Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1924, Page 30

WOMA N’S PAGE. Comfort for the Child Suggestions for the Health and Entertainment of the Very Young Members of the Family—Co- Operation Among the In almost every family there is at 1aast one child who “feels the cold.” Since children need warmth as much as food, this uncomfortable sensation of always feeling cold means real suf- fering. A chlld who is not dressed with sufficient clothing, if healthy, tries to make up for the absence of | external warmth by always appearing to be hungry. Woolen clothing of soft knitted make supplies warmth without too much weight, but here again care must be taken not to over- clothe a child. A child who is inclined to be chilly and is old enough to walk should have sleeping suits made with feet, 8o that if he throws off the bedclothes 1o part of him that is susceptible to chill will be uncovered. Do not allow vour child to continue wearing Jjust Socks in cold weather. Put him into wwarm gaiters that reach high up and cover the logs. Do this as soon as his little red nose and cold fingers warn You that he Is not warm enough. Do not wrap up a child's throat too closely. Children who feel the cold inten are not made warmer by means of scarfs and furs swathed around the neck. This only makes them more sensitive to the cold. It is the hands and feet that should be Xept warm. In very cold weather a close-fitting cap should be drawn over the ears. A child should be en-| couraged to sponge the throat with cold water every morning upon rising. This will be a great benefit. It is usually discovered that chil- dren who are always cold suffer from @ deficlency of fat in their diet. This must be supplied, and, as no child at first likes the fat of meat, it should be given in the form of butter, cream and suet puddings. Children who eat heartily of good, plain food at regu- Jar fntervals seldom suffer much from cold, provided, as has been said, that their clothing is suitable. When a baby s in his carriage and delights to kick and wave his legs in the air, he can do this without un- covering himself if his mother will make a square bag of light, warm erial with elastic at the top to keep it in position under the baby’s arms, or else with shaped flaps to come over the baby's shoulders and button onto the bag in front. Do not always be alarmed because your baby cries. Crying is good for his lungs. There are three kinds of cries, which can be distinguished by one who has had experfence—the pain cry, the hungry cry and the healthy cry. Most of a baby's crying is healthy crying. It is the only way he has of exercising his lungs. If he does not cry at all, look out for trouble. A baby should be weighed at regu- lar intervals. Nothing else will tell 50 accurately whether or not he fs ihriving. For the first vear a baby should be weighed each week. Dur- ing the second vear every two or | three weeks will be often enough. The best time to weigh him is when | he is undressed, just before giving him his bath. Special Caution: Do not trust your baby alone. For an active and enterprising baby, op- portunities for mischief are open In €ven the least promising directions. No mother can possibly foresee all the chances of which & child can avall | himself the Instant they are present- ed. For instance, do not leave your baby alone on a couch for a minute, no matter how well fenced in by pil- lows he may be. He is liable to tum- ble forward on the floor on his head You may put him on the floor for a few minutes if you are sure there is nothing dangerous that he can crawl to. - Do not use fasten small bonnet st safety pins to ngs or any other| wardrobe. Unappe- y_are, a baby can and llow them if he takes a no- sc the large-sized pins, and then if the baby does work one open and attempts to eat it it will not go down. A dit of cord may seem to be a harmless plaything, but a baby will not hesitate to swallow an indefinite length of any kind of string that is soft and small enough to be pushed into the mouth a little at a time. If it {s fastened to a teething ring or other large object, it may be reeled out again with no serfous results, but beware of a loose plece which can- not be drawn forth. 