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6NO PLAN URGED
BY CITIZENS' GROUP
Commissioners Commended
for Fiscal Stand by
Georgetown Body.
Restoration of the 60-40 plan of fis
cal relations between the District and
Federal Governments was indorsed
and commendation of the District
Commissioners for their public advo
cation of such a plan was voted by
the Georgetown Citizens' Association
at a meeting in the Potomac Savings
Bank, Wisconsin avenue and M
street, last night.
The action was taken on a motion
by Frank P. Leetch, and copies of the
resolution were ordered sent to the
District Commissioners. The study of
taxation problems in other cities made j
hy the Board of Trade was praised by
several speakers and the secretary
directed to send a letter of commenda
tion to the board for its work.
Albion K. Parris announced that j
plans were completed for the outdoor ■
Christmas tree celebration sponsored j
by the association, to be held in Mont
rose Park next Friday night. A brief
address of welcome by Assistant Sec ’
retary of War MacXider and the sing- 1
ing of carols by school children will
feature the exercises.
Bridge Delay Explained.
An explanation of why work on the i
M street bridge had been delayed was ■
made by G. L. Nicholson, president of
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co., who :
said thit in order to build the bridge i
it was necessary to remove a sewer
from Government land to canal prop
erty. and that permission to do this
could not be obtained because the
chairman of the board of trustees for
the canal was abroad last Summer.
As soon as he returned, in September,
however, Mr. Nicholson said, he had
given permission, and the work prob-'
ably will begin in March.
The needs of the community in the !
w'av of .street repairs, a public library j
and a public convenience station were |
brought to the attention of the asso
ciation and referred to committees.
B. A. Bowles told of the plan of the
Federation of Citizens' Associations to |
secure permanent headquarters, but <
declared he personally did not think
the idea feasible, as the expense in
volved would be prohibitive.
The meeting was held last night
because the association's regular meet
ing night fell on Christmas. President
Isaac B. Nordlinger presided, and the
following new members were admit
ted: Thomas M. Roberts, Maj. Gen.
William Black, J. Frank Brady, Paul :
F. Brandstedt, F. H. Bassett, George
David, John A. Dugan, Nicholas Graef
and Boris L. Eisenberg.
Committees Announced.
Standing committees were an- .
nounced by the president for the com- !
ing year as follows:
Executive—Frank P. Leeteh. chair- i
man; Isaac B. Nordlinger, John Had
ley Doyle, B. A. Bowies and John
Ihlder.
Finance—E. F. Looker, chairman;
Elmore T. Burdette and Harry L.
Selby.
Commercial interests—F. H. Rowe,
THE EVENING STORY
Paula's Theory. I
PAULA STAFFORD'S father died j
the year after she graduated j
from high school. There had j
been a long illness, which had
eaten up their balance and she
found that college was out of the
question, also that she must go to
work.
“Poor Polly!” her friends said.
“Just as though I were a green
coated, red headed parrot!” said Polly. I
“I’ll take a business course and j
get a position. It ought not to be
harder than it was to major in Latin
and hold the basket ball champion- j
■hip at the same time."
She said this, with an assurance
. she did not feel, to Ellen Smith, five
years older, secretary to the presi
dent of the Arline Bank.
“Poor Polly!" she commiserated.
“Well, you have a good position "
began Polly.
“Yes, but it took me years to land j
and I had a pull, too, and always :
knew I was to earn my living. You
are young, and have been sheltered.
It will be hard.”
It was hard for Polly to get up in
the gray of the morning, before any
heat was coming through the register
in her north room, breast a search
ing north wind for an unsatisfying
breakfast, and hurry to classrooms,
which were likely to be unaired and
aketchllly dusted.
She found it hard, even after she
had earned her diploma. “Jobs” there
w r ere, but she wanted a “position,”
and inexperienced girls could not often j
get them. She had some unpleasant j
< experiences with possible employers j
who proved impossible, capricious or j
nagging.
“I’d give up if I didn’t have Grand
father Stafford's chin,” she told her
image in the dingy mirror.
Finally, at a salary which horrified
Ellen, she found a place in the Na
tional Manufacturing Co., a firm
which handled novelties.
“Why, you can never live on that!”
remonstrated Fallen.
“I lived on less while I went to the
business college,” remarked Polly
laconically.
“Polly! Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I started ‘on my own’ and must
keep on. Furthermore, while I am
the newest of 25 girls in one big
room, I shan’t stay there. I have a
system for working up.”
