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Detroit evening times., 1943-08-19

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SUNDAY Times.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-19
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Detroit evening times., 1943-08-19
THE SUITS

. AILWool Worsteds
AIl-WooI Tweeds
AII.Wool Csssineres
Single and Doube-Breasfeds
LIGHT Dark and Medium Shades
Smart Popular Patterns
Carefully Tailored and Finished
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-19
THE O'COATS

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4. AIl.WooI Hard-Finish Fabrics
Big Burly listers
Town Overeoets
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Sei-n Sleeves and Raglan
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Evening star., 1943-03-15

ment which might affect the paint,
and also removes all plaster and
grease from the floor. leaving it
clean for the new surface.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I have two
very beautiful pieces of antique
black Chinese lacquer furniture with
gilt decoration. l would like to
paint the walls of small upstairs
sitting room on the north side of
the house as background for these.
I also have many yards of robins
egg blue Chinese damask. which
would make beautiful draperies. Can
you advise me about a color for the
walls, whether north room would
be too cold for the blue draperies
and what other pieces of furniture
l may get to go with the desk and
table in the black lacquer? These
things which I have are too fine
to be mixed with the usual run of
furniture and I cannot afford to
purchase antiques which would do
them justice. L.P. C.
AnsWer-I would suggest rich,
warm yellow for the walls. 1t will
light up the north room, be a beau
tiful background for the lacquer and
60 we'll with the blue damask. At
Williamsburg, His Lordship's Bed
chamber" in the palace is painted
this color and furnished in fine black
lacquer of the Chippendale period
These paints are available and you
could write to Williamsburg for a
color card. If the room is small
you could limit your furniture to a
small love seat, which would be up
holstered. If you could find one
or two chairs with the frame in
bleached wood, which is carved to
look like bamboo, you could keep
the Chinese tradition alive and vet
be modern. These have been shown
this last year in the shops and
would be within a reasonable price
range. With exceptional care in
selecting lamps and one or two
small tables, it seems to me you
might acquire q gem of q room.
Suggest you use coral color for
chair seats in the small chairs and
the yellow Of the walls for the sofa.
Repeat the black in lamp bases and
small accessories.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Bv 4 nqel0 Pafri

The defense work took father
to a distant town and mother de-
cided that the best thing to do
was to move the family out to father.
The house that was to let looked
about right, the neighborhood was
clean, the people looked friendly,
the stores seemed adequate, and
there was good school building.
Mother decided to take the house
and the family moved in.
A few days after settling there
was sound Of battle in the yard.
Mother ran to see what was the
matter and found her small son,
aged 7, fighting tooth and nail
with a boy about his own age and
size. She separated them. took her
own into the house and demanded
to know what allied him.
That fellow said he could lick
me. I showed him."
Yes, you showed him. You have
a bloody nose. your blouse is ruined,
you have a big hole in your new
stockings, you're all upset and dirty.
Go upstairs, wash yourself and
change your clothes, and stay in.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Your Teeth Need
Special Daily
Attention
Here Are Several
Points Every One
Must F0LIow
Bv Patricia Lindsay

Teeth are really neuter gender"
claims Rise Stevens, lovely mezzo-
soprano of the Metropolitan, for
there is no fundamental difference
between mems teeth and womens.
The same rules for care apply to
both genders, and nice teeth are def
lnitely beauty asset"
Miss Stevens has just completed a
picture in Hollywood, and while
working for the screen she made a
mental note that almost without ex-
ception successful screen stars, both
male and female, have beautiful
teeth. 1t seems that beautiful teeth
are one of the basic requirements for
dim work
II have seen some screen stars go
through what appears to be torture
having their teeth fixed, while others
have been able to achieve COM
pelling smile and even contours
around the mouth and chin, merely
by applying sensible health rules for
the care of their teeth Miss Stevens
explained. She herself is blessed
with a radiant smile.
Here are few tips on teeth care
which every beauty should practice:
/. According to dental authorities
you should clean three times day
with an up-and-down motion Of
tooth brushing, sweeping from the
gums to the biting surface. When
your brush is free of the cleansing
medium brush your gums with soft
strokes
2. Of the three cleansings a day.
the most important Of all is the pre-
bedtime job. That should be brush
cleansing with a good dentrifce to
remove particles of food and tartar.
Finish the job with a thorough
mouth rlnsing. (Salt and bicarbonate
Of Soda half teaspoon of each in
a glass of water
3. A recent medical experiment Of
Tered evidence that infantile paraly-
kds may enter the body through the
mouth. That is another reason YOU
should keep your mouth infection
proof.
For thorough cleaning you cannot
get along without dental floss.
Whenever you have the time after
meals, use dental floss between your
teeth but do not jam it against the
gums or they will tend to receed ex-
posing more tooth surface for germs.
4. Chew on both sides of your jaw
Chewing is the teeths form Of exer-
else which they need badly
S. Every six months at least see
your dentist. He is the only one to
remove stubborn tartar and who car
determine whether your teeth are
tn need of repair. Periodic check
ans prevent acute repair SeSSionSi
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Club de Jeudi Dimes
Dishes From Tidewater Virginia
Offered to Delighted Guests
As Reborfed BY 4rfhnr II. Deufe.

