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WOMAN’S PAGE. clothes for every HEN making small children, scrap of material can be used. For instance, half a vard of sheer orzandy in pink blue or yellow, which can be picked up at bargain sales. will be enough to make a deep hem, collar, cu and sash loops for a dress, while small pleces of white organdy left after making another dress will make crisp, dainty cuffs and collar for still an- other dre: Odd-shaped pie of white or col- ored material left after rompers or dresses have been cut out will often prove just right for animal pattern pockets that so delight children. Long-necke ducks, or perk bunnie: a s of goods left from should be p d out smaoth and dat, and put away in a special box until they are needed to some picturesque » design. A square 3 in a becoming color, with little cuffs embroldered to match the yoke, may be made to button onto a white dress or romper, and of course a colored belt or sash can easily be run through .white loops. Uncrushable buff-colored linen is good materiul for children’s wear. and bloomers combin ¢ ships cut out of red linen hd the bottom of n are eatly such i cutting pleased by touches applied Make Extra Romper Tops. When making a supply of rompers, include a fes extra wais 1t the le used is » model in which the omers button to the waist. Make > extra waists of all-white crepe. romper cloth, or - you prefer. You will find t these all-white emergency waists will be very convenient to place of the waist that the bloomers, but frequent be washed before the bloomers on ac- count of food being spilled on it A great deal of time may be 1t folds are used instead of gathers on children’s cloth The fullne: rompers may be pleated into th the folds being fastened with pins until the stitching is done. The full n at the bottom of the sleeves may also be pleated. The ife these pleats i just as neat as and the ironing is easier. and most dresses for children also be pleated instead of Fancy Socks. an be made into fancy little work. White allk is pretti for those with a nar- turn-down. The cxtreme edge of the turn-down ’should be stitched | with a dainty color, the stitch used being that found on rolled-edge handkere Then a simple design | 1on the turn-down lovely pair of rocks may athered Plain sock: ones with very The for cture Bibs for the Baby. v way to utilize smal feraps of colored material is In ma ni appliqued bibs for babies. The foundation the bib should be a firm quality of unbleached muslin. the hem darnine d in heavy embroidery The he ou turned on the right side ning stitches placeq a little the inner edge. A simple d then be traced on the bib, and scr of colored materi cut to fit the ferent spaces in the patterns Al tle baby ring a sunbonnet and | playing with ade nd pail. or & child holding a bunch of balloc is nple and pretty The outline atitche as well ax the applique stitches. should be worked in black. | White cotton tape makes the best ties. For a too large to wear bonnet ha and na pretty fully rewed on in any pleases the mother, simple if time is limitod, elaborate time is not a consideration. Narrow frills should surround the net piece, and knots of delicate-colo flowers rhould mark the place where the ribbon ties join the main part of the hat. T frills may be made of pleated georgette or crepe chiffon. or they may be of organdy. A lining of thin white silk should bLe placed inside the net crown eryday wear organdy in ng. They s Hats and Bonnets. small girl who i baby bon ign that | sunbonnets of w or_color ade small eyes in a very be- charmi and f comin mother can make ¢ muslin yellow crown. with flowers BEDTIME STORIES An Unpleasant Rumor. He slow o lend a ready eor To every rumor that vou hear. —-0ld Mother Natare. A rumor is a story that no one knows positively is so, and the start of which no eems to know. There are good rumors and bad ru- they travel as- a one mors, and somehow tonishingly fast. It was a rumor that caused the young Chuck, who for some time had been llving in the old stone wall on the edge of the Old Orchard, to make up his mind that it was time for him to move on. The rumor was that Shadow the ATHEY SAY THAT SHADOW THE WHEASEL HAS BEEN SEEN ON THE OLD STONE WALL,"” CRIED STRIPED CHIPMUNK, Weasel had been scen running along »n the old stone wall. Now, Shadow the Weasel was one whom the young Chuck never had seen and never wanted to see. He had been told about him by his mother almost as soon as he could