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WOMAN'’S PAGE. BEDTIME STORIE :’ Mr. and Mrs. Quack Remain. In other folks' affairs don’t pry; It never pays, 5o never try. —Mrs. Quack. Peter Rabbit managed to get around to the Smiling Pool at least once every night. Usually he got there just as the Black Shadows came creeping out from the Purple Hills across the Green Meadows. Mr. and Mrs. Quack the Mal- lard Ducks and their friends who had stopped off at the Smiling Pool on their way North had been there a week now. You see, they were getting good living, for Farmer Brown's Boy was putting out corn for them. Every day he #OH.” REPLIED MRS. QUACK, “THEY ARE SIMPLY GETTING ANXIOUS TO MOVE ALONG.” brought down corn. There is nothing that the Quacks like better than nice, piump, yellow corn. One evening Peter noticed that there was a great deal of uneasiness among | the Quacks. way and that reason. They their heads They way continually streched up and now and then swam about this raised themsclves from the water and |here?” inquired Mrs. Quack slyly. flapped their wings. The only ones who did not appear uneasy were Mr. and Mrs. Quack. They seemed to be keep- ing somewhat by themselves. Finally for no paticular | | BY THORNTON W. BURGESS they swam over near where Peter was sitting. “What is the matter with those Ducks?” Peter inquired. Mrs. Quack pretended to be sur- prised. "I don’t see anything the mat- ter with those Ducks,” said she. “They look all right to me. In fact, they look better than they did when they arrived. ‘They have been having good living ever since they reached the Smiling Pool “Are they afraid of something?” de- ! manded Peter. M"!l ahey kal'e 1I fl;n't‘ know lt.;fi:‘nnu; rs. Quack. “I don't see an around here to be afraid of.” . “Then what makes all those Ducks so uneasy?” Peter inquired. “You cer- tainly can't say that they're not uneasy.” “Oh,” replied Mrs. Quack, “they are simply getting anxious to move along.” > ‘;Y\)u mean to move on North?” asked eter. Mrs. Quack nodded. “That's it,” sald she. “They've been talking about it for the last day or two. They like it here, and, of course, they like this nice corn we have been having, but they are anxious to get up to their nesting grounds.” “Aren’t you just as anxious as they are?” inquired .Peter Mrs. Quack looked at Mr. Quack and they shook their heads. *“No,” sald she. “No. we are not particularly anxious to start along. In fact, Mr. Quack and I have talked it over and we have decided to stay a while longer. You see, we have made that journey s0 many times that sometimes we rather dread it. There are constant dangers all the way. Sometimes it isn’t easy to get enough to eat. So we have decided to stay here awhile.” “Do you mean that you are going to stay and nest here?” inquired Peter, “1 didn't say that, did I?” retorted Mrs. Quack. “I said we had decided to stay a while. What we may do later I don’t know.” “Well,” replied Peter, “I think that shows good sense. Any one who knows when he is well off shows good sense.” “Then what are you doing Dv;r “It isn't nearly as safe over here as it is in_the dear Old Briar-patch.” Peter pretended not to hear this. (Copyright, 1930.) A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK BY HERBERT PLUMMER. OCTORS, dentists, chaplains and veterinarians in the United States Army are commissioned officers. Band leaders are assistants to line ©Officers and have no commissions. This situation is exceedingly irk- some to that mas- ter band leader— John Philip Sousa. For a number of years Scusa has been \ndeavoring to get Cor.gress pass a bill commis- sioning all band leaders in the Army | and Navy. Himself a leader of the United States Ma- rine Band for 12 years, and later a lieutenznt com- mander at the Great Lakes na training station, this question lies very close to the old master’s heart. Steadfastly opposed to the idea is the ‘War Department. And for several reasons. First, such a change would add about 90 commissioned officers to the Army. Such an increase would cost $86,400. Band leaders would be commissioned majors, captains, first and second licutenants. ‘Then the War Department holds that musicians, as a class, are not accus- tomed to_exercise the functions of com- mand. In the words of Secretary Hurley: “The fact tha. they are accomplished musicians . . . is evidence that they have had little or no time for the ac- quirement of the military knowledge necessary. . . .” And, lastly, the War Department be- lieves the various territorial and tactical commanders “are fully competent to administer the needs of the bands per- taining to their commands.” Sousa has represented himself to members of Congress as speaking for the many thousands of professional musicians in the United States who feel that official recognition by the Govern- ment of the profession of music has been too long delayed. Says Sousa: “I don't see that the chief of chap- lains, the chief surgeon, or the chief of Infantry has ever been competent to interfere with the duties of territorial or tactical commanders. Then