interesting to do, and won
derfully effective.
Evening star., 1938-01-30

apartment house across the street
from where he lives, his little business
Is paying dividends, he reports.
Billy became interested In photogra.
ply about two years ago. largely be-
cause 1t was q hobby with his older
brother.
Under the latter's direction he be.
gan to take pictures and discovered It
a very fascinating occupation. Then
when his brother presented him with
some old equipment he no longer
wanted, Billy was all set.
Like most photographers these days,
he makes good many candid camera
shots and considers his prize picture
Of his teacher In school Just as she
turned to reproach one Of her stu
dents. Billy said that making this
picture was risky business; that he
was afraid II he were discovered the
film would be destroyed. 1t all turned
out very WELL however. for his teacher
forgave him, though she said he might
have let her pose!
Billy also likes action pictures and
with a camera equipped with a high
speed shutter, has managed to get
some very good pictures Of wrestling.
This camera also proved effective in
taking a picture Of the Capitol at
night from moving street car. The
Capitol scene Is one of the most pic
turesque Of his collection.
AN AMATEUR photographer with
out great deal Of money to spend
on his hobby must use his wits at
times, and Billy, enthusiastic camera
man that he is, has made several in
teresting discoveries" in photography
which have helped him out.
Once when he was developing a pic
ture he found he was out of hypo-a
substance which, dissolved in water,
fixes" a print SO it will not fade.
Billy decided to experiment with the
use OF vinegar as substitute and it
did the job very we'll
On another occasion, when he was
running his motion picture machine,
he began thinking about how such
tiny film is enlarged so many times
in the picture on the screen Then
suddenly he wondered if he could print
an enlargement Of the picture on the
film by placing q piece Of printing pa
per forward in the protector. So he
stopped his film at q place where
Micky Mouse was up to one Of his
usual tricks and put the paper In the
machine He was right. In q few
minutes he had an enlarged picture
Of Mickey.
After that he tried cutting . piece
from one Of his negatives and placing
it in the machine instead Of the film.
An enlarged picture Of this printed
very well.
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had fixed up paper lantern with a
candle inside on our living room
mantel. We all thought how pretty
the room looked with all lights out,
shades pulled down and only the jack
o'-lantern looking out at us.
I'VE left the room for a little while
when suddenly my oldest sister looked
in mirror and saw the reflection of
flame shooting up in the air.
Il shall never forget the look on her
face or how terribly scared was.
I'VE started to scream, but she said
sternly: Help sister. Don't scream.
Bring some water
I'VE did as she said, she poured the
water on the jack-o lantern and soon
the fire was out.
Il think I shall always remember
that and, let me tell you, we never
had jack-o'-lantern in our home
again ="
Evening star., 1938-01-30
One Locked Door.

IN THE early days no one in this
= part of the country ever thought
Of locking his doors. In the first
place there were very few people
around here, and in the second place
they all knew each other. But there
was one old fellow over in George
town who was most unusual. He
locked his door. And for that reason
hs was never called by his real name.
but by . nickname, Lock O. My
Door"
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Music Notes.
WHAT Is your occupation?"
w Il used to be an orga mist"
"And why did you give 1t up?"
"The monkey died"

you step safely ashore on solid sand.
Tulife flexes the muscles Of his arms
to ease the cramping strain. and the
painting oarsmen lie resting on the
beach. The surf ride, which has been
such an exciting experience for you.
is but part Of these natives everyday
existence,
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The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
/. Concealed.
4. A number.
S. Manganese (abbr).
6. Bachelor Of arts (abbr).
8. Home for bees.
II. Still.
IL. Behold!
IA. Mathematical symbol.
IS. Large deer (pl).
l6. A tropical tree.
VERTICAL.
/. Substance made by bees.
2 Within.
3. To charge as q debt.
5. I.
Z. Average (abbr.).
8. Sphere.
8. Edge Of q skirt.
10. Wicked.
13. Correct (abbr.).
IL. Father.
=
The word insects" gives US a goot
start on q word diamond. The secone
Evening star., 1938-01-30

THIS puzzle should inspire you 10
work on 1t as busily as the insects
who belong in it. Well try to see that
you don't get stung!
THE BEEHIVE
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Posers

