Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1924, Page 11

WOMAN’S PAGE. Exci L iting Times on Christmas Eve BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. Christmas eve! What a wonderful #ime it Is that comes when the dark- ness falls this very night! There will be all sorts of festivities gning on, Just as there have been for nearly 20 centurles. It is the happiest night in all the vear. But it is also the most voignant, aud #) some cases the most difficult of all evénings for little folk. For weeks. they have Ween looking torward to Christ with keen Dleasure. They have counted the weeks, then the days, and now it is CHRISTMAS EVE AND LITTLE TOTS > JIETED AND SOOTHED XCITING, TO BE AT BED- uld ke be u dnight. Then, if p awake, or {if clever enough, they fleeting glimpse of could house Trust become quiet. familiar with the minute how he comes. They can re details of BEDTIME STORIE Fun of Traveling. tracels much will wiser be. d he hos eyes to Wh Pro see Little Joe Otter. Gentle Mistress down through the of the Green Forest procession going up Brook to the pond of Paddy the Beaver deep in the Green Forest. They were Little Joe Otter, Mrs. Ot- ter and the two nearly grown Otters. Little Joo was leading, the ethers following in single file When they reached the pond of Paddy the Beaver they found it cov- ered with smooth ice. The snow had fallen before the pond had frozen over. Little Joe made three or four Jumps and then threw himself flat on his stomacl way he slid on the smooth on as he stopped sliding b to his feet and dig th thing in. The others did_Just he did. They squealed with del It was great fun. And it was surprising how fast they went across the pond of Paddy the Beaver. When they got to the other side the young Otters didn't want fo leave that pond—they wanted to slide some more. But they had been well brought up, and when Little Joe promised them that they should bave more sliding before they reached the end of their Journey the d nothing more. Into the woods, plowing through the snow, Little Joe led the way. Bvery time there was a little slope he would slide down to the bottom. Of course all the others did the same. Some- times where it was level he would make a few swift jumps and them alide on his stomach. The young Otters .were much ex- cited. 1t was the first time they bhad been any distance from the Laughing Brook, in a hole in the bank of which they had been born. Everything was strange and new and wonderful. They wanted to stop to examine every- thing. They started Jumper the Hare, and as he bounded away the young Otgers started after him and couldn’t understand why Little Joe and Mr: Ottar called them back. Mrs. Grous whirred out from under a low hem- lock tree and gave them - a great fright. Both jumped at the roar of those sfout wings. Then as they saw that their father and mother hadn't even turped their heads, they looked a little @ghamed. PHistorp. of Pour Name. BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN. GREENHALGH VARIATIONS — Greenhall, Greenall, Blackall, Featherstonehaugh, White. hall, Whittail. RACIAL ORIGIN—English. SOURCE—Localiti Moon, ~ peeping tops of the trees s a queer the Laughing Here is a group of family names the exact meanings of which are a Bbit of a mystery, though in a gen- eral way their meaning is guite clear. The word “halgh” looks to the casual eye more German than Eng- Msh. It is, however, purely a relic of the Anglo-Saxons’ speech, other modern forms of which are found in family names with such endings as “hgll,” “all,” “haugh” and sometimes *haw,’ It is bot the same word as our modern word, “ball” It was mosily spelled “healh” by the Anglo-Saxons, the “h” having something of g gut- teral sound which afterward caused the “g” to be introduced, at the pe- rlod bpfore these strong gutterals and aspirates feded out of the language. That the “healh” meant a certain Xind of placy is eun{ st ed, dut exactly what kind is not knowa, t that the word seemed to par- take of the meanings of “cormer,® “recess,” “hollow” or “biding Dlace,” apparently in the forest. The name Greenhalgh, of course, re-. ferred originally to some such spot in which the foliage was enough of a feature to distinguish it. The names Blackall and Whittall, when not de- velopments of “black