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Evening star., 1938-03-14
CAMERA REPAIRS.
REPAIRS g. SERVICE

CAMERA REPAIRING
FULLER 4 ALBERT. INC,
sl5 loth st. NV. Phone National Al
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PORTLAND HOTEL Vt ave az Thomas
Circle-SS. so week: hotel service; fresh
towels daily, your mail and phone calls
attended to: shower bs.; walk 20 work.
DOWNTOWN. 2O23 N 81. nv.-At.rsctlve
room. vanity. c.h.W., unlimited phone, SIS
month Potomac 03O1
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DUPONT CIRCLE 1875 st nv-Roor7.
kitchen. porch. available March IS seen
any time; also room. III K; quiet aduits
o0ly
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BRICK LUMBER AND PLUMBING ma
teriaiS at bargain prices from hundreds OF
Wrecking Jobs reconditioned and neatly ar
ranged Tor your easy selection at Hech-
inpers. You'l save time as well as money
oy coming to any OF our four yards We
quote oellvered or undelivered. Phone
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WOODWARD & LOTHROP
desires the services of an ex-
perienced window cleaner.
Apply Employment Office,
ninth floor.
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GORDON HOTEL a16 Ism st.--On heau-
tiful 18th s.. location. desirable and cor
venient: comfortable rooms. single. $3.50
to IS so: double rooms with rrnnirr water,
so so to 81 80 weekly; double rooms win
bath, twin beds. SI2 and SIS weekly; "a
hour elevator and svlfchh hos Ii SerElre
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE.
iCnntinNeh
MIscEIlANEoUs wANrsn

ANTIQUES WANTED on CONSIGNMENT fJ7-
nlture, glass, china prints Open 10 re-
celVe merchandise at all times Call Ell
Aiper' Auction House. Phone Rockville PA
APPAREL-Men'S. women's and chfldrer't:
also shoes, hats. curtains, dishes, rugs for
niture bought for rummaee sale. 1921 r-h
n " Phone Mr.. Winger. Decatur F31O 1es
BEDROOM, dining room. living room fIIrnI-
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Bx EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: At dinner
party Of six, with host and hostess
seated at the ends of the table, does
the host seat the lady Of honor at his
right? II he does, that forces the
gentleman Of honor to seat the lady
at his right rather than the hostess.
viii you please explain this procedure?
Answer: Properly, the gentleman
seats the lady who sits on his right.
It doesn't make any difference who
this lady happens to be. In other
words, this rule is merely one OF con-
venience, not question of distinction.
Unless each gentleman turns his at
tention to the right, there is Just the
confusion you speak Of.
X
NEAR MRS. POST: When did
using . knife to cut salad come
into practice?
Answer-Those who have had silver
bladed knives always cut their salad
with them, and now that steel Is stain
less there is no objection except that
Of prejudice against touching a steel
knife to salad. while salad may be
eaten with q stainless steel one, a
silver blade Is nevertheless more cor
rect.)
4 II Il
DEAR MRS. POST: Does it mat
ter. when serving refreshments
at the table and there are places for
each one to sit down, where the few
pieces of silver are placed? The re-
freshments am having will require
only fork and spoon, and a neigh
Dor tells me that 1t Is not proper to
put both the fork and spoon at the
right.
Answer-Correctly, the fork Is al
ways put at the left Of the plate even
If 1t Is the only implement. and the
spoon Is put at the right, although I
can't see what serious objection there
would be in such instances to changing
this conventional order.
(Copyright. 1e3s.)
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This design Is particularly new and
smart because it has the snug, high
in-front waistline that fashion ap-
proves for everybody right now.
The pattern Is 50 carefully planned
and the sew chart that comes with it
simplifles the making SO emphatically
that even novices will have no trouble
with it. And In the Barbara Bell
Spring and Summer Fashion Book,
when you send for 1t, you'll find many,
many more inspired fashions for girls
Make up the suspender part Of
pattern No. 1520-B in sheer wool or
fiat crepe for early season wear and
occasional cool days. Later, it will
be so fresh and pretty in linen, cham
bray or pique. For the blouse, dimity,
organdy or handkerchief linen are
lovely.
Barbara Bell pattern No. l520-B is
designed for sizes 6, 8, 10, IL and II
years. Size 8 requires ~ yards Of
3s.inch material for the skirt: ~ Tor
the blouse.
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Asparagus Is at Its Best
In Price and Quality in
April, May and June
Vegetable Supplies Few
Galleries but Is Rich in
Vitamins and Minerals.
BY BETSY CASWELL.

