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Evening star., 1943-10-13
For Women OnlY
By EveIyn Hayes

Remember the sinking feeling you
had the time that saucy salesgirl
(the snip looked you over and said,
You'd better look in the Wom-
ans Department, madam. We can't
fit YOU" AS though 1t wasn't bad
enough sending you to the woman's
department, you thought-but she
had to rub it in and call you ma
dam when all along everybody had
been calling you miss.
Well, we've been looking the sit
uation over and 1t looks to us as
though shopping for clothes in the
Woman's Department these days
might be almost as much fun as in
the aisles reserved for the 1O-to-18's,
Certainly wartime fashions have
played right into a woman's hand
The very fashions that are good
and new are the fashions that look
we'll on size 38s and up. The biggest
gift that the new fashions have
given women is simplicity. Gone
tby Government say-so) are the
furbelows, frills and gimcracks that
used to be considered necessary
camoufiage for a too-ample facade
In their place is a cleaner. neater
silhouette that is very slim, slender
and more youthful.
Take the coat-dress. There's
nothing smarter at the moment than
the trim, spare modelling of a coat
dress. At the same time it's straight
up-and-doWn lines do wonders for
the woman whose lines are not
Women have always loved coat
dresses because they're SO easy to get
in and out Of, with no bother OF
struggling into sleeves over the heaC
or mussing the hair. We've seen
several in Washington shops that
you women will love. We photo
graphed one beauty that does tuck
tricks at the hips to work a bit OF
m-magic on that portion of the
figure. Another honey of a coat
dress borroWs the overshoulder far
VI VIC oiilICi D licllSIl COdJ 1OI
good shoulder -effect-and has a fly
front which should rate extra points
for its slimming job. OF course
black, brown or navy blue are prob
ably the most practical colors, but
we do wish more women would take
a fling at one of the pretty shades
Naturally, the bright, bright whis-
Ting hues are not for you, but
there's no reason in the world why
you shouldn't choose a flattering
Evening star., 1943-10-13

come very hot, which will char the
black from the base. Turn out the
gas and let the pan cool before
touching it or putting water into it.
Pans may be ruined by putting
water in them before they are cold.
There is also on the market a new
aluminium cleaner which is made by
one of the famous kitchenWare
manufacturers. Evidently. if he
cannot give us pans, he will offer
US something to take care of the
ones We posseSs-for which we can
express our appreciation after the
war is over!
Nhese few details will help to keep
many Of our household treasures in
good order, with as little trouble
as possible, until such time as help
and materials are available again.
Evening star., 1943-10-13

This space is devoted to an
exchange of ideas, recipes,
housekeeping short cuts and
suggestions between the house
wives in Washington and vicin-
ity. Please send your contribu-
ton or requests to Readers
Clearing House, the Women's
Page, The Evening Star"
The views expressed in this
open forum" are not neces-
sarily those of The Star, but are
simply an exchange of opinions
between readers of the Wom-
ans Page.
AS it is obviously impossible
for this department to test all
recipes offered for the column
we cannot assume responsibility
for them.
Betsy Casweu.
Evening star., 1943-10-13

muted shade that will make your
husband sigh, Darling, you get pref
tier every day."
Two-piece suit-dresses are prob
ably the fashion Of the year. And
we've seen several that the SO to a
crowd can live in just as well as
their Simmer sisters. Not all Of
you, look your best in suits, of course;
If you're on the short side better
stick to the unbroken lines Of a one
piece dress. However, the slim,
straight lines of well-cut suit (or
suit-dress which is the same thing
for all practical purposes) do won-
ders for smoothing over some Of
llfe's bumps. did we say Life's?)
WHAT'S more, one such will see
woman through a season of going to
work every day, doing daily chores
at the Red Cross-or just shoppink
and lunching in the lapses OF the
chlldren'S schedule. Aim for a suit
with a boxy jacket: its free swing
Is new, young and minimizing.
Tunics, too, can be a triumph OF
camouf1age for the larger woman.
They're another solution to the di-
lemma Of how to look more photo
genie than fullsome. The tunic is
also a way to achieve a pencil slim
look-especially if the tunic is W
necked and falls softly over the
skirt. With sash tying in soft
streamers at the side, the result Is
such that many will never know
that you are not slim from stem to
stern.
And speaking Of sterns-women
should watch the cut Of the back of
skirts and dresses A good skirt
construction for padded figure Is
| the three-panel back, cut so the
panels are shaped to give plenty Of
sitting room.
Belts and buttons can be a buga-
boo for the big woman. Let her
stick to buttons that are self
effacing, buttons that don't break
the long lines of her dress. Let her
be wary of belts and horizontal lines
that are apt to cut her in half. Rita
HayWorth may have done all right
being cut in half: she got Orson
Welles. But largish woman had
/ better stick to tricks Of slimming
magic.
Evening star., 1943-10-13
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Evening star., 1943-10-13
Bv Barbara Bell

Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1891 is
designed for sizes IA, Is, 18, 20;
40, AZ and A. Corresponding bust
measurements 80, "a, 36, 38, 40, AZ
and A. Size Is t34, short sleeves
requires 35s yards 39-inch material
For this attractive pattern, send
IS cents, plus l cent for postage, in
coins, with your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted, tc
Barbara Bell. Washington Star, Post
Office Box IS, Station O, New York
IL, N. Y.
Evening star., 1943-10-13
BLACK SPOTS ON LINOLEUM.
Thanks to Mrs. c. c. L.,
sbiunfou

I feel that the black spots on your
readers linoleum sink must be from
melted bitter chocolate I have some
on my blue sink. A sweet chocolate
mixture doesn't seem to do this
From my experience, here are some
things that remove color from the
linoleum. Spinach water. aspara-
gus water, coffee with sugar and
cream. cleaning fluid. or grease. BY
the way. these are all fast workers !!
The best trick of all is to use "Duco
Linoleum Finish" Follow the di-
rections carefully and this should
save you lot of worry for almost
six months. I have used this my
self, so I know 1t works.
Evening star., 1943-10-13

ton of gelatin must be maintained
for the success of this jelly
1t is easily used. and advantage
ously, too, in making gravies. Use
instead of milk or water, or in COM
bination with both or either. II
gives flavor and richness to meat
loaf when used in this way.
SUGARLESS, EGGLESS
GINGERBREAD.
Thanks to Mrs. H. E. p, Sterling
One cup molasses, pa cups flour
2 teaspoons ginger, 4 tablespoons
melted butter or margarine, l cup
sour milk, 12l teaspoons soda, y
teaspoon salt.
Mix sour milk and molasses. Sift
together dry ingredients and COM
bine mixtures, add butter and beat
vigorously. Pour into buttered shall
low pan and bake 80 minutes in
moderate oven.
PATIENCE" FUDGE.
(ThdnkS to Mrs E. B. S.,
WdShington.)
I would like to offer this recipe
for very delicious candy that keeps
well. I call it Patience Fudge" and
it's a great favorite in our family.
The ingredients are: One tall can
of evaporated milk and three cups
of white sugar. Caramelize one cup
of the sugar in a heavy iron frying
pan. When all the sugar is melted
add one-half can of the milk, STIR
ring well as you do AS the caramel
sugar and milk blend add another
cup Of sugar and allow to boil five
minutes, stirring occasionally. Then
add the remaining sugar and milk
Cook until the mixture forms soft
ball in cold water. Take from fire
and beat until thick and creamy
Pour into a buttered pan and cool.
If desired, chopped nuts or fruit
may be added before the candy is
poured into the buttered pan. This
candy will stay soft and creamy for
long time. I have sent several
boxes of it to servicemen overseas.
Editors Note - The CANDY
recipes requested By Mrs. E. B. S.
appeared in the Clearing House
on ThurSday.)
CHOP SUEY RECIPE.
REQUESTED BY Mrs I. B., Siluer
Spring.
Will some one please send in a
recipe for chop suey made the way
it Is served in Chinese restaurants?
Please omit method of cooking dry
rice And what is the name Of
the sauce which is served with the
chop suey?
We enjoy the Clearing House
column very much-in fact, it is the
first part of the paper I read as
Evening star., 1943-10-13
RAISED HOTCAKES;
FRUIT CAKE.
(Thlnks to Mrs. c. L. H.,
WnShington.)