“But you choose the wrong place,
Polly. The office of Henry B. Sea
body is the best position there and he
is a ‘killer.* No secretary lasts there
more than a year before a nervous
breakdown. If you have your eye
on that place you are choosing a slow
and painful suicide.”
“No, Ellen. I am simply working
out a theory.”
“You and your theories!” sniffed
Ellen. “You can’t eat or wear a
theory.”
“Give me time and I will be eating
and wearing the results of it,” smiled
Paula—again with a confidence she
did not feel.
She started with herself. She had
been the only girl in the high school
whose hair had not known shears, and
she began by coiling it in smooth,
dark braids about her head, with
never a scolding lock to tag at neck
or ears. No cosmetics except a brush
of brunette powder, no perfume,
beads, ring or other jewelry. Black
or dark-blue office gowns, simply
made. While putting herself through
this discipline she was one of two
dozen girls. Rattle and clatter, rustle
and whisper, chewing gum and powder
puffs, high heels and low necks. Paula
adhered to her theory, training her
voice to its lowest, clearest notes.
Six months and she had moved half
way through the department, had a
desk by a window and handled the
“follow-ups”—all of the girls she had
passed being under her direction. A
year and she was at the top of the
department, assistant to Miss Sebree,
the manager.
“Well, have you proven your the
ory?” asked Ellen, with more of re
spect in her manner than a year be
. fore.
“Only part of it as yet,” laughed
i’auU. "Enough to show me that I
*eat: estates
CHRISTMAS FUND SHORT.
Salvation Army Announces Only
$7,000 Has Been Donated.
Announcing that *7,000 has been
raised in the Salvation Army's Christ-
I mas appeal for $20,000, Staff Capt.
Ernest R. Holz, divisional commander
of the Salvation Army, today sent
out an urgent appeal for contribu
tions.
The staff captain declared that the
army relief office is crowded daily
with requests for help.
Twelve thousand different articles
of food, which will be packed in 750
baskets, will be given to the poor on
Christmas Eve, and the $20,000 will
finance this and help carry on relief
work throughout January, February
and March.
A $5 contribution will defray the
eost. of one basket of food. Contribu
tions should be sent to 607 F. street.
TAX SALE DATE FIXED.
Property of Delinquents to Be Sold
on January 10.
j Tax certificates to the property of
; all delinquent taxpayers in the Dis
! trict will be sold at the annual tax
j sale January 10. The date for the
I auction was announced today by the
l Commissioners.
Approximately 20.000 parcels of
property are affected by the sale,
j which is about 3,000 less than listed in
I the last tax sale.
chairman; F. E. Carter, Ford E.
Young, Frank A. O’Neil, G L. Nichol
son T. J. Mollov, T. J. Jenkins, J. R.
Hopkins, Raymond Wise, W. H.
Stombock, John Smithdeal and Earl
P. Ready.
Public improvements —Albion K,
Parris, chairman; J. B. Wyckoff.
Roger M. Stuart, James Berrall and j
Dorsey W, Hyde, .ir.
Legislative—John H. Small, chair
man: George \V. Offutt. George A.
King, Col. Edward Clifford. G. B.
Craighill and Dean G. Acheson.
Public Health —Dr. William J. Stan
i ton, chairman: Dr. George Nordlinger.
I Dr. John T. Ready, Dr William C.
Gwynn, William H. Clarke, Frank A.
Kerr, Dr. John J. Lynch and Dr.
George H. Grove.
Membership—B. A. Bowles, chair
man: Maurice L. Brewton. Reuben C,
Rowzee, S J. Bendheim. William M.
C. Dodge, E. M. Schlegel, Charles W.
Harris and T, G. Wrenn.
Parks and reservations—B. H.
Meyer, chairman; William S. Conant,
Franklin Weems. Dr. Gilbert Brenzier J
and Jeremiah O'Connor.
Schools—Maj. Archibald King, chair
man; Prof. Henry W. Draper, Dr.
Elmer S. Newton, Dr. George R.
Devitt. Rev. Hugh A. Dalton, S. J..
and William Waller.
Public utilities Rear Admiral
Spencer S. Wood, chairman: R. F.
Whitehead. J. C. C. Patterson. Rich
ard Waterman. Alvin E. Dodd and j
Francis G. Addison, jr.
Police and fire protection—Lisle S. j
Lipscomb, chairman; Inspector W. H.
Harrison, Capt. Maurice Collins, Wil- j
liam D. Ellett and George Edward
Custard.
Home owners—John Ihlder, chair
man: George A. King. Albion K. Par-J
ris. Frank S. Bright, T. Jannev Brown
and B. H. Meyer.
Delegates to federation—B. A.