farm the opening Of the
the signal for general rejoicing
down to the beds
their above the ground morning spent
peerng
child did a
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Clothes for Gardening Poterng About Yard Must Practical
Becomingness, However,
Need Not Be Sacrificed
In This Ingenious Age
Stacks and Shirts Vie With
Smocks for Popularity
Among Smart Women.
Bv MARGARET WARNER.

get out the garden furniture give new coat of paint
the finishing touches
doubt you'll
your hand Ityou garden enthusiast
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Dorothy Dix Says
Constituencies Gold Diggers
Easily Bring Youth to Ruin.

man has been just as much held up
and robbed by pair OF blue eyes in q
woman's face as he could have been by
a highwayman with a pair of blue
nosed revolvers in his hands.
WHEN We think Of atory women
who ruin men by their exactions,
We picture them as hard-faced crea-
lures who wheedle emeralds and pearls
and fat checks out Of Sugar Daddies
but they are not the women who do the
most harm. because men are on their
guard against them and are wise to
their tricks.
The women who are the most dan
gerous and the most to be feared are
the little innocent looking baby-faced
girls who prey on boys and who make
them spend more than they can afford
to spend. They are the girls who are
always having birthdays and limiting
for expensive gifts; who order caviar
and lobster newburg and high priced
drinks instead Of beer and sandwiches
when boy takes them to a restaurant;
who are always telling Tom about what
perfectly wonderful orchids Dick sends
them: who run boys into debt by their
demands upon them.
Every girl nowadays knows just how
far dollar can go and she knows just
how much boy makes. When she in
duces him to spend more than he
earns she is accessory before the crime
when he steals. DODOTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

