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Evening star., 1940-12-20
Dy BARBARA BELL,

Maybe you like a coverall apron
that goes over your head, with no
fastenings at all! Maybe you prefer
one with straps in the back and a
sash bow. Suit yourself, or have
some made one way and some the
other-using No. 1298-B. This easy
design gives you perfect leeway to
have your choice of a pointed edge
and braid trims, or scalloped edge
and binding mote little diagram
version of apron No. 2, showing how
easy it is to makeD.
Both versions of this practical
pinafore are certain to stay put on
the shoulders, to fit slimly and ac-
elrately at the waistline, and to
cover all vulnerable parts Of your
dress. bingham, percale, chints and
linsn are practical apron cottons.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1298-B
Evening star., 1940-12-20

CoOxleS cut IN fancy Shapes. SanCaS,
birds, Christmas trees, stars, and
other whismsical shapes are cut with
cookie cutters or with knife traced
around homemade cardboard pat
terms that have been lightly
Toured. Cut the cookies square, If
desired, to write Decentralization
q holiday greeting with icing. Nodded
cookies. too. may be made from the
recipe below.
After baking and cooling, sugar
cookies challenge the imagination
of all enthusiastic kitchen helpers.
Confectioners' sugar icing, colored
sugars and bright little candies
transform the cookies into amusing
delicacies. And children aren't the
only ones who enjoy eating them.
CHRISTMAS PATTERN COOKIES.
/ cup shortening.
= cup sugar.
z eggs.
l teaspoon vanilla extract.
\ teaspoon lemon extract.
~ cups sifted flour.
! teaspoon salt.
Cream shortening and sugar to-
gether. Add beaten eggs and flavor
ing extracts. beating thoroughly.
Sift flour and salt together and add,
mixing only enough to moisten flour.
For pattern cookies. roll out dough
u inch thick and cut with fancy
shaped cookie cutters. For nodded
cookies. press dough through cookie
press. Decorate with colored candies
and sugars, If desired. Bake on un-
creased baking sheet in moderate
oven (375 degrees FehrenheiD about
10 minutes.
Yield: About 5 dozen 2-inch cook
les.
And here are some other recipes
for favorites tried and true that we
offer in the hope that they will add
TO the pleasure Of your Christmas:
ORANGE COOKIES.
y cup sugar.
Y cup butter.
] egg.
Y cup orange juice.
teaspoons baking powder.
3 cups flour.
Cream the butter and the sugar
Add the orange juice and the grated
rind of one orange. Beat the egg
and add it. Sift the baking powder
and flour together and add them to
tho mixture. Roll out thin on .
Toured board, cut with fancy cut
ter and bake in moderate oven for
~ minutes.
SOUR CREAM COOKIES.
, cups old-fashioned brown sugar.
cup sour cream.
cup butter.
3teaspoons baking soda.
8 eggs.
teaspoon mixed nutmeg and Gin
pamon.
teaspoon vanilla.
I cups flour.
Cream the butter and sugar. Dis
solve the soda in the sour cream
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Meat Garnish

For something different in a meat
or fowl garnish: Sprinkle grape
fruit segments with melted butter
and a dash of cinnamon and salt.
Spread lightly with mint or currant
Jelly and broil or bake until brown
and bubbly on the top.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Cornbread Stumnf

This is the way to make corn
bread stuffing: Bake cornbread the
usual way, but omit any sweetening.
Cool and crumble with the fingers
and substitute the cornbread crumbs
for half the amount Of white bread
called for in the dressing recipe.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Cotton Hosiery

Wash cotton and Isle hosiery In
lukewarm water and mild soapsuds.
Rub gently. Rinse in water the same
temperature. Pull gently into place
and hang up to dry by the foot-or
lay on a turkish towel in a moder-
ately warm place.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

