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Evening star., 1942-07-22
Girl Not Wrong
To Have Secret
Unless Announced
accepted Rights
VIII Be Denied
By Emily Post

A not-at-all unusual point of view
Is that of the girl whose engagement
is supposed to be secret, and who
expects those in her confidence tc
keep the secret but at the same time
give her certain rights that belong
only to one whose engagement has
been announced.
A certain girl writes me now, that
she feels sighted because she is not
invited to the small breakfast for
the bridal party and the two fam
lilies, which is to follow the marriage
of her fiance's brother. 1--WE do not
want to announce our engagement
publicly until we can set the date
for our wedding, but our families
both know of it and my fiance is to
be best man. I have been asked to
the church like every one else but
not word has been said about my
going to the house"
To this-unless you are a very
intimate friend Of the bride, your
presence among none but families
and fewest friends. would actually
announce your engagement. In
other words you have no cause to
feel grieved by having your engage
ment kept a secret, until you are
willing to let every one know Of it.
Dear Mrs. Post: Making wedding
plans is an old story to you, but
since 1t is a brand-new experience
to me I would like your help about
this particular detail: My mother
and father are divorced. Mother
remarked last year. I do not live
with either parent but see and love
both equally They are both giving
me my wedding and trousseau. Ma
turally, I would like to have the in
vitations go out with the names OF
both-not, OF course, Mr.. and Mrs.
but on separate lines:
Mr.. John Smith
and
Mrs. Everett Hale
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage OF their daughter, etc
Is this utterly impossible? do not
want to hurt either one and it will
be unavoidable If I can't use both
names. This also applies to the an
nouncements.
Answer-I'm sorry but this word
ing is the most shocking disregard
of good taste possible. The invita-
tions must go in your mothers name
alone. Your father does, however,
take more of part than she. He
drives alone with you to church. He
goes up the aisle with you and he
gives you in marriage. Your moth
er's present husbands name should
not be put with hers on the invita-
ton, but your fathers cannot appear
either. Announcements may be,
however, sent by your father to his
family and friends as we'll as by your
mothers to hers 1t is, of course, i'm
portant that they divide the people
known to both into separate lists in
order to avoid sending duplicates.
Evening star., 1942-07-22

believe that the way to retain a
husbands affections and inspire him
to make a million is for the wife to
remain glamorous and keep a
string bean figure.
All of which is, of course, folderol
and a broken reed on which to
lean on the strenuous matrimonial
journey. For pink chiffons and
keeping up illusions and cooking
and cleaning and baby tending and
wrestling with a budget no more
mix than oil and water. Nor does
the average man, after the honey
moon has waned, ever give his wife
a good, appraising look. He just
takes it for granted that she stays
the way she was on their wedding
day. She may have been a sylph
who has turned into a featherbed,
but he still calls her the little wom-
an. And that is a merciful dis
pensation of Providence for which
married ladies should thank Heaven.
Now it must be admitted that
the modern bride goes into mar
riage singularly unprepared for it,
for she is not only handicapped by
the theory that her husband is such
a~-beauty lover that all he desires
of her is to be living picture, but
she has been catapulted into one
of the most arduous and compli-
Gated and highly technical profess
sions without being given the slight
est training for it. Her family spent
time and money in having her
taught to be a good stenographer,
or saleswoman, or teacher, or doc
tor, but no one has thought 1t worth
while to have her taught how to be
a good wife.
Hence it is no wonder that when
these ignorant, blundering amateurs
tackle the most difficult job in the
Evening star., 1942-07-22
Foods Preferred
BY Porgy and
Bess' Actors
Sweef Potatoes
A nd Beefsfeak,
Are FavOrifes
By Edith M. Barber

