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Evening star., 1935-08-30
Buffet Meal
And Details
For Service
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: I would like
to give q buffet supper in honor
Of friend who is going away. Per-
haps I sound as If I lived in the
backwoods, but frankly ] have never
been to a buffet meal and the reason
I would like to serve buffet style is
that ! must ask many people and
cannot accommodate all at q sit
down table. Can you give me q
suitable menu and tell me something
about setting the table and the
,seryice?"
Answer-You set the table as you
would for supper, but without places.
You cover the table with what you
Hke-or you leave 1t bare. Candles
or candelabra are put at either end
Of centerpiece of flowers or fruit.
Then you set your table with dishes
of buttered rolls, sandwiches, salad
and cake. Put the coffee, served with
breakfast cups and cream, as well as
small cups, at one end Of the table,
and either q chocolate service or q
bowl Of fruit punch with ladle and
glasses, at the other. Leaving room
for the hot dishes and hot plates,
you fill the other spaces with piles
Of cold plates, piles Of napkins. rows
Of forks and rows of spoons. When
it Is time to serve, stacks Of hot
plates, as well as the dishes Of hot
foods, are put on the table. Every
dish must, of course, be chosen so
as to be eaten with fork alone, such
as scrambled eggs, or chicken q la
king, or minced chicken and mush-
rooms, chicken croquettes. An ex-
cellent, because substantial, addition
to the menu Is q big baking dish Of
macaroni or scalloped potatoes, or
corn pudding. When the main course
has been eaten dessert Is brought on.
The easiest dessert to serve Is pie.
The guests file around the dining
table and the women, Is well as the
men, help themselves: or perhaps, rs
ut . dance. the men mn the plates
and bring them to the women. The
one complaint I have had about
buf1et supper Is that, instead Of going
to the table and helping themselves,
the guests Just sit and expect to be
waited on. The only thing to do
then Is to follow the practice ct chill
dren's parties and say, "Please 60
into the dining room and get some
thing to eat" And then, II they
cluster around the dining table 10
that others cannot help themselves,
say to those whose plates are filled.
Wont you please 60 into the living
room and sit DOWN."
I A plate Is held on ones knee and
drinkables are put On . nearby table
or stand
tcosysisas, lssx.l :.
Evening star., 1935-08-30
Dorothy Dix Says
Oldsters Know the Truth About "the
Good Old Times"
Good Old Times

ming things today also started at
scratch.
THEY were poor boys who began
= by doing humble manual labor.
They wore patched clothes. They car
ried their lunches In tin buckets. They
worked incredible hours. They had
no amusemnts. No money to spend
on indulgences. Few Of them went to
college. Most Of them educated them
selves by studying at night by .
kerosene lamp. Nobody handed these
men fortunes. Nobody lifted them to
power and place. They did 1t all for
themselves.
But the youth of today who thinks
1t was easy for . boy to take himself
out from q furrow on O farm to the
Presidents chair, or from Stag pile
to the head Of q great steel corpora
ton In the good old days, has
another guess coming. It was just as
difncult then rs 1t Is now, and it took
just the same qualities Of grit and de-
tCxAlAlhtlO2l, dulUAtkOll 1AlA AAAAeStA
energy and brains to do it.
One Of the most poignant walls Of
the young Is over their blasted love
lives, and the thing that they are most
envious Of the older generation Is that
they could marry while they were
young. All, those were the good old
days before the depression put crimp
in romancel
TRUE. But think how mother and
father married. On q shoestring.
Mothers whole trousseau didn't cost
as much as daughters silk stockings.
Mother had q few substantial cotton
undies and . couple Of pair Of shoes
and q dress or two that were guaran-
teed to wear. and that was about all.
She didn't have any swell wedding or
. bridal trip.
She and father went to housekeep-
ing In Q couple Of rooms and mother
did the cooking and the washing and
the houaework and pinched the
pennies. They didn't give parties. nor
90 to the movies every night, nor have
. radio nor an automobile, nor any
Of the things that young people of
today consider essential, and without
which they cannot possibly marry.
In reality, there never were any
good old times. Life Is always hard,
and the sooner the boys and girls Of
today realize that they will only have
to get what they want themselves,
even as their parents did, the better
for them. DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1935-08-30
I656-B

