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Evening star., 1940-09-12

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school so that they will be able to
take care of themselves when they
have finished, and I am preparing
myself so I will be ready to make
my own living. There will be no
disgrace of divorce for my children,
but the day my youngest child is q
I will walk out of my husbands life
And when that day comes, just a
little over 10 years from now, I will
be only AZ years old.
A MOTHER.
Answer-I have quoted this wom-
ans letter in full. because it is one
of the finest, bravest, most intelli-
gent human documents I have ever
read, and because I hope that it
will be an inspiration to many other
women situated as she is. Here Is a
woman who faces her problem fairly
and squarely and settles it in a COM
nonsense way. She indulgeS in no
Mysteries of jealousy. She wastes
no tears in maudlin self-pity.
She loves her husband and he
has betrayed her He has sacrificed
her and his children to his passion
for another woman. Nothing can
alter that. Nothing can take the
hurt out OF her heart, or give her
back her lost faith, or restore her
happy home to her.
But her husbands philandering
does not keep him from being a
money maker and able to provide
his children with the food, and the
clothes, and an education, and the
position in society to which they are
entitled. And this wise and heroic
mother determines to secure these
things for her children at any cost
to herself.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
18th Century 'Ad'

During the 18th century furniture
was regularly advertised to the pub
lie, but in way far different than
today. Still in the distant future
were page and double-page spreads,
bold type and screaming headlines.
Fire sales, removal sales, going out
of-business sales, anniversary sales,
August close-out sales and busted
manufacturer sales were yet un-
thought of.
In the Daily Advertiser. Thurs
day, March u, 1852, the following
modest announcement appeared:
ITO be SOLD,
"A Mahogany Book Case, four Feet
six Inches in front, by six Feet ten
Inches high, extremely neat and
allowed by all Workmen that have
seen it to be one of the best Things
of the KIND they ever saw; made
in an uncommon Taste with Plate
Glass in the Doors and a Writing
Table that draws out on Wheels.
with all proper Conveniencies for
Writing. To be seen at Mr.. Abbot's,
facing the Coach and Horses, in
Orchard-street, Westminster.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
When Husband Philanders.
Wise Wife Will Prepare
To Earn Living Later
Instead of Getting a Divorce,
She Forces Him to Protect
The Children Until Grown
BY DOROTHY DIX.

DEAR DOROTHY DIX was married IS years ago loved my
pretty suburb everything well with
husband had another
seemed to be his chance and reoced for him He 10
During he whom fell
she was who had to have money and he not only all
borrowed
his bills Let the the house lapse
get rid of his family He lied to this told her he had
child
writing loving
likely to lose it. and the children and without things need
But to leave him? No indeed stand
children and make their father be going to make him
ans he
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Don't Drive Youngster
Excess Parental Ambition Wrong;
Natural Gift Needs No Forcine

The point that gives me concern
about this whole matter is the effect
parental ambition has upon the
children. Too much attention. be-
slowed with the best and kindest Of
motives, creates neurotic children
Behavior problems, i'll health,
warped mentalities arise because
children are overdriven, over
strained, in an effort to make them
into something their parents be-
lieve wonderful.
All parents worth the name have
dreams and hopes and ambitions
for their children. These are the
forces that make rearing children a
delightful experience that takes on
all the excitement and drama of the
best serial story ever written. They
are what keep parents eager to &c
on with the difficult job OF living
keep them working, sacrificing
praying day-by day for good to come
to their children
That is one side of the story, and
the better side. The other one, the
selfish one, picks out a personal, a
selfish ambition and strives to real
ize it through the life of a child to
whom it is foreign. Nobody has the
right to do that. Each of us has one
life, his own, to do with as he wishes
and 1t Is not given to him to live
again and again in the lives of the
children, save as he lives in their
joy.
When child's life Is claimed by
his parents, when his wish and pur-
pose are thwarted, selflshly, no good
can come Of 1t, and no Joy. It Is the
sure road to the hospital. Better
take the child as he Is and make
the best Of him. Isn't any kind OF
success enough?
Evening star., 1940-09-12
BY ANGELO PATRI.


