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Evening star., 1941-02-16
Continued from pose five

The joke was on Peter Webster,
the wastrel. For, two months before
his father died, leaving a six-months'
old will, Peter Webster, Sr., allowed,
and even connived in, his wife's suit
for divorce. And no less of an author
ity than Burton McBurton, in his
Broadway column, reported that the
trouble was that famous Cause-of-It-
All, Janet Duval, of the Scandals.
The joke was on Peter Webster,
Sr., who woke up one morning to
find that he had contrived to divorce
twenty millions, thirty millions or
eighty millions, depending on which
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Ogilyie had looked through the win
dow of telephone booth and seen
him sitting there at the bar, his face
masked by highball glass, his eyes
fastened on Peter. Every Wednesday
afternoon she had looked through
glass and seen long, slim man with
sensitive, lean face. Not very well
dressed, for she could see from the
booth the shine on his blue suit.
A no-good, all right. A squanderer,
as Miss Ogilvie could easily see. Here
he was wasting five dollars week and
the gosh knows what probably
gathered from an indecent source of
some kind - to sit at bar and look
at his son for ten minutes every We'd
nesday afternoon. And with a high
CONTINUED on poss 14)
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paper you read. Peter Webster, Sr.,
had nothing but large fistful of
bills; Amy Gorham Webster, the
small, dark-eyed daughter of stoker,
had twenty millions, or thirty mil
lions, or eighty millions, depending on
your source of information.
FErER WEBSTER, SR., slipped into
oblivion, quietly, a great joke. No
body ever knew what happened to
him - except Miss Emma Ogilvie -
and this after four years of oblivion.
Every Wednesday afternoon at
4:20, for two whole years now, Miss
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into the opposite current. Miss Ogil-
vie never saw him again.
After two days of mental struggle,
after two days of telling herself that
Miss Emma Ogilvie was a governess
with reputation worth a good bit
more than five dollars week, loyal,
decent, unbribable person, and think
ing too of all the things that five dol
lars week extra would buy - after
thinking and battling two whole days,
Miss Ogllvie walked in the Madison
Avenue entrance on Wednesday after
noon, after many glances at her wrist
watch, at precisely Alb. At 4:19, she
was saying to young Peter Webster:
I've got to make telephone call,
Peter. You wait right here, will you?"
Peter said. "Sure thing, Miss Ogil-
vie" And he stood just outside the
little row of booths, his cheeks GRIM
son from the walk through the blus-
terry lanes of Central Park on this
snowy Wednesday afternoon. He
stood there, small and sturdy figure,
in blue ski pants and ski jacket and
ski boots. The Harden House was far
distant from any skiing grounds, but
this year all the children in these
steam-heated, air-conditioned pre-
cincts wore ski clothes. Some of them
even carried ski poles through the
warm carpeted halls of Harden House.
INSIDE the booth, Miss Ogilvie
dropped a nickel in the slot, heard the
tinkle and dialed three digits at ram
dom, then waited. While an inter-
mittent buzzing was her only answer,
she said, How are you, dear? How
are you? How lovely" After a
while, because she couldn't think of
anything to say. she just moved her
lips, smiled at the intermittently buzz
ing machine, moved her lips, laughed
and grimaced.
While she went through this fool
ish pantomime, she looked, surrepti-
tiously, over Peters blue-capped
head, over it and through the double
door leading to the Harden House
bar. and saw a young man sitting
there. Out of the corner of her eye,
as she entered the booth, she had seen,
in a sketchy, vague way, that he
quickly lifted highball glass, and
now he sat there, with his face masked
Evening star., 1941-02-16

gargled with Listerine twice a day
had fewer colds, milder colds, and
colds OF shorter duration than those
who did not gargle. And fewer sore
throatS, also.
So remember, if you have been ex-
posed to others suffering from colds,
If you feel cold coming on, gargle
Listerine-Quickl Lambert Pharma-
cal Co., st. Louis, Mo.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Look out for a Cold. watch your THROAT
mywMMmMlN