which is the accepted fashion for
daytime frocks. And the skirt acquires
width by means Of an inverted pleat.
It Is q good frock to start the Fall
season. It may be of silk or thin
wool, and the girl who is going of to
college will find that it Is the sort
Of thing she will need when sweaters
and casual knitted things are not suit
able, for it has a certain sophistica-
ton that Will carry it along when the
occasion is q luncheon party, or tea
with the dean.
The color trend for Fall has been
carefully surveyed, and these are the
findings: Black comes first with most
smart shops Although they suggest
that color is Just as good! Then green,
rust, brown, wine, purple. Now those
are Just plain names! There are a
lot Of fancy ones. Sienna brown, warm,
with q lot Of red in it. Titan, which
may mean almost any of the rust
shades. Copper easy enough! Cac-
tus. forest, bottle greens, which are
fairly descriptive. Slate blue. which
means there Is some gray in Its make
up, and ink blue, with purple cast.
There are elderberries, and plums and
raisins, too! And rose quartz, and
mustard. loads of grays, some quite
dark, others Just OF the natural shade.
These are the coming colors, and ones
which you will find nice for your first
Fall dress.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1656-B is
designed in sizes IL, IA, 16, 18 and 20.
Corresponding bust measurements 80,
80, "a, 36 and SO. Size l6 (34) re-
quires 334 yards of 3S-inch material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
Is easy to understand.
Barbara Bell pattern book available
at Is cents. Address orders to The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1935-08-30
Stammerer
Is Helped by
Indifference
Severe Tension May
Be Checked When
Understood.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

MOTHERS are often frightened by
A sudden appearance of stam-
mering in the little child's hitherto
perfectly clear speech. He says the
first word or two, stops, repeats it
again and again and gets no further
His mother tries to get him to say the
next word clearly, but he shakes his
head and stammers again.
Most little children have this diff
Guilty along about the second or third
year. 1t usually happens when the
child has reached the place where his
impressions and ideas are too numer-
Gus for his expression. Little children
want to say what they feel. To feel,
to think, is-for them-pressure to
talk aloud.
At this stage their speech mecha-
f1ism is not perfected. Their vocabu-
laries are limited. Their ideas are not
very clear. In their desire to tell all
they feel and think and know they
make a great effort which causes
severe tension and the flow of speech
energy is checked. Then they stam-
they cannot talk easily.
Inasmuch as nervous tension is the
cause of the trouble, we must be
careful not to increase the tension and
30 add to the difficulty If the mother
or any other listener shows haste or
impatience, if an attempt is made to
correct the child, tension increases
He feels the pressure Of the adults
mind and he is Ill prepared to bear
1t just then.
Look away from the child! Be easy
IN manner and bearing. Speak gently
and slowly and appear not to notice
the stammer. Say a few words lightly
and give him chance to speak again.
II he stammers take over the talk
yourself. Talk along easily, interest
him, and when you see the tension
in his neck, arms, hands and body
disappear let him do the talking again.
Do not drill him in any way. Do
not ask him to SAY that over" If
he gets a word wrong say it correctly
Just once and let it go at that. BY
and by he will hear the right way and
say it. Speech is largely initiative, so
what you say and how you say it
becomes the child'S standard. Don't
use language and tones and infections
you do not want the child to use. His
speech will be the speech he hears in
the house. From time to time he
will pick up words and mannerisms
outside, but the main fabric of his
speech is woven day by day at home.
Never scold or frighten little child
who is learning to talk. When Ian
guage power is at full tide, in the early
years, the little ones talk a great deal.
They repeat meaningless sounds and
words. They are practicing speech.
They must if they are ever to learn to
talk easily and well.
1t is very trying to listen to them
day after day, but we must bear a
little with them. Speech is important.
The clearer it is the better its quality
and the better for the child. All too
soon he will leave of his childish joy
in talking and take on the grown-up's
airs of wisdom, something much harder
to put up with than the childish
stammer.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1935-08-30
important Kitchen SandSpan When Departing Holiday
Special Attention Due
Refrigerator and Sink
To Insure Cleanliness
Not Advisable to Leave Mouse Trap in Action
as Result May Be Somewhat
Disastrous
Disastrous.