Bowles and Philip Walker.
i am on the right track, and to give me
i a better pay check.”
“Well, let me give you some ad-
I vice. Martha Miller of Mr. Sea body's
! office is leaving next week for a long
rest. You are next in line, so steer
clear. I told you he was a woman
killer.”
Paula made no promise. She had
seen Mr. Seabody occasionally dart
ing through a door to call an order in
i a high-keyed voice, darting in or out :
i of the elevator, or through the of- .
i fices. He was tall, stooped, hollow-:
eyed and sallow, with hands that i
i worked continually. She felt that Miss !
! Miller was not the sort of secretary j
he needed, for she was thin and
i "jumpy,” with a reedy voice and fussy
I way of rattling papers and desk tools. ;
I However efficient, she would prove an
; irritant to a nervous man.
She went willingly to the place when
she was called. Miss Miller stayed un
-1 til noon of her first day to direct her
iin office routine. Paula’s mind ran on ;
! a double track that morning. She
I caught every word of information, j
watched all the office detail, and at
the same time was realizing that no
matter how great a success he was in
business her employer was not an of
fice organizer.
The office boy was a restless imp, a
constant noise-producer; the assistant ;
occupied a desk in the office and she I
i “cracked her chewing gum and reeled j
papers in and out of her machine I
with much noise. Paula traced a i
sharp point of sunshine that stabbed ]
a pile of papers on the desk, to a ‘
j crack high up in the window shade, j
j saw a chronic tangle in the telephone j
cord at which the man pulled wrath
! fully every time he picked it up, and ;
1 marked that at every lurch he gave j
his chair-spring creaked.
At 12 Mr. Seabody left for a di- j
rectors’ luncheon. Ten minutes later
Miss Miller stopped in the door to i
say:
"Good-by, May the Lord help you.
No one else can here!”
Paula put in some intensive work
in the next two hours. Filst, while
the stenographer and office boy were
out at luncheon she found the jani
tor. Under her directions he gummed
tape over the hole in the window
shade, shutting out the point of light
that traveled across the desk all fore
noon, oiled every hinge and chair, the
grooves of the filing cabinets, and
scraped the edges of the desk drawers.
| Then she called in Miss Sebree and
traded the restless office boy for a
quiet lad with a soft Southern accent, j
moved the assistant's desk into an I
outer room and her own as far away j
as possible.
It was after 2 when Faula heard j
the rushing feet in the corridor and |
Mr. Seabody dashed into the room. Jt
was shady and cool and empty except
for Paula at her desk by the farthest
window. Her gown was of dark crepe
with a line of white at neck and
sleevps. the hands of her hair shone
smoothly above her brow. Realizing
tho quiet effect she had achieved, she ,
did not look up from her copying. Her |
employer crossed the room and his i
chair received him without a screech. '
“I took the liberty of making a few j
changes ” she began in her quiet
voice as she was leaving that night. 1
"I'm glad you did. Miss Stafford.
| The quietest afternoon I’ve had in
months. Lord, the fuss some people
make!”
“Mr. Seabody was in the hank to
day.” remarked I-jllen, some six
| months later. "He looks like a very
| distant and much younger relative of
1 himself. I cannot understand the
j change in him.”
"Entirely due to my theory,” laugh
;ed Paula. "I surrounded him with a
j ’zone of quiet,’ while my predecessors
i accepted the confusion in the office
Mas something preferred. Dividends;
i ! have been satisfactory for both of us. !
because his wife says that his nerves ;
i | are almost normal now, while my sal \
'ary has been raised twice. And I did
» only what I used to do for father
, when he used to be so nervous.”
“Just what is your theory?” queried
• Ellen.
"A woman should carry the business j
• of being a woman into business!” ex j
bounded Paula.
1 (The End.) 1
L| (Cowrixht. 1927.)
THE EVENING STATE TTASTTIXfiTOX, T). C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1027.
The Sidewalks of Washington
■
BY THORNTON FISHER.
Among the guests attending the
recent Gridiron dinner held here was
Clare Briggs, grandfather, cartoonist
and regular fellow. We have known
Briggs for many
_ years, and so far
r twevVe ’ l tv» have never
cjJ tahE-P away j seen him sidestep
'n ouR üßE.«ry- j those whose lives
ij' —r] — are more prosy
0, 1 | | than poetic.
!' QJJXa I , Briggs can heat
\ be described as
I f' the sort of person
one might stop in
ii s the street to in
ry/'i OMt--'/- quire how to
■ rea °h a Riven ad-
A * ( ' resa- But he is
t' ' / K i ,noro than that.