Among the finest contributions to
the Thursday night dinners of the
Club de Jeudi are the recreation
OF old-time Southern dishes by that
well-known amateur chef, Sam
Meredith.
Last week marked the 28th meet
ing OF this unique club which meets
on the cooks night out and dimes
on what the menfolks prepare.
We report the menu as follows:
TIDEWATER VIRGINIA DINNER,
Cocktails OF Clam Broth
A Huge Pie OF Sweetbreads
and oysters
Beet Root and Mdcdroni Salad
A Pupton OF Apples
The sweetbread and oyster pie is a
grand dish for man to prepare
First of all, for eight servings, there
must be about 2 pounds of sweet
breads and a quart OF oysters. The
sweetbreads are washed. sliced and
started to boil until tender. In the
meantime the pastry Is prepared
In a broad casserole or similar
baking dish place lining Of pastry
Then place a layer of sweetbreads
and then layer of raw oysters
layer upon layer, almost to the top
Then add a rich cream sauce, made
out of milk, butter or margarine. egg
yolks and a little flour to thicken
seasoning with salt and pepper
Place a top layer of paste dough
and then bake in an oven at about
400 degrees. There is no more deli.
cate pie than this pie
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Learn to Enjoy
Dish of Tripe

Trlpe may be a new culinary
term to many, but tempting
dishes have been made from it
for many years in England.
Honeycomb tripe is considered
the most desirable.
T'ripe may be purchased fresh,
picked or canned. The fresh
tripe is always cooked before it
is sold, but it needs further
preparation. All tripe should be
simmered in water at least an
hour, or until the cut surface
has clear, jelly-like appearance.
Tripe may be served with a.
creole sauce. This is a dish that
fits any budget. and the tripe
does not need to be counted in
the sharing allowance.
TRIPE A LA CREOLE.
pound tripe.
Water.
; tablespoons butter or drip
pings.
3 tablespoons chopped green
pepper,
8 tablespoons chopped onion.
3 tablespoons -four.
Ia cups tomatoes.
Salt and pepper.
Cover tripe with water and
simmer | hour, or until the cut
surface has a clear, jelly-like sp-
pearance. Cut In 2-inch pieces.
Melt fat and saute green pepper
and onion until tender, Add
-four, stir until smooth, then add
tomatoes, stirring constantly
until thickened. Season and add
tripe. Simmer 10 minutes. Serves
six.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
More Unfinished Business
Better to Paint Furniture Bright Color Than Try to Use
Mahogany Stain Which May Not Match Other Pieces

Dear Miss Novel;: Do you think
one of the unfinished photograph
record holders now shown in the
stores would 60 we'll in a room con-
tanning some mahogany pieces, such
as a Gov. Winthrop desk and Dun
can Phyfe table? thought possibly
the record holder could be stained
mahogany color or painted some
other color. Do YOU think 1t would
look out of place with the other
furniture?
I have flowered draperies with p
yellow background, yellow brocade
wing chair and rust-colored lounge
chair,
Also do YOU have suggestion
for table beside a mans chair?
The end table which I now have is
12xlS and is too small for smoking
accessories and other incidentals.
C.C.H.
Answer-Because of the simple
lines of the mahogany furniture you
how have I think the unpainted
pieces would 90 very we'll with it.
would suggest that you paint them
unless you are willing to take the
time and effort to get a mahogany
stained surface which exactly
matches your nice pieces. In other
words, it would be smarter to use
bright color for gay effect than
half-hearted attempt at q stain
which didn't quite match.
Why not get an unpainted chair
side table for your husband? There
are big, roomy ones which are as
long as the lounge chair, with a top
about Is inches wide There is an
other shelf underneath the top, and
some of them have magazine rack
attached to the ends. These are
somewhat on modern lines, but your
photograph record holder will be,
too. Doing the two pieces alike
might provide very effective color
spots in the room. You might lac
quer the outside deep, bright
green, which would pick up the foli-
age green in your draperies and
have the inside either yellow or the
rust color which you have elsewhere
In the room.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: have been
told that it is not safe to paint a
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Bv Barbara Bell