burn and dirt. Other kinds Of smocks
are legion.
The short. full-skirted dirndl dress
makes another good garden outfit.
These peasant inspired frocks are most
picturesque. One that Is suggested As
suitable for gardening Is in striped
seersucker cotton Of fairly heavy
weight. Dark, medium blue and white
stripes are used horizontally for the
waist and vertically for the skirt which
is shirred at the wastline and but
toned down the front. A matching
bandanna comes with this frock India
prints are also IN the garden picture,
but probably would not survive as
many tubbings as the other fabrics al
ready mentioned.
COME sort Of brimmed garden hat
Is a necessity for the woman who
does not want sunburned nose and
q leathery neck. To date we have had
difficulty in locating suitable garden
hats, but we are advised that they will
be in the shops very soon when the
supply of beach togs is more COM
plete. In the meantime. one garden
shop is showing a few hats for this
purpose and when these are exhausted
it will be necessary to make q raid on
the mems sporting goods places. and
corral a few of their canvas hats with
green transparent vizors Maybe the
Style-conScious women can give the
brims becoming turn, or their crowns
pinch or two to make them look
more feminine!
Gloves, of course. are absolute
requisites. Nice for this purpose are
those kidskin ones with gauntlets that
are treated with cream on the inside
to keep the hands soft. They are
washable too, and very comfortable.
Garden shoes must be low OF heel
and have rubber or composition soles
Open sandals are not suitable, as they
allow the dirt and stones to get in
and make a lot of trouble. The in
expensive, lightweight fabric covered
shoes that the children use for play
are good. They come in brown
earthly colors and are thoroughly COM
Portable and serviceable.
Ticking overalls are a suggestion
from California that have not as yet
reached Washington. but it might
be an idea for the clever seamstress.
Also entirely different is the frock
shown above with its amusing design
of all the different seed packets that
you usually study over 50 carefully in
the garden shops This Is another
one Of the things that We have not
as yet found in local shops. Beer
jackets" are inexpensive and pretty
handy in the garden. Newest ones
have big red apples scattered widely
on the unbleached cotton fabric
For information concerning items
mentioned IN this column call National
5000, Extension 395, between 10 am.
and II noon.
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farther If cut into 1Ha-inch lengths.
Like other green vegetables, aspar-
agus is best cooked uncovered In q
small quantity of salted boiling water
and as quickly as possible. Special
asparagus cookers are handy, but q
large saucepan or kettle Is entirely
satisfactory. Stand the punches up-
right, about half immersed in boiling
salt water, and cover the utensil, Just
until the water returns to the boiling
point. After the lower part of tn.
stalks has cooked 10 to IS minutes.
tip the punches over into the water
The tips and stalks should become
tender at the same time and yet be
frm enough to handle without crush
ing or breaking. Total boiling time.
Is to rs minutes. depending upon the
condition of the grass"
xxA
A LTHoUGH at its best with butter
or hollandaise sauce, asparagus
has the happy faculty of blending
nicely with many other foods It adds
interest to those with bland favors.
such as rice and macaroni and is
especially delightful in combinations
with milk or eggs.
The green color Is preserved and
the flavor is improved by cooking the
asparagus in milk, especially when
soup or creamed asparagus is being
prepared.
Cream OF asparagus soup Is pre-
pared by sieving the cooked vesetsb Bile
into its own juice and stirring this
into very thin white sauce. Serve
Immediately to prevent curdling, as
asparagus is more acid than most
vegetables. Perfect asparagus souffles,
tlmbales or custards are worthy Of the
best efforts Of the most skillful cook.
Pieces OF leftover asparagus trars-
form a hurry-up dish OF prosaic
scrambled eggs.
AS for Salad-the attractive form
and color, delicate flavor and blending
qualities Of asparagus combine to
make 1t favorite for salads. Some
like it with tart French dressing and
a sprlnkling Of hard-cooked ece.
Others prefer the thicker mayonnaise
or cream dressing-perhaps with q
dash OF catsup for color contrast.
Very green asparagus Is q good
source OF vitamin A, the greener the
grass the more A 1t is likely to con.
tain. 1t Is good source Of iron.
which is also frequently associated With
green coloring. Green and white
asparagus both contribute some vita
min c. Asparagus supplies valuable
minerals and vitamins with a mini
mum OF calories, for it Is in q class
with lettuce, radishes and cabbage
as one Of the more succulent vese-
tables"
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breakfast. Grandma and Auntie tried
their hands at canning it, and usually
failed. to face the mutterings Of the
menfolk, and general lectures on the
importance of knowing how to do
something right before undertaking
the task. And we children spent hours
in the asparagus beds, cutting the
slender stalks, putting them in baskets,
and trotting kitchenward with the
fruit Of our labors
1t was really lots more fun than this
business today of just walking into a
busy store or market, and selecting a
bunch. neatly tied with tape. With
the improved refrigeration and trans
portation, we have asparagus for such
q long season nowadays, that it is a
commonplace story to most Of us. All
the slamor of that first purple shoot
has disappeared!
ITO BE practical, however, we should
enjoy asparagus especially in
April, May and June, when 1t is apt
to be at its lowest in price. Don't
wait too long for very low prices
for asparagus never gets as low as
carrots. or cabbage. for instance. But
pick your punches carefully, and
wisely, and make the most of the
vegetable in the cooking, so that you
will be sure to get your moneys
worth.
The Bureau of Home Economics OF
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture says:
THE best asparagus is Arm and
fresh. rather than stringy or wilted in
appearance Stalks are fairly straight,
tips are uninjured and tightly closed.
Spreading tips and scales mean over
maturity. Growth may continue after
cutting Very crooked stalks usually
indicate disease or injury. Such de-
fects generally result in tough fibers
Most families prefer their asparagus
green, and the homemaker selects
spears with the largest amount OF
green color.
Asparagus needs thorough wash
ing, for it is cut below the surface Of
the ground. Scrape off the side scales
with q sharp knife to remove any
traces of grit. Remove the tough butt
ends to the point where they are cut
readily with the tip of sharp knife.
Very thrifty homemakers sometimes
pare the lower end OF the stalk, thus
making more OF it edible. Sometimes,
to make asparagus easier to serve, the
stalks are punched and tied loosely
into individual portions. 1t will no
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If YOU like ATTRACTIVE hot dshpads for to make 1t
double strands of crochet that table
brannew will surface double
the work quickly round mat vegetable dish
while
large
To obtain this pattern Is
q 4vening
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ward Of your own gardening efforts.
Many women who have the time
adore gardening, and even some
women who don't have lot of time
go IN for gardening quite extensively.
We know of two women both EN-
ployed during the day who had
small house in the suburbs with
plot of ground at the back that went
off into a wooded hillside. Every day
they dashed home from the office and
worked on that bit of ground until
they had perfectly enhancing gar
den with stepping stones leading
through clumps Of daffodils and
patches OF cowslips with lovely pink
and white azaleas splashing more
color on the edge Of the wooded slope.
Gardening can be such fun and repays
so generously for all the effort ex-
pended. And, remember, too, while
you are bending and digging, what
wonderful simmer -downer 1t is for
the waistline
WHILE you are about It, you might
as we'll look like modern, up
10 date gardener. Instead of wear
Ing old, cast-off garments that you
find tucked away in the storeroom,
get yourself into snappy pair of
blue denim slacks with a matching
shirt. Trim and trig, such an outfit
is quite the most practical thing you
can find. The materials are heavy
enough to withstand an occasional
unexpected turn Of the hose without
getting wet through; it has body
enough to hold its shape even after
much hard labor with the hoe and
rake, and allows for plenty Of free
dom OF movement for bending and
tugging.
Some new models that have just ar
rived in town have upper openings on
either side of the front midway to the
eide. These zippers extend up through
q wide belt attached to the slacks and
there Is a strap and buckle for adjust
llk tllC WluOIk az VIC DdSh, AAhC q AAioi1
vest. The shirts may be worn with
open or closed neck, and tucked in. or
left hanging outside to avoid waistline
bulges.
Women who do not look we'll in
stacks, yet like their comfort and con-
venience. often wear them with
smock which comes about to the knees
and hides any suggestion Of an un-
slightly figure. The loose smock with
roorny pockets for gloves and packages
Of seeds Is always a favorite. This
year they are more attractive than
ever in both color and design. Califor-
MIA smocks made of sail cloth in bright
rust. or other vivid colors are an excel
lent choice. The fabric Is durable and
made for work as well as play. Natural
wooden button molds are tied on. Long
sleeves protect the arms from sun
Evening star., 1938-04-27
other day boy Of 18 was
killed by the police as he was
robbing a jewelry store, trying