"She crabs, she crabs. deviled
crabs" called the crabman in the
opera 'Porgy and Bess." The
dwellers in Catfish Row cannot re-
sist them. After the opera was
over I went backstage to talk to
Maria and Serina, the crab pur-
chasers.
I was curious to know whether
they really came from Charleston
and loved crabs as much as I do.
They both liked crabs. but one Is
from st. Louis and one is from
Mississippi. That started us off on
the food question.
Serina's favorite food is sweet
potatoes. First Of all she likes them
baked in the ashes and next IN pie
and pudding. Almost MS we'll she
likes old-fashioned as1"cake made
with underground meal, rolled into
cakes and really baked in the ashes,
which must be from oak.
Maria loves ash-cakes, too, but
her favorite dish is beefsteak and
onions. This in spite Of the fact
that she spent IL years in Russia
and loves pirojkis, bortsch. zakoosh-
ka and all dishes made with sour
cream. She believes the Russians
better cooks than the French
Maria's grandmother was cook for
Gen. Robert E. Lee and her reputa-
ton was widespread in pre-Civil
War days.
The recipes given today come
from far different sources. There
is the sweet potato pudding from
our own South and the bortsch from
Russia. There is a new Russian
cook book which can be purchased
for 81 through the Russian Wal
Relief Committee.
SWEET POTATO PUDDING.
/ cup grated raw sweet potato
a cup molasses
2 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons melted butter
Ia cups milk ana.
Il cup raisins
2 tablespoons -four .-
Combine potato, molasses, beaten
egg yoke, butter and milk and mix
we'll. Dredge the raisins with mixed
-four and spice and stir into potato
mixture. Beat egg whites until
stiff and fold into mixture. Pour
mixture In creased n quart bak-
ing dish. Place dish In pan Of hot
water and bake In moderate oven
(375 degrees Fahrenheit) for about
one hour, until SET Serve hot with
hard sauce or whipped cream. Yield:
Six servings.
RUSSIAN BORTSCH.
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups minced raw beets
4 cup chopped onion
y cup chopped cabbage
cup diced potato
/ cup chopped turnip
u cup diced carrots
quarts brown soup stock
Salt
Pepper
Sour cream
Melt butter, add vegetables and
cook over a low heat five minutes,
stirring occasionally. Add stock and
simmer uncovered until vegetables
are tender. Season to taste with
salt and pepper. Serve with sour
cream. Yield: Six liberal servings.
Evening star., 1942-07-22

tuSt as cool as anything else, anu'
in dark tones 1t is the ultimate in
late summer chic.
England's blackout activities. you
may be interested to hear, concern
fashions as well as safety. Latest
report from London declares that
some of the girls are having black
out material made into housecoats
extra blackout material, we has
ten to add before you start scream
ing about the wastefulness of it all.
News from overseas also concerns
shoes with wooden soles which are
being offered to feminine factory
workers. According to pictures,
they look very snappy. indeed, and
the idea may foretell a leather-sav-
ing trend that will be really i'm
portant.
Right here at home confusion
reigns about the new price ceilings.
Don't ask us to explain, but we
may be able to straighten out one
or two things that seem to have no
logic behind them. Suppose last
year you bought blue blouse for
$295 and saw pink and yellow ones
offered at the same price. This
year you decide to have the same
blouse in yellow, but find that the
price has been hiked to $3.50, and,
adding insult to injury, the blue and
pink ones remain the same! Be-
fore you beat your way to the buyer,
screaming, "We wuz robbed!" listen
to the reason that the blouse may
be SIS cents more than you paid for
a like one in another color last year.
Perhaps there was sudden splurge
OF popularity for yellow blouses last
year and the merchant, within his
rights at that time, jumped the price
a little. Well. this year he may
charge what he did last March, says
the price control regulation, and If
the highest price paid was $3.50,
that's what he can ask today. OF
course, since the pink and blue ver-
sions did not go up last year, they
remain the same this season-see?
This is only one of the confusing
issues you're going to run into from
now on. The ceiling price is based
on the highest price charged for
the item In March, 1912. but sup
pose merchant has a new sum-
mer dress in a material and color
which he obviously didn't have in
stock in March? Then he's going
to scout around and compare prices
to put a fair tag on this one, and
II he is a reputable merchant, you
may be sure he's making every ef-
fort to comply with regulations.
What we're trying in our feeble
way to say is that If you run into
something that looks like a viola
ton of the regulation. don't 60 into
a tailspin about it until you've asked
some person in authority. Chances
are good that there's a logical ex-
planation for what may seem on the
surface to be rank "gyp." You
may be sure that the stores are try
ing to cooperate and endeavoring
to be perfectly honest about a con-
fusing setup. After all, it's a diff
cult procedure to put ceiling prices
on feminine flnery; it's not like
marking corn flakes.
Evening star., 1942-07-22
Data From Here and There
In the World of Fashion
"Revive" Wardrobe With Dark
Dresses and Accessories;
Price Ceiling Problems
By Helen Voet

