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‘ BY MARY For centuries damask weaving, was & mystery. WOMAN’S It had had its origin in R — PAGE. MARSHALL. varieties of damask. The fashionable damask of today is of one color—the Damascus, that Syrian city which the nfe“‘x';“?“;‘g REQUERLjguy Saienely by Arabs consider ihe most beautiful| For spring you canmot do hetter A SMART FROCK THAT SHOWS A PINK SILK DAMASK SKIRT AND A JUMP < JERSEY IN THE S E SHADE, WITH COLLAR, CUFF AND POCKET OF THE DAM. spot in the world and which of Paradise in the Koran. And it was from Damascus that the word damask was derived. It is only within fairly recent times that the process of damask ‘eaving has been generally understood. and it is still something of a mystery to know how the oriental weavers of old time, with such rude looms as th, command, were able to weave into their fabric the intricate and lovely designs they did. You may or may not know that there are several sorts of damask— among them diaper, in which the pat- tern is woven in small geometrical patterns, and brocade, which has long | beeri one of the most all fabrics. But when we speak of damask in present-day fashion gossip we do not. of course, include brocade or other ODD FACTS AB sumptuous of Department of Peycholooy. ‘Why We Dream. The door of your bedroom is blown closed by the wind. There is a terri- ble noise. If you are asleep, it isn't a banging door that vou hear: it's a shot, a thunder clap, a building fall- ing. The rains beats against the window. | In sleep it becomes a_flood or mon- strous waves that rise high in the air The first thing you know, you are riding the top of the wave in a little boat being tossed about helplessly. Some one snores in the next room, You hear lions and tigers roaring about you. You are in a vast jungle alone without any weapon. You are about to be pounced upon by the grarling animals. When vou awaken the cold beads of perspiration are standing on your brow. Sometimes, perhaps, there is no noise from the outside which causes your dream. Then what” You have been to the circus or the ®oo. You have had an unpleasant day at the office. Your automobile caused you trouble. You go to sieep much upset as a result of the day’s activi- tiea. You begin to dream that the man with whom you had the objec- Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN hired girl me an’ “Mamma says our in my room where they're gone.’ new she | was | taken as a model for the description | ¢ had at their | BY YALE S. NATHANSON, B. Sc., M. A. than to chuose a damask frock or a damask coat. Black and navy blue take on new smartness when found in silk damask. You may select a black silk damask coat with a throw scarf and a cape back. This would | be smart and useful. Or vou may choose a coat of pink or green, powder blue, or white silk damask to match a simple little one-piece frock of the same material. Just at present we usually hear most of Chinese damask, and it was. of course, the soft fine silk damask from the Far East that first set the fashion here, though needless to say only a small percentage of the damask used here is from China. 1926.) (Copyright. MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST Baked Pears Oatmeal with Cream Kippered Herring with Eggs Graham Gems Coffee LUNCHEON Creamed Lobster French Bread Steamed Rice Cookies Tea DINNER Beef Broth Fried Liver and Bacon med Onions Baked Potatoes Vegetable Salad, French Dressing Dutch Apple Pudding Coffee GRAHAM GEMS One beaten egg, one cupful graham flour, two cupfuls pas- try flour, three teaspoonfuls sugar, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, pinch salt. Mix to soft dough ‘with milk. If you use stove oven, have gem pan hot on top of stove, fill and bake in hot oven, putting grate halfway up, CREAMED LOBSTER. Melt one-quarter cupful but- tir in two cupfuls chopped | | lobster, half cupful cracker | | crumbs, quarter cupful cream, one teaspoonful pepper, dash salt Stir and two well beaten eggs. and cook until thick, turn | into heated dish and cover with two or three cupfuls seasoned bread crumbs browned in one large tablespoonful butter. | | DUTCH APPLE PUDDING One pint flour, one teaspoon- ful cream of tartar. half tea- spoonful soda, half teaspoonful salt, one egg. one cupful milk, two tablespoonfuls butter. four | | 1arge apples. Mix salt, soda and | | cream of tartar with flour and sift three times. Rub butter in flour, beat egg light. add milk, pour on flour and mix qdickly | | and thoroughly. Spread dough about half inch deep in but- tered pan. Have apples pared and cut into eighths. Stick into dough in rows. sprinkle with two tablespoonfuls sugar. Bake in hot oven 25 minutes un- til golden hrown, ana eat with sugar and cream or plain. i OUT YOURSELF University of Pennsylvania , tionable words at the office riding | an elephant down the street. You are coming in the opposite direction, driv- ing your automobile. The street is not wide enough for vou to pass him. You | suggest to him that you will back out of the narrow thoroughfare, but no. he will not listen. Herstrikes the ele- phant on the head with a club the size of a telegraph pole and the beast charges madly at you, You