Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1926, Page 29

WOMA N’S PAGE. Useful and Ornamental Bows BY MARY MARSHALL. When in doubt, use a bow—would be a good piece of advice to the woman who has time and inclination o make some of her Summer frocks. To be effective, however, there must not be too many bows and they must be tied and placed with a deft hand. A French fashion reporter says “Dame Fashion has fallen in love PLESH - COLORED GEORGETTE | DINNER FROCK. BEADED AND TRIMMED WITH A LARGE EOW OF THE MATERIAL ON THE LEFT SHOULDER with bows and is using them to trim all her latest frocks.” This. like many another fashion abservation, is some. thing of an exaggeration. The Welly Soeurs have a little bow-trimmed frock which has become rather famous. It is already known as the how frock, and has been reproduced in large numbers in the United States. The original frock, as well as the reproduc- tlons, is made of heavy flat crepe— a sl little, straight frock leng. close sesves. An inv pleat in the skirt sectlon giv essary fullness for inz. are horizontal bands of silk of a con- trasting shade finished with a bow of the same silk right in the front—four bands and four bows, one .to take the place of a little neck bow, another at tha bust. Another in the region of / the normal waist line and the last just below the hips. These hows are purely ornamental. On’ other frocks and wraps they are quite useful. Same of the new Jumpers and sports jackets have ends of ribbon or silk that are tied in small hows at the sides in place of buttons and buttonholes and capes frequently tie with bows or with one big bow at the hips. Bows, too, have taken the place of artificlal flowers in some instances. An enormous hdw of. rose-colored silk or velvet adorns the shoulder of one black evening frock, giving the nec- essary touch of color that seems more mportant now than for many seasons past. Newer than this are the large colorful bows of ribbon or silk that are placed across the shoulders of some of the new frocks. On some of the new period frocks of taffeta there is a row of small bows of vel- vet ribbon placed all the way down the skirt right in the front So if your fingers are blessed with the knack of tying bows now is the time to use it. (Copyright, 1926.) MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Grapefruit Oatmeal with Cream. Drop Eggs on Corned B roast. Marmalade. LUNCHEON. Frozen Fruit Salad. Clover Rolls. Canfied Raspberries. Sponge Drops. Tea. DINNER. Frult Cocktail. Fried Chicken. Bacon Curls. Delmonico Potatoes. String_Beans. Tomato Salad. French Dressing. Strawberry Shortcake. Coffee. Hash. EGGS ON HASH. Chopped cold ecooked corned beef from which skin, gristle and most of fat have been re. moved. Add equal quantity cold boiled potatoes, chopped and seasoned with salt, pepper and onion juice. Moisten with milk or cream, make into small flat cakes and cook in hot buttered spider. Brown on one side, turn and brown on other. Serve with dropped.egg on each cake. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE. 8ift two cups flour, one and three-fourths teaspoons baking powder and one-half teaspoon salt. Rub in two tablespoons butter and wet with enough sweet milk to make soft dough. , Break off small pieces and pat with fingers. into small, round cakes and spread butter on top. Take another small piece and pat flat on top of these and put h:!;n of butter on top. Bake in quick oven till brown. Break open and put one spoonful sweetened berries and on spoon- ful whipped cream, sweetened and flavored with vanilla be- tween, and you have the genu- ine old-fashioned shortcake. FROZEN FRUIT SALAD. To one pint whipped ecream add one eup white cherrfes, twa cups diced pineapple, one cup marshmallows, one cup blanch- ed almonds, one-half cup each red and green maraschino cher- ries. Dut in freezer and pack. Let ref at least 3 hours before seyving. Thg Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyrighf y of the Mongols. Hollow stem. Part of face. Southern State (abbr.). Ventures Point of the compass, Anglo-Saxon letter. Thwarted. . Engineering degree, Archaic pronoun. Twi Japanese statesman. . § Resinous substance. ! For example (abbr.). ‘Wary A continent (abbr,). 4 African plant. i In bed. A striped antelope. p* A wingless bird. e Down. [ Incite. [} peruse ‘Goddess of earth. Increase. [i Abstract conception of being. Proposed international language. ountain in Thessaly. - Sow. f. Given formally. Like. er to Saturday's Puzzle. LERADRNEEER (£ o[V AlTE] l t. 1926.) Prefix: into. - Large rabbit-like animals. Harden. Born. Enclosure. Rostrum of an ancient galley, Eskimo hut. That is (abbr.), Conjunction. Once again. Monhammedan magistrate. Rumanian coin. 5 tie ox. Hypothetical forcs. Prefix: two. “Puzzlicks” PussleLimericks A stranger who stopped off in —1— The!:ght zfl( thirst he was destined 0 —2—: Now he spends all his —3— ‘Where the soda fountain —4— And has almost winked his left —5—. 