HERE'S chance to test your knowl-
edge Of geography Match up
the cities in the left-hand column
with the countries In the right-hand
column in which they belong.
l. Shanghai Philippines.
2. Barcelona Italy.
>. Cardiff Norway.
4. Bucharest. Turkey.
3. Oslo China.
8. Manila Spain.
7. 1stanbul Rumania.
3. Salerno Wales.
ANSWERS.
!. Shanghai In China. 2. Barcelona
IN Spain. 3. Cardiff In Wales. 4.
Bucharest in Rumania. 5. Oslo In
Norway. 6. Manila in the Philippines.
Z. 1stanbul in Turkey. 8. Salerno in
Italy.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Girl of Nine
Is Popular
Pianist
Gertrude Troutrnan
Plays in Public
Recitals.
BY LEROY GERLACH,
Western High Achool Student,

A T THE age Of 8. Gertrude Trout
man of GOT Thirteenth street
NV. has become one Of Washington's
most popular young pianists.
Recently she appeared in Sunday
musicale at the Roosevelt Hotel and
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My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Candle Sets Fire
To Lantern in
Celebration.

ELSIE HARTZELL, l2. of 4l17 Hayes
street NE. reports her most
exciting adventure to The Star as
follows:
One Halloween night when was
s years old my brother, who was 4,
and my oldest sister. who was IA, and
we're left for few hours. Mother
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Reverse to separate and get q snare.
Reverse African antelopes and get
warbled.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
l. Sun. skis, slope. snow, snowshoes,
sled. scarf, stockings. stocking cap,
shoes, sign, shore, stripe. sack. sail,
saw. steps, shack, screws, suitcase and
straps.
2. Overcoat, n1ufned, galoshes and
blouse.
3. Win, wit. wine. wire. wet, went.l
wren. writ, write. inert. inter. ire.
nit. inter, new, net. tin, tine, tie, tire,
tier, ten, tern. ern, rite and rent.
4. Snow, sleet and ice.
5. Crossword puzzle solution.
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Worked Both Wavs.

TEACHER lin customary pre-ex-
animation speech: Now. If I
catch any one talking during the test,
I'll give him zero"
Student: What will you give US If
we don't talk?"
Teacher: Nothing"
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last Sunday the
Auburn-h atre d
little girl won the
hearts Of her au-
dience wher she
" q s presented
before the Vir-
ginia - Carolina
T ogr aphical
Conference.
Playing in pub
lie is not a new
experience I 0 r
Gertrude, h o " =
ever. When she
" as ly 31a
years old she be-
gan to study mu-
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Cat Talk.

ar 1 aux.
MRS. OWEN has just had her face
lifted" announced the first
gossip.
Maybe so," said the second cat.
But she must have dropped 1t again,
and this time she broke It,"
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Young Residents of Capital Follow Varied Pursuits and Hobbies
Photography as Hobby
Turns to Business
Boy at Macfarland School Is
Inventive and Combines
Profit and Pleasure.

HoToGRAPY than hobby 14yearod Billy Ferrara
J business. ~ "
His developing and printing Spring Nv
home neighborhood establishment and the charges
pertence Is valuable however
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Chalkley s. Son Veterans
At Railroad Building
Partnership of Long Standing &
Produces Realistic Model
Transportation System.
BY FRANCES LIDE.

FAIER and son partnership of "a years standing
~ Cumberland Potomac
basement of the Chalke avenue
Mutually interested railroad H his
Evening star., 1938-01-30
For the Puzzle Fans

line Is . conjunction, the third Is
dnnkeys, the nth . paris of q ship
and the sixth Is IN abbrev1ation for
streets.
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Mail Chute Introduced
Queenie to Home Life
Young Police Dog Has Become
Neighborhood Pet and
Guards Others.
BY GLORIA LUBAR.
Central High School Student,

UEEN1E her will tell most dog
i why shouldn't she be? She has
Let mind turn back for a imagine
old Post Office morning
IS ago.
EVERYBODY busy usual when suddenly
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Has a Price.

