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Evening star., 1937-11-16

batting like that used in old-fash-
ioned quilts and cover 1t with your
chosen material. You may quilt this,
or, if you wish most professional
looking job. have little button molds
covered in the same material and sew
them on tight to the muslin lining
Or you might use tacks with colored
heads or heads of silver stars to
fasten the upholstery to the head
board. Finish it around the top with
a padded roll of the material. and
use the same material for a rune to
run around the bed close to the floor
to hide the legs. Strive for a neat
"buttoned-down" look, and take care
that the stitches and tacks do not
show. The spread should be tucked
partly under the pillow, and fall half
way down over the rufhe.
49, X
DID you know that the most de-
lightful chaise Tongue may be
made from the ugliest old morris
chair? The fact that the back is ad-
Unstable makes it that much better
than anything that can be bought at
the present time. With boards, extend
the seat Of the chair to the desired
length. About S feet + is usually
enough. Put Stats in the bottom Of
this to hold mattress. You will have
to have mattress made to fit. Pad the
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Shops Rejuvenation
Is Great Success

THE old order changeth, yielding
place to new" even among our
shops, as was evidenced yesterday,
when one of Washingtons Oldest AMI
well-liked establishments invited its
friends to come and see what a uttls
change of scenery can do.
Admirers came in droves and were
perfectly amazed at the transforma>
ton that has been wrought in mag
ically changing pleasant looking
hairdressing salon into one of ultra
modern atmosphere. The foyer core
ridor has black paneled sides. with
ceiling and other decorations in deen
coral. One wall is lined with glass
shelves on which are displayed rows
and rows Of lovely toiletries enhanced
by indirect lighting and looking fol
all the world like collectors exhibit,
Ascending the stairway into ths
q room that has known three genera
! tons Of Washington society, but this
water cooler is the only thing left Of
the old life here! Everything else
has been removed and replaced BY
the most modern beauty equipment
obtainable with increased space fol
booths, and a makeup bar.
The man who is responsible for all
this is Washington's outstanding ex-
ponent Of beauty to women of all
ages He believes that there is beauty
to be had for every woman, whether
she is naturally endowed with 1t OF
not. And he knows that women res
spend to pleasing surroundings hks
flowers in the sun. He also knows
that beautiful clothes can do much
for every woman, so he has spruuq
a real surprise and added a dress
salon adjoining the beauty salon..
Here are the loveliest frocks. houses
coats. lingeries and exquisite bro-
caded evening bags recently brought
back from Paris. There's a white
ostrich feather evening coat that lIlst
drips glamour. There's a stunning,
shimmering cloth of gold evening
gown with pleated skirt to 60 under
1t. There are adorable, hand-mada
pieces of lingerie to go under tflAti
Some one has probably already
walked off with the luscious reey
pink slipper satin house coat. In
fact. It was splendid gesture. opens
ing this new shop where a woman
may add the final touch to q body
already made beautiful. and We pre-
dict great success for it,
Evening star., 1937-11-16

may become useful and comfortable
Accustom your eyes to warn you when
lines are not right and decoration not
in good taste. Study how you may re-
move the offensive parts and build
the thing up to have the right lines
and proportion. Chairs that are best
for reconditioning are those which,
after the padding has been put on
arms, back and seat, still have room
for a person to sit comfortably. There
are few standard measurements for
comfortable chair. The seat should
be l8 inches from the floor. the depth
OF seat l9 to "a inches, height Of back
support for shoulders II to 10 inches
above seat. The slant Of the back 4
inches and the height of arm above
seat inches. The chair should be
in fairly good structural condition so
that it will not split when you are
working on 1t. Do not bother with
badly damaged ones unless you may
remake them at practically no cost.
An old mission chair may acquire
wings and become delightful boudoir
chair. A morris chair that does not
become chaise Tongue may be a
winged corner chair after its back
has been made stationary The old
base rocker" of 1880, without arms.
may have its rocker screwed tight
and a with padded roll to soften its
harsh edge become a comfortable
sewing chair.
Woven webbing. cotton felt padding,
burlap and upholsterer's needles may
all be purchased in the department
stores. All chairs should be covered
in muslin before the final fabric Is
put on.
OTHER pieces of furniture may be
rejuvenated also. An ugly, old
golden oak kneehole desk becomes a
thing of beauty with some of its heavy
raneling removed, interesting drawer
pulls attached and the whole painted,
to find its place in the room of q
studying son or writing daughter.
Evening star., 1937-11-16

