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Evening star., 1943-03-24
Advice Relative to Mourning

, of coffee pot. small cream pitcher
and sugar bowl, teapot and large
cream pitcher and the tray. Will
you tell me how to arrange the
pieces on the tray when standing
on my buffet?
Answer - Because silver to be
beautiful must be brilliant, most
people are today arranging" theirs
in its flannel bags or tissue paper, or
both, and leaving it in its chest or
closet when not in use. But If you
are able to have it cleaned and pol
ished once week and given a rub
with chamois every day, then
there is no objection to leaving your
service out. The larger pieces should
be put at the back and the smaller
ones in front.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
By 4 ngero Pafri

ny n USeFO L W7I
I have a letter from a friend, a
little girl aged 9, who, having
mother trouble" makes a sug-
gestion for her own relief. She
says that she is 9, but sometimes
acts rather young for her age, and
gets into a temper and cries. She
has sister, close to her in age,
and they frequently fall out.
When she runs off to her room
and cries some one comes after her
and says, Now come along down.
stairs It's too cold here" or they
say, We're ashamed of you, be-
having like this. Come right down
stairs and behave according to your
age"
NY friend does not think that
is the way, she should be treated.
She thinks it would be much better
If her parents left her alone to get
over her tears or her tempers. When
they interfere" she only gets
madder.
I would like to agree with her,
especially as she wrote me such a
lovely little letter, so beautifully
written, SO neat, so we'll formed and
spelled. That letter deserves some
thing as a reward, but I am not sure
can say she is right. You see that
room might be cold, and she might
catch a cold and be i'll. That would
be serious for the whole family.
Then, too, she might think that
running away the moment some
thing went wrong and enjoying a
temper fit all by herself, was the
right thing to do and get into the
habit Of doing it. Wouldn't that be
serious for her and for the family,
too? Imagine being the kind of
person that runs out of the room,
up the stairs, slamming the door,
budding into a chair with a book,
and a temper. every time somebody
said Boob, don't like YOU.
Getting into a temper because
things or people do not please you
is childish, People of years are
too old, and should be too intelligent
to encourage bad temper, or show
of it. in themselves. Grown people
always hold their tempers, listen
quietly. think a little and they say
something pleasant kind and wise,
or if they cannot think up some
thing fast enough, Just keep quiet
and think gently until the other per-
son does the same things. That
makes everything quite all right.
About crying it out by oneself?
Yes, If one has to cry at all it is
best to cry by oneself. of course.
Other people ought not to be made
uncomforta BILE by ones selfish tears.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Talent Required to Be Good Mother
Fe0er Divorces Might Arise Encouraged

Mary is nice girl, the sort of a
girl you would like to have for a
daughter and that you hope your
son will marry. She is intelligent,
we'll educated, we'll read, interest
ing to talk to, but If she has any
great talent it is still hidden under
a bushel. She is engaged to a
splendid young chap who can give
her a good home and security, and
they want to get married, but her
parents refuse their permission be-
cause they are set and determined
on her taking long college course
and having brilliant career. They
tell her that it will break their
hearts If she does not make for
herself name and justify their
efforts in rearing.her.
And it doesn't take any prophet
to foretell that poor Mary is des-
tined to be one of the helpless little
eve lambs that are offered up on
the altar of parental ambition. For
fathers and mothers, and especially
mothers, not only see all of their
children as swans, but are obsessed
by the conviction that they can turn
their ugly ducklings into swans if
they work over them hard enough.
Hence we have the piteous spec
tacle of tone-deaf little Lulu hav-
ing all of her childhood blighted by
being made to practice her music
for weary hours every day because
Mama is determined to make her a
concert pianist: and gangling Sally,
who is all arms and legs, being tor
tured into trying to be toe dancer
because Mother dreams of her being
a partner to Fred Astaire: and
plain, dumb Martha being dragged
around to parties, when she would
rather be dragged to the stake. be-
cause Mother is determined to make
her this seasons No. l Glamour
Girl.
1t is all very sad because it is so
futile and 50 disappointing, because,
after all, it takes God to make a
genius. It isn't a homemade job,
and what Mother turns out when
she tries her hand at it is oftener
sour and disgruntled old maid who
is envious of every woman who has
a good husband and good home
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Oi1cloth Decorates