"A careless sneeze, or an explosive
cough, can shoot troublesome germs
in your direction at mile-a-minute
speed. In case they invade the It's
sues of your throat. you may be in
for throat irritation, a cold-or worse.
An0siEag Germ Reductions
in Tests
If you have been thus exposed.
better gargle with Listerine Antisep-
tic at your earliest opportunity.
Listerine kills millions of the germs
on mouth and throat surfaces known
as secondary invaders. often
helps render them powerless to in
wade the tissue and aggravate infec-
ton. Used early and often, Listerine
may head off cold, or reduce the
severity of one already started.
Tests have shown germ reduc-
tions ranging to 96.79S on mouth
and throat surfaces fifteen minutes
after q Listerine gargle. Even one
hour after, reductions up to 8O% in
the number of surface germs asso-
ciated with colds and sore throat
were noted.
FesoeT and MiIder Colds iss Tests
These tests showed that those who
Evening star., 1941-02-16

credmlneSS OF tone. some use IL TO
add warmth to a pale ivory skin.
Dark brunettes use it to tighten
their skin when they prefer an even
beige tone without pink in it. By
far our most popular brunette shade.
A deeper. SUMMER shade
Rose Brunette-in which there is
more rose than cream. This is the
powder that matches most success
fully the brunette skin with great
deaf of warmth. Darker brunettes
use it to tighten their skin. A third
group finds that the pink in the
powder takes the dull yellowy tones
out of the skin.
AnsE there is also our new
Dusk Rose. the darkest, rosiest
of our shades. 1t brightens muddy
tans. 1t matches a deep, rosy tan.
Other brunettes who dislike grow
ing paler in winter keep a warm,
sunny tan with Dusk Rose.
Ponds Powders give a smooth-as-
baby-skin finish to your face. They keep
away shine for hours without giving
that powdered look. They are family,
delightfully."- perfumed.
Brunettes will find their shades and
Dusk Rose grouped together on the
counter. Blondes will find an equally
successful group for them, too. You can
pick your own shade easily.
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when trying to choose the love-
liest, the most fiattering shade of
powder for yourself, ask yourself
only three questions.
Shall / tighten my skin?
Shall | match it?
Shall 1 tparnn it?
It's simply a matter of this:
Are you more beautiful when
your skin looks frail shell-pink
against your brunette hair3
Are you lovelier when your skin
looks ivory-pale to contrast with
the dark velvety lights in your eyes?
Are you more stunning if your
skin is a warm, rosy tone to drama
tize your brunette coloring'
One of these effects you will
choose as rightly yours. And Ponds
has 8 superlative brunette shades
to provide you with that desired
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A light rose pink shade -
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match fair-skinned brunettes. Slight
ly darker brunettes by the thou
sands use it to tighten and brighten
their skin.
A deep cream shade Bru-
nette-Rachel. Countless brunettes
use this to match their natural
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Evening star., 1941-02-16

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will receive samples of Powder FREE
Evening star., 1941-11-08
Suggest Protection
AGAINST Split Bark

