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Evening star., 1940-04-05
NJ a RS
OF the
M @ m e n t

Probably nothing is more discour-
aging to a man than to have to
meet q woman at train who
always travels with a hundred diff
ferent-sized parcels.
Men have told me that it's not
the fact that the woman carries a
great deal of luggage which bothers
them. That, they claim, they do
not mind. But it's when she carries
a great deal of luggage in a great
many containers that they go mad.
When she has big bag, medium
sized bag. small overnight case,
pocketbook, a hat box, a flower
box, parcel of heaven -knows-wha
dog on leash, an extra coat, a
box of dog biscuits and a pair of
galoshes loose then they tear
their hair
They figure it out this way. A
man looks silly carrying almost any
Of those things. He can't let the
woman carry them. And the porters
al avoid them both.
There's only one thing for q man
to do with woman addicted to
packages. When he meets her at
train he should carry with him
. large-sized dufne bag and Just
ask her to step into 1t, packages
and all +. unless, Of course, he
decided to give her q man-sized
suitcase on her next anniversary.
JEAN.
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Dorothy Dix Says go

When we wonder why John Doe
picked out Jane Roe for a wife and
why Jane Roe selected John Doe
for a life companion we fall back
upon the theory that at the time of
their marriage they were not in full
possession Of their faculties. We
think they were so bemused by loves
young dream that they were tenn
porarily bereft Of their powers Of
perception, and that he saw her as
an angelic being, unmarried by any
of the faults of her sex, and that she
beheld in him her fairy prince.
Hence at q wedding when we say,
as we always do: what did he see
In her? What on earth did she see
in him?" the traditional answer is:
Just something they imagined. They
didn't see the real man and woman
at ALL"
But this isn't true. for after all
John Doe and Jane Roe are not
blind, nor fools. They are people
of intelligence and it would have
been impossible for them to have
gone together for even a week or
month-not to say years-without
perceiving each others faults and
peculiarities and getting a line on
each others tastes and habits and
mental equipment.
Why, then, this being the case, are
there so many misfit husbands and
wives? Why is there so much wall
Evening star., 1940-04-05

marries him all the same because
she means to make him over as
soon as she gets him home, into
q strong, sober go-getter.
1t is swell theory, only it doesn't
work. Psychologists tell us that
after they are 20 years old people
rarely change. Their habits are
formed. They are set in their ways
and it is virtually impossible to alter
them. You have to take them as Is,
or leave them.
1t would save lot of unhappiness
and messy divorces if all young
people who are contemplating matri-
mony would bear in mind the fact
that they cannot change those they
marry. Nature and their mothers
beat them to the character making
job by some 20-odd years and sank
Johns and James ways in cement.
Furthermore, for husbands and
wives to try to improve their mates
is playing with TINT that is pretty
sure to explode and blow the mar
riage to Kingdom Come. For what
people marry for is to get some one
On whose admiration they think
they can depend. To find out that
they are only objects of criticism to
their wives and husbands is more
than they can stand.
So the only safe rule in marriage
Is to pick out what you want to
begin with
Evening star., 1940-04-05

ing and gnashing Of teeth over the
alleged disillusions and disappoint-
ments of marriage?
1t Is because both men and women
believe themselves to be miracle
workers who can change q sow's ear
into silk purse and make over
their mates into their hearts de-
sires, and when they find that they
can't do it, they emit these screams
of bafied rage.
Before he married her John knew
perfectly well that Jane couldn't
even boil wster without scorching 1t:
that she was clothes mad and was
always dressed far beyond her
means, and that she considered the
time lost that wasn't spent in going
to places of amusement.
But does this knowledge forewarn
John. who is a clever, highly edu-
Gated, ambitious young chap with
his way to make in the world, that
Jane won't be the kind of wife he
needs? Not at all. He is going to
make a mystic pass over her head
as soon as they are married that
will convert her into a good cook
and thrifty manager.
The same way with Jane. She
knows that John drinks too much,
that he is ne'er-do-wel who has
never even supported himself. That
he is high-tempered and jealous and
hard to get along with. But she
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Brong Food kewers Presents Interesting Variations
'UseLu1ninous
Polish for
Glamour
Fingertips Must
Sparkle Like
Jewelry
By PATRICIA LINDSAY.

