Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1927, Page 54

Put Christmas BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. Tt is often hinted by those who feel the pressure of Christmas giving. amore than the spirit which would prompt it, that “Christmas has be- fome a nuisance.” This is because 88 a rule, such persons attempt more than strength or purse permits. times it is a kind of pride that is re. Bponsible for the burden one thinking extravagantly in a way Wwhich will do the giver great credit. Sueh giving is far from representing the true spirit of Christmas. No real friend wants a gift that has over. NOW IS THE TIME TO CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS GIVING. taxed health or purse. It is better to devise ingenious presents and then give them with the joy that should accompany them, instead of the too common feeling of relief and the ex- clamation “Well, that's done, thank is SONNYSAYINGS ' BY FANNY ¥ CORY. Spirit Into Gifts into the necessary work and make as | |much of it as possible part of the joy | af Christmas. Do not wait until the | days immediately before Christmae to do so. | There are %o many fashions for Christmas gifts this season that can be followed without taxing the purse. | Among these are little elbow cushions made of patchwork. They are for at home or in the automobile. Briz colors can lend them a fesiive ap pearance. These are smart and up to_the minute. , Tabls covers made of braided strips of cloth or of silk have the personal {touch so much coveted. and make charming gifts for homemakers either to give or receive. When in very small sizes they serve for mats for hot dishes, coffee pots, etc | The inexpensive gift can gain much |of its charm from the manner in which it anticipates the needs of the |one to receive it. For instance. musical person would welcome a gift | that would aid in keepig sheets of { music in good condition. Folders of | eolored paper in sheet music size, and | with the letters of the alphabet a sin- | | gl one, or several on each folder,| 17 'at postman hrings one ob them would ba of great assistance to such | “Don’t - open - 'til - Christmas” bun- {a person in keeping music orderly | dles I'm znin' to be the first feller ‘at |and in good condition. One could use | Saueezes it, anyhow. | ambroidery transfers for the outline | .Y PAGE of the letters and fill in with any col- | { ored paint desired. India ink is recom- | mended for the purpose as looking | NAI\ very businesslike and proper for such | R use. | Bulbs which are started in expensive but colorful containers are pleasing | ifts which require little effort or ex. | pense. and are suitable to give to those near by, of what ever age or tastes. | SXHARERGE B4 GANKE, To aid In stimulating the joy of | giving rather than its work and.cost. |ideas will be given continually in this | department for gifts that can be made { Let i* help vou with your gift making. | (Covyright. 1927 E DAILY DIET RECIPE! ‘ Casserole Chicken. Cooked chicken, 11 cups, Mushrooms, % pound. Chicken gravy, 13 cup. Salt, 13 teaspoon. Breaderumbs, 2 tablespoons, Nutmeg, % teaspoon. SERVES FOUR PORTIONS, Remove skin and bones from left- over chickens. Use these for soup. Cut the meat into small pieces. Wash mushrooms and cut into medium size pieces. Not necessary to peel hot- house mushrooms. Mix chicken with mushrooms, salt, nutmeg and gravy. Divide into four ramekins. Place these | in a pan of hot water and cook in | oven or on top of stove for about 20 | minutes. { Sensible and Foolish Gifts Nancy Page Club Gives. The Nancy T Club was having its last meeting before the holidays The roll call was answercd by the presentation of a filled stocking for some unfortunate child. The cluh had decided at the previous meeting that they would ask the Fede: agencies for the name of s hat needed help. ome family They promised to supply the dinner and extras. It was the extras which afforded them most fun. They gave the prosaic basket which held the gifts a coat of red paint and DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes protein. Can be eaten by adults of normal digestion | who are of average, or underweight and by the overweight provided the [ Dow. Into the food baskets they put sensible things like potatoes and beans goodnes: Try to instill the pleasure feeling 'WORLD FAMOUS STORIES A GAME OF BY ALPHON was He is { Alphs Daudet, 18401807 farrl ch i range ort chiefly nmeuun'a' and read l'Jr'f:'- at short stories today.) The soldiers are completely exhaust- ed, for they have been fighting