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Evening star., 1939-12-09
Unit Cost Low
On Large-Sca|e
Housing Project
$4,000. 900 Program
In New York City
Cited by Magazine

Large scale, privately owned and
built housing projects can be con-
structed at lower average cost per
dwelling unit than similar Govern
ment projects, the Architectural
Forum magazine reveals today in
its December issue in the first de-
tailed report on the worlds largest
housing project.
This is the Metropolitan Life In
surance Co.'S Parkchester develop
ment in New York-a $4,000 900
project. comprising 81 individual
apartment buildings which will
house some $4,000 persons in 1928
dwelling units renting for about
$13 per room per month, including
utilities.
The Architectural Forum points
out that since Parkchester is only
about Is per cent complete any dis
cussion of costs must necessarily be
based on preliminary guesses, but
simple mathematics indicate that
the total cost Gncluding land} per
dwelling unit will be approximately
$4,1OO."
Units Believed Less Costly.
"By. itself an uncommonly low
figure, it makes interesting COM
parison with the record of projects
being built under the United States
Housing Authority's program" the
Architectural Forum declares. 1.-THE
average overall cost per dwelling
unit comparable with the Park
chester figure) of the 107 U. S. H. A.
projects under construction as of
october 20 has been officially esti-
mated at $4,601-about $500 higher
than the indicated cost of this pri-
vate enterprise project.
"Of the two preliminary esti-
mates, U. S. H. AS is probably the
more accurate, The Nets $50,000,-
900 guess may be revised as con-
struction progresses. But even If
it should go to 100000 (and
chances are it will not, the cost
per dwelling unit would still be un-
der the current U. S. H. A. average
obviously, then, Parkchester
merits the monicker low-cost hous-
ing although since Parkchester
boasts better planning, bigger rooms,
more extensive landscaping than the
average U. S. H. A. project, it claims
a foul when cost-wise comparisons
are made.
Rentals Also Low.
"Parkchesrer may also be called
1ow-rent housing-not low in COM
parison with u. S. H. AS subsidized
rents, but low in comparison with
existing housing facilities in it's own
bailiwick," the Architectural Forum
points out. "The Met describes
Parkchester's rental picture like this
tdollar figures cover gas and elec--
tricityJ: = 's
Ninety Eight two-room apart
ments at $32-$34.
Seven thousand and six three
room apartments at $39-$50.
Four thousand flve-hundred and
seven four-room apartments at
$52-$60.
Five hundred and fifty-one five
room apartments at $63-$69.
Eleven six and seven room apart
ments (rents as yet undetermined)
Variations in rent for apartments
of the same number of rooms are
(See HOUSING, Page B-6)
Evening star., 1939-12-09

(See PERMITS, Page B-3D
Evening star., 1939-12-09

(See HOUSING, Page B-6)
Evening star., 1939-12-09

and November, are an accurate ba-
rometer of what the construction in
dustry will be doing in this field dur
ing the winter months" Mr.. An
derson pointed out. These requests
(see D. G. BUILDING, Page B-3)
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Dorothy Dix Says
Common Sense Is the Antidote
To Marital Disillusionment

innumerable homes hell on earth.
where green-eyed men and women
screech their foul suspicious at each
other.
The only remedy for jealousy; the
only preventive of it, is common
sense. Just let a husband and wife
face the cold truth that they can't
always be spying on their mates and
that in the end they've got to trust
them, and that they will go straight
or crooked according to the honor
that is in them, and they would
save themselves a lot of misery
What's the use of bothering over a
man who is so poor creature that
he can't be trusted to take his
grandmother out to lunch? And
why get a headache over wife
whose principles are, so loose that
she can't be polite to her dinner
partner without rousing suspicious
in ones mind?
Common sense is also the antidote
for what We are pleased to call the
disillusion of marriage That gone
feeling, you know, that comes to
every married couple when they
realize that the ones they have tied
up with are neither angels nor little
tin gods, but just ordinary. run-of-
the-mill human beings; that making
home and rearing a family is going
to be a chore instead of picnic.
Indeed, in every crisis in marriage
the answer to the problem is: Com
mon sense. Give every situation a
tirst-aid treatment of that and you
won't need to call in a divorce law
yer. Does something come up over
which you must either laugh or cry?
Common sense bids you laugh it off.
No better cure for a husbands and
Wife's faults than to make a joke
of them. II your husband or wife
Graves to be petted and flattered,
for Heavens sake have enough COM
mon sense to jolly him or her along.
1t will be money in your pocket and
peace in your home.
DOROTHY DIX.
Copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Manners
of the
Moment