Inquiries are frequently received
concerning the splitting Of bark on
the trunks of ornamental trees. The
majority Of these cases involve trees
of rather large size that have been
recently transplanted, although this
Is not always the case.
Practically all such trees observed
had developed cracks on the SOUTH
east side of the trunk or the side
most exposed to the late winter and
early spring sun. In some instances,
not only the bark but the woody
portion of the trunk had cracked
open, with the bark usually rolled
back, causing an ugly scar.
1t is stated that these injuries are
due to the rapid thawing and expan-
sion of the exposed side of the trunk
caused by the bright sunshine Of
early spring or late winter and at
q time when the trees hao become
solidly frozen during cold, frosty
nights. Unequal expansion due to
thawing is held responsible for the
cracking.
Trees may be protected against
such injury by wrapping the trunk
with burlap, tough paper or other
material before cold weather starts.
The wrapping should remain in
place throughout the winter. 1t
should extend from the ground up
to the lower branches. Larger trees
recently transplanted are likely to
require this protection more than
those which have become well estab-
lished.
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a range OF 60 to 7.5 is permis-
sible.
3. Geraniums benefit from
regular and moderate feelings.
Feed with a completely balanced
plant food at intervals of four
to five weeks. For plants in a
4-inch pot, use one-third tea
spoonful of plant food; for a
6-inch pot, one level teaspoon
plant food. Scatter the plant
food evenly on the soil surface,
away from the stalk, working
into the soil and watering in
well. Or use the new plant food
tablets. For plants in 4-inch
pots, use one tablet; for plants
in 6-inch pots, use two tablets.
Place the tablets along the edge
of the pot, about an inch away
from the rim. Make hole about
/ inch deep, drop the tablet in
the hole, cover with soil and
water thoroughly Be sure to
time feelings so that plants re-
ceive an application of plant
food when buds begin to show,
to insure heavy flower bud,
strong stem, clear color and good
green foliage.
4. Geraniums need a fresh,
cool atmosphere go to 10 de-
grees F.. Stagnant, close air
encourages disease in the leaf
and a rank soft growth.
5. Keep geraniums on the dry
side. The roots can be injured
by too much as well as too little
water. Give just enough water
to keep the soil moist but not
soggy. One of the greatest pit
falls in growing geraniums is
waterlogging of the soil through
overwatering.
6. Pinch growing tips to make
the plant stocky, bushy and
shapely.
7. Don't grow geraniums in
pots that are too large, because
If you do they'll produce much
foliage and few flowers. Keep
them potbound.
The easiest way to propagate
geraniums is from cuttings. Th'
best time to take cuttings is in sum.
mer. The cuttings should be mad'
from matured wood, which can b.
neither too woody nor too soft
If too woody, they take too lonf
to root, and If too soft, the cutting
may rot. Root In coarse sant
which is kept moist.
And, incidentally, I wish some on,
would originate a geranium lea.
odor IN perfumes. The ordinary
geranium leaf has one of the clean
est, sweetest. most elusive scents II
eaA1tAacA
Evening star., 1941-11-08

W d Dluc gel IdlilOlu ilOW dNdiioOic.
Silver Leaved S. A. Nutt"-foliage
distinctly edged with white; scarlet
flowers.
"Silver Leaved Geranium Mrs.
Parker"-foliage deep green with a
broad margin Of pure white, flower
q double clear bright pink.
Rosebud Geranium floret
of the flower an exact representation
of double red lose.
Trailing Ivy Geraniunls'-three
named varieties, red, lilac-white,
pink.
Named double varieties list IA,
ranging in color of bloom through
salmon pink, bright vermilion,'
American Beauty, white, light pink,
deep pink, salmon-pink with scarlet
shading, purplish crimson, bright
scarlet and rich red.
SWeet-scented geraniunls-lemon,
rose, OAK leaf scented like Walnut,
nutmeg, apple-scented.
Yes, a collector of geraniums is
in seventh heaven when he or she
gets hold of q geranium specialists
catalogue.
Cultural instructions to keep in
mind, in addition to~the sunlight
requirement mentioned above, are:
l. Soil should be loose and
friable Must drain we'll.
2. Soil reaction of go Is about
right for good growth, although
Evening star., 1941-11-08
Chevy Chase Group
To Hold Meeting

The Chevy Chase, D. c., Garden
Club will meet with Mrs. Maurice
Collins, 5618 Nevada avenue NV,
Monday, November 10, at l pm. The
following ladies will assist: Mrs. D.
G. Davis, Miss Mary Ann Davis, Mrs.
George L. Hart, Mrs William Myers.
Mrs. Lewis Pendleton, program
chairman, has arranged to have Mrs.
Neal Mccormack talk on Flower
Arrangement in the Home" The ex-
hibition chairman requests that
members bring arrangements and
suggestions for the Thanksgiving
table. During the month the chair
man for the Home for the Incur
ables, with aid of club members.
have rearranged the flower beds and
planted the fall flowers and bulbs at
the home, assuring blooms for the
shut-ins by spring. At the last meet
ing Of the club, Mrs. r. w. Chafiee
was taken into naembership.
Evening star., 1941-11-08
Annual Flower Show
Held in Arlington