1f a workbasket stands on a table iaving a cloth which hangs over the edge, sooner or later the baby will et hold of the tablecloth and pull untll he drags It and the whole col- lsction of needles, pins and scissors on his head. All sharp and breakable BEDTIME STORIE Heedless Little Otter. ‘The wilifal and the heedless gain Experience throught fright and pain. Mrs, Otter. Little Joe and Mrs. Otter are wise in tho ways and the things of the Green Forest. So as they journeyed toward the distant brook they had vlanned to visit thelr keen ears caught every little sound, and with- out bothering to investigate they knew just what had made cach little sound. But with the two young Ot- I'M SURE 1 SAW SOMETHING | MOVE OVER THERE,"” SAID THE | WILLFUL YOUNG OTTER. ters it was a very different matter Fverything was new and strange and therefore interesting. They wanted to stop and examine everything. Every time they heard a little noise at one side they wanted to go over and find out what had made it. Now Mrs. Otter is a good mother, a watehful mother. She kept a_keen eye on the two young Otters. Every time they started off she called them back. She warned them that there were dangers in the Green For She did her best to frighten them. sw the smallest Otter was head- strong and willful and heedless. She wanted to have her own way. “Mother is just trying to scare us,” she whis- pered to her brother. “I don’t belleve ihere is any danger. We haven't seen a single thing to be afraid of. She wants us to tag along st her heels and not have any fun. I want to see all there is to see. She can' me. I'm not afraid of any on So the smallest Otter kept &ropping behind to examine everything that interested her. At the same time she liept a watohfwl eye om Mrs. Ottgr | gtrl's Heads of Households. things should be put where the child cannot achieve even the most indi- rect communication with them. Look out for the edge of wall pa- per just above the baseboard. If it is the least bit loose a creeping baby, who has nothing to do but explore, will discover it and will tear off large patches of the paper before you know {t, and eat them, too. This is bad for the baby and expensive for the mother. When selecting toys for a baby those made of ivory or hard rubber are best. Select the best quality of hard rubber articles that are not col- ored. Avold all woolly dogs or lambs, as the baby is sure to get some of the fluff in his mouth, which will cause gastric disturbances. A small child will be able to bathe himself at o much earlier age than usual if you make a pair of bath mits for him instead of having him use the regular wash cloth, which is inclined to slip out of his hands. You can make the mits out of dis- carded Turkish towels, just a square of the toweling made Snug enough to stay on the hand. Crib and Carriage. Instead of making quilted pads for the baby's basket and crib, use a bath towel folded once. It can be laundered more easily than the pad and forms a lighter absorbent and protector for the mattress. The towel will be found to be quite as Inex- pensive as the pad, especially when the time in making fs taken into con- sideration. There are a great many pretty blankets for the baby's carriage to be seen in the stores, but a pretty one can be duplicated at home. This| is made by combining strips of two- | inch heavy Cluny lace with crocheted | stripes of the same width made from | fine, light wool. The whole is then| edged with a frill of heavy Cluny| lace. Lined with wash silk, these| are light in welght, dainty in appear- ance and easily laundered. Entertainment. Four mothers in a certain section of the city have set aside one day in the week that they call “Moth- ers' day.” One of them keeps her| own and the children of the other three mothers all day, while the other mothers go shopping or visit- ing or rest. Fach mother takes turn in doing_this. A good birthday party for a child was arranged by one mother in the following way: She did not want the little guests to bring gifts or to be dressed in their best clothes, 5o she engaged a kindergarten teacher for the afternoon to entertain the little folks, then she asked the other moth- ers if their children would come and play with her little child on a cer- tatn day. The children had a jol time, as the teacher knew just ho: to keep them interested and happy. One way to entertain a convalescent child who is not yet strong enough to sit up in bed is to arrange a mir- ror on an easel in such a way as to reflect the moving panorama to be seen from the window. If the street scene tires the child, the glass may be fixed as to show the restful blue sky and fleeting clouds. If no easel is at hand, an upright stick fastened to the back of a chair will answer | the same purpose. Other mothers may be interested in several noveltis which were origi- nated by one mother for her little birthday party. “Digging for Treasure” formed a very. populagacon- test for the children.. TRe §th—r hostess wrapped a number of-dittle souvenirs in red, white ‘and blie tis- sue paper and buried them in & pile of sand. Each child was given.