Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1924, Page 39

WOMAN’S PAGE. Table Covers as Christmas Gifts BY LYDIA LE BARON WALK! Those who delight In playing cards know the advantages of having cov- ors for the tables. There can be no reflection as from the polished sur- faces of tables of wood; s do 10t scatter when dealt as they do on polished surfaces; the covers can do double duty when it comes time to serve refreshments, acting well as card table y may have motifs one sort or another on them to add to their distinction, re made of suitable material can be washed and be spi pan for each new card pa 0 taking it all in all. covers f rd tables are very desirable Filet an Girt. Such covers or the f fnsert make deli A set of up in motifs to Christmas heted squares fle, tied with | insertion of filet done tones must be somewhat subdued. The artistic cffects should be pro- duced by the beauty of the color combinations of the contrasting fab- & motifs and border. Colored dable, and that will stand iderings, make excellent come in soft blues, ripe mulberrie: . mellow yellows and a score or more of otler exquisite hues. The filet motifs should be in a contrasting color. For example, a woodland brown, with inserts of pumpkin yellow filet, would be rich. Mulberry linen, with orchid filet or old blue, would be equally interesting. Sage green and black is another good color combination. Finisling the Edges. The cover may be finished with an in openwork with no other design intro- duced. v this over the turned-back edge of the cover. The tone of the foundation fabric will show through the spaces in the filet, giving a pleas- ing harmony. No lace is required. Elastics va. Tie String. An interesting method of keeping card table covers in place and hold- ing them so firmly that they do not slip, which 1s important, is to use strips of elastlc instead of tapes. Near each corner of a cove® Sew a strip of silk (or cotton) elastic, tas- tening it to both edges so that it forms a diagonal strip on the under side of the cloth. After the cover s put on the table pull the elastics down square THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1924, { THEY CAME TOTHE NEW | WORLD SEEKING NOT GOLD BUT GLORY AND EXCITEMENT 72-/7 HIGH LIGHTS OF HISTORY THE FIRST OF THESE WAS MARTIN FROBISHER WHO IN 1576 SAILED NORTH OF LABRADOR SEEKING A INORTHWEST PASSAGE TO CHINA AND DISCOVERED THE BAY THAY [BEARS HtS NAME AND A GREAT,ICY LAND CALLED META INCOGNITA Copyright, 1924 by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate My Neighbor Says: Clear ammonla—pure, not household—will remove paint from windows, even when it has been on a long time. Apply with & mcrubbing brush. If house plants droop from no apparent cause and refuse to thrive, try watering them solely by pouring warm water Into the saucers every day. Plants love bottom heat and it will some- times give them a new lease of 1fe. A simple way to remove iron rust is to use salt, lemon and sunshine. Apply the salt and lemon and leave the gar- ment In the sun with the spot exposed. If a faflure first time, try again. This method never falls. Fresh tea stains are removed by pouring bolling water ov them. Tea stains of long stand- ing should first be soaked In glycerin, then washed In cold water. LED TO A SECOND AND THEN A THIRD EYPEDMON (1577-1578), BUT THE The Gentlemen Adventurers. DON THEIR. PROJECT. COLOR CUT-OUT ANOTHER OF THESE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS WAS SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT WHO RECEIVING A GRANT FROM QUEEN ELIZAGETH, SAUED IN 1578 TO PLANT A COLONY BUT MEETING WITH SPANISH SHIPS SOON RETURNED TO ENGLAND. went sound asleep. After a while he heard the clock strike 12. He jumped up and looked out of the window. It was dark. He had slept 24 hours, and the first spirit was due to visit him in an hour. Scrooge determined to walt up for the visitor. This was sensible, since he could no more sleep than go to heaven. The hour struck jone. A strange figure was at Scrooge’s side and for the fiftieth time he | trembled. | “Who are you?" he finally managed to ask. “I am the spirit of Christmas past, your past. Touch my cloak and fol- low me” Scrooge wanted to argue the point, but was unable to and grasped the cloak. The two started on a journey, backward over the years. “Soon tears welled up in the 0ld man's eyes. (Copyright, 1924.) Calf's Liver Dumplings. FEATURES, ByJ N T INA TERRIFIC STORM GILBERT WAS DROWNED WHEN HIS SHip FOUNDERED .~ HiS LAST woRrbs, CALLED TO FRIENDS ON ANOTHER VESSEL, WERE - TTHE WAY 7O HEAVEN 1S A NEAR BY SEA A? efi“ufm,s/ g | TomMoRROW ~ SIR WALTER RALEIGH. IN (533 GILBERT AGAIN SET OUT TO FOUND A CoLony LANDING IN NEWFOUNDLAND HE LAIMED IT FOR THE GLUEEN.