B M The test of any
man’s greatness is
~ 7)7? L th® manner in
which he hob
nobs with suc
cess. The overnight flash, the one
song-hit writer or others of their ilk
so frequently develop a superiority
complex. Briggs was no 24-hour sen
sation, and therefore he retains
human, average man qualities.
His home at New Rochelle, 45 min
utes from Broadway, is unique and
picturesque. The name of the place
ts characteristic. He calls it the
Blue Anchor. As you might suspect
from that designation, the house is a
man’s home, although the Briggs fam
ily occupies it with the owner. It
was constructed from old ships’ tim
ber. The front door was once a part
of a seagoing rudder and swings on
hinges fashioned from iron pieces
salvaged from derelict craft.
Four men might easily play cards
in the minstrel gallery over the tire
place in the living room. The billiard
room in the basement is designed
after the style of a ship's interior.
Starboard and port lights, anchors,
ropes and other what-nots familiar
to lovers of the sea create a charm
j ing illusion. Not the least of the
features is a winding, almost secret,
staircase that leads from the billiard
room to the owner's sleeping apart
ment. When the boys stay late, as
they so often do, Briggs avoids wak
ing up the family by using these
stairs.
Briggs and the writer once lived
in the same small town near New
York, and one Christmas eve were
returning home on a late train.
Neither was aware of the other's
presence until the train slowed up
for the home station.
The smoker was filled with com
muters toting packages of various
sizes and assortments. It might be
added that some of these packages
j were not visible to the naked eye
; and yet were obvious in their effect.
Jn a seat immediately behind the
writer a loud-voiced gentleman thun
dered invectives at those who had
taken away his rights to life .liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. His
seat companion was evidently a
stranger.
“ ‘Sterrible condition when they
: take away my pers'nal privileges as
i an American cit'zen.” complained the
; inebriated one. “Won't let me have
a 'shot' when I want one. Why?
I ask you. 'S my pers'nal business.
MILADY BEAUTIFUL |
BY LOIS LEEDS.
I
Costuming Large Woman.
Dear Miss Leeds: (1) What colors
in clothes aro suitable for me to
| wear on the street to make me look
! nioe and not so big? I am 5 feet
I 9 inehees tall, 29 years old and weigh
170 pounds. ,1 am strong and can
work like a man. T wear a. number
7 shoe. I would like to know what
to eat that will not make me fat. (2)
My ankles are large and my arches
are dropped. I am wearing arches
built right in m.v shoes. When 1 go
to bed at night my ankles are large,
but in the morning they are small.
During the day they puff up again.
(3) My hair and eyes are brown. I
look well when my hair is curled, but
it won’t stay curled more than one
day. because my hair is straight and
stubborn. I have a shingle bob and
it looks all right when I wear a lot
of paint and powder on my face, but
I would like to quit using make-up.
I have a good skin but no color. (1)
What can I do for pimples on my
upper arms, shoulders and chin?
Nil MO.
Answer —(1) Dark colors will make }
you seem slimmer. Navy blue is be- j
coming to every one and is always |
smart. Black is also very popular
this season. Choose dull fabrics, not
glossy ones. Wear a narrow collar
of deep cream or buff. You are about
20 pounds over the average weight
for your age and height. 1 shall be
very glad to mail you my leaflet on
“How to Lose Weight” if you will
send a stamped, self-addressed en
velope for it. This leaflet tells what
one should eat and how much in
order to reduce healthfully. A great
many home women think that they
get enough exercise in housework,
but this is not always trite. Women
with a tendency to overweight need
certain kinds of exercises that are
not provided bv the ordinary house
hold tasks. The leaflet I mon-
I tionr-d gives descriptions of these j
i exercises that women like you need i
| in order to keep their figures in good '
shape. My leaflet “Beauty Exer- j
j cises” also gives helpful exercises for j
j your type. (2) When your weight
j gets down to normal you will have |
less trouble with your feet. The snoes j
with the built-in arch supports are I
a. good thing for you, but you should j
also have the advice of a real foot i
specialist (not a shoe salesman) 1
C No thrifty colored family
|< Can Afford to Miss y
—such an opportunity as this to buy * New Home modern in
every feature—that you can pay for like rent and not re-
£ quiring as much money as you are now paying in rent.
> E Home 4643 Hayes St. N.E. <
£ Six rooms; tiled bath: hardwood floors; hot-water heat; big
\ J closets; and thoroughly built in every way.