or olive oil. Place on q creased broil-
er, and broil in hot oven for about
five minutes. Venison steak should
be rare. but Drowned we'll on sur
face. Remove to hot platter, and
keep as warm as possible. Melt one
or two glasses Of currant or wild
grape jelly in a pan with 2 table
spoons CT butter, and 2 or 3 table
spoons port or Madeira wine. Heat
almost to boiling point, place steak
in pan. and turn and baste we'll with
the sauce until meat is heated through
with remaining sauce in a separate
boat. 1t is better not to salt and pep
per venison before cooking, as 1t
tends to toughen the meat. Indi-
yidual seasoning at table Is best.
ROAST LEG OF. vEN1soN.
This is prepared in the same man.
ner as a leg Of lamb. Allow less time
for cooking and do not salt the meat
first. Serve with currant jelly or red
cabbage cooked in wine.
WILD GOOSE.
Wild geese are literally tough old
birds. as rule. Roast like wild duck.
but cook In hot oven for at least two
hours, to be sure they are good and
tender.
WILD DUCK.
Dress, clean and stuff the duck with
sliced apple, an onion and a stalk Of
celery. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
lard breast with thin slices of fat salt
pork. Bake for IS to 80 minutes In q
very hot oven, basting often with fat
in pan. Remove stuffng before serv-
ing.
A ND right here let me say that this
recipe is conservative one. 1t
errs on the well-cooked side and is ap-
preciated by those who are not real
wild duck hounds" Your true duck
lover wants his bird cooked no longer
than II minutes, in a searingly hot
oven-he wants the blood to follow
the knife" and the flesh still purplish
and barely warm.
No, it isn't attractive. I for one
don't like it. But if you are going to
entertain some one who goes in for
knowing all about wild duck, YOU d
better frankly inquire ahead of time
how long he likes his ducks cooked.
Because the man who has got himself
all set for raw meat feast is apt to
become violent when confronted by an
object that is the mellow brown color
Of the familiar roast puddle duck!
Now, don't say haven't warned you
Evening star., 1937-11-16

use in going into detail about each
and every one Of them. If you should
be presented with a strange and un-
usual bird or beastie that puts your
culinary knowledge into a dither call
me up, and we'll try and get together
on the subject over the phone.
4 X
T ISUALLY quail leads all the rest in
numbers. After the gentleman of
the household has gone up and down
the block distributing samples Of his
prowess to friends and neighbors there
are plenty left over that must be
cared for by his wife. Plain quail on
toast gets pretty monotonous after
awhile; you might try dishing them
up like this for change:
CASSEROLE OF QUAIL.
Pluck, clean, draw and split eight
plump Quails. and lard them with
bacon. Roast them in a hot oven
for five minutes Combine 2 small
carrots, chopped; l small onion, chop
ped; l tablespoon butter, table
spoon minced parsley, 3 sliced green
peppers, minus seeds. Stew l large
can Of tomatoes, with l tablespoon
celery salt, teaspoon onion salt, a
pinch Of sugar, salt and pepper, for
10 minutes. Blend 2 tablespoons melt
ed butter with tablespoon flour and
cook until boiling. Rub tomatoes
through sieve, and pour into the
flour and butter mixture. Cook until
thickened. Combine with carrots,
onion, ETC.. listed above, and pour
over quails. Cover casserole, and
cook until quails are tender; usually
IS minutes is long enough.
VENISON STEAK.
Wipe steak with damp cloth,
brush generously with melted butter,
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Dorothy Dix Says
Mistake for Wives to Interfere
With Husbands Business.