11WS u TJCPs
" A ND they call America the land of
free speech" said the disguised
Scot when the telephone operator told
him to put a nickel in the box.
Evening star., 1938-01-30

The word insects" gives US q good
start on a word diamond. The second
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n
IN 8 z OTIS

And now COME q couple o. word
chains. You'll eadly see where We got
the idea for them. Change only one
letter at time and always form q
real word.
Change HIVE to WORK tn four
moves.
Change FLEA to LEAP In six moves.
-
This picture anagram shouldn't stop
you for very long.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
By Igor CaSS1ni;

also man all ears and all eyes, but
in more discreet way than the
Gossip itemist. He doesn't go
everywhere but only to the swanky
places. He writes only about
the smart people or about the peo-
pie he thinks are smart (which is
not always the caseD He
dresses like the other men he is
alwaysincontactwith, which should
be very correctly and smartly.
He is very much invited, lunched
and dined out, even if the people
who ask him say they don't like
to be written about. If the
columnist is she, which often
happens, she must remember the
color and the description of the
dresses, the taste and the flavor of
the delicacies. &. . A society colun1-
mist must have a tremendous
memory for names. He is
feared and criticized if he says
the truth, laughed at if he is too
flattering. A society itemist
must be we'll informed, selective
and witty!
WASHINGTON VIGNETTE:
Down the aisle they came,
sleek and handsome couple. She
in clinging gown that she was sewn
into and would have to be scissored
out of, and he in blissful fog
which was very becoming. They
staggered to the front of a center
aisle and stared impatiently after
an usherette. Everyone was
looking at them and they loved
it! But their moment of glory was
brief. They were directed to their
row and started to squeeze along
. along i. . along until they
finally sat down in the last pair
of seats on the outside aisle.
What sweet revenge echoed in the
audiences large last laugh!
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
PETIT POINT

wears a dinner jacket maybe five
times season. :. A drama critic
is a man who sits in the seats he
wants, has producers and press
agents ready to wipe his boots and
blow his nose for him, receives
every privilege the theater is
capable of offering, and can then
60 home and vilify everybody who
was nice to him. A good drama
critic has no conscience. .. A
drama critic is judged by his
literary style alone. His opin-
ions don't mean a thing. A
drama critic on a morning news
paper is the most harassed of
authors. In the frantic lull
between the final curtain and the
deadline he must compose his
masterpiece. The critics task
assumes the status of creating
literature by the clock. {. A drama
critic must be poisonous, practical,
worshipful, wishful, sacred and
p1O1dHe.
A GOSSIP COLUMNIST is a
man all ears! A man who goes
everywhere, dresses in all kind of
ways, has all sort of friends . and
enemies. Nite-spots are the
places where you generally find
him E. and where he gets the most
dope. He is feared not only
by the producers, the nite-clubs
owners, the orchestra leaders, the
B'way and H'wood stars but by all
the important people. They
all hate him in the deep of their
hearts but when he comes they are
all smiles and welcome. A
gossip columnist has more power
than any other columnist cause he
can touch any human field. {.
People get scared to see their
names in his column but hate to
be out of it. A gossip columnist
must be amusing. -.
A SOCIETY COLUMNIST is
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

The sports writer is generally a
good and reliable fellow. He
doesn't have to 60 to bed late at
night. A sports writer is not
expected to be anything but flip.
A POLITICAL COMMENTA-
TOR is man who follows in the
press and by the radio all the
important political events, who
dresses in a dark and conservative
suit, who goes to many conferences
and makes many enemies, who at
tacks statesmen and entire coun-
tries with his pen, and sometimes
receives letters of threats and a
punch on the nose by an enraged
fanatic. A political columnist
can go to bed early at night. He
must be profound.
A NEWSPAPER COMMENTA-
TOR ON HEALTH OR HOUSE.
HOLD HINTS or SCIENCE is a
man who reads a lot, who pref
erably wears glasses and very
simple clothes. .. He goes to bed
early at night (if he wants. He
must be instructive. -.
A DRAMA CRITIC is a man
who attends all the first nights and
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
PpnuptaZ Parties Fetc Syhda Meredith **
Popular Pair
Will Be Wed
Saturday
BU Flora Macdonald