1. State of which Des Moines is the capi- Cgase to live; at ; visions of st distance (two worl %3‘& of sight: Note—This ‘Puzzlick,” which came in from Des Moines, was accompanied by a note reading: “If you think this a joke, come out here and you'll see that it isn’ Complete the limerick. and the reference will be obvious. The answer and another ‘Puzzlick” will appear tomorrow. Saturday's “Puzslick.’ A fellow: sojourning in Florida Got his bill from a clerk in the cor- or; * The more items he read The more s he sald, . And the weat| grew torrid anti tor- . (Cobyright. 1926.) Toed Pineapple. Take a ripe pineapple or a pre- served one, @ut it in halves and slices and season with ground ginger and sirup. Sprinkle over with chopped preserved ginger and chopped tachio nuts, then dish up. Pour the remainder of the sirup into.a dish and serve as a sweet for dinner. |like leaf, like the _pulpit distance (two words). | week. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1926. SPRINGTIME D. C. PEATTIE. The Aroids. Tn the florists’ windows calla lilies shine at you, white and gold. Try to however, and you ‘will In Miami they will show you their monstera deliciosa, another of the aroid family; in Hawail they eat dasheens, the tubers of an arold, and many a suburban garden hoasts R somewhate heavy bahk of elephant ear. You may have them all—all the sweet-smeliing callas and all the vile smelling arolds of the tropics. I like our little Northern ones best. . What a jolly little group of plants they are —the’ golden club, coming up now on the tidal flats along the Potomac; the jack-in-the-pulpit, who preaches all Spring long, but 'as ha bows in silent prayer I never weary of him. And then there is the mysterious dragon- tongue, with its long-pointed cap leaf, like the fang of a mythical monster. And arvow-arum waves from marshes and, as for skunk cabbage, 1 could even hold a brief for that plant, bad smelling though it be, People who are just beginning to learn something about flowers, and people who wish to learn, but fear it may prove ton hard, are troubled greatly b; tha plants are grouped into families. is startling to learn that lily and iris are in different families, while ro: and plum are in the same family. But the aroids, first family of. Spring, are always easy to recognize. They all have their minute flowers crowded on a spike, like the jack part of a jack-in-pulpit. and some sort of petal. part of the little woodland fIower. » Also, if you have ever tasted the lea) af an arold ‘ou will never forget the smarting of our tongue. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Thoughtfulness for Elders. One Mother says: 1t is a wise thing to allow the chil- dren to do some little act of kindness for their older friends from whom they have at different times received favors. There are not a great many things a child can make, but one very acceptable gift is a tea bag. I get a quarter of & pound of orange peloe or some other good tea and let the children tle up a tablespoonful in ves of cheesecloth. These little mce ver: gandy and the grow eioy recelving them ;frnm the children. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. Premature Babies. It is so natural for mothers to want their children to keep up with every one else’'s children that the problem of the premature child is made more acute. As soon as the baby has developed into any r semblance to a child of normal size the mother continually compares it with other children and worries be- cause of its size or development or whatnot. This is & mistake. The premature baby seldom equals the normal child until it has attained 5 years of age. After that if its early feeding and care “have been good, it should be of normal size and development and there will be no difference hetween it and other children of itz age. But the baby of 1 or 2 years who was horn one or two months premature will -not approximate the normal child apd should not he expected to @0 80 by its anxious mother. The premature baby must b ecared for differently from the nor- mad child, even if it fa at sufficient strength to be kept out of an incu- bator. Ita bodily heat is mo low that it must he kept warm constantly by hot- very amall no effort should to dress it strength & dissipated by teo much handling. Tt should be wrapped in cotton or lamb’s wool and oiled once a day Instead of bathed. 