You'll probably get shock. as I
did, when your manicurist shows
you the new luminous polishes for
daytime wear! Delicate star -dipped
pinks, deep rich reds with the
sparkle Of seQuins such a. . circus
rider wears!
Ie seems as II the vogue started
in Paris as part Of the luminous
makeup rage inspired by the war
black-outs. They've been worn for
evening by ultra-chic women In
America, but now you will see them
worn during the daylight hours
too!
These polishes are far more
Opaque than they used to be and
smooth flowing. One coat is all
you need to cover the little line
where your finger ends and the
nail continues.
There is a pale rose, recommended
for its fragile. feminine appeal for
1t makes the hand look delicate.
The two deeper shades are,
frankly, more bold and more CLAM
orous. Either one will put you in
a daring mood and they look very
smart with simply cut street clothes
and splashy print evening gowns.
You will have fun wearing these,
but don't try them out on your
boss. They are not for office wear!
Do you know that clippers are
ever SO much better to use for
hang nails than the old-fashioned
cuticle scissors? The trick lies in
learning to use them lightly and
by all means you should buy a
good pair to begin with. The clip
pers should be true, and only the
Ightest Of touches is suf1icient to
nip of any calloused corners or
hangnails.
During the past two years sew
eral very eficacious hand lotions
and creams have made their de-
butts. Surely one of these has the
perfect consistency for the skin on
your hands. Keep q jar or bottle
in your desk drawer (if you work. i,
or on the kitchen shelf df you
are q housewife) and certainly in
your bathroom or on your dressing
table. Then you will be reminded
to anoint your hands with the
skin preservative and brisk weather
or no, your hands will be delight
fully smooth and young looking.
Evening star., 1940-04-05

a spectator while vacationing. They
are all exceptionally well-cut and
they fit beautifully as sports things,
however casual-looking, simply must
be.
Denim, flannel, sharkskin, ging-
ham and sailcloth are excellent,
style-right materials for this design.
You'll find it easy to make, guided
by the step-by-step sew chart.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1949-B
is designed for sizes II, 13, Is, II and
10. Corresponding bust measure
ment 20, 81, 80, IS and 81. Size Is
(31) requires 6A yards Of 35-inch
material for suit with shorts; ~
yards for suit with slacks; ~ yards
for skirt.
It's ready! Barbara Bells new
Fashion Book, with almost 100
sparkling new designs for afternoon,
daytime and sports! Lovely things
for you and the children, all smarter
than smart, exclusively designed for
you! Send Is cents for 1t today!
Spend less, and still have all the
clothes you want.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Encourage
Desires
You Can Never Tell
The Possibilities
OF Young Hopes
By ANGELO PATRI.

The moon has always looked good
to children. They have been reach
ing for it since the beginning of our
time on earth. When they found
they could not have it they stopped
crying and looked with less dislike
upon the silvery rattle they had in
their hands. Although they lost
their desire, it seems to me that
they would have lost more by not
having it. A, dream of beauty cap
tured is surely better than no dream
at all.
Boys and girls begin to want
things to increase their personal
regard for themselves, to increase
the respect others have for them,
about the time they enter adoles-
cence. Many of these desires are as
unreasonable as their first one, but,
believe. as beneficial to them. It
is better that they want something
though 1t be forever out of their
reach, than that they rest content
in their early youth with what they
are. Better that they reach and
aspire.
agree that many of their desires
are silly, unworthy the empty ges-
lures of ignorance and inexperience,
but still insist that they need to
feel them, need to try to realize
them. When they fail they learn
and when they learn they grow.
When a tiny boy armed with pail
and shovel informs his mother that
he Is about to dig an ocean in the
garden, he Is to be encouraged in
his venture. He will dig and learn,
and If wisely directed will not suf-
fer In his disillusionment. That last
is the important matter. Experience
should inform and enhghten and
strengthen young people. 1t is un-
fortunate that it is often less of a
stimulant than a sedative.
When girl of II decides she will
be Helen Hayes, don't scof and
scorn her. Inquire sympathetically
how she is going to get there, and
II she has no idea, and this is
likely. suggest thorough reading
Of Barrie, Pinero and Shakespeare.
She will be learning something and
her final adjustment will not be a
great shock.
Teachers and parents have trou-
BILE with children in this visionary
phase of growth. The child who
cannot speak line with any felicity
wants to go on the stage; one who
cannot master long division wants
to be an engineer: the one who can
not distinguish q note in the scale
wants to be violinist. They have
strong desires, ardent wishes, and no
gift, no talent, no power.
Don't rise up and smite them.
Listen. Study their possibilities. The
hopeful engineer may be a good
gardener; the musician may be a
surgeon, the actor may be a hotel
manager. You never can tell. Try
to direct each to some one thing
he can do passably and trust to
Nature to work out her plan.
Don't scorn child's dreams and
don't blight his hopes. They are
the forces of his spirit and they
will carry him to where he belongs
II given a chance. Keep them busy
about things they can do and en-
courage them to keep trying, and
when they try the impossible and
fail, be ready to comfort them and
point them ahead. Nobody knows
what q child is to become, not even
that child himself. Have faith and
go forward.
Evening star., 1940-04-05