® toy spade and told to dig until & treasure was found. For another gams each child was provided with a little cane tied with streamers of red, white and blue, which' was kept as a souvenir after the game, and told to roll, with the help of the cane alone, three empty spools, one red, one white and one Dblue, over a certain designated space. The child accomplishing the feat in the shortest time would win a prize. A novel refreshment was served in the form of a desert called “Stars in the Snow.” It consisted of star-shap- ed individual molds of raspberry gel- atine on a bed of finely ground pop- corn. Sweetened whipped cream was served with it, the whole making Just such an attractive, colorful Qainty as appeals to childish eyes and taste, and was an agreeable change from the ice cream which is | sea. usually served at children’s parties. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS and every time the latter turned to see where the youngsters were ths | smallest Otter would go bounding along the trail, hurrying to catch up. Her brother was more obedient. He sometimes dropped behind, but never as far behind as his sister. Mother Otter, seeing the obedlent young Otter not far behind, would take it for granted that his sister was not far behind him, and so after awhile she became a little less watchful. The smallest Otter soon discovered this, and then she dropped farther back than ever. “T can’t get lost,” she said to her- self, “because all I have to do is to follow this trail through the snow. I don't care if they do get way ahead. I can catch up any time by hurrying. Now 1 wonder what this is. I am sure 1 saw something move under that little hemlock tree over to the right” She stopped and looked very hard at the young hemlock tree. The branches were bent down with snow. She couldn’t see under them. There ‘was nothing moving there now. She looked up the trail. Little Joe and Mrs. Otter were out of sight, and her brother was just disappearing over the top of a little ridge. “Im sure I saw something move over there said the willful young Otter, looking back at the little hem- lock tree. “I'm sure I did. It won't take but a minute to go over thers and find out. Mother has always said that we should learn all can. How can we learn If we don't try to find out about things? There certainly won’'t be any harm in looking under that little tree. Once more she glanced along the trail. Her brother had disappeared. No one was in sight. Then she turned and bounded through the snow to- ward that little hemlock tres. She was going to satisfy her curiosity. (Copyright, 1924, by T. W. Burgess.) Cabbage With Apples. Chop 2 pounds of red cabbage and stew for 30 minutes in a covered saycepan with 2 tablespoonfuls of bacon drippings and a very little water, turning the cabbage once in a while with a fork to cook it evenly., Core, pare and quarter 4 sour apples, add these to the kettle, cover them with the cabbage, add 2 tablespoon- fuls of vinegar, and simmer until the apples are done. Season with 1 teaspoonful of salt, 3% teaspoonful of pepper and 2 teaspoonfuls of sugar. Stir all together and serve with roast pork or any meat. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., |DorothyDix This dey I devote Each and every December In thinking of friends I forgot to remember. From Pop was smoking in back of the sport- ing page and ma opened her cross werd puzzel book saying, Willyum, I cant think of eny werd of 4 letters meening soctable. T don't sed. O well, enyway, T think Tl do the vertical ones ferst, 1 allways have better tuck wen 1 start with the vertical werds, ma sed. Willyum, wats a vertical werd of 5 letters, I meen eny werd of 5 letters, meening to train horses? she sed. Panama Canal, pop sed. Now Willsum, dont start to try to be funny, Im depending on you to help me with this, ma sed. Yee gods, the last time T red the sport- ing page in peece was the yeer of the big flood, pop sed. Thie {s the last puzsel book and I want to get it rite, ma sed. Wat, the last one, dont tell me youre up to the last one? pop sed. I certeny am and I wish T was jest starting, its certeny bin thrilling, ma ixpect you to, ITm sure, pop Well this is good news, Tl help you do the last one with plezzure, pop sed. Do you meen to say wen this one is done the confounded book will be gone out of your life forever, not to say out of mine? he sed. Certeny, wat good is a cross werd puzzel book thats all filled out? ma sed, and pop sed, Its far sweeter to me than one thats yawning to be fllled, now wat was the werd, 5 letters meening to train horses? Yes, wat do you think it could be, Willyum? ma sed, and pop sed, Well, lets see, no werd of 5 letters can get the best of me, Ill werk this puzzel out with you if it takes till midnite, I dont know wat youre going to do with your- self now that the hole book will be filled out. O dont worry about me, Im going rite down town the ferst thing tomorrow and get the 2nd book of the series, theres 6 of