The child specialist had delivered
a carefully prepared talk to the
Mothers Club. He had stressed the
necessity OF diet, sleep, cleanliness,
harmonious atmosphere, for the lit
tie ones. He had driven home his
idea of sound health as the prime
requisite for healthy life, beginning
with infancy He asked if there
were any questions about this.
Yes, have question I am very
anxious to have you answer" said
an eager young mother. my son
Is 10 months old. I want him to be
a leader. Please tell me what to do
to instill leadership in him, to make
him real leader
Il do not know" said the doctor
Il am not concerned. My work is
with the children's physical beings
You must ask the teacher that ques-
ton"
I do not know, either. Almost, !
do not care, and I could wish that
mothers would not care. When a
mother sets her heart upon shining
publicly through the success of her
child in public service there is grave
danger that the child will pay a
heavy penalty for failure. Success
under such conditions is rare.
A child is born with the quality
OF leadership, or he is not. If not
nothing can give it to him. No
teacher, no parent, no educational
system. can create a leader of any
kind. Leadership can be developed
If 1t Is present, not otherwise. And
If 1t is. present 1t is hard to crush
1t will surely show itself. Whether
for good or Ill must depend upon
the kind Of training and opportun-
ity that is presented to the gifted
child.
Evening star., 1940-09-12

looks like an apron). Wash care
fully. dry between towels, and dir
crabs in salted corn meal, or flour
Fry them in butter on both sides
until crisply brown. Serve with
SAUCE TARTARE.
You may buy this ready made
make it yourself with real mayon-
naise and all the trimmings" ac-
cording to chefs recipes-or you
can make fine. quick imitation
by combining several spoonfuls of
chopped mixed pickles with pre-
pared mayonnaise which has has
been lightly favored with lemon
and a little chopped parsley.
STUFFING CROQUETTES.
Prepare your favorite stuffing. Of
you haven't a recipe, call us, and
we'll be glad to give you one.)
Have the mixture not too coarse and
slightly moist. Chill mixture and
shape into balls or cylinders. roll in
beaten eggs and then in soft, sifted
crumbs. This may be done several
hours III advance. Fry the cro-
quettes in deep hot fat for about
four to five minutes, until nicely
Drowned Drain on absorbent pa
per and serve with the roast tur-
key and plenty of gravy.
SWEET POTATO PIE.
2lz cups cooked sweet potatoes
CmashedD.
Il teaspoon auspice.
y teaspoon cinnamon.
u teaspoon ginger.
Pinch salt.
l cup sugar.
3 eggs.
/ cup cream or rich milk.
3 tablespoons melted butter.
l teaspoon sherry, or brandy.
Mix the spices, salt and sugar, and
then stir them into the sweet potato,
which has been mashed through a
sieve. Mix and blend thoroughly.
Stir in one unbeaten egg at time,
and then slowly add the cream or
milk. Last. add the melted butter
and the sherry or brandy. vanilla
may be substituted if desired)
Pour into pastry Lined pie plate,
bake for 10 minutes in a very hot
oven; reduce to about $50 degrees
and finish baking until Drowned and
tender. Test with silver knife for
doneness. Serve. hot or cold. plain.
with whipped cream or with vanilla
ice cream.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
BY BARBARA BELL

Extremely smart and endlessly
useful, this tailored dress, with
suave princess lines and fly-front
fastening, is crisp as an autumn
breeze. 1t gives you the new needle
narrow silhouette. with well-defned
waistline emphasized by back-tied
sidebelts and CALAMITY squared
shoulders. The neckline turns back
in narrow revers. inviting your
maddest lapel gadget or a tailored
flower.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. l243-B
is designed for sizes IA, Is, l8, 20,
40 and A. Corresponding bust
measurements 80, "a, SO, 38, 40 and
40. Size 16 (34 requires, with long
sleeves. 27s yards of 54-inch mate
rial without nap; short sleeves, 223
yards.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Manners
Of the
NJ O m e n t

One often has generous i'm
pulse to let the children enjoy
some of the pleasures of adult
life. And out of that impulse one
loans child ones very expensive
camera so that he can peek
through the sight and see what a
pretty picture it's going to make.
But it's a mistake. It's like let
ting a cat out in a city backyard.
All Of a sudden there are so chill
dren milling around you, each
wanting to have a peek. And once
you've started you can't stop.
You simply stand by petrified for
half an hour while the neighbor-
hood gang looks through your prec-
ious camera. Anything may happen
to the camera in the process. The
only way to manage is to admit
this fact to yourself at the very
start. Your so to a 150-odd bucks
is already down the sewer. You just
stand by to watch it completely
washed out of sight.
And then If the camera comes
back whole, it's a nice, big sur
prise. See?
If you can't look at it that way,
then keep aloof about your cam
era and don't let the kids In on It.
JEAN.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Exchanging
Wedding
Gifts
Bride May Return
Item to Store,
Not to Donor
-korth Photo.
BY EMILY POST.

