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Evening star., 1942-05-19
Starch Gives Body
To Soft Fabrics
In Neckwear

As quaint as the daguerreotypes in
which they first made their appear
ance many years ago are the rip
pling jabots and fichus which the
spring 1912 styles have brought
back into fashion. No suit or dress
seems complete without its frothy
bit of snowy neckwear fastened by
a piece of antique jewelry or one
OF the bright-stoned modern pins.
Lace alone, or in combination with
organdie and other dainty fabrics,
Is used for the neckwear.
Two or three wearings are all
these little wisps can take without
intermediate washing. They are
too fragile for rough handling, but
they can be laundered beautifully
if delicate touch is applied. Let
them soak for about 10 minutes in
warm, but not hot, soapy water
This will loosen the soil. Transfer
the jabot to a pan of fresh luke
warm suds and press 1t up and
down, or put it into a covered jar
filled with lukewarm suds and
shake the jar like a cocktail shaker.
Rinse in clear water. Unless the
fabric has permanent starch fin
ish, dip 1t into a weak starch solu-
ton. Ease the jabot back into its
ripply form and let it dry TO an
even dampness. Iron on the wrong
side. A toy iron or small travel
ing iron gets into the gathers more
readily than the standard-size iron
but the larger iron can turn out a
nice job, too, with a little care
Dickeys, bibs and other straight
pieces are plain sailing of course,
but don't shy away from the frills
just because they are a little more
trouble They have so much extra
glamour value that they are worth
the little added care it takes to get
them back into condition.
Evening star., 1942-05-19

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Food Types" send 3-cent
stamped. self addressed envelope
with your request for II to
Josephine Lowman. In care of
this newspaper.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
What's NeW in IO1Un?
By Dorothy Murray

longer evenings at home being forecast for
entertain the family possibly
in This has always headache" usually
ends with bridge other
thing different consider which includes party
games round dozen stunts to be performed eight brain trins
riddles other ideas All pictures
included the trouble making
supply only pencils and playing cards Take stock the situation
and then consult the index for the suited
certain break the we'll drawing
games ana even action sae so you see that you WI" have no
dhculty amusing gathering
and will help TO make you the perfect hostess.
Almost every be glad hear about some new
holders do the job
The ability flowers gracefully really gift and
how hard they can't
fully However an amateur ought to be able make the most
glass and ucie conaner This central nang
that supports curvn which hold small glass
Flowers may placed IN the central vase and also in each OF the
only flowers
All the holder will find inexpensive decoration Place
it dining table or mane for the best effect.
Another beautiful flower holder that aid to the
glass curled leaves firmly fastened
glass inches long Each holds hued glass
This handblown glass equally
without flowers because Of its daintines.
Looking practical prize bridge party
planning soon? Well take into consideration that almost
likes something charming and fragrant then look
those attractive and unusual powder m that decorating
the cosmetic several local These by
weknown contain four Of their popular
powder These m made of washable corduroy and in
q
color.
a as service for
his birthday consider small recordkeepng book This
article he will appreciate having later in
his book covered in leather
with the United States embossed gold and contains places
personal service records rank promotion,
book are places Tor keeping accounts OF his various An
excellent and that he will greatly appreciate
blue cloth with oiled
silk lining diagonal ribbon representing unit OF the service
be placed the front to give the pouch distinction
Evening star., 1942-05-19

people depen0ent upon tnlS industry
for a livelihood. These are the peo-
pie who buy War bonds, pay taxes,
contribute in a dozen different ways
to raising the money that we need
10 win this war. Take away their
income and you cut down drastically
on the amount of revenue certain
white -whiskered gentleman can ex-
pect from his nepheWs and nieceS.
Not only does the fashion industry
contribute money, it also gives time
and energy and sincere hard work.
Many beauty and fashion firms have
turned over parts of their organiza-
tions to the production of war pro-
ducts Many others are doing
extra -curricular" work that started
long before Pearl Harbor. Many
months before December 7 we saw
millinery workrooms piled high with
scraps of material donated by fabric
manufacturers. These were made
into garments by workers who spent
many hours putting them together
for the suffering people Of other
countries. And many of those same
prosecuted people are now making
a living out of fashion in this coun-
try. More than one dainty dress
and flirtatious chapeau is the result
of the skilled work of a refugee
from Paris or Vienna. Thus
morale value, a practical value and
a humanitarian one have appeared
so far in our little story about
fashion in wartime.
We can go on, too. There are
benefit fashion shows such as those
which have been given for British
charities. such as the one which will
be given tomorrow for the Red Cross
and those that have been presented
for Navy relief and other worthy
Evening star., 1942-05-19
White Shoe Laces
Need Soap Bath