why should a chief bandmaster?” At a congressional hearing not so long ago, when this bill was up for dis- cussion, Sousa expressed himself in no uncertain terms. “If you find the men who occupy positions as band leaders in the service My Neighbor Says: ‘To protect the top of a bureau, table, etc., place a sheet of waxed paper, cut to fit, under the cover. Color fastness of material may be tested by pinning a sample of the colored material to a piece of white material and boiling it for 15 minutes in a solution made of one and one-half teaspoonfuls of soap shavings, one-half teaspoon- ful washing soda and one cupful of water. Rinse well, dry and press with a warm iron. If the color does not run, the material is color-fast. Add half a cupful of vinegar to half a pint of water, wring & large, clean cloth out of this and g0 over your carpet with wide strokes. You will be greatly pleased with the improvement in the color. A teaspoonful of mixed pickle spices, tied in a small bag and added to the water in which fish, ham or tongue is boiled will add a 'very pleasing flavor. JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in English. BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH. WHEN (MA DUDD RECEWED A READING LAMP FOR HER BIRTHDAY, | COULDN'T HELP BUT TO SMILE AT HER ECSTASY. “NOW | CAN READ THAT BOOK | GOT FOR CHRISTMAS! SHE SAID. M. O'T—*“I couldn’t help smiling” is the correct form, not “I couldn’t help but to smile.” “Help,” in the sense of “avoid,” should be followed by an “ing’ word, such as seeing, talking, smiling, working, ete. Ecstasy (EK-sta-se) means excessive Joy; as, “My words increased her ec- to | | lers’ home had been the large clothes he told the committee on military affairs, “are not up to the standard of gentlemen according to the military and naval standards, then for God's sake get gentlemen! “But,” the old master added. “you are not going to get them unless you give them command over that which they teach.” NANCY PAGE Lois Plans Temporary Nursery at Home BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. One of the show places in the Mil- closet just off the bedroom. It had 'wo windows, put close together to keep the outside appearance of the house symmetrical and correct. An ! Gl il i‘i@} arched doorway, rather than a closet door, led to ths room. After some thought Lois decided she would fix up this room as a temporary nursery. The family clothes could be easily moved to a more secluded spot. It was easy to see what Lois con- sidered of most importance at this ime. For this tiny room she used heavy linoleum which was easily waxed and kept clean. On this she had a small braided rug. Three small flower prints ‘were bound with passepartout and hung between the narrow windows. Both the window draperies and the low easy chair used the same material—a small, flowered, washable print. The furniture in the room was of simple lines, finished in ivory enamel. Lois used the enamel to make' the pieces, which were originally birch and golden oak, look alike. The chest of drawers was plain with a mirror hung above it. Later this mirror would be rehung at a height suitable for the use of a toddler. A low, two-drawer stand was put at the windows with a simple lamp on top of it. At first Lois planned to use a bassi- net, but she had a small crib in readi- ness. ‘There was little furniture in the room and the total cost was small, but the whole effect was charming. Write to Nancy Page, care of this paper, inclosing a stamped, self-ad- dressed envelope, asking for her leaflet on “Layettes.” (Copyright, 1930.) Fashions of Today BY MARIE SHALMAR. Simple Hais, One of the disadvantages in this sea- son’s hats—f{rom the point of view of the older woman—is that they favor the youthful face. Hats that bravely show the forehead are unbecoming to the woman whose brow shows even the shadow of a wrinkle or a frown—but they are flattering to the still unclouded hlrow gt!unyouth. h'l'h’: :er‘:’t in its new close-fitting version is decidedly a young girl's hat. Older women sometimes wear it successfully, but the always does. The new hats Luncheon Ham. In a casserole put some diced white potatoes and on top an uncooked slice of ham. Over all pour some milk, to each cupful of which hnl(l been 4% Jolly Polly about that trouble- aeme word. [N smoothed tablespoonful mexox-f’.mmmnmum THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1930. Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. April 7, 1865.