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Evening star., 1936-08-02
By the Associated Press.

6F tnt AeSOClated PrebS,
sOMERVnIE, Mass, August L.
The favorite Summer pastime of
Americas No. ! secretary Is Just
plain sitting"
But Miss Marguerite lie Hand, Sec
retary to President Roosevelt for 16
years, admitted she never was attract
ed by sitting in washington during the
hot Summer weather.
Evening star., 1936-08-02

played the horse TO win she would
have collected $42.8e.)
3. A visit TO her home town, Pots
dam, N. Y.
4. "Just sitting.r
To an inquiry Of how the President
handles his mail during her absence,
she replied:
He Just doesn't dictate at all. Mar
vim Mcintyre, the Presidents secretary,
answers all the letters except for the
occasional radio messages that the
President sends"
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Glancing Stone Hits Child.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, August /
(SpeciaD Doris Tabb. small daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Tabb, of
this county, is in serious condition in
a local hospital suffering from a frac-
tured skull. She was struck in the
head by stone thrown by a boy try.
ing to scare a COW out of a corn
field. The stone hite a fence and
glanced, striking the child.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
WEST VIRGINIA MOVES
TESTING LABORATORY
State Agriculture Plant Now
Open at Martinsburg, OH
cials Announce.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURd. w. Va. August
1.-The State Department Of Agricul-
ture testing laboratory, formerly at
the State Experiment Farm at
Kearneysville. w. Va, has been moved
to Martinsburg and Is now open for
Evening star., 1936-08-02

Many public building projects are
under way in Germany.
Evening star., 1936-09-29
FlabbineSS
Banned by
Fall Mode
Firm, Sleek Lines De-
manded by Dame
Fashion.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

IF YOU haven't been rushing about
frantically for your Fall wardrobe,
you will be soon. You're thinking
about it, anyway. And Of what avail
that sleek new suit or dress If you
have allowed your hips to spread q
bit under Summers lazy influence, If
you've become a little fiabby in the
certain spots that, as luck will have
it, fashion is emphasizing?
You may need reducing, or you
may need developing. Or, like as
not, there's uneven distribution and
some spots need one and some the
other But the first thing to rout
is flabbiness and the first thing to
work for is flrnness. You may have
noticed that women who are firm may
be quite a bit overweight, but don't
look it by the complete margin.
So far as the Fall silhouette is con-
cerned, we're warned that skirts are
definitely shorter which means more
leg work, ladies. Waistlines are
higher and simmer. as if that were
possible. Hips-well. hips that were
so happily disguised under the long,
faring tunics are once more spot
lighted by the shorter peplum. So,
II you have hips, better prepare to
shed them before you attempt to
shoe-horn them into a sleek Fall
frock. The bustline remains youth
fully defined.
AS a means to firmness we favor
exercise first and then corseting.
Under ideal conditions and figures,
the latter is called in merely for peace
OF mind. But If you need the founda-
tion garment to disguise bulges and
help the firm lines along, invest in a
really good garment, cleverly made
SO that it conceals where you want
it and reveals what you want. Clever
corseting it nothing short Of wiz
ardry. It's magic, the way 1t can
make q woman look half her size,
twice as tall and ever 50 sleek. One
reason for the "tall' aspect is the
fact that If a woman is properly
corseting is nothing short Of wiz
actually is taller. She walks and sits
taller. But before you don the foun-
dation garment each morning and
again after you doff it at night, do
your exercise. For that's the surest
way to firmness.
My bulletin General and Special
111 1,o calf
addressed, stamped (3-cent) envelope
with request.
(Copyrisht. 1850
Evening star., 1936-09-29

We
her bringing formal they And somehow
without
runch,y really
luncheon admired
euthng needlewok
told that
delighted
all pattern
in quickly
appcate-t
just
illustrated
what crochet hook and what
teral will need
To obtain this pattern
Editor
OF Evening
Evening star., 1936-09-29


~ style there, and-behold! A
n fashion magic that goes
blithely to school or business
with chic and smartness. Isn't it
grand to know that you can go to work
on this frock with few pattern
pieces and in no time turn out
model that will see you through Au-
tumn and Winter.
You'll be specially fond Of the dip
ping yoke and front panel that swings
your skirt, to say the least of the fiy
collar and natty bow. Make one up
now with short sleeves, and when
frost nips the air run up a long
sleeved version in q bright wool, crepe,
challis or jersey. There's casual dis
tinction in every line and an engaging
simplicity that will make 1t your IA
vorite for every impromptu occasion.
Send for this simple-to-sew pattern
today-it's your golden opportunity
for a pretty, demure and ravishing
frock that will flatter you day and
night. Don't pass it up.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 18th is
available for sizes IA, 16, IS, 20; 40
and AZ. Corresponding bust measure
ments 80, "a, SO, 38. 40 and AZ. Size
l6 (34) requires AS yards of 39-inch
material with long sleeves, yards
with short sleeves. The bow requires
u yard Of ribbon.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
Is easy to understand.
|. Send Is cents for the Fall Barbara
Evening star., 1936-09-29
Gourmet's Guide for the Hostess
BY LUCE EBERLY.