two days and have passed the night wear- ing their knapsacks. Yet mo orders have been fortheoming from the head- quarters of the marshal, in the beau- fiful villa on ‘the hill. Rain, mud, no fire, nothing to eat, a low, black sky, and the enemy in the ajr about—and still mo orders. The rain, which fills the roads with disgusting mud, is nothing more than an elegant the gardens of the : rters. His ban- ner raised over this appropriated es: tate has “it trom the rave ages of -the soidiery. Eve ‘xl:l.uun- and everything seems peace- ul. The dining room shows a half. cleared table, uncorked botties, soiled and empty glasses on the rumpled cloth. In the adjoining room one may hear loud volces, laughter, the click- ing of balls .and the clinking of glasses. The marshal is playing his game of billiards, and that is why the army is waiting for orders. For when the marshal once begins his me, the heavens might fall, but nothing in ::h.l world can prevent him from fin- t is the one weakness there, gra uniform, his breast covered with med- als, his kindled eyes alert with the excitement of theg ame. His aide-de- camp rush around him, uttering a miring exclamations at each of his strokes. When the marshal makes a point they all hasten to mark it. The marshal's opponent is a voung captain of the staff, also in full uni- form, He is in the first rank of bil- liard players and he could easily beat all the marshals on earth. But he is tactful and keeps a respectful num- her of points behind his chief. The captain, indeed, is using bhis skill to keep from ning, and yet not to lose too easily. He is what is called an officer with a future. The marshal has 15 and the cap- tain 10. The point is to keep the game in that condition to the end, for the captain will have done more for his promotion than it he were -ullllflc with the other soldiers in the rain. The game is really a very inter- esting one. The balia roll and clash d mingle their colors. The eush- ions send them merrily back. eloth grows warm. Suddenly the flash of a cannon hall passes across the black sky. A dull sound rattles the windows. Every body starts and all look at one an- other anxious! Only the marshal seems not to have seen or heard anything. He is lean- ing over the tahle, busii ngaged in planning a magnificent draw shot Draw shots are the marshal’s strong point. But there comes another flash, and then another. The cannon shets fol- low one agother with alarming rapid- itv. The aides-lecamp all rush to the windows to look out. Can it be the marshal, chalking his cue. your turn, Captain.” The staft quivers with admiration at this supreme calmness. This mar- #hal is a wonder who can play bil- liards o tranquilly at the moment of going into action. Meanwhile, the uproar grows louder »nd louder. The roar of the cannon i= now mingled with the tearing sound of smaller shots and the réttle of musketry. A red stream, blaek at the edges,: rises around the lawns. The whole park is on fire. The terrified peacocks and pheas- anis shriek in their avias the Arabian horses, smeling the powder, rear in the stables. The people a headquarters begin to get excited. Dis- patch after dispateh arrives. Couriers eome in at full speed. ask for the marshal, 3 But the marshal cannot be seen. He must not be disturbed, for he has not finished his game of billiards t is your turn, Captain, as calmly as ever. Dut the captain is he says, 7 nerv- gravy did not contain too much flour and fat. and butter, sugar and eggs, But they added a few flourishes like Christmas BILLIARDS SE DAUDET ous. He is sfill young. He loses his head. forgets his tactfulness 1 makes two points in succession. This | almost gives him the game. " Thereupon the marshal becomes furious. Surprise and indignation can be seen in his face. - - i Just then a horse ridden at a hard gallop rushes into the courtyard. An aide-de-camp, covered with mud, forces his way past the sentries and ascends the steps at a bound. ‘“Marshal! Mar- shal” he criés. Pufing with anger and red as a rooster, the marshal appears at the window, his cue in his hand. “What's the matter? What's all this? Isn’t there any sentry on "duty?” “But, marshal——"" . . “Al} right; in a moment. Wait for ordera.’” cookies, cracked nuts, snappy mot- toes and jJars of conserve. The stockings held sensible gifts, too, warm mittens, mufffers and rub- bers, but there were frippy things like silver covered chocolate toilet sets for the girls, silver covered choeolate watches for the boys, knlves made for whittling and little sewing se And the window was violently shut. Wait for orders—that is just what the poor fellows had been doing. The,, wind drives the rain d the grape- shot full in their face: ‘Whole bat- talions are wiped out, while others stand useless, with their arms in readiness, waiting for orders. However, no one needs to have no orders to die. The men fall by hun- dreds Dbehind the shrubbery, in the meats, in_front of the great silent chateau. Even after they have fallen the grapesbot tars them, and from open wounds their generous blood flows silently. 