A bride and a debutante in
the same season keeps the
household Of the William
Payne Merediths keyed up to
an accelerated pace. Sylvia
Contee Meredith, whose mar
riage to Robert Sears Gar
nett will take place on Sat-
urday. at Bethlehem Chapel,
attended a wedding in Phila-
delphia Friday and another
in Washington Saturday,
and undoubtedly she was
making mental notes of what
she should or should not do
on her own trip to the altar!
Each day this week will
find her and her fiance
being feted at one or another
party. Tomorrow afternoon
Kitty Hall has asked a large
group to her parents home
for a cocktail party in honor
Of the engaged couple.
Numerous Parties
Thursday evening Miss
Diana McCandlish will enter
tain at a dinner party for
Sylvia and Bob at her home
in Georgetown and Friday is
a perfect whirlwind of activ-
ity. Mr.. and Mrs. Berkeley
Simmons will be hosts at
cocktail party and then there
will be the rehearsal and it
will be followed by a dinner
party to be given by Mary
Parish Bradley.
Jacqueline Meredith is to
be her sisters only attendant
and the best man will be
Daniel Harrington, of New
York. The ushers include
Baker Lee Sears, of Norfolk,
Christopher Browne Garnett,
TinsIet Garnett and Fontaine
Bradley.
A reception will follow the
ceremony Saturday at the home
Of the brides parents on Kalo-
rama Road and everyone is
praying for nice weather for, as
the brides mother puts it, THE
steps up to the front of the
house would look just too funny
If we have to put an awning
over them and traffic would be
a problem.
Christmas Holidays
Jacky is to make her bow at
the first Bachelors Cotillion in
Baltimore on December S and
then during the Christmas holi-
days her parents will give a
dinner dance for her in Wash
ington, but definite plans 'or
this are being held in allegiance
until Sylvia's wedding day is a
thing of the past.
Upon their return from their
honeymoon trip Bob and Sylvia
will be "at home" at 1921 Kal-
Drama Road, their apartment
already having assumed some
shape and will be in complete
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

Indian shook his head in en-
phatic protest.
mo" he told Roberto, Il used
to have there in that same place
a picture of your father when
ne was President, but no more.
Your father was President for
only a little while, but President
Roosevelt he is President all the
time"
THE Granville Emmetts, (She
u was the former Anne Eustis)
are nursery shopping, and so
are the Edwin Somers (she was
the former Patsy Ridsdale)
and the Philip Caulfields (she
was the former Grace Tumulty)
and the John M. Carriers, Of
Philadelphia. You remember
Mrs. Carter as the lovely Elise
Alexander, daughter Of the Ed.
ward H. Alexanders, of this
town.
Then Congressman and Mrs.
Joe Casey, of Massachusetts,
(she was the former Connie
Dudley are hoping it will be a
small brother for their cunning
daughter: and Senor and
Sonora Fernando Illanes (she
was Chela Trucco, daughter Of
the ambassador from Chile)
are going back to Chile from
their post in Lima, Peru, so
that the Illanes's heir or heir.
ess can be born on native soil;
and then the Frank Wellers
will be a threesome any day
now.
THE Mayflower Lounge open
l. ing last Friday was the last
word, what with champagne
and orchids and Adelaide Moi
fett singing and singing, and
the guests seemingly never get
ting enough of her.
Galli-Galli, the most amazing
magician, who bewildered
everyone and especially DR..
Herbert Schoenfield, when two
tiny chickens appeared out of
the Schoenfield dinner jacket
pocket. Just take the social
register and read it, and you
have practically the list Of
guests for the Mayflower open
ing.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

anu relleL III uduclng.
They think nothing of dane
ing, on q stretch, for three days
and nights. And-though Ar.
mand is partial to music and
dancing-this fad annoys him
no end, because after three days
of dancing, the natives collapsed
for just ss many more days,
and, of course, his films and
picture continuity had to wait
upon them.
Armand and Leila were in
California before coming here
and Armand said that so many
of the people there asked him
how his health could stand the
wear and tear Of all his explora-
tions. It happened that this
question came at luncheon
where everybody was ordering
some kind Of special food, be-
cause Of this and that diet.
Armand. taking a glance about
them, informed them that he
could and did eat anything
where all Of them were suffer
ing from one ailment or the
other, so he presumed that ex-
plorerS ran no greater risk than
any other profession.
Leila, who is blond and dainty
and looks about IT, was as fresh
as tea rose the other after
noon, and, just as soon as she
says hello and hugs her children
In Connecticut, is simply eager
to go off on another exploration
somewhere.
QOBERTO ARIAS, whose
~ father was former President
Of Panama, Is here, and, besides
being one of the incest and most
attractive youngsters, he pos
SesSes a lovely sense of humor.
A trait which is a bit rare in one
SO young. But then Roberto
does many things far beyond his
years, such as graduating from
law at Cambridge at the age of
10, and himself now owning a
newspaper in Panama.
One story which Roberto tells
concerns an Indian away UP in
the interior of Panama, an In
dian who, like all the rest of his
race there, was most religiously
devout. When Roberto walked
into the Indian abode, he no.
ticed the usual altar with the
candles burning and the crucifix
and on the back of the altar a
huge newspaper clipping of Pres
ident Franklin Roosevelt.
Roberto thought a moment
and then ventured a suggestion
to the effect that he thought it
a little Sacrilegious to have a
picture of the President of the
United States on the altar. The
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
Halloween Parry Planned

ciety. announced plans had beer
completed to make the inaugu
raj party most enjoyable.
Prominent New Yorkers in
Washington have been invited.
c.. M. Little is treasurer and
Lorraine K. Rogers is secretary
for the coming year.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
Mrs. Smith on Committee