CMITHFIELD ham spread has be-
~ come one Of the most popular
sandwich and canape filings of the
moment. If you have lunch boxes to
think of and informal teas to plan for.
You'll be glad to know that this item
is being specialized at one of our
stores now at worthwhile savings.
If you're wishing you had tried one
of those cooked Ohio State hams We
mentioned some weeks ago, now Is
your chance to try them at sale
prices! You may buy regular full.
sized hams weighing from S to Is
pounds, completely cooked and baked.
cloves and all, ready for the table.
There is no charge for the cooking.
Imagine being able to order ham
at popular prices-and serve 1t inn
mediately! This should be especially
interesting to the young newlywed
who has returned home from the
Summers sojourning and is going
to try her luck at housekeeping and
entertaining for the first time! Both
husband and friends will praise her
cooking"
BARGAINS seen in the sweet line
preserved ginger, 1-pound
crooks selling below the regular price.
aside from being ideal to have on
hand on the pantry shelves, 1t makes
for a quaint gift for the sick-a-bed
person, or as a remembrance for the
neighbors or hostess at Thanksgiving
and Christmas time) =. Genuine
maple sap syrup, pint bottles at very
special prices With the wafle
and griddle cake season rolling
around it wouldn't be bad plan to
have a few bottles on hand! Z.
Ginger ale, two-glass or pint size bot
ties. by the dozen or crate, should
interest everyone. Various jams and
preserves are included in the sales,
too. as well as many other items,
but we have no room to mention
them-so, HE We down to the thrift
counters and see for yourselves.
Evening star., 1936-09-29
The Old Gardener Says:

Thrifty housewives may have
salad plants at small cost for
much of the Winter by planting
the roots of Witloof chicory
(often called French endive) in
boxes of earth in the cellar be-
fore the cold weather sets in. II
the chicory has not been grown
in the garden. clumps may be
purchased from dealers. The tips
of the roots may be cut off If
they are long and the clumps set
so that the tops are even with the
surface. A small amount OF
water will be required. 1t is best
to grow the chicory in the dark,
but an inverted box is sufficient.
Growth will start very quickly
and cutting may be begun in
three of four weeks. Rhubarb
clumps, if dug and allowed to
freeze, can be forced any time
after January l. Batavlan en-
dive, moved into the cellar with
the roots attached, will keep on
growing for many weeks. and
even dandelions can be forced in
the cellar, the tops being almost
white If the cellar is kept dark.
(Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-09-29
Cooks Corner
ny MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.

DINNER SERVING THREE. \
Cheese Omelet Brotled Sdusnges
Buttered Green Beans
Mustard Pickles
Bread Peach Preserves
Apricot Sauce Sugar Waters
Tea or Coffee
MUSTARD PICKLES.
Good All Year.)
4 cups chopped 4 cups chopped
ripe cucumbers green tomatoes
4 cups chopped 4 cups shredded
sraen cnc,,m- green peppers
s.rs / large caulihower
separated
cups 'iiop1 2 quarts cold water
onions cup salt
Prepare vegetables and place In
separate bowls, cover with the water
and salt. Soak over night. In morn
ing drain and scald each, allowing
water to stand over vegetables ~
minutes. Drain and add sauce.
MUSTARD SAUCE.
"a cup white 1s cup celery
mustard seed seed
/ tablespoon 2 CUBS sugar
. t.~'s sueS 1h cups flour
yellow mus cup water
tard (ground) 8 cups vinegar
Blend seasonings with sugar and
flour, add water and part Of vinegar,
mixing to prevent Jumping. Add rest
of vinegar and cool minutes. Add
prepared vegetables and simmer 80
minutes. Stir frequently. Pour into
sterinsed jars and seal.
Evening star., 1936-09-29
.PunctualitV
Is vitality
Important t
And Should Be Up
held at Home and
at School.
BY ANGELO PATRI.
WHAT? You late again, Mi
w riar,oo