A pair of shoe laces may seem .
very trivial thing TO conserve. but
those with metal tips are pretty
precious these days. Instead Of
throwing them away when they have
lost their freshness. give them a
soap-andwater bath. Use a small
hand brush to scrub them with
lukewarm soapy water After sew
eral rinsings, squeeze out the water
between two fingers and hang over
rod to dry.
This is a particularly useful littls
thrift in connection with white shoe
laces and pastel ones. The laces
can be pressed with a moderate iron
if desired, but this is not necessary.
Avoid having the iron touch the
metal tips as the heat may removs
the enamel coating.
Evening star., 1942-05-19


drinks-chocolate sodas. pops and
what not. Everybody talked at once
and had a fine time. Nothing was
said about saving.
Days later. the teacher called a
meeting, and the boys took over.
They planned to do certain hours
of work, for pay, and give portion
of 1t to the war funds. You must
be careful, though, to keep enough
for your necessities" said the teach
er. IF you feel that sodas and
movies and such are necessities,
plan for them. War funds need not
take all you have. There must
always be a margin for living"
That brought on lively discus
sion. What are necessities? For
some a soda when the thirst for it
comes is a necessity: for others a
movie: for still others a new hat is
essential for morale Some people
get perfect satisfaction out of the
feeling of sacrifice. II they can go
without something they thought
they needed, they feel just fine. 1t
all depends upon that feeling.
Forcing children to save, to make
sacrifices for the war, to discipline
themselves in service, will not sue
ceed. Before they can serve to any
purpose they will have to feel the
need for it, and that feeling must
come from the inside. 1t can be
reached by the right appeal, no
other way.
When the boys and girls hear the
stories from the front. when they
get a letter from a brother or father
from the ships on the sea. they feel
like doing something to help: they
want to give what they have. When
they listen to stories of sacrifice
by soldiers and sailors and airmen,
they are quick TO respond.
But don't let's try to force that
feeling Let's encourage it. but at
the same time encourage the chill
dren to the belief that they are in
the right when they feel they would
like to enjoy their lives here at home
at the same time.
A healthy home army Is what
supports the all-out army at the
Evening star., 1942-05-19
to Make
The Most of
Your Foods
Satisfactory Way
To Clarity Fats
For Other Use
By Edith NJ. Barber

I take it you are interested in put
ting every bit Of food which you
buy to good use. Letters we have
received show this. Among the
questions which have come to my
desk recently are a number which
have to do with making use of meat
drippings. Some of these letters
ask for recipes for making soap with
drippings as a base.
Good use can be made of every
tablespoonful of fat which comes
from cooking bacon or roasting or
broiling meat. While hot the fat
should be poured into a tin can
or earthenware jar. Perhaps it is
best to keep the bacon and ham fat
in separate containers, as the favor
OF fats of this type Is an asset for
frying potatoes and for browning
meats such as veal and chicken.
which may be lacking in natural fat
Any remainder of the drippirgs
can be clarified all at one time and
will produce creamy hard short
enlng which can be used in biscuit
dough, pastry or for any other pur-
pose for which an unflavored short
ening is needed. Unless you have
a much larger quantity of drippings
than Is common today in most
households, you will find such good
use in cookery for this clarified fat
that you will have none left for
soapmaking. The trimming from
your roasts and steaks should be
sent home with the meat from the
meat dealers and clarified
am listing today the most salts
factory method which I have found
for clarifying fat. This is also the
first step in soapmaking If you find
it practical to undertake this. 1t
should be noted that homemade
soap, even when made by the most
careful method. is never free from
alkali and should not be used with
delicate fabrics-perhaps I should
say with delicate hands.
TO CLARITY FAT.
cups rendered fat.
quarts cold water
2 cups potato peelings.
u cup broken eggshells.
Mix ingredients In large kettle
Bring to boil and boil gently two
hours, adding more water as needed
to keep the depth OF the mixture
the same. Strain through cheese
cloth, cool and then chill in refrig-
orator. Remove cake of fat on top
and wipe with paper toweling or
dry cloth.
Note-Fat trimmings from raw or
cooked meat should be rendered by
cooking slowly in frying pan until
fat separates from fiber, and
strained into jar while hot.
TO MAKE SOAP.
l can lye.
pints cold water.
y cup ammonia.
2 tablespoons powdered borax.
pounds clarified fat.
When handling lye put paper bag
or cloth over hands. Open can of
lye and place contents in enamel
pan or pail Stir water slowly into
lye with wooden spoon and let
stand until cool. Then stir in am
monia and borax. Melt fat over low
heat and cool until lukewarm. Stir
fat slowly into lye and continue
stirring until mixture is as thick as
honey. Pour into cardboard boxes
lined with waxed paper. When al
most cool, mark of in cakes. Store
"a hours. Remove from boxes, sep
arate cakes, and store ut least two
weeks before using. Do not let cakes
touch each other while drying.
Note-A pint OF chopped ice may
be added after the fat has been
mixed with the other ingredients
to hasten the process of thickeninE.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
What Is Fashions Place
In the World of Today?
Here Are Some Ideas
Discounting Morale Value,
Other Features Make This
Industry of Importance
By Helen Voef