hall” and “white ball” were black healh” and “white healh.,” Featherstonehaugh was orig- “Frithestan’ “Frithe- { mppears | i repeat, and ‘they probably are saying | over and over to themselves that this iz The_night before Chriatmas When 4l sorousn the house Not @ cremture wan stireing. Not even a mouse. But they find that when they are| very quiet they cannot ‘keep their ey open. So they juust wake u racket and run about. Then eome one 38! sure to tell them to gtop making so mych noise. Some one, probably mother, will suggest that it fs quite past the usugl bedtime, and hustle them quickly, if lovingly, off to ‘bed. Now, who wants to sleep on Christ- mas eve! Surely the grown-up people don’t, for they seem to be so busy biding things end watching for fear that “little peepers” will @iscover se- crets before they are close Shut in sumber. The very air is full of mys- teey. Lendency When Wakeful. Wortunately, parents are lenient to the wee children. What would be- conse of them If this were not the case? It may seem to the children as K they coulgn't stay awake until miduight, but it seems just the other way to the old folk. To them it appemrs as if the children would never go to sleep. And this Is nearer the truth. The excitement prevents drowmness. The nerves are high- strung The children must be han- died carefully or they will be sobbing miseraply, instead of shouting mer- rily. ¥he mother who can drop all the thowsand und one pressing last- minute tasks and sit down in what} to be quict and calm and elng to the youngsters when they are in bad or tell them stories will be well gepuid. The sandman will net fail An his rounds to visit the children ®nd the few moments of respite wll store wp @n amazing amount of energy for the mother. Law-Minute Flnrries. But whether there are children in a home or Wot, there is eure to be excitement af one sort or another. 1t may be that the gifts are not ail ready to be delivered. What & hustling aboug there must be to get them done in emart paroels and de- livered before It is too late. Or it may be that members of the family are returning gonight for the holi- days. The houme must look its best, and there must be time to have a long talk. Or the Christmas tree may have to be trimsmes What & jolly time it is altogetde: Christmas Eve Wish. Tomorrow the yreat day will be here; the day that gives to all whe enter into the spirkt of it a youthful heart and a merry one. There is something so big and far-reaching in the origin of the diy, In its vearly elebration expressiy of love and joy, of happiness aml « , that it actually does the heart good in a mysterious and subth W So, in the words of Santa Claus shouted back over the treetop® @s he hurried away in the still night, let me wish: “Merry Christmas.to all, and to all a good nigh BY THORNTON W. BURGESS — Little Joe Otter chosa Ghe easlest way; If he could slip under a log in- steud of climbing over it, ke did it. When he couldn't slip under it he went around it. But though he made & trail that was very windiigs he al- ways kept to a certain direotion. It was clear that he knew exactly where he was heading for. Now Otters have short legd, and traveling in soft snow was tirasome, even though they could slide now and oung | then. So at last the two young gitters LITTLE JOB WAS LEADING, THE OTHERS FOLLOWING IN SINGLE FILE. began to lag a little. Traveling was becoming more work than fun. Little Joe¢ knew just how they felt. He hadn't forgotten his first journey when he was a youngster. So when at last he came 1o & great upturned tree, he dived into the smow and dlsappeared. In a moment he poked his head out of the hole he had made. “We'll stop here for a rest,” said he, and once more disappesred. Mrs. Otter and the two young Ot- ters followed him. They found him in the snuggest, warmest, little cave under the roots of that old tree. It was just the place to rest and sleep. In two minutes those young Otters were curled up and sound asleep. Little Joe and Mrs. Otter talked for a few minutes and then they, too, curled up. (Copyright, 1924, by T. W. Biirgess.) My Neighbor Says: The best thing with which to rub irous {s & fairly large pad of folded brown paper. This will" also serve to test their heat. In addition, & oloth should be kept at hand em which ta wipe