Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1932, Page 40

MAGAZINE PAGE. Christmas Suggestions Wa Margaret A Weekly Digest rner ITH minds and eyes full of Christmas trees, holly and red candles, there may still be & last-minute gift to be gotten, and so here are a few suggestions from the interesting shops. Hand-wrought pewter in a dull fin- ish that resembles oxidized silver makes | two darling little fruit bowls, and then, like so many other things nowadays | that do double duty. if you prefer two | candlesticks, just turn them upside down. The bowl makes the base and there is a candle holder ready for use. Then, 1n the same shop, there is the Jenny Wren tea kettle of bright and shining aluminum with a red handle, and when the water boils the whistle in the spout tells you so. Pewter | randle snuffers are nice small gifts, too. Another practical gift is the collapsible | Wwaste paper basket covered with CI nesc damask, mostly in blacks and rich reds. It is about 12 inches high and | when fold-d up flat sy to wrap up. Coppe adds a br t 'h to a room and a hanging basket of copper with trailing ivy vines growing in it is an attractive gift. The little mats, about six_inches in diameter. that look like Thooked rugs. but are made of silk stock- ings woven like the rugs, are useful and inexpensive gifts. The colors are soft and would fit in most anywhere. We haye heard of hammered silver and hamfered brass, but don't you think that hand-hammered aluminum is quite a new idea? It is lovel and makes the most perfect tr. a dull silver finish. These are the work of two craftsmen in Pennsylvania and are being shown in one of Washington's smart shops artists are most clever with their original designs of fish swimming through bubbly water and bectles with delicate feelers and legs. | The HANDMADE POTTERY. WHICH IS ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR | CHRISTMAS GIFTS. SKETCHED IN A WASHINGTON SHOP. *This ware comes in large trays and also small and inexpensive ash trays. If you like very modern and very beautiful artificial flowers, there are some that are new and different, with the petals made from the stom- achs of fict nd along Cape Cod. They hev uisite pearly tex- ture ond » lovelv in repre- entations he so-called “silver dollar” and look especially well in cryctal holders. They also come in small sprays of pale colors black glass holders. set in lit These latter are reasonably priced. an of TR AN amusing gift is a set of six little silver animal klipsies, each differ- | ent, to be put on cocktail glasses 50| that they won't get mixed up when they | are refilled. A catchy rhyme goes with | them, too. And then for the friend who | is convalescent, or just fond of a nap | in the afternoon, there is the six-way pillow covered in pastel moire. These illows differ from any other in being very wide and flat at the bottom and tapering up to the top. so that from the side they look triangular. They will fit , your back in any position and are ex- My Neighbor Says: For Christmas table decora- tions, tie sprigs of holly on tall tapers which have been placed in low holders. The holly can be held in place with a fine wire or an invisible hairpin. To remove the odor of smoke, put a basin of water in the room, leave overnight and keep a win- dow slightly open. The air will be sweet by morning. The so-called cord attached to your electric iron is not a cord; it is two bundles of wire. Don't twist it or bend it or tie it in knots. Candied grapefruit or orange strings, arranged in a dainty box, make a most acceptable Christ- mas gift. (Copyright, 1932.) | rose mats with silver frames. 1rca]1y clever, artistic, useful and inex- | cellent for & back rest when breakfast- ing in bed. \ Coasters are handy things these days. | Little wooden ones painted in Italy are| good and colorful, as are the hand-| gj blocked linens in brown, blue and red| from the same country. An old English cut-glass vase, with | prisms so heavy and large that they| n touched with a | THE NATURE’S CHILDREN Salmon. HE Chinook, Quinnet, king of Columbia River salmon, grow up in the sea, and when they BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. l are 4 years old, they seek the fresh water in which to set- tle a very large and flourishing family. The eels do the same thing, and after they have laid their eggs both parents e. Sometimes the parents travel thou- sands of miles to resch the shallow waters of a mountain stream. They look torn and weary. Nets and traps, spears and baits, have been passed by or es- caped successfully on the long journey. In March or early April, the mother is plump and ready to take the long trip. She takes no food after she leaves the sea. The trip may take as months for, her to Lo the gravelly sand she must have. her body she burrows & cradle