understand. He knew that Shadow was one enemy from whom he could not escape by means of a hole in the ground or any other kind of a hole. It was true that by now he was so Dbig that Shadow might hesitate to at- tack him. But he had feared Shagow for so long that he had no desire to aneet him. He had got the rumor from Striped Chipmunk. Striped Chipmunk had come rush- ing along the old stone wall as if his Wworst enemy were at his heels. “They say that Shadow the Weasel has been seen on the old stone wall!” cried triped Chipmunk, and his teeth fair- Iy chattered with fright. “Who says 502" asked the young| Chuck. | “Oh, everybody! It is all tarough the O1d Orchard! chattered Striped Chipmunk. *“I got it from my cousin, Chatterer the Red Squirrel. He says that Sammy Jay said that Welcome hin said that Skimmer the Swallow said that Jenny Wren sald that Win- i | Petticoats | 1 | H | trouble in fi | on irack braid on the und | with i Stitch the points down at the top and Coarse rush hats are Inexpensive and look charming on children. White linen flowers edged with red and cen- tereq with vellow can be appliqued here and there over a wide-brimmed hat. Narrow yellow ribbon encircles the crown, falling in a long streamer, on the end of which another flower is sewed. It is a simple matter to cut flower trimmings from pieces of bright material and applique them onto the brim and crown In any con- ventional design. Conventional figures in fabric ap- pligued round the \rown and on the of a child’s hat are quaint and . On one hat was seen a_tiny tree placed directly in front of the hat, with three tiny lambs placed at | intervals around the crown. Another hat was ornamented with a tiny| goose-girl and geese. The figures can be cut out of cretonne or made from | plain cloth. Wool in bright colors | worked with large stitcl can be | used effectively in this way or even | mingled with the cloth figures. Noah and his animals provide subjects for effective theme Raflia poke bonnets for children are quickly made and are comfortable. Make tight braids of the raffia and ew together in poke bonnet or other shape. Raflia in natural color in poke bonnet shape is girlish-looking and gay when lined with red linen and trimmed with blue and red linen flowers. . Charming fall hats for children may be made of smooth thick cloth, trim- med with groups of small flowers in | many colors laid against the crown and for: fat petals and leaves made of cloth of the sume kind as the body of the hat. Such hats may be made with little expenditure of money or time. smouth, felt-like cloth, of a kind which does not ravel at the edges, should be used. Cut tour pleces like four petals of a single flower, and sew together by hand or machine to form the crown, allowing the tapering ends to form the apex of the crown. A round piece of the desired width should then be cut for the brim, its center hole being just large enough for the base of the crown to fit in, and into this the crown is sewed. As no wiring is used, brim ps slightly in pretty 3 and for little girls a palr of long streamers cut from the same material as the hat should tie under the chin A very pretty y design is made of blick cloth trimmed with a cluster of flat flowers and leaves in bright colors, such as emerald green, red, vellow and white. These lowers and be cut from scraps of mooth, firm quality, flowers being made of two pieces, the large ome for the p the smallerfone of yellow for the center. If liked, an additional layer of petals in another color may be placed t tween the outer layer and the center. These flowers. the largst of which measure _about _an inch in diameter, are then arranged In a group against the crown u do not care to make the cluster of flowers and worked in thick, bright- or_a few strands of yarn could be plafted, or sely twisted round the crown and finished off with a knot or rosette A couple of hanging tascels on | ide. Made in the right size and stiftened by a silk-covered hat wire ewed round under the outer side of the brim, it would be appropriate for an aduit. can b Strong Trimming. Mothers usually have more or less ding a strong trimming ses and un urpose in many ways. eit plain or combined with crochet A simple way to use it is to turn the | dge of the goods once and sew rick- side, so that | 1y half above the turned | ge, or you can have all the points af the braid on one side placed above the hem on the right side of the goods the other points on the braid howing below the