—A telegram from Pres- ident Lincoln at City Point, Va. was recelved by Secretary of War Stanton here today. announcing that Gen. Grant is pressing Gen. Lee, and that the sur- render of the Confederate Army is | expected soon. Extra- editions of the Washington newspapers today contain dispatches from the front, telling of a battle yes- terday in which Gen. Sheridan is re- ported to have driven Gen. Lee's army off the fleld, with the result that Sheri- dan now expects Lee soon to give up hope of saving his retreating army. Each additional item of news received by the War Department strengthens the impression in official quarters that Gen. Grant is on the eve of capturing or de- stroying the Army of Northern Vir- ginia, which, since the evacuation of Richmond, is known to be short of food and animunition and greatly reduced in numbers. Apparently, however, Gen. Lee fis making a heroic effort to prevent his army from being surrounded by the Union forces. The War Department has made pub- lic a letter written by a Confederate of- ficer two days ago to his mother and captured by the troops under Sheri- dan. It was forwarded to Washington to show the condition of the Confeder- ate force. The letter follows: “Amelia Court House, Va. April 5, 1865—Dear Mother: Our army is ruined, I fear. We are safe as yet. Shyron lceft us sick. John Taylor is well; saw him yesterday. We are in line of battle this evening. Gen. Robert Lee is in the field near us. My trust is still in the justice of our cause and that of God. Gen. Hill is killed. I saw Murray a few moments since. Bernard, Terry said, was taken prisoner, but may get out. I send this by a Negro I see passing up the railroad to Mecklenburg. Love to all. Your devoted son, William B. Taylor, Col.” Commenting on this letter, in a mes- sage to Grant, Gen. Sheridan says it gives “an idea of the condition of the enemy and their whereabouts.” “I "sent Gen. Davis' brigade this morning around my left flank,” adds Sheridan. “He captured, at Fames Cross Roads, five pieces of artillery, about 200 wagons and eight or nine battle flags and a number of prisoners. “The 2d Army Corps is now coming up. I wish you were here yourself. I feel confident of capturing the Army of Northern Virginia, if we exert ourselves. I see no escape for Lee.” MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Wheat Cereal With Dates. Soft Boiled Eggs. Bacon. Squash. Muffins. Coffee. LUNCHEON. Baked Spaghetti With Cheese. Toasted Muffins. Spanish Cream Cookies. Tea. DINNER. Cream of Potato Soup. Broiled Honeycomb Tripe. Delmonico Potatoes. Green Peas. Cabbage Salad. French Dressing. Rhubarb Ple. Chee: Coftee. SQUASH MUFFINS. Two-thirds cup sifted squash; add 4 cup-brown sugar, 1 cup sour milk, 1 egg ‘vell beaten, 1 tablespoonful shortening melted, and 2 cups bread flour sifted with 1 teaspoonful salt, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, 12 teaspoonful soda and ' teaspoonful cinna- mon or other spice. Bake in greased muffin tins in hot oven about 25 minutes. Sweet milk may be used instead of sour milk, in which case omit the soda and double the amount of baking powder. SPANISH CREAM. Soak 15 box gelatin in 1 quart of milk for an hour, then add yolks of 3 eggs beaten light with 1 cup sugar. Cook until it thick- ens, stirring often. Beat the whites of 3 eggs and add to other mixture when you remove from stove. Flavor with 1 teaspoonful orange extract. Serve with whip- ped cream and sponge cake. DELMONICO POTATOES. Melt 2 tablespoonfuls butter, stir in 1% tablespoonfuls flour, 3 teaspoonful salt and % teaspoon- ful white pepper, then add gradu- ally 1 cup hot milk and stir and cook until creamy. Have ready 1, cup grated cheese, 3 chopped hard-boiled eggs and 1 quart sliced cold cooked potatoes. Put these ingredients into buttered dish in alternate layers, spread- ing each layer with little of sauce, and salt and pepper sea- soning; cover top with buttered crumbs and bake until well browned. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. ‘Won't Muvver be mischiefied when she to carry her clean clothes in the house to find me an’ Puppy all snuggled down among ’em? (Copyright. 1930.) LITTLE SISTER . BY RUBY HOLLAND. “Muvver spanked hmhll"d%““ dollies I bought How to Make Textile Necklaces BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. WHEN ADJUSTED OVER THE BLOUSE, THE TEXTILE NECKLACE DOES[ NOT SHOW THE SLIGHTEST WRINKLE, BECAUSE IT IS WELL SHAPED. ‘There are smart novelty accessories for costumes that a woman can make if she is handy with her needle. One of the latest is the textile neck ornament. It is a cross betw:en a tie and a neck- lace and takes the place of costume jewelry. It is very easy to make. It Trequires accuracy in every detail, how- ever, if it really graces a costume. The textile necklace combines two materials or two colors of the same tex- tile. It consists of a shaped band that goes about the neck and crosses eight or nine inches below the chin. The spot where the band crosses has some ornamental feature made of a separate plece of goods. This may be & link through which the ends pass and which holds them in position a little way above the tips. Or it may be a flat oval, circle, or shaped plece of goods sewed to the necklace or held in position with snaps. It is this ornament, simulating bijouterie, that, with the narrow-shaped, neck portion, combines to give the tex- tile the semblance of a necklace. It is important that the shaped neck- portion shall lie flat and follow the lines a necklace naturally would take or that it keeps a slightly curved con- r, If the blouse or frock is open at the neck, the ornament apparently holding