Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1930, Page 40

' WOMAN'’S PAGE. BEDTIME STORIE Mrs. Quack Tells Troubles. ‘e don't know why this fact should be, ut none from trouble is quite free. —Mrs. Quack. Peter Rabbit was delighted. -Mr. Quack and Mrs. Quack, with six of their friends, had arrived at the Smiling Pool. Just seeing them there gave Peter the feeling that sweet Mistress Spring really was close at hand. Of course, Peter had all sorts of questions that he wanted to ask and he started in asking:them. But Mrs. Quack put a stop to this aromptly. “Excuse me, Peter,” sald she, “but I must ask you to keep your questions until later. You see, we have come a long way and we are tired. Besides we “EXCUSE ME, PETER,” SAID SHE, “BUT I MUST ASK YOU TO KEEP YOUR QUESTIONS UNTIL LATER.” are hungry. So you'll have to excuse us while we eat and rest a bit.” “I don't see how you're going to get anything to eat here” said Peter. “Farmer Brown's Boy hasn't put any corn out since you were here last year.” “I guess we'll find plenty to eat even if there isn't any corn,” said Mrs. Quack. And straightway those eight Ducks began tipping up with their heads under water and Peter knew that they were finding something to eat on the bottom, though what it was he badn't the least idea. Having eaten, Mr. and Mrs. Quack and the other ducks preened their feathers thoroughly and then made themselves comfortable and prepared to rest. Only Mrs. Quack took notice of Peter. She swam over to where he was sitting on the edge of the bank. “It certainly is good to be here,” said she. “It certainly is good to see you back,” replied Peter. “Every time you leave to go down to the Sunny South I am afrald I will never see you again. I al- ways fear that those terrible guns will get you.” “They are pretty bad, especially in the Fall” replied Mrs. Quack. “Three of the children were killed last Fall on our way down. It is a wonder that some of the others were not killed. Of course, Mr. Quack and I have made the Journey so many times that we know pretty well how to look out for our- selves. Thank roodness, we don't have to watch out so when we are coming A A BY THORNTON W. BURGESS North. The hunters with terrible guns used to be just as bad in the Spring as they are in the Fall, but it isn’t so any longer. That is something to be thank- ful for. When I think of how it used to hefiulkml "etl.mel wonder that there is & Duck left.” “I'm glad,” said Peter, “that things ;{e"w much better than they used to “They are and they are not,” replied Mrs. Quack. “It is sedom that we get shot at in the Spring, but it is just as bad as ever in the Autumn, and it is greny bad well into the Winter some- imes. But it isn’t just the hunters with the terrible guns. Goodness, no! bad enough, but there are that are worse.” " inqu replied M haven't nearly as many places to go now as we used to . A lot of the lakes and the marshes have disap- peared. Men have taken the water away from them. The result is that we Ducks are sometimes dreadfully crowded on the ponds and streams that are left. And then there is the oll.” “Oil!” exclaimed Peter. “What is of1?” “I' can’t tell you just what it is, but I can tell you that it is a dreadful thing to get all over your feathers,” replied Mrs. Quac Peter grinned. “I haven't any feathers,” saild he. “But, tell me, why is 1t so dreadful?” (Copyright, 1930.) o Bacon Drippings. When a great deal of bacon is used, the fat or fryings accumulate and many housewives are at a loss to make use of them except in a limited way. They may be used for nearly all frying pur- poses and for shortening in muffins, cornbread and biscuits. When you have about a quart of these fryings, put a gallon of water in a large aluminum kettle, add the fryings, and bring to a brisk boil. Set off to cool, then lift off the cake of fat, which will be nearly as white as lard if the bacon has been carefully fried. All of the settlings and most of the bacon taste will remain in the water. A pinch of baking soda may be added to the water in which the fryings are boiled. This shortening may be used for making a spice cake with fruit and nuts. My Neighbor Says: When making molasses cookies, try mixing the dough the last thing at night, ready to roll out, and putting it in the ice chest until ready to make in the morn- ing. The dough will be so cold that little flour will be required; it can be rolled easily, and the cookies will not stick. Powdered borax added to the water when washing fine white flannel helps to keep it soft. To prevent marmalade grain- ing, do not boil it too fast, and take it off the stove as soon as a little of it jellies on a cold plate. Be careful that you have pure sugar for this and all preserves. In removing spots from cloth- ing with gasoline a ring often forms where the spot has been. A little salt sprinkled in the gas- oline will prevent this, VW‘EW . i ad You can bake with confidence you can rely upon the character of the flour you use. fer. eries; But WAS FLOUR Flour that ly designed for family use—and is ALWAYS THE SAME. made of June sun-rip- ened wheat—is rich ion, and with that delightful nutty flavor which is na- ture’s inimitable gift to this particular in nutri growth of It works perfectly with the facilities of your kitchen—and fits in exactly recipes. Some are suit- able for the big bak- many brands vary in their content, therefore vary in the results obtained. is the one S N PR IR only when FLOUR is Flours dif- FLES, § HINGTON ~ Phates—eo is especial- and money. It is ; z diet—says biscuits, wheat. ous, with your THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C,” THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1930. FAMOUS KNIGHTS OF COOKERY Household Methods BY BETSY CALLISTER. Conserving Ice. Don't keep paper of cloths over the ice! in your refrigerator, unless your only ob- Ject is to keep the ‘ice from melting. You can't maintain a low temperature in the rest of your refriegrator and at the same time take these precautions to keep. the ice from melting. Don't think that you can ku& food properly if you do not have the ice compartment fiiled with ice. A little ice in a large com- partment cannot possibly keep the re- Irigerator cool throughout, Don't fail to wash your ice box or re- frigerator thoroughly once a week: Servants are prone to be very careless in this regard. Don’t scald your refrigerator out with bolling water, and then put the food back in it. You should scald all de- tachable parts of the refrigerator in the kitchen sink, allowing them to cool and dry thoroughly before puttipg back in the refrigerator. Do not ir bolling hot water into the refrigerator, but wash off the inside with hot soap suds, rinsing off after with clean cloth wrung out of hot water. Don't keep anything like charcoal in your refrigerator to absorb bad odors. ‘There should never be any odors in the refrigerator, and if there are there is a good reason for it. Get to the root of the matter and throw away the charcoal. WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Resistered U. 8. 