wash them well, not forgetting the
grids. and leave them all out In the
air.
II you have been O really fastidious
housekeeper, and used paper bags in
side your garbage pail, faithfully, that
utensil should not be In bad condi-
ton, but, Just the same, give 1t o
good hot water and soda bath, topped
OF with an ammonia rinse, and leave
1t propped open to the breezes also.
~
DE SURE that the stove is clean,
~ the drip pan shining, and that
there are no toast crumbs or other
foreign particles In the oven. Scour
pots and pans to remove any possible
grease, and wash the dishcloths and
tea towels that have been used.
Don't set . mouse trap "just in case;
II there Is q case, and Mr.. Mouse
meets hts doom, your apartment won't
profit atmospherically II your absence
Is to be prolonged.
Mop the kitchen floor the last thing
that Is, after all activity therein
has ceased, and leave the room to
its solitude. When you come back
there will be no mess to tidy up
no tired-looking food remains-and
everything will be spick-and-span TO
start the new season!
WEEKLY XITCHENETTE MENUS.
MONDAY.
Cantaloupe Balls.
Tomatoes Stuffed with Crab Meat.
Potato Chips.
Coconut Custard Pie.
Tea.
TUESDAY.
Bacon-wrapped Olives.
Broiled Chicken. Rice. Peas.
Pineapple sherbet.
Coffee.
WEDNESDAY.
Hot Consomme.
Club Sandwich. Pickles. Radishes.
Chocolate Eclairs.
Mate.
THURSDAY.
Cheese Souffie.
Cold Sliced Tongue
Mixed Green Salad.
Jelly Roll.
Tea.
FRIDAY.
Cream of Asparagus Soup.
Shrimp Newburg on Toast.
Sliced Tomatoes and Cucumbers.
Fresh Figs with Cream.
Coffee.
SATURDAY.
Tomato Juice Cocktail.
Scrambled Eggs and Sausages.
Wafies.
Gingerbread with Whipped Cream.
Tea.
SUNDAY.
Jellied Madrilene Soup.
Broiled Sirloin Steak.
Mushrooms. Baby Limas.
Vanilla Ice Cream, Sliced Peaches.
Coffee.
Evening star., 1935-08-30

lem either-coffee essence leaves no
grounds, q roll or two. toasted. will
not leave half . loaf Of bread In the
box to moulder and eggs and fruit
may be bought per person." 80 that
there win be no surplus. Butter, OF
course, Is q little more dificult, but II
you have been very efdcient and
methodical in your buying during the
past few days you should have just
enough left for breakfast and no
more.
IF YOU get everything well cleaned
the night before your departure
there should not be very much left to
do after breakfast other than washing
the dishes-if you are in hurry much
of this may be obviated by using paper
plates and napkins. See that the sink
is entirely clear Of any possible resi-
due and. for good measure, dump q
last-minute dose Of drain cleanser
down the waste pipe. to be quietly do
ing its work while you are gone.
The shelves and drawers should be
carefully wiped and the old papers re-
moved. 20 that no trace of crumbs
will be there to extend hospitality to
itinerant mice or insects. AL pack
aged foods, such as dry cereals, sugar.
ETC., should be carefully closed into
tin containers, with well-fitting tops,
or in glass jars equipped with
clamped-on lids.
\ \
TAKE the salt out Of the shakers,
dry 1t well in the oven and put 1t
in q closed glass container to await
your return. Incidentally, did you
know that two or three grains Of rice
placed in the shaker with the salt will
do much to relieve the clogging caused
by damp weather and humidity
Wash the inside Of the refrigerator
thoroughly, with soda and water, and
leave the doors wide open for ven.
tilation. Remove the ice trays, and
Evening star., 1935-08-30
BY MARGARET WARNER.