the necklace together should come a little way below the opening. If the neck is round or oval and not open, the necklace gives a graceful sym- metry of opposing lines. Make a paper pattern of a fitted band, about 1% inches wide and shaped 80 that the ends cross a little below an open neck blouse or about 8 inches be- low chin. The tips of the necklace are ted or rounded and come two or three inches below the point of crossing. Cut a straight length of goods one inch wide and long enough to go about the spot where the textile band | crosses. Or cut a shaped medallion plece, oval, round, rectangular, or hex- agonal, if you prefer the brooch effect. Cut these pleces of the same as the frock or blouse, and bind with a ma- terial contrasting in tone and perhaps in textile also. This piping fabric is erally used for trimming the gar- Greater Beauty For Lovely Women “Beauty's first requisite—skin per- fection. Thus, the fairest and smart- est use MELLO-GLO Face Powder that spreads more smoothly and produces a youthful bloom,” ys Kae English, famous Ziegfeld star. Its new ch process mlfi ment elsewhere. It is important that this bias binding be even in width, and that it be stitched accurately through- out. If the loopfastening is used, seam the ends of the band together and slip the ends of the necklace through it. Catch with a few stitches at the back of the loop, to prevent the three portions from separating. If a medallion ornament is used, back it with stiff material to hold it OUR CHILDREN BY ANGELO PATRIL Inattention. This is the time of the year when the reports of ‘“careless,” ‘“Inattention,” “lack of concentration,” “loses the place,” pour into thousands of troubled homes. The teacher is getting tired. ‘The children are weary of the routine. The parents are troubled and don't know what to do about it. How can a | mother, hands and heart full at home. help a ‘teacher keep a child’s attention on his work? She can't. That is all there is about it. Mother can't and teacher must. ‘You see, my dear teacher, you have | a class of 30 or 40 or 50, according to the numbers of children in the district, or the conscience of the school board, or the liberality of the community. | Anyway you have a class. You begin | hearing a lesson. You have less than a minute to give each child personally. | ‘The child who recites first has to sit in silence until the last one has been ques- tioned and has made his faltering re- sponse. (The last ones are always the | worst. You know you call on the best | ones first to encourage yourself—and the class.) Now the bright children cannot sit still so long. Their active minds and bodies need occupation. They must not sit still and keep quiet for the full recitation time. Some way must be found to provide them with mental food, or active occupation. ‘When the best 10 have recited, when you are satisfied that they have given the!- best, and taken all they can hope | to get, in a lesson, provide for their further growth by letting them read silently from some good book. If the lesson lends itself to some active occu- | pation, let that group go a little apart and work. The intelligent group can do | this to their benefit and that of l.ha' whole class. Use these leaders to help the slower | seeing ones. Organize your class to do | real lively work. Don't be afraid to get out of the routine fashion of doing | things. When a child has finished a | b of work start him on an allied task, broaden the view a bit. Keep the brighter ones very busy. Now take a close look at the slower ones. Some of them need jusi a little personal help. Get one of the brighter | ones to give that boost. Children learn | very much faster from each other than from the teacher when they need coach- | ing. Children are better drill masters | than we are. | Take the very poor ones yourself and | see what you can do to give them a lift. | They may need the help of a specialist. 1If that is the case it is proper to call for | help from home. But for inattention, | no. That is a purely class room matter and a teacher ought to be too proud to | call in outside help in a matter purely her own affair. | A child will give attention to that which interests him, to that which lles | well in his field of experiences; to !hal; which he thinks will answer some pur- | pose he has in mind. He cannot sit | still and listen for any length of time without becoming restless. His mind is searching. Measure up the inattentive child. Discover the reason. Then set to work to remedy it. Only when the cause lies outside the class room should we call on parents or others for help. (Copyright, 1930.) — Fish Croquettes. For fish croquettes, the fish used may be cooked fresh fish suitable for table use or fish left over from a meal, or it may be canned fish, such as salmon, | tuna fish, lobster, crab meat, or any other. The sauce may be white sauce or tomato sauce, the amount depending upon the moisture of the fish. Further variation may be obtained by having the seasoning include parsley, lemon juice and celery salt. A foundation recipe is