are about |to be crushed by the jungle monster | when you awake, much upset and nervous by the dream. It is quite plain. Dreams are the “left-overs” of a slumbering brain ac- tivity. But the difference between a dream and a waking combination of ideals is that during the dream they run riot and instead of a sensible serfes of ewents everything seems to run together in wild combinations. You dream you are leaning over the edge of a bridge. You drink and drink until you have almost drained dry the entire body of water, but it does not help you and you awake thirsty. The same is true with dreamed-of food, where vou eat and eat and eat, but always awaken nearly arved. Certain sensations stay with us, asleep or awake, and play on our minds. If vou take a heavy handker- chief and bind vour eyes, you can see fiery balls, strange flashes of bright- colored lights, dark figures, lightning and numerous other sights. Often blind people for vears after they have become blind still see these strange sights. In dreams. then, it is the sensation which clings to us, the activity of some sense of feeling plus the dis- Jointed helter-skelter series of thoughts which crowd themselves together in the activity of a slumbering brain, (Copyright. 1926.) Frozen Pudding. One and one-half cups orange juice, two-thirds cup maraschino cherries, two-thirds cup chopped nuts, one-half teaspoon vanilla, one-fourth cup lemon juice, one-half cup powdered sugar, two cups heavy cream, sugar to sweeten. Combine the orange and lemon juice; add the sugar and place in a pudding mold. Combine the whip. ped cream with cherries, nuts and powdered sugar, adding vanilla last. Pour over the fruit juice in the mold, two tablespoons at a time so as to avoid mixing. Pack with ice and salt | mixture and let stand for about six | hours HOW IT STARTED BY JEAN NEWTON. Calling It “Hard-Tack.” “Isshe steak tender, dear?" eak? I thought it was hard- tack . In that eld and rathe: shabby Wit ticism from the realm of domesticity we have a typical use of the slang expression “hardtack” as we find It applied in common speech to anything that Is tough or difficult to masticate. The expression had its orgin in the language of the sea. In the dictionary of the sailor to “tack” means to sail into the eye of the wind, to try to move in the direction from which the wind is blowing. The odds are against the saflor who is “tacking” and he does not get very far. It was with reference to the hard work involved in tacking, authorities on sea terms tell us, that the sailors first began to use the term ‘“hard- tack’ for the old type of seaman's biscuits, which seemed designed espe- cially to give the sailor much work with little nourishment. And from that usage the term found its way in a slang sense into general speech. (Copyright. 1826.) The Month’s Gem. The February born shall find ooty and poace. Si minn Freedom from’ passion and from ca I they the amethyat will wear, "THE imagination of man has fancl- fully endowed gems with many talismanie, curative and supernatural powers: certain gems are belleved to render their possessors amiable, wise, strong and brave, while others serve as a binding charm for truth, love, friendship and happines breastplate, as many believe, or was introduced by astrologers from the Arabians is not known. The amethyst, the natal stone for February, symbolizes true love, sin- cerity, truth and happiness. Its vir- tues dispel evil thoughts, quicken the intellect, prevent intoxication and serve as an antidote for all poisons. In the age of Tuscan and Florentine art and Venetian commerce. when ination by poison was a pastime, s thought the amethyst would keep its wearer safe from this deadly peril. The word amethyst owes its root to the Greek “amethustos,” mean- ing “not drunken.” and it is believed to have a sobering effect, not only upon those who have partaken too freely of the cup that intoxicates, but also upon those over excited. In anclent times it was believed to be of great assistance to hunters in the capture of wild animals and to pre. serve soldiers from harm and give them victory over their enemies. The early Egyptian soldiers carried this shining purple rock on the field of battle as a charm against death by the shafts and swords of war. This practice was common In the Middle ‘for the same purpose in the last war. The amethyst. the violet or purple variety of quartz (a form of rock crys- tal), occurs practically over the entire world, but much of it lacks the deep purple color and transparent hue characteristic of the high-grade stonex and the essential feature of its value. Cevlon, India, Madagascar, Persia, SI- beria, Uruguay, Brazil. Mexico, Maine, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and the Lake Superior district are important areas of its occurrence. Of all specl- mens of amethysts that appear in the ‘market today, however, the Siberian stones are superior in richness and depth of their dark violet hue. The nature of the coloring matter of the amethyst was long thought to be oxide of manganese, but recent chemi- cal discoveries have led to the quite definite conclusion that its color phe. nomenon is due to an iron compound. Due to its abundance in