in the sand by much twisting and turning. Her mate is nearby, keeping watch and often fighting an enemy seeking the eggs. From 1,500 to 6,000 eggs, about the size of a pea, are laid in the trough much as_six | she has nmde, and after the male has YO-YO BEDSPREAD AND SIX-WAY | PILLOW IN MOIRE, WITH ONE| OF THE NEW BOUDOIR LAMPS. SKETCHED IN A WASHINGTON SHOP. s an expensive item, but beau- More moderate in_the price list of this shop are some Jap- anese figures mounted on black felt and framed in black that are brilliant splashes of color. And if you are in any difficulty as to your Christmas en- tertaining. there is a shop where dec- orations may be rented and parties planned. If you would be interested in a really handsome gift that has life- time qualities and beauty as well, there is a hand-knitted and cro- cheted coverlet of exceptional pat- tern, made down in Virginia, that is worthy of being preserved as an heirloom. 1t is strong, durable and closely knitted in a natural color cotton with infinite care. Handmade Yo-Yo bedspreads are lovely, too. You know, they are made of gath- ered wheels of printed and plain cotton material joined together in a lacelike manner. Usually there are squares of alternating_ plain-color and figured material. These are not inexpensive, but. of course, hand- work is always appreciated. NE shop has an adorable pair of | boudoir lamps like the one sketched. The Japanese effect is very charming. but these lamps would really fit in with most any color scheme, | as the silk shade is ecru, the pedestal | eggs are carried with safety in a case. | office, and of green and pale tinted flowers and | the base opalescent white. shop is showing flower and fruit prints especially well framed, two having dull afle DAMASK-COVERED WASTE BAS- KET, AND ALUMINUM JENNY WREN TEA KETTLE. SKETCHED IN A WASHINGTON SHOP. And now, if you want something pensive all at the same time, do give a thought to Carolina pottery. It is all made by hand and so no two pieces are ever exactly alike. The shapes are beautiful _and varied and the colors | lovely. There are cookie jars large | enough to suit the appetites of a whole | family of small boys, and there are bowls so tiny they just hold one nar- cissus bulb. And what a thought that is for a wee Christmas remembrance! There's an odd shape like a bottle | with the front cut out and a candle | put in. When I asked what these were | called, the enterprising young woman who has this shop said, “Candle bottles, | I reckon, that’s what I call them.” | They would be nice to put in your win- | dow on Christmas eve. | | | HANDMADE TABLE MAT fertilized them, they are covered over with sand and from now on the parents drift about until they die. For abput two months the eggs are under their sand blanket, and by now vyou can see the black eyes of the baby salmon. In another month the young- ster will push his way out of the hard shell, much like a wee chick, and will be taking things quietly as he lives on the egg yolk, which is fastened under his body. Until the infant has con- sumed this yolk he will stay close to a sheltering stone and gather strength. By the time the meal is finished. the little salmcn is rather frisky and is taking interest in the tiny insects dart- ing about him. Being in no hurry to grow up, but feeling a powerful urge that he cannot resist, he faces up stream and soon reaches the swift flowing waters. Steadily he swims, get- ting more expert in evading the stickle- backs, who -are looking for the little six-inch swimmer. Ureat schools of them are soon seen together, all head- ed for their goal, Salmon is one of Alaska's greatest natural resources. The industry was begun in 1866 on the Columbia River, and from that small beginning it has developed into an industry worth many millions of dollars. Artificial propagation in well-ordered hatcheries is perfected so that today *SALMON the pans of salmon eggs are being shipped between hatcheries and to for- eign countries. One hundred thousand e Eskimo women clean and dry The same | salmon for their Winter supply and for | extra money. The salmon is hung on long lines like clothes, and here the salmon is also packed down for future use. The packed salmon in can, ready for market, is valued at nearly $60,000,- 000, and water is figured in the terms of acreage for planting the eggs and rearing the fish. It is claimed that an acre of water yields far greater returns than an acre of the best land, and that food supply will be raised in such vol- ume that fish may be had at unbeliev- ably low prices. (Copyright, 1932.) LIGHT mixing. biscuits—for Snowdrift And here’s good news! has prices for you on tight tin—that are a plea Snowdri F MODE | 0ld Hermit's Christmas. THE STRANGER. T was the morning of Christmas day. John and Betty were in the yard in front