Evening Star Newspaper, October 2, 1931, Page 55

, Co WOMAN'S PAGE. Lace on Velvet Evening Dresses BY MARY By all meahs wear velvet. Wear one of the new soft-crowned welvet caps of the Renaissance sort that a little newer than the Sm- ugenie hats. bows of velvet ribbon as trim- ming on yc new sheer wool dress. or w This ye commo! formal ever ie additionally lovely, and NANCY PAGE Apples on Stick Mean Halloween Is Near. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. could re- ck when Evidently they are But 50 popu- t are they now ay can grow up and tasted these candied )t to and ly look prettier than they > is a glace of hard candy coating which has been colored a pleas- ing shade of red. And beneath that hard coating is a raw, juicy apple that seems somewhat tart or flavorless after the sweet glace coating. But the fact ointing to the taste is the fact that they are g to the eye 2 worked out & recipe, which ghe used every year. Here it is. Choose a dozen sound, red apples. Wash, wipe and insert wooden skewer (procured from the butcher) in blossom end. Boil two cups sugar, one-half cup light corn sirup, three-quarters cup water to hard crack test. This is equal to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Set pan in larger pan of boiling water, add few drops of red coloring and few drops oil, not extract nor essence, of peppermint or cloves. Plunge each apple in hot sirup, twirl until covered, 1ift out and sot upright in vase or rack g0 apple does not touch anything as drying. Use by next day, at latest. sirup in deep, narrow container so there is plenty of depth of sirup into whith to dip and twirl apple. ng for Halloween parties is easier ¥'s leaflet on the, subject Dt self-addressed envelope equest to Nancy Page, care of MARSHALL. | charmingly fragile, by the use of lace. It isn't cheap lace that is used on these formal velvet dresses elther. |is real lace, of the kind we used to | treasure and pass on from dress to dress, if not from generation to genera- | tion. It is used as berthas and deep ¢ollars and sleeve caps—uncut, into position, or left in straight, flat surfaces that thow its intricacy and beauty of pattern. Lace, of course, is also worn on less formal dresses. Sometimes as a mod- esty piece, sometimes as the lower sec- on of a sleeve—a sort of deep cuff. | Sometimes in morz obviously trimming position, less as a part of the struc- | tural foundation of the di | My Neighbor Says: For a change, add beaten egg whites to caramel pie filling in- stead of using them for meringue. To remove chewing gum that has stuck to clothing cover the |. gummed part with the white of an cgg. A teaspoonful of granulated gelatin soaked in a teaspoonful of water, then melted over hot water and added to one-half pint of whipped cream, will keep it firm until served. Paint screens and porch furni- ture before putting them away for the Winter. They will then be well dried and ready for use when Spring comes. (Copyright, 1931.) Py 3 MODES OF THE MOMENT e ——— Paris /yfd in Rer nea collection., shows a Greelan grees but draped | THE EVENING SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. 1t | | | 2 | Whoo-hoo! Muvver! my night clothes any place. dest go to bed raw? I can't find wil 1 & e } Cabbage Salad. [ Mix one cupful of sour cream with | one teaspoonful of salt, a pinch of black | pepper, one tablespoonful of sugar and one-fourth cupful of vincgar. Beat with a wire beater and pour over haif {2 small head of finely shredded cab- bage. Chill and serve. P 750774&{@ g, Three // spiral frills fall 4o bhe instep —the last £~ train . L the side cn a small | v (4 TRIPLE- SEALED ILKINS COFFEE needs no expensive package. It’s roasted fresh daily here in Washington. I’ delivered fresh daily to Washing!on dealers. The Wilkins Triple-sealed Carton was in- spired by than a penny. Mother Nature herself. It costs less It brings you Coffee that your own reason says must be as fine and fresh as money can buy. Be wise—be thrifty—save the difference. Stick to fresh, flavorable Wilkins Coffee— “It’s Just Wonderful.” JJ Wilkins Mon., larguerite Cromwell and The Coffee Orchestra—WRC Wed. and Sat.