nature and relative ease of cutting, amethystine quartz is worth today only about $1 per carat, while in olden times, when it was not so abundant and prepara- tory methods were more primitive, the stone’s value was many times this amount. The celebrated amethyst necklace owned by Queen Charlotte of England, valued at $10.000, would have an intrinsic value of about $500 at the present time. The amethyst's best claim to perpetual popular appre- ciation is its native beauty. Since no other stone affords its charming violet color. the development and uses of precious stones and jewelry to har- monize with costume color schemes will doubtless retain for it the place of high artistic value it has enjoyved or centuries. Parking With Peggy “The trouble with a lot of these model young men is that they're not the 1926 model.” Prices realized on Swift & Company sales of carcass beef in Washington, D. C., for week ending Saturday. February 20, 1926, on_shipments sold out. ranged from 1050 cents to 17.50 cents per pound and av- eraged 15.35 cents per pound.—Advertise- ment. THE -EVENING - STAR. It s impossible to say just when and how the custom of designating each month by a particular gem orig- inated. although the practice seems to have arisen in modern Europe ' some time during the fifteenth or six teenth century. Whether it was asso- clated with the 12 gems of Aaron's Ages and many amethysts were worn | OF C]ashion Clnder a SouthernClfloon. ances WASBHINGTON; D. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, -1926. MeNaught Syndieate, Ine. N Y What Tomorrow Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Pisces. Tomorrow's planetary aspects are | much clearer than those that prevail today. They denote optimism, en-| thusiasm and vim and a clearness | of perception will be sensed that will | make difficult problems easy of lution. It is, of course, an excellent | opportunity for making the changes that you have had in contemplation, for initiating the new task on which. for some time past, your mind has been set. After dusk tions will be the stimulating vibra- very evident and if you want to put your love to the test, “now is the appointed time." as there will be a responsiveness in the air. A boy born tomorrow will be. at birth, quite healthy and vigorous. and, provided that he does not jeop- ardize his physical chances by fool- hardiness, he will attain an exc tionally strong manhood. A girl will not be so fortunate. She will suffer| much from iliness during her in- fancy, and this will cause a strain on her system, which can only be eradicated after many years of care and attention. In temperament both boy and girl will be buoyant and cheerful, and the former will, at times, be 80 boisterous as to consti- tute himself a nuisance. They will not be very assiduous in their studies| The boy will show a strong predilec- | tion for sports and outdoor recrea- tions, while the girl will be an om- nixerous reader of “all sorts and con- ditions” of literature. If tomorrow is your birthday. you have never been a student of funda- mentals, although by delving into many subjects you have acquired a smattering of various topics, which, to the uninitiated, passes as learning, but which, to the intelligent, is su- perficiality. 1f you would change vour tactics, concentrate on some one useful sub- ject, master its details and listen in- stead of talk, you could, given your natural abilities, acquire a command- ing_position. You are generous to a fault and are rather Indiscriminate in vour glving. You are unselfish and no sacrifice to you is too great for those whom you wish to help. Although too garrulous, you are very companionable, and your home life, especially if your mate be of the silent type, should be extremely happy. - Well known persons born on that date are: George F. Wilde, naval officer: Frederick B. Ward. trage- dian; Maurice Bloomfield, philologist: Stephen A. Douglas Volk, artist; Mar- garet Deland., author: Samuel Pepys, ous English _diarist. = (Copyright. 1926.) Rejects Styles. Winnie Melville, the prominent Eng- lish actress, has almost become a marked woman in London because she has not surrendered her individu- ality and submitted herself to the bob artist, or adopted short sKirts, rouged lips or Russian boots. One London fashion expert. in writ- fhg about Miss Melville, said, “she is all the more winsome l?guuae she re- The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1926.) Biblical name. Edge. Wise bird. Make amends. Mistake. Street (abbr.). tion A Southern out of. od of war. Sheet of glass. Insect. Wickedness. Sharp. Story. 1100 (Roman). Behold. River in Siberia. Farewell. ~ Ourselves. English novelist. Orgy. A limb. Rodent. The sea eagle. Down. 1. Matter in the aeriform state. 2. Weasellike carnivore. 3. Proceed. 