A LONG with her love Of good.
~ looking, comfortable sports
~ clothes and smart frocks for
weekend dates, the college
girl also Graves curly locks that will
look well with q minimum of effort
on her part. She does not have time
to spend in beauty parlors. once
classes have begun, and she wants tc
know that in short order she car
shampoo her own hair and arrange
it attractively for some special occa.
sion. The only answer to this is q
good permanent wave that will give
her plenty of curls.
She likes the top quite plain In
either a shadow wave or no wave at
all, but lots Of curl In the ends. Fol-
this effect the croquinole wave 1:
preferred to the spiral wave, and she
finds that with this she is able to
get a lovely careless curly bob that
is natural looking and easy to man.
age. She can care for 1t herself by
rolling up the damp ends after she
shampoos it and SO can have either
a mass Of tight curls or q softer, loose
curly coiffure depending somewhat
on the texture Of her particular hair.
X n X X
IN THE daytime she will just run the
comb through it and not bother
much about the ends, but for dates
she will take more time and coax
the ends to curl their prettiest. Some
girls will like to have a few curls
in the front for bangs to do intrigu-
ing things with for evening, carrying
out the Grecian effect with hair piled
high. Bangs are also very good with
some of the new halo hats.
II you want the very latest news
on hairdressing you will be able to
get it next week when one Of WASH
ngton's leading hairdresser is return
ing on the Normandie from an ex-
tended trip abroad where he visited
gathering up secrets Of smartness
from all those fascinating places.
When you take care of your hair
yourself you will want q really good
wave set that actually trains the
waves and curls in the way they
should 60 and makes everything easier
all around. There Is an excellent
one that may be obtained at one Of
WaShington's best hairdresser's that
will help you no end. It comes in
three sizes, starting at 81 for the
small size. After using this you would
never want to rely on water only to
set your curls. It is also marvellous
for naturally curly hair that needs
special training to make 1t perfect.
X X X \
OF COURSE you will want some
sort of kit containing ell those
aids to beauty that are so necessary
on your week end trips, when you
want to look your very best. For this
we would suggest one of those de-
lightful matched makeup sets that
come in five different color blends
from the faintest blond to the darkest
brunette. Here you will find cleansing
cream and tissue cream, skin tonic,
powder, lipstick and creme rouge,
each of which Is q delightful prepa-
Evening star., 1935-08-30
The Old Gardener Saws {:

Garden makers who are grow
ing the climbing rose, New Dawn,
have been much pleased to find
it Towering rather freely most of
the Summer. This seems to be
the best of the ever blooming
climbers so far introduced. 1t Is
almost exactly like the DR.. Van
Fleet rose in form and color, but
the plant is much less vigorous
in its habit of growth. Naturally
it should not be pruned very
hard, although the old canes of
large plants need to be cut back
to provide the new wood that is
indispensable. The red climber
called Blaze seems to give good
results after it has been estab-
lished for several years, but is
likely to prove a disappointment
at first.
(Copyright. 1935)
Evening star., 1935-08-30

- young people OF To-Day very
much to be told that they are
= the only ones who take seri-
ously the myth about the good old
times. We oldsters know better.
When we reminisce about q golden
age in which everything was "just
jake" we are merely spoofing. We
know that 1t didn't really exist. But
the boys and girls Of today actually
believe that there was . halcyon era
In which there was bank presidents
Job In every lads pocket and square
cut diamond engagement ring on every
maiden's finger.
THE world is all changed, they tel
you. Life is different. A young
man hasn't the chances he had In
the good old days. Then employers
were eager to hire boys just out Of
college and pay them big salaries
and it was no trick at all to make q
fortune. Then all lovers had enough
money to get married on and engaged
couples did not have to wait and wait
and wait until they could afford we'd
ding rings, as they do now. Oh, Life
was easy when Father and Mother
were youngI Every door Of opportunity
was open and o chap was fairly thrust
/ through it into prosperity.
And 80 thinking the young sit down
and beat upon their breasts and scat
ter ashes on their heads and bewail
the good old times while they weep
tears Of self-pity.
But what Is the real lowdown on
these good old times that seem so
glamorous to our children? Was Life
softer padded than it Is now? Was
success easier to attain? Did fortunes
drop into peoples laps without their
having to work and worry for them?
I trow not. The ladder Of success has
always been steep and creased and
hard to climb and 1t took just the
same sort Of equipment to do 1t in
the past as 1t does In the present.
y = -
EATE has always played favorites.
There have always been lucky
people who were born with Q silver
spoon In their mouths, or whose Fairy
Godmother bestowed upon them some
great talent, but for the common or
garden variety Of human beings life
has always been Just about the same.
Hard shedding. And the youngsters Of
today have to travel no rocker . road
than their parents did.
When Father started out no Santa
Claus employer offered him . light
Job with . heavy pay envelope. No
boy expected to start at the top In
stead Of the bottom. Anybody who
had even talked about . So-hour week
would have been considered crazy.
Father took what he could get in the
way Of work, ct whatever price any
body was willing to pay him, and
started In to make whatever he could
Of his opportunities. The richest man
IN the United States started his career
at $50 . week, slept under the
counter, swept out ths store and did
every sort Of menial chore. Nine
tsnths d The othsr men who ass rln-
Evening star., 1935-08-30
Cooks Corner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.
SUNDAY TEA FOR EIGHT.
BIIEFET MENU.