o. o a gas-raton book:
midsummer slump but
looking clothes for August
satisfactory OF hot-weather fashions
didn't know there plenty OF days even In sepm
wardrobe certainly
rvvng look the and we'll
black sheer ock, and
futile, be
clothes the of giving the ghost
dash of fashion ma often is
accessories black
satin be
Evening star., 1942-07-22
| |WhyGrow
|Old?
By Josephine Lowman

ny SoSe pHfUc ALo"tpH'
Did you ever climb up to the top
of high diving platform and then
crawl down again? I know just
how you felt, but you don't know
how I suffered because I didn't
climb down. I made my third dive
off of the top of q 16-foot ladder.
OF course, this was silly! 1t was
done as the answer to a dare and
I doubt if I have been quite right
since. You should begin learning
to dive by falling off of very low
spot-the end of rowboat or the
side of a pool or, even better, by
falling from sitting position off
of the edge of the pool.
Two main things to remember
stretch arms out in front of you
with hands clasped together (over-
tapping thumbs and keep your
head ducked between your arms.
If you do not lift your head before
hitting the water you will enter
neatly.
Some authorities believe that you
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before going head first. This does
teach you that you can come to the
surface simply by kicking your feet
and pulling down with your arms.
If your sinuses survive this the rest
should be easy. Hold your nose
when you jump feet first.
The racing start is the one taken
in speed racing. In this you crouch
forward, arms stretched back of you,
toes gripping the edge of the pool.
Fall forward. AS you leave the
board, push hard from the feet,
swing the arms forward in front
of you and reach for the water
stretch out. In this dive you do
not go very deep.
If you wish to have my leaflet
about dives - Beginners, Back
Jacknife, Front Jacknife, Swan
send a Scent stamped. self
addressed envelope with your re-
quest for it to Josephine Lowman
in care Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1942-07-22

world so many of them make fall
ures and land in the divorce court.
The amazing thing is that they
don't all do it.
Yet there is, in reality, nothing
about being a successful wife that
any bride can't learn in few easy
lessons, for when you boil the sit
uation down to its essence all that
most husbands ask of their wives
are just two things. One of which
is for their wives to be easy to get
along with. And the other Is for
their wives to make them COM
Portable.
The average man gets all the
fighting he wants in his battle with
the outside world and when he
comes home at night he longs for
nothing so much as peace and quiet.
All day he has fought for his life
with his competitors. Often he has
struggled against fearful odds. His
nerves have been stretched to the
breaking point. He has been torn
with anxieties. He is bleeding from
a hundred wounds.
He wants a wife to whom he can
flee as to a temple of refuge, who
will pour over him the balm of her
sympathy, who will cheer him up
by her optimism, who will breathe
fresh hope and courage into him
when he falters and who will bind
up the sores in his vanity with her
praise and batteries. And when a
man has a wife like that he will
overlook a thousand faults in her
and still think that he was a grand
picker.
The other route to a husband S
heart is via his stomach. This has
been said many times, but nobody
has ever found way to detour it.
The inspired woman who wrote the
first cook book began by saying:
Feed the brute" And the advice
still holds good. Every mans dream
of happy home centers around
the table from which arises the
savory incense Of good dinner.
And when a wife makes this dream
come true and when her husband
staggers from the dining room, re-
plete with good food, to his easy
chair by warm hearth and with
the light just as he likes it, his
wife can snap her fingers in the
faces of all the glamour girls in
creation.
Nobody ever heard of husband
divorcing wife who was the best
cook in town, or wandering away
from a home that was the most
comfortable place he knew.
So there you are, brides. Simple,
isn't it? Be a jolly companion and
a good cook and you've got your
husband signed up for the duration.
Evening star., 1942-07-22
Colored Sugar

