Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1932, Page 84

P THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 17, 1932 STORIES SPORTS & GAMES PUZZLES S A JUMBLED word square is our first puzzle. Rearrange the letters in each line to form a word, then rearrange the words to form a perfect square. JUMBLED WWORD SQUMRE Try these word chains next. Go from one word to the other by changing one letter at a time, always forming a real word. Change BIND to CORD in four moves. Change FACE to NECK in four moves. g The words missing from the sentence below are spelled differently but pronounced alike. What are they? The —— of Indians made off with out — of gold. g — Here are four words beginning with the same three letters. Fill the blanks and form the words, . BAR—A—N . BAR—M—T—R . BAR— —C—DE . BAR—A—I—N =1 CROSS WORD PUZZLE The definitions are: HORIZONTAL . Gloomy . Possessed . Hooked nail of a breast or bird . Pigeon Wi ¢ . Toward a higher place . The smallest state (Abbr.) . Charitable gift . A preposition . Diameter of the bore of a gun . You and I . Mound of earth used in golf . Belonging to me . New England state (Abbr.) . Senior (Abbr.) . Battle . Rip . Food eaten at breakfast . Noise, clamor VERTICAL . Blemish . American League (Abbr.) . Barrier in a stream . To jump . Average (Abbr.) . Indentation . Rich . Most stupid (slang) . Frozen water . Prevaricate . To equip with weapo..s. . Married woman . Spun thread . Scold . Crimson . Right guard (Abbr.) . South American sloth Nice Doggie He was telling a thrilling story to his girl friend. “And they were so near,” he said, “that we could see the dark muzzles of the wolves."” “Oh, how lucky!” she gasped. “How glad you must have been that they had om their muzzles!"” Poor Cat! Rastus—Quick, Sam, a wildcat jes’ run into yo' house, whar yo' wife am. Sam—Well, he'll jes’ hab to git out de bes’ way he kin, dats all. %e BOYS and | GIRLS PAGE The Party Room. BY BEATRICE PLUMB. T'S such fun to play in the snow that when mother calls you to come in, you wish you could take the snowman and a couple of snowballs along with you. But mother might object—and besides, a real snow- man is all wet as a fireside pal! Then why not make a ‘“fake one”? He can preside over a cotton-batting snow scene inside the house which is just as pretty as the one outdoors—and a lot warmer. Snowman invitations can be cut double from white notepaper, and shaped like a snowman. If the uncut fold of the sheet is used as the top of his hat, you can cut several from one sheet and they will be double just as you want them. On the outside cover draw the snow- man's face, pipe, bow tie, and row of coat but- tons. Inside, write the invitation: ’Snow wonder that a Snowman, Who knows a thing or two, When left out in the cold so Should cet to feeling blue. *Snow wonder that a Snowman, Who knows his way about, Should ask you to a party To come and thaw him out. Add date, time and place of party. A Frozen Grotto—That's what your party room should look like. Borrow from mother a few old sheets, a roll of the cheap kind of cotton batting, and some white crepe paper. Perhaps in the attic you can find some spar- kling Christmas snow-dust and tinsel. If so, they will add several degrees of frost to your Wintry grotto. ET some bare branches and either white- wash them or smear them with library paste and dip in confetti. If you have no confetti, the white shaved paper in which breakables are packed can be snipped up fine and used instead. Make hundreds of “snow- flakes” of the cotton batting, fastening each flake to a length of black thread. Stretch strings across the ceiling of the grotto and tie to these the loose ends of threads so that the snowflakes dangle down at irregular heights and resemble a snowstorm. Icicles.—Take the package of crepe paper, and, before undoing it, cut it into three pieces. Now “zigzag” one edge of each so that it Playing “Snowing Again.” resembles a strip of icicles. If you smear on a little paste and while it is still damp, sprinkle with snow-dust, the points will glitter icily. Tack these icicles along top of walls, windows and doorways. If there happens to be a post or pillar in the room, wind the icicle strips around it, label it “North Pole” and half-way up wire on a climbing toy teddy bear. Snowed In.-—Cover the furniture with sheets and sprinkle with snow-dust and if possible, carpet the floor with an old dust sheet or tarpaulin to represent “snow underfoot.” In the grotto corners, stack evergreen boughs, sprinkling the lower branches with tufts of cotton batting snow. Snowmen.—These are easily made by cover- ing a bushel basket with a piece of old white sheet for the body, and adding a stuffed pillow- case for the head. Crayon in the features and add an old hat, pipe, and buttons. INTRY games. An ice-passing relay is fun. Guests are divided into equal teams, and on the word to start, each captain passes a chunk of ice to the boy next him, The “Snowshoe Roce\." who passes it on down the line until it reaches the last boy, who starts it back again. The side which first gets what is left of the ice back into the captain’s hand, wins. A Snow-shoe Race.