them altogther o far, ma sed, and pop sed, Yee gods, and got in back of the sporting page agen and wouldent anser any more questions no matter who asked him, espeshilly ma. | “Too much of the wrong food,” says Dr. Willlam Palmer Lucas, “is’ just as unfortunate as too little of the right kind.” Remember this when you are wondering whether it will “harm Johnny Just this once” to give him all he wants of hearty meat and rich dessert. Remember that the calorie is simply a unit of measure for energy derived from food. This energy is obtained through the sun, and it is made avalla- ble for children and adults alike by means of the cereals, fruits and vegeta- bles. Indirectly, of course, this energy is also derived from the flesh of animals which have in their turn eaten of the vegetable foods. Don't get the idea that a child's crav- ings are a safe guide when it comes to selecting his food. He may demand far more candy, for example, than is good for him. The main point s to train his taste and to cultivate his powers of selection and resistance. 1 you are seeking laxative foods for children select from the following list: Bran muffins, entire wheat breads and crackers, peanut butter, olive oil, applea, raisins, figs, dates, honey, spinach, molasses, gingerbread, prunes and grapes. A child should be weighed at least once in two months; monthly weighing will be the better rule. Among the slgns of malnutrition are the following: Weight below or above normal, height .below or above normal, overfatigue from slight exertion, poor circulation, disturbed sleep, nervous tansion, slow mental processes or occa- sionally acute mentality, poor digestion and assimiliation, low resistance to colds and other infections. Remember that too much food may cause malnutrition just as truly as too little. Look to the formation of good food habits while the children are very soung. Such care will save untold misery and il health in later vears. 1t is worth while to spend considera- ble effort In rousing the individual child’s interest in right eating. If games will do it, then by all means let there be games; if something else will serve the | purpose, better adopt that plan. (Copyright, 192¢.) PBistory of Bour Name. BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN. MULCAHY. VARIATION—Mulcahy. RACIAL ORIGIN—Irish. SOURCE—A surname. I1f we were Just speculating, according to the rules of English spelling and pronunciation, and some- body handed us the Irish spelling of this name to render into English, we would probably call {t “Malcatha” or “O’'Malcatha,” for the Irish form of the family or clan name is “O’Maolcatha. However, the “th” here {s not pro- nounced like “th,” but rather as “h.” It would be difficult, in fact, to fig- ure out in English spelling that woul dgive the Irish pronunciation any better than Mulcahy, providing you give the “a” the short instead of the long sound. “Mul-cah-hy” is 2 better pronunciation of this name than “Mul-cay-hy,” though the latter is the more usual, owing to the in- fluence of the English spelling. Unlike most of the Irish clan names, this one is not so old. It does not date back further than about 1600, the sept originating as a branch of one of the “O'Moore” clans, a cer- tain John O’Moore having been nick- named “Maolcatha” or “Champlon of Battle.” And from this surname his followers and descendants adopted the name of “O'Maolcatha.” (Copyright, 1824.) Transparent Lemon Pie. Beat one whole egg and the yolks of two. Add three-fourths of a cup- ful of water and the strained juice of one lemon. Mix one cupful of sugar and two tablespoonfuls of flour, then add the eggs, water and lemon juice. Cook until it begins to thicken, pour into a crust and bake. Then beat whites of two eggs to & stiff froth and beat in one tablespoonful of sugar. Put on top of the pie and brown slightly. Y Liverty for the Old! Pleas for the Personal Freedom of Aged Parents Although Old People, as a Rule, Have Their Share of Curiosity, Give Them Their Share of Freedom. NE of the most exasperating things about age is its curiosity. As people grow old, ai people’s affal: nd have fewer interests of their own, their interest In other increases, and meddling in the business of those about them becomes a mania that they cannot control. In particular are old people possessed of a mad, { curlosity about their children’s concerns that makes them put t! daughters through the third degree about every little thing they do, devouring, Insatiable sons and and that is so wearying and worrying that only the patience of & Job could stand it with proper meekness and fortitude. Ana, alas, Job has few descendants in this nerve-racked age. So about ather or mother asks foolish question No. 11,985,431 son or E'ifixfiifli's'umw breaks under