WHAT? You late again, MI
riam?"
"Yes'm. I couldn't help it."
What Is the matter? This is the
fourth time you have been late this
month. You've spoiled the class rec
ord. and you ought to be ashamed of
yourself. The only one late and the
whole class has to be marked down.
What is the matter?"
"Our clock was SLOW"
"Hmpf. Go to your seat Didn't
you hear the o'clock whistle? Every
body else in town did"
Poor Miriam was not clock minded
because nobody had ever taught her to
be. In her home the clock was not
wound regularly. Somebody should
have attended to it, but nobody did.
Meals were too late or too early, but
nobody minded. 1t just didn't matter.
But it mattered great deal to this
child, who was learning TO disregard
time schedules. The community
moves on schedule time, and the per-
son who cannot do so is going to be
sadly inconvenienced.
But then Miriam is not the only
one who is not clock minded. There
Is Miss Susan, who teaches fifth grade.
Now, Louise, do get home on time
for lunch. I take a great deal OF
trouble to have things cooked just
right and served on time, and If you
are late the whole meal is spoiled"
IT do the very best I can, mother
ran all the way home yesterday, but
when Miss Susan doesn't hear the
bell we just can't do anything about
it. Almost every day somebody pokes
his head inside the door and says
The bell rang, Miss Susan She just
doesn't mind the bell. II she wants
to finish something she finishes it, bell
or no bell. What can We do?"
Not a thing. The class must 60
right along until Miss Susan gives
the stop work" signal. She thinks
q few seconds or even minutes dc
not matter so much anyway, and
the lesson Is important. All lessons
are important, and being punctual is
one of the most important ones. Chill
dred are not permitted to be late a
single second. Why then should they
not be dismissed as promptly? They
should be. No matter how important
the point, it should not be made after
the dismissal bells ring. The lessons
should be timed so as to finish within
the set time When something pre-
vents that the time schedule Is not
to be violated so as to make dismissal
late.
Teachers expect children to be pres
ent on time. So do mothers. Lessons
are fitted to the time schedule. Sc
are meals. Teachers expect children
to be where their program calls fol
them to be. So do mothers, and when
the program calls for them to be home
at 1915, they expect them to be
there.
Punctuality is one of the essentia
virtues. 1t establishes the rhythm OF
life, without which there can be NJ
health of mind or body. 1t supports
the spirit when the body feels lame OF
lazy. 1t strengthens character ano
establishes reputation for responsible
ity. The clock stands high among
the household necessities. Pune
tuality stands equally high among the
character traits. Appoint a CLOCK
winder If you need one, but mind the
| clock.
(copyrisht, 1861
Evening star., 1936-09-29
Harvest Time Go Into Making of Luscious Autumn Pies
Dorothy Dix Says
Ex-Husbands Usually Find That Free
dom Is Not as Good as 1t Looks.

he wants to eat. Maybe it is because
after a man gets rid of his wife he
finds that other women have Just as
are no more interesting or alluring
and cost lot more money. Maybe
it is because after having achieved
his freedom he finds that it is dust
and ashes after all, and that there
is no kick in staying out late when
nobody knows or cares whether you
ever come home at all.
Certain it Is that many a man who
has regarded his home as jail, out Of
which he was crazy to break, finds
after he has smashed his way out OF
1t and torn it down with his own
hands that there Is nothing he lorss
for so much as to be back again in its
safety, shelter and comfort.
THE trouble with most of the dis.
gruntled husbands who have got
fed up on domestic life. bored by their
wives and children and resentful Of
having to spend their money on sup
porting a family is that they think
that if they could only get free Of
their wives and their responsibilities
they would be gay, light-hearted lads
again.
But when they get their divorces
they find that after the first wild rap
ture of freedom has subsided the
calendar hasn't been turned back and
that they are not 81, but 81 or Al or 81,
and that they can't go the pace with
the boys and the f1appers. They don't
carouse all night and work all day as
they once did, and they have to pay for
their fun with too many headaches.
They find that the girls they thought
so glamorous don't look so good when
you've only them to look at. And they
begin to think regretfully Of the homes
they have wrecked, Of the peace and
quiet of their own flresides. where
they weren't expected always TO be
putting on a show; where they could
slump in their chairs and rest They
think of the good home cooking and
Of the women who loved them and
were faithful to them and who helped
them save their money instead Of gold
digging for it.
And there are mighty few Of them
who don't wish that they hadn't
broken their marriage bonds.
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1936-09-29