of the goods. o stitch at the edi make rick-rack _and erochet ing use No. 20 or 30 mercerized -t cotton e a chain of seven Wt and fasten with single in each point twice, about ghth incli deep. Do this on both les of the rick-rack braid make very fine triraming for ., the narrowest rick-rack aid should be used. For the crochet work use No. 30 cotton thread and crochet double: that is, throw your thread the hook once, fasten to the point and draw through. You now have thiee stitches on the hook Draw the thread through two, throw thread over hook and fasten in next point thread through two stitches - nov’ three stiches on hook; draw thread -through three, chain five and continue as b fore to end of rick-rack. For inser- tion. crochet on bgth sides the same as described for one side of the goods By Thornton W. Burgess. some told him morning. 1've he to death ever since I heard it ar, 1 can't stop here talking! You tter keep vour eyes open.” With off scampered Striped Chipmunk | s fast us he had come. The young Chuck looked anxiously both ng the old stone wall. | Everything was as quiet and peaceful as usual. He thought over what Striped Chipmunk had told him, and the more he thought about it the more uneasy he grew. To be sure, no one seemed_to know who it was who bad seen Shadow the Weasel. No one seemed to know who had started the story It might not be true at all. But supposing it was true. Just supposiug it was true. The young Chuck shivered at the mere thought Right then and there he made up his mind that that was no place for him. For some time he had been intending to move on. and he might as well do it now as later. “He isn't going to catch me here, muttered the young Chuck. “No si he isn't going to catch me here. Why, he might surprise me when I wasi asleep, and then I wouldn't have even a chance to fight. This isn't a regu- lar_home for me here, anyway." So the young ChucK started on to- ward the Green Forest. He felt a little homesick as he left the old stone wall, but he soon forgot this in the excitement of his journey. Once more he was out in the Great World, and all because of a rumor. (Copyright, 1923, by T. W. Burgess.) Bluebird sald that he that was seen this ve some one | i n frightened | half Oh. My Neighbor Says Use buttonhole-stitch when sewing on hooks and eyes, and you will find they are on till the garment is discarded. ‘When stockings wear out, cut the feet off, split each stock- ing leg, then sew the two pieces together. These make splendid dust-cloths and are easily washed. When making pastry, roll in one direction only if you want it to be light. Rolling first in one direction and then in an- other is almost sure to make it tough. Enameled ware that has be- come discolored or burned may be cleaned by rubbing with a paste formed by coarse salt and vinegar. ‘When the kitchen chimney catches fire throw kitchen salt on the fire and close the win- dows and doors to prevent any draft. To whiten wooden floors add two tablespoonfuls of kerosene to the hot soapy water used for the purpose. It will cleanse the boards, and will also destroy any insects that may be lurking in the cracks of the wood. When repairing wall paper do not put on a square patch, but cut the edges as nearly as pos- sible after the pattern. If a plain paper, it Is a good pla to tear It, as this makes a thinner edie, which will' stick etter THE EVENING The Park Ave. News. Weather. Middeling. Spoarting Page. Benny Potts, Persey Weever and Puds Simkins had a kite flylng con- test last Thersday aftirnoon, ending with Benny Pottses kite cawt on the op of the lam post, Perseys kite cawt in a tree and Pudses cawt in some telefone wires, Puds clalming he won on account of his belng cgwt the highest up, and Benny claiming he won on account of him being the ony one that got their kite back. Letters From the Peeple. Deer Sir, Is it true that if you tred on ants It will rain? Sam Cross. Anser. ‘It all depends on weather. Deer Sir. wich Is your neerest rela- tion, a 2nd cuzzin that lives in the same house, or a grandmother in an- other city? Sid Hunt. Anser. Its a matter of taist. the Pome by Skinny Martin. A Plezzant Thawt Cheer up, look brite and be merry For no matter wat happins to you Youll never feel as bad as N At the battle of Watterloo. Sissiety Page. Mr. & Crosses baby sister Udeen will be u yeer old next Sattidy and Mr. Cross is trying to argue his dif- frent relations Into giving him pr ents to celebrate her berthday insted of giving them to