—7:45 P.M. STAR, WASHING'TON, NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Tllustrations by Mary Foley. CXXVIL PARASITISM. | | HE vyellow butterfly's baby, & | plump little caterpillar, was seen | strolling down the path. Just | then a tiny fly was seen hover- | ing over the slow-moving cater- | pillar. She gave him a stab, which he | resented violently, and she gave him another. He was furious and squirmed with the pain. What is the reason for | &l this? Has the fiy a grudge against this poor, helpless caterpillar? No. He is the future provision for home and | . = food for the offspring of this determined mother fly. The more she gores this victim of her wiles the more he rears and syings. After she has placed all of her eggs the mother disappears. Her family has been provided for and she is well satis- fied with rer work. The caterpillar | goes back to his clover feeding with hurt feelings, but unaware of the fact he is filled with his tormentor's family. Later, when the eggs hatch and the Handwriting What It May Reveal. BY MILDRED MOCKABEE. HIS appears to be the writing of very kindly person. The open "' bespeak generosity, 8s does the open base of the When this trait is indi- cated by so many letters, we may ex- pect to find one who is not only gen- erous with his intimates, but partakes | in_philanthropic work outside. Suffer- ing. particularly of little children, would be a source of worry to him and | he would do all possible to correct #| He probably is very industrious, but | the looped “p" suggests he may be too easy-going. He would seemingly pre- fer to go along in the same rut to carving new unes. | We would expect him to like people. | He not only would seem to enjoy his | own family life, but would take pleas- | ure in mixing with others. A solitary | life would not appeal to him, people rather than books interesting him. He would seemingly rather live life than read about it ‘With his ability to meet and mix with people. we might expect to find him belonging to many organizations. The social side would interest him, but he probably does not mix it with jbusi- ness. Had he forced himself at’ work | to reach for higher things, he might possibly have gone to the top. His in- dustry and friendliness combined with more self-confidence would be a win- ning combination. of handwriting is mot according to world in- Goree 1 ix interesting | Presents the to Your writing send o sample to Miss Mocka- The Star. along with a It wilt be either inter- n or vou will receive sis chart which yom no study D.. C., FERIDAX. gnawing things are consuming him, he eats with added appetite to offset that “gone” feeling. However, the task be- comes too much for him and he suc- cumbs. A wasp lays her eggs in the body of the gypsy moth caterpillar. Her youmg live in its body for several weeks. When grown they cut a circular hole through the skin of their victim and roll out. ‘The caterpillar is still alive when the grubs depart, but the strain has been too much for the caterpillar’s system and he dles. OCTOBER 2 1931. creature and the active tachinid fly glues from 1 to 50 eggs on his back where his shoulder blades would be if he had any. This is a very clever act on the part of his enemy. He could reach those eggs if she had placed them anywhere else on his body. ‘There are tiny flies and wasps which lay their eggs in the eggs of other in- sects. They hatch first and live on an_ egg dlet, thriving upon it, and step out full-grown. Chinch bug eggs are often parasitized, fortunately for us. also are easy victims. EEATUR backs which offer tempting spots for the braconid wasp to fasten her eggs. To be made to carry an enemy about while he feeds on your “vitals” is surely adding insult to injury. Among the in- sects this is a common occurrence. They do not know how to evade the foes who hover over them. They only protest as best they can. Take the tiny fly that gives chase to | the agile grasshopper. While on wing | she rushes past him and strikes his out- | Aphids | spread wing. The grasshopper drops -z’ The tomato |once to the earth. At first you find no ‘The army worm is a slow-going horn worm and the catalpa sphinx have | evidence of foul play. Later under his ES. D—7 wing you find, not eggs but living leg- less maggots. They move to the base of his wing to a tender spot, where they dig in and live on the tissue of his body. 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