Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1932, Page 50

WOMEN The Newest Style Notes for l‘umem“:' V% visit the F yoy are looklni reslly handsome for mas giving sure to leather goods shops treasures they have there waiting|and thers for you—the beautiful ecrase lea from Germany with their high gloss and wonderful colors of blue, rose and fur'gle; the rich, many-hued Florentine ea , and the more durable pressed Morocco—to mention just a few. And there are so many useful and practical things to be found among them. For instance, for the living room that has been furnished with a great deal of thought and care given to all the de- ,. & suitable writing folio of the THE TWO DOGS GUARD THEIR MASTER'S PIPES. THE MAHOG- ANY BOX HOLDS TOBACCO AND PIPES, AND THE MODERNISTIC CATS ARE BOOK-ENDS IN SIL- VER AND BLACK. SKETCHED IN A WASHINGTON SHOP. mewer type is almost a necessity for the desk or writing table. This replaces the open desk blotter pad fitted into leather or metal corners, and is in the form of a large flat folder of beautiful dark leather that is an -ornament when mnot in use, and when opened for writing has the ‘turther advantage of being quickly closed when the writer is in- terrupted, leaving nothing exposed for the eyes of the curious to glance over. All papers are out of sight in a jiffy and everything is kept neat and attrace tive at all times. A particularly beautiful one is hand- tooled by Georg Hulbe, the famous art- st of this craft in Hamburg, Germany. It depicts an old galley in soft dull browns, with interesting border design. Another is the product of a Florentine craftsman and though perhaps more ornate with its red. blue and gold de- slgm. it would be hard to choose between Jewel boxes of leather are prac- tical gifts. One is in rose ecrase with a panel of lighter rose in the center of the lid, where the leather strap handle is attached. It has a tray with special compartment for necklaces and three other sections for rings and other jewels. A tricky jewel case comes in purple leather and has two compartments that may be raised up on metal hinges, so that at a glance you can see every- thing that there is in it F you are interested in a dressing table overnight outfit and are not limited as to price, there is a stunning one in a handsome blue pressed Mo- rocco leather lined with peach silk and fited with cloissone tollet articles in turquoise blue. The mirror can be ad- justed s0 that the case forms a com- Jortable and complete dressing table, end there is plenty of space for every- 'S FEATURES. Margaret thing else needed. There are much €] ve cases that are also very and come with special suede- oth covers in tan, blue, green Tust, to keep the leather from the hard knocks of overanxious porters and what not. These are welcome gifts for the college girl. Library sets are excellent gifts. They consist of & pair of Henckel steel shears and a paper cutter in an attractive leather case. Little Jeather sewing kits are always acceptable, and the way they put so much in such a little space is amazing. And for those who love to plcnick in the Summer, what nicer gift than a black leather case lined with white, where all the cutlery has red handles, and the glasses are red, too, as is the large tin sandwich box. It looks like Christmas even though it suggests Summer outings. Now the men like to have every- thing practical, and it does take the English to attend to this phase of the situation. They have devised an extremely useful hanger suit case which holds a suit or two so that it will positively not be mussed or creased. There is a tray with one end rounded that rests up against the suit. This holds starched shirts in_a very proper and particular fashion, and still further there is a long, narrow zipper pocket along one side for shoes. Another clever bag has a loose flap on one side which unsnaps and shows two compart- ments—one fitted with toilet articles and the other left empty. is leaves the bag itself for clothes, and it is not necessary to rummage all through everything to find the nec- essary articles. Zipper overnight bags for men, with rounded tops and two small handles, are useful and well liked for many purpoges. They come in cowhide, walrus and other leathers. [z I the men have been especially in the minds of those craftsmen from foreign countries who take great delight and TOOLED LEATHER WRITING FOLIO, A TWO-TONED