off any flakes of soot or dirt, A gmall plece of wax |g excellent for producing & gloss when rubbed on the {ron, and parafin has the same effect, ‘To avoidthe necessity of laun- dering an otherwise perfectly clean tablecloth because of ag- cidental frult or other stain, caretully slip a folded towel he- tween cloth and table padding, and en this towel place gn empty bowl, having the R directly over the bowl Payr bolling water through the stain till it fades away. Now remove the bowl, lay another towel on the wet place and iron with & hot iren until nearly dry. Care- fully slip qut the under towel and pass the iron again over "‘fi cloth n‘. few times and it will be as {r ever, with- out having z%;.:‘wzxu_x')ed or removes rom v 3 Rub_the b?* X ?:‘fi paint- ings with oil of cedar to pro- tect them from injury by fn- sects. Salt Lnd“ vi.l:r‘u mixture ve- maves staina {repm teacuy s::-'ch marks !& b;y\k‘:&m may be quickly removed if held under the cold-water faucet a few minutes, Starch rots lace curtains and should mot be used. Use gum arablc lrstead. Dissolve one gunce of gum arabic in half a pint of bofling water, strain and bottle, keeping it well corked. When using, add a S ST 4 I flour with salt; pepper and HOME NOTES BY JENN eerful breakfast room is like a pleasant little maid. It mot enly serves us well at breakfaet time, byt dispels the morning grouch as well. Furnishing the breakfast room is really great fun, for one need not be afraid to apply color with a bold hand. The cost may be kept very low, particularly if the table and chairs are purchased unpatnted. The table sketched cost $8.95 and the chairs $1.95 in unfinished state. work are pale gray and the linoleum black and white. What Today Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Capricorn. Favorable aspects operate until a little before noon, and counsel initi- ative, persistency and hard work. Thereafter and until early in the eve- ning an adverse aspect of ..Uranus oulminates, and this tends to haste, anxiety, annoyance, regrets or u desirable distraction. Only matters of & routine character should receive your attention during this doubtful period, and every effort should be made to restrain either hasty speech, unkind thought, or impuisive action. Self-control and poise will be needed in order to avoid unpleasant conse- quences, After sundown the condi- tions show a material improvement and they indicate a fairly good Chist- mas eve. A child born today will be subject to the ordinary ailments peculiar to infancy, but with proper nutrition and wholesome environment will overcome all these adverse influences, and attain physical normaley. It will be intellectual, studious, sincere, and candid, and have ample confidence in its own ability. It will apply itself with equal viger to work and play, and strive to excel in all that it does. 1t will not confide in others 1o any great extent, but will be the re- cipient of many confidences. It will be kind and considerate, and dearly loved. 1f today is your birthday, you are bold, courageous, encrgetic, have an intuitive nature, and possess consid- erable latent talent. You love with a concentration that is whole-souled, but resent with great bitterness any interference with your individualism. You are too disposed to show anger, and carry your heart on your slecve. Your temper, and the imaginary affronts to yourself have considerably rotarded your material success and have prevented You on many oc- caslons from reaping the reward of your exceptional ability and talents. A chip on the shoulder never se- cures either unadulterated good for- tune or happiness; a policy of give and take is essential just’ as much in business as it is In the home. Well known persons born on this Qate are: Christopher Carson, pioneer and soldier; Wiliam T. Porter, jou nalist; Henry Russell, song compose William Frederick Paole, librarian; John R. Tucker, jurist and states- man; Samuel P. Duffield, physiclan. (Copyright, 102 i THE GUIDE POST My Henry and Tertius Van Drke. Christmas for AllL “Yiood tidings of great joy which shaM® be to all the peaple.”