head, tells me what a grand salesman
I am and that gives me nerve enough
to go out and tackle hard prospect
and sell him bill of goods. A happy
man makes good worker.
Believe me, I know. For I have a
number Of men under me and I can
tell from the way they go about their
jobs whether their wives are helpers
or hinderers. SALESMAN.
Answer:
have printed this mans letter in
its entirety because it is so full of
good practical advice, not only to the
wives who are standing in the way Of
their husbands advancement by their
whining and complaining, but also to
the husbands Of these discouragers.
There are many women who wreck
their husbands careers by refusing to
go with them where opportunity calls.
Sometimes woman keeps her hus-
band tied down to a small Job with no
future in little town because she
will not leave Mother and the girls
and her bridge foursome to go to the
distant place where fortune awaits
him. Sometimes she will not adapt
herself to the place where they do
move and makes enemies instead of
friends for him by her complaints
against it.
Often wife forces her husband to
give up the job for which nature fitted
him to do something for which he was
never intended to do, but which she
considers more classy. Often. as in
the case of the Unhappy Wife" re-
ferred to In this letter, a wife by her
tears and entreaties induces her hus-
band to give up his chances of sue
cess in life just because she cannot
bear to be parted from him and wants
him to sit at home and hold her hand
instead Of doing a mans work in the
world.
Always 1t Is a mistake for the man
to give in, because a man who Justly
lays his failure at his wife's door
never forgives her for wrecking his
career, and because, In the end, the
woman wants the money her husband
could have earned and is dissatisfied
without 1t. She is disappointed by
his not realizing the promise Of his
early life. and wonders why he Just
petered out instead of being the sue
cess that everybody thought he was
going to be. And she never admits
her responsibility, or confesses that
she ruined him.
Evening star., 1937-11-16

box spring and mattress for it last
year The bedstead was not Inter
esting' when you purchased it 20
years ago, and now shows unmistak-
ably its bad design and inferior finish.
There are two possibilities. The foot
board is low, with rounded ends, and
far better in design than the head
board. You might places the foot at
the head Of the bed, use no footboard,
and drape the spread over the foot to
the floor Or you might upholster the
headboard like some of the modern
ones done by the good decorators, and
cover up the old-fashioned details. In
this case, too, it would be wise to re-
move the footboard.
To do this upholstering, make a
muslin pattern which Just fits the
head of the bed. Pad this with cotton
Evening star., 1937-11-16
. Manners
of the
Moment

WE KNOW it's awfully hard for a
girl in love to keep her mind on
what she's doing But We do think,
for the sake Of the man in question
(if the affair Is mutuaD that she
should watch her step.
It's very easy to tell girl who is in
love when you pass her on the street.
She goes along smiling to herself, with
her eyes half closed. And of course
the result is that she falls over curb
stones, and walks blindly in front of
moving automobiles, and trips over
old gentlemen's canes. She is in such
state that she just doesn't seem to
care any more.
It's all very lovely, We know. And We
wouldn't for the world want to see any
OF the star dust wiped of her face.
But just the same there are other
people around who aren't quite so
much in love. Don't you suppose the
girls in love could learn to keep their
eyes open just little bit for the
others? Or must the people who are
not so much in love do all the watch
ing out?
Oh. we'll Maybe the best thing is
for everybody to fall in love, and then
nobody would care. That's undoubtedly
the only sensible way to handle it.
JEAN.
Evening star., 1937-11-16

A f1amboyant china cabinet, simpli-
fed. becomes a place for treasures,
books or radio. Old bow-legged
dressers with mirrors attached are
more attractive with a solid panel in
place OF the legs and the mirror hung
on the wall. Old marble-top bureaus
are not half so bad when they are
used without the mirror in its massive
frames with flowers or books on the
top and a picture above, they are still
useful for drawer space. The large
mirror may be hung above a shelf
with a ruff1ed petticoat to make a
dressing table.
1t Is great fun to see what an in
genious person may do with old
things. If it is not successful, there
is no great loss; but nine times out
OF ten they turn out to be q remark
able invention with that certain indi-
vidual note that makes your room diff
ferent!
II you wish advice on some problem
of furnishing or home decoration,
write to Margaret Novel;, care of
the Woman's Page of The Evening
Star. The answer will be published
as soon as possible in her Saturday
column. If a personal reply is de-
sired, please inclose q stamped, SELF
addressed envelope with your letter.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
EAR MISS DIX: I was very
much interested in a letter
that recently appeared in
vo,ir rol,,v,,~ fro,,, -