1If possible always it should be fed mather's milk and if it is too weak to nurse, the milk should be ex- pressed from the breasts and given from a tiny bottle. The mother breasts should he pumped regularly =0 that they will not cease to func- tion and will be ready when the baby is strong enough to nurse. Such a baby should be kept as quiet as possible and no strangers allowed in the room. It is best for one person to handle the child and this as little as possible. The tiny body has little or no resistance against disease and persons with colds should be kept out of the roam. If the wee flame of life can be nurged along these methods and the food proves digestible there is every chance for the baby to live. When its age is approximately that of a new born babe it may then be treated as one, providing, of course, its weight is then up to the normal for a new-born child. It i= mometimes almost miracu- lous the améunt of upsets and {lI1- ness these ti mites can survive, but it is never safe to take the least chance with them. My Neighbor Says: ‘Wash ribbons thoroughly in good suds, then rinse them in clear water, then in clear vine- gar. Allow them to dry par- tially, roll them up in a towel for an hour, thén press dry. Water that-is too hot will make anything white, silk or even a mixture of silk and cot- ton, turn vellow. Lukewarm water should be used for white silk stockings. In cooking rhubarb, {f you will turn boiling water over the plant, after peeling it and cut- ting it up, and ‘let it atand for 10 minutes, the less sugar you will need. Don’t cook it—just scald it. : 5 ‘When Tilling glasses or jars with preserves or jelly, place /them on four “thicknesses of ‘cloth that has been wrung out of cold water, Don't let them touch each other. If you do. this they will not break. - After being washed; nyishin blouses should be, dipped in water in whith a little borax has been dissolved. This answer better than starch for stiffening them. ¥ % the, Women Who Have Impoflaht Tasks : in Government Service -~ = Miss Emma F. Sirrine. One of the most practical examples of the service that the Department of Agriculture is rendering to farmers of the United States is In that of seed testing. When an importer delivers a shipment of foreign seeds at any of the ports of entry of this country, the customs officials are required to “draw samples” from each lot coming under the classifications listed in the seed importation act and send these sam- = IS A F. SIBRINE. ples to the Federal seed testing lab: oratory. Here they are inspected by experts for purity and germination traits. It is obvious that the mpor- tance of passing only good seeds is very great to the farmers, particu- larly when it is realized that the im- portation runs ax high As 10,425,300 pounds in a single seed group in one year. 1t i an interesting fact that the principal Government lahoratory for geed testing. here in Washington, has n the responsibility of reporting BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER on seed purity to A woman, Miss Em- ma F. Sirrine. When the seeds come in from the customs warehouses she mugt check them for (1) freedom from weed seeds, (2) whether they are true to name and (3) freedom from adul- teration. She must also render judgment on seeds sent to her by farmers or seeds- one who v write_in for an opinion, 3 Miss Sicrine comes from. Jlowa, | which: is. of course, good farm coun- try. She received her training in botany and fts associated subjects from the Towa State Agricultural Col- lege at Ames, taking the degrees of R . and following them by special laboratory work at the Uni- versity of Chicago. For a time she taught -in the Rolphe, lowa, High School, coming here to the Depart- ment of Agriculture in 1905, Since 1922 she has heen rated as “assistant seed botanist in charge of purity in seed testing Mise Sirrine has the additional re- sponsibility of training the young women who come int her laboratory after passing the ctvil service exam:. ination. These new workers ar college graduates. trained in botany, and under Miss Sirrine’s superviston they receive thelr instruction in the application of principle to practice. of the seed experts who are ‘sent out | fleld {to the Government | throughout the country But Miss Sirrine does not confine | her interests solely to the laboratory | Her affiliation with scientific societies ts wide, ranging from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, where she. is a_ member of the research method committee; the As- sociation of Official Seed Analysts, the lowa Academy of Science and the botanical societies to the American Association of University Women. Among her numerous reports puh- lished by the department. two have been presented by Miss Sirrine ax papers hefare the Association of Off- cial Seed Analysts—"The Oceurence of Seeds of Sudan Grass-Sorghum Hy- hrids,” in December. 1924, and “A Study on the Amount of Seed to Re | U'sed in Making an Examination for oxious Weed Seeds,” in 192 e e e EVERYDAY Answered by DR. S. wered daily e O e bremdent of The Council of Churches of Christ in e inaanghar 8 e repiesematie Of e ende lof "HOUENt in the many letters which he receives. MELROSE, Mase. We would like to know if the brain works while the body sleeps. Please give us an example. Answer—Yes. If the brain did not work during sleep the probability is that death would supervene. You have retired at night haunted by some apparently unansweraple dif- ficulty, to awake the following morn- ing with the way out of that difticulty on the tip of your tongue. The most striking instan kind is that of Coleridge's * Khan," which was composed during his sleep and written out immediatel; on his