—Luke #:10. The first quality of a spiritual gift is its' universality. It belongs to all people. The ' exigencles of time and space may il for a limited reception at first; mwvertheless, the gift is not for a prividoged few, but for all men. So is 1t with the good Rews on which tie celebration of Christmas is unded. (o(‘.:mlng first to the shepherds in the flelds, it was intended for all the cople. P Coming Wirst to the Jewish nation, it was directied to all the world. God so hoved the world,” the cos- mos, the sian total of created things, “that He seit His only begotten Son.” And, indecud, one of the most char- acteristic feaitures of the Christmas spirit is the vlesire to share its cele- bration as wilely. as possible. The spirit of enerosity is abroad. We cannot b4:ar to hear of any one left out. Every appeal for neglected human- ity falls on synipathetic ears. The solidarity :of the human race is an accepted axioym at this season. The next step \oward the complete realization of the Christmas spirit is evident. We must make S & permanent spir- itual attitude tow.wed all men. There are many saigns to the un- jaundiced eye that this movement is begun. May it receive a faesh impetus and & new stability in thi: Christmes sea- son! —— Fricassee of Guinea Fowl. Cut one gulnea fow\! into small joints, removing as mucl: of the skin as possible and any ,unnecessary bames. Mix two tablespponfuls 'og i grate nutmeg to taste. Dip tha> Pleces of guinea fowl into this mixture and coat them well Then .out eme- fourth pound of fat bacon Anto small strips, put into a hat ing pan #nd cook for a few minutes without allowing it to become too. brown. Now. lift it out, draining it fdom the gravy, and place it in a szaicepan. Put the guinea fowl a few pieca's &t 8 time into the hot bacon fat awd fry them until brown on all sides. ¥hen place them beside the of bacon in the saucepan, P floyr intp the frying until brown, pour in twé cupfuls of -u&} or water im:h continue’ to q'vl‘ll' until bolling. rubbing down a lufi the sauce over the n add one tiblespoon: 3 chopped onion, one tablespoentul of lemon juice, one tablespoonful of red currant jelly, put the cover on the pan, and stew slowly until the fow! is tender. About one-fourth of an hour before.it is ready, add some small forcemeat balls, placing them round the dish, or the dish may be garnished with fried oroutons of LY alery or an This sct was cnameled cherry red, and seat pads were made of black and white cretonne. The curtains are cherry red and white checked gingham, and the pa- per lantern is of red and gold tea- chest paper. The walls and wood- | w2 \DorethyDix] Ahhuugh: Marriage, Hap Ups and Dorv\:é&,l"fibn’t Take Husband S;riofis}y When He Says “He Never Should H{ave} Married.o,‘. WOMAN said to me: "L;‘-in-e my -hubb.und‘fui_l he seemuyery fond of me. We have 'a-beautitul and happy home, ‘and=live together most harmoniously. . Nevertheleam, the other day Whan I AT fo~hif: ‘Dear, it you had it o' de over again, would you marry?] he repli iy, o, X Would not. 1t 1 had my }ife to 1ve over again'l wpuld- treg. “Now, what @ you thiak of that?’ inquired the wife e e % : Well T think that any woman who would ask the mag to whom.she is married-such a soul-searching guestion as that fa, twin sister to Blue- beard's seventh wife, who £inked -her head to pry Into her husband's locked cupboard, and that she'deserves té find what she finds. “Let-well enou alone” is @ fine matrimonial ‘slogam, and-as, lopg ag @ husband and wife are good actors, it is the part of wisdom for their mates not to pry too deeply into the motives that inepire thejr condtmt. * . ¢ e To get any real happiness out of marriage or religion you have ta take it on faith, and it would add nothing ‘to the peace of any domestlo.estab~ lishment for the party of the. first. part -to. know.the seoret. thougbts of the party of the secomd .part, or how meny kizses.are inspired by duty instead of passion, or how many wives and husbands smile sweetly upon each other to hide their yawns of boredom. Truly, what we don’t know desn't hurt us in domestic life, and the, wise do not try to find out too much. I think also that the .wife who:agked her husband if he would marry if he had it to do over again and received the reply, “No,” was out of luck because she happened to propound her conumndrum at an .unpropitious moment. If she had asked it the dey before, or the next week, the chances are that he would have chucked her under the chin and sald: “Darling, if i had to do # over again, and could get you for a wife, I would not only marry again; I would make it a continuous performance.” And.all would have been well and wifie's feelings . would not have been wounded. Hut she was unfortunate.enough to catch him in some mood of revolt, some hour in which he heard the call of the wild, and, when home seemed nothing but an iron-bound cage that held him & prisoner, and he could only see his wife as his keeper and tamer. . Sk A H, we all have such moods and such hours, for even the happiest mar- riuge is a specles of slavery. The marriage bond is fetters of steel, be it ever 80 gold-plated. The domestic yoke is heavy on our necks, even when it is silk padded: And no matter how much a husband’ and wife love each other, every now and then the chains cut into their flesh and.the yoke galls, and they wonder why they were ever fools enough to marry, and think that if they bad their lives to live over again, wild horsee could not drag them to the al . ' K But they are mistaken; ds i5 dally proved by the conduct of those whose matrimonial fetters are sundéred, either by Providence or the. divorce court. For a brief perfod the newly Ifberated hug their freodom to their breast and gloat over fit, but it soon palls upon them, and the next thing we know they have sold thémselves back again into domestic bondage. It is curious that men who rall loudest against the restrictions of mar- riage and who most bitterly lament the lost freedom of their bachelorhood are the least satisfled outside of the matrimonial fold, when once they have been within it. But that this is the case is amply proved by the fact that the number of widowers who do not take -unto themselves a second or a third wife {s so small as to be almost negligible, Everywhere widows are as plentiful as blackbirds, but a widower is a rara avis. Not only is a widower more apt to marry than u widow, but he is far more apt to marry than a bachelor is, thus controverting his theory that if he had his life to live over again he would hang on to his liberty with a death grip, and that no woman would ever be clever enough to ensnare him a second time. TH 3 truth is that the freedom of the unattached is one of the joys that look better in retrospect and prospect than in reality. To the man who has to punch the hame time clock with sickening regularity; who sits down at the same table and looks across at the same woman 365 days a year, and who is fed up on domesticity, it seems a great and glorious thing to be able to come home when he likes without offering . explanation or excuse. It is enticing to think of having no responsibilities, of being able to dine when, where and with whom he pleases, to have constant change and varlety. ¢ s ¢ 8 But when he tries it he finds it dust and ashes in h' teeth. He finds it is better to be lectured because he doesn't get home on time than for nobody to care whether he ever comes home or not. He has forgotten how to order a meal, and restayrant cooking upsets his digestion. He loses too much money at poker, and finds that men. are as boring as women are. For marriage, even If it isn't ideal, unfits a_ man for any other life. Therefore, no wifo need take her husband seriously when he says that if he had to do it over again he would never marry. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1924.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright; 1924.) =T T1T) 34. At thistime. . 35, Though {contraction), 26 A refuge. : 39, Skill. 41. To hit to the on side (cricke(). 45. Persiap poet. - 48. Extra, - 48. Dry. 49, Even. 50, Intentjop:’ - 51, Alplot of:land. " 62. To.clip off with.scissors. 4 64. Cornered:'at bay- b :185. A climbing_plant. B6. A noted valcanp, 68." A small boy. 5% Greek god, 60. A period-of time, 1. Writer of verse. 4. Support for sails. 8. A practical joke. 10. A species. 12, Unit of lensth (plural). - 13, Allow. ; 15. Gave maney. to, 17. To wander. $ .35 18 A means of communication. 20. Vietim. 32. The whole of. 33. Withdrew. 25, Shrubby species of Depper. 26, Musical term. 28, To discourage. 38 Object worshiped. . . Nest of a predaceous bird. s A 32 Particular thing (Latin). ST.a8 suthaxitative iy 33 Part of a play. o To uaast Auswers to Yesterday’s Puzzles. Dews. .A literary composigion, Agrain. - 7 Prefix meaning oyt of. Like, B To dip in & liquid, % A snave. tquldy One wha:eures. s AU B i ‘1ong, Vi F\mlhhlqil.