Evening Star Newspaper, May 6, 1930, Page 31

WOMAN’S PAGE. BEDTIME STORIES Gentleman of the Al gentleman wil 1do his share; fot. let his_wife have all the care. —Kiily the Sparrow Hawk. Peter Rabbit was so honest in ad- fnitting that it was merely curosity that led him to ask Mrs. Killy the Sparrow Hawk how many eggs she had, that Mrs. Killy suddenly changed her mind. She had had no intention of telling Peter, but when she could see no possible harm in Peter’s knowing, she did tell him. “I've got five eggs,” sald she, “Five beautiful eggs, if I do say it.” “I suppose,” said Peter, “that every mother bird thinks her eggs are beau- tiful. T've seen some eggs I didn't think were beautiful at all.” “Mine are!” declared Mrs. Killy. “Are they white?” inquired Peter. | “No,” retorted Mrs, Killy rather <= BY THORNTON W. BURGESS would be glad to show you those eggs. He is very proud of them.” Peter . He knew that this was Mrs, Killy's little joke, He knew that she knew that he could no more climb that tree than he could fly. So Peter changed the subject. “Does Killy often sit on those eggs?” he asked. “Certainly,” replied Mrs. Kiliy, “Killy is a gentleman. He is always ready and willing to do his share. He is sit- ting on those eggs now and he will sit on them until I return. I never gould understand those feathered folk#who seemed to think that mothers should do all the work. Take Mrs. Quack, for instance. Mr. Quack doesn't do one solitary thing to help her.” “I know,” said Peter. “She takes the care of the eggs and the young. “Mr. Quack may be handsomely dressed,” continued Mrs. Killy, “but if you ask me, he is no gentleman. Killy says a gentleman will always do his share, and Killy is a gentleman, He always gives me a chance to exarcise every day and to go hunting. That reminds me, have you seen anything of Danny Meadow Mouse lately? I be- lieve you lnd‘ ll)al"lln}" Meadow Mouse are very good friends.” Pebc:ypreundcd not to hear this. “I think Killy is very handsome,” said he. “Of course, he is handsome!” replied Mrs. Killy promptly. “I don’t know of any one handsomer. And you know there is the old saying that ‘Handsome is as handsome does.” Why Killy would no more think of staying away from home any longer than nec to get enough to eat than he would of deserting me al- together, I can always depend on Killy. Yes, sir, I can always depend on him. I haven't much use for these mates that will not do their fair share of the work of bringing up a family.” Peter looked a bit sheepish, for you know, Peter leaves all the family cares to little Mrs. Peter. So once more he changed the subject. “Which branch of the Hawk family do you belong to, Mrs, Killy?” he inquired. “The Falcon branch,” replied Mrs. Killy promptly, and it was plain to see that she was very, very proud of it. “We are the smallest of the Falcons.” “Then that means that you are own cousins to Killer the Duck Hawk, does it not?” said Peter. Mrs, Killy nodded. “Yes,” said she, and there was still pride in her voice. “Did you ever see such a wonderful fiyer as Killer the Duck Hawk? The Falson branch of the family are the masters of the air.” *I WISH I COULD SEE THEM,” SIGHED PETER. scornfully. “T never could see anything beautiful in plain whitc eggs. My eggs are the loveliest brown. Underneath they are soré of creamy white, but they have the loveliest brown markings ail over them, so that they look almost wholly brown. Personally, I like va- riety. I had very good-iooking eggs last year, but I think these are even better looking.” “I wish I could see them,” sighed ter. Mrs. Killy chuckled down in her throat, Peter could hardly beat fit. “Climb right up, Peter,” said she, “and Ppeep inside. I am sure that Killy MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1930. FEATURES. B—1$ Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. May 6, 186! Maun{ Vernon described here todlz condition in which he found the home of] Washington after the four years of Civil War that has raged around it. In genenl,{he said, flml&ce}i{!fll‘g :'(m state of preservation.” re;v.h”l‘t of war have apparently extend- ‘The scouting of both armies throughout the war always regarded Mount Vernon as neutral ground and never violated its precincts by acts of hostility. ‘The agent of the Mount Vernon As- sociation remains at the mansion. He is a bitter secessionist, not having vis- ited Alexandria since the war because of the necessity of taking the oath of allegiance to the United States Govern- ment. His wife, however, has subscribed to the oath and is allowed to come to the city for supplies. ‘The home of Washington remains precisely as it was four years ago, ac- cording to this informant. The same table and blank book for registering the names of visitors stands in the hall, with the key to the French Bastille, pre- sented by Lafayette to Washington, hanging over them in its glass case, and specimens of wood and minerals above the doors. ‘The agent, his wife and two or three children occupy a suite of rooms on the left of the hall and a few Negroes in- habit the kitchen. In the dining hall are all three of Washington's dining tables, an old, feeble-toned harpsichord and the tripod and compass with which their illustrious owner surveyed the wilderness of Lord Fairfax’s estate. ‘The stucco ceiling, representing flowers and sheaves of wheat, is in as good condition as could be expected, and with a little early attention can be preserved for many years. In the east parlor are a sofa and a rocking chair and in the west parlor are a terrestrial globe and a dim, old sketch of a scene before Carthage. In the library is the original plaster cast of Washington by Houdon and & cast of Lafayette. The few books are all of modern production with the ex- ception of the gray, old volume entitled “An Essay on Fortifications,” with “George Washington” on the flyleaf. With the book is a letter dated 1798 to Rev. Mr. Fairfax. ‘Throughout the mansion there reigns “an oppressive stiliness, broken only by the echo of footsteps on the bare floor.” The dim, time-stained rooms, the de- serted fields and the unbroken surface of the wide Potomac River lend a “feel- ing of loneliness which no effort can shake off,” add; this observer. NANCY PAGE Summer Days Are Picnic Days for Children. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. I As soon as the days began to get warm the children wanted to pieric. Mrs. Lacey and Nancy planned a fow simple out-of-door affairs for warm Saturdays. They let the children pack the picpic baskets and even plan the refreshments. Claire and Judith had learned how to| /7, 4 make sandwiches and such _simple held dishes as escalloped potatoes. Usually < Mrs. Lacey made some cream soup, which she put into a thermos bottle. With a dish of hot scallord potatoes, sandwiches of lettuce and fresh tomato and small cup cakes, the children start- ed off as happily as queens. Because they never had pickles and rich, highly seasoned foods, like deviled ington concerning this. there is familiar to T would doubtless amaze the average citizen of this republic if he could but know just what a stickler for form and etiquette his Uncle Sam really is. Not much is known outside of Wash- Of course, was the Gann - Longworth controversy which but this was more or less a private af- fair. Uncle Sam himself aloof —content to let the principals settle the matter -themselves. h nothing is spared to make sure that A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK * BY HERBERT PLUMMER. United States? It was a knotty problem. Confer- ences and precedent availed them nothing. Finally, as a last resort, they communicated direct with Dr. Olaya, asking him for an opinion. Between them a reception program was arranged. 8o, when the President-elect of Co- lombia arrived in New York was greeted with the roar of 21 guns—the presidential salute. ‘When he set foot on American soil he was met by a proper escort—Rich- ard Southgate of the protocol division of the State Department, H. Freeman Matthews of the Latin-American di- vision of the State Department, and Jose M. Coronado, charge d'affaires of the Colombian legation. ‘The moment he stepped on the train for Washington he was no longer offi- all, To Save Laundry. Chambray gingham comes in attrac- tive colors, such as green, corn color, blue, rose and lavender, which insures a wide variety from which to choose for making Summer bedspreads instead of using the usual white ones, which have to be laundered so often. A gingham bedspr gives the appearance of soft- ness and will wash perfectly, and they cost less than the white ones. They are easy to make, being finished off with ruffies of the same material. They will retain their freshness for several weeks without laundering, and can be laun- dered easily when necessary. The color should be chosen to harmonize with the color used in the general furnishings of the bed room meats and eggs, it never occurred to them to want something like that for a picnic. The youngsters used paper plates, pa- per napkins and pressed paper forks and spoons. But they had been trained by Mr. Lacey not to leave a debris after them when they finished a picnic or outing. Occasionally they took their dolls along. And nearly always they packed | g; a jumping rope, some bean bags, jacks and a soft ball. This kind of an outing kept them out in the sunlight. A piece of ollcloth was cag}ed to spread on the ground before fhey set their table. The cloth reached out far enough so that the youngsters sat on it rather than on the wet or damp ground. These picnic days were red letter days for fhe children. Occasionally they picnicked in the spa- clous back yard of Joan's home. That was fun, too. r more formal alrs you might Foy like to get Nancy Page's et "on bridge luncheon menus. Write to her for it, care of this peper. Inclose a stamped, self-addresssd envelope. (Copyright, 1930.) Celery With Cheese. Boil until tender two cupfuls of diced celery in a small amount of salted water. Add one cupful of milk and thicken it with two tablespoonfuls of flour and two tablespoonfuls of butter, or butter substitute, creamed together. Cook un- til thick and smooth. Place the dish over hot water and add half a cupful of rated cheese and one beaten egg. Cook or two minutes. Serve on dark bread toasted and garnish with a dash of paprika. This makes a good luncheon dish which makes use of parts of the celery, such as outside stalks and tops, that cannot be served on the table. the correct thing is | clally recognized as President-elect of done in the most|Colombia, but as Colombia’s minister correct way and at | plenipotentiary to the United States. the exact time. uorllm J\lhx;e" 4 h; will n[s:gflflbe'-cfmtau} —_— ect o Several wecks ago handsome, smiling | 3",6he HOTOT u° SorrpaeRaRect 0 Dr. Olaya Hseemumt‘h e ?’?mblfifi cording to the constitution of Colom- legation on Seventeenth street for native country to become & candidate bia, he will be proclaimed President. for the presidency. At the time he was Colombia’s minister to the United tates, His departure was without ostentation —a bare handful of people gathered at the Union Station to bid him good-by. News dispatches within a few weeks told o# his election. 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