very gently. Drain, cover with
cold water and drain once more.
Remove the membrane and cut the
roe into small pieces. Wrap these
in strips of bacon and broil under
flame about eight minutes. turning
once or. twice. Serve with melted
butter and drippings to which lemon
Juice has been added. If you wish
you may dispense with the par
boiling process and broil about 10
minutes, turning once during the
cooking period. The parboiling
often gives more delicate and
tender roe.
KIDNEYS EN- BROCHETTE.
Allow two lambs kidneys per per-
son. Trim them, split them in half
lengthwise and soak them in cold
salted water for 80 minutes. Dry
thoroughly. Season with salt and
pepper and dip in olive oil or melt
ed butter. Arrange on skewers, al
ternating the pieces of kidney with
peeled mushrooms and small onions
AAPkC0 AL Vic OA1 VI puUUCIs olOlA
for about Is minutes, turning sew
eral times. Remove to hot platter,
pour over drippings seasoned with
chopped watercress or parsley, a
little Worcestershire sauce and salt,
pepper and paprika. Serve at once.
sCALLOPS EN- BRoCHETTE.
Take strips of bacon about 4
inches long. On either end place
small, tender scallop and a we'll
drained spoon size chunk of canned
pineapple. Roll both to the center.
Each should be wrapped in bacon.
Put two or three of these on
skewer and broil until bacon Is
crisp and scallops done, about six
minutes. Turn once during broil-
ing. Serve piping hot. Scallops,
bacon and pineapple may be slipped
from skewers on finger-length pieces
of toast before serving or served on
the skewers, as desired.
Evening star., 1940-04-05

varnish them. Shellac win not 70 on
well over varnish, but varnish may
be used over shellac, 30. unless you
are sure that they were shellacked
before. varnish Is best, and 1t viii
also wear longer.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
I wish to shade my kitchen porch
this summer with quick growing
vines. I have rambler roses and
trumpet-vine started, but 1t will be
two years before they are tall
enough. I would like q quick grow
ing, dense vine that will last right
up until frost. MRS. D. 8.
Answer: A combination Of morn.
ing glories and moonvine is good.
They fill your shading specifications
and, in addition, have morning glory
blooms in the morning and moon.
vine in the afternoon, with q very
sweet odor. Gourds are also fun,
because you have the additional Joy
Of gathering a crop of strange -look-
ing fruit at the beginning of frost.
Wild cucumber and climbing bean
with a bright red flower are all ex-
cellent. Ask your seedman which
one would be best for the exposure
and type Of soil you have.
X X X X
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
Is it true that glazed chintz loses
its glaze when it Is washed? Can
this be restored? K. G.
Answer: Generally that is true of
the less expensive grades, and 1t is
difhcult. expensive and not always
successful to reglaze it. There Is,
however. a new fabric on the mar
ket that guarantees q permanent
glaze after washing and dry clean
ing. 1t is also preshrunk, sunfast,
dust resistant and unaffected by
water or alcohol. The ones have
seen are beautiful in color and de-
sign and nice to handle In case you
like to sew. They make good slip
covers and come in a variety Of
stripes and floral patterns. You will
find them In the Washington stores.
Evening star., 1940-04-05