What is any bride going to do with
16 salad bowls and 49 salt and pepper
pots, when she hasn't a single meat
platter or clock? The reason why
presents are exchanged is obviousl
In other words, it has never been
considered improper nor does it
show lack of appreciation on the
part of a bride who takes back a
number Of her wedding presents to
be exchanged at the store where
they were bought But it would
never never do to return them to
the senders! This statement is
made in answer to the following
letter: 81 have read recently that it
would be sensible to exchange all
wedding presents that were dupl-
Gates or useless, either direct to the
store If this is known, or if not,
then through the senders Is there
some mistake in this advice? 1t
seems to me that returning presents
to the senders and asking them to
give you something else would be
very impolite!"
AS I have already said. returning
present to a giver is unthinkable,
but it is entirely proper to take
unmarked presents to the store In
fact, the majority Of presents are
bought with the understanding that
they may be exchanged. And it is
for this same reason that one should
not have silver marked unless it IS
piece that the bride has said she
wanted.
In fact the bride may even put
several presents into one thing that
she really needs. 1t is obvious that
she cannot, of course, exchange any,
thing that has not been sent to her
from store, nor can she exchange
any silver, china or linen that has
been marked with her initials. This
is why few who have not consulted
her, have things marked.
Dear Mrs. Post: When I was in
the hospital not long ago, friend
brought me some flowers from her
garden. She arranged them in
vase. I don't know whether this
vase is supposed to be returned to
her or not. She didn't say anything
about it. but I brought it home from
the hospital with me just for safety's
sake.
Answer-When flowers are sent
you by a neighbor, the container is
meant to be returned. When they
are arranged in vase and sent by
a florist, the vase is meant to be kept.
Under the circumstances you speak
of, I would if I were you, when you
thank her for the flowers. tell her
that you are returning the vase soon.
If she meant for you to keep it, she
will tell you to do so.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Turkeys and SoShe Grabs Take Top Billing Markets This Week
Veal, Chicken and Fish Are
Also Fine Substitutes for
Higher>P Priced Meats
Fruits and Vegetables Are
Plentiful and Reasonable;
Brussels Sprouts Appear
BY BETSY CASWELL,

Well 1t looks like
into autumn it time up weekly reporting on
food supplies available the hoekeepes District Looking over
the picture whole
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Keep Hands
Soft and
Lovely
Exercise and Daily
Care Necessary
To Appearance
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.


Had you ever realized that your
hands win or lose for you when
you wave a greeting, light q match,
touch your face or play a gamer
Hands are active most Of the time
more active than your face-and
every one knows that moving OBJ
jects attract attention! So isn't it
up to you to keep your hands as
lovely as possible?
OF course. there are things that
you can do to beautify the hands
Nature gave you and there are
some things you can't do. But
let's line up the cans" You can
keep your nails looking like gems
with smooth cuticle and exquisite
polishes. You can keep your hands
soft and smooth and white. You
can improve their flexibility and
expressive quality. And you can, If
you try, vary their character by
wearing change Of jewelry, various
polish shades and limbering them
through exercise.
The difference between a flexible,
expressive hand and one that is
flabby is largely a matter of the
way the hand is used. If it moves
"aS a mass" in making a gesture
or in picking something up, it
gives the impression Of being clumsy
or inert. But If the fingers move
independently. every gesture Will
be more intelligent and more alive.
Your hand looks and is magnetic!
To timber your hands and to de-
velop muscle versatility lock the
two index fingers together and then
pull the left finger back toward the
left hand as hard as you can. Re-
peat exercise with other three fin
gers of left hand and then reverse
the pulling and exercise the fingers
of the right hand.
To develop expressive, decisive
gestures and to discourage loose,
aimless ones, actors resort to the
practice of pantomime. You may,
TOO. Practice greeting a friend,
pulling up chair for some one to
sit upon, Offering a cup of tea
and brushing your hair, without
the aid of any props" 1t must
all be done In pantomime.
Your hands can prepare for the
roles YOU are going to play by the
change of polish shades. The softer
shades give fragile. delicate effect
Opaline shades have sparkling high
lights which make dark polishes look
gala. Vivid polishes Gin town. espe-
cially) make your hands look chic,
important.
BY varying your jewelry you can
also add to hand personality. II
you haven't enough to vary. then
go sometimes without any jewelry
at all other than your wedding ring.
One can avoid nail chipping to
a great degree by using a clear
liquid foundation beneath the polish
and over it. Cuticle oil, applied
each night with an orange stick,
prevents hangnails and roughened
cuticle. Hand creams (there are
special creams for hand skin, you
know have become essential aids
Modern way of living robs skin of
natural fabrication. so artificial soft
ening is the answer. Hands, to be
lovely and timber, must be soft!
Evening star., 1940-09-12
By BARONESS PHANTOM