1t is getting terribly warm in the billiard room now. The marshal has regained his Jead, but the little cap- tain is defending himself like a lion. They hardly have time to mark the points. The roar of battle draws nearer. The, marshal now has but one more Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. December 16, 1852.—Joseph B. Tate today published the first number of a new daily paper, making the fol- lowing _announcement. at the begin- ning of his prospectus: “The under- signed_proposes to publish, so soon as a sufficient number of - subscribers shall have been obtained to justify the undertaking, a daily afternoon paper, to be called “The Daily Evening Star.’ " Mr. Tate is convinced that Wash- ington needs a non-partisan paper, de- voted to local affairs and within the reach of everybody in price. He sa: “The Star is designed to supply a desideratum which has long existed WORD 'GOLF—Everybody’s Playing I PP S0 S 4 BY JOHN KNOX. Rule 1. The object of this game is to change one word to another word by a series of ‘strokes. Rule 2 Only one letter can be changed in each “stroke.” Rule 3. Fach “stroke” must result in a new word which can be found in a current dictionary or in another tense or the plural of a dictionary word, It you can beat “par” one stroke you score a “birdle.” f you are un- usually good and knock two strokes off Old Man Par, eredit yourself with an “epgle,” Some wise Word Golfer may some day crack out three strokes less s | big box of candy ed Charity | they dressed it up with a perky red | than “ps adacty! daety galle Par. he rarest of all birds. - applauds. Go from BUCK Go tfrom ROOM to REN that one! PRINT your This is the Word Golfer's heaven, and he hands himself a “pter- A Word Golfer who can score a ‘“ptero- is entitled to start his mouth golng and let it rave for days while the Get out your pencils, Word Golfers, and assault Old Man Go from CART to PUSH in five shots. to PASS in five shots. T in five shots—and there is nothing funny about A lot of us got our start that way. This is the real national game. * here: ROOM ho! (Copyright. 1027.) LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. It was pop and ma's anniversity vestidday, pop bringing ma home a with ribhin tied around the outside and ma had liver and enions for suppir in pops honer, and after suppir pop sed, Theres go- ing to be a special champeenship match around at_the bowling aleys to- nite, and ,the boys wunted me to go around and keep scere, but they've gol a fat chince, a°mans place is in | the home on his anniversity nite, and | thats wat I told them. | Why Willyum how nice of you, but I dont-agree with you, if a man cant %0 to the bowling alleys on his anni- corsity nite, wen can he go? ma sed. | Now vou jest put on your hat and go | rite around and I wont take no for an | anser, she sed. think T awt to, pop sed Washington This New te go. Already shells are falling in the park. Suddenly one bursts over the pond. The watery mirror is shat- at the metropolis of the nation. from Free party trammels and.sectarian The | influences, it will preserve a strict neutrality, and, whilst maintaining a fearless spirit of independence, will be devoted in an especial manner to the local interests of the beautiful city which bears the honored name of Washington, and the welfare and hap- piness of the large and growing popu- lation within its borders. To devel- ap the resources of the metropolis, to increase and facilitate its merchantile operations, 10 foster and encourage its industrial pursuits, to stimulate its business and trade, to accelerate its progress in the march to power and greatness—these shall be the main objects of the paper.” December 16, 1857.