of their home. They I were looking up—at an airplane. Two years before Fairtown had become the proud owner of an airport, and every day a mail plane came to the port with mail. The children were always interested in the mail plane’s arrival, but this airplane was different. “The mail piane is not due for at least an hour,” said John. “Let’s go EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER (=== E=—=O0OF THE MOMENT Z 22, 1932. Good Taste Today BY EMILY POST, Famous Authority on Etiquette. Wedding Problems, EAR MRS. POST: I am [14 planning to have a small | afternoon church wedding. | We wish it to be very quiet | and to keep out the many | who will come uninvited out of curios- ity. Is there anything we could do?” Answer: In citles, or wherever the general public is not to be admitted, & card of about the size of a small vis- iting card is inclosed with the church invitation: “Please present this card at St. James' Church, on Tuesday, the first of December.” “Dear Mrs. Post: Is it necessary for a bride to address her own wedding in- vitations, ‘or is 1t just as correct for some member of her family to do it for her?” Answer: When lists are very long the compiling is usually done by a professional secre- tary, who also ad- dresses the enve- lopes, incloses the proper number of cards ard seals, stamps and posts the invita tions. Otherwise, the in- About half way to the house the | man said: “I've come from Winnipeg, | you know! A fast trip!” |” “From Winnipeg!” exclaimed Betty. | “That's where mother telephoned!” | “You aren't a detective, are you?' | asked John, who was thinking that this visit might have something to do with the Old Hermit. “No, I'm not a detective! Many over to the airport and find out who is landing.” The boy and the girl ran to mount | their bicycles and pedal the half mile | to the airport. They reached the fleld | very soon after the airplane had come | safely to the ground. | The pilot was walking across the field and beside him was a man about 35 years of age. The passenger entered the nll'xmrtj John heard him ask for di- rections to “the Southworth residence.” “I'll show you!" sald John, “I live | there! We can walk together. It won't i take more than 10 minutes and I'll push | my bike.” “Thank you, my boy” said the stranger. “I'm anxious to reach your home, but if it's only a short distance, Il walk.” “T'll walk. t00,” said Betty, “and push | my_bicycle.” | The three left the airport and made their way to the Southworth home. Betty would have given a quarter to know who this stranger was, but she did not ask the question for several minutes. BISC Good cooks call it “biscuit knack”— the knack of knowing how to blend in your shortening without too much And that’s why good cooks say Snowdrift helps to make heavenly is always creamy—always the same—not too soft in July nor too hard in January. Your grocer Snowdrift— either in the new carton or the air- sant surprise. =y “THE MAIL PLANE IS NOT DUE FOR | AT LEAST AN HOUR,” SAID JOHN. years ago I used to be a classmate of your mother in grammar school.” ';tAre you Mr. Arthur Nichols?” asked |~ “Yes, that is my name.” UNCLE RAY. (To Be Concluded.) (Copyright, 1932.) UITS ft im CARTONS or AIR-TIGHT TINS A N vitations are ad- | dressed and sent P {on at the Smiling Pool after the ar- lout by the bride ™I Fost herself and some of her friends who | volunteer to help her. “My Dear Mrs. Post: Where is the junior bridesmaid placed in the bridal Pprocession?” Answer: Less importantly, in front of the bridesmaids. More importantly, between the bridesmaids and the bride. | “My Dear Mrs. Post: May I send | announcements of my ‘marriage to | Iriends who did not send out announce- ments after their own wedding? Does one send announcements only to inti- mate friends?” Answer: Send announcements to every one you know—no matter how slightly. Sending announcements is merely a convenient way of letting every friend and acquaintance know that you have been married. If a wed- ding 1s 5o small that not even intimate friends are invited to the ceremony or to the reception, an announcement would be sent to friends as well ac- quaintances. (Copyright, 19: - S - Hubbard Squash. Cut into three-inch squires enough Hubbard squash to make three pints, then bake or steam. When soft scrape from the shell, mash and add salt to taste, one teaspoonful of brown sugar to three pints of the squash, one-fourth teaspoonful of ginger, a generous lump of butter and three tablespoonfuls of cream. Beat until light and smooth. Serve hot WOMEN’S FE BEDTIME STORIES Peter Rabbit Gets a Bath. You'll find yourself if you are heed] Involved in troubles Lluyt were nudle:.l'. —Peter Rabbit. ETER RABBIT ought to know. Many, many times has he found himself in trouble because of heedlessness. Yet he seems not to learn. Some people