OF the on-priority materials still
available for freshening the house.
hold, one Of the more satisfactory
is oilcloth. 1t Is gay and cheerful,
easy to handle, and readily soap
and water washable.
Cut two window lengths, run up a
hem at one end of each and the
result is a charming curtain or side
draperies for the kitchen, bathroom
or playroom. Use it as smooth
workmanlike covering for cupboard
and pantry shelves, window sills, old
tables and desks. Paste it behind
the sink for an easily cleanable
splash-back. Then make the left
over remnants into covers for chair
cushions, pot holders and the like.
Since the fabric does not fray,
edges may be cut in scallops, notched
with a pinking shears or left un-
trimmed.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Slip>C0ver Season Is Here
With Plenty of Patience and Good Sewing Machine,
Amateur Can Turn Out Professional Job at Home

It looks like this will be a busy
slip-cover season. Old furniture will
be made fresh and smart looking
with newly-styled slip covers and new
pieces will be protected for the sum-
mer with covers so that they can
withstand wear and tear during the
hot months. Even commonplace old
wood chairs will be glorified with
padded slip-cover backs and cush-
Toned seats to make them more COM
Portable.
Good materials are still available,
and the plain colors as we'll as the
patterns are carefully blended to
harmonic with any subtle color
scheme. Though zippers and many
OF the metal snaps are out of the
shops. there are clever substitutes.
Shrinkproof tapes, for example, are
fitted with small wooden or compost
ton buttons and tiny buttonholes.
1t is simple matter to stitch these
along the seams, and though we all
admit nothing beats the efficiency
OF upper, these are so we'll made
and SO neatly spaced that they do
very we'll
Slip-cover departments in the
larger stores are usually able to
turn out orders in about three weeks,
and with all the difficulties these
days that is a reasonable length of
time. If you make your spring plans
now new coverings should be ready
,-
ished.
One or two shops In town are able
to turn out finished slip covers in a
surprisingly short time-a few days
only. This, however, is possible only
when you have your own materials
or select them from the stock in the
shop Special orders for materials
are difficult to arrange these days,
but covers made of stock materials
have special spring price of slightly
over $50 for sofa and chair. This
budget pHce and quick service is
boon to the harried housekeeper who
is trying to make her home present.
able without much time or money
to expend, and it is possible only in
n ollOp NlliNtl bCCo 81 HULL
that they operate at assembly line"
speed most of the time.
Many women are planning to
make their own slip covers this year.
Chief requisites for this are plenty
of patience and good sewing ma
chine. Some of the less experienced
seamstresses may wish to cut care
full pattern of newspaper before
delving into yards Of new material
but they must be sure to cut these
ample enough to allow adequately
for seams and corners.
Professional cutters lay the ma
terial right on the chair, placing the
pattern carefully to be sure it is GEN.
tered. This is pinned firmly and
then cut, leaving a good inch over
on all seams. Back and seat cush-
ions are planned first, arms and
sides next, while the ruffle or val
ance and the back and other less
noticeable areas follow in impor-
tance. After all pieces are cut they
are carefully pinned and marked
Evening star., 1943-03-24

perbly in play, and whose name is
suddenly on every lip.
But, if you will notice, these new
darlings of the gods are rarely young,
and if they are, they are those who
began working in their very child
hood. Back of them are years of
hard work in which they learned
craftsmanship; years of barnstorm-
ing; years of toiling over blue prints
and bossing gangs Of laborers; years
of painting pictures that wouldn't
sell; years of humping out stories
on typewriter that no editor would
publish.
There used to be time when any,
thing that a woman did outside Of
the kitchen and the nursery got her
on the first page with her picture,
but now all of that is changed Wom-
en- are doing everything that men
do, and their work is, judged like
mems work, and they have to show
speed and class if they get so much
as a mention.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
| Why
|Old?
By Josephine Loicman