| (IhlnkS to Mrs. &. l.. H.,
Washington.)
Will you please ask any reader
to submit recipe for raised hot
cakes using sweet milk and all white
flour? Have them specify the yield.
Thank you.
Sometime ago request was in for
pork dripping cake 1 have sau-
sage cake recipe that is very like
fruit cake and keeps well. Perhaps
it will suffice.
Sausage Cake: Soak l cup raisins,
! cup nuts and l cup currants in
brandy tenough to wet welD over
night. The next day mix together:
3 cups brown sugar (this is IL
pounds. pound pork sausage,
l cup black coffee in which has
been dissolved l teaspoon soda,
teaspoon each of cinnamon, cloves,
nutmerg, allspice and ginger, 3 cups
flour in which was sifted / teaspoon
baking powder. Lastly, mix in
brandy-fruit mixture. The batter is
very sticky and should be flattened
in the pan with spoon. Bake l
hour In slow oven. Do not frost.
Be sure and grease baking pan we'll.
am also sending my fruit cake
recipe that is very economical to
make. If baked in l quart glass
bowls, this makes lovely Christmas
gifts. I usually bake in October for
Christmas
Regards to the Clearing House!
Fruit Cake: cups sifted cake flour,
3 teaspoons baking powder, 4 tea
spoon soda, y teaspoon salt 3 tea
spoons cinnamon, l teaspoon all
spice, l teaspoon mace, y teaspoon
nutmeg. 3 pounds 'raisins-ground
2 pounds currantS, l. pound dates
seeded and cut, pound citron-cut
thin, pound cherries, cut; 3 tea
spoons grated orange peel, IL tea
spoons grated lemon peel, / pound
butter or other shortening Slightly
heavy, pound brown sugar, IL
eggs. beaten well, cup molasses,
cup tart jelly, pounds English wal
nuts-cut tsave some for on top Of
cake). a cup orange juice, table
spoons lemon juice.
Slit f1our once, measure, add bak-
ing powder, soda, salt and spice: sift
together times. Sift l cup -four
mixture over fruit and mix well.
Combine orange and lemon rind
with butter, creaming thoroughly;
add sugar gradually and cream to-
gether until light and fluffy. Add
eggs: blend; add molasses, jelly and
fruit juices. Add flour gradually
beating we'll after each addition:
then add fruit. Turn into pans that
have been creased, lined with wax
paper and creased again Bake in
slow oven $50 degrees until done;
8'a-inch tube pans, to hours; 8x
4x3-inch loaf pans, 3 to hours; in
6x3x2 = Inch loaf pans, 2'2 to 3
hours. Makes l6 pounds fruit cake
Note: Bake in 1-pound coffee cans
This recipe will make 8 coffee cans
of cake each weighing 2 pounds.
Cook at $50 degrees for hours
After the cakes are done. cool and
rewrap and reinsert in coffee cans
Store in cool place, occasionally
pouring Sauterne wine over top to
keep moist.
Evening star., 1943-10-13
NOODLE RECIPE.

(Thanks to Mrs. C. F. r.,
Bethesda
To the noodle recipes recently sub
mitted, may say that this dough
can be also used without drying?
Roll into a thin sheet. sprinkle
with granulated sugar and cinna-
mon, using a rolling pin lightly to
make the sugar adhere to the sheet.
Cut into any desired shapes and fry
like doughnuts.
Heat the shortening to about 375
degrees. then turn fame low Fry
one or two minutes or until light
brown on both sides Drain on pa
per. Cover with powdered sugar.
These are very crisp and tasty.
The Readers Clearing House fills
a real need. Thank you very much
for It.
Editors Note-Thunks too,
Mrs. c. F. R, for your Fricka-
dellen recipe. Lack OF space
prepents US from printing it,
Evening star., 1943-10-13
VEGETABLE STOCK


In answer to the request of Mrs.
r. B. c. of Arlington. for a way to
use stock from cooked vegetables:
These juices may be profitably
used in various ways, thus saving
both mineral salts, vitamins and
adding flavor to other meals.
Perhaps the most common way is
to utilize them in soups. or by re-
ducing quantity and enriching by
boiling down to small quantity, to
Use them in a thickened sauce to
serve with the vegetables. Make
this sauce by thickening bit with
-four and cream and adding butter
or margarine to make rich enough.
Added to tomato juice, the juices
after they have been reduced by
boiling to insure richness rather
than quantity-are delicious and
different, served as cocktail Gel
cry seed-or herbs-and a slice of
lemon may be added for flavor for
eye appeal.
I have found it good to add these
vegetable essences to tomato juice
or to canned boullion or consomme
or to boullion made from boullion
cubes and serve it hot in cups; or
with added plain gelatine and a
quantity of lemon juice or good
vinegar it may be served as cold
jellied consomme. Sometimes I cut
this iellied consomme into cubes and
arrange around a salad both for dec
of wall
nutriment.
The rule is to use one envelope
of plain gelatine to one-half cup of
cold water-soak until softened and
then add one cup OF boiling con-
somme. Season with salt and pep
per, adding one-fourth cup of vine
gar or lemon juice and other things
desired for further flavoring-such
as celery seed, grated onion-or
whatever you like Sometimes ]
add bit of Glove. Allow to cool and
chill on ice until firm enough to be
cut into small squares if you desire
jellied consomme. Or it may be al
lowed to half CONCEAL, after which
1t may be mixed and stirred with 6
spoon and served as a chilled con.
somme.
The unforgivable sin, so the nu.
tritionists tell us, is to allow thest
valuable vitamins and minerals to gt
down the kitchen drainpipe. Be.
cause they may be kept in a closec
glass container in the refrigerator
for several days, 1t gives us the
chance to think up ways to use then
profitably.
I forgot to mention that the juice.
may be used with great success il
aspic. Simply use these instead O
part of whatever other liquid yo,
would employ. The right proper
Evening star., 1943-10-13
Readers Clearing House