Ala1 III IA ACCpAAA8 eAAS VI 0WSA0 "a SAAS
furniture filled with articles?-What
is the best way Of packing linens and
clothes for storage where they viii
remain for some time?
MRS. L. =. 8.
Answer: It viii not be safe for you
to store your good furniture and
clothing In the basement unless you
take elaborate precautions, and then
you would run great risk, especially
II we have q very wet summer. You
should wrap and tie all the furni-
ture. and to be even reasonably safe
1t should stand on a foundation at
least 10 inches from the floor. Or,
you might build q platform out of
boards laid on sawhorses, Or suspend
the furniture from the ceiling Of the
celler. The humid air of q WASH
ington summer will very often
mildew cloth, books and furniture
on the main floor. and I feel GER
tam that it would not be wise for
you to leave your things standing
on cement through the summer.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;;
Can you suggest something that
will clean and polish a bronze
placque on a monument? Nothing
we have tried seems to help.
j. w., BUFFALO, WYOMING.
Answer-A good brass polish CO.
operating with q pad Of very fine
steel wool should get results. The
steel wool will burnish the high
spots and get back into the deeper
parts sufficiently to remove cor
rosion. The metal polish will give
1t luster. OF course. bronze is not
supposed to show the high polish
of brass or copper and it may be
that yours has q specially designed
dull antique finish.
4 +
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
I have two old chests that were
refinished several years ago. They
look dowdy and I would like to
brighten them up. Should I do
this with varnish or shellac?
J.G.V.
Answer-I would suggest that you
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Bv BARBARA BELL.

Use this one inspired pattern
to make your whole outdoor play
wardrobe! Think what a convent
ence and saving that will be! Pat
tern No. 1949-B includes q sports
shirt with convertible collar, a
double swing skirt, and shorts or
slacks that are cut the same way
only the slacks, of course, go to
greater length, clear down to your
instep, in fact. So you see by max
ing all three parts of this generous
pattern, you'll be smartly equipped
for active sports and looking on as
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Use Lemon With Fish

Lemons affinity for fish and she'll
fish is well known. Oysters or clans
on the half shell; seafood cocktails
of all kinds; baked. broiled or fried
fish gain by lemon juice, which may
be provided in decorative lemon
wedges or quarters. Canned salmCE,
sardines or tuna should be gar
nished with green's and a generous
supply of lemon quarters. Again.
and this is a trick worth know
ing-sprinkle a bit of lemon juice
on canned salmon or tuna before
creaming or scalloping
Evening star., 1940-04-05


bright idea to cut chunks from his
latest kill impale the meat on a
long stick or spear, and heat 1t over
q blazing fire, instead of eating it
raw. Just why, when or how this was
really accomplished no one knows, I
suppose-but anyway, it was a tre-
mendous stride forward in the right
direction. In later centuries no.
madic tribes have nearly all had
their own versions of food on
skewers-perhaps one of the best
known to us is the "kebabs" Of the
East.
Usually foods prepared on skewers
are cooked under the broiler flame,
or heating element. When possible,
catch the drippings in a pan, so
that they may be used, with some.
additional flavoring, to pour over the
food just before serving. Bacon
seems to be an important part of
most en- brochette connections, aad
its flavor is far too good to be .ost.
Leftover meats may be used up en-
skeWers, and will, of course require
less cooking than the raw variety
If you buy meat especially for the
dish, inexpensive cuts of beef, veal,
pork or lamb may be used. Ask the
butcher to cut the meat into small,
neat cubes, so that the skewer will
present uniform appearance.
Pieces of bacon, fat mushrooms,
small onions, ETC., may be alternated
with the cubes of meat. to add TO the
flavor and interesting texture Of the
finished product.
Suggested combinations include
dill pickles, chicken livers and mush-
rooms, all dipped in melted butter
and broiled about 10 minutes, turn
ing twice; beef cubes, mushrooms
and onions-add chopped water
cress to the drippings; lamb cubes
with pineapple and bacon; parboiled
and seasoned sweetbreads, tiny pork
sausages and apple squares; chicken
nvers, mushrooms and bacon:
oysters and bacon; shrimp, pine
apple and bacon; pork cubes with
apple squares and onions one
could go on and on, but it is fun
to figure out new ideas, so we'll let
you test your ingenuity, too.
Also we'll give you three recipes
that we think are unusually de-
hcious-and hope you will like them,
too!
SHAD ROE AND BACON EN-
BROCHETTE.
Wash one pair of shad roe and
drop into l quart boiling water to
which one-half teaspoon salt and l
tablespoon vinegar have been add
ed. Simmer about eight minutes
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Deviled Mushrooms
(Serve with roast beef, !,