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killed by the police as he was
robbing a jewelry store, trying
to get a wrist watch for his
girl. Investigation showed that 1t was
his first offense. He belonged to decent
people and was not thief by nature.
He was just weak lad earning
small salary, and he was madly in
love, as only an adolescent can be. with
Rosie. Rosie wanted a wrist watch and
was determined to have one. So she
begged and cried and threatened until
she drove him into stealing, since that
was the only way to get her what she
wanted.
1t Is a common enough story. The
police will tell you that q large per-
centage of the boys who 60 wrong are
started on the downward path by con-
scienceless little gold-dggers who do
not care how they get money, just so
they get 1t. Rosie must have her wrist
watch. Sadie Graves silk underwear
and the latest thing in hats Susie
wants to flaunt herself at expensive
PioNSo VI x1Ald AOlll.
Dick and Harry, who want their girls
to think them big shots, and who
haven't enough knowledge of women to
see that they are being worked, or
enough courage to resist feminine
wiles. begin swiping automobiles, or
holding out on their collections, or fall
styling their books and start on the
career that leads to the penitentiary
and often to the electric chair.
OF course. these boys lack stamina,
but older and wiser men than they
have let their principles be dissolved
in the tears of pretty women who cried
for what they wanted until they got it.
Many a man has sold his soul for the
diamond bracelet that was the price
Of q woman's kisses. And many q
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. very bit Of
ground. and spent
the nickel-When
we got ton jaw
breakers from the
village store.
OF course, once
the a spa r a gus
season really got
under way we
were stuffed full
of the succulent
vegetable. We had
to make the most
Of it, and aspara-
gus was our pOr-
ton for nearly
eNeru meal eYcenf
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for the child who did that always got
why 1t was considered so meritorious'
but we didn't question the why's and
wherefores; We strained our eyes over
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Caramel Sauce.

To make caramel sauce melt 20
caramels in q double boiler and then
add third Of cup of cream. WHEN
the combination is hot mix 1t we'll
and serve 1t over a frozen dessert.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
BY BARBARA BELL.

By BARBARA BELL.
"H suspender frock Is such a
practical fashion, for with sew
eral different blouses 1t offers
L much variety, and nobody has
ever thought Of q line more becom-
ing to girls Of school age, from
Q primary 6 to grown-up H.
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Question Of
Seating at
A Dinner
Gentleman ALWAYS
Cares for Lady
On His Right.
"A. p. Photo.

Mrs. Post has prepared a
booklet on correct 1reddinQ
details. To obtain a copy,
1Drite to the Womdn's Page
OF The EUeninp Star, in
closing a stamped, selt-ad-
dressed enuelope.
Evening star., 1938-10-12