waking. A more modern instance is that given in Peincare’s “Science and Hy pothesis,” where the professor shows how the subconscious mind worked out solutions of mathematical prob. lems. Brain action during sleep gets apn implicit testimony from the frequent remark, “I won't decide now; I'll sleep on it. 1t is not advisable. overdrive the brain by continuous performances of this sort. More than one. well known character has died in the attempt to do that. But under normal conditions the perplexed man or woman will often profit by quietly reviewing the diffi- culty of the day and then trustfully committing it to the subconscious mind for solution during the night. Eliminate worry from this process. Maintain your mental, moral and spiritual fortitude, and do not try to force the issue in any way. Prop: erly marshaled, one's fall mental powers are, as a rule, equal to most emergencies. Federal Amer: however, to TEANECK, N. J. What iz your opinion of the pa- rochial school? Answer—As T understand this quea- tion the parochial school is founded upon the principle that religious in- struction is an indispensible part of.a child's education. ‘ Yot since upon nothing else do citi- zens differ 8o much and so widel s upon questions of religion, the state makes no finaneial provision for re- ligioug instruction in public schdols. Conssquently, wherever given in our republic, whether in the numerous private schools of Jews and gentiles or in the parochial schools of the Ro- man Catholic Church, religious in- structin must be imparted at the cost of those who desire it for their chil- dren. . ¥ In England Weslevan Methodists and Anglicans maintain schools simi- lar to those which are called paro- chial schools in the United States. The Engligh schools receive state ald and are under a measure of state control. But they are also free to give the religious instruction which they prefer. So long as our constitutional doc- trine forbids such instruction at the public expense, religious knowledge — and, what is quite as important, the religious atmosphere—will have to be provided by parents and by private or parochial schools and churches. Secular education has done a vital and most commendable work in as. similating and training our people in the fundamentals of American citi- zenship. The devoted labors of pub- lic school ‘teachers are ‘most - praise- worthy., Nor can we readily conceive how our cosmopolitan ‘democracy could function apart from the.public school as:the .chief spurce of national instruction. & ¢ Yet an increasing number of ‘Amer- fcans of every shade, of reijgious ] “A ‘woman'e ‘liquid” assets.’ ** T e N QUESTIONS ;’ARKES CADMAN |lief incline toward religious training for the children in the faith of their parents, unless the parents object. The schools which give that train- ing are within the law as defined by the Supreme Court of the Nation in its recent decigion upon the State of Oregon's statute forbldding such schools. Some large citles have made no provision for the children attending parochial schools. In New York alone 300,000 of these children would be without any educational facilities if the parochlal schools were closed. This is the practical phase of the ques- tion. Meanwhile home training in religion, which is the key to the situation, has &0 largely hroken down that the churches and their kindred organiza- tions ean hardly cope with it The New Teacher. Miss Ruby started teaching with a great thrill. Her heart was uplifted by the thought of what she was going 1o do for the children who were going to sit in the benches before her. This was her great opportunity. For 10 vears she had studied and dreamed toward this day when she would step before a class as their leader and friend. She went into the office and reported for duty. “I'm Miss Ruby, the new teacher,” she said happily. ‘Miss Ruby? Yes, let me see. You have your credentials? Right. Very &l to mee you I'm sure. Miss ul Please hand vour credentials to the clerk. She will give you your keys and tell you where to go." “Miss Ruby? . I see. You are to take class three, room. one hundred eight, These are your keys. These are your report sheel This ix for attendance: this is for special -cases: this is the nurea’ alip: this s a pack- age of ahsence postals: this is a blank bhook for your plan and this If for yeur progress hook. TI'll be along by and by with the rest. These will start you.! o “They will indeed.” thought the stunned Miss. Ruby, huddling the mass of white and pink and yellow and brown hooks and papers and sheets and cards in her arms and heading .down the hall in the direc- tion {ndicated by the clerk, already deep in the mysteries of a huge sheet ruled like four foot ball flelds overlald on one another. ‘The class arrived dimost as soon as Miss Ruby. They occupied her com- pletely, what with seating them, dis- tributing material, starting the arith- metic lesson, up té 10 o'clock when the door openred and the clerk entered. pencil across her tightly clenched teeth much as a dog might retrieve a precious bone, both hands filled with papers. Backing the door open she settled herself against it, removed the pencil, looked expectantly at the far corner of the blackboard, anxiety at Miss Ruby. our attendance sheet and you haven't - . Cogk: a hot breakfast. . mow in'3 to 5 minutes QU’!CK QUAKER cooks in less time than it fakes you to pre- That ‘means a - hot, . nourishing breakfast in a hurry. - It meiing in exceliently balaneed protein, *carbo- ulk' needed — cooked and served without muss or bother. SR | From among this group come many | stations | ' Our Children— What Do You Know About It? Daily Science Six, 1. What is a nematode? Is a worm a vertebrate ani- mal? 3. Are caterpillars worms? 