are that way. It sometimes seems as if they go out of their way to get in trouble. Peter is that kind. course, Peter knew all about the | arrival of Little Joe Otter and his fam- ily at the Smiling Pool. In fact, Peter happened to be over there when Little Joe appeared. And, of course, Peter was$ greatly interested in all that went rival of Little Joe's family. He just couldn't stay away from there. Most | of the time he kept well hidden where he could watch all that went on, but aimself remain unseen. He had watched the making of the slippery slide and | afterward he had watched the four Otters sliding. Unlike Jerry Muskrat, he did not think it silly and a waste of time. Peter is just naturally a| waster of time, so he isn't critical of others in this respect. | ‘The truth is, Peter really envied Lit- | tle Joe Otter, Mrs. Otter and the chil- dren as they slid plop into the water and then climbed out to do it all over again. So interested did he become that had Reddy Fox happened along jJust then I fear it would have been the end of Peter. Day after day he| stole over to the Smiling Pool to watch the Otters slide, and the more he watched them the more he envied them. | How glorious it must be to go shooting down that bank so swiftly. But every time one of them plopped into the water Peter would feel a little shiver run over him. He didn't like water, and that was that. Then one day he missed the Otters They had gone up the Laughing Brook fishing, but Peter didn't know this. He waited and waited. At last he made up his mind that they were nowhere about. No one was about. At least he saw no one, not even Jerry Muskrat, “I believe Il go over and look at that slippery slide.” thought Peter. wonder how it looks from the top” | He sat up and carefully looked this way and that way. He saw no one. i Then he hcpped. lipperty-lipperty-lip. over to the highest part of the bank of the Smiling Pool. All along the tep of the bank the grass was matted down where smooth. sleek bodies had rolled and tumbled about. He could see a lit- tle path worn by the Otters in climbing up where the bank was low. It led straight to the top of the slippery siide In a moment Peter was there looking down. From his feet straight down to the cold water of the Smiling Pool was a smooth slide. It was steep. Peter hadn't realized how steep it was until now. No wonder those Otters shot down so swiftly. “I wonder how it would seem to go shooting down there?” thought Peter. Then he looked at the cold water and shivered. He reached forth one ATURES. By Thornton «W. Burgess. foot and felt of the slide. It smooth. No doubt about it—it m smooth and it was slippery. He was just about to withdraw that foot when the other one slipped off the edge. To this day Peter doesn't know how it happened. He must have been nearer th;oedze than he had thought he was. r a second to get back on the bank, his heart almost in his mouth; for he was ag frighlened as ever he had been in all his life. Then he was shooting down Little Joe Otter's slippery slide and fast that he quite lost his breath. ; HE TURNED A SOMERSAULT AND FINISHED ON HIS BACK. was not sliding gracefully, like Little Joe, flat on his stomach, with his legs straight out behind cut of the way. No, sir, Peter wasn't sliding that way. He started on his head, for he had pitched head first from the edge, turned a somersault, and finished on his back, his long legs kicking convulsively, Then he landed in the cold water, not with & plop like the Otters, but with a splash, a tremendous splash Over in the rushes on the other side Jerry Muskrat hugged himself in glee, while Mrs. Muskrat stared with mouth and eyes wide open in astonishment, Peter had seemed all legs and long feet as he kicked and struggled, and a sight he was to any one stare, (Copyright. 1932.) Cheese Tart. Make a rich pestry. Chill, then roll thin and bake in small patty pan<. Beat se with three y cream. Sea~ with salt and add one ul of powdered sugar., Heat “and if not creamy emough, e more cream, in order to get consiste Partly fill shells with the cheese then fill with gooseberry or currant_jam, or any tart-flavored pre- serve. Serve cold. These make a fine delicacy as well as a delicious dessert for supper or lunch. son sligh! add a litt a light, f the cool mixture, HOW TO GET MORE ORANGE JUICE FOR YOUR MONEY oranges. Just ask That’s how to oranges—by their @ There’s an easy way to be sure of getting extra-juicy your grocer for FLORIDA ORANGES—by ' name. Florida oranges never run to skin and pulp. They ripen on the tree—naturally=—until their thin skins swell plump with delicious sweet juice. tell Florida thin ekin— never thick and pebbly. If you / FL want more juice, always buy Florida oranges. They are on sale today — buy them by the dozens. INE-LAND:? ORANGES ¢ GRAPEFRUIT ¢« TANGERINES