icate. He has served on the board OF
consuls several times, this committee
having the duty of bringing the work
and value of the institute to the indi-
vidual banks.
He has also been active in the public
speaking courses and debates con-
Quoted by Washington Chapter. While
his new committee chairmanship has
nothing to do with finance, it is con-
sidered important by athletically in
clined chapter members.
Hotels Gross $1,250,000.
For the six months ended July 81,
the May1ower Hotel Corp. reports
gross income in excess of $1,25O,000,
according to statistical study of the
corporation prepared by Amott, Baker
& Co., which also shows that the hotel
earned at the rate of 14.7 per cent on
the $4,189,300 outstanding first mort
gage bonds, before depreciation.
Five per cent has been paid regu-
larly on the first mortgage issue and
real estate taxes are paid to date
The management over the past three
years, according to the report, has
spent in excess OF $750,O0O in rehabili-
tation and air conditioning.
This program permits full payment
OF the interest and the management
regularly to retire a portion of its
debt, the analysis says.
Smith Heads Transfer Officers.
Arthur Clarendon Smith was re-
elected president, treasurer and oper-
ating executive of Smiths Transfer &
Evening star., 1938-10-12
D. c. STORE SALES
NEAR 1937LEvELS
September Volumes Register
Decline of Only .04
of | Per Cent.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.


Retail trade in Washington in Sep
tember, as reflected by sales in seven
big department stores, was almost
exactly the same as in September,
1897, the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond reported today. The per-
centage figure was of 0.04 per cent,
the report said. This compares with
a gain of ST. per cent last year over
the previous year.
In the first nine months Of this
year trade in Washington stores was
within 23 per cent of the like 1898
period. Last year at the same time
trade was 16 per cent ahead of the
previous year. With fall trade already
picking up and holiday trade still to
come, the full year 1888 will un-
doubtedly show gain over 1887.
The Washington report is ahead Of
the average for the whole fifth dis
trict, which was down per cent in
September, as well as off per cent
in the nine-month period. The Dis
trict record was far better than the
national average, which revealed 9
per cent drop in September and
10 per cent in the nine months.
Capital Leads Fifth District.
Trade here was also ahead of every
other large city in this area in both
periods under review. Percentage COM
parsons for September and the nine
months, with last year, follow:
Sept, 1888 Jan.-Sept.
Evening star., 1938-10-12

cent Of capacity from 40 per cent IN
the previous week and declared it was
"the sharpest rise within one week
this year, excepting post-holiday re-
coveries.
New business in steel has gained
consistently during the past two
weeks. All products have not been
affected in the same degree, but most
Of them have had moderate gains.
Releases of structural shapes
against recent construction contracts
have shown conspicuous improvement
and account in part for 3-point gain
in operations at Pittsburgh to Al per
cent.
An expanding volume Of automo-
bile steel tonnage is expected this
week. Shipbuilding tonnage prom
ises to become a more important fac
tor SOON"
Evening star., 1938-10-12
Storage Co. at the annual meeting

Storage Co. at the annual meeting
held yesterday.
Other officers elected included Mrs.
Julia Burchfleld. vice president and
secretary; Mrs. Donald Lathrom, John
Simon and Mrs. Buell. Miller, directors.
The directors declared the usual
quarterly dividend of ~ per cent,
payable shortly.
For the first seven months of this
year, 43 banks suspended, having total
deposits amounting to $11, 100000.
These included one national, 36 in
sured State banks, six non- insured
and no State member banks.
According to Federal Reserve Board
figures, the number of banks which
closed in the seven months of this year
IS now greater by one than in the full
year Of 1896 and by nine than in 1885.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
BREAK OF 81 TON
|NSTEEL GENERAL
Iron Age Says 1t Results
From Irregularities in
Recent Weeks.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. IA break Of
81 ton in the price of some fat
rolled steel products Is the culmina-
ton Of Irregularities in quotations
over recent weeks, said Iron Age to-
day in its weekly review of steel trade
conditions.
This outright decline" the review
continued, which has affected hot
and cold rolled steel sheets, enameling
sheets, long ternes and hot rolled
strip, originated at Detroit. but has
quickly extended into a wider area"
The review reported gain in the
steel ingot production rate to SIS per
Evening star., 1938-10-12

c ON m i t t e e of
w a S h i n 6 t on
Chapter. Ameri-
can Institute of
B a n k i n G, has
been with the
r / 6 g S National
Bank for the past
eight years. He is
a savings teller at
the Park Road
Branch.
L n e you u n 6
banker is a grad
uate of the Amer
ican Institute of
Banking, holding
Evening star., 1938-10-12
Principal Security
Exchanges Closed
For Columbus Day
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Princi-
pal domestic security and COM
modify exchanges remained closed
today in observance Of Columbus
Day. Markets affected included
the New York stock and COM
modify exchanges, Chicago Board
Of Trade and other domestic
grain centers. European and
Canadian markets-and the ma
jority of domestic livestock ex-
changes-operated as usual.