This all the people
know It's
with feminine fnery. We actually
lost because feminine clothes
believe that time has fashion
and until victory is achieved"
OF have a behind
matter of fact starting
little
that the world will end dowdy clothes
doubt the lifting
Not only these things important the
them but they have effect the masculine than he
magnes They're heartening
who leave cheered sight
pretty girl
dounting the which fashion
Evening star., 1942-05-19
To Clean Corners

Carpet-covered floors are very
modish, but they present the diff
ficulty of getting into the corners
when the weekly cleaning is done.
Little heaps of dust settle on the
carpet there and cannot be reached
by either vacuum cleaner or car
pet sweeper.
To cleanse these corner sections,
moisten a soft clean cloth with
slightly soapy water, and wipe the
cloth lightly over the carpet. Follow
this by wiping with cloth wrung
out in clear lukewarm water. Do
not have either the sudsy cloth or
the clear cloth more than damp.
Evening star., 1942-05-19

There is brisk tailored smartness
about this dress which sets 1t apart
from many of the frocks you see
today. In pattern No. l574-B we
have achieved a new and flattering
line for larger women-the weskit
front. The center-button closing
and the scanning of the skirt COM
bine to give this effect aided by
the hslf-belt at the waistline.
Bodice fullness properly handled
makes this an extremely comfort
able frock to wear. The diagram
suggests how simple this pattern is
to cut and make. 1t is frock you
can make quickly and cheaply-n
variety Of pleasing cotton or rayon
materials. And, you can wear it for
work, shopping, travel, afternoons
at home-the distinctive style makes
1t smart for every occasion.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1574-B
Is designed for sizes "a. 36, SO, 40,
~, A, as and 48. Size SO with long
or short sleeves requires Az yards
IS or 80 inch material.
Do you like to sew? Then you
will enjoy the Fashion Book, our
complete catalogue of styles for
the home dressmaker. Patterns
presented are in all sizes from l
TO 50. 1t costs only IS cents. The
Pattern Book. ordered with a 15-
cent pattern is IS cents, plus 1 cent
Tor postage
For this attractive pattern
send Is cents, plus l cent for
postage in coins with your
name. address, pattern number
and size wanted to Barbara Bell.
The Washington Star. p. o. Box
Is, Station 0, New York, n. Y.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Try Ginger

Try ginger in penuche instead Of
nuts. Or use ginger and pecans.
Buy crystallized ginger and soak
In warm water to remove coating
Of hard sugar. Cut in small pieces
and add to candy when done.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
By Pegsy Roberts

embroidery which luxurious cuwork and
the time to Mt great
the cutwork this
table cloth
without spending much time working It,
contains transfers for four designs about
eight about ~ by 81 inches; stitch illustrations
directions
Send Needle Wash
nston Star l72, D, N. Y.
Evening star., 1942-05-19

front. Children can only do their
bit. and that must be limited by
their understanding. Promote that
and withhold even the feeling of
force.
Evening star., 1942-01-08

