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Evening star., 1936-02-10
Concerning
Names and
Signatures
BY EMILY POST.


my DEAR MRS. POST: I am a
stenographer in firm that has
three employers with the same sur
name. To distinguish one from an
other we have all called them by in
itials only, for example: A. K, B. L.,
F. M. Occasionally I have to write
letters to them while they are travel.
ing in the interests of business. AS at
other times, have been writing Dear
Gnitials). which mother only just
heard of and thinks is pretty terrible.
Do you think it is and would you sug-
gest that I say Dear Mr.. Brown at such
times?
Answer think it would be in very
much better taste if you wrote Dear
Mr.. Brown instead of calling your en-
ployer "A. X" or "F. M" It Is Ger
tainly very important that you call
him Mr.. Employer in the Office when
there is any chance of a customer or
client overhearing The reason for
this punctiliousness being observed in
| high-class Office is the same as in
the army. It beittles the dignity of
q house to hear employers and en-
ployes exchange first names or nick
names.
y y X x
Dear Mrs. Post: My employers son
is away at college, which would present
no problem to me were it not for the
fact that his father sometimes asks me
to write him and give him messages
when he is too busy to write them.
I am years older than this boy and
can remember him from the days when
I called him Jack" but I have not
seen him since he became grown-up.
I have known this family for years,
but only In a business way, and don't
want him to think me presumptuous
in writing Dear Jack" When chill
dren once reach college age they some
times become very Importantly grown
up, you know; so what would you
suggest, considering all the above cir
cunstances?
Answer think under the circum-
stances 7 would call him Mr.. Jones.
If he answers your letter and asks you
why you didn't call him Jack, then
would In the future call his Jack.
y y X
Dear Mrs. Post: It has been sug-
gested by my employer that when I
sign letters it should be merely j. Doe,
secretary to Mr.. Blank. I cannot help
but remember a remark made by a
teacher once had that letter signed
with initials only should be assumed
to be from a man. One or two such
letters signed without any prefix have
come back to Mr.. Doe. What is proper?
Answer-When q letter is signed
In your own name 1t should be Jane
Doe, and then beneath your name
write secretary to MIR. Blank. But II
you sign the letter Henry Blank, then
you write per J. D. (your initials only
under his name.
(copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-02-10
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semble The dress, without the jacket,
3ls yards.
Every Barbara Bell Pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to understand.
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(copyright 1850
Evening star., 1936-02-10
Cooking Hints.

Five or six drops of lemon juice
added to a piece of tough meat when
it begins to boil will make it not
only tender, but will add a delicious
flavor.
To prevent the milk or cream from
curdling when cooked with tomatoes,
mix pinch of soda with the to-
matoes before adding the milk or
cream.
Cream for whipping should be at
least IL hours old. Very fresh cream
is not the best for whipping.
To avoid Jumps In the gravy, mix
the salt and -four before wetting.
To freshen crackers that have be-
come moist from rainy, foggy, damp
days, place them in hot oven for two
or three minutes.
Evening star., 1936-02-10
Continuing Weeks Suggestions for the Use of Leftover
Substantial Main Dishes
May Be Made From Them
when Number Is Large
Savory Meatless Loaves, Delicate Outlets and
Nourishing Cookies and Cakes Help
to Balance the Budget.