The Neighborhood Garden Club,
Arlington, Va, held its annual fall
flower show at the Mount Olivet M.
P. Church on Saturday, November l,
l94l. There was an unusually large
attendance and the show was a
great success. Mrs. Frances E. Ward
was chairman of the show and the
judges were Mr.. j. Morton Franklin
for specimens and Mrs. M B. Payne
of Bancroft for arrangements. Mr..
c. E. Ross is president of the Neigh
borhood Garden Club, and COM
mittee chairmen for the show were
as follows: Mrs. E. H. Coulson and
Mrs. w. J. Schock, joint chairmen
for classifications and entries.
Mrs. Frank Ball. chairman, Host
ess Committee; Mrs. M. Carlisle,
chairman Housekeeping Committee;
Mrs. G. E. Ross. chairman Judging
and Awards Mrs C. o. Thomas,
chairman Junior Exhibits; Mrs. H.
Graves, chairman Poster Commit
tee: Mr.. c. E. Ross. chairman Pro-
gram Committee: Mrs. Fred Pierson,
H., CtldlIUld1l HuUllCllN SOIillIllJtCc,
Mr.. Harry Ball, chairman Staging
Committee.
Sweepstakes prizes were awarded
as follows: Best chrysanthemum,
Mrs. E. H. Coulson; best arrange
ment, Mrs. w. E. Croson: chrysan-
themum collections and specimens,
Mrs. E. H. Coulson: best pom -poms,
Mrs. C. E Ross; best double or aster-
floWered NUNS, Mrs. E. H. Coulson;
best rose specimens, Mrs. w. M. An
derson; best bowl of chrysanthe-
NUNS, Mrs c. o. Thomas; best vases
Of roses, Mrs. George A. Lawrence;
best vases and baskets of NUNS: Mrs.
e. o. Thomas; best color arrange
ment, Mrs. c. E. Ross: least white
ribbons, Mrs w. A. Croson
There were over 300 exhibits and
81 entries. The lovely commercial
exhibit on the stage was furnished
by Mr.. Roger Blake of Sleepy Hol-
low Gardens.
Evening star., 1941-11-08
Tour of Longwood
Gardens Planned

An all-expense tour to visit the
famous Longwood Gardens, the fore
most in America, owned by Pierre
du Pont, has been arranged for
Sunday, November is, under the
sponsorship of the Tit Society.
The party will leave Washington
at am. and upon arrival at Will
mington special motor coaches will
take members of the tour from
trainside direct to Newcastle, Del,
to visit the old Amstel House and
old churches. After the visit to
Newcastle the party will return to
Wilmington for luncheon, then to
the gardens. Ample time will be
allowed for viewing the many flow
ers and tropical plants, with special
attention called to the chrysanthe-
mum display. The party will leave
Wilmington via train at 4:06 pm,
arriving In Washington at 6:13 pm.
Evening star., 1941-11-08
Geranium Collectors Have
Many Unusual Varieties
From Which to Choose
Plants Demand Plenty of Sun
And Not Too Much Water;
Do Best When POtbOund
Bv the Master Gardener