fatty, feeling the sweat on his fore
head. You have no right to these
papers. Put them back where you
found them" He thrust the packet
toward her as he got up from
his chair.
Sheila looked at him narrowly, but
she could see his determination
was just as strong as hers. She
took the papers and turned on her
heel.
VERY WELL" she said. "Well 60
back to the party. III have my
father tell me what they mean"
1t sounded like a bluff, Johnny
thought, but he knew it wouldn't
have been a few years ago. Sheila
would have done it then. and the
more he thought of how she'd
changed in these last few days, the
more he felt that she might do 1t
now. He reached out impulsively
and caught her arm.
Sheila turned, her dark eyes
flashing. Don't get rough, Johnny.
1t won't do any good. Either you
tell me or Ill ask father"
Sheila Breaks Down.
"All right" Johnny said. Its
just what I told your father earlier
this evening; he deliberately stole
my fathers fortune, robbed him
blind of everything he had, seized
control of the company that held
all the patents dad had acquired
In his lifetime. Those papers, if
they fell into the right hands. would
send your father to Jail and force
him to give back everything he took
from Mike.
80 put them back, Sheila. Put
them back before any one comes in.
I've told Mike I'd get his facts for
him and get Mulvaney Machines
back into his control-but I'm not
going to do it this way, not on
your life"
They stood there looking at each
other in silence for long time. All
the thoughts that ran through
Sheila's mind Johnny, looking into
her expressive dark eyes, seemed
able TO reada He saw the shock, at
first. and then the deep. heart
rending hurt. He saw her mind cast
back over the years of respecting
her father, thinking him fine and
honest man. And he saw the will
that she eXerted now to ignore her
normal feelings, the loyalties that
emotion prompted and to face the
facts. Her father had committed
a serious crime. crime that was
doubly vicious because it was di-
rected against client OF his. He
had violated the trust that Nike
Mulvaney had put in him and
violated it TO the almost complete
financial destruction Of Mike.
You're sweet, Johnny she said.
dropping her eyes and putting her
hands on his as they still gripped
her shoulders. Then suddenly she
put her arms around him and buried
her face against his chest. Johnny
held her tight and he felt un-
expected tears sting his own eyes
Evening star., 1942-01-08

when a little, convulsive sob sud-
denly racked her body.
"Sheila," he said after a while
putting a finger under her chin and
lifting her face to his, you come
first, you always will. with me. I
knew it the day you got on the train
coming home from school, and
nothing that has happened since
has changed it at all. Put the
papers back. Let me handle this
my own way. Then maybe some
day I'll be able to come to you
and"
Don't say that, Johnny. Don't
talk like that now. I have feelings,
too, and, remember that day on
the train just as well as you do
the way pretended you bored me"
She retrieved the packet from the
floor where it had dropped without
either of them knowing it. Put
this in your pocket and we'll 60
back to the club"
Johnny hesitated a moment. eye
ing the packet. bat at last he showed
1t into the inside pocket Of his coat.
He took her arm and they went,
out and got5into the car.
Owen Morgan and his wife were
at a table of to one side when
Johnny and Sheila entered the
lounge. Sheila took Johnny's hand
and led him directly to their table.
Hello" she said, fancy meeting
you here!"
Clarissa smiled at her daughter
but kept her eyes averted from
Johnny. Owen only looked up
quickly, then do~n again, and
nervously slipped his drink.
Aren't you going to shake hands
with Johnny, Dad?" Sheila said
sharply. Il think perhaps you'd
better"
Owens head snapped up and he
scowled at his daughter. Il beg
your pardon!" he snapped.
Don't cause a scene, Daddy
Sheila said softly, with a sound as
If she spoke through her teeth.
Shake hands with him. He's all
honest man and 1t might do you
good"
Owen Morgan'S face turned
deathly pale and his eyes fumbled
from one face to another. landing
on his wife's. What does this
mean?" he demanded in a croaking
whisper.
ClariSsa. brilliantly bedecked in
the Morgan family jewels. stared at
the bracelet on her wrist and at the
cleaning rings on her fingers. Un-
consciously her hand moved to the
priceless brooch on the front of her
gown. Then her eyes. wide in a
face that was suddenly drawn. lifted
and met her husbands. A look
passed between them that was full
of terror strangely out of keeping in
that room of music and laughter
and gayety.
No Wasted Time.
Sheila saw the look and she
smiled grlmlv. With the back OF
her hand she raped the bulge in
Johnny's coat pocket. Owens eyes
followed the movement; stricken
eyes. bulging with fear.
Mr.. Mulvaney is back on top"
Sheila said. where he belongs. He d
have found out soon enough any
way. If know Johnny, but this way
it works out better all around" She
looked up at Johnny and squeezed
his hand. Johnny comes first with
me-" she said, paraphraslng what he
had said to her little while before,
land you'd better shake his hand
Owen Morgan got clumsily TO his
feet and lifted his hand to Johnny
as II it were a leaden weight
Johnny gripped it quickly and let
go.
"You-you stole your father
private papers" Owen said to his
Evening star., 1942-01-08