bread crumbs. Fry in deep fat, drain
on soft paper, surround with buttered
peas on a hot platter, and serve.
EIGHT YOLKS.
Golden Shrimp-Beat uncooked egg
yolks until, thick. Add gradually
u cup milk and u teaspoon salt,
beating to keep the foam light. Pour
into buttered baking dish. Sprinkle
l cup cooked, cleaned shrimp over the
top, and set into a pan of hot water.
Bake in a moderate oven until set
(about As minutes). Serve hot, sprin-
kled with soy sauce, and garnisned
with watercress or parsley.
Rice and Cheese Loaf-Cook q cup
rice in boiling water, salted, until done.
Drain and blend with 2 tablespoons
butter and q teaspoon salt. Put 3
hard cooked egg yolks through a sieve.
Blend with 4 pound grated American
cheese, Y cup milk, and u teaspoon
salt. Pack a layer of cooked rice in
the bottom of buttered loaf pan.
Cover with a layer of the yolk-cheeSe
mixture, and top this with the re-
naming rice, packed tightly. Bake
IN a moderate oven for about 80 min
utes, until heated through and cheese
is melted. Unmold and serve with
cheese sauce, or curry sauce. This
loaf is also good served cold with
chilli sauce.
NINE AND TEN YOLKS.
Savory Meatless Loaf-Put 9egg yolks,
hard cooked, through sieve. Brown
tablespoons minced onion in table
spoon butter. Mash the contents OF
a No. can kidney beans with the
liquor in the can, and mix with the
yolks, the Drowned onion, l cup grated
cheese, cup chopped peanuts, tea
spoon salt, a teaspoon mustard, and
a dash of black pepper. Blend ali
thoroughly. Put in a buttered loaf
pan, moistening slightly with water.
Cover with cup sifted bread crumbs.
Bake in amoderate oven for about 80
minutes, and serve either hot or cold.
Scrambled Yolks-Beat 10 yolks well.
Mix with q cup milk, and salt and
pepper and paprika to taste. Scramble
in butter or bacon fat in the top Of
a double boiler.
TWELVE EGG YOLKS.
Holiday Sponge Cake-Sift 3 cups
pastry flour and 4 teaspoons baking
powder together times. Beat II yolks
until lemon colored. Add alternately
2 cups sugar and cup hot water,
beating thoroughly after each addition.
Add the -four and baking powder, Il
at a time, beating after each addition.
Add 2 teaspoons lemon extract and
/ teaspoon salt, Bake in a large ur-
creased angel cake pan in moderate
oven for hour. Invert, and let cake
cool in pan.
If you wish advice on your individ-
ual household problems write to Betsy
Caswell. in care of The Star, inclosing
stamped, self-addressed envelope for
reply.
Evening star., 1936-02-10
Manicure
Hints and
Nail lCare
Noted Authority on
Hand Treatment
Gives Few Tips.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

7 HAD a long talk with one Of the
leading authorities on hand care the
other day. It is she who sets the
fashions in fingertips from New York
to Hollywood; she who creates new
nail polish shades constantly. In her
New York salon there isn't a single
file.
Files, in her opinion, should never
be used on the nails. The file may
/ be rusty and thus cause infection. Or
may have an uneven, ragged edge and
leave the nail that way. And you
know how the slightest nip in a nail
has a way of catching on the silk Of
ones dress or stocking. causing dam
age to the material and further DAM
age to the nail.
An emery board is recommended.
This will file the nail smoothly with
out leaving hicks to catch into things.
And the nails won't be so apt to break
easily. Insist that your manicurist
use an emery board. Then 60 over
the nails for second every day at
home. This will keep the nails beau
tifully shaped and perfectly smooth
always. It's a habit worth forming,
because it avoids the necessity of
doing a great deal of filing and only
a little shaping occasionally.
Asked about the theory that the
nails could breathe if liquid polish is
left off, she answered nothing at all
to that" The nails are horny plate
and cannot breathe. They grow be.
cause of good circulation from the
base of the nail, not from the top.
This famous authority did recommend
bufing the nails too, and especially
before the liquid polish is applied
Good circulation is so important to
skin. hair and hand beauty. And
exercise is needed to stimulate the
circulation. Massage is another cir
culation stimulant. Therefore she adj
vises massage, particularly for women
who slow up on exercise as they grow
older. But when maSsaging, don't
merely concentrate on working around
the nail, but massage at the root of
the nail and the entire finger to bring
the blood to the nailbed. This type
of massage will strengthen and cor
rect brittle nails. Start the massage
on the hand. then the knuckles. then
the fingers andefnally the fngertips
and nail root.
Evening star., 1936-02-10

1t will also tighten platinum blond
hair without adding a golden tint.
If you have brown hair and think that
reddish highlights would improve it,
this may be done. In fact, there
seems to be a solution to every hair
color problem in this treatment. Best
of all. a separate solution is included
in this series that will remove the
tint that was put on if you do not like
1t. This gives one feeling of conf
dence in the event that the result does
not prove to be entirely satisfactory
This removing color feature may also
be used to eliminate the effects OF
previous hair tinting before giving il
the desired color.
IF YOU should wish a permanent
hair color that also can be provided
for, but the treatments outlined above
are not permanent and therefore have
to be renewed at intervals of four OF
five weeks.
This new process is now being used
at practically all of the better hair
dressers and their operators have beer
specially trained in all the intricacies
of the work by master trainer from
headquarters who is expecting tc
maintain a permanent location ir
Washington to conduct classes ano
handle all problems that may arise in
connection with this work.
For information concerning this
column call National 5000, extension
1886, between 10 and IL am.
Evening star., 1936-02-10
My Neighbor Says:

Keep the night temperature in
your cold frame up and the day
temperature down during March
and April while seedlings are
growing. There are radical
changes in the atmospheric con-
ditions during these months.
Do not wash art muslin cur
tains in warm water. Make a
lather with hot water and when
it is nearly cold wash the cur
tains. If the muslin is green add
a little vinegar to the water in
which they are washed; if lilac
or pink add a little ammonia.
In substituting cream of tartar
and soda for baking powder use
one-half as much cream of tartar
as baking powder and one-half
as much soda as cream of tartar.
If it can be avoided, never wash
combs, as water often makes the
teeth split. A small brush made
purposely to clean combs can
be bought. With this the comb
should be brushed and then
cleansed with a cloth.
tCopyrisht. 1936)
Evening star., 1936-02-10
Dorothy Dix Says
Perhaps It Might Be Better All Around
if the Girl Could Propose to the
Man of Her Choice.

Very few rich women marry playboy
husbands. but it is a common thing for
an elderly millionaire to marry a
gold-digging f1apper.
THEN, if every woman got her taste
in marriage. every wife would be
happy and contented. and the happy
and contented wife lis the good wife
who is always on her tiptoes to please
her husband. The peevish, fretful,
discontented wives who make life a
hell on earth for their husbands are
almost invariably women who missed
getting the men they wanted and mar
ried their opportunities instead of
their preferences.
And think of the tragedies that
would be averted if women had the
right to propose! I know a rich girl
who is eating her heart out in long
ing for fine young man who is in
love with her, but who will never
propose because he is too proud and
is afraid of being called fortune
hunter. Only yesterday a woman was
weeping on my shoulder and telling
me the only man in the world for
her was cripple, and that, while
she knew he adored her, he would
never give her the privilege of being
his wife and ministering to him
because he couldn't understand how
woman could love mans soul
better than his body.
And there is the old maid with a
mothers heart, and arms that are
Just longing for children, who would
give her very eyes to marry the
widower next door to her whose child
rem are running wild since their
mothers death, and whose house is
at skies and sevens, but he is just too
dumb to see it because he has known
Miss Sally all of his life, and Miss
Sally hasn't the nerve to tell him
that she is his answer to prayer
for help.
OF course, in the old days when
every wife had to be supported, it
may have been manners for girl to
wait until she was asked before she
hung herself around a mans neck, but
now when any able-bodied girl can
take care of a husband in the manner
in which he was accustomed to live,
there is certainly no reason for women
not to be as free to pop the question
as men are. So girls, up and at it.
DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyright 1850
Evening star., 1936-02-10
BY MARGARET WARNER.

| OMETIMES there comes day
when we spend more time than
usual fussing with our hair, and
- in the sunlight that is so pitt
lessly truthful we realize that there is
something wrong; the hair looks faded
and dull, it lacks luster, it has no high
lights, in fact, it is frankly uninter-
esting and we should like to do some
thing about it, but what?
Some years ago we would have done
one Of two things. A conservative per-
son would have done nothing at all,
except renew her efforts at vigorous
brushing and more regular trips to
the hairdresser for hair and scalp
treatments, while a different person.
ality might have been tempted to re-
sort to more drastic measures and
change the color of her hair. either
| by home use of patented prescriptions
or at a hairdreSsers.
X y x
1T IS now possible to strike happy
medium and bring a luster and
sheen to your hair at the same time
slightly intensifying the original color
so that drabneSs vanishes in one
shampoo treatment. This sounds
miraculous, and is. indeed, new de-
parture in this field. 1t is the discov-
cry of a French chemist, technician
and famous hair authority, and has
been used successfully on the conti-
nent for a number of years. and Is
rapidly gaining recognition over here.
This treatment, which is only given
by specially trained operators at hair
dressing salons, cleanses, reconditions
and tints the hair in one operation.
It contains a large amount of oil,
which acts like regular oil shampoo,
and the tint, which is blended into
the oil, tones up the hair color. 1t
will blend sprinkling of grays into
the natural hair color. not necessarily
entirely covering them, but leaving
them less conspicuous. so that they
take on the appearance of high lights
rather than Objectionable color con-
trasts.
This new hair treatment has other
uses also. If you wish to bring out
the natural beauty of your gray hair
you can give it lovely silver sheen,
and if gray hair is streaked or yellow
these defects may also be corrected.
If your hair is very dark with some
gray that has a yellowish cast, the
yellow may be drabbed out and the
whole head given a blush black cast
with the gray more silvery, giving
lovely platinum effect. This treatment
comes in 16 different shades, so you
may appreciate its versatility.
X X X
IT CAN do wonders for unnatural
blond hair that has become stiff
ened and lost its beauty from too much
bleaching. 1t may be brought back
to a soft, lovely honey blond that
will give joy to any one who possesses
this difficult hair condition. This is
known to have been used in a local
hairdressers with such splendid results
that young lady who came into the
shop with her hair in a very sad
state indeed, could hardly keep back
the tears of gratitude when she saw
herself in the mirror after her hair
had been reconditioned.
Evening star., 1936-02-10
Footnotes.