Most women find good grooming
much easier when it Is worked out
in a regular plan. This seems to
be true with responsibilities and
activities of all kinds. If we muddle
along we are always lust jump
behind everything, mostly the eight
ball But Just let us follow a plan
and we actually find that we have
leisure on our hands.
Many women have a regular day
for their weekly hair set and mani
cure. Whether you include a week.
shampoo depends on your individual
head of hair. If you take care of
your own nails you may like to set
certain time and day for doing so
In these unusually busy times rou-
tine is even more essential than
ever
Behind these outstanding rituals
Tor good grooming are many others
just as important Careful brushing
of our clothes, meticulous pressing
the use of shoe trees if you can find
any, to keep the shoes in shape the
habit of wearing one pair of shoes
and then resting them for day or
so, daily brushing Of the hair to
keep it shining and to train it into
your favorite coiffure. the use of A
curler or two in order to tame an
unrulv lock-all these help create
a lovely impression.
The daily bath is such an ac-
cepted part of modern woman s
life that We need not mention it.
A nail brush for winter coal SCOT
under the nails and a brush for
rough eyebrows are also essential.
Each Monday it is wise to look
your wardrobe over to see what
needs to 90 to the cleaner, to the
laundry, to the shoe repair man, or
into your own mending basket. All
of these small activities total up to
a well-turned-out look which really
good grooming can bestow on the
most ineXpenSive outfit
Evening star., 1943-03-24
BY Barbara Bell

There's no reason why you can't
have all the aprons you want when
you make such pretty ones from
mere scraps and remnants of wash
materials!
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1780-B
is designed for sizes IL. IA, 16. 18,
20, 40 and AZ. Corresponding bust
measurements, 30, 80, "a, 36, 3s
40 and AZ. Size IA (32) border apron
requires IL yards 36-inch material,
q yard contrast. Patchwork design,
2. yard patches.
There's loads of fresh inspiration
for home sewing in our new Spring
Fashion Book--just off the press.
Send for copy today, it costs only
Is cents. You may order a copy
with a l5-cent pattern for Is cents,
plus l cent for 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,
Post Office Box IS, Station O, New
York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1943-03-24

isfactory. With time to fit each cov-
er carefully, the patience to pin and
baste each seam, and precise atten-
ton to corners, turns and pleats,
any one can turn out q well-tailored
piece Of work.
1t is a good idea to use thread
which is stronger than the usual
dress fabric thread. Plenty Of pins,
a marking chalk and sharp scissors
are a help. A cording foot may be
purchased for the sewing machine
which makes it possible to stitch
the seams very close to the welting.
This helps to give that sleek, pro-
fessional appearance which is uni
versally desirable.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Beauty Aids for Busy Ladies
New Eye Cream May Be Worn Throughout the Whole Day;
Special Lotion Ceanses Well as Softens Hands

and run INTO the expression lines"
around your eyes, softening and
smoothing them. The oils do not
reappear because you apply your
foundation cream directly over tho
eye cream.
This product is the creation of q
lovely lady who has also introduced
one of the best hand lotions we have
yet to discover. It's not a bit greasy,
smells good and leaves your hands
feeling soft, smooth and well-cared-
for. The bottle which sits on q desk
here in the Office is going down AZ
fast as Radio City elevator, ade-
Quate proof that at least the Wom-
ans Page staff has put its stamp Of
approval on this hand lotion.
Another "smoothie" which will keep
hard-working hands in . ladyliks
condition IS presented particularly
for those women who are busy in
offices these days. A big bottle Of
hand lotion, moderately priced,
pleasantly fragrant, Is the answer to
those chapped, roughened hands Of
yours. This one sQothes redness and
irritation and makes you feel like .
new woman"
The best part about this product,
however, and one that business girls
particularly will appreciate, Is that
not only is the lotion q softener and
smoother, but it's an excellent
cleanser as we'll. So, it's possible to
keep a bottle of it in the desk drawer
and use it when your hands get full
OF carbon paper and ink-instead Of
having to make 20 trips a day out
OF the office to wash your pretty
paws.
1t seems to us that this lotion
should be welcomed by busy or
ganizations these days. It certain-
ly will cut down on wasted time,
keep all the employees at their desks
and with smooth, lovely hands.
Speaking of keeping yourself al
ways looking your best, there's
young lady in town this week who
will show you how to make the most
of your beauty in the shortest space
of time. Travelling consultant for
well-knoWn cosmetic firm, she is in
a local store giving personal advice
and mapping out a home treatment
for your own particular skin. She
believes that you don't need dozens
and dozens of preparations, but that
little beauty will 60 a long way
when you help it along with COR
rectly chosen aids.
incidentally, ask her to show YOU
the famous ''lipoid cream that
serves as complete beauty treat
ment except for cleansing. It's a
fabulous formula that has been
widely acclaimed, and, sure enough,
you need only tiny bit of it to be
effective. 1t first was presented in
a large size at slightly prohibitive
price. but you now will find it in a
smaller version and at a non-bud-
get-busting figure.
The representative will be In
Washington the rest of the week,
SO it's a fine chance to drop in and
see just what beauty product you
really need to look your best with
the least expenditure of time and
money.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
By Dorothy Dis