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Washington Rebuked Samuel Fraunces f;u Serving Th Dollar Shad. b BY J. P. GLASS, ‘The first of the long succession of chefs that have served the Presidents of the United States was Samuel Fraunces, formerly a tavernkeeper in New York. It was at Fraunces’ Tavern that the historic event, Washington’s farewell to his officers, took place. When the general came back to New York as President he engaged the owner of the tavern as his steward. But with this office he combined the duties of malitre d’hotel and cook, although there was & chief cook—a certain Hercules—who operated under him. A joking remark regarding Hercules has been preserved. Dinner was served at 4 o'clock. When the clock struck the hour it used to be said, “The la- bors of Hercules have ceased. ‘We have Washington's own testi- mony that Fraunces well understood the preparation, of a fine dinner, but we doubt if Fraunces regarded Wash- ington as ideal master. The tastes of the general were too simple to satisty the ambitions of an imaginative artist. Soon after he assumed his post, Fraunces, knowing the President's partiality for fish, served a very fine early shad. ‘ashington looked at it dubiously. low much did it cost?” he asked. 'hree dollars,” stammered ‘Take it away, take exclaimed Washington. “I be said that my table sets ample of Juxury and extravagance!” Having set his dining hour for 4 o'clock, the President adhered to it rigidly. His rule was to allow five minutes for possible variations in the clocks and watches of his guests. Then he went to the table, no matter what important person might be missing. If lagging members of Congress came in after every one else was seated at table, Washington sald, a bit sternly, “Gentlemen, we are too punctual for you. 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San Francisco whether the company has come, but whether the hour has arrived.” As the guests seated themsefves, Fraunces appeared with the first dish. He wore a snow-white apron, a silk shirt and silk stockings, and his “hair in_full powder.” When the seat of government was | Po! taken from New York to Philadelphia, Fraunces did not go along. Apparently he was the unwilling party, for the President seems to have favored his re- tention. In a correspondence with his secretary, Mr, Lear, over the hiring of ® butler and cook for the Philadelphia residence, he said: “It is an advantage in favor of Fraunces that he is an excellent cook, knowing how to provide genteel dinners, and giving ald in dressing them, pre- Pt.cfln. the dessert, making the cake, e Lear made his own decision. He engaged a Mr. and Mrs. Hyde to look after the cuisine. They seem to have been worthy successors to Fraunces. Dr. Ashbel Green, chaplain of the Congress in Philadelphia, writes that “nothing could excel the order in which his (Washington's) table was served.” (Copyright, 1930.) NANCY PAGE Music .Studio Which Is 24-Hour Room. BY FLORENCE LA GANKR. On the way home from club meet- ing Nancy and Mrs. Gardner stopped at the home of Miss Alice Parker, the music teacher. Charlotte, Mrs. Gard- ner’s daughter, was studying piano and had asked her mother to call for her. “Come on in, Nancy, I want you to meet Miss Parker, and I want you to see Miss Parker's one-room studio -and living quarters. I think she has done a good Pplece of decorating.” Nancy agreed with her when she the room, At one end was an old-fashioned fire- place and flanking it on one side was & bullt-in cupboard which held books, music follor and sheet music. e sheet music was protected from dust by the little cupboard door which let down on decorative hinges. ‘This plece of furniture was painted a clear cherry red with soft cream for in- side of cupboard and back of shelves. On top was a plece of pottery holding & ll;eh .reel? cactus. it ‘The walls were paper a gray green 1ka dot paper w!trcrnm background. Miss Parker’s couch was a bed by night, but during the day it w: overed with & durable rather heavy material which did not crumple under the onslaughts of the waiting puplils. A few pleces of pottery were on top of the low book shelves. Her floor was heavy, dark green linoleum. This was easily cleaned and left no traces of muddy shoes nor scuffiing feet, ‘Two plain pillows of plain cherry red linen carried the red from the bullt-in music and book cabinet. This red was picked up in the hangings, which quite entranced Nancy. All told, the room was furnished to meet the needs of a music teacher by day and a home-loving woman by night. (Copyright, 1930.) Thirteen people were injured in smashes of 13 busses during a foggy night at Tyneside, Ireland, recentl FEATUR Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. A woman who was once in the throes of severe adversity told me that every one should be “broke” once in life. It is the best, if not the most painless, way of learning the value of money. With only a few dollars in the world a woman learns for the first time just what a few dollars will do. Unless the “broke” woman is penni- less there is still hope if she will spend what remains to her with the most meticulous care. The bare necessaries of life do not cost much, and they will sustain life until fortune turns, It is worth every woma hile to pretend for a day that she is “broke.” For one thing if such a fate should ever overtake her she will not be terrified. For another thing she will without experiencing the real condition. When even pennies matter we walk when otherwise we would ride. We will g0 blocks out of our way to save a few cents. We do without many things which, under other circumstances, would have been construed as necessary. We learn to get entertainment, reading material and education for nothing. Instead of indulging every whim for trifles, sweets and doo-dads we restrain our impulses and develop real honest-to- goodness will power. We begin to men: ure things by their real value in life, not by the degree with which we desire them. Often for the first time in our existence we see things as they are tually in place of how they have ap. peared to us. 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