Suede oxfords with medium heels,
both built-up and suede-covered, were
part Of the going-away costumes worn
by several lovely models who took
part in a fashion show on board a
Bermuda bound cruiser. Their shoe
wardrobes for daytime wear included
strap slippers in brown and white,
blue and white, luggage tan and white,
and maroon and white, mostly with
built-up heels. Several of the eve
ming sandals had square toes and
high square covered heels.
On the campus Of a large Eastern
college the percentage of spectator
sports shoes with built-up heels as
against "dressier" types of shoes was
approximately two to one when
checked on recent snowy morning.
Swagger coats of gray Persian lamb,
brown suede jackets and mitten-scarf
and-cap sets Of multi-colored wool
were very much in evidence.
Evening star., 1936-02-10

A N 1NQU1RING soul has been
~ trying to find out what women
| ~ are going to do about Leap
4 n Year, and the answer is
nothing, nothing at all. They are
not going to don their war paint ane
openly sally forth in pursuit of q
husband, as they have the tradiona.
right to do every four years. They are
going to put on their wishing caps
cross their fingers for luck and sit
down supinely on the sidelines on the
off chance that some man will CONS
by and notice them. just as they
have always done.
In all the mysteries of feminine psy.
chology none is so strange, inscrutablt
and inexplicable as the attitude womer
take toward the selection of theil
mates. For everything else they
have wanted they have fought until
they got 1t. They wanted economic
independence and the right to follow
gainful occupations. They beat agains;
the doors of stores and offices. factories
and even the cabinet until they broke
them down and got in. They wanted
the right to vote and they fought foi
the ballot until it was handed to them
on silver platter by trembling
politicians.
But for the thing they want most
in the world and that would most
benefit them, the right to propose
marriage to the men they want fol
mates, they haven't even put up. 6
scrap! Yet what is a job or a vote
compared to getting your choice oi
a husband instead of having to take
what is offered you?
kx -
You can't tie that for Inconsistency
in the whole length and breadth
Of feminine performance. For, minc
you, this bugaboo that stands in the
pathway to the altar for women !!
nothing but a shadowy ghost OF
convention that hasn't a real leg tt
stand on in reason, and that could bt
shooed away by a concerted swish
of feminine skirts. So what hold!
women, who are bold enough about
every thing else, from popping the
question to the men they fancy anc
doing their best to sell them the ides
that they are their afinities, Heavor
only knows.
OF course, it is always said that
women, in reality, are the ones whe
do the matchmaking, and that wher
a man finds himself married to some
particular woman only his wife knows
why. But, granting that this is par
tally true and that generally ths
reason a man sees a woman Is because
she saw him first, still and all. it putt
a woman at a terrible disadvantage
because she has to work secretly anc
under cover and by suggestion, insteac
of being able to come out f1at-footedly
and ask for what she wants. Also, J,
presupposes an amount of diplomacy
and finesse in the woman and
greater sensitiveness and understand
ing in the man than most common
place people possess.
I believe that nothing would dt
more to promote general domestic
felicity and stop divorce than foa
women to be as free to pop the
question as men are, because, in tns
first place, women are wiser about
matters Of the heart than men are
and they would be better pickers
Evening star., 1936-02-10
Fashion Notes.