BARONESS PIANTONL
q rernind to
mothers with babies that clothes
before cold weather sets In The coheted jacket and hood
will mothers problems-th of
being tusged off by tiny
The pattern comprises full information and Instructions
Ask for No 1923 nclose is Address Needle
work Editor Of The Evening Star
Evening star., 1940-09-12

So she does not fly off to the di-
vorce court with her tale of wrong.
She does not break up her home.
She sets herself to the hard task
of making her husband do his duty
by his children And you may be
very sure she will see it through.
This woman not only looks out
for her children's future, but she
prepares herself to make her own
living so that she may be inde-
pendent and not forced to take a
dole Of alimony given by a grudg-
ing man. Hats of to such a woman !
She is worthy of all honor and
respect.
Evening star., 1940-09-12

FRIED SOFT-SHELL CRABS.
Kill crabs by sticking point of
knife between the eyes. Lift back
the pointed tips of the top shell, and
remove spongy white lungs. Turn
crab over, and remove tail piece cit
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Ny Neighbor Soys:

If the juice from an apple pie
runs out into the oven. shake
salt on it. 1t will burn crisp
on the bottom of the oven and
may easily be removed.
A small quantity of leftover
pie crust may be rolled thin,
cut into squares, sprinkled with
sugar and cinnamon and baked
until crisp. These are very
good served with lemon sauce
for desert.
Windows may be quickly and
easily cleaned If rubbed with a
woolen cloth that has been
wrung out of hot water and
moistened with vinegar. Pol
ish after a few minutes with
chamois.
Evening star., 1940-09-12


number of other large cities on the Eastern sea-
board the relative low cost of The majority of items
should make us feel mighty lucky!
Exception to this at the present time is found at
the meat markets Lamb beef and pork have all been
doing nip-ups into the luxury brackets recently. and
bringing much woe to retailers and to the housekeepers
that must keep eye the budget and the other
on the famllys nourishment. Answer to the problem
lies in buying veal the cheapest cuts of the other
meats, poultry fish OF the latter there is veritabe
deluge, and as fish is governed solely by the law of
supply and demand, prices throughout the fnny field
are at rock bottom levels.
Take soft-shell crabs for instance. These
dainties, which have been enjoying their usual sum-
mertme popularity in all the big resort hotels and
he coast have suddenly become almost gut on the
fact that the resort season is drawing to close and
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Raisin Mullins Easy

Hot raisin mullins, made by add
ing half cup of raisins to plain
muffin batter. are delicious with
lemon gelatin ring filled with melon
balls, or with cottage cheese.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Betsy Caswell.

the demand for the crabs has slack
ened suddenly and seriously. The
crabs are still being caught. and SO
are thrown on the retail markets in
large quantities, to be sold at un-
believably low prices. This means
that now is the time for the average
householder to indulge in soft-shell
crabs; quality and quantity are tops
while costs are lowest for the season
This same condition exists every
year at this time, and the wise
marketer has learned to make the
most of the annual opportunity.
Our other fish news concerns the
first of the delicately favored little
pan rockfish that are welcomed by
all epicures. Striped bass have been
with us for while, but seem to be
at the peak of their perfection just
now. Fresh swordfish is available,
at little expense, and makes a Won
derful course for dinner party, or
for Just the family" meals. Oysters,
OF course, are here again-but we
think it is too warm to discuss them
just yet.
Turkeys take the spotlight this
week-plump, tender ones ranging
from to IA pounds on the average,
are being sold at tempting prices.
The old idea of waiting until Thanks
giving for the first turkey has been
discarded, thank goodness-for some
how turkey never seems to taste
better than it does during the first
crisp days Of the autumn. Chickens
are holding to their recent price
levels, and are plentiful in all
markets.
Colorado contributes a number of
fine items to our produce stalls;
broccoli. spinach and cantaloupes
among them. Grapefruit from the
Isle of Pines are in, small, but Juicy
and thin skinned. Fresh prunes,
native Concord and Niagara grapes
as well as all the California varieties
lend new interest to the fruit bowl
along with raspberries, peaches
seckel and Bartlett pears, CranshaW
and Christmas melons, nectarines,
and cheaper oranges Real, honest
to-goodnesS tiny scallions are with
US, as are Brussels sprouts. black
eyed peas, pole lima beans. and ex-
cellent cauliflower. The new crops
Of sweet potatoes have arrived, rang
ing from the succulent Cuban reds
to the Maryland Colds and Nancy
Halls. Golden Bantam corn is still
good-better make the most of it
before the end of its season.
Tomatoes and lettuce have improved
In quality, as have the mushrooms,
now appearing in the mammoth, hot
house sizes.
Many markets are featuring fruits
for canning this week, such as crab
apples, damsons, grapes, seckel pears
and so on. If you wish some of the
recipes for preserving any of these
that have already appeared, or any
others you may desire, We'll be glad
to send them to you if you will write
or phone us at any time.
SUNDAY DINNER MENU.
Chilled Melon
Fried Sott-SheH Grabs,
Sauce Tartdre
BroDn Bread-Horser1dish
Sandwiches
Roast Turkey, Crazy
Stufng Croquettes Mired Salads
Sweet Potato Pie
Coffee
FRIED SOFT-SHELL CRABS.
Kill crabs by sticking point of
knife between the eyes. Lift back
Evening star., 1940-07-01