A NUMBER of our local food spe-
n cialty shops are currently hold
ing their annual Fall sales featuring
many items that should interest both
the hostess and housekeeper. One
store, for instance, is having ten
day sale with three one-day specials.
During the sale there will be six floor
demonstration booths stationed by
well-known food manufacturers to dis
play a few old favorites in new
dress" and introduce a number OF
new items. 1t will be well worth your
while to visit this miniature food
show" because you'll not only be saw
ing pennies, but will be garnerlng
new ideas to help start the entertain
ing season of with "bang!"
EVEN though the cards may read
- "Tea-5-7." you've no doubt OBJ
served at local teas that there are
generally just as many in line" at
the coffee end of the table as the
"tea end" And, of course, the mas
culine preference is never to be
doubted! It's the wise hostess who
makes certain there's plenty OF good
coffee as we'll as tea. If you're plan
ming an important season be sure to
try that new blend of Mocha, Java
and Columbian coffee that one Of our
local merchants is introducing for the
first time in Washington. 1t has an
aroma and favor over which the most
Sophisticated coffee connoiSSeur will
smack his lips. Ground for perculator,
Drip-o-lator and Slick, it is being fea-
tured for short time at cents below
the popular price. And while
we're on the subject, don't forget
about Haitian coffee that We men
toned in this column some time ago.
Many men, We know, will be glad to
learn it's available locally.
y
CANNED Columbia River salmon is
known the world over for its ex-
cellence. 1t is packed almost as soon
as it Is caught, at packing plants "on
location" at the mouth of the Colum-
bia River. Cleaned in cold mountain
water, salted, sealed under vacuum
and pressure cooked, this delectable
fish comes to us ready to serve. AS
an appetizer snack or regular fish
course, luncheon or buffet supper SAL
ad, 1t Is hard to surpass.
Evening star., 1936-09-29

fit into the pan. Fill with chosen mix
ture. roll and place top crust Cif two
crust pie) over filling. Seal edges OF
crusts together, prick top with fork
and bake in a hot oven (425 degrees
FahrenheiD for 30 to 40 minutes. Be
sure that the oven has been heated to
the desired temperature before the pie
is placed inside it.
NOV for a few tasty filling recipes:
SPICED APPLE PIE.
8 large tart apples, sliced thin.
l cup sugar.
teaspoon cinnamon.
p teaspoon nutmeg.
u teaspoon ginger.
teaspoon lemon juice.
l tablespoon butter.
Salt.
Place the sliced apples in the pie
shell. Sprinkle them well with the
sugar, mixed with the spices and the
lemon juice Dot with butter and
cover with top crust. Serve cheese,
cream or hard sauce with this one.
PUMPKIN PIE.
Wash the pumpkin and cut In
quarters, removing seeds and strings.
Place in a pan, shell-side up, and
bake in a moderate oven until 1t Is
tender. Scrape the pulp from the
rind, and put it through a stralner.
Then take:
cup cooked pumpkin
/ cup brown sugar
l teaspoon ground ginger
l teaspoon ground cinnamon
teaspoon ground nutmeg
Salt
2 eggs
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter (melted)
Add sugar and seasonings to the
pumpkin, mixing thoroughly. The
eggs should be beaten lightly, and
added to the mixture; then the milk
and the melted butter are put in.
Turn into pastry shell and bake. This,
of course, is a one-crust pie. and the
| neat DC nAeCA eAAS AhSe
five minutes to about $50 degrees, to
allow the filling to set. Serve cold
with snappy cheese, or vanilla ice
cream.
SQUASH PIE.
21a cups steamed, strained squash
| (Hubbard)
y cup sugar
Il teaspoon each cinnamon, ginger
and nutmeg
IA cups milk
l egg
Salt
Mix the sugar, salt and spices to-
gether. Add the squash, egg and milk
gradually. Pour into pastry shell, and
bake like pumpkin pie. Serve with
whipped cream, or cream cheese balls.
CRANBERRY PIE.
IL cups cranberries.
q cup sugar
n cup water
IL tablespoons flour
Mix ingredients and cook for 10
minutes. Cool. pour into pastry shell.
Make lattice strips of pastry over
top, and bake like pumpkin and
squash pies.
Evening star., 1936-09-29