For making colored sugars to deco
rate cookies, add little fruit color
Ing to small amount of sugar,
spread on shallow dish. When the
sugar and coloring are well blended,
spread the mixture in a thin layer
on the cookie after it is baked
Colors applied before baking are
apt to disappear during the cook
ing process.
Evening star., 1942-07-22
Housewife Can Recover
Own Furniture TODAY
Home Refnisher Can Tackle
Upholstery Job Confident
Of Excellent Results
By Morearet NoweH

An integral each ehnishin
handling the upholstery This usually needs attention Though in
technical
chair
hair
the frame have
should
united springs few
padding easily repair to last until possible
get professional help.
discovering reupholser is to take the
coverings difficulty
underneath In the webbing
Evening star., 1942-07-22

the broken webbing, tie the spring
up into place and replace the web
bing. There is a small tool which
you may get at an upholsterer's sup
ply shop which helps to hold the
webbing taut until you can nail it
into place. Webbing is scarce these
days, so conserve all that you can
If you have difficulty getting web
bing, a strip of canvas folded and
stitched down will do in the emer-
gency.
If the stuffing and padding seems
to have sunk out of sight, leaving
a bumpy, uncomfortable surface on
the sofa, it would be best to start
from the top and work down. Re
move the outside upholstery cover
and the muslin cover that is under
meath. Then remove the padding
In layers, saving it carefully to be
sorted. When you get down to the
springs you may find that much of
the packing has broken up ints
sawdust and has sunk down around
the springs. Also one or two of the
springs may be broken from their
moorings, giving an uneven surface.
Matching the method of spring ty-
ing already in place, use heavy cord
and tie up the loose springs so that
they conform in tension to the tight
ones.
Then sort the good padding from
the useless part. Excelsior was often
used for under packing, and this is
very likely to have deteriorated ana
turned to powder. Today there are
other more satisfactory MOSES that
are used for this purpose which the
upholsterers shop can supply. Hair,
which makes the best filling, may be
cleaned and reconditioned for the
second layer of padding and cotton
wadding in sheets may be laid over
the top to finish the smooth sur
face. Then the muslin cover is tack
ed in place over all of this and the
whole is ready for the upholstery
fabric.
In recovering, lay the fabric on
the furniture, centering pattern or
design for the best effect. If it is
necessary to seam the material, as
1t will be on sofa, be sure that the
full width of the material is CEN
tered, with the smaller pieces at
tached at each side. If the fabric
has a large and small pattern, GEN.
ter the large pattern on back and
seat, using the smaller pattern at
each side and on arms and other
small areas. Follow the method
used in the original covering in ap-
plying the new A small tack ham
mer and the small headed uphol-
sterer's tacks are a must" for this
job. Finish all the edges with
guimpe which blends with the up
holstery fabric. This may be glued
in place or tackled with small nails
which may be almost concealed un-
der the guimpe.
Watch corners and space around
arms and legs and attempt to ease
the fabric into place without the use
Of too many folds and bulges. 1t is
a good plan to start on the back or
unnoticeable points of the furni-
ture before attempting the parts
which first meet the eye. BY the
time you get around to the front
you will have solved many important
small problems and be able to turn
out a professional-looking Job.
Evening star., 1942-07-22
Guest Room