4. What is the economic im- portance of cut-worms? 5. What are maggota” 6. Are worms of any uee to man? Answers to these questions in tomorrow's Star. Tide and Worms. A group of microscopic -imarine worms named Convélita is. pervaded by & green eoloring matter very much like that found in the tissues of leaves, 80 much so that these worms are often referred to as plant animals. At low tide they disappear below the sur- face of .the waves, and being micro- scople. are soon invisible, hut at high tide they rise to the surface and cover the water near. shore in such millions that they become visible as a dense green scum. If a bottleful of the worms {s brought into the laboratory, they- will, at-the same moment the tide goes out, disappear before your eves in the bottl time re. turns in six hours they denly ap- pear again on the surface. After a few days they change their habits in the bottle and rise and sink only once in 24 hours. Now, what do you know about that? Answers to Saturday’s Questions. 1. Todine turns blue in the presence of even a minute trace of starch. 2. 1 lime is present it can be de. tected by adding hydrochloric acid, which will effervesce or “fizz" in con- tact with the lime. 3. Silver tarnishes. due largely to the presence in the air of traces of sulphur, especially around citfes, but found also in any coal-heated house In Winter, which forms silver sulphide or tarnish. 4. Iron rust in the =oll red color to red clays, 5. An iodine stain on a fabric may he removed by applying photographic “Bypo.” 6. The presence of carbon dinxide in A well or cave Is detected by lowering on a string a lighted candle. If the :-;ndlc goes out there is carbon dioxide ere. gives the (Conyright. 1926.) - . Coconut Pie. Mix one cupful of chopped roco- nut and two cupfuls of milk together and allow them to soak for 20 min- utes. Beat up three eggs with three- fourths cupful of sugar and add the soaked coconut and the strained Jjuice of half an orange. Pour this mixture into a ple plate lined with pastry and hake In a hot oven for half an hour. Breaded Brains. Parboil the braine and eook in a muslin bag in boiling water for half an hour, adding to the water two tea- spoonfuls of lemon juice. Drain and allow to cool. cut in fourdinch pieces and sprinkle with salt, pepper, pa- prika and a few drops of lemon juice. Toss in fine bread erumbs, brush over with heaten egg, toss in ecrumbs again and fry in amoking hot fat. Serve with white sauce. By Angelo Patri | even put the report on the board jso T could copy it."” “I haven't had time startled teacher. “I know. But it doesn't take a minute, Tomorrow do that first.” Miss Ruby started in again. “If one cost—" The door swung open si- lently, but with a swiftness that por- tended an occasion. The nurse beck- oned. “I haven't had any slip from vou this morning.” “Yes, I _know. We are all crowded. But do it first thing.” “Ready, class. Now if one cost five dollars—" The door opened a crack and a man's face appeared, the 3 questioning ruefully. Miss Ruby bent an attending ear. “You didn’t send down any card for me. I'm the t officer. Got any for me to- said the 80 * said Miss Ruby throwing the door wide open and speaking like a trumpeter. T havén't had time.” “0 1 see. Well, try to get round to it first thing, will you?" “I' conld teach,” said Miss Ruby thoughtfully that evening, “if I could find the time. (Copyright. 1926.) Mr. Patri will give personal attention to inquiries from on the care and Write him care of addressed.stamped FEATURES. Making the Most of Your Looks BY DOROTHY STOTE. Dear Ann: The dress on the right is an excel- lent model for the very tall woman, because of its broken lines, which in their turn will break up her figure. Not only does the vest front accom plish this, but also the band plays its part, and the sleeves take away un- welcome length from a long thin arm. Notice tha contrast in the plain straight frock with its plain Atight sleeves. Yours for limiting lengthe, LETITIA. (Corricht. 