her on account of her not being old enuff to appriciate enything yet. COLOR CUT-OUT The Nicest Sort of a Party. Sarah, the nuremaid, came walking down the street with little Candy Lewis, who had on a gray kitty-suit with pink on the edges. They turned fto the yard and Sarah invited Billy Roger to a part that afternoon. “It's a surprise,” she sald. “Wait and see” When the children got there, they found Candy in her very best white dress, and Sarah in her best dress, and lots of other children. They played games, and then Mrs, Lewis brought out a big frosted cake with two lighted candles for Candy's birthday. They had lce cream and peppermints. and then came the sur- prise, for not only Candy, hut every- body at the party, got a present! There was a rubber ball for Billy and a jumping rope for Betty, a whistle for Roger and a book for Saral *M and Betty Betty breathed happily, on the way home, “I'd like to stay in this little town a long time. Just think! Next week we will be at home and then we'll g0 to school. But still—that'll be fun, too.” (Copyright, 1923.) “Just Hats” By Vyvyan Suede Appliqued on Suede Is Smart. This is a black and white suede model, with the black appliqued on the crown in an all-over design of geometric flowers. A hat like this in two tones of brown would be attrac- tive. — It is all right to spend money to make character: it is all wrong to svend character to make money. at do you think?! and | at Candy’'s house | STAR, WASHINGTO! TREES D. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 192 OF WASHINGTON BY R. A, EMMONS. BLACK OAK—QUERECUS VELUTINA. It is probable that the black oak receives its common name from the Elack or mnearly black color of its bark. Cut out a tiny plece of the inner section of this bark and you will find it an orange yellow color. This is a help in distinguishing the black oak from the red oak, which it closely resembles, for the inner k of the red oak is of a pinkish y color. Another help is in the acorns when they can be found. The acorn of the black oak is smali, one- f to one inch long., set in a cup that embraces one-half to one-third of the nut. The kernel is yellow. Ti acorn of the red oak is much larger, three-fourth to one and one-fourth {inches long, set in a cup that is shal- low and satcer-shaped. covering only the base to one-fourth of the nut. The oak is a splendi sturdy limbs forming rounded, The with wide heavy. spreading, The trouble with most Americans at present is that we know too little about our national geography. We're well drilled in the number, location and approximate population of the various states. We have highly in- genious devices for teaching our chil dren that Louisiana produces cotton: Ohlo, coal; Nebraska, wheat: Montana, copper: California. gold. But we {hot realize or try to make those {children realize that Louisiana, Ohio. { Montana d California produce things which have vastly greater in- fluence on our destinies, individual and national, than gold and wheat and coal and cotton and wood. These more vital productions are viewpoints prejudices—-traditio i The United States is more than a collection of defined territories. It is {more than an aggregation of people bound by one oath. It is the union of many widely diversified groups of peoples, each group with a viewpoint distinet from the viewpoints of all the other groups, and each group needing a chance to express that | viewpoint For Instance, Vermont is not merely a state which produces granite, ber. maplo sugar, textiles. It { community of people Who produc beautiful culture, and a code in which the ideals of the past are given first place. On the other hand, Oregon does not only produce big logs and big apples, but a code which is almost contrary to that of Vermont. The adventurous spirit is more highly prized than the conservative, the pioneer has more honor than the philosopher, and the standards of terday give w | to the exigencies and ideals of today Both these states give a valuable contribution to our commonwealth of hational psychology. Both have a Vital influence on American destiny The Hose. Uncle Tom is very fond of Betty {At times his fondness for her gets the upper hand of his judgment and plays pranks with it and him—also with Betty. Betty is three, chubby and active; like @ fat puppy rolling gleetully about under your feet most of the time. Betty was on the mat at her mother's feet on the porch waiting {for bedtime. She was feellng the need of a little more exercise before falling_into_bed. “Mother, Betty play with the hose? Betty water the flowers some little?’ “No,” sald the mother, decidedly. “You'd ggt all in a mess and get your- selt exclied and it's mear your bed- {ime. . You've played enough . for today “Betty wants to hose, “Wants to h-oose.” "'Oh, let her have a little play before she goes to bed. It's & warm night, too. Interposed Uncle Tom. it's @ warm night and she ought to keep quiet,” said mother, mildly. Oh, Tl take care of her,” said Un- cle Tom, largely. *Come’ on, Uncle'll et you Itold the hose.’ The fat little legs managed the steps and carried a gleeful Betty heross the lawn. Uncle Tom turned on the water and made to open the e. nofflt me, let me!” screamed Betty jumping up and down and grabbing for the hose. She caught it just as the water came and in the catching twisted it fuil on Uncle Tom, arraved in speck- while flannels. e Wow. " he shouted and dodged. His foot caught in the coil and he slid on the grass landing in the soft flower bed. All the time Betty held the spray ¢ull on him as she gazed in open-eyed astonishment at such antics. “Drop it, Betty,” shouted mother. “Drop 1", Betty turned to see what mother was saying, stumbled on the hose and Tell to meet Uncle Tom, who was half risen. Togeiner they rulied mushy bed, jghe hose she quivered. Toots. N attractive | on the | outline and reaching a height of fifty feet; in the lower Ohio valley, 150 feet. It ranges from Maine Minnesota south to Florida and s are four to six inches or less deeply cut into !'seven lobes, these lobes terminated | with three or more bristle-tipped { points; lustrous, dark green above, dull olive green beneath. In the fall they turn brown or dull red and often remain on the tree all winter long, being pushed off the | following spring by the new, sprout- |ing foliage. The inconspicuous, red- | dish catkins appear in May when the leaves are half-grown or less. The acorns ripen in the second year. The w is heavy, h nd strong. d in general | e nd barrels | uck oak is frequent in usualy in dry situations. The ustrated may be en near of Park place 5 e long, more the corner street. Listen,World! By Clsie Tobinson W b { THIZ MAP TrRoM | | DIFFERENT ANGLE. and policies. But each of them limits | its influence by ignorance of and dis- | regard for the contributions of the sther state. Oregon would have all the country feel as the Oregonians feel. Vermont looks with suspicion on all viewpoints which do not bear | Bc New York feels that the world | waits with bated breath to see what | New York will do. And Virginia looks |vith “a high-bred the lantics of all of ‘em. |""And each one of us—you, T and Bill Jones—are doing our best to fur- ther this state of affairs. We're try- ing to run the rest of the country by our own little home-town scale. It's [1argely due to our ignorance. We pteach our children the values inher- ent in trees and rocks and land and localities. But we do not teach them the values inherent in men. (4 pyright, 1923.) contempt on valiantly between them. Mother_ran to save the day. She turned off the hose and disentangled the muddy howling Betty. - Uncle Tom turned toward the house. He would have to remake the toilet that he had so pamstakingly made before going to make the call of the evening. “Here,” sald mother mercilessly. “Take her along and clean her up at_the same time. Finish together.” Father looked reproachfully at her as she returned to her chair on the porch. “He needs it” sald she grimly. ‘When he has one of his own he'll know better than to let her have the hose unless they both have on bath- He thought I was d y of a real pleasure. Now Chocolate Macaroons. Grate one-half a pound of chocolate and mix with one pound of granu- lated sugar and four tablespoonfuls of flour. Add four unbeaten eggs, stirring as little as possible Flavor with two teaspoonfuls of vanilla and drop on greased pans, Bake In a rather hot oven. The Old Gardner Says: Rhododendrons and most other evergreen shrubs give best re- sults when planted in Septem- er or October. It must be re- embered, though, that rhodo- dendrons, azaleas and laurel cannot endure a limestone soll and should not be planted in any soil where lime has been used freely. Even manure is not needed for plants of this kind, which like to take their sustenance from peat, decayed leaves or other vegetable mat- ter of that nature. If the ground around the plants is kept mulched with leaves sum- mer and winter, and the mulch is spaded in occasionally, the plants will get just the kind of wttention they require. the | The Guide Post! By Henry van Dyke The Beauty of Holiness. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.—Ps. 96:6. Keats was undoubtedly right in his suggestion that the poet must always see truth in the form of beauty. Otherwise he may be a phuosopher or a critic or a moralist, but he is not a true poet. But we must go on from this stand- point to the platonic doctrine that the highest form of beauty ls spiritual and ethical 1t is the harmony of the soul with the eternal music of the good. And the highest poets are those who are most ardently enamored of righteousness. o This fills thelr songs with sweet- ness and fire incomparable and im- mortal: “The fear of the Lord is clean, endur- ing forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.” poThat” which is ugly is not wholly oly. (Copyright, 1923.) Clever Adaptation of the 1880 Mode. | | [ i i Typical of the 1550 influence which | is steadfastly making progress, Is! this straight-line-to-the-knee dress, | which exploits the popular new pleat- ed flounce. The pattern cuts in siges 16 vears, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust | | measure. For 36-inch size you ! {will need 24 vards of material 36 inches wide, with 2% yards 40-inch | contrasting. | Price of pattern, 15 cents, In post. age stamps only. Orders should be addressed to The Washington Star! Pattern Bureau, 22 East 15th street, | | New York clto. Please write name land address clearly. H [MOTHERS| AND THEIR CHILDREN | | The Vegetable Problem. conservatism, a rigid but often very|the imprint of the Green Mountain | i i One Mother Sa: I never make my child eat things; of a strong flavor, such as onions or oysters, which may be distasteful to her, but I do insist that she eat nutritious vegetables. I explain what | each does for her and how important it is. From this she started a game of her own, which I took up. She always calls spinach “iron,” carrots “complexion.” and so forth. (Copyright, 1923.) PHistory of Pour Name. BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN. SMALL. VARIATIONS—Little, Pettit, Lepetit. RACIAL ORIGIN—English and French. SOURCE—A characteristlc. Here Is a family name, with varia- tions, which “means just what it says. If you bear this name you may be sure that the particular an- cestor of yours who first bore it was a small man—unless, perhaps, he was | prominent for his great size. At any {rate, ho was not of medium build. { Some people find it difficult to con- iceive how such a surname as this can ,de\’clnp into a hereditary family | name. They grant that it was natural llo speak of a John who was little, as “John Little” or “Little John.” But they don’t understand by what law or | rule all his descendants have borne it, for in the first place the name was merely descriptive of the individual. | Well, to begin with, not more than |a very small percentage of the per- {sons to whom the name was descrip- tively applied passed it on to thelr hildren. Family names did not de- elop suddenly. They took form grad- | ually, over a period of three centuries {or more. In one family the namo ! might have become hereditary in the {twelfth century, in another in the fourteenth. Then, too, it is not un- common for the children of small | parents to be small. So & man's son might be called Liftle, not so much | because his father bore the name, as because he, too, actually was under- size. As the strongest evidence that the names Little and Small developed from this descriptive source, we have the corresponding namees of Pettit and Lepetit in French. Lepetit leaves no possible doubt. being 2 combina- } tion vi " 1u* and “pedit’—" the small.” FEATURES. The Ever.FRESH Spread for Bread The Five Senses NUCOA is good to look at; delicious to taste; smooth as satin in texture; as fresh and sweet as all-out-doors, and everywhere you hear that it satisfies the “Sixth Cents” —Economy. It is - Finest Table Quality At One-half the Price THE BEST FOODS, Inc. NEW YORK CHICAGO KANSAS CITY SAN FRANCISCO Quality Assurance ‘GHE quality of one Esskay product reflects the goodness of the entire line. All Esskay products are made the best that skill, care and conscientious effort can produce. Try an Esskay ham or some Esskay sausage from your own neighborhood dealer. And you'll know Let Esskay Be Your Guarantee The Wm. Schluderberg-T. J. Kurdle Co. 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