Versatile costume -. with jacket,
a good-looking casual suit ready for
everything . without jacket, first
rate for every active sport.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1775-B,
designed for size 10, II, IA, 16 18 and
20. Corresponding bust measure
ments %, 30, 80, "a, 36 and 38. Size
IL 800 ensemble requires Az yards
39-inch material.
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 copy with
a l5-cent pattern for 25 cents, plus
! cent for postage.
For this attractive pattern send
IS cents plus l cent for postage. in
coins with your name, address. pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, Washington Star, Post
Office Box Is, Station o, New York,
N Y
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Nutrition
Outlook
Not Bad

The American people are begin
ming to learn by experience to
tighten their belts. Scarcities OF
certain products had warned us, but
it took the advent OF the rationing
Of canned, frozen and dehydrated
products to actually bring this home
to us. We had hoped that dried
vegetables would be left of the
list, as beans, peas and lentils are
such good meat substitutes. We can
be sure that our cereal products
will be immune from rationing. Our
crops can be large enough to feed
many others besides ourselves.
A question has been put to me
several times recently: IF the
United States becomes 4 Nation OF
cereal eaters rather than of varied
foods, what will be the results nu-
tritionally?"
OF course, we will not be deprived
Of all other foods. but We shall
doubtless eat more bread, macaroni
and spaghetti rice and cooked
ready-t -to-eat cereals than We have
previously. All of these foods are
filling and contribute not only fuel
for energy, but also a worth while
amount Of protein, and now that all
bread must be enriched and that
many cereals are being reinforced
with minerals and vitamins, we can
count upon them for important
contributions. The comment has
been made that the Japanese get
along on a rice diet. 1t is true that
they eat a great deal of rice, but
they also have many soybean prod
ucts which contribute protein in
greater quantities than do other
beans. We shall hope that to sup
plement our rationed meat some OF
these will be available to us.
In the meantime we may be sure
that we will have eggs, cheese, milk
and vegetables available for all of
us, although in more limited guam
titles than we have been accustomed
to use when we followed the best
principles of nutrition. Prices will
not be low, but We can hope that
they will be within reason during
the changed conditions which war
inevitably brings.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Food Rationing
Welcomed by
British
Vas Only Means
OF Assuring All
Equal Share
By. Edith NJ. Barber

Countries with a common Ian
guage should be able to understand
each other and to help with each
others problems with the aid of our
modern facilities of communication.
This was brought home to me di-
rectly the other day when I talked
by telephone with London as a
member of round-table discussion.
We Americans at the British broad
casting Office here fired questions at
the group of English men and women
who were gathered around table in
London. Naturally, I was most in
terested in the workings of the ra-
tioning system in England where it
has been enforced for so long In
the London studio was Mrs. Janet
Webb, who conducts a food column
on the air and to whom British
housewives turn for assistance in
feeding their families.
Mrs. Webb tells me that house
keepers welcomed rationing as the
only possible means of making sure
that every one received their share
Of food. While meals cannot always
be as interesting as they would like,
the first thought is the inclusion of
as many nutritious foods as possible.
The English people have become
nutrition conscious. Formerly, Mrs.
Webb says, they believed that we
Americans were putting too much
stress on calories and vitamins. A
point which was brought out in our
conversation was the fact that gar
deners have turned to the old Eng
lish custom of growing herbs. BY
the way. English pronounce the "h"
in that word. With the scarcity of
onions for seasoning, they have found
herbs invaluable in adding zest to
dishes which would otherwise be
bland and dull. In the pamphlet
which I have in my files, large use
of herbs is made, and the recipes
often call for meat extract. AS all
of these are available in this coun-
try, we will find them increasingly
useful.
When I questioned Mrs. Webb in
regard to the black market, she gave
me the heartening information that
it is in disrepute. None of her
friends, and as far as she has been
able to And out. none of her listeners
patronize the markets which cater to
those who are more interested in sat
isfying their appetites than in VIM
ming the war. While black markets
still exist. they do not play an i'm
portant part In the British food
scheme. We shall hope that we can
say the same here after meat ra-
tioning begins.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Wise Neighbors Avoid Being
Drawn Into Quarrels