1926.) THE MARRIA GE MEDDLER BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR Jean Ainsley and Conmrad Moroan clope. They are so much in love that they do not stop to consider the con- sequences and it fsn’t until afterward that Jean discovers her mother-in-law must live with them. Mrs. Morgan has taken a dislike to Jean, which makes it very dificult. Conrad has a sister Florence whom Mrs. Morgan constantly extolling. As a_matter of fact, however, Florence is bored iwith her husband and s carrying on a flir- tation with Merton Thorne. a colleae senfor Jean has known before her mar- riage. Mrs. Morgan thinks Merton is interested in Jean and succeeds in planting the seed of jealousy in Con’s mind. In the meantime Florence has taken to meeting Merton at Cynthin Eldredge’s home. Cynthia Eldredge is @ young widov: who lives in the town. She warms Florence about taking Mer- ton too seriously. Cynthia, Andy Pat- terson, Merton and Florence are out Ariving one afternoon. Merton Kisses Florence and at the same time Rich- ard Rogers, her husband, drives by in another car. CHAPTER XXX The Green Hat. That night Florence was in her room when Richard entered the house. She heard him come in and in his precise way go to the closet in | the hall to put away his hat and coat. Next came hig footsteps on the stairs. As he paused in the doorway wheeled around on her chair. Her face wore a set smile. “Helln." Her heart skipped a beat as she spoke, There was something about the expression of hiz face that made her sure that he had recognized her. He came into the room and sat down -on the hed. Usually Florence would have insisted that he get up and take a chair. Tonight she said nothing. e “Florence, aren't you making your- self too conspicuous with young Thorne?" . Florence arched her evebrows as though surprised. “With Merton Thorne? Why, I don’t think so. He comes to tea occasionally, but so do many of the other boy: Her heart was leaping in her breast. She was sure that until today Richard had had no suspicion that she carried her friendships with any of the college men so far. If only he weren’t sure that he had recognized her. If there were some doubt in his mind, she might still extricate hérself from this tangle. Why not take a chance and brazen it out? He would be only too glad to helieve her. She drew her brows inte a puzzled frown. “I don’t understand you, Richard. TIs anything on your mind? What prompted vou to maNe such a statement?” Her tone was the per- sonification of {nnocence, and as she watched him narrowly she saw an expression of doubt cross his face. She was suddenly exultant. He wasn't sure, then! How fortunate that she had taken the right tactics. Luck was certainly with he “1 thought I saw you out driving with him this afternoon. Mrs. Eld- redge and Andy Patterson were in the back seat. 1 recognized that lit- tle green sport hat you wear so much, but it shadowed your face and I couldn’t be sure.” | Florence's laugh rippled out easily. | “My dear. half the women in town have green sport hats like mine,” she began. “They're the rage this sea- son.” A sudden recollection of having seen one exactly like hers and of | where she had seen it flashed across her mind and she went on quickly | and a little breathlessly. “Ae a matter of fact. Jean has a | green sport hat that she wears almost constantly. How do you know it waen't Jean véu saw this afternoon? | She and Merton have been driving be- fore this. Mother came over here one afternoon all worked up about having seen them together.” Richard’s kindly face grew troubled. T can't believe it was Jean," he said | slowly. *She's too much in love with Conra : “And I'm not too much in love with vou, is that it>" Florence forced a wistful note into her voice. She must play up to Richard in order to lull his suspicions, and she knew quite well that any overture on her part would | do a great deal. { course, dear.” she went on quickly. “I don't say that it was | Jean, that wouldn't be fair. But you must remembher this: Jean iz very voung and if Hamilton is slow for me it is for her. Then, too. she and Con married on impulse. like a couple of brainles young idiots. They had only Jjust met, while Jean has known | Merton Thorne for vears.” | As Florence talked she grew grad- ually aware of the fact that she was making_things look very dark for Jean. But, after all, what 414 it mat- ter, Richard would never say any- thing to any one, and it was to save herself. (Coprright. 1926.) (Continued in tomorrow's Star.) Coffee Sponge. Put two heaping tablespoonfuls of powdered gelatin in a saucepan, add half a cupful of water, two cupfuls of strong coffee and two-thirds of a cup- ful of sugar. Stir over the fire until dissolved. then add one teaspoonful of vanilla extract. Strain and cool. Reat. up the whites of four eggs. then gradually add the coffee mixture. 2 B Baked Cabbage. Boil the cabbage until tender in twn boiling salted waters, drain well, and set aside until cold, then chop very fine. Mix together two well beaten eggs two heaping tablespoonfuls of melted butter, three tablespoonfuls of cream, a little galt and a dash of red pepper. Stir this into the chopped cabbage and put it into a well but- tered pudding dish. Sprinkle fine bread crumbs over the top, dot with butter and bake until brown.