paper packet IN her mana ana Sne
tossed it on Johnny's lap. To the
question in his eyes, she said: I've
always known you were honest,
Johnny. and I'm tired of this pre-
tense that my father talked me
into because of some trouble be-
tween him and Mike. One or the
other of them did something very
dirty and probably criminal and I
want to know for sure which one
it was I can't believe it Of either
of them, and I want you to open
that packet and see If we can't
learn something"
Johnny looked up at her in utter
astonishment. He knew how much
she was risking, and 1t occurred
to him that the risk was all for
his sake She didn't have to doubt
her father, and the kind Of courage
it took to do so made a lump rise
in his throat.
will you open it. plesse?" Sheila
was saving. You aren't afraid to,
are you?"
Johnny flushed. mo, I'm not
afraid" But his fingers trembled
as he united the string that bound
the packet.
The papers were all in order, and
as Johnny read them and laid them
aside. one after another, he saw the
whole picture Of Mike Mulvaney's
downfall. There were stock certlfi-
Gates under a dozen different names
and typewriter lists of the prices
paid for this block of 5000 shares
and that block of 10000, the dates
of purchase, the dates of transfer.
There was even pencll-draWn
graph Of the ups and downs of
Mulvaney Machines stock during
all those hectic months when Mikes
trusting control of the company
was being wrested from him. The
papers were an outright, irrefu-
table indictment of Owen Morgan.
And what staggered Johnny most,
the last dated document in the
packet was an agreement between
Morgan and Vic Shawbridge's
father whereby Randolph Shaw
bridge was TO take all the stocks
under his own name for the almost
foolproof protection Of Morgan him.
self.
SheiIa Insists on Facts.
He picked up the papers again
and looked at Sheila She stood
before him. looking down at him.
her face unusually beautiful in the
shaded light of the table lamp at
his side. Her nostrils fiared a little
and Johnny could hear her rapid
breathing.
"Well?" she said tensely.
Abruptly Johnny showed the pa
pers back into the packet. There
must be some other way to get at
this thing, Sheila" he said hoarsely.
This Is no way to"
Don't go heroic on me, Johnny"
Sheila said, her quiet words having
a metallic hardness to them. Its
becoming, but 1 want to know the
truth. I demand TO know"
Johnny jerked the string tight
on the packet.
/ And I refuse to tell you" ne said
Evening star., 1942-01-08

daughter in q tone Of utter disillu-
sion.
mo, darling" Sheila said. IT just
borrowed them" She looked up at
Johnny and he pulled the packet
from his pocket and dropped it on
the table.
"Sheila," Johnny said when they
were out in the car again, waiting
for Patty and Freddie. and hoping
they wouldn't come very soon, lets
forget about Mulvaney Machines
and let our fathers work 1t out
between them. We have other things
to talk about"
"Owen will be over to see Mike
in the morning." Sheila said. What
else have we to talk about?" She
felt his arm around her shoulder
and she moved over closer, smiling
in the darkness.
well, have an opportunity to
take a swell position with the
Grayson Laboratories down East
WItIllu lIlc ucAI BlA WCcAo VI So,
and I thought that-well-."
That maybe after . couple Of
years you might get married."
Sheila suggested.
mo, I thought that maybe before
I left -"
You mean like maybe tonight,
Johnny?"
''Tonight?" Even in the darkness
Sheila could see his eyes widen and
she laughed.
Il hate to think Of facing dad
and mother" she said resignedly.
Johnny was silent for a moment
then suddenly he kissed her, almost
bruising her lips against his. And at
last when he released her he said,
rs it Waukegan where you get mar
ried in hurry?" He was already
starting the car.
Il think it is" Sheila said. But
you better get the kids. Well need
couple of witnesses"
copyright, 1912. Chicaso Daily News, Inc }
Evening star., 1942-01-08
Scott to Broadcast Sunday

James E. Scott, president Of the
District Branch Of the National As
sociation for the Advancement OF
Colored People, will speak Sunday
on a program celebrating the first
anniversary OF the N. A. A. c. P.
radio program broadcast each week
over WINK. The program will be
from 7:45 to 8:15 pm. The Cru
saders' Choir of Ebenezer Methodist
Church will sing, with Elmer Harris
as soloist.