PARIS (P).-Paris favors imitation
in the shoulders. the Spring fashion
showings indicated.
New clothes, designed on a slim
pencil silhouette, had the widest,
boldest shoulder lines the style world
has sponsored in decade. This was
achieved through sleeve tops. which
were tucked or pressed to rise in a
high ridge at the armhole or stiffened
to mount and extend outward.
Inflated shoulders on short, flared
jackets and hip-length coats gave a
staggering effect to the new Paris
profile. Necklines were high, often
framing the face in frills. Skirts were
slightly longer.
Evening star., 1936-02-10

best way to preserve uncooked egg
yolks in the refrigerator is to cover
them with thin layer of cold water
This will prevent drying out and spoil
ing. Keep them cold and they will
stay in good condition for several
days.
Hard-cooked yolks are, of course,
very simple to preserve. Simply set
them in the ice box. and invert a saucer
their absorbing the orders of other
foods lodged in the same compartment.
NOW for the directions for the yolks
in various numbers:
SEVEN YOLKS.
Swedish Wafers-Rub 7 hard cooked
egg yolks through a sieve. Cream
/ cup butter and z cup sugar; add
yolks, u teaspoon salt, and 113 to
2 cups f1our-enough to make a stiff
dough. Shape into loaves, and chill
in the refrigerator. When ready to
bake, slice about one-eighth of an inch
thick. brush each one with uncooked
egg yolk that has been mixed with one
teaspoon cold water. Sprinkle with
sugar or finely chopped nuts Bake
in a hot oven for 10 to IL minutes
until brown. Watch these waters
toward the end of the baking period
as they have tendency to brown
quickly. The dough will keep for
several days in the ice box.
Egg Y0lk Cutlets-Make white sauce
of tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons
flour, and l cup milk. Put 5 or 6
hard cooked egg yolks through coarse
sieve, and add them to the white
sauce. together with 3 tablespoons
grated cheese, l teaspoon minced
onion, teaspoon minced parsley, salt
and pepper to taste. Let stand until
cold. Shape into small outlets or cro-
quettes. Blend 2 uncooked yolks with
tablespoons milk, and dip each cut
| Let irto this MIXTURE then into Sifted
Evening star., 1936-02-10
BY BARBARA BELL.

|HERE is double value in this
gay little jacket frock which
you can make now and wear all
through the Summer. It has
a casual ease and vacation air about
it. the sort of frock that makes one
think of places to go and things to see.
Full-cut, raglan sleeves are graced
by small turn-back lapels, and the
diagonal seams of the waist are dupli-
Gated in the cut of the skirt. The
jacket features full three-quarter
sleeves and a smart two-pointed back
yoke with box pleats. Make this
model in linen. pique. plain or printed
sports silk, and watch the result.
A Barbara Bell pattern, of course.
No. 1903. Designed for sizes IL, IA,
Is, 18. and 20. Size II requires 512
yards Of 39-inch fabric for the en-
Evening star., 1936-02-10

are a bit foored
by the prospect
Of a great many
yolks which must,
in some way, be
insinuated into
the family's diet,
and we feel that
a few helpful
hints on the sub
ject will not come
amiSS.
For those who
did not read this
column last week,
it may be a good
idea to mention
again that the
Evening star., 1936-02-10
Cooks Corner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.
TEA ON VALENTINES DAY.

| Chicken Hearts
Toasted Cheese Bars
Date Nut Bread Sandwiches
Cherry Cookies
Strawberry Sheroet
Coffee Tea
Pink and White Heart Candies.
CHICKEN HEARTS.
| (Hot Sandwiches.)
cups flour. 4 teaspoon salt.
6 teaspoons tablespoons
baking pow fat.
| der. IL cups milk.
Mix dry ingredients, cut in fat and
slowly add milk When soft dough
forms, pat it out until Il inch thick.
Using small cutter or heart-shaped
| paper pattern, cut out hearts and bake
Z minutes in modernate oven. While
warm. split and add chicken, replace
tops and serve Immediately.
CHICKEN MIXTURE.
3 tablespoons Il teaspoon
butter. chopped
4 tablespoons parsley.
flour. 12a cups milk,
4 teaspoon salt cup diced,
4 teaspoon cooked
paprika. chicken.
| Il teaspoon
celery salt.
Melt butter, add flour and season.
ings. When mixed. add milk and
cook until thick sauce forms. Stir
constantly. Add chicken and cook
2 minutes.
! HEART-SHAPED CHERRY
COOKIES.
q cup butter. y cup chopped
IL cups sugar. candied
2 eggs. cherries.
| 4 cup cream. 3la cups -four.
l teaspoon teaspoons
vanilla. baking powder.
u teaspoon Red cherries for
lemon extract. topping.
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs
and cream. Beat well and add rest
of ingredients except cherries for
topping. Chill dough several hours.
Roll out dough until very thin and
cut out heart-shaped cookies. Top
with halves or strips of cherries. Bake
| 10 minutes in moderate oven.
Evening star., 1936-02-10


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