soon as our paper arrives. I watched
and watched for the recipe for gela-
tin candy; it is grand. Hope your
column continues.
Evening star., 1943-10-13
HONEY CANDY.
REQUESTED By Mrs. c. v. O.,
Wdshington.)

REQUESTED BY Mrs. C. v. O.,
Wdshington.)
I make quite a bit OF candy and
am interested in new recipes. Would
like particularly recipes for candy
made with honey.
REMOVING SPOTS.
REQUESTED by Mrs. C. G., Takoma
Park
Will you please ask the readers
TO tell me something I could use to
remove spots or stains of all nature
from my upholstered living room
furniture? The fabric is a heavy
cotton material.
enjoy reading your column very
much.
REMOVING ODORS.
(ThGnks to E. B., Washington
Mrs. M. A. w. wishes to know how
to get rid of odors in her house,
from fish or sauerkraut.
We used to put live red Goals on a
coal shovel and then put coffee
grounds on them. They burn and
smoke like nobody's business and
do the work!
Evening star., 1943-10-13
REQUESTS ANSWERED.

Here are a few answers to re-
quests that have been made:
% Green Beans in Brine: Cover
with cold water and bring to boil.
7 quarts of broken up string beans.
y cup vinegar, y cup salt. Cook
about 5 minutes. Fill jars and seal.
When ready to use, they require a
few hours soaking. I usually soak
them overnight. They taste like
fresh beans right off the vine.
(2) Denatured alcohol will remove
the stains made on tablecloths by
colored candles.
90 When Jelly will not set. add a
few drops Of lemon juice, and the
difficulty will be overcome.
"a A teaspoon Of vinegar beaten
into boiled frosting when flavoring
is added will keep it from being
brittle when cut.
90 Elderberry Jelly: cups berry
Juice, u cup lemon juice, IT, cups
sugar, bottle fruit pectin. Remove
larger stems from about four pounds
fully ripe berries. Place in kettle
and crush. Heat gently until juice
starts to flow, then simmer, with
cover on for Is minutes. Place fruit
In jelly bag, squeeze out juice. Meas
ure sugar and strained fruit juices
into large saucepan and mix Bring
to boil over hottest fire and at once
add bottled fruit pectin, stirring
constantly. Bring to full rolling
boil, then boil hard p minute. Re-
move scum, pour quickly, paraffin
Makes ten 6-onnee glasses.
Evening star., 1943-10-13
"FTRST-COURSE SOUP"
requested by Miss M. L. D.,
Alexandria.

I would like to know how to make
a soup for which I have forgotten
the name (French or German) and
its ingredients. 1t was a first
course soup made of golden colored
clear stock with tiny bits" at the
bottom of the dish-not noodles
Round. crinkly specks like scram-
bled eggs as seen through the wrong
end of telescope 1 have tried egg
and it floats. And flour, ditto It
was delicious and I remember it was
said to be made of ANY" stock.
1 think the page delightful and
find it especially welcome in that so
many old-timers come to light in
stead of these "new-fangled" mixes
that to us seem mesSes.
Editors note Thank you
Dery much, Miss M. L. D., for the
tomato soup cake recipe-sorry
space restrictions kept US from
printing it,
Evening star., 1943-10-13
CARAMEL, PIE FILLING

CARAMEL PIE FILIING.
(Thdnks to Mrs. J. F. u, Arlington.
Mix cup brown sugar, egg yolks,
2 tablespoons -four and l cup cold
water. Stir over flame until thick.
Add tablespoons butter and l tea
spoon vanilla. Fill baked crust. Use
the whites for meringue.
Editors note: Thanks, too,
for the tomato soup cake recipe.J
Evening star., 1943-10-13
HELP MEN.

Any worker last employed in an
essential or locally needed activity
can not be hired by any other en-
ployer except upon presentation Of
statement Of availability from his
last employer or the USES,
Evening star., 1943-07-04
A. R. Brind|ey Retires
From Justice Department