would grow geranum there one thing that an absolute
sunlight perpetual twilight situation Will
sunlight they guatVey speaking curl up
acceptable phrase angush growing TALL
ample sunlight
geraniums house
thought will find geranums not
difficult
they while They have than appeal.
specializing geranms offers the following interesting varieties
Strpesa novelty geranu double white flowers with
running the length the petals
poinsettia- like flowers.
flower.
Double Geranum Violet brilliant purple the nearest
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thorns. Most of them are large
shrubs or small trees These are
best used in the background or by
themselves in open sunny situa-
tions. The Washington thorn and
the English hawthorn, or may, are
possibly the most desirable.
The firethorn, Pyracantha coc-
cinea. is close relative; it is ever
green, of moderate growth and little
subject to diseases which may affect
the hawthorns. The scarlet fruit in
small clusters provides one of the
most spectacular effects that it is
possible to obtain in berried shrubs.
Coloring up in late summer the
fruits remain in good condition into
early winter. The variety lalandl
has orange berries and is just as
fertile. Aided by bit of pruning ,
both make compact bushes 10 8
feet tall.
American holly, Hex opaca, event.
ually makes a tree, but 1t is so slow
growing that it can be used as a
shrub and it can be kept bushy by
pruning. In sunny positions a pistil-
late specimen, provided staminate
| one is nearby. adds much interest 10
the border with its shining red ber-
ries and evergreen foliage. The
English holly, Hex aquifolium, with
shiny, Spiny, evergreen leaves and
more numerous berries, does not
grow so tall. but it needs a male
companion just as much as the
American one
The black-alder or Winterberrv,
/ lex vertlclllata, is a native, decidu-
GUS holly, a sparse shrub 4 10 s
feet, with the red berries set closely
/ along the naked branches. The
/ heavily berried branches have COM
merclal value at Christmas time.
This little holly is fine subject for
| naturaliZing. If it is used in borders
number of them should be planted
close together with at least one
staminate plant in the group. All
hollies like plenty of moisture, but
! the last one mentioned will thrive
even in sWampy locations. The
American and English hollies do well
under average soil conditions, but
the Winterberry requires a soil with
an acid reaction.
Nandina domeStica is a graceful.
small shrub with large compound
leaves and big terminal clusters Of
round. red berries.
1 Beauty-berry, Callicarpa dicho-
toma, has violet colored, small
berries placed in axillary clusters
along the upper half of the slender
branches. The berries hold their
color from September till the first
severe freeze. This bush and Nam
dina are best when planted in front
Of taller growing shrubs or ever
greens.
/ Symplocos paniculata, the Asiatic
sweetleaf, is large shrub or small
tree with spreading branches. The
bright blue fruits in small panicles
are among the most beautiful of all
berries, but they are seldom allowed
to remain on the plant as birds are
/ passionately fond of them.
/ There are other berry-bearinc
shrubs such as euonimus, viburnum,
honeysuckleS and a host OF othe.
which can be planted to spread chez
and enjoyment during fall and earl
winter after the glory of autur
tinted foliage has disappeared
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Stock Transplanted in Fall
Should Be Well Protected
Against Winters Cold
Deciduous Shrubs Will Benefit
By Chance to Become Settled
Before Spring Growth
By ". II. Y0nngman

Fall is in most
shruo planting
planting In the first place which
workable though
inches OF earth The period suitable
lively short and ofentme
In the fall just after the have completed digging char
Vestmg) supplies all
tonta is the
depleted
obtain quality his seldom possible
ton that digging
Fall planted shrubs inactive the gardener but
several weeks would
find white feeding This development when plant
Evening star., 1941-11-08
Washington Club
Will Hear Talk

The regular monthly meeting Of
the Washington Garden Club will
be held on Monday, November 10, at
the home of Mrs. Gale E. Pugh, 2744
Brandywine street NV, with Mrs.
Marshall j. Goss acting as co-host-
ess. After the business meeting, Mrs.
Charles Bittenger will give an in
teresting talk on MY Garden" Buff
fet luncheon will be served at 1
o'clock.
Evening star., 1941-11-08