Sliced Tongue.
Frozen Fruit Salad Betttno
Nut Bread Sandwiches
OlUes Stuffed Celery
Angel Food Cake Surprise
Coffee
FROZEN FRUIT SALAD BETTINA
cup diced ] tablespoon
IL cups diced 1 cup whipped
y, CUP Slsck y cup mayon.
cherries. naise
seeded / cup ginger ale
Mix fruits, lemon Juice, cream and
mayonnaise. Add gingerale and pour
into tray In mechanical refrigerator
In about four and one-hah hours the
salad will be frozen and can be served
on lettuce and topped with more
dressing.
II desired this salad can be frozen
by sealing in mold and burying four
and one-half hours in four parts
chopped ice and one part coarse salt.
NUT BREAD.
using ButteTmilk.D
. cups Graham 2 tablespoons
-four molasses
2 CUPS nour cup nuts
IL xssssRs'9Ss eass Brown sGsA IL esq cups but
sugar termilk
ia teaspoons j tablespoon
Mix all ingredients and pour into
two creased loaf pans. Let rise is
minutes and bake one hour In moder-
ately slow oven.
STUFFED CELERY.
"a 3-inch sticks . tablespoons
VI cup Rogue. / tablespoon
fort cheese chopped pickle
Mix cheese cream and pickles.
Stun celery and chill. Arrange wagon
wheel fashion on shallow dish.
ANGEL FOOD CAKE SURPRISE.
8 pieces angel W cup cendied
food cake ginger,
peaches 2 cups whipped
- cup sugar cream
Place cake on serving plates and
top with peaches. Spread with rest
of ingredients mixed together. Serve
immediately.
If peaches are not real sweet, add
one-fourth cup sugar Just before they
are served.
Evening star., 1935-08-30

when you return
they will greet
you with shining
surfaces and un.
Uttered corners.
II possible, have
dinner. the eve
ming before you
leave, outside In
some restaurant,
so that there will
be no "left-overs"
to contend with.
II you plan care
fully. breakfast
should not pre-
cant fI,ir nroh.
Evening star., 1935-08-30
BY BARBARA BELL.

w YHEN Paris coutouriers say
w :s.: .:'9s': ss: :ss::. :::s the. !: ..@s;:
nicely harmonious lines
that create an illusion, although there
may be countless pieces sewn with
numberless careful stitches. But we
are q straightforward race-about most
things at least, and the subtleties of
the Latin mind are pretty far from
our comprehension. When we say
simple. we mean simple. Few pieces,
easy to make, withaEsimple.
The sketches, which illustrate To-
days frock in the process of being
made, will prove to you that there is
nothing difficult about 1t. The arm
holes are square, q nice diversion, and
conform to the squared-off corners of
the closing Of blouse and skirt. The
blouse buttons at the side front and
the skirt smack in front, which creates
an interesting finish for the one-piece
frock. The neck Is also square, and
into 1t you may tuck . scarf, and
scarfs are ever increasing in popular
ity. Sleeves are long and straight,
Evening star., 1935-08-30
NV Neiehbor SAYS :

Do not use manure around
peonies. Instead work bone meal
into the soil giving each plant .
liberal amount.
Rub the electric iron once q
week with psrafnn applied on .
soft cloth. This win keep iron
clean and smooth.
A tablespoon Of lemon Juice
added to the egg In which fish is
dipped before frying gives Il .
delicious flavor.
(Copyrieht. 1e36.)
Evening star., 1935-08-30


this Flower Spring.
though garden spring. sn cherish
its beauty all round The who has captured It in this design
possible Make the flower white
on light green or you picture
unendng making
the block to piecel
will find the Block Chart illustration for cut
with yardage
guide placing the patches and suggests contrasting
materials.
To obtain this pattern send is cents stamps the
Editor Evening
Evening star., 1935-08-30
Cleaning Hint.

Never use a stiff brush for washing
kitchen floor covering. Soap and
water and the mop will be best.
Evening star., 1935-08-30
BY BETSY CAswELL.

@ERHAPS you are going away for
= . good time and short vaca-
ton over Labor day. little
i change Of scene and climate
will do wonders for you and start
you of on the Autumn activities with
fresh energy and outlook.
II this is the case. don't forget that
perhaps your apartment and kitchen
need Q little rest and change, too, and
leave them In proper condition, so that
Evening star., 1935-08-30

/ ROBABLY 1t will surprise the
y young people Of today very
much to be told that they are
Evening star., 1935-08-30

For Information concerning items
mentioned in this column call Ma
tional 5000, extension 342, between
10 and IL am.