—Shoes of all sizes, made from box lids, shingles, barrel staves, strips of linoleum, etc., are on display. In each shoe two holes are bored about six inches apart, and strings threaded through for ties. On the soles of each pair is marked a size, and con- testants draw “snowflakes” from a hat, and take the shoes corresponding to the number written on their flake. The prize goes to the player who first hob- bles to the goal with both shoes on. Hit the Snowman—From a distance of 10 feet, guests are given one try each to hit the snowman’s hat with a “light” snowbdll made of cotton batting wrapped in tissue paper. Snowflake Relay.—Teams line up facing table on which stand two separate heaps of paper snowflakes. At each captain’s feet is a shoe box containing a silver dinner knife. On the word to start, captains grab knives, run to table and pick up as many flakes as pos- sible on knife blade, then hurry back, carefully deposit them in shoe box and hand knife to next player in line, who does the same. The prize goes, not to the team finishing first, but to the one which has most flakes, by count, in the box at end of relay. NOWING again. All the flakes are num- bered from one up, then put in a box and “snowed” on the guests from top of a step- ladder. Prizes are given to the one who picks up most in five minutes, and to the one who holds the unknown lucky number—13. Wintry Refreshments.—Candy sticks, pointed and wrapped in tinfoil, can be hung up for icicles. Then at refreshment time, each guest iz invited to get himself an icicle to eat. He can also eat a “snowball” if mother will make a pan of popcorn balls. Perhaps, too, she will make you some cookies shaped like snowmen and covered with white icing, with currants for eyes and coat buttons, and citron peel for nose and mouth. In which case, coax dad for ice cream cones to go with the cookies. Marshmallow or any boiled clear sweet that resembles ice can be given as prizav White rock candy is ideal. Secking Safety Women Driver (to companion as telephone repair men go aloft)—Look at those nervous idiots; they must think I've never driven & car before. "CRAFTS JOKES PUZZLES POSERS Are you ready for another test of your know=- ledge? This is a good one, and will tell you just how well-informed you are on a variety of subjects. 1. If both the President and the Vice Presi- dent of the United States should die, who would become President? 2. What does “amphibian” mean? 8. In what city is Grant’s tomb located? 4. For what product is the city of Sheffield, England, noted? 5. What mythological character was killed by being struck on the heel? 6. What two gases unite to form a common liquid? 7. Who wrote “We’'? 8. What bay in the United States is known for its oyster fisheries? ANSWERS 1. The Secretary of State. 2. Something which lives or travels both on land and in the water, 3. New York. 4. Steel cutlery. 5. Achilles. 6. Hydrogen and oxgen unite to form water. 7. Charles A. Lindbergh. R. Chesapeake Bay. Washing the Dog lN some parts of the country it may be too cold now to give your dog a bath out of® doors, and mother may object if you suggest washing him inside the house. You must be sure to do it in a warm place where the animal can dry quickly before he goes out, or there is grave danger that he will catch cold and get distemper. If you have a warm cellar or laundry it will be just the place for his bath. You've all seen the pictures of dogs looking mournfully at a tub of water while their masters stand by with scap and brushes. If you work it properly your dog will not fear a bath. He’ll like it. In most cases a dog hates a bath because it means that his eyes will smart from soap in them, and that he will be handled roughly. If you start when he is a puppy and always treat him well, you'll have a companion that likes a bath as well as you do. As soon as you have selected a good place for the washing you'll nced rags to use as towels and a cake of the best dog soap or flea soap you can buy. The local drug store gen- erally carries this. It is a mixture of oils that are good for the hair and chemicals that kill or drive away the fleas. If your dog is small ycu can stand him in a pan of lukewarm water, but if he’s a Saint Bernard or a Great Dane it will be better to hold him and let him stand on the floor. Wet his hair thoroughly with a sponge. Then take the cake of soap and rub it into a lather on his skin just as if he were getting a shampoo. Be careful to keep the soap out of his eyes, and be sure to get the suds on to every inch of his skin. The idea is to get the skin clean, make the hair healthy with oils from the soap, and drive out any signs of infectious skin diseases like mange. As socn as the lather has been rubbed in well, take a sponge or a rag and wash it off. Then rub the dog dry with a cloth, and comb and brush his hair. ‘When he is completely dry ke can go outdoors, but it is best to keep him confined for a short time or he’ll joyously run to the first dust pile and roll in it. ANSWERS . Tuna, Ural, name, and ales, . BIND, band, bard, card and CORD. FACE, pace, pack, peck and NECK. . Horde, hoard. . Bargain, barometer, barricade and barbarian. . Cross word puzzle solution.