Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1930, Page 47

WOMAN'’S PAGE. BEDTIME STORIE Another Fright. Run first and then investigate, ‘Would you be ster of your_ fate. " ——Jerry Muskrat. That is one of the first laws of life which the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows have to learn when they are starting out to | in the | than ever before. Great World. Those who forget it or | make places for themselves fail to heed it seldom get far. Of | course there are times when it is wisest to sit still, perfectly still. But as a| rule when a thing is unknown it is wisest to run first and find out about it later. = the Stumpy, three-legged young Muskrat, had received a real shock | ‘when what he had thought was a little | lump of snow had come to life and | wn A ~* “WHO ARE YOl&?{” HE VENTURED AT LAST. pounced on a hapless Mouse who had thought the same thing. It was, as you know, Shadow the Weasel in his Winter coat. From then on Stumpy had been suspicious of every little lump | and mound of snow he saw. Always he looked for a black spot which might be the tip of Shadow’s tail. However, he didn't see Shadow again, for that | was. not Shadow’s regular hunting- | ground. Still Stumpy didn’t forget mq wateh for and be suspicious of every | little lump of snow. Now near the tussock on which | Stumpy delighted to sit close by the | open water of the Laughing Brook | were several small stumps and logs | covered with snow. Of course, each | made a little white mound. These | mounds were many times bigger than | the little lump Shadow had made as NANCY PAGE A Gift's a Gift, but the Wrapping Helps. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. ‘The Pages were noted for their art- T9E EVENING STAR, been sitting on his tussock some time which a voice said: “It is nice weather, isn't it?” plied the voice, BY THORNTON “But I dont see you. W. BURGESS one. He couldn't believe that he really | Stumpy. had heard that voice. His ears must have played a trick on him. So Stumpy said_nothing. “You are not very social this morn- ing” said the voicé. father, my old friend, Jerry Muskrat?” he sat motionless, so Stumpy never was suspicious of these. They were too big. He would just glance at them to make sure no one was hiding behind one of them and then give them nc further ‘That voice sounded very near. | nearest to him, heed. Stumpy began to feel most uneasy. He | black spots on top of it So it was that he didn't notice th&t]wfls tempted to dive into the Laughing |the end than the other. one morning as he climbed out on that tussock one of these mounds was nearer He didn’t notice that on it were three little black spots. He just didn't notice it at all. He had me?” retorted the voice. however, “I suppose you are talking to | moved. The instant me,” said he, “but I don’t know who you are or where you are.” WASLIN an old friend when you see him,” re- That is the Stumpy looked all around but saw no | trouble—I don't see you,” “HOW can you expect me to believe that when you are looking straight at Now at the moment Stumpy hap- “How is your pened to be looking at one of those |mound moved, It actually hopped. Yes, little mounds. In fact, it was the one sir, it hopped right over to the very the one with little | Brook. Curiosity got the better of him, | notice those spots until suddenly they they Stumpy saw them and made a wild |at last. dive for the safety of the water. “I'm surprised that you dont know |see he remembered the black tip of GTON, Shadow the Weasel's tail. He didn't stop to think that this time there were three black spots. Even might have thought that Shadow had some members of his family with him. Anyway, he would make sure of safety first and look into the matter later. He came up and looked back where he had seen those moving black spots. Even as he did so the whole white replied tussock Stumpy had just left. The black spots had become four now. Two were eyes and two were the tips of otherwise long white ears. Stumpy “Who are you?” he ventured and nearer He didn't moved | stared. You “Jumper the Hare,” was the reply with & chuckle. if he had he | bro D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1930. “You can't be” retorted Stumpy pmmp'-g-. “_‘:J\m:per the Hare ‘wears a wn “Not in’ Winter after snow comes,” was the prompt reply. i o Oyster or Clam Soup. Strain the liquor from 50 oysters or clams and boil it for a few minutes. Skim well and season with red pepper and a little mace. Add one quart of good milk thickened with one ounce of butter rolled in flour, and let it boil. Then add the oysters or clams, which will be cooked in about 10 minutes. The addition of a plece of chicken or of veal or a ham bone would be an improve- ment. tion. LIVING ROOM SUITE BEAUTY CHATS J. M. P.—I do not think that open- ing your eyes in cold water could be the reason for their smarting at times. You can wave your hair in some are ;)Ln:er ay :h&r& with o}::t"m. since | fittle meat and s eviden meth drying out | eftrus frutt your hair and causing it to break off. | = The hot ofl treatment each week must be beneficial; if you were not taking it, your hair would be in a worse condi- | larger T. I. C—There is some condition in | lag your system that causes your face to istry and ingenuity displayed in wrap- ping Christmas packages. One year they did all the presents up in wrap- pings of blue and silver. Another year Beauty and comfort that comes from the most carcful tailoring. At a price that is un- believably low. Many unique features, snclud- it was white and green. Another year they - 2 sunshiny yellow and spiashed bright dots of confetti paper all_over th: ppings. | This year they decided to use no set or special color scheme, but to make each package a picture in itself. One large and beautiful gift was warpped in silver paper. It was tied with silver and green ribbon and had & large bun-h of mistletoe tucked in the knot. Another used goid paper. It was tled with bright blue ribbon. Fastened in the knot was gold tinsel | and gold bells were knotted to the ends | of the ribbons. | A third package was wrapped in pale blue. After the package was tled with darker blue it was decorated with sil- ver stars. A fourth gift, going to a boy of ten, was wrapped in plaid paper, tied with & plain yellow paper ribbon or tape and fastened even more securely with | & Christmas seal. | Nancy's gift to her mother wrapped in silver paper, tied silver ribbon, the ends of which was with fastened with gold and silver stars. | looked as luxurious on the out- side as the contents really were. Flowered wall paper wrapped a pack- | age for a young girl of ten. Plain rib- bon, which could later be used for a doll's sash, held the wrapping in place. | A tallored looking package going to & man was wrapped in dark blue paper and then decorated with bands of plain silver ribbon. d: g going to ed in white tied with silver ribbon. A wreath of red berries made by past- ing on the red confetti dots was the only trimming. A Christmas seal might have been used in place of the con- | fetti. Everyday Psychology BY DR ;l!!' w U;IOWLI Sottled Questions. you find question flict. Your ming standing at the cross-roads of action, trying 1o decide whieh way to go. Right or wrong, after a while you will settle the question. At least you | call it settled. But what becomes of the alternative that only a little while before seemed so important? A great deal, of course, depends on the gravity of the question you have Just settled. If it's an important one, the alternative will keep trying to get & rehearing. Every time it pops up, you are likely to try to forget it. This men- | tal process is sometimes called sup- pression. You may be so successful in | suppressing the other side of the ques- tion that it will ce to bother you. | The queer part about these reject- | ed alternatives is that they won't stay entirely suppressed. They crop out now | and then in your dreams. Suppose your original decision happened to be wrong. | 8uj future events turn out in favor of suppressed alternative. You are in that case prelz likely to believe that your dreams the future. 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