LEATHER JEWEL BOX AND SET OF SHEARS AND PAPER KNIFE. NOVELTIES SKETCHED IN A WASHINGTON SHOP. infinite pains in their handiwork. The shops are showing attractive novelties in carved wood and all sorts of liqueur sets. A wise old owl makes himself useful by holding a hair brush and comb in constant readiness for use. An amusing black Scottle with bright col- lar guards his master’s clothes and hat brushes and keeps them in a safe place. ‘The brushes have black bristles and red backs. One of the cleverest ideas in little carved figures is a set of three Try this... i You can use Snowdrift over and over again for deep frying. And that’s a real test of shortening. Please do not misunderstand this. seems to"the writer this year that | We are not suggesting that you try to re-use just any shortening. Nor are we trying to claim too much for Snowdrift, It’s simply this: Snowdrift is so pure it doesn’t burn or smoke at correct frying tempera- tures—and that means wholesome, delicious fried foods. Snowdrift does not absorb the odors of any foods cooked in it. Only a shortening with those two qualities can give you the economy of frying with it over and over again. Try it! Put plenty of Snowdrift in a~deep pan. Fry fish, or onions, or croquettes, and when they are crisp and golden brown, tender and juicy inside, take them out and strain the Snowdrift through a clean cloth into a crock or pail. Then fry something else—potatoes, for instance, in the same Snowdrift. They will be delicious. . ; THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 1932. little men in front of & bar—brass rail and all—singing lustily, in hand, and in the ba ir the happy bartender. Each little head is remov- able and proves to be a corkscrew, bottle opener or cark. Other ingenious figures of china representing the foot ball player, the waiter, the street singer, ete., are really bottles, the heads serving as stoppers. And while we are on this subject. of is & wooden hree large green glass bottles on- the lower open shelf with a rack above holding four large and four small glasses, all stiractively decorated with ittle A and then there are the so-called’ “inebriate” bott] decorated with an old-f: lam) post being held up on both gentlemen in top hats, a little uncertain as to what they expect to do next. ‘Wooden pipe racks should -a) o the man who loves pipes and likes to look them over and choose a different one each evening. This year you will find some unusual ones that have not heretofore been on the market. For in- |stance, a mahogany box having a drawer with two compartments has three metal pipe racks on top. A plain wooden rack has places for a whole long row of pipes, and the wooden fence with two dogs peeping over the top holds three pipes also. For a man fond of the ultra-modern in his apartment furnishings, what could be more appropriate than a pair of dull silver-finished book ends on | black bases in the shape of horses, or | even cats, reduced t otheir simplest | terms? They really have to be seen to be fully appreciated. There are loads of other interesting suggestions that will have to go over to arother time, when a group of gifts for | the last-minute shopper will be given, NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. SNAPPING TURTLE (Chelydra serpentina.) ESE bold and aggressive snap- | pers do not have to withdraw their heads or limbs for protec- MODES | =——OF THE MOMENT He {u{a- (’&WWLW the tunic drse | place tc her liking, begins to loosen a the dirt and creep into the dugout.! olive and yellow and the smoothness ol is Her body s covered with the loose dirt, | his shell. These snappers live to a ripe o, and when the two dozen beautiful eggs, well by the dullness of his colors of | old age in captivity if they are given | tion, as do their less fortunate | perfectly round and white, are laid, she | enough water in which to emerge when relatives. cannot do so. Their armor is very small com- pared with their size, but nature has| | provided them with strong snapping | In fact, they | worked with powerful ‘muscles. The feet are broad and webbed, with sharp | long nails that make very cruel wounds They are bold and deflant to all comers when they are caught outside | | of their mud baths, and they strike | | with a snake-like movement ‘that is| more swift than the eye can follow. | The head has an alligator crest, is| very dark and large. The eyes, while