the strain and he or she makes a tart reply that hurts the feelings of the dear old man or woman who can't see why John and Mary object to be catechised about every actlon of their lives. Naturally, women who belong to the curious sex, anyway, are the chief offenders in this line, and the real reason that mother-in-law is generally regarded as a dreaded pest instead of a welcome guest in a household {s that the old lady pries Into the garbage can and cross-questions her in-laws about everything they do, and fall to do. [DAUGHTERS have to go through the same ordeal, but they accept it with more grace as being part of the duty of daughterhood, though nothing s more common than to hesr a woman say: “My mother lives with me, and she is the dearest and sweetest soul on earth, but she runs me mad with her perpetual questioning. I can't make a move without going through a long explanation about what I expect to do, and why I am doing it, and why I dién’t do something el 1 I go down- town shopping she wants to know why I didn’'t go yesterday, or why I don’t wait and go tomorrow, and what stores I am going to. And when I get home she questions me over and over again about what I bought, and why I paid what I did for it. and why I didn’t buy something else, or go to some shop where things were cheaper. “Of course, 1 know it is just because she loves me, and because my interests are her interests; but, after all, my affairs are my own affaira I've got a right to run them in my own way, and I would like to have a little freedom to do as I please without having to explain my motives.” Undoubtedly, the curiosity of the old is an affliction that is grievous to be borne, but do the young ever &top to consider that they are guilty of the same offense toward the old? And does it ever cre s their minds that the old no more enjoy being spled upon and having to fill in a questionnalre about everything they do than the young do? Can mother and father, if they live with their children, go downtown without having to tell why they are going and where they are going, and Can mother buy & new dress or a new bonnet without all of her daughters sitting in judgment on it and picking out what they think she should wear instead of her having the privilege of how long they expect to be gone? suiting her own taste? Can mother and father go off on a trip without every detall of it being canvassed by the whole family? Can mother and father even eat what they please without their food-faddist children telling them how bad it is for them to eat what they like and what they have been eating for 70 years? The only way that old people can secure y personal liberty for them- selves is to have a quarrel with their children, and this is a higher price than most parents are willing to pay even for the great boon of freedom. Therefore, father and mother bear with what fortitude they may the perpetual questioning of their children, while they speculate upon the freak of nature that made them beget a family of human interrogation points. HE young seem to think that the old enjoy being held in leading strings, yet their common sense should tell them that the man who has been at the head of his own business, and commanded other men, finds it galling not to be able to walk around the block without having to punch the home time clock before and after going. Nor does the woman who has been a notable housekeeper and manager desire to be reminded that she is not to be trusted to buy a spool of thread on her own judgment. Curiously enough, tho more familles love each other the more they tyrannize over each other and the less personal liberty they allow each other. It is the idolatrous parents who never let their children have any more privacy of thought or independence of action than a fly under a glass. their obsessing love that makes every detail of their children's lives more fmportant to them than the fall of empires, and that causes them to question their sons and daughters until they flee from them to strangers, who are compelled to put a decent restraint upen their eurfosity. Nor is there any other such grinding tyranny as that exercised over old people by a perfectly devoted daughter. Tt is her anxfety about the father and mother she loves that makes her interrogate them about their | uprisings and down sittings until they wish they could g0 on up to St. Peter and answer a few final questions and be done with it. Family curiosity is the bane of family life and the price of family life. And the old have not a monoply of the vice. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1824.