ton In your walls. This forms q
dead air pocket which keeps out
cold and draughts. In an ordinary
six room frame house you would
probably save 20% on your fuel bill.
Also, storm windows will prevent
moisture forming on your windows,
keep your house from being
draughty, and save you several
trips a day to open the draughts or
tend the furnace.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
Did you ever hear of glass wool
being used as a mulch or protector
for shrubs in the winter?
H.G.
Answer-Yes, it is recommended
for this, especially for evergreens
and the rock garden. It Is repellent
to rodents so that it is especially
good for young plants and shrubs.
1t is hard to keep in place and must
be handled with gloves for the fibres
act much the same as glass spIin-
ters.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
I have plant window" in my
dining room with glass shelves to
hold the plants. I am at a loss to
know how to curtain this window. It
is recessed about IA inches and
seems to need some finish across the
top.
Answer-Drape this window as
simply as possible because as your
plants fill out they will be all the
decoration you need. I would sug-
gest a plain wood valance board or
cornice extending the full width Of
the window, with only a straight
drapery in your color scheme falling
from the board to the floor. This
will act as a frame for the window
The material should be plain enough
so that it does not compete with the
design Of plants in the window.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
am trying to decide on practical
material for small boys play and
sleeping room, to be used for bed
spread, shpcovers and curtains. It
should be durable, but not so heavy
that it cannot be easily washed and
ironed at home. Will you give me
some suggestions?
E. M.
Answer-For pale shades, use the
striped and plain chambrays that
you will find in the dress goods de-
partment at the stores. You can
work out delightful color schemes by
combining two of the plain ones
with the stripes. Gingham, checked
or striped, may be used in combina-
ton with Indian head, or percale
and calico are good with denim,
which now comes in lovely shades.
Seersucker Is also recommended for
this use. I think you will do better
in the dress goods department than
in the upholstery fabrics section for
these items.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Cleaning Percolators

Use a small brush to clean out
stem and spout of percolators. Thor
ough cleaning Of the pot is essential
for good coffee.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Answer:

Address queries on home deco
ration and similar problems to
Margaret NOVEL;, in care Of The
Evening Star. For personal re-
plies, include a stamped, self
addressed envelope. Other ques-
tions will be answered in the
column as quickly rs space per-
mits.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Avoid Last>Minute Rush
In Crowded Stores by
Baking Them as Gifts
Welcomed by Young and Old,
They May Be as Elaborate
Or Simple as You Wish
BY BETSY CASWELL,
Xoman'A Editor.

Christmas isn't Christmas without cookies Crisp as nse and
who nds them gift box stocking AS well being solution
the gift problem good supply Of crisp little cookies makes house
hold holiday
Evening star., 1940-12-20
nts and for Holiday Parties Are 'Mu
Storm Sash Cuts Heating
Expense in the Home;
Acts as Insulation
Glass Wool Used to Protect
Shrubs During the Winter;
Arrange PLANT Window
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

NOVEL;:
thinking having installed
think will materially
S. A.
AnswerHow much will depends deal
the construction OF house Storm u
Evening star., 1940-12-20

Is designed for sizes: Small (32-34),
medium t36-38 and large 40-42).
Medium size requires. for apron No.
l, 1h yards of 35-inch fabric: I
yards trimming; for No. 2, ~
yards: 5 yards Of binding: y yard
ribbon for bow.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:

Can you suggest q uvtng-room
mantel arrangement for a room
with walls of oh-white, q blue-green
rug and accent colors Of coral? I
wish to decorate for Christmas but
both red and green are too strong
with this color scheme.
D. E.E.
Answer:
Answer-I would suggest that you
use a colored print OF one Of the IA
nous Madonnas over your fireplace,
for many Of them have blue-green
and coral tones in them, or buy one
of the little angels that the shops are
offering and dress her in robes of
coral. Use tall tapers Of blue-green
at either side of the angel. but place
the dark green of pine or hemlock
on the mantel for the needed &C
cent. You may use white or silvered
foliage in this room with great ef-
feet, and this is always more enec-
tive when combined with the ma
tural deep green.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

Crisp dehay favored cookies uvecomed
cay uhen they aracvey packed wrapbd Baking them
simple that wonderful solution problem OF wha
to do about that forgotten when the crowdd
fouvne last of shobbne
Evening star., 1940-12-20
x262@x;zMa/

Maybe your idea Of the purpose
Of hat is something to keep hat
check girls busy On the other
hand, you may be wise enough to
figure out that a good-looking hat
is a mighty important factor in
labelling you a gent in the know" 80.
The experts say you should have
five hats. Yes, five we said. :.
Now some men we know have
dozens; others are noted for their
daring to snow, sleet and come what
may completely hatless. But the
not-too- conservative man owns five
and they are:
First, q snap brim felt for sports
and informal wear. For business
and town travelling, welt-edge felt
Is worn with the brim up. This
can be perfectly at ease with a
fitted coat, too. When you're wear
ing a Chesterfield and dark suit,
the proper choice is a derby or Hon.
burg. With dinner jacket, the
powers-that-be advise an opera hat
or soft black model. (Never derby
or colored felt) And finally, for
your really dressed-up occasions
(white-tie events nothing will do
but a topper. Simple, isn't 1t?
~
Evening star., 1940-12-20
By BARONESS PIANTONI,


those housekeepers wishing
make this little
Monday you'll reminded washing
you'll it's the Wednesday the must
Worked in simple outline schery the attractive picture
will the mood tackng daily
any mental memorandum could
pattern comprises hot iron transfer designs
suggestions
AK No 1899 and ncose Is Address
NeedeWosk Editor Of Evening Star.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
FRANCE WILL
AID FINLAND
SEEK METHOD OF TROOP
TRANSPORTATION BY WAY
OF NEUTRAL NATIONS
CBy Associated Press)