4. Remaining. Present for acceptance or rejec- State (abbr.). Worthless fragment. Answer to Saturday’s Puzzle. _ = f Screamers’ Jobs. “Professional screamers” is a new livelihood for many women who were employed in the museum park at the Wembley exposition. A number of women applied at the labor exchange for jobs as ‘criers” for the fiip-flaps, helter-skelter, job wheels or any other similar forms of entertainment which require a ‘‘screamer” to draw the erowd. Peer into. Conjunction Laced together with threads. Notable period. Negative. Railroad (abbr.). Distant. Kind of sailing vessel. Commonplace. Question Japanese coin. Hole in the ground. Adam’s wife. Live coal, Prefix; three. Bend down. River in Germany. Try out. Mouths. In the Christian era (abbr.). Toward the top. Even. . Morning (abbr.) 44. Egyptian sun god. Okra Gumbo. When boiling a shoulder of mutton, add to the pot a good sized carrot (diced) and an onion stuck with two cloves. Plan to have about two quarts of liquor. Next day slowly fry one sliced onion in a littie dripping. When brown add a cupful of canned toma- toes, half of the pot liquor freed from fat, and a can of okra. If any bacon — | is left from breakfast, chop it fine {and add it, seasoning with salt and pepper. Cook slowly for an hour, stir in any boiled rice left from the night before and cook for 10 minutes longer. When ready to serve the gumbo should be of the consistency of a thick stew. For dinner use the remainder of the liquor as soup, with the addi- tion of barley and seasoning. Fish en Coquille. Free the remnants of bluefish from skin and bone and break into good sized flakes. For a pint, make a cream sauce with one tablespoonful each of butter and flour, one-half a teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth tea- spoonful of pepper and one cupful of milk. Mix carefully with the fish, fill shells with the mixture, cover with buttered crumbs and brown in a quick oven. ONCE UPON A TIME THE STORY UP TO NOW NOW.WHITE'S MOTHER HAD DIED AND WER FATHER, THE KING, HAD MARRIED A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WHO WISHED TO BE FAIRER THAN ANVONEQELSE. SHE HAD A MIRROR THAT ALWAYS TOLD HER THE TRUTH, AND WHEN IT TOLD WER THAT SNOW-WNITE WAS MORE TRIED TO KILL WE SNOW-WHITE ESCAPED AND PINALLY REACME| A PRETTY LITTLE HOU INYHE WOODS. IT WAS FURNISHED SNOW-WHIT WENT 70 8 NIGHT THE OWNERS, SEVEN LITTLE DWARFS, CAME HOME. THEY ASKED SNOWAWITE TO LIVE VR THER, THE DWARFS WERE VERY HAPPY TOGETHER. U‘I’ EVERY MORNING WHEN THEY LEFT HER ‘THE GOOD DWARFS WARNED HER AND SAID, “BEWARE OF YOUR WICKED STEP-MOTHER. SHE WILL SOME DAY FIND THAT YOU ARE HERKE, 80 BE.CAREFUL AND LET NO ONE IN WHILE WE ARE GONR™ ° - Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs—IX. El BEAUTIFUL WOMAN [HWKING THAT SNOW-WHITE WAS DEAD, THE N HAD NO DOUBT SHE WAS AGAIN THE MOST IN THE WORLD; SO SHE STOOD HER MIRROR AND SAID, “MIRROR, MIRROR HE MIRROR REPLIED, “FAIR QUEEN, AT HOME THERE IS NONE LIKE THEE, BUT OVER THE MOUNTAINS IS SNOW-WHITE FREE, WITH SEVEN LITTLE DWARFS WHO ARE STRANGE TO SEE; A THOUSAND TIMES BY W. J. ENRIGHT A LT g i|l Pa. Ave. and 23rd Street NW. | My Neighbor Says To heat a pie without burning the crust, put it into a_deep bak- ing dish filled with hot water and stand on the oven top till about 20 minutes before wanted; then put in the, oven to heat the crust. The pie will be as nice as If just cooked To keep patent leather shoes in good condition, wipe off all dirt with a little water and sponge: then polish with a soft cloth. Juice is often left over from fresh or canned berries. Add gelatin to it in the proportion of one level teaspoonful or gelatin to one pint of liquid. First soak the gelatin in one-four cupful of cold juice, then add one and three fourthg cupfuls of hot Juice, turn into a wet mold, chill and use as dessert or salad Before waxing vour hardwood floors, wash them well with soap and water to remove dust and dirt. When thoroughly dry, apply wax and polish. A clothespin apron is quite conyenient on cleaning day. In one large pocket put chamois. whisk broom and small brushes, thus saving many steps. Into it also put all the scraps and litter meant for the scrap | | basket | ‘To turn out jellies quite whole from the mold, grease the mold with butter and when the jelly is to be turned out, plunge the mold into hot water and remove at once. Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words often misused: Don't say It is nothing lilke as heautiful the othy ne. " ¥ "It is not nearly so beautiful.” Often mispronounced: Romance. Accent last syllable, instead of first s0_commonly done. Often misspelled: Dysentery. Note the dy and the er. Synonyms: Noise, sound, tumult, clamor, din, racket, roar. Word study: ' word three times and it is your: Let us in crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: the quality of being sacred: “She wanted to be alone in ity of her own room." Slave Bangles. Slave bangles made of fvory, tortoise shell and amber and even celluloid are the most recent articles of arm adornment among the Russia women. These may be worn singly or in twos and threes For those who can afford them there ovals and ogether with flexible link: RESORTS NTIC CITY. N, SHotelTxighton Atlantic City:ALJ. Established 1875. ‘American P! In centre of exclusive beach front sect New fireproof addition. Sea Water in private baths. Sun dacks. Private garage on premises. 9 el ) squares, pieced | i ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. aayey Fireproof. Direct Ocean Front, W open. WALTER J. BUZBY. EDUCATIONAL. 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