and children, instead of a flaming
success.
The idea that girl can put off
marriage until after she has made
career is preposterous on the face
of it. No girl can make a career
for herself as she can run up a one
piece dress on the sewing machine
in half an hour. 1t takes years and
years and years Of hard work and
patient waiting and striving to
achieve even the most modest of ca
reers.
Nor can a girl go out and pick up
a crown of fame at a halo shop
around the corner as easily as She
can new hat. The famous have
bought their laurel wreaths with a
lifetime of sacrifice and service and
toll. Every now and then We hear of
quick successes, of some one who has
leaped into prominence in a single
day, some one who has written a
book. or painted a picture. or built
bridge, or interpreted some role su-
Evening star., 1943-03-24

What kind of treatment are you
giving the mirrors of your soul"
these days?
You can't really look lovely and
fresh unless your eyes are clear and
sparkling, and you can't look your
best when there are flne little lines
around them. That tired look may
indicate that you're working too
hard. not getting enough sleep or
worrying endlessly. but it also may
mean that you're not using the
proper precautions to keep your
eyes youthful and appealing.
Most women, at least from the age
Of Is on, have found an eye cream
helpful at night, but many Of them
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Youngsters Can Learn to Control
Temper, Keep Quiet, Think First

But why cry? Why carry such a
childish habit into the 9th year Of
ones age? Why not shake of the
grief, take deep breath, think fast
and smile. If you smile you simply
cannot cry, for long. Nobody loves
a fearful person, but brave one
who takes the bumps dry-eyed wins
everybody's good word. It is not
always possible to smile in the face
of grief, but it is possible for brave
souls, Of 9 years of age, to stand up
and take it dry-eyed.
Somehow, feel that my little
friend who made the suggestion that
mother let her alone will under
stand what I am saying to her, and
to all her age, and forgive me for
not quite agreeing with her this
time.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
By Edith NJ. Barber

In some sections Of the country,
lenten restrictions have been relaxed
because of wartime conditions. In
this district this is not the case. One
of the reasons for this is probably
the practical consideration that fish
is comparatively plentiful, although
supplies are reduced somewhat. The
Government is trying to stimulate a
larger production of fresh water fish
of which our Great Lakes are the
largest source. A whole new indus
try developed few years ago in
some of the Northern lakes where
smelts were introduced for the pur-
pose OF providing food. For some
reason the salmon disappeared as
the smelts multiplied, and they have
Evening star., 1943-03-24
I 80'B
Bv Emily Post

To the many people who for some
reason have lately asked me, rs 1t
correct for a man to wear a mourn
ing band for longer than year?'
my answer is that mourning is each
year becoming less and less of an
exaction. Therefore, while it is
not incorrect according to estab-
lished percepts to wear a black band
for as long as a man may choose
it would become conspicuous should
any one on the hither-side of old
age wear it longer than a year for
his wife or past three seasons for
child or parent. The changes of
season are more noticeable than
number of months.
Dear Mrs. Post: I've been mar
ried 10 months and have been both
working end keeping house ever
since. I've had little time for any,
thing else and am ashamed to say
that I haven't written some of my
thank-you notes for wedding pres
ents. What do write at such late
date?
Answer-Write what you have told
me-that between work and having
to learn to keep house you've had
time for nothing-not even to write
thank you" for your most ap-
preciated presents. (By phrasing it
this way you will not give each giver
the impression that she is the only
one whose thank-you letter was put
on.)
Dear Mrs. Post: I have a very
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Production Of Fresh Water Fish
Angments Dwindling Food Supply