(SeTVe WIFI TOHSL Uee1.J
Drain liquid from one 8-ounce can
sliced mushrooms. Brown mush-
rooms in two tablespoons butter, add
liquid from can, one tablespoon
Worcestershire sauce, pinch cayenne,
one teaspoon prepared mustard, one
tablespoon vinegar, one-han tea
spoon sugar. Simmer until liquid Is
almost absorbed and serve hot with
roast beet.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Ny Neiehbor Says

Medicine don'ts: Don't in
crease the dose of medicine
prescribed by the doctor. Don't
take medicine in the dark. Don't
use medicines that have stood
on your shelves a long time.
Don't forget to read the label
carefully. Don't neglect to
shake the bottle well.
Brown pineapple rings and
sprinkle them with chopped
green peppers. Serve them hot,
as > steak or chop garnish.
Evening star., 1940-04-05

11h by is inches, complete, eaSy-to-
understand directions, with color
suggestions and illustrations of
stitches used; also what materials
and how much you will need.
To obtain this pattern, send for
No. ITO, and inclose Is cents in
stamps or coin to cover service and
postage. Address orders to The
Needlework Editor Of The Evening
Star.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Delicious Combinations
Easily Concocted When
Cooking En- Brochette'
Good Way to Use Leftovers
Or Small Quantities for Two;
Bacon Useful Ingredient
BY BETSY CASWELL.
Woman's Editor

FOODS cooked and served zen bochetehat mpaled
see always delicious and unusual enough intrigue
Jadd appetite
penve It'd bits artistry may be applied to
their such dishes
searching
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suppose the original foods bochete
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Stand Furniture to Be
Stored in Basement
On Wood Platform
Brass Polish and Steel Wool
Will Clean Bronze Placque;
New Glazed Fabric Shown
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.


planning living bedroom and dinete furniture
an unoccuped basement This basement has no cement moor
ventilation window seldom
will cloths the furniture
certain that this alone will keep it from mdewg Will be
Evening star., 1940-04-05
By BARONESS PIANTONI.

By BARONESS PIANTONI.
At first child be attracted ike children
animals that form the frame of this picture But he'll
what the words Then him this
beloved chds evening Emboder this picture colors
make bright for the wall
pattern envelope horon design measuring
Evening star., 1940-04-05

bit low mind?
dasical about everything? Cheer found far
appetite go Snccne scaHops chunks
yrapbd bacon and cooked skee W wak that old
and looking forvard to dinner again!
Evening star., 1940-04-05
SHAD ROE AND BACON EN-
BROCHETTE.

Wash one pair of shad roe and
drop into l quart boiling water to
which one-half teaspoon salt and l
tablespoon vinegar have been add
ed. Simmer about eight minutes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-09
GIRLS DESCEND
ON DARTMOUTH

Hanover, N. H., Feb. 9.-(UP)-
The vanguard Of an expected 1900
debutantes, "Oomph Gals" and just
plain girl friends arrived today as
the 30th annual Dartmouth Winter
Carnival got underway amidst ira
ditional parties, contests and house
warnings.
Some of Dartmouths $500 stu
dents, impatient for the carnival
to start, Jumped the gun" at in
formal preview celebrations last
night.
Central figure and theme Of this
carnival Is 16-ton Redkins statue
of snow and ice modelled by Nate
Sample OF Chestnut Hill, Pa, a
senior. The giant, named Chief
Kwanupakwa, stands 81 feet.
Athletes from McGill, Middlebury,
New Hampshire, Harvard, Yale,
Amherst, Williams and Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology will
compete against Dartmouth In win
ter sports events.
The 1910 carnival queen will be
selected by a committee headed by
Artist Norman Rockwell Of New
York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-09
ARCHBISHOP OF
DUBLIN IS.DEAD

Dublin, Feb. 9.-(UP)-The Most
Rev. Edward j. Byrne, 81, arch
bishop OF Dublin and primate Of
the Roman Catholic church in Ire
land, died today.
He was a native Of Dublin and
began his higher education at Bel
vedere college here. Later he at
tended Clonliffe and the Irish coll
lege at Rome. He. was ordained in
1895.
In 1901 he became vice rector
Of the Irish college at Rome and
three years later was made curate
Of the Pro- Cathedral Of Dublin, an
Office he held until 1920, when he
was chosen auxiliary bishop Of the
archbishop Of Dublin and titular
bishop Of Spigaz. A year later he
was appointed vicar-capitular and
in 1882 he became archbishop as
sistant to the pontifical throne. He
was decorated with the Knight
Grand Cross Of the Sovereign Order
Of Malta the same year.