Edward Hollander, Mrs. Ather-
ton MacCondray, Mrs. Charles
Baker, Miss RoSalind Wright.
Mrs. Angus Shannon, Mrs. Paul
Earnest and Miss Sara Jenkins
Smith.
Elmer Rice's stirring melo.
drama, Judgment Day." will
open the Civic Theater season
on October 26.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
PETER CARTER
Says:

A RMAND DENNIS and his most attractive wife, the
"A former Leila Roosevelt in town but briefly last
end and course filled with enthusiasm and Interest,"
ing tales about their recent trek through the Belgian Congo
As YOU will remember Armand and Leila just finished
that movie film to do with the Congo and which is titled
Dark Rapture
Benny Goodman less intrigued with the title and the
fm has written theme song by the name and the
lyrics certainly filled with what the modern generation
calls umph Armand telling us that the natives OF the
Congo are the worlds most vigorous itterbugs Whether
it their fear against constant danger hunger or all the
other prvations that wilderness Armand does not
know but these natives find their greatest happiness
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

A colorful Halloween party
will be given by the New York
State Society on Friday, Octo-
Der %, in the West Ballroom of
the Shoreham Hotel. Dancing
will be from 10 to /, and appro-
pirate favors and noiSemakerS
will be distributed. Mr.. James
E. Black, President Of the So
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

The subscription campaign
for the 1938-39 season of the
Washington Civic Theater is
now in full swing. Heading one
of the committees to secure
memberships is Mrs. L. M. C.
Smith. On her committee are
the following: Mrs. Robert Will
son, Allen Squire. Mrs. H. L
Rust, jr., Mrs. Emile Hurja, Mrs.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

seats he wants,
dresses in sport
clothes or riding
togs, knows per-
son a II y all the
football stars, the
great fig h ters,
the tennis cham
pions, ct c., etc.,
a n d t h e n goes
h ON e a nd ex-
plains the reasons
for the victory or
the defeat
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
Miss Kinq Betrothed

Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood c. King
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Frances, to
James j. Raley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alva A. Raley, of Mechan-
icsville, Md. The wedding will
take place late in November.
X y
Mr.. and Mrs. st. Clair Nor.
ton, of Santa Barbara, Cal,
are at the Dodge for a few
days.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

PEN SKETCHES OF NEWS
PAPERMEN. . by THE PUBLIC.
A SPORTS WRITER is a man
who attends all the great sport
events, gets a free ticket in the
Evening star., 1938-09-26

tenseness you feel, try this experiment: Ease up
and enjoy Camel. The enjoyment of Camels
can be your frequent reminder to take time
out. Camels are made from costlier tobaccos.
They are so mild and comforting. Smokers
find that 'Let up-light up Camel puts
more zest into life, and that Camel's costlier
tobaccos soothe their nerves.
Evening star., 1938-09-26

unity and passionate patriotism Of
the czechoslovak people. Since last
Wednesday night when weeping
crowds walked through the streets
after the capitulation OF their govern.
ment to the Chamberlain plan, there
has been no disorder Of any kind,
There have been crowds since then
crowds whose spirit obliged one GOV.
ernment to resign and another to
come h-but, since the mobilization
proclamation on Friday night, every
citizen has had his appointed task,
and. 20 far as . foreign observer
can tell. Is doing 1t without question.
Lying About Conditions.
Two days have passed since nor
NAL communications with this coun-
try have been interrupted. During
these two days. we know from for.
eign radio talks that the outside world
Is being given picture Of Prague
Is living under some sort of reign
Of terror. Listeners to German radio
stations can hardly believe their ears
A greater amount Of bare-faced lying
has never been perpetrtated. even In
1914.
The truth Is that mobilization has
been accomplished with complete Or
der and SUCCESS, and the civilian popu.
lation-K any citizen Of this blockaded
state can be called . civilians ready
to endure whatever must be endured.
An attack. when or II it came. would
surprise nobody. Here Is 4 people liv-
ing Is II every moment might be its
last.
(Copyright, 1888, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Ine.)