And no more fighting. I'll take a
hand in the next fight"
That was all forgotten until one
afternoon after school. Mother was
coming down the street with the
package of laundry. Her son came
tearing out Of his yard, hotly pur-
sued by the boy from next door.
Both were going fast, heads down,
and both, one after the other,
bumped into mother, fell in heap
at her feet, on top of the package
OF freshly laundered shirts. That
was a mess.
The fiustered lads untangled. got
to their feet, and sped off without
waiting for explanations. When
mother reached the door of her
house in no very pleasant humor,
trying to open the door with one
hand and hold on to the crumpled
shirts with the other, her neighbor's
voice reached her ear.
II wish you'd make that young
hellion of yours behave himself
He's forever annoying my son and
getting him into trouble"
"Oh, you do, do you? Well, all
have to say is that I wish I'd never
seen either you or your son. If I'd
known that you were to be my
neighbor I'd never have moved in
here"
That goes double" said the
neighbor, slamming the door
The hours passed and small son
did not return and mother went out
to look for him. The neighpor
having the same reason, was doing
the same thing and both mothers
arrived at the pond in the park
about the same time. The park
policeman was addressing himself
to two bedraggled figures. sur
rounded by knot of admiring
youngsters. And don't do the like
of that again. It's drowned you
might have been."
Seeing the two astonished ladies
the officer asked. Are they yours?
Well, I've just pulled them from the
pond there. They took to sea in
a soap box and the bottom fell out
Of it-and they were too frightened
to walk to the shore Take them
home and dry them out and they'll
be none the worse"
The neighbors looked at each
other. and a slow smile dawned on
each face. Then each claiming her
own, they walked home together
planning what they We're to do to
help each other out. Needs must,
when you are neighbors-and have
children.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Spiritual Growth
Needed Today
BY Josephine Lo,oman

1 have known several persons who
have gained much of their spiritual
growth from study of the old
philosopher, Epictetus.
have not studied his school of
thought deeply enough to fully
understand it, and at times it i'm
presses me as slightly cold and in
troverted, although I can see how
1t would lead to inner growth and
great strength of mind.
However, this week I am bringing
you little OF Epictetus because it
seems to me that we could all use
some of him in these days. His
Spartan philosophy will aid us in
standing up under the weight of cir
cumstances over which we have no
control.
Epictetus said: difficulties are
things which show what men are.
For the future, in case of difficulties
remember that God, like a gym
nastic trainer, has pitted you against
4 rough antagonist. For what end?
That you be an Olympic conqueror!"
Perhaps you do not wish to be a
spiritual Olympic conqueror. Maybe
you just want to be happy. But
how can you be happy without an
inner poise, a belief in life, reserve
strength which wells up from your
own inner springs of thought and
spirit?
The hardest part Of this war to
bear, particularly for women, is the
separation or loss OF loved ones
Perhaps our old philosopher has
words Of comfort for you when he
asks you what good your cries will
do, and why you concern yourself
with things over which you have
no control rather than things which
it is in your power to control-name-
ly, the way you react to what hap
pens to you.
These are days for courage and
gallantry. 1t is amazing how diff
ferently two persons may react to
the same experience. One woman
may come out of 1t completely de-
feated, 4 drag on all OF those who
know and love her, while another
may rise victorious, with a greater
understanding of the suffering of
others, 4 source of strength and hap
piness to all who know her.
We might all hold tight to hope,
substitute happy thoughts for un-
happy ones and concern ourselves
only with our reactions to what is
hapDeninR to us. In that WaV We
will be able to help those we love
as well as ourselves.
II you have the worry habit
and wish to have simple but
sound psychological help in over
coming 1t, send Scent stamped,
self addressed envelope with your
request for my leafet, Worry"
Address Josephine Lowman in
care Of The Washington Star.
Evening star., 1943-03-15