Come and see it right away—and let me tell you what
! X very easy terms you can make. # |
j< A Bargain Price —$5,850 >
jb Open everyday and evening, including Sunday. £ :
Take oar leaving 15th and N. V. Ave. N.W. marked District j
Dine —the homes are close by.
c 712 B.B.Pinn Col> >
Kenyon St. Owner’s Exclusive Agent 5817 V
Am I right? I am denied the privi
lege of a nip and my rights as a
cit’zen are betrayed. Yes, sir, your
rights and my rights.”
Apparently he had experienced no
difficulty in acquiring what he called
his ‘‘rights.” For 20 minutes the
indignant citizen poured torth his
wrath. Occasionally the man next
j to him murmured assent to his senti
| ments, hut the hoys would say that
he was simply "yessing” the stranger.
At the conclusion of the journey it
was discovered that the man to whom ,
the loquacious one had been speaking;
| was no other than Clare Briggs A
week or two following, the incident, j
! almost word for word, was used by j
the artist. It was human stuff.
*A * *
I A resident of a certain Congress-
I man’s district complained when he
. reached home that his Representative ;
j was scarcely seen on the floor of the
I House and asked if he was “soldier
ing'' on the job he was being paid to
perform. Had he been familiar at all
! with the duties of a member of the
i House he might have saved his in-
I dignation. Besides work in commit
! lee, a legislator is required, if he ox
! peots to retain popularity, to render
i perona! service to every one in his
j district w r hn has a legitimate reason
; to request it.
** * *
I Apropos of the foregoing, some :
; members have discovered that it is
| impossible to entertain all those w’ho j
| come to Washington with the expec
tation of being |
personally con-
— - ducted about town j
i~ M R Jones l by their Represen
| ; will show j tatives. Os course,
' \ xt>U ABOUT f the men on Capi
-—rr J tol Hill cannot
feT) overlook the “big
j v r s~' boys” from home.
Vyi j, AnV Many of the riis
- ? trict's leading eiti*
JB z.ens visit Wash
ington during the
M\ Jc session, and nat
-1 aHI urally expect to
he received in a
Tj Uilii ;"i Tv| fashion commen
! I UK surate with their
j- !I I w ajp y social and politi-
H; fi W TT- cal standing at ■
UJ ~ i -J j lorr)P _ L
While in a few !
cases the method 1s not altogether
satisfactory, some members have ;
solved their problems by employing a
proxy or "pinch-hitter” to represent
them. John P. Fiddlesticks, let us
say, drifts into town with his wife.
Now, Fiddlesticks is neither the
town's leading citizen nor, for that
matter, is he a man a Congressman
may casually disregard.
Therefore Mr. Fiddlestick’s Repre
sentative invokes the aid of a well
dressed, well informed gentleman,
thoroughly acquainted with the Capi
tal, and delegates to him the task of
showing the folks about. All this, of
course, at the member's expense.
This is not hy any means a common
custom, hut it does prove a boon to
those men who are extraordinarily
busy. Fiddlesticks returns home,
“sold on the idea” that his particular
Representative is the most gifted
statesman in the halls of Congress.
about the fallen arches. You should
consult a physician about the swol
len ankles: have a thorough physical
examination, as such swelling may he
connected with kidney troubles. Do
not neglect these two points if you
want to keep healthy and young.
(3) In my opinion a woman of your
size looks better with a neat long
hair coiffure. Moisten your hair
with a curling fluid before winding
it on the curlers ns this will help
keep the wave in longer. It is better
taste not to use a great deal of make
up, but if you are pale you may use
a little touch of rouge. More fresh
air and outdoor exercise will bring
natural color to your cheeks. Eat j
fresh fruits and green vegetables i
every day also. Stimulate your cir- ;
culation by taking a cold or tepid :
shower bath in the morning followed I
by a brisk rubdown with a coarse
towel. (4) Scrub the skin every night j
with warm water and pure soap,
rinse well, dry with friction and then
rub in a little olive oil. If your skin
is naturally very oily, use witch hazel
instead of the olive oil.
LOIS LEEDS.
May C. —The average weight for
girls of 17 who are 5 feet tall is
104 pounds. A fair-skinned brunnette
with hazel eyes may wear most j
shades of brown and tan. pinks. 1
bright red, rust, orchid, fuchsia, gray, j
dark green, bronze soft, dull j
shades of green nr bine, dark and
medium blues, yellow, orange, cream ,
and black. LOIS LEEDS. !
(Copyright. 1027.1
• •
Veal Paprika Sauce.