Sometimes it seems to me that it
would be sensible of hostesses to
have a phonograph record made
OF their own voices repeating the
phrases, "Goodby, so glad you
came, do come again soon." 1t could
be turned on as the farewells began,
and all the hostesses would have
to do herself would be to smile and
shake hands. Il got this idea from
. detective story)
OF course, there is an occasional
genius among hostesses who can
think up something different to
say to each person. She keeps her
self as we'll as her guests interested
until the bitter end. Sometimes she
picks out things that the guests
have said or done during the eve
ming. Il enjoyed your description of
Somaliland 50 much. Mr.. Smith, I
hope you'll come back soon and tell
us more" Things like that.
But the more ordinary mortals
among us still have difficulty over
the farewells. And really, guests
don't mind the repetition half as
much as the hostess does. They
know it's one of those things that
happens, and which doesn't neces-
sarily mean insincerity At least
they do if they have any sense.
That's why think record would
be a swell idea. JEAN.
tcopyrisht. 1897
Evening star., 1939-01-13

TlISC Ol dll,
let's look into the possibilities of
the rosy salmon. Fresh or canned
this monster Of the deep is boon
to menu-planning housewives. Here
is a new suggestion for serving him
at his best:
CHEESED SALMON IN PEPPER
CASES.
Cut the stem ends from 6 green
peppers and remove the seeds and
veins. Drop them into rapidly boil
ing water and cook. uncovered, un-
til nearly tender. Drain we'll. Fill
with the following mixture:
Melt IL tablespoons butter over
low heat, add to it tablespoons
minced onion and 3 tablespoons
minced parsley and cook for 3 min
utes Stir in ~ tablespoons flour,
blending we'll, and then stir in
slowly IL cups milk. Let sauce
thicken somewhat and then add 1Ea
cups cooked or canned salmon, care
fully faxed; "a teaspoon salt. few
grains cayenne pepper, 2 teaspoons
Worcestershire sauce and l cup
grated American cheese. Cook and
stir all these ingredients until the
cheese is melted.
After the peppers have been filled,
cover the tops with bread crumbs,
dot with butter and sprinkle with
a little grated cheese. Place the
peppers in pan, or in well-greased
muffin tins. with enough water to
keep them from scorching. Bake in
a moderate oven for 10 to Is min
utes.
FISH SOUFFLE.
small onions.
IL cups milk.
3 tablespoons butter.
tablespoons flour.
y teaspoon salt.
Dash of cayenne or paprika.
1X cups of faxed cooked halibut
eggs.
Bread crumbs.
Peel and quarter the onions and
simmer them for about 5 or 6
minutes in the milk Remove the
onions Melt tablespoons of the
butter in saucepan and blend in
the flour Add the milk very slowly.
Cook for 5 minutes. until mixture
thickens, stirring constantly. Sea-
son we'll. Remove from fire, add the
fish and mix WELL Separate the eggs,
stirring the yolks into the mixture
and then fold in the stifay beaten
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Beauty Aids
For Snow
Lovers
Simple Hair Styles
Are Practical for
Winter Sports
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.