See that your guest room is well
equipped. Have plenty of clothes
hangers. A wastebasket. clock, ash
trays and good reading and dressing
lights should be included. Also, a
towel rack on the back of the
closet door will prove convenient.
Evening star., 1942-07-22
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Evening star., 1942-07-22
Novel Bread

A novel bread to be served with
soups. salads or tea is made by
fashioning dough into one-inch
balls, rolling the balls in strips u
inch thick, then tying knot in
each strip.
Evening star., 1942-07-22
Clean Enamel

A little turpentine on a soft cloth
will clean spots and dirt from
enamel with single motion and it
will leave the surface very shiny.
Evening star., 1942-07-22
Dorothy Dix Says >>>
Modern Brides Are Unprepared
To Be Successful Homemakers

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Evening star., 1942-07-22

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Evening star., 1942-07-22
Garnishes

CarniSheS
Small cream cheese balls, rolled
in chopped nuts, make pleasing
garnishes for vegetable or fruit
salads
Evening star., 1942-07-22
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Sugar RatiOning

To forestall a possible jolt
when the sugar rationing plan
goes into effect, the Office of
Price Administration suggests
that housewives start a sort of
voluntary rat.oning system now.
It also urges persons who have
bought up stocks of sugar to di-
vide with their friends and nei-
ghborS. Few homes are equipped
to store sugar for any length
of time. Dampness, for instance,
results in hardening, caking
and other Spoilage. Since the
rationing plan will mean some
thing under a pound per per-
son a week, the OPA recon-
mends leSsening uses of sugar
to meet this level. Limiting the
amount of sugar in coffee, ell
iminat!ng or cutting down on
cake frostings, rich desserts,
home candy making and heav-
lily sWeetened beverages are
ways suggested. When the ra-
tioning plan goes into effect,
each person will be allowed two
pounds of sugar as a windfall.
ANY amount over that will be
deducted from the rationing al
lowances through the tearing
of stamps from the ration books.
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SCIENCE

Sunday morning service at II
o'clock at the Carl Bowman
residence.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Christ Jesus" is the subject
of the Lesson = Sermon which
will be read in all Churches of
Christ, Scientist, ON Sunday
March /.
The Golden Text is: "God
shall supply all your needs &C
cording to his riches in glory by
Christ Jesuse." philippians AID
Among the citations which
comprise the Lesson-Sermon is
the following from the Bible:
And it came to pass, as he
went to Jerusalem, that he
passed the midst of Smaria and
Galilee. And as he entered in
to a certain village, there met
him ten men that were lepers,
which stood afar off: And they
lifted up their voices, and said,
Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
And it came to pass, that, as
they went. they were cleansed."
duke 17:11-14).
The Lesson-Sermon also in
cludes the following passage
from the Christian Science
textbook, Science and Heath
With Key to the Scriptures, by
Mary Baker Eddy: Jesus pat
iently persisted in teaching
and demonstrating the truth
of being. HIS students saw this
power of Truth heal the sick,
cast out evil, raise the dead;
but the ultimate of this wond-
erful work was not spiritually
discerned, even by them, until
after the crucifixion, when
their immaculate Teacher stood
before them, the victor over
sickness, disease, death, and the
grave" lpp. 136-13D.
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thermore, it agreed to build 1875 in
stead of 100, and in only 10 months
time. Ordinarily six months are
required to build even one.
This is an outstanding Ease Of
how General Motors, like others in
the automobile industry, is swing
ing Fundamentally into defense
work. The Grand Rapids plants
equipment and facilities, never be-
fore used for anything but body
work, were so adaptable for this
particular job that it was able to
step into the task at high gear
with virtually no new machinery
To help speed up the job, the
Grand Rapids plant called upon an.
other Fisher Body unit to assist
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