To prepare a paprika sauce, fry a j
finely chopped onion in three table- J
spoonfuls of butter to a nice brown !
and add three level teaspoonfuls of
1 paprika and one tablespoonful of
; flour. Cook for two minutes and stir
l in one cupful of (neat stock. When
smooth, add one tablespoonful of
capers, the juice of half a lemon, and
a small piece of the lemon rind. Boil
for live minutes, then strain. Have
the butcher cut four slices of veal
one-half an inch thick from the leg or
loin, free from gristle and bones. Sea
son with salt and paprika, dip in flour,
and fry a golden brown in butter.
Place the cooked veal on a hot platter,
pour the prepared sauce over them,
and place around the edge of the plat
ter mounds of boiled rice.
-—■ • - -
Barley Fritters.
Most cereals when cold can he cut
into slices and fried. Barley is not
: sufficiently glutinous to hold its shape i
■ for irying, but it is excellent when 1
; made into fritters. Bacon grease adds
a pleasant flavor for frying them. 1
i Beat one egg well, add three-fourths
| cupful of prepared cake flour, then
' one-half a cupful of milk slowly, and
one-fourth teaspoonful of salt and
| Half a cupful of fine, barley cooked and
| cold. Fry in deep fat and serve while
• very hot.
WiYLERt/r/
-t -r
t
The STYLE POST is the marker
on the road to hrinp smart.
Draped Neck Line.
Yionnet, originator of the classic
I square and then the V hemstitched
i neck line, has added another wrinkle,
i or rather a drape, to the V version.
: The V has been deepened, a yoke In-;
serted and the little drape placed at
the very point of the V. It is the final
touch of artistic unity for a dress
which has a fluttering drape in the
: center of the skirt, caught perhaps
' with a buckle at the girdle.
(Copyright. 1927.)
1
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Disillusionment.
“It's awful for me to feel like this,
Mimi, but I can’t help it. I can’t con
i tr-ol my feelings. I just don’t feel the
| same way about Hoy as I used to. I i
love him in a way—yes, but all the
| glamour seems to be gone. I know
he isn't any better than lots of other
! men. I don’t think he's the most
! wonderful man in the world. I’ve j
1 gone dead, that's all. And although j
[there isn't anybody in the world I ,
want to marry, and there isn’t anyone
L care for. still I’m worried about this j
new attitude of mine toward Hoy. It j
convinces me I don’t love him any
more.”
Thus Evelyn on the subject of the j
eternal boy friend. She’s been going j
with him seven years. Laugh that off,
if you can.
She’s known him since they were in
high school together, and she's waited
a long time for him to have enough
money to marry her.
Os course all this time she’s been
going with other boys—but for the ;
last tw r o years she and Roy have been |
definitely'engaged. Now, right on the
eve of the wedding day, she's getting j
cold feet.
She's no longer full of pins and
needles whenever she sees him. She’s i
happy to be with him, but there’s no I
big, thrilling kick out of the whole \
thing.
And the worst thing in the world is
the realization that he isn’t the great- j
est man this old planet's ever known.
She no longer feels that he's great
at all. Phe feels that he's just a. nice,
dear boy who loves her. Isn’t It
awful?
Well, all that’s happening to her is
what happens to most young gals
after they’ve been married a while, j
They usually come to with a start, J
and discover that the husband is not ;
the greatest creation of the universe. I
It doesn’t upset them awfully. Grad
ually they get used to the idea.
That moment is called disillusion
ment. but it isn't as bitter as it ;
sounds.
After this slight disillusionment has j
been met and passed over, there still j
remains a very tender, true love on j
which to build up happiness.
Granted that the glamour has gone, j
Evelyn still loves Roy. She still finds j
him an ideal companion. She's simply •
known him so long, been with him so j
long, that the bright sparkles have j
gone out of the picture.
She isn’t bored with him. She \
doesn't dislike him. She's merely l
found that he's an ordinary human !
being, and the knowledge worries her: I
Having placed him on a pedestal !
and worshiped for a considerable 1
number of years, it is rather upset
ting to get used to thinking of him !
as just a mortal man.
But once she gets over that shock |
she’ll be all right. There’s no need
for her to break the engagement and
her own heart.
Girls are always doing things like i
that. Lots of them back out of a >
wedding after a long engagement, and
never realize why they’re doing it,
until it’s too late to mend matters.
Long engagements sometimes re
rpove all the glamour and rosy colored
romance which accompany young
people’s love affairs, ordinarily.
But they don’t always remove the
real true love which is the best basis
for any kind of relationship. Often
they strengthen that to make it a ;
finer, stronger foundation for mar- i
riago.
Evelyn’s case doesn’t worry me.