““ e More recent. o Grows wWeary. A county I ‘n;lut A contest in speed. §. A color. 9, Qver. 1. A untversity, 27, More elegants * 3%, Sacred i ges, i !;erla of time: nese . me 3 Gm-n ool 1. Agreeablé. 5. Empty conceit; -« Separate, ol it T Pattors, emen §-Jioad {Byepeh)y To' place. 7. To cause to cease. - 3., Combining form from Greel 3 breathe. EEYy AR (5 Bxiremely. s 7. Old Dutch meashré. ... 89. Plate for exhibition of animals. 81. Asiate (abbrevigted), 1 [mf] WREE EILig [ Z[m[o[o] > HOW TO SOLVE PUZZLE. Start by filling in words you know glne letter to each white square. Vords start in numbered squares, going either across (horizental) or up ang down (vertical). Befow are the kéys’ to the missing words. Remem- ber, ' lefters when placed in the squdres should spell 4 word up and down or across, HORIZONTAL. 1. What every boy wants in snowy weather. 3.What we gather in the fall. 4. Noah’s home during the flood. * VERTICAL. 1. One who comes down the chim- ney on Christmas. 2. Where children. keep. their books fn school. (Answer will follow in tomorrow’s paper.) * Ma was imbroidering imbroidery in the setting room and pop was reed- ing the sporting page and I came in and started to look erround, ma sa. ing, Benny for goodness s are you rooting erround for, enuff to make a iron horse perviss. I had a important letter and now I cant find it, I sed. And 1 kepp on looking underneath things and on top of things and diffrent places, and after a wile ma sed, Now that enuff, this is too mutch, you'll have this room looking like a cyclone, now §o on out someware. Well, G wizz, ma, holey smokes, good nite, that was a important letter, are you sctting on a letter, pop? I sed. 1 bleeve not, I seldom am, pop sed. And he got up to look, and he wasent, me saying, Maybe you are ma. Well 11l Jook jest to sattisfy you, and Jet that be the end of t, ma sed. And she got up, and she wasent, me saying, G wizz, Jimminy crickits, its funny wat coyld happen fo a letter, I must say. 1 know jest how vou feel, Eenny, pop: scd. Meny a time peeple have neerly driven me crazy munkeying with my fmportant mail, and jest to show you this is not sutch a cold werld after all, 11l help you look for it, he sed. Wich he started to, ma saying, O for land sakes, 2 of them rooting erround. Wieh we kepp on doing, ma saying, This is terrible, 1 feel like a needle in the mist of-a hay stack, wat in the werld kind of a letter was it to make it so important? it was a lotter telling how to make a 10t 'of money and maybe et rieh by raising pldgins and rabbits at home. 1 ansered & avvertizement in the Boys All Erround Magazine and that was the letter they sent me back, I sed. Wats that, do you meen to say Im wearing out my knees and elbows for eny scheme to tern my home into a 200? pop sed. And he stopped looking under the booke: nd got in back of the sperting page agen, saying, Yee gods wat a shock. Proving it wouldent be eny use even it I found the letter, 8o I stopped looking. Favorite Recipes of Prominent Wamen BY EDNA M. COLMAN. ELIZABETH JORDAN, Haitor, Playwright, Auther. Few women have a longer list of achievements to thelr credit than Elizabeth Jordan, who started im meking @ name for herself in news- paper clrcles as soon as she graduated from the Convent of Notre Dame in Milwaukee. She hied herself to New York and by reasons of brains and luck established berself on the staff of the New York World, where she remained for 10 years. Various other publications sought to add her to their staffs and finally she did go with the Harper publications. She has written extensively plays, stories, novelettes, books and engaged in all gorts of clvic projects as well as ven her talents to national work uring the war period. She is still writlng for the leadlng American wnd English magaalnes and is staff eastorial writer for @ chain of Amer- ican newspapers. 