This Is hardly an undertaking for
man who has Just learned how to
boil an egg, but is a bit of chal-
lenge for the man who likes to boast
a little about his culinary skill.
OF course. the beet root and maca-
roni salad is simple indeed-but very
good. Cold boiled beets are diced
and to the beets add 4 cup or two Of
cold boiled macsroni, cut into half
inch lengths. A little minced onion
is mixed in and then a mixture OF
mayonnaise and lemon juice IL
stirred in. making \ '9bitey" and en-
joyable salad to eat with the pie.
Now for an intriguing dish with .
fantastic name:
PUPToN OF APPLES.
Why the name, I don't know. The
dish is very, very old but well known
in the Tidewater among the older
families.
For eight generous servings, uss
eight extra good eating apples, peel
ed, cored and quartered. Place in 4
stewpan with just couple OF table
spoons OF water and sprinkling Of
sugar and stew until tender. Add q
little cinnamon. Turn the gas very
low. Cover the pan with tight lid
and let the apples enjoy an hour of
solitude. Then pour into . dish and
set away to cool.
Now make q mixture Of the yolks
of eight eggs and half 4 pound Of
butter or margarine, plus few stale
breadcrumbs.
Mix the apples with the butter and
egg mixture. Turn this into a we'll
buttered baking dish, besprinkled
with little powdered sugar (on top
of the buttering). Bake in slow oven
about 300 degrees for about half
an hour. It should then be ready to
turn out. upside down, on a platter
ready to serve. If you're bit
| squeamish about the upside down
business, serve from baking dish.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Shamrocks for
St. Patrick

Shamrocks, say the Irish, bring
luck and happiness. so make dinner
lucky meal by serving fish pie
gayly topped with shamrock shaped
biscuits. The hot. flaky biscuits
set this inexpensive dish high on
the honor roll of lenten meals.
Peas and FISH fakes blended into
white sauce and covered with
biscuits have heartiness and flavor
to win the approval of modern
Patricks and Michaels. Cut biscuit
dough with a shamrock cookie or
biscuit cutter, or with the club cut
ter from bridge cookie set. An
extra plate of hot shamrocks will
take care of the bread for dinner
or lunch, too.
FISH PIE WITH SHAMROCK
BISCUITS.
2 cups cooked faxed fish.
IA cups cooked peas.
3 tablespoons shortening.
3 tablespoons flour.
4 teaspoon salt.
Pepper.
cups milk.
Bone and flake fish and COM
bine with peas. Make a white sauce
OF shortening, flour, salt, pepper and
milk. Add fish and peas. Pour
into casserole and top with sham
rock biscuits. Bake in moderately
hot oven (425 degrees F. 20 to Is
minutes. Yield-6 servings.
SHAMROCK BISCUITS.
2 cups sifted flour.
3 teaspoons baking powder.
Y teaspoon salt.
2 to tablespoons shortening.
70 to q cup milk.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt
together. Cut in shortening. Add
milk to make soft dough. Roll to
l4-inch thickness and cut with
shamrock cutter. Bake in ungreased
baking sheet in hot oven (45O de-
greeS F. II to Is minutes. Yield
about 18 shamrocks.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Home Makers
Get ired
Bv DR.. J. B. Wayren

If you are a homemaker, you may
wonder why you get so tired; but if
you count the number and variety
of jobs to be done daily around the
home, the wonder is why you do not
tire sooner and oftener.
Some suggestions to give you
strength to carry on are:
/. Don't go upstairs any oftener
than is necessary. Try to get the
upstairs work done at one time if
possible.
2, Have good shoes and good bed
3. Establish habit of a good break
fast
f. Rest half hour in the morning
if possible and q half hour in the
, afternoon.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
BY MarGaref NoweIl

bV " 0fH0fef NOWeU
basement floor without treating the
surface of the cement to prevent
the paint from chipping on Will
you please tell me what the solu-
tion is that I should use? KIN.
AnsWer-One pound of washing
soda dissolved in pail OF water is
all that is necessary once the floor
is thoroughly dried and cured. This
counteracts all the salts in the ce-
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Good Service

Wnen putting mayonnaise on
sandwiches 1t should be made thick
enough so that it will not run out
Of the sides.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
/ asty CONNECTIONS

Prunes and dates, stuffed with
peanut butter, make healthful con-
fectlons for children and adults,
too.