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Cepyright, N N N \\}\\&\ Mythical monsters. Domestic pet. Fish eggs Girl's name. A number. . At present. . To fasten with thread. Suffix signifylng of. Marsh land. Double. To cover again with stone, A frog-like reptile. To go in. Other. English territorial division, To take without leave, The wheel of a spur. Indefinite article. A parent. Thoroughfare (abbr.). Part of to be. . Luster from a polished surface. . The cholcest part. To prepare for athletic contests. 50. An excuse. . Form. Stated price. A fruit. Egg shaped. A number. Girl's name. A period of time. Measure of length. Destiny. An incursion. A poem. Cunning. A snake. Considers an affront. Down. Canonized. Frozen fluid. AN Y Grains. To speak. Got up. A debauchee. Prefix meaning through. Made a noise. 13. Well (Scotch exclamation). 14. A type of disease. 16. To possess. 17. Mental faculties. 20. To frustrate. 21. Auditory organ. 23. A snare. 25. Plural (abbr.). 26. Like. 27. Definite article. 29. To infer conclusions. 31. Hindu title of respect (plural). Insects. A precious stone. Walks. 35. 10, Answer to Yesterday’s Puzzle. [OIPEALIEITIYT 1 IN] [ENEE|LT] (O[1 |O|NE} ISIEINJAITIE] L BERIED] G ERRE RIE]| 41, 42. 43, 4. 45, 46. 47, 49. b1. 52. 4. 56. 57. 60. An entrance, An untruth. A carousal. Interested. Abbreviated form for thoug! Edges of a roof (singular). Companions. Hastened, Note of diatonic scale. Prefix meaning in. A companion. Mede of a certaln grain. To obliterate. « Created. Is 1L, A dandy. Color. Curried SWeetbreldl.. Cook six sweetbreads in a pint of strong ohicken broth. When done, cut them In thick slices and place them in a saucepan. In another sducepan chop an onion and let it smother with thres ounoes of fresh butter. Add a tablespoonful of curry powder, a tablespoonful of flour, and let all smother for one minute more. Then add two cupfuls of the chicken broth, one cupful of tomato julce, a little chopped celery and parsiey, one bay leaf, one clove and half an apple cut in slices. Stir fast until bolling. Let it continue to boll for thirty minutes very slowly, then strain over the sweetbreads and let boll again for three minutes. Season with salt and add one-half a cupful of sweet cream and serve with boiled rice. —_— Mies Margaret Thayer of Philad phia, noted as a big game hunter, is setting out ‘t‘or Mombasa on & Mon It is FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1924. HOW TO SOLVE PUZZLE. Start by filling In words you know. One letter to each white square. Words start In numbered squares go- ing either across (horizontal) or up and down (vertical). Below are the keys to the missing words. Remem- ber, letters when placed in the squares should spell a word up and down or across. A PUZZLE OF PROVERBS. (Horizontal) FIll in blanke. 1-3. —— ounce of prevention — worth a pound of cure. 4. Never put until tomorrow what you can do today. 7. A great oak from a little acorn (Vertical) 2. There is fool llke an old one. 3. at first you don’t succeed tr: try again. 5. A —— and his money are soon parted. 6. —— before beauty. 8. Never a woman her age. (Answer will follow In tomorrow's paper.) What Today Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Capricorn. Excellent planetary conditions pre- vail until sundown, inolining to har- mony and progress. Problems that, owing to their complexity, have been lald as!de, can be tackled afresh, and the vibrations are such that a happy solution will be found. Enterprises that have been held up, difficulties with which you could not cope, can now be handled anew. and the stimulating influences of today’s conditions will enable you to go ahead with vim and vigor. Literary or ar- tistio efforts laid for dack of inspiration, can now be resumed, and what was dificult be- fore will now be comparatively easy. After sundown, the aspects are rather adverse and counsel tact and diplo- macy. A child born today will enjoy nor- mal health and is destined to reach its majority without experiencing any physical setback. It will be tempered, kind and loving. Tt will {have many friends, and no enemies. {1t will be musical, fond of good litera- ture, and the higher type of amuse- ments. It will love home, where its greatest interest will lle. Its love will be strong and constant, and it {Will recetve the unqualified devotion ’of its mate. 1f today is your birthday. you would have better success if you relied more on your own judgment than that of others. You possess marked literary | abllity, are fodd of fun, and generally {considered a good scout. You are far- | sighted, conservative and ambitious, {a strong lover, and a great home body. You lack self-confidence, and have not the courage of your convictions. { You make up your mind to do some- thing and if you did it as vou had planned it, the result, in most cases ! would be what you desired. You, how- ever, feel it inoumbent on you to ask the advice of others, and taking th re disappointed with what you {achiove. Well known people born on this date |are: Emma Southworth, author; Dion | Boucicault, acter and playwright; Charles H. Van Brunt, jurist; George Dewey, admiral, U. 8. N.; Willlam F. | McCombs, President cam~ paign manager; Norman Angell, author and lecturer. (Copyright. 