given, as follows: Mix two cupfuls of flaked or shred- ded fish with one and one-half cup- fuls of thick sauce and salt and pep- per. Shape, then roll in egg and crumbs and fry in deep fat until brown | in medium heat, or rather hot. Gerve | either with or without an additional | sauce. Pineapple Betty. Serving four: One and one-half cups diced pineapple, one cup crumbled toast (left over), one cup soft bread crumbs, one-half cup sugar, one-eighth te: spoon salt, one-fourth teaspoon nutmeg, one teaspoon vanilla, one and one-half cups water or pineapple juice and four tablespoons butter, melted. Mix all in- | gredients and pour into buttered bak- ing dish. Cover and bake for 30 min- utes in & moderate oven. Serve warm flat. Bind both together if “the stiff ening is used. No Iurther ornamenta- tion is apt to be used, but more can be added in the way of tiny flowers worked in French knots or in bullion stitch, employed for embroidering flow- ers on handkerchiefs. Or a tiny cross- stitch design may be embroidered. ‘These textile necklaces are not trans- ferable from one gown or blouse to another, for each forms a definite and individual costume accessory for the article it ornaments. Hard Sauce. For hot or cold puddings: Four table- spoons butter, three tablespoons hot cream, one teaspoon vanilla, one-eighth teaspoon salt, one teaspoon lemon ex- tract and one and one-half cups sifted confectioner’s sugar. Mix the ingredi- ents and beat for three minutes. Let stand for several minutes and beat for another minute. Chill. Rice Krispies just crackle milk or cream. They're crisp rice. Bubbles of won- derful flavor. Nothing like them was ever made before! Have Rice Krispies for breakfast. Try them with fruits and honey added. Make delicious macaroons. Sprinkle them into soups. At grocers. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek. : \J Rumggc FEATURES, Historic Failures Youthful Austrian Refused at Assassination Napoleon's Pardon After Unsuccessful Attempt to Kill Him. BY J. P. GLASS. Napoleon—“Suppose I pardoned you?” It was during a review of his troops | The Emperor ordered execution delayed at Vienna that Napoleon came near be- | ing assassinated. An 18-year-old stu-| dent, Frederic Stabs, son of a Protestant minister of Naumburg, made the at- tempt, but was seized before he could attack the Emperor. A large carving knife was found on him. Napoleon was filled with a great curiosity regarding the youth. He had | Stabs brought to his apartments. When he entered, the Emperor said to the Prince de Neuchatel in a pitying tone: “Why, really, he is nothing more than a child!” It seemed to him that it would be | monstrous to punish one so immature, | and he resolved. if he could, to make a pardon possible. The following con- | versation ensued: Napoleon—Have you seen me before? | Stabs—Yes, at Erfurt last year. Napoleon—Why did you wish to kill | me? Is crime nothing in your eyes? | Stabs—To kill you is not a crime— it is the duty of every German. You are the oppressor of Germany. Napoleon—It is not I who com- | menced the war, it is your nation. (He held up a picture that had been found | on his assailant:) Who is this? | Stabs—It is that of my best friend, | my father's adopted daughter. i Napoleon—And you have no fear of nmi;‘llng beings who are so dear to you? Stabs—I wished only to do my duty. Nothing could deter me. Napoleon (as to himself)—He is mad! Evidently he is mad. (Then to Stabs:) Didn't you know you couldn't escape? Stabs—Yes, I am astonished now to be_alive. Napoleon— (After several moments of astonished silence): The one you love will be distressed over your punishment. Stabs—No, she will be distressed be- cause I failed to kill you. She hates you as much as I Napoleon—Suppose I pardoned you? Stabs—You would be wrong, for I would try again to kill you. | At this point the Emperor summoned a physician, to whom he said: “This young man is either sick or insane, it cannot be otherwise.” Stabs rejoined | that he was neither the one nor the other. The physiclan confirmed this statement. Stabs (to Napoleon triumphantly)— I have already told you so. Napoleon—Reelly, you are a brave fellow. I would like to forgive you. If you will only express repentance I will have you pardoned. Stabs—No, I do not wish it; my only regret is that I did not kill you. Napoleon reluctantly sent the youth away. He was condemned to death after trial by a military commission. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “It's no wonder Emily thinks she | knows ever'thing. Anybody would feel | smart after comparin’ herself with that husband o' hers for 10 years.” Ey T right repent. as long as possible, hoping he would But he remained immovable. He died on October 17, 1809. His last words were: “Long live liberty! Long live Germany GIVE WINTER-WEARY FABRICS FRESH SPRING COLOR In_a Twinkling With Tintex I % Upstairs and downstairs and in prs Lady’s Chamber—there are f-grics wearable and fabrics decorative that need new color to start the new spring season! 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