small, are very alert and miss noth- ing. The animal is vicious and sinis- | ter-looking and it is never wise to try | to get on friendly terms. The only way to handle a medium-sized snapper is to pick him up by the tall, being| careful to hold him well away from your body. He has an unbelievably | long reach’ with that neck of his, and | |can turn around and give a nip that | has cost many a persorf a finger. | Old-timers love to bury themselves in the deep mud with only their nose sticking out for air and there wait for food to come to them. Water fowls| are quickly caught by the leg and | | pulled under the water to drown. Pish are consumed by the hundreds. | | “The turtle looks more like a flat| | stone than anything else, and his col- | oration helps him in his deception. | They live at the surface of the mud | during the Spring and Summer, going |down deeper as cold weather ap- | proaches. 'They do not hesitate to go down to the bottom of rivers, as they | | are able to breathe under water for a | | long time. | In the early Summer, the mother turtle will be seen to Icave her mud bed and go about searching for a damp place in the sand. Sometimes she | wanders from her home, then finding | Your grocer’s prices on Snowdrift, in either the new carton or the familiar air- sight tin, will be a pleasant surprise to you. Ask him about them. | largest fresh-water turtles. [ back crawls out with her back held at such a_sharp angle that all the dirt slides off and covers the eggs from view. The little fellows soon hatch and are jaws, edged with knife-like rims and|small edit.ons of their parents, except | grown their clothes. the brightness of their colors and the “SNAPPING TURTLE- Q3 roughness of their shells. They amble over the sands and soon are in the water. The snapping turtle belongs to a small family. There are three large but powerful species, two of which in- habit North America aand are the They are found in Southern Canada and the United States east of the Rocky Moun- tains, and south through to Mexico to Ecuador. A portly snapping turtle will weigh over 40 pounds and have a 14-inch You can guess his age fairly | eating. They cannot swallow unless | the head is under water. When they \are fat, they spill around the edges of | their shell and look as if they had out- There is a good market price for fat snapping lunles,\smry | as they make delicious soup. } (Copyright, 1932, | — - Swedish Nut Wafers. i One-fourth cup shortening, thuge- fourths cup sugar, one egg. two table- spoons milk, one and one-third cups flour, one-half teaspoon salt, one tea- spoon baking pwder, one teaspoon va- | nilla, one-third ctp chopped nut meats. | Cream e shortening and add the sugar ggadually while beating con- | stantly; Then add the egg well beaten, the milk, the flour sifted with the bak- ing powder and salt, and the vanilla. | Spread evenly on ' buttered baking | sheets; sprinkle with nutmeats and beke in a moderate oven (375 degrees Fahrenheit) 12 minutes. Cut in strips | three-fourths inch wide by four and one-half inches long, and shape over a rolling pin. Ii strips become brittle bejore the shaping is accomplished re- | twn to the oven to reheat. Feien Department, stores in Mexico are re- ported to be doing more business than a year ago. i Bedtime Stories BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. A Strange Story. gull mothing commonpiace Jest you —Old Mother Nature. P a truth, nothing is common- O place. 1t is merely our own ignorance and Tyt monplace. If we knew all we would find that many things which, in our ignorance, seem common and unintesesting have wonderful stories be- “T never heard of such a thingl” ex- claimed Peter Rabbit when Jerry Muskrat told him that the baby Eels which he had so often seen in the Smiling Pool were not born there, but had reached it only after a long, long journey which had brought them all the way from the Great Ocean up the Big River and finally up the Laughing Brook to the Smiling Pool. “What 15 more, I don’t belleve it,” he added. “If Mrs. Eel told you that I she was simply stuffing you.” Jerry shook his head. “Grandfather Frog_has lived a long time in the Smil- ing Pool and he has seen many Eels | come and go, and he says that it is all true. Mrs. Eel came here as a baby and | lived here ever since until she left re- | cently. I have known her ever since | I was a little fellow taking my first swimming lesson. Every Spring I have seen baby Eels arrive. 