2 Miss Jordan occaaslonally likes to try ml’t her hm: 25°aning ‘x:h:‘u tasty in the cogkery ling snd in- evitably falls back upon a salad for which her favorite dressing ta: One and a half cups of Ttalian oil, liheral sprinkling of paprika, pepper to taste, gne-half cup of vi gar, one-quarter cup of Sugar, three- Quarters teaspoonful salt, one-half cup tomato catsup. Put all these in- gredlents in & bowl, mix very thor- qugly with an egg beater and keep the salad dressing in a glasa jar in the ice box until ready to use it. It is even better the second or thim@ day than on the firs ; 'Bou“hhi{ hot, and mix thoro iy while ] t}? Pk Ry A ulno‘:« Aad .'oa:'; g&'l 3 pint of swget milk, one, egg | well beaten, and salt and pepper to te. Turn into a buttered baking sh and brown. j restoring qualities. FEATURES. Pompadour’s Riding Habit of Velvfit i BY MARY MARSHALL. Now it's “Madame Pompadour.” You have perhaps neard of the new ‘play with music’ that has been giv- Ing New York audiences a vivid and enticing impression of the court cos- tumes of Louis XV. Interesting enough it is at a period when skirts and figures have been as straight as a vertical in a cross wosd puszle and when bodily curves have been sup- pressed “and eliminated to the ex- treme, that costumery such as this, enormously bouftant, undulating and billowy, seems most attractive. We may find it especially charming be- cause we have fed up on the pencil silhouctte. Mme. Pompadour’s riding costume is especlally memorable. The girl of today compares the tralliug vol- uminous velvet riding skirt worn by the royal favorite with her own sieek coat and breeches and feels a new and distinct sort of admiration for the pompadour. To have been abls to follow the hunt in a costume Itke that, with a picture hat trailing ostrich feathers over the shoulder nearly to the walst, must ipdeed have demanded a horsemanship su- Perior to our own. Bottle green is the color selected for this historic costume.and velvet the fabric.. A white walstcoat em- broldered in gold and the green hat finished with its charming but ab- surd pendant ostrich plume, billowy white, undersleeves, a. sash of orange satin and white: gloves with em- broidered: cuffs finish the remarkable picture. In contrast to this the girl of to- day wears breeches—unless sbe imi- tates those.English women who ride side-saddls in skirts out of compli- ment to members of the roval fame- 1ly, who seem to have retained mid- Victorian prejudices ainat the cross-saddle for worgen. The sketch shows the new style bresches of brown-and-white checked cloth, worn with a whipcord coat, a narrow brimmed derby hat, and riding beots of brawn leather. For the rough-and-ready Winter riding costume there.is one of brown corduroy cut with full knickers and a sort of Norfolk coat well lined and padded. One of these new corduroy riding suits answers the purpose for country walks, skating and many sorts of Winter athletics. ' (Copyright, 1824.) Abe Martin Says: Mrs. Ike Lark’s widowed sis- ter has a joke on th’ blue sky Eromoters. Her husband left er $118, an’ they don’t know it. If you want t' get a big, hearty feller off o’ you fer life take him t’ a tearoom fer din- ner. = About Tea, Even in the days before the Chris- tian_era tea was very highly prized as aPstimulating beverage. The Chi- nese have records showing that very learned philosophers and other scholars prized it highly as one ele- ment in the dispensing of hospital- ity. Even Confucius is said to have been numbered among the first tea drinkers, so we might trace the his- tory of this popular herb down through the centuries and from coun- try to country. In the seventeenth centnry we find that physicians were ascribing to it any number of health- One of the hi toric events in which it played a part, and in which we as Americans take great: Interest, Was that of the stamp act of 1765. Our pioneer ancestors realized that same of the tax laws be- ing passed by England were unjust, and after several years of bitter ar- gument and strife the controversy culminated in what we know as the Boston Tea Farty. Practically all food specialists agree that children should not have tea. The very fact ghat it stimulates the nervolls system means that children should ayoid its use. The child's nervous system is not grown up any more than s his body as a whole, and even a slight stimulation is enough to produce in the child a very real dis- turbanoe of the bodily equilibrium. In case of the aduMt, however, we bave another story. Now that we know, 3iter & good many years of ex- perimenting, how fo prepare tea