1924 Cooking for Two. Making Unpopular Foods Toothsome, Once upon a time there was a busy dieticlan who occupled her time in helter-skelter scurries from house to house. Now the scurries were caused by heavy traffic and the harried feel- ing that she must do her hurrying outside the home! In other words, {when the dietitna, or “cookin’ lady, as she was often called. had a full schedule, she knew that she must plan 80 as to allow plenty of time when she finally arrived at the tiny rooms where her undernourished children lived. For was she not charged with the task of making the cheeks of thoso children blossom as the rose? And did not this call for ample time spent over Instructing the mothers in cooking their food? So when one day she arrived to find her special pale-faced youngster refusing the rice, she asked why, and_was told that it was “kinder mashed!” And it w Soggy, sod- den, sad! So the cooking lady set about mak- ing that rice, or rather its successor, look inviting, and perhaps her ex- perience may be of interest to moth- ers {n more prosperous homes. First, get brown rice! Then soak it for three or four hours, and then cook it in three times its bulk of rapldly boiling salted water. Place in a colander and wash away the surplus starch. Serve very hot, ‘| either as a cereal or vegetable, or as the basis of & simple dessert. Another unpopular dish is cabbage. Try boiling it in salted water and serving it plain with-sweet butter or ecalloped with white sauce and bread crumbs and cheese. One ven- tures & hope that from that day you will have no more complaints! Then there are carrots. How we used to hate them “when we were very young”! And yet only a little care is required to make them very appetizing. Select young and tender vegeta- bles and clean well. Remove the skins after cooking In bolling salted water. Slice and cook very slowly in well seasoned milk. This will take about half an hour. Remove from fire and serve with a dash of sweet pepper. As to bread pudding, it may be so glorified that its own maker will hardly recognize it. . Dry slices of stale bread slowly in the oven, crush with a rolling pin, and you are ready for the pudding. Stir some of the crumbs through 2 little melted butter, which is ready to hand, in a small saucepan, and place a layer of the buttered crumbs in the bottom of & baking dish. Then add alternate layers of stewed can- ned berrles, blackberries, blueberrie: or whatever you fancy, repeat unt dish s three-quarters full, with a layer of crumbs on top. Serve with 2 foamy sauce, and you will hear no more “slams” about bread pudding! (Copyright, 1924.) ‘The apple contalns a greater per- centage of phosphorus tham any eoth- er trutt. owing to| side temporarily | sweet- | FEATURES. For the New Year Entertainment BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. The four seasons and the months of the year will be featured in the en- tertalnment planned for New Year eve. Invitations read as follows: Father Time Requests the pleasure of your com- pany at nine o'clock, December 31st, to welcome a young guest, HAPPY NEW YEAR, Who will arrive at twelve sharp en route for the Four Seasons and the months of the Year. Each guest {s presented with a wee Cupid doll. Around his walst is a length of colored ribbon with a loop for attaching to coat button or frock The two having Cupids with sashes to match become partners for Game of Four Seasons. Four tables, each representing one season, are required for this game. Not less than two couples should be at any one table. The number above EACH SNOWBALL FAVOR. CONTAINS A not restricted. It is a progres- sive game. Playing begins simul- taneously at all tables, Spring. On the table numbered 1 should be sheets of various c tissue paper, green wire, scissors and library paste. Here The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra-la, thers | Have something to do with the case, for each person is to make a flower of some sort. The couple whose flow- ers are most perfect progresses to the second table, labeled Summer Vaeation. A road, buttons and dice are used in this game. The hostess should make the road previous to the evening. I consists of a 30-inch square of heav cardboard, marked off along each edge with a six-inch road, divided into spaces by cross lines at inter- vals of two inches. The road takes a sharp turn to the center of the board just before reaching the start- ing place. The center is lettered