- FROM THERE HE SAILED SOUTH ALONG THE COASY AS FAR AS THE KENNEBEC RIVER - HOME NOTES BY JENNY WREN. In the smart homes of the East the walls of living room, dining room or hall are very often paneled or hung ¢ith rich fabrics—old tapestries, Janese embroideries, | painted with floral designe, rare bro- des and damasks from France. ht prints from the Orlent. consideration, very striking and lovely hangings, such as the one sketched, may be fashioned of hand- anvasses | But where expense is an important 39 . CARROLL MANSFIELD When cold and dismal is the dawn And days are dark and drear I like to think of all the roads That lead 2way from here. Put through a meat chopper two Epote ot/ oll Which may uavs pounds of fresh calf’s liver, together been dropped accldentally on the floor and finished with upho sterer's braid of a harmonious shade they satisfactorily and effectivel over the corners. When all corners are so arranged the cover is firm HOW TO SOLVE PUZZLE. CARD TABLE ANT JUST IF EL THE TA COVERS WILL FIT TIC 1S CORNERS INSTEAD ribbon and possibly accompanied by | lzce or insertion in filet to match, | miakes a little present which has the | advantage of being to send through the mall. It can be slipped fato an envelope. It will cost no more than a Christmas card, but it will be a practical present. A more elaborate gift is a completed table cover. but even this need not be ex- Ppensive. casy | Plain Fabric Best. One thing is essential. and that is to have the material for the covers plain. Do not use cretonnes, printed lin or anyth with a pattern. The cards requirs solid colors for backgrounds. Designs nfusing. Playing at a tabla with a printed cover tires the ayes, Smart, Gay Colors. The ldeas suggested today are in lins with the fashion for gay colors that prevails In fancy work. The atyle must be modified to suit the nse, for anything like a brilliant card tablo cover would be disturbing. The without any visible means of being so secure. There are no tapes to tie, which {s sometimes a bit awkward to do, nor to come untied if the strings happen to be pulled, which may be even more annoying. Sateen With Gay Motifs. Black mercerized sateen with ap- plique patchwork corners make smart covers. The colors in the applique should be bright to offget the som- berness of the fabric itself. There is & chic touch to card tables dressed with such covers. Black is fashion- able, and the applique trimming lends distinction. The colors should wash, though such a cover will not re- quire frequent launderings. BEDTIME STORIE A Simple Trick. Pray don't another underrate. For dolog this is tempting fate —Old Mother Nature. Now that Lightfoot the T Alscovered that there was 10oking for him he wasn't ened as you might suppose Pave been. You see it was a relief to know just where that hunter was. Lightfoot knew that the hunter had not seen him, He made no sound as | he etole out of his hiding place, and | as ha ran he ook great care to keep | that Jittle clump of trees he had just eft between him and the hunter. ha feit it was safe to do o he ® widn circle and came around t« !ast place you would have expected him to visit. It was the very place where he had seen that hunter. It was a simple trick, but that very fact made it a good trick. Ile was | now behind that hunter. That hunter was down wind. That means that he er had | hunter | fright- | he would | Z. e HE ENEW THAT LIGHTFOOT HAD BEEN GONE BUT A FEW MIN- UTES. was in the direction from which the ! Merry Little Breezes were coming. Of course, they brought his scent, and =0 Lightfoot could tell just where he was As long as the Merry Little Breezes brought the hunter's scent to him Lightfoot remained standing perfect- Iy etill. The scent grew fainter and fainter. That meant that the hunter ‘was going farther and farther away. Lightfoot moved forward a little. He kept moving forward a littie. at length he came to the very hiding plage he had left so short a time by fore, ere he stood looking and listening for some time. Then he once more lay down, facing the dl- rection from which the Merry Little Breszos were coming. “That hunter probably found where I had been lying down, thought Lightfoot. “He probably knows now that I kas hiding here among these little trees. But it won’t enter his head that I could come stralght back here. No, sir, I don't believe that will enter his head. I don’t belleve I'll have to worry about him agtin today. There |is nothing like using your wits in time of danger. ¥ But though Lightfoot felt safe, he Aldn’t allow this feellng to maks him any less watchful. He still tested every Merry Little Breege, and he still kept those big ears of his mov- ing apout to catch every flttle sound. Now that hunter was smarter than Lightfoot thought. He had hunted deer for many years., He knew just how clever some of them are, and he knew many of the fricks they use to unter. lieved In true sportsmanship. i BY THORNTON W. BURGESS would ha orned to use a dog to drive Lightfoot. He wanted to kill Lightfoot. Of course. Otherwise he wouldn't have been hunting him. But he wanted to get him fairly by matching his wits against Light- foot's wits. When he entered the thicket of little trees where Lightfoot had been lving he saw right away ,the bed TAghtfoot had been lying in. He felt of it. The leaves wers still warm. He knew then that Lightfoot had been gone but a few minutes. He knew right away that Lightfoot had either heard or seen him. “It was that Jay that gave him warning, muttered the hunter. “Now the qu tion fs, What will Lightfoot do? have an idea that he will simply oir- cle around to get my wind, and then