1 have seen them enter the Laughing Brook from the Big River and watched them swim up here to the-Smiling Pool, but never | have I seen an egg of an Eel, and | neither has any one else. Never have | q seen a snewly hatched Eel and if any had been hatched here, 1 certainly would have seen them.” “Why isn't Mrs. Eel coming back?" asked Peter. Jerry did not reply at once. He sat with a faraway look in his eyes. “She will mot live after she has deposited her eggs,” he replied softly. “Why not?” demanded Peter, his eyes ery wide with surprise. | “I don't know.” replied Jerry. “FThat what she told me. She sald that no 1 ever returns after that long joyrney back to that faraway place in the Great Ocean where it was born. She said, too, that all Eels, no matter how far up rivers or in what ponds or lakes they may be found, were born in the Great Ocean and in time will go back there, never to return. It is a strange A strange story, indeed!” exclaimed Peter. “Of course, I know that birds make long journeys. but I didn't sup- pose fishes ever did.” “That shows your ignorance, Peter,” declared Jerry with a superior air. | JEWEL MIST Hair Remover REMOVES SUPERFLUOUS HAIR | from any part of body, including || face. arms and legs. without razor 1! or chemicals I Present this ad and 25¢ to your druggist or beauty parlor, or mail with 25¢ to— JEWEL MIST DISTRIBUTOR Berwyn, Maryland. 3 | MAGAZINE PAGE. bRl o i il "i/r’-]’-’-% I i 10 “WHY ISN'T MRS. EEL COMING BACK?" ASKED PETER. long hindfoot. Then he scratched the other long ear with the other long hind- foot. That is a sign that he is think- ing, or trying to think. “I don't see do that for. I mean the last. “And the fishes that come River from the Great Oeul:u u':'.'-‘-‘fi for the sume purpose,” explained Jerry. “They come up to spawn.” “What do you mean by " e- o Pm¥ y spawn?” de man “To lay their eggs, replied Jerry. “The’ laying of theif eggs by fabes B called spawning.” “Oh!” said Peter. Then he had an- other question. “If other fishes come uMp’A.thEee lsglx mverwu:h:pawn. why does - 0 back Ocean P erry shook s Head xrm e shool . “I don't know,” he confessed. “It does seem quezr,g' (Copyright, 1032.) Chili Con Carne. Sprinkle two cupfuls of beef, eut irn small pieces, with salt, put into a frying pan with one tablespoonful of fat and half a small chopped onion. Cover and cook slowly for 15 minutes. Cook two chili peppers until soft and rub through a sieve; add s lttle salt. Add to the meat with two cupfuls of boiling water and cook slowly until the meat is very tender. Holiday Delicacies Made Easily and Economically This HOUSANDS of housewives +® will serve more delicious foods this Christmas and New Year's than ever before, yet spend Jess time in the kitchen and much less money. They have discovered & new and better way to make dough- nuts, cookies, waffles, cup cakes, muffins, fritters, pie crust, dump- lings, French pancakes, etc, They use Batter Cream. Batter Cream contains every important ingredient for all these delicacies and many other foods; Year and the ingredients are combined in just the right proportions to insure perfect results. There is practically nothing to add but water. Batter Cream would be an econ- omy even it cost twice as much, but think of making a dozen doughnuts for 6 cents, a dozen cup cakes for 7 cents, a big waffle for 2% cents. ‘Get a 21-cent packege of Bat- ter Cream' and follow the simple directions on the wrapper. Your grocer will also give you free of charge a 17-cent package of Has- ty Tasty Biscuit Blend, the com- plete ready mixed product that makes biscuits free from alum taste. Nothing to add but water. Two products, a 38-cent value, for 21 cents. BATTER CREAM and peel with a.twist of the thumb @ Florida tangerines are a dk’-'. tinet adventure in’flaver and fun FOR any occasion and special occasions espe- cially, Florida tangerines add color and offer a distinct taste appeal—a zippy zestfulness all their own. It’s even fun to peel them! One twist of the thumb and the kid-glove cover completely removed. Just watch the chil- dren peel and eat them—the youngsters think Florida tangerines are great. And this distinctive fruit has all the healthful qualities you find so abundantly in Florida oranges and Florida grapefruit. Take your taste adven- turing today — eat Florida tangerines! 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