—The House to- day occupied for the first time the new hall in the south-wing of the Capi- tol. The six or ssven representatives of the local newspapers have hitherto occupied seats-on the floor, but in the new hall the gallery back of the speak- er's chair has been assigned to the tered; a swan in deadly alarm swims wildly amid an eddy of bloody feath- ers. The marshal makes his last stroke. There is now profound silence every- where. Only the rain can be heard falling on the hedges. There is still a confused rumbling, theugh, at the foot of the hill, and along the muddy roads a faint sound like the trampling of a hurrying flock of cattle, ‘The army is in full retreal. the marshal has won his game. But | Solutions of Today’s Word Golf Problems. CART, MART, MAST, ‘MUST, MUSH, PUSH. : BUCK, BACK, PACK, PACT, PAST, PASS. ROOM, ROAM, ROAD, READ, REND, RENT. Dress. : 5 1885 Ty FORTY-TWO YEARS WASHINCTONS FAVORITE | ont_even heer enything through the Would Love tra. mo: you and ma sed, Willyum, T insist, and pop sed, Sippose I take you to the movies insted? No, 1 dont wunt to go, T meen I | think a man awt to have a little lib- erty to show that his wedding anni- versity reely meens something, ma ced, and pop sed, Well now darn if | thats not broad minded of you, and jest for that Im going to stick around the good old fireside. ma Meening stay home, and ma sed, |in But Willyum, my goodniss you cant. | ~( Why cant 1? pop sed, and ma sed. | he Because the Passwerd Community of the Dawters of Cleopattera is going to | meet heer tonite, and its one of the bylaws of the bylaws that no man | must be on the premises wen the Passwerd Committy meets. Yee gods, If T ever get sentimental | agen do me a favor and hit me on the hed with a heavy blunt insterment, | will you please?" pop sed. Don’t sit up | for me, I may never be home agen, | he se in Au anil whi mil or And he went out and slammed the frunt door a fearse siam. and pritty soon 6 ladies came and I wasent a lowed in the frunt room and I could- | sau hole except a lot of lafMing. 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Exhibits of all these animals ecan seen in the Division of Mammals, New National Museum.) French Toast, Apple Sauce. cut one-half inch two eggs, two tablespoons one and one-half cups thick one and one-half cups k, one-half teaspoon salt, currant any tart jelly. Beat the eggs until Add the milk, salt and sugar. the bread in the mixture and Spread the apple ce over each slice of toast. Gar- ish with a spoonful of jelly and|weigh 200 pounds, but by carei ve hot on hot plates. Aus- | An extremely ferocious, jet black |7 mal, about the size of the badger, | FEATURES. MILADY BEAUTIFUL. BY LOIS LEEDS. Excessive Overweight. A slight degree of overwelght may quickly be disposed of by a short semi.fast or a greater amount of exer- cise, but when the excess is as much as 40 or 50 pounds, the problem of reducing becomes a more delleate one. When a_woman whose correct weight is about 150 pounds tips the scales at 200 her reducing problem is invariably complicated by the fact that the extra flesh she is carrying about has robbed her of good health. Such a woman usually has various | functional disorders, high blood pres- | sure, stift joints and fallen arches. | She needs the advice of a physician ! ather than that of a beauty specialist. | There comes n time in the life of | every overweight when she must choose betwesn ill health with & con- tinuation of self-indulgent habits on the one hand, and on the other a sensible reducing program. Then she comes face to face with the unpleas- ant truth that the so-called effortless reducing methods, such as the use of drugs, baths and reducing garments, | cannot help her. If she keeps on de-| luding herself with harmful or in-| effective reducing measures, her over- | |taxed physique will deteriorate so | that it cannot be reduced excepting drastic means. The usual excuse that overweights for their condition is that they n't be bothered with dieting and | | exericse. They lack the will power to | break away from bad habits of over- |eating and underexercising. To such people life does not seem worth living | unless they may eat all they crave as lazy as they wish. There s nothing that can be done to ich people’ until some mental or severe illness wakes them the fact that their philosophy of self-induigence is all wrong. There is an important difference, | however, between the thoughtless per- [ son who overeats because she believes | |that a hearty appetite Is a sign of |g0o0d health and the gourmandizer | who deliberately breaks hygienic laws. An example of each of these two| types has come to my attention re cently and I suppose ail of us number other examples among our acquaint- |ance. There is Miss A, for instance, a woman in her fifties, who weighs | 200 pounds and is getting heavier every day. 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