Excellent Location
1919 Concord Ave. NV.
SAG. .OO-Apt. No. 3-Rec hall. living
room bedroom, dnette,
kitchen and bath, elec. refrigeration.
July II.
5105 Second ST. NV
$52.5O-Apt. No 3-Rec hall. living
room. bedroom dinette.
kitchen and bath, screened rear porch,
electric refrigeration
Evening star., 1940-07-01

Right Downtown, Walk to Work
i4f9 st. NV. near Thomas Circle.
$45. OO-Apt. No. 6-Rec. hall. Iiv-
ing room bedroom, kitchen
and bath: electric refrisera ton free.
Evening star., 1940-07-01

Overlooking Park
1860 CiydesdaIe Pl. NV. Frisidsire.
Just 2 blocks north Of 18th and Col. Rd.
S42. 5O-Front apt: rec. hall, living
room dressing room. Murphy
bed dinette. kitchen and bath.
$50. OO-Apt. No. 301-Living room,
with Murphy bed. bedroom.
dinette. kitchen and bath: electric
refrigeration.
Evening star., 1940-07-01

S31 B st. NE.
$37 7.5O-Apt. No. 6-Living room,
bedroom. dinette, kitchen
and bath: elec. refrigeration,
Evening star., 1940-07-01
Downtown

Downtown
I'LL 18th St. NV.
BIS, ,O0-Apt. No. 4--Bachelor apt,
living room and bath.
$50, ,OO-Apt. No. Front apt. Rec.
hall. living room. bedroom.
kitchen and bath. Automatic refriger-
alton.
Evening star., 1940-07-01

Near Roosevelt High
1901 Arkansas Ave. NV.
S67 .5O-Apt. No. 3-Living room. .
bedrooms. dinette, kitchen
and bath: elec. stove and refriseration
Screened rear porch
Evening star., 1940-07-01

BETHESDA MD.-DETACHED BRICK
house of rooms. baths, hot-water heat;
Frigidaire; automatic hot water; garage;
l143 1892 X St NV
Evening star., 1940-07-01
ARLINGTON, VA.

Six and 7 r.. 2 b. homes in this beautiful
high section Of Wash. Ctry. Club Hills.
Semi-bung allows, Also center-han plan. A
home to suit all Some bedroom and bath
first floor. kitchen: you can play ball in
back: summer kitchen and shower bath
in the garden. You have never seen homes
like these at S7iA90. compare with S12.-
900 homes We build ano sell direct, no
commission Come out today Open daily
to pm To reach: Key Bridge, Lee high
way about miles to Robt. E. Lee School,
right blocks. We are not hard to deal
with. viii trade for smal! city property.
Evening star., 1940-07-01

Efficiency Apt.
1911 Raum st. NE.
S46 5O-Apt. Living room, bed
room, dinette. kitchen and
bath, screened rear porch, elec. stove.
Evening star., 1940-07-01
OUTSTANDING VALUES

Heat and Hot Water Furnished
Near Soldiers Home
Unusually Large Rooms
22O Allison st. NV.
$47.5O-Apt. No. 10s-Living room,
bedroom. dinette. kitchen
and bath: elec. refrigeration.