Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1936, Page 30

Skin Con&itioning Kit by Tussy Why spend money on Fall clothes if you still wear your faded, old summer complexion? Get your- self a bright, new face from Tussy for the price of a hankie or two. Emulsified Cleansing Cream, Almond Cream and Skin Lotion $|OO Toiletries . o « First Floor. The g G Street at Eleventh 7 L. Frank Ce F ST. AT 12TH fashion. is a very new, youthful and chic dress S‘I 2.95 The very clever frock featured above is a two-piece sheer woolen with the new modified Victorian sleeve for the miss or junior miss. It is the ideal frock to wear right now for town,; sports, school or office. This frock comes in a nice shade of green, dull gold, rust and black. Sizes 9 to 19. ) DRESS- SHOP— * THIRD FLOOR THE EVENING STAR, Nature’s WASHINGTON. Children Golden Pheasant. BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. HEASANTS are the favorite game bird for raising. There is something that appeals to the imagination about these beau- tiful birds. Their expression at times is almost human, their plumage is as lovely as flowers or jewels, often a combination of both. As the demand is so much greater than the supply and the birds demand so little atten- tion if they are given their freedom, the venture, if care is takeh to learn the rules, will be a profitable one. Nearly all of the pheasants raised in the United States are Ringnecks. They are hardy, and seem to enjoy the coldest weather. However, the golden pheasant can be reared successfully by following carefully the rules laid down for the ringnecks. Pheasants are garly risers. They are great beliévers in early to bed early to 220 rise. So before dusk, you will notice them looking about for a likely place to spend the night. ‘These lovely birds must have trees in which to roost and tall enough ones to let the long tails swing free from the ground. ‘The cock goldenneck is a very hand- some fellow and quite proud. In fact, he is even arrogrant as he struts about showing off before his wives. Once you have seen the exquisite colors with the sun glinting down upon them, you are an admirer yourself. He is a native of China. No doubt you have seen his picture in the color~ ful embroideries and pictures so be- loved by the Chinese. His length is about 3 feet, but 23 or 4 inches of this must be allowed for the tail. His head is adorned with a beauti- ful silky crest. It is a honey-colored yellow. The feathers of the back of the head and neck are a very deep rich orange-red, margined with vel- vety black. This arrangement of feathers is like & cape and can be raised or lowered at will. On the upper back, the feathers lie smooth and flat, forming & spot of glossy- greenish black that glitters like burnished metal. The back itself is & deep, rich yellow, the wings dark blue at their base, the breast and under parts vivid scarlet. The long tall feathers are barred in a deep brownish black; the ground color is & rich, warm tan. ‘The feathers of the ruff and crest find a ready market where fishing tackle is sold. They make brilliant flies for “poor fish” to make a flying leap out of the water to capture. Long ago the feathers were used to decorate ladies’ hats, Fortunately this vogue went out to stay. The courting antics of the golden pheasant are, indeed, worth waching. The courting swains, naturally pug- nacious at all times, are now ready to fight any rival to the death, The fight is kept up until the two opponents are out of breath, and with mutual consent, they fly away to a tree to rest. “The best man winy,” the maiden the vfiwr with a bored and nonchalant alr, In their native home woods, the nests are rather poor affairs, built of leaves and grasses in a haphazard fashion. Ten to twelve olive-brown eggs are laid. Simetimes unusual places have been selected for the nursery site. In captivity they'will accept the makings of a nest. Grains and seeds, with berries, leaves, grubs and insects, form the bill-of-fare for most pheasants, The golden pheasant enjoys the same food. In the woods, these glorious birds make a lot of noise, as they are great gossipers and are only quiet when asleep. At crack o dawn, every cock crows a loud challenge to his neighbor, and his neighbor considers it imperative to answer. (Copyright, 1936 ) Bedtime Stories Spooky Is Uneasy. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. POOKY THE SCREECH OWL had been brooding over some- thing for a long time. He hadn’t mentioned it to any one. He had kept it wholly to himself. He had tried to forget it, but he just couldn’t. ‘What was it that was so disturbing him? It was precisely the same thing that was worrying Chatterer the Red Squirrel. You remember that Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown’s Boy had looked over the tree in which Chatterer had his home, and that Farmer Brown's Boy had struck it with an ax. He had struck it but once, but that once had been enough to send shivers all SPOOKY THE SCREECH OWL HAD BEEN BROODING OVER SOME- THING FOR A LONG TIME. over Chatterer and start him to wor- rying. You see, it aroused a feeling of uneasiness lest later they come back with that ax and cut down that tree. ‘The same thing, the very same thing, had happened to Spooky the Screech Owl. It had happened the very same day that it had happened to Chatterer. Spooky's tree had been struck with an ax, and with that one blow 8pooky’s peace of mind was de- stroyed. He couldn't get rid of the uneasy feeling that sooner or later he would hear the sound of that ax again, and that when he did it would mean an end of this comfortable home of his. Could Chatterer and Spooky have understood what Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's Boy said when they inspected those trees they would have known for a certainty that their fears were well grounded and that those two trees had been marked for cutting later in the Fall. They didn't under- stand one word, yet in some strange, mysterious way each felt that some- thing was going to happen to his tree and thus destroy his home. However, Chatterer did not know that Spooky’s tree had been visited and struck with an ax, and Spooky did not know that this had happened to Chatterer’s tree. Every time Spooky returned home at break of day, prepared to sleep until once more the Black Shadow should come creeping out from the Purple Hills to bring him forth to hunt, he experienced anew that feel- ing of uneasiness. So Spooky had been quietly looking around for a new home, taking care not to give any one reason to suspect what he was doing. Look as he would, he couldn’t, with one exception, find another hollow in a tree equal to the one he now occu- pled. That one exception was the fEoBER8FEC I Hardest corns shed right off when magic-like E-Z Korn Remover goes to work. ers pain—softens up dead akin and core comes right out. mh use—fast in action. Thou- use it, At drug stores, 35¢. b Y such an idea never had entered his head, and never would. Chatterer dropped the subject then and went about his business. Spooky had made it plain that he wasn't at all interested in trading houses, but Chatterer was smart enough to know that he had put an idea into Spooky’s head. As for Spooky, he took an early opportunity to fly over to Chatterer's house when he knew the latter was not at home. He even went inside. That house suited him perfectly. “Ill trade with him,” thought Spooky, “but it won't do to let him know I want to trade. If he thinks I am anxious to trade he will begin to wonder why, and perhaps he'll think there is something wrong with my tree. If he suspected that he wouldn't even consider a trade. I must make him want that tree of mine more than he does this.” Spooky heard Chatterer scolding not far away and hastily left that house. He got out of sight just in time, (Copyright, 1938, . D. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1936. Psychblogy BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS, Brain Weight. size bf the brains they carry. ‘Webster's brain weighed 58 ounces, which is considerably sbove the aver- age. The largest brain on record was that of an English newsboy. The boy ‘was almost an idiot. His brain weighed 80 ounces. One investigator weighed 125 brains. ‘These brains came from idiots, imbe- ciles, criminals and men of ordinary intelligence. He could find no relation between brain weight and intelligence. 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