Tt’s a normal, natural one. I’ve
known dozens of girls like her be
fore. And I know that if she will
stick to Roy, and marry him just as
she’d planned, all will be well.
She won’t have that slight, super
ficial disillusionment ahead of her.
From now on she can just go about
adjusting herself to the new state of
things, and she won’t waste as much
time weeping over the disappearance
of the rosy mist, as most young
wives do.
(Copyright. 1027.)
Chicken-Shrimp Newberg.
Saute one-third cupful of shredded
green peppers in three tablespoonfuls
of butter or other shortening until
slightly browned, then add one cupful
of shrimps and one cupful of cold
cooked chicken and cook for another
minute. Add one-half cupful of milk,
one-fourth teaspoonful of salt and a
dash of paprika. When thoroughly
heated, stir in one-half a cupful of
cream and two egg yolks that have
been mixed together. 'When it thick
ens, serve on toasted bread or crack
ers. This is easily prepared.
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If boiled ham, corned beef or
tongue are to he eaten cold it is
much better they should he left
in the water in which they are
boiled until it is cold. The flavor
is then much improved.
To wash white feathers use
j castile soap just as you would in
washing wool. Rub the feather
! between the hands in suds and
| rinse, then rub, using a down j
j stroke, with a towel. Take some
j starch and rub into the feather
until it is dry, then shake out i
the starch and it. is ready to t
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It takes 45 to 60 minutes to i
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I Test at the end of stated time
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HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.
j Except in the very large home the
library as a separate room is seldom
; seen today. More often the library
and living room are combined. Re
cessed shelves in the living-room
j walls have solved the housing prob-;
! lem for our bookish treasures,
j This idea of having our books share
I the room in which we spend our
j leisure hours is an excellent one,
' They are friendly possessions and
make the living room seem much more :
lived-in and enjoyed. Then, too, their
rich bindings provide glowing notes
I of color which have a distinct deco
; rative value.
| In the home where this sketch was
j made the number of books was very
' large, so two arched and recessed
! sections were built in at either side
\ of the fireplace.
(Copyright. 1027.)
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.
December 17, 1817.— Since Mrs. Mon
i roe, wife of the President, inaugu
j rated the custom of not making first
I calls and not returning calls there
1 has been complaint and some actual
I resentment on the part of many per
! sons who have been' accustomed to a
| different state of affairs, but it is now
j beginning to be realized that Mrs. j
| Monroe acted for the best. The City I
; of Washington Gazette said today that 1
j “owing to the increase in the popula- I
tion of the District the task of the
! President’s wife returning all the calls
j was such an onerous one as to make !
lit practically• impossible.” However,
Mrs. Monroe has urged Mrs. Adams, i
j wife of the Secretary of State, to ob
j serve the old custom. But Mrs.
j Adams, it is understood, has frankly j
{ declared that she does not intend to
! make first calls, although she will re- j
j turn calls.
j During the easy-going reign of the
| gracious and vivacious Dolly Madison, j
j and in prior years, the President's ;
j wife was expected to make calls on •
' the wives of Government officials and
i members of Congress and even on
strangers who came to the city. This
j “torture” Mrs. Madison submitted to |
j simply because she saw no way to i
j abandon it. But Mrs. Monroe has |
'taken a firm stand against the prac
j tice, so far as the President’s wife is ;
concerned.
There has been much favorable com
mcnt in the press of the Nation upon
the message of President Monroe to
Congress this month, in which he said
Washington is becoming worthy of
the naine of a Capital City and the
whole country is taking pride in its
growth. The National Intelligencer
today is pleased that old “jealousies” I
are disappearing.
Willie Willis
BY ROBERT OtIIJ.EN.
“That new boy ain’t so smart. He
said he could throw a rock an’ bust
it on my head, an’ it didn't bust at
all.”
(Copyright. 1927.)
Thirty years ago Thomas A. Edison
in association with Patrick Kenny de
vised a machine by which pictures
were transmitted by wire over a dis
tance of a thousand miles.
REAL’ ESTATE/
BEDTIME STORIES
What Reddy Fox Saw.
Thr c!<>v«"r<>*l may sometime* slip
Anri p pn the boldest sometimes trio
—Old Mother Nature.
Reddy Fox knew, just as well as did
Farmer Brown’s Boy, the perch from
which Terror the Goshawk often
watched the chickenyard. It was the
tip-top of a certain telephone pole, far
enough from Farmer Brown s house
to he safe from a terrible gun, but
near enough to the chickenyard to
swoop down and catch a chicken when
there should be a chance. Reddy never
"I WONDER IF HE'LL KILL HIM,
MI TTKRED JIEDDY.
went along the edge of the Green
Forest nearest to that telephone pole
without looking over to see if Terror
was there. And whenever he saw
him Reddy ground his teeth, for he
and Terror were sworn enemies.