your column from a woman
| who signs herself AN Unhappy Wife"
and whose grievance is that her hus-
band is a travelling salesman who is
away from home most of the time and
| she Is lonesome. She wants him to
give up his job, although if he does he
would be denoted by his employers
and have to take smaller salary and
be out OF the line of advancement
that he is in now. Perhaps I can
keep this wife from making a great
mistake in inducing her husband to
give up his present good position in
order to stay at home with her by
telling her Of my experience.
am also on the road, away from
home from two to three weeks at a
time, and also have wife and child
whom I would like to be with. But
we look at the thing this way: It is
either small salary and no prospect
Of advancement. or on the road with
salary three times what I could get
In the Office and chance for a good
sales job wherein I shall spend my
declining days with almost every night
at home. And we think it is worth the
price. For let us not kid ourselves.
We need money to have happiness.
Especially when there are children.
In order to be at home as much as
possible I moved my family as near
to the center of my territory as possi-
BILE, my wife giving up her mother,
friends, ETC., without a protest.
The unhappy wife" worries a lot
over the chance of her husband get
ting to drink too much and forming
wild habits. That need not bother
her. because he will behave himself
or he will no longer travel His COM
pany will not tolerate drunkenness.
Anyway, by the time salesman gets
hard days work done, his reports
made out, the orders mailed in and
plans the next days schedule he has
little time for drinking and philander-
ing. And If he wishes to get along
he must keep up to the minute by
reading and studying, not only current
events but also market conditions, 80
as to be able to talk intelligently with
his own records of customers per-
sonal habits, likes and dislikes, write
letters of thanks for orders, letters to
his office, etc.
X X 4
+ THINK a wife rnakes q uroot pois
take when she interiors with her
husbands business and by her tears
and entreaties and complaints makes
him give up the work for which he
has fitted himself. I know it would
take all the heart out of me If my wife
was always writing me discouraging
letters telling me how lonely and mis-
cradle she was without me. Instead
she bucks me up, pats me ON the
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Manners Are
A Passport
To People
They Are Not Hard
To Learn When
Begun Early.
By ANGELO PATRI,

DEAR SEVENTEEN: Whether you
are boy or girl, in high school or
at work, you are trying to solve the
same problem. You are trying to learn
all about the you that you are and to
make the most of it. You long to be a
leader in your field to shine, and to be
popular. And you ask how it is to be
done.
On every hand you are hearing
about how to express your personality.
One Of the greatest teachers America
ever had, John Dewey says that is not
your problem. The real problem is to
have you, self, worthy of express
sion, Meaning that if that self is not
worth expressing it would be just as
well to let it sleep. So you are con-
cerned mostly with growing a self
that is worth giving to the world
That is possible for every intel
ligent boy and girl. You were born
with the makings. What they are
nobody, not even you, knows. The
best you can do is to provide chance
for the gifts you have to show them
selves. You never can tell until you
try. The man who said he didn't
know whether he could play the violin
or not because he had never tried,
had a good bit Of right on his side
You can't know what you can do. who
you can be, until you have tried your
self out.
That means do everything your
hand finds to do Go everywhere you
can go and learn all you can on the
way, Meet all the people you can, like
them, listen to them, and try out some
OF the things they suggest to you.
Every human being is suggestion to
every other one Either he suggests
a fine character worthy Of imitation,
or he doesn't, and even that helps.
Keep alive and actively trying to find
what life is all about and you cannot
help growing.
The quality of your personality, of
the you that is in you, depends upon
what you elect to do with all the ex-
periences offered you. If you like
people and deal with them accord
ingly, you will have a friendly, win
ming personality that will draw people
to you as magnet draws steel. If
you listen to other people, if you watch
Tor opportunities to help them as they
need to be helped you will have a
sympathetic personality that will win
friends by the score. People need and
must have sympathetic understand
Ing. Give them all you have and it
will return to you hundredfold
Be considerate of other peoples feel
ings, 1T wasn't what he said so much
as the way he said It," Remember
that the manner Of saying, the manner
of your doing, is all important in its
influence on other people. Your man
ners are your passport in the world
Of people, so look we'll to them.
You see this is a matter of your
relationship to other people. You must
win their good will or you cannot be
popular. nor even happy. It is not
possible to deal directly with your
self. You do not know what you are,
or who you are. and you never can
know. You find your way, and YOU
cultivate the you within you, by CIV
ing out the best you have. There is
no other way Of growing self worthy
Of expression. 1t isn't hard once you
get started on the idea
Sincerely yours,
ANGELO PATRI.
Copyright, 1877
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Xmas Cards
Marked
Select a Suitable
Type to Send to
All Friends.
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: Is ther. sns
correct way Of having Christmas
cards marked 30 they can be sent 70
acquaintances as we'll as most init
mate friends? On first thought, first
names seem too informal on cards
sent to people who know us only as
Mr.. and Mrs. But I've been wondering
II this would not be permissible BY
the same reasoning that even to
strangers one doesn't sign q name
with title?
Answer: II you are sending gay, In.
formal cards that are printed in the
sort Of printing that initiates letters
made quickly by hand they could bs
Worded From the Jim Browns"
These could not be sent to acquaint-
ances-particularly business acquairt-
ances-with whom you are on reslly
formal terms, but they would be suit
able for all cards sent to friends-
even not intimate ones. On the other
hand, card signed Sally and JIM
could go only to friends who call you
by these names.
nEAR MRS. POST: May I ask YOU
II it is proper for man to proceeds
his wife up the church aisle, stepping
aside for her upon reaching the pew?
I have noticed that many men do this
and AS they are men whose manners
cannot usually be questioned, I am
wondering.
Answer-Such practice is unknown
to me and I am wondering therefore,
whether it may be custom in
churches Of an unusual denomination,
In all Of the churches familiar to me,
precedence is the same as everywhers
else-the woman goes first and the man
follows-unless, Of course, they 90
together.
(Copyrisht 1872
Evening star., 1937-11-16
My Neighbor Says:

Apply . diluted solution of
liquid manure instead of water
to house plants once every two
or three weeks. This supplies
plant food.
Always purchase iodine in
small amounts. It Is seldom
necessary to use a large quantity,
and iodine becomes concentrated
as 1t evaporates.
Brass beds may be successfully
painted If given two coats Of nat
white inside paint, then two coats
Of light or dark enamel, which,
ever is preferred. Let paint dry
thoroughly before putting on
enamel.
II the outside of hot-water'
boiler becomes discolored, it may
be cleaned with q solution made
of 10 cents worth of oxalic acid
tpoison) and one quart of water.
Apply with woolen cloth. Wear
heavy gloves when using.
tcopyrisht. 1877
Evening star., 1937-11-16

back OF the chair and the arms and
upholster the back cushion and mat
tress In material that will be part Of
the color scheme Of your room. Finish
the chaise with pleated ruffle to the
floor. I predict that this reclining
chair will be the joy Of your life and
the envy of all Of your friends!
Other chairs may be made over,
too. Some Of the worst monstrosities
Evening star., 1937-11-16

Thing That annoys you most could be
reconditioned with little time and ex-
penSe into something that would be
most attractive in itself as well as
adding interest to the whole room. The
dislike of a few dowdy things, or neces-
sary things, is spelling your apprecia-
tion Of your house as a whole. Why
don't you see what you can do about
it? For instance:
The guest room bed you know is
comfortable because you bought a new
Evening star., 1937-11-16

Wv hS'SA Ao'c CAVuSll VI lLSSe
" simple, comfortable dresses
i and you can make them for
your own wardrobe at q trifie
of what you would expect to spend.
They can be made in few hours
only a few seams to finisE-darts are
used to give slim waist. Every detail
in these dresses is designed for COM
fort. Notice the raglan shoulder and
the simple neckline with only two seal
lops to finish the closing of the bodice,
and the inverted pleat in the hem Of
the skirt. Here is a dress that is de-
signed for complete comfort. no mat
ter how busy your day or how much
you bend and stretch as you go about
your work.
The diagram indicates how easy
this dress Is to make. The pattern
however, includes a complete and de-
tailed sew chart telling you exactly
how to proceed.
Barbara Bell pattern 1401-B is de-
signed for sizes SO. SO, 40. AZ, A, 46. 48,
so and So. Size 38 requires AS yards
of 39-inch material.
Evening star., 1937-11-16

uaSh, VI nllI, COOI,
J &c k snipe and
woodcOck and
at that I've prob
ably s k ipp e d
some. Of course,
the first require
ment Is to get the
prey; the second
is to cook il
properly.
Out of that
long and impress
sive list given
above only a few
will concern most
OF us, really, so
there isn't much
Evening star., 1937-11-16
safer to Find Out How Your Guest Likes His Birds
BVr1AR 6 ARET NOWEll

YOU 60 over each in home realizing that there
winter ahead, wondering
~ have planned for the
= many other
things
allowed