as likely as not he'll come k here. He thinks he is cle 1 show him that there arc others quite as clever.” (Copyright, 1924, by T. W. Burgess) What Today Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Sagittarius. The sun forming an adverse aspect with Saturn is unfavorable until late in the afternoon for any matters that should be terminated quickly, as it tends to hindrance and disappoint- ment. In the evening, the conditions change rapidly for the better, making it a very auspicious opportunity for correspondence, study and all In- tellectual matters. The aspects also favor social reunlons, or publio gatherings, while the vibrations will stimulate the emotional phases of character, and a proposal made under such circumstances is practically ; vertaln of a favorable reception, and | & marriage “made” today will bring happiness and love. A child born today, given normal conditions both as regards nutrition and enviggnment, will enjoy nermal health ani® prove practically immune to all serious allments. It will be observ- ing, learn quickly, and be usually able to do what it has seen others do. It will not poss: a great deal of originality, but ‘will be careful, pains- taking and prudent. It will be amia- ble, accommodating and honest. It engender 4 lasting {will care a great deal for attentlon, although it will never complain If it does not receive as much as it would like. If today is your birthday anniver- sary, you are Imaginative and at times Impractical, subject to moods and rather reserved. You need con- stant love and devotion and are un- happy if you do not get it. You are, on the whole, of a bright, happy dis- position, and you usually manage to secure a réasonable amount of com- fort. You have few Intimate friénds. You are not a strong or forceful character, nor do you possess very much of a compelling personality. You have none of the stern material of which ploneers or adventyrers are made. in fact, you set so much store on your immediate comfort that you would not be prepared to sacrifice one jota of it in order to attain something worth whil You gre pot 1azy, but rather indiffervnt to suc- cess, and are more prone to medi- tate at great length on some Uto- plan dream than to take your coat off (figuratively speaking) and tackle the task right to your Your Start by fllling in words you know. One letter to each white square. Words start in numbered squares going either across (horizontal) or up and down (vertical). Below are the keys to the missing words. Remember letters when placed in the equares should spell a word up and down or across. (Horizontal.) 1. Noun—What daddy buye to read the news. (Plural.) 4. Noun—What thelr nest. 5. Noun—Means the same as decay 6. Noun—What the mallman brings. (Vertical.) 1. Noun—Something used in writing. 2. Noun—What children like to play with. 5. Noun—sSmall Cheese. 3. Noun—-Opposite of brother. (Answer will follow In tomorrow's paper.) squirrels carry to animal that likes — Christmas Cakes. Cream together one cupful of sugar and two-thirds cupful of butter or butter substitute. Add two well beat- en eggs, one tablespoonful of water and two and one-eighth -cupfuls of sifted flour, together with two tea- spoonfuls of baking powder, one-fourth teaspoonful of alt and two teaspoon- fuls of cinnamon. Lastly, and two-thirds cupful of seeded ralsins and two-thirds cupful of chopped nuts well dusted with flour. Mix thor- oughly and drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet about one fnch apart. Bake In a moderate oven for about 20 minutes or until delicately browned. and Hand-turned hem absolutely prevents splitting or tegring MOTHER:-Flet- ch;s Castoria is a pleasant, harmless Sub- .stitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially pre- pared for Infants in leather-covered chalrs can often be removed by means of a paste of fuller earth and water. This #hould be epread over the leath- er and left until paste Is per- fectly dry, when the powder should be removed with a stiff brush. Pieces of old velvetaen should be washed and used for polish- ing. They are an excellent sub- situte for chamols and may be washed as easily as an ordinary duster. HOW IT STARTED BY JEAN NEWTON. “Skedaddle.” If thers was ever a word on its face slang, that word would seem to be “skedaddle.” Yet 8o perverse are the ays of language that we never can guess right. “Skedaddle,” meaning to run away, speaking inelegantly but accurately, to “beat it,” {s justified by the Saxon “scedan,” meaning to pour out, the anclent Chaldean “scheda” and the Greek “scedae,” both meaning to scatter. A modern term was used first in Scotland to signify the spilling of milk when the pall was carried too quickly. By the same people in war- fare, it was synonymous with running away, a confused rout. In this country its place on the tip of the modern tongue had its origin in a newspaper description of one of the battles of the Civil War. The au- thor, presumed to be a Scotchman. wrote that “the Southern forces h skedaddled!” Reduce Waist and Hips Instantly - This Quick, Easy, Safe Way! 'TEP into this soft, supple, resilient girdle see figure! 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