prop- erly, grown-ups may enjoy its re- fresting qualities without any fear of ¢istressing results. This means, of gourse, if the adult s normal health. The physiclan is the only pne who ¢an say as 10 whether the in- valid should have tea er not. It has taken considerable experi- mentation to evolve the proper meth- otl of making tes, and here lies the gecret of its good to mankind. If the tea is steeped with freshly and ac- tively boiled water. the resulting beverage is merely pleasantly stimu- lating and restful, even though such 2 statement may seem & contradic- tion in terms. On the-other hand, if the water is boiling, or if it .is al- lowed to stand some time on the grounds, we have a drink that is ac- tively ‘harmful, since such 'a method of preparation brings out the poison- ous element e3isting .in the tea and actyally tends to harden the lining of the stomach as well. Our English cousins know even bet- ter than we do, perhaps, how to use tea. They are careful abeut having the teapot piping hot. They would 0t think of brewing the tea without freshly bolllng water, and they serve it 'as & matfer of course in elther a soclal or a business way. Another caution may be in order. An cess -of sugar will certainly lessen'the value of the béeverage for some, while others are better for tak- Ing this drink either clear or with lomop, rather than-wih cream. Perhaps in all the list of foodstuffs there s no better example than this of the good ttat may come-from right use, and the bad that Mmay come from the wrong use. Pumpkin Mince Meat. Four quarts of cooked pumpkin, two pounds of sugar, oue-pound of seeded raisins coarsely chopped, and one-half a_cupful of sugar. Stir well. CGook until thick. When cool, add a teaspoonful of each of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. This may be canned and used-as meeded.. A little butter should he added When makin, l BROWN WHIPCORD COAT AND CHECKED TROUSERS AND TIB. MAKE UP A SMART RIDING COSTUME. Menu for a Day. BREAKFAST. Shredded Pineapple. Oatmeal with Cream. Baked Sausage. Fotato Cakes. Popovers. Coffee, Oyster Cocktail. Celery. Olives. Reast Turkey. Oyster Dressing. Giblet Gravy. Cranberry Jelly. Mashed Potatoes, Boiled Squash. Fruit Salad, Sweet Dressing. Frozen Pudding. Nut Macaroors. Coffee. Nuts. Raisins, Bonbons. SUPPER. Welsh Rarebit Toasted Crackers, Chocolate Cake, Tea. POTATO CAKES. Boil and put through potato ricer or mash enouzh potatoes to make a pinf. Put salt en them. Sift a pint of barley flour on them. Add about 1 cup of cold water gradually to make stiffer than biscult dough. Flour board, roll dough % inch thick and cut with biscait cut- ter. Have griddle hot. De not grease. Put cakes on griddle and fry first on one side, thea on the other. Leave in oven & iittle while to finish cooking. Tear apart and butter, NUT MACAROONS. Beat the white of one egg, add gradually one cup of light brewn sugar and beat thoroughly, then fold in one cup of finely chopped nut meats sprinkled with @ few grains of salt, Drop from a teaspoon in a buts tered sheet, allowing plenty of space between each, and bake in a moderate oven. WELSH RAREBIT. Into two tablespoonfuls of hot melted butter stir one tablespoon- ful of flour, quarter-teaspoontul of mustard, & pinch of salt, Add slowly to this one cup of warm milk. Cook to a cream, then add one cup of grated cheese ; stir until cheese is melted, remove from fire and quickly stir in well beaten egg. Serve om toast. This makes five portions, AUNT HET “I reckon the greatest compliment to preachers is the way folks notice it v] their boys is as bad as other ** {(Copyright, 1824.) HOW IT STARTED BY JEAN NEWTON. Makipg It Hot for Him. *T'U make it hot for him” s an inele- gant buf commonly heard way of mply~ > ing that disagreeable attentions and un- pléasantness are in store for the sub-"* Ject of the remark. The expression has its origin in a tals’ « of” Greek mythology, the" subject which is Falos, the man of bris kept watch over the Islaad of “klng around it en he pai = i -] The legend, of Phoenician origm, is one of the popular links in the cf ncient fable, and is aceepted us the ‘oundation for the modern reféerence 1o making a place -t00 hot for the DORNOL who merits one's unfavorable attentfonk . (Copxright, 1924.) Blind . people fagidde