This week will consider the lucky
gals who may indulge in winter
sports-skating, skiing, Snow-sled-
ding, tobagganing or snowshoeing
Next. week We will 60 to the sunny
South and take up the beauty prob
lens there for this season.
Active and spectator sports clothes
this year have borrowed inspiration
from the T?rol and have gone in
for the gayest of colors and splash
lest of embroidered designs. So, a
girl must look to her cosmetics to
complete the colorful picture of chic
damsel playing fashionably in the
snow. OF if she is a genuine out
door girl and cares little for the
dictates of fashion. she must still
protect her skin and hair from the
ravages of snow play.
On the protective side are foun-
dation creams and lotions to meet
the wind and sun. These fortunate
ly come in warm complexion shades
SO you may use them in place of
powder to preserve the "all for
sport effect. But if you like pow
der (and you use it for after sports
wear see that you buy it in a
shade matching your protective 10
ton.
Many girls require body lotion,
too, and, of course, oil for nails
and thick creams for hands. These
are most necessary, and if you ap-
ply them before donning your cozy
thick mittens or gloves you literally
give your hands hot oil treatment
the duration of your outdoor activ-
ity. That keeps your hands fragile
and nice looking for the more ro-
mantle hours of the evening before
the huge fire, or dancing in the
game room.
You can have a lot of fun eX-
perimenting with several shades of
vivid lipstick and nail polishes, but
I would leave the eye shadow and
mascara home. A brown pencil is
sufficient or a brow brush.
If you want true comfort you
will, by all means, carry with you
eye aids, such as cream, bathing
solution, soothing eye pads and dark
glasses. For if you have once ex-
perienced the glare of sun on snow,
you know how your eyes can pain
after sunset!
AS far as colors 60 it is re-
ported that navy blue, dark green
and gray are the only sober notes
in the winter sports scene. Royal
blue, scarlet, violet, wedgeWood
blue, fuchsia, plum, wine, apple
green, rosy rust and gold are all
displayed effectively in the ward
robes featured. So your real con-
Germs regarding outdoor makeup
will be waterproof rouge and lip
coloring in shades to harmonic
with the colors you wear, and, of
course, matching nail polishes.
It is good to remember that fancy
coiffures have no place in the snow
scene. Your hair simply styled and
lustrous with well-brushed sheen
are what you must strive for. Col
orful simplicity is the keynote for
experienced snow lovers and do not
betray your jnexperience by appear
ing too dressed up or wearing too
much make-up!
With ice-skating the vogue
slim limbs are to be desired!
Send for my leaflet, "Beautify-
ing Your Limbs and Ankles" for
efficacious exercises. InclOse q
self addressed, stamped (3-cent)
envelope.
(Copyrisht, 1939.)
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Here Is Another Example
OF the ugly Duckling'
Turning Into a Swan
inexpensive Fish Recipes Can
Be Culinary Masterpieces
IfConcocted With Skill
BY BETSY CASWELL,
Woman's Pare Editor.

Friday
black cats
make think of ordinary ordinary
fish, A logical sequence, indeed Mr. Bones
And this
column shall concentrate appeng
with hsh-not the luxury items, but
the good old andbys that al
Evening star., 1939-01-13

The most important factor in
making marriage a success is COM
mon sense. I put that even above
love, because loves does not solve
the problems Of communal life.
Love can hurt us terribly, and many
husband and wife who love enough
to be willing to die for each other
cannot live together in peace.
I know Of nothing more tragic
than the fact that most of the issues
that take the JOY out of marriage
and wreck it in the end are born of
love. Take nagging. for instance,
which is the chief thing that makes
husbands regret their lost freedom
Nagging is the. child of love.
Ninety nine women out of a hun
dred nag becaase, they are SO OBJ
sessed by love for their husbands
that they have no other interest
outside of them, no other thought
except for, them. !. And so they must
know where their husbands are
every minute of the day: they must
know what they do, whom they see,
what they say. They must stand
guard over them, as if they were
little children, supervising every
mouthful Of food and seeing that
they eat their spinach and keep
their feet dry.
They know this drives their hus-
bands frantic. but it is what their
love forces them to do. A little COM
mon sense would prevent the catas-
trophe that takes place when the
poor prisoner of love breaks away
to freedom and some other woman.
Common sense would teach them
that man listens to his wife when
she says thing once. but he shuts
his ears when it becomes her theme
song, and that, anyway, by the time
man is old enough to get married,
he has picked out the patterns of
life that he prefers and wife inter-
feres with it at her peril
Then there is jealousy which is
the offspring of love. 1t makes hus-
bands and wives murder each other.
1t fills the divorce courts. It makes
Evening star., 1939-01-13