Deen SnlppeQ TO many sections OF
the country.
New methods Of freezing, both salt
and fresh water fish, have made
supplies of good quality more widely
available. We shall hope for an
early spring so that amateur fisher
men may bring back supplies. These
will be particularly welcome in some
families during lenten season, which
Is later this year. (By the way, it is
interesting to find that the name of
one Of the most famous chefs in his
tory, "Careme," is the same as the
French word to designate lent)
All fine chefs have always been
most particular about fish cookery,
Generally speaking, time should be
short and cooking should be done
at the last moment. A prejudice
against fish can often be traced to
the fact that 1t has been allowed to
stand after 1t should have been on
the table. This is especially true of
broiled or sauteed fish. A baked or
boiled fish will wait a short time.
Actually fish should be "poached"
rather than boiled, that is to say,
cooked below the boiling point. The
addition Of herbs to the water will
improve flavor.
A poached fish demands a sauce.
1t is a good idea to buy more than
enough fish for one meal and use
the remainder for chowder or for
creaming or escalloping the next
day. For this type of cooking, steaks
and thick flllets are the best choice.
One recipe which uses faxed fish
as an ingredient is suitable for either
leftover or canned fish, some of
which Is occasionally available.
POACHED FISH.
(Boiled Fish,
2 tablespoons butter.
!. cup chopped celery.
4 cup chopped carrot.
a cup chopped onion.
4 peppercorns.
2 cloves.
bay leaf.
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons vinegar.
2 quarts of water.
3 pounds fish.
Melt butter, add vegetables and
cook l minute. Add peppercorns
cloves, bay leaf. salt, vinegar and
water. Cover and bring to boiling
point. Boil IS minutes. Wash fish
and wipe with cloth. Tie fish in
cheesecloth or cloth bag, place ir
stock, and simmer 80 to IS minutes
until fish flakes when tried with g
fork. Remove from cheesecloth OF
cloth bag and drain. Serve on ho
platter with egg sauce. To prepare
sauce: Prepare l cup cream sauce
using u cup fish liquor and "a cup
milk. After sauce has thickened
add chopped hard-cooked eggs
Season with Il teaspoon Worcester
shire sauce, tablespoon minced
parsley, u teaspoon onion juice anc
reheat.
FISH AU GRAT1N.
2 cups Il pounO cooked OF
canned fish.
2 cups medium cream sauce.
2 tablespoons minced green pep.
per or dill pickles.
2 tablespoons lemon juice.
cup soft bread crumbs.
2 tablespoons melted butter.
Remove bones and skin from FISH
and flake. Mix cream sauce with
green pepper or pickles and lemor
juice and blend with fish. Pour ir
creased 1l2-quart baking dish or 81,
| individual scallop shells and cover
with crumbs which have been mixec
with butter. Bake in moderately
hot oven (425 degrees F. about /:
minutes, until crumbs are brown
Yield: Six servings. Note: Sub.
stitute chopped cooked egg,
for half the fish. If desired, or sub.
stitute II cup grated cheese for tn.
buttered crumbs.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
By Helen Vosf

complain that these products are too
oily for constant use. If this is your
case, you'll want to know about an
eye cream that can be worn "a hours
a day-a cream that is so thin you
can use 1t beneath your regular
foundation cream, letting 1t do its
work throughout the day, rather
than for just few moments while
you are sans makeup.
All you do is apply two little dabs
of cream under the eyes, beginning
at the outside corners. smooth up
over the lid toward the nose and
down under the eye. The oils melt
Evening star., 1943-03-24
By DR.. j. B. Warren

T1ngling and numbness of the
hands and feet may be caused by
infection teeth, gums. tonsils, gall
bladder, or poor circulation from a
weak heart muscle. This tingling
and numbness with sometimes the
fingers or toes turning white may
also be caused by lack of lime in
the system.
Eating more of the foods con-
tanning lime may be all that is
necessary to stop this tingling and
numbness. These foods are milk
and milk products, green vegetables,
oranges and egg volk.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
By Marearef NoweH

BY W0f40ref WOVeU
with chalk. When removed they
are basted with the moss fringe or
welting inserted in the seams. After
basting they are slipped on the chai.
again to be checked for perfect fit
before stitching.
Painstaking care is necessary
above all else, in making slip covers.
1t is a complicated job, especially
the first time, and many a woman
has vowed that having completed
one she will never attempt another.
But once one slip cover is completed
and all the difficulties experienced,
the next attempt is surprisingly sat-
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Prompt Soaking HELPS

Although steel wool has gone to
war with many other useful house
hold gadgets, food still ticks to pots
and pans. Prompt soaking in soap
suds will usually soften it sufficiently
for easy removal with a wash cloth.
Evening star., 1943-03-24

II every woman in America saved
as little as four ounces Of kitchen
fat a week, it would make 2,50O,0 900
pounds of Kunpowder.