~ EAR MISS DIX: This is a
message to married men
- through the mill. II there
Is anything that gives me a pain in
the neck, it is the squawking Of mar
ried men over the slavery Of marriage
and the joys of single life. It's the
bunk, I have been married and di-
vorced, and, believe me, am getting
married again as soon as can af-
ford 1t.
The trouble with these dissatisfied
men is that they want their cake and
to eat it, too. They want the security
and spiritual satisfaction Of marriage
without the responsibility of home
and having to support wife. They
think that If they were single again
life would be one long gay party with
a different girl every day, no going
home until morning and everything
just whoopee. I thought the same
way and that would be happier with
the bonds of marriage broken, but I
was wrong. Marriage changes a man
so that the continual going out on
dates becomes bore and nuisance
and he longs for cosy f1reside and a
place to relax after a hard days work
instead Of the ceaseless round of
parties, shows and dances.
Many a lonely evening do I spend
in my room, too tired to call up a
girl for q date; wishing for a home
dinner instead of restaurant food.
q real companion at my side to talk
to and feel comfortable with and
whom I would not have to exert my
self to keep entertained and amused
for fear she would think was dead
one. I've tried both and it is the
married life for me. EX-HUBBY.
A NSWER-There are lot Of other
ex-husbands whose experiences
match this mans and who have found
that divorce has not brought them
the happiness they expected. For
whether a marriage is happy or un-
happy, it somehow units man for
single blessedness.
Maybe it is because domesticity
tames even the widest of them and
takes some of the rowing spirit out
Of them. Maybe it is because after a
man gets used to having his wife take
care of him he loses the ability to
find a clean shirt and think Of what
Evening star., 1936-09-29
l977-B

Bell Pattern Book. Make yourself
attractive, practical and becoming
clothes, selecting designs from the
Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to-
make patterns. Interesting and ex-
elusive fashions for little children and
the difficult junior age; slenderizing.
well-cut patterns for the mature fig
ure, afternoon dresses for the most
particular young women and matrons
and other patterns for special occa-
sions, are all to be found in the Bar
bara Bell Pattern Book.
Evening star., 1936-09-29

for the most part, made OF meats, and
formed a very substantial dish even
at state dinners. And very good they
were, too-who can resist the luscious
flavor and consistency of well-made
steak and kidney pie, for instance?
We shall have to include some recipes
for meat pies in the column one day
very soon.
There is an old saying, "a pie Is
Just as good as its crust"-which, in
the main, is entirely true. Filings
may come and filings may go. but a
light, fluffy pastry shell will lift the
dullest of mixtures into the epicurean
class, while the most carefully blended
filling can be completely ruined by a
heavy, soggy crust.
X X 4 X
HERE is pastry recipe that has
proven itself to be as good as gold.
Remember that too much handling
tends to make heavy pie crust, and
that dough made a day in advance
and kept overnight in the icebox will
roll much more easily.
The new type Of vegetable shorten
ing now on the market makes deli
ciously light and well-flavored pastry
besides being economical and easy
to use
PIE CRUST PASTRY.
212 cups sifted flour.
teaspoon salt.
q. cup shortening (vegetable).
5 tablespoons cold water.
Sift the flour and the salt well to-
eether. Add one-half of the shorten
ing and cut in until mixture is as fine
as coarse corn meal. Add remaining
shortening and continue cutting in un-
til particles are the size of a large
pea or bean. Sprinkle the water, one
tablespoon at time. over the mixture
then work all together lightly with
fork until dough is formed. Rol
out, on a very lightly Toured board
Evening star., 1936-09-29
Fruit Salad.

For q new fruit salad, make jelly
drained from canned pears. Mold in
cut up pears, bits of pimento and
chopped celery. Serve with chopped
nuts. Pears with ripe olives are also
a good combination.
Evening star., 1936-09-29
Cooking Hint.

Use boiled potatoes left over for
quick French fries. Always pare po-
tatoes very thin-the most valuable
part, the mineral salts, is directly
under the skin.
Evening star., 1936-09-29
(Copyright. 1936.)
Pastry Tips.

To brown pies and tarts, use small
pastry brush and brush them with
milk before putting them in the oven,
and to glaze pies, brush them with the
white Of an egg If you wish them to
be q shiny brown.
Evening star., 1936-09-29
Spices Give Character
To Filling of Apples,
Pumpkins or Squash
Light, Flaky Pastry Is Essential to the
Success of Any Dessert of
This Type.
BY BETSY CASWELL. ;

~ againn its most tempting forml Apple pie pumpkin
canberry-thy all the
/ sonifca of and full of spice
made
mentioned with
honey centuries
Evening star., 1936-09-29

And there are mighty few Of them
who don't wish that they hadn't
broken their marriage bonds.
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1936-09-29

A FEW stitches here, a touch OF
~ style there, and-behold! A
\ fashion magic that goes