paint on the wrong" side Of the
oilcloth just as you would use
rough linen on a frame for an oil
portrait. Two coats of your back
ground paint will give you a fine
painting surface and you proceed
with the decoration as soon as the
background is dry. I suggest you
use dull finish paint.
X X X X
DEAR MISS NOVEL;: A friend
of mine has suggested that I use
Navajo Indian blankets for color in
my black and white recreation room.
1t has white walls and black waxed
oilcloth floor. Can you tell me what
colors I should get, where I can get
information about good quality, can
the rugs be washed and are they
fast color? MRS. S. D. c.
Answer-At the present time the
National Museum has an exhibit on
the first floor of some fine old
Navajos. These will give you an
idea of what the best ones look
like. There is shop here in town
where Indian products are sold and
they will tell you whether or not
each individual rug will wash.
Some do and some do not, depend
ing on the colors used, whether or
not they are accepted dyes. OF
course, all the natural-color woods,
such as black, gray. white and me-
rino brown will wash perfectly. I
think they would be most useful
and attractive in your room.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;: Do you
think it is in good taste to combine
other woods with my living-room
furniture, which is entirely in 18th
century style mahogany? I need
several small tables and would like
to use something for contrast.
MRS. D. E. A.
Answer-I think it is most re-
freshing to use other woods with
your mahogany things. just so long
as they are distinct contrast Use
the bleached woods, light satinwood
or antique white for the best con-
trast. The contrast should look
planned, not accidental. and the
easiest way to achieve this is to have
more than one piece of the light
wood.
Questions on household fur
nishings. interior decorations,
etc. should be addressed to Mar
garet NOVEL;, in care Of the
Woman's Page Of The Evening
Star. The answers will appear
in this column as quickly as space
permits. For personal replies or
trade names, a stamped, self
addressed envelope should be in
cluded.
Evening star., 1939-01-13

And of course a button-front dress
is the easiest kind to get into on
busy mornings when every moment
counts, and it is especially easy to
launder. With the simple diagram,
which reduces the marking to few
seams and darts, you can turn out
half dozen dresses like this in just
about no time. Make it of percale,
calico, gingham or any such tubfast
cotton, and edge the v-neck, pointed
closing and convenient pocket with
bright ricrac.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1888
is designed for sizes "a, 36, SO, 40, AZ,
A, 46, 48 and SO. Size 36 requires
As yards of 35-inch material. ia
yards of ricrac.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
winter fashion pattern book. Make
yourself attractive, practical and
becoming clothes, selecting designs
from|the Barbara Bell well-planned,
easy-to-make patterns.
tcopyrisht. 1o3pJ
Evening star., 1939-01-13

whites. Turn into q creased cas-
serole, cover with bread crumbs and
dot with remaining butter. Bake
in moderate oven for hour.
Serve with cucumbers in french
dressing, tomato sauce or shrimp
sauce.
SCALLOPED COD AND OYSTERS.
Line buttered casserole or bak-
ing dish with cold faxed cooked
cod, or faxed salt cod that has been
soaked for Is to 20 minutes in luke
warm water. Sprinkle unsalted cod
with salt and pepper-use only pep
per on the salt variety. Cover the
layer OF cod with layer of oysters.
each oyster having been first dipped
IN melted butter seasoned with
lemon juice, onion juice. cayenne,
and then in cracker crumbs. Add
three tablespoons oyster liquor or
water, repeat layers, and cover with
buttered cracker crumbs. Bake for
20 minutes in hot oven and serve
with egg or tomato sauce.
BAKED TUNA FISH.
l can tuna fish 13 ounces.
cups white sauce.
pimentos.
cup Brazil nuts, chopped fine.
y teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.
Add nuts and Worcestershire sauce
to white sauce. made by mixing 2
tablespoons butter. 2 tablespoons
flour and l cup milk or cream. Sea-
son with salt and pepper to taste.
Cut six strips of pimento and set
aside for garnish, cut remaining
pimento in small pieces and add to
the sauce. Fold in the tuna fish,
faxed. Turn into a creased cas-
serole, cover with arrangement OF
pimento strips and a few whole
Brazil nuts. Cover and bake in a
moderate oven for Is minutes Serve
with cold sliced tomatoes in french
dressing.
Evening star., 1939-01-13

many different potters. 1t is posi-
BILE that your platter was designed
and made by Ralph Stevenson and
the w might stand for Williams
at the time the two men were as
ISOLATED in business. 1t so. it is
very fine and rare piece. There is
q book at the library called the
"Old China Book" by Moore-which
shows photographs Of many of the
more famous Staffordshire pieces.
You may find one similar to yours
in 1t.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;: wish to
recover folding screen that is in
four panels. am told that oilcloth
makes an excellent foundation on
which to paint. I was planning to
Use ordinary interior paint for the
background and then fruit and
flower groups painted on that. Will
this stick on the shiny surface of
the oilcloth without running?
MISS ELLEN G. F.
Answer-You should turn the
shiny enameled surface inside and
Evening star., 1939-01-13
BY BARBARA BELL.

Busy women will certainly delight
IN q house dress as easy to make
and comfortable to wear as this one.
You can see at glance how free
and-easy this is to work in. The
darted waistline gives plenty of lee
way for action. The full sleeves,
pleated for prettiness and comfort,
set in at wide armholes, are as un-
confining as no sleeves at all and
much better looking.
Evening star., 1939-01-13

guest towels tea
furnishings set of
and these designs want
with them. little ii size ranging to
inches wde but all about 6 inches high.
high complete
with color
used; also what materials and how much you will need
Address orders to the
NeedewoGk Editor Evening Star.
Evening star., 1939-01-13

wise, ready to
aid both our
health and our
budget. Simple,
inexpensive fish
but rich in
n o u r iSnment
and capable of
assuming t h e
most delectable
forms W n e n
properly p r E.
pared. Salmon,
halibut, cod and
tuna all come
under this head
ing.
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Quick Hair DRIVING

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. - Maris
Wrixon. Warner starlet, makes a
quick-drying wave lotion by adding
two drops Of glycerin to one ounce
OF f00eW4t04s .. ..s.- e
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Staffordshme General Name Given Special Type Fine
Many Different Potters
Responsible for Varied
Patterns and Co1oring
Old Blue and White Platter
With Certain Marks on Back
May Prove to Be Rare Piece
By MARGARET NOVEL;.

MISS NOVEL;: old and white platter
told
might valuable middle a trailing
like Tell anything
Information Stafordhire? MRS D. C. G..
group pottery
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Thrift Shop Girls
Work for Success
OF Ballet Benefit

A group of the Thrift Shop girls
headed by Miss Nancy Brereton
are working enthusiastically for the
success Of the benefit performance
of the Yvonne Georgi ballet Sun
day night at $3.50 o'clock at the
National Theater, when a brilliant
audience will be present in honor
of the American premiere of this
celebrated company of 20 dance
artists from Amsterdam, Holland.
The proceeds will 60 toward the
Thrift Shop fund used by the board
headed by Mrs. John r. Williams
for the four childrens charities
here.
Assisting Miss Brereton in the
advance sale of tickets for the
event are Miss Frances Andrews,
Miss Alice Berry, Miss Caroline Ce-
Gil, Miss Patricia Griffin, Miss Mary
Chase Howard, Miss Agnes Ma
gruder, Miss Alice Tuckerman and
Miss Anne Wilkinson.
One of the social events which
will be given in honor of Miss Georgi
and her group will be an afternoon
reception to be given by Miss Marian
Chace at her studio, the Coach
House, 1870 Sixteenth street, Sat-
urday afternoon from 4 until $50
o'clock. Assisting Miss Chace will
be Mrs. William H. King, wife of
the Senator from Utah; Mrs. Car
man A. Newcomb, wife of Judge
Newcomb, and Mrs. Chester Leasure.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Club Group Named
To Study Hospital
Facilities

Committees to study both the
clinic and hospital facilities of
Washington and the demonstration
unit Of the Children's Bureau were
named yesterday at the opening
meeting of an orientation class of
the Voteless District of Columbia
League of Women Voters held at
the home of Mrs. Henry Chalmers,
chairman of the course. Twenty
new members enrolled in the class.
Mrs. Frederick H. Goldman is
chairman of the committee which
will study clinic and hospital facili-
ties. Other members are Mrs. Irwin
Geiger, Mrs. Vincent A. Kleinfeld
and Mrs. Jacob H. Mason.
Mrs. John B. st. John is chair
man of the committee which will
visit the demonstration unit Of the
Children's Bureau. This committee
will include Mrs. o. A. Schmidt, Mrs.
Ross M. Taylor and Mrs. Edward
Harding.
Reports of the investigations will
be made at the third and last meet
ing Of the class, January l3. At its
second meeting, next Wednesday,
specific examples of the achieve
ments of the local league will be
presented by former department
chairmen.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
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