.llc pldliIllib VI 81 NCly illdily NiliOC
spireas, yellow forsythias, pink
weigelias and blue buddleias, as well
as other more or less common
shrubs distinguished mainly by a
conspicuous display of flowers over
a comparatively short time.
The intention is not to discourage
the planting of such shrubs, for they
are very desirable, and they prob
ably should form the backbone of
most paintings. but to add interest
it would be well for the gardener to
think about the fruit as we'll as the
flower. In the best thought-out
planting scheme the main Towering
season will be over by midsummer.
From then until winter is a long
stretch when the border looks rather
drab unless some shrubs whose
main value lie in their colorful ber-
ries have been planted in strategic
places.
Most of the shrubs which produce
a crop of snowy fruits are not
blessed with snowy flowers also.
Although the flowers may be attrac-
tive and interesting when looked at
closely, they do not make much of
an impression when seen from a
distance. This is a point worth re-
membering in the plan.
A list of all berry-bearing shrubs
would be long indeed and would
serve no useful purpose in this in
stance. Of the varieties mentioned
in the following lines. some are
rather commonly planted, while
others are seen rarely.
Taken as a whole the barberries
are very satisfactory and depend
able in their annual crop of bright
berries. About the only one met
with is the japanese barberry which
has been widely planted, but it has
been used almost exclusively as a
hedge plant. 1t is a beautiful, s.
foot. dense shrub with arching
branches when allowed full develop
ment The red leaved form OF the
same is just as desirable, but the
pun PIC COlOl VI lIlC IcdHCo IOlIlCS Oul
only in a sunny location. Like
wise both the common and the red
leaved japanese barberry require a
sunny place for a full crop OF their
scarlet berries which color early in
the fall and persist through the
winter.
The common barberry. Berberis
vulgaris, makes a taller, more open
shrub 6 TO feet; the bright-red
berries last until late in winter. Ber-
beris sieboldie is of dwarf. COM
pact growth TO feet: the small fruit
clusters of vermilion red last unsil
spring.
The cotoneasters as group beal
fruit abundantly, but not all of them
are showv. The few mentioned are
the most fertile and colorful. Cotton
easter racemiflora var. soongarica is
a 6-foot shrub of fine outline; its
red berries remain through the au-
easter racemiflora var. songarica is
almost evergreen, quite tall and has
bright-red fruit. C. divaricata is a
dense, well-formed shrub with arch
ing branches loaded with red fruits
from late summer until late fall.
Hawthorns are conspicuous in fall
and winter with their flat-topped
clusters of red or orange fruit
There is great variety of haw-
Evening star., 1941-11-08
Forest Hills Club
Plans Herb Sale

The next meeting of the Forest
Hills Garden Club will be held at
the home of Mrs. A. j. Howar, 4701
Linnean avenue, on Monday, No.
vember 10, at 2:30 pm. A sale of
herbs grown in the clubs own garden
on Davenport street and Linnean
avenue is planned for this occasion
and there will be an opportunity to
purchase bulbs for fall planting at
special prices.
Evening star., 1941-11-08
Lecture Scheduled
On Berried Shrubs

Members of the American Horti-
cultural Society are invited to an
illustrated lecture on berried shrubs
to be given by DR.. Donald Wyman
of Arnold Arboretum, on Saturday,
November 20, at $3.50 pm. The lee
ture will be held in the music room
at Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 Thirty
second street NV, and members OF
the society may bring guests.
Evening star., 1941-11-08

usual and colorful and yet not
bit too fussy.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1880.
B is designed for sizes 2. 8, 4, :
and 6 years. Size suspender skirt
requires Is yards 35-inch mate
rial, blouse IA yards; 3 yards
machine-made ruff1ing.
Study our latest catalogue of pat
tern styles, the Fashion Book, for
more Christmas gift ideas. Send
IS cents for your copy today.
Evening star., 1941-11-08
News and Views Of Horticultural Activities in National Capital Are
Berry>Bearing Shrubs
Bright.colored Fruits Lend
Beauty to Winter Scene
By NielS J. Hansen


gardeners planning planting Of shrub borders or
consider carefully the
blooming deciding which kinds to plant
all the flowers their
color time of blooming and many other
qualities general scheme.
do WIN
Evening star., 1941-11-08
Ferns

Ferns
Ferns need a rich soil with plenty
of leaf mold and just enough water
to keep the soil moist at all times,
but no more. Ferns do not require
as much water In the fall and win
ter - they do In the spring and
OR@nanAR.