Perfect Vacation." At intervals a picture of a lake, a mountain, a waterfall or some bit of natural scenery should be pasted in spaces. In others there should be some directions, such as “A raise in salary, go ahead “A life in an auto, go ahead 5"; “A rainy dav, Zo back 27 “A train missed (or a boat), g0 back 5. or any chosen directions one cares to make. Rules of Game. Each player throws his dice in turn and moves his counter in the spaces according to the number indicated. No two buttons except those of partners can remain on the same spacs. The one arriving last must drop back five spaces. The partners who reach the Perfect Vacation first or get nearest to it win and progress to the third table, which represents Three large red cardboard “Rs” in- dicate that school begins in the Fall. Sixty years age red | Each peicil and paper on which num- bers are written corresponding with those on the lists of questions in the center of the table. Fartners may work together, but secretly from the rest. The teacher (hostess) comes around and examines the papers, and the couple with the largest number of correct answers progresses to the fourth and last table. Here are sample questions: What flowers wake up only in time for aft- ernoon tea? Answer, Four-o'clocks ‘What piece of furniture in the room represents a command? Answer, Stand. Winter. Snow (absorbent cotten) and small sled on which are piled numer- ous tiny wrapped parcels are on the table representing Winter. There is also a pile of white crepe paper cut into seven-inch squares and some library paste. Fach player makes a snowball by inclosing one of the packages in a wad of ootton, wraps it in the crepe paper and fastens the edges with paste. On each plece of paper is the name of one of the guests, which must come on the out- side of the snowball. No person makes more than one ball. Here, as it is the biggest table, the two who make the poorest snowballs go to the lowest table, numbered 1. When tha last snowball is finished it many mear the end of the progresive game. Th smowballs should be left piled on th table. Months of Year. Players are provided with pen and paper and write down what t consider represents the months of the vear, and which one, from the va- rious things in the rooms. Here are a few suggestions: A large number “I" represents the New Year, Janu- ary; a photo of Washington or valentine, February; a toy rabbit o: the ploture of one portrays the Mare hare; an umbrella, April; a may bas ket, May; a bowl of roses, June, A Drize should be awarded the per son glving the most answers cor- rectly. A calendar would be just the thing, or a diary. New Year Arrives. When the refreshments have bec served, which should be shortly after 11, each guest takes one of the snow- balls. At the stroke of 12 each perso: throws the one he holds to the pers whose name ft bears. So the Ne Year Is greeted with a shower of snowballs, which, on inspection, prov to hold trifies, such as miniaturs opera giasses, shovels, lanterns, luck animals, e which can be bought for a few pennies HOW IT STARTED BY JEAN NEWTON. Ivy and Holly. The ivy and the holly which ente: £0 largely Into our decoratione at this season are no exceptions to the fact that most of our Christmas customs are of pagan origin. Evergreen adorned the temples and the homes of {the Romans during their Saturnalia also, they have come down to us di- rectly from the drvad-worshiping Britons, who observed a vearly Win- ter festival at just this time. As a reminder to deck their homes in evergreens, so that the sylvan spirits might abide with them and protect them against the blasts of Winter, the Druid priests at this sea- son sent to each hut in their vicinity a epray of holly, ivy, laurel, box or mistletoe. When Christianity came the clergs | made strenuous efforts, we learn, to abolish the use of these pagan sym- bols at Christmas time, particularly to keep them out of the churches, but |to no avail. And now it would not be Christmas without the ivy and the holly and the mistletoe. (Copyright, 1 Pot Roast of Fish. Swordfish makes an excellent pot roast, so does halibut, or any other firm-fleshed fish that will retain its shape in cooking. Remove the bones and skin from 2 or 3 pounds of the fish, and cut In thick chunks of about 6 ounces each. Rub over each plecs lightly with salt, and let stand wh you heat, on a large pan, 3% cupfu! of butter or oil. Add to this % cup ful of finely chopped onions and 1 or 2 cloves of garlic and cook unt these are 1ightly and evenly browned Next add the pleces of fish, a brown them all over. Add 6 drops of tabasco sauce, or a few grai of cayenne, or a shredded sweet red pepper, and add also enough paprika to redden the whole. 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