It happened that on this particular
morning Reddy was passing along it
the Green Forest a short distance
from a place where he could look on:
and see that telephone pole. At first
he didn’t intend to look. Then curi
osity got the better of him. He hadn’t
seen Terror for several days and he
felt that he just couldn’t pass without
looking to see if Terror was on that
telephone pole. So Reddy turned nn<’
trotted out to the edge of the Green
Forest. When he reached the place
where he usually peeped out he was
so startled by what he saw that he
walked right out in plain sight.
“My gracious!” exclaimed Reddy
“What does all that mean?” He sat
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which is fer who.
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land stared with his mouth wide epp. n
land his tongue hanging out. Hanging,
'head down, near the top of That tele
phone pole was a great broad w inged
bird, kicking and flapping and strut
gling to get free from something
which held him securely. Reddy recog
nized Terror the Goshawk at orwe.
”1 do believe h<> is caught m e
trap’’’ exclaimed Reddy, who, you
know, knows all about traps “But
who would have sot a trap or top of
a telephone pole'.’”
I Just then Reddy noticed Farmer
Brown's Boy running from the <
j tion of the barn. He was heukrg
straight for that telephone pole. Fl»ddv
crept hack out of sight and wau-hed.
Straight to the telephone pole r;tn
Farmer Brown's Boy. In his hand he
carried a sack. I’p the pole ho - limbed.
Terror the Goshawk redoubled his
struggles. Watching his chanro,
Farmer Brown’s Boy got the suck
over Terror's head. Then he man«g*-d
to get the great wings held down a>-d
Anally he had Terror wholly in *he
sack, trap and all. Then ho came
down the pole and started for the
barn, carrying Terror with lum
Perhaps you can guess how curio- s
Redd v was at that. His euros; r v
almost got the hotter of him. Vv *
it almost got the better of him He
did so want to see what was go . c * n
happen to Terror. “I wonder .' -« n
kill him." muttered Reddy. ”1 wonder
! if he ll kill him, or if he’ll just make
a prisoner of him. My, this w ;1 bo
great news to spread through t e
Green Forest! Y’es, sir, this w ! !
great news to spread through •
Green Forest. T know a lot. of p<- ;
whom it will make very happy and
will make it easier for some of t
rest of us. That follow spoiler! r
hunting. He did so, he spoiled re
j hunting! And to think that Terror
'should he caught in a trap' Mv, rr
my, I must, go right home and foil
Mrs. Reddy about that!”
So. while Terror the Goshawk, bo ~
less for th« first time in all his life
lay in the barn of Farmer Rr-own
wondering what was going to happci
to him, Roddy Fox was racing for ♦bo
old Pasture to tell Mrs. Roddy fbe
groat nows.
(Convriirhf. 1f>?7.1
Roast Goose.
Select a bird with yellow hill and
' ; soft breast bone. Singe and wash in
I hot baking soda water, scrubbing
well both inside and out. Rinse m
1 several cold waters, rub inside and out
with salt, pepper and savory ho r hs,
! and steam one half an hour to ex
tract the oil. Fill with chestnut
dressing, brush with melted butter,
dust with salt and pepper, and roast
on a rack with very little water in *
the pan. Baste often, and -when ha’f
done pour off some of the fat. from
the pan and add a little more hot
water and continue hasting. Serve
with baked apples and watercress.
Chestnut Dressing.—Shell and blanch
two and one-half cupfuls of French
| chestnuts and cook in boiling salted
I water until tender. Drain and press
through a ricer. Add one-fourth cup
ful of butter, one teaspoonful of salt,
a pinch of pepper and two-thirds cup
ful of cream. Melt one-third cupful
of butter and add one cupful of fine
cracker crumbs. Mix well and com
| bine the mixtures. This dressing may
j also he used with turkey, capon or
grouse.
Curry of Mutton.
Fry two pounds of mutton from the
forequarter in a little of the fat until
it is a delicate brown. Add one chopped
onion and pour over all enough boil
ing water barely to cover. Cook until
the meat is tender. Add one teaspoon
ful of curry powder, one teaspoonful
of vinegar, and salt to taste. Remove
the mwat. reduce the broth to nn° cup
ful. and thicken it with two table,
spoonfuls of flr.tir blended with one
r tablespoonful of melted fat. Add the
meat to the gravy and reheat. Serve
with rice.
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