PARIS, Mar. 12.-Premier Da-
Ladder today stated his belief that
there would be no peace coming
from the present negotiations be-
tween Finland and Russia.
Looking ahead to possible con-
tinuance of the war in the north,
the French premier said that it
would then be necessary for
French troops to be sent to aid
Finland. This eventuality", he
stated. has been acknowledged
since February u, which day a
large number of troops were as
signed for transport to Finland.
Problem of routing the troops
through Scandinavian countries
in view of letting down of neu-
trallty laws of those countries,
was to be solved.
Finland, it was expected, would
formally ask for aid from the AL
lies should peace not appear pos
sible. This plea, it was stated,
would be made through the
League of Nations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
U.S.S. Pandora Returns
Home From Good VIII
Trip To Central AmeriC1i
LEFT JANUARY 4TH ON SIxTY-NINE DAY TOUR TO
SEVERAL PORTS ON GULF AND CARIBBEAN SEA

highly successful. The full
itinerary of the route followed,
with the days spent at each port,
follows herewith:
First stop was at Mazatlan,
Mexico, from which port the
Pandora proceeded to Acapulco
where she was joined by the u.
5. S. Itasca on January 10. Other
stops made, in order, were:
San Jose, Guatemala, January
24-27; La Libertad, Ell Salvador,
January 27-30; Amapala, Hon
duraS, January 30-February 2:
Corinto, Nicaragua, February 2-6;
Puntarenas, Costa RIGA, Feb
ruary ITO; Panama, February
Ills; Puerto Limon, February
1913; Ceiba, Honduras, February
20-22; Tela, Honduras, February
1928; Puerto Cortez, Honduras,
February 1926; Puerto Barrios,
Guatemala, February 26-29; Vera
Cruz, Mexico, March 4-6; Tam
pico, Mexico, March TO.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
MANY VACANCIES
ON NYA PROJECTS
RESIDENT PROGRAMS UP.
STATE HAVE OPENINGS
FOR SEVERAL YOUTHS

NYA activities at the resident
projects throughout the State of
Florida are still forging ahead
with much enthusiasm on the
part of youths attending these
training camps.
AT the Sulphur Springs Camp
in Hillsborough county, white
male boys receive training in
metal work, auto mechanics or
carpentry work, and in the near
future they will also receive train
ing in aviation mechanics. There
are several vacancies along these
lines at the camp at present and
needy youths who are interested
in attending camp should contact
Victor Lowe, the local NYA SUI
perviSor.
There are vacancies also at
the camp for white girls in Ocala.
along the lines of Photographic
work, home-making and catering,
MIR. Lowe stated.
Opportunities of similar nature
are being offered to negro youths,
both male and female, at the A.
& M. College in Tallahassee and
those interested should get in
touch with the office here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
LEAVE SOON ON
ASTRONOMY TRIP
OFFICERS HERE TO CARRY ON
BAHAMAN OBSERVATIONS
FOR TWO MONTHS

Lieutenant Jerry C. Smith,
U.S.N., and Lieutenant Floyd B,
F. Myhre, U.S.N., members of the
US. photographic office, will
leave this week for a point on
the Bahama Islands to carry on
observations with Lieutenant
Smith in charge of the work.
Information given at the nav
al station this morning was to
the effect that the officers will
make astronomical observations,
which will take approximately
two months. The trip to the Ba-
hama Islands will be made on the
Destroyer Evans.
A portable house, which is be-
ing built by Charles Johnson, in
which will be kept the inStru-
ments and other paraphernalia
used in the work, win be taken
on the trip by the officers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
FIGHTING CONTINUES
UNDATED ON ALL
FRONTS; DIPLOMATS
IN BUSY SESSIONS
IRx Associated Pressl

(By Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM. Mar. l2.-Dis-
patches received here early to-
day indicated that an amicable
agreement is being reached in
negotiations between Finnish and
Russian diplomats and that a
possible truce may be called in
the war by tonight.
Full authority for settlement
of the issues on Finland's side
has been vested in the Finnish
Premier and a small council of
government leaders.
Fighting, however, still con-
tinues at no lessened pace on all
fronts in Finland, latest reports
coming through stating that ad-
ditional drives against the south
seaport city of Viborg are again
being repulsed by alert Finnish
defense forces.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12

setting. Many paintings to be
shown will be new, never before
exhibited.
AS was the last show, this one
is sponsored by the Key West
Community Art Center. The Art
Center has been most co-opera-
tive in helping pack and ship
purchased articles.
In addition to the paintings,
most of which are watercolors,
there will be etchings, oil paint
ings, and craft works. The
artists themselves will be present
at the show and attractive
guides will be only to glad to
show visitors through the out
door gallery. Visiting artists
have been invited to exhibit
also.
A gate, opening on Flagler
Avenue, will lead directly to the
exhibit, and a huge Hawaiian
fish, waving gaily on a pole viii
designate this gateway. This
second show is expected to sur
pass the first in its beauty and
success. ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12

The U. S. S. Pandora, cutter of
the Coast Guard forces stationed
at Key West, returned here this
morning following a sixty-nine
day Good Will tour to countries
and various ports of Central Am
erica.
The ship, under command of
Lieutenant Commander c. H.
Hilton, left Key West, with
full complement of men on
board, on January 4th. She re-
turned to port here, arriving at
900 o'clock this morning.
1t Was expected last weekend
that the Pandora would arrive
yesterday, in that the run from
Tampico, Mexico, ordinarily took
but 70 hours. Leaving that port
last Friday, however, head winds
and heavy seas delayed usual
progress and the arrival was not
made until this morning.
Officers of the ship reported
that, in all respects, the trip was
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
FL. c. REPORTS
SHOW INTERSTATE
WORK BENEFITS
MORE WORKERS IN FLORIDA
FROM OTHER STATES RE-
cEIvE PAYMENTS THAN
FLORIDIANS ELSEWHERE
Especial to The Citizenl


TALLAHASSEE, Mar. IRE
ports from the Unemployment
Compensation Division of the
Florida Industrial Commission
show that almost five thousand
more workers migrated to Flor
ida during 1899 than there were
Floridians seeking employment in
other states.
Unemployment compensation
benefits are paid to migratory
workers through a system of in
ter state cooperation, effected
between the unemployment agen-
cies of the 48 states, District of
Columbia, and the territories of
Alaska and Hawaii.
In this cooperative process of
paying jobless benefits to eligible
workers wherever they may be
when employment stops, the
Florida Unemployment Compen-
sation Division was charged with
9,441 initial claims filed by for
mer Floridians who registered
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
WATER SYSTEMS
STATEWIDE ARE
BUILT BY PWA
CLOSE OF 7-YEAR PROGRAM
REVEALS PROJECT BUILT
SIS SYSTEMS IN CITIES ON
SHARE. COST BASIS

JACKSONVILLE, Mar. H.
Nearly the entire urban popula-
ton of Florida is now using
water systems built with aid of
the Public Works Administra-
ton, Regional Director Harry A.
Workman reported today as the
seven years PWA construction
program draws to a close.
In his summary Workman COM
pared the building record of
PWA in the State with figures
cited by the Bureau of Census
in its last count.
"PWA has helped build water
works or improvements to exist
ing water systems with SIS prof.
ectS over the State. These PWA
water systems serve 778,568 peo-
pie, or approximately 10000
persons more than those living
in cities of above $500 popula-
tion," he said.
In addition, his report to Act
ing Commissioner Colonel E. w.
Clark brought out that Is of the
SIS projects were erected in
towns of less than $500 popula-
ton.
The largest cities to build with
PWA aid were Jacksonville and
Miami and two of the smallest
towns were Surfside with a
population of $50 persons and
Valparaiso with a count of 1876
persons.
The improvements included
every type of engineering work
needed in modern water systems
delivering pure and potable
water for home and industrial
consumption. Workman also
pointed out that in some cases
added fire protection afforded by
adequate water supply had
tended to reduce insurance
rates.
''The need for these improve
ments can be readily visualized
when the scope of this program
is considered. All of the projects
were sponsored in the locality
where they were built and the
cities shared the major portion
of the COST" he said.
Each of the projects was
erected by private industry and
each WAS designed to last from
Is to 40 years. !.
The population of the State,
according to the last census, was
], 468,211 persons,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
BRITONS TIGHTEN
NAH BLOCKADE
TO INSTALL INVESTIGATION
POINTS IN ORIENT; wELLEs
NOW IN LONDON


LONDON, Mar. British
officials today announced fur
Their plans in their campaign to
tighten up on the blockade
against Germany, with state
ments that the economic war
fare" would be enlarged to in
clude investigation points in the
Orient.
Establishment of those points
would be mace CHIEFLY to inter
cept vessels coming from the
United States carrying alleged
contraband for Germany, but
landing at the Russian port of
ViadivoStok.
Welles In London
Continuing his conferences for
the second day, U. S. Under-Sec-
rotary of State Sumner Welles
today was conducting converse
tons on peace possibilities with
opposition leaders in the govern
ment.
WelleS contacted Labor party
members and had long talk with
first World War premier, David
Lloyd George.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12
''s"s'"s"'e.s" 1890 1865 ss.s.s..eesessssa
RUMANIANS NAILS BRITISH AGENTS
KnOwn As Paris Of Balkans, It's Emopes Gayest Capital
FORGET TROUBLES AT BUCHAREST BARS

AP Feature Service Writer
Those Germans insulted our
Rumanian royal family, cried
the girl She was correct. The
Duke of Windsor is King Carols
second cousin.
The Britons were released and
the Germans taken off to jail,
but released the following morn
ing.
The Germans enjoy fine food
available here.
The British favor the bars and
night clubs. There is plenty of
Scotch whisky and Rumanian
champagne Caviar is plentiful
Night Club Guide
The gamut of the night clubs
is as follows: The Colorado quite
genteeD, the Melody Bar dig
nified fun, the Atlantic whole
some horseplay), the Nippon Bar
getting hot), and the Kit Kat
(almost anything can happen).
For those who tire of the rev.
elry of the dance floor, there are
private salons - "separats" -
where one may sip champagne
while being serenaded by gypsy
fiddlers.
The manager of the Kit Kat is
an American negro from Charles
ton, S. c., who has been in Eu-
rope twenty years-as tap dane
er, saxophone player, bartender,
barman, travelling salesman, door
man, chaperon, head waiter and
finally manager.
Mingling with the foreign WISH
tors are Rumanian officers, re-
splendent in their bright uni
forms, epaulets and polished
boots as they whirl to the strains
of waltzes.
Accusations and Rumors
Almost all the foreigners sus-
pect one another of being spies,
saboteurs or worse. Rumanians,
tolerant by nature and long ac-
customed to spy stories, are more
charitable.
British business men charge
that German agents have sought
to hamper British business opera
tons in Rumania by bribing post
office employees to hold up letters
addressed to England.
| Germans do not hesitate to hold
the British and French response
BILE for the numerous train wrecks
and oil explosions of recent
months.
Rumanians credit both sides
and neutrals as well, with circu-
lating the ever-present rumors
which spread through the cap
itai. ---ti.~I II -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-12

BY EDWARD KENNEDY,

BUCHAREST, Mar. 12.-Buch-
Arrest, long known as the Paris of
the Balkans, today is perhaps the
gayest capital of Europe.
Virtually all genuine tourists
abandoned the Balkans months
ago, but Bucharest seems to be at
the height of a tourist season.
The capital sWarms with for
eign diplomats, agents, business
men, newspaper correspondents,
spies and mystery men, who, in
addition 70 pursuing their respec-
tive jobs, may be found relaxing
or disporting themselves in hotel
Hobbies, bars, restaurants Land
night clubs.
Rumanians, always a hospitable
and pleasUre-loving people, like
to forget their troubles-which
are considerable these days-and
join in the merriment. Some of
them do so because they are un-
certain over the future of the
country and. its currency and
think they might as well have a
good time while they can.
Germans VS.. English
The Rumanian lei has fallen
with increasing rapidity in the re-
cent months of tension, making
Rumania the cheapest country of
Europe to live in for those enter
ing with foreign money.
The two greatest foreign camps
are the British and German.
There are hundreds of each, par
Elephants in the struggle going on
between the two countries for Ru.
mania's rich resources-chiefly
oil. The German consulate alone
has a staff of more than fifty.
The British legation offices over
flow into a garage.
The Germans are bringing all
pressure to speed up the flow OF
Runlanian goods, especially oil
and wheat, to Germany.
The British are buying UP huge
stocks to keep them out of Ger
man hands.
There is no determination be.
tween the two groups, but so faI
there have been few brawis.
Our Royal Family
In one clash, however, a grouE
of Britons scored a victory in Z
night club conflict due to ths
quick-wittednes of a Rumaniar
dancing girl who was at theil
table.
When some Germans seateS
nearby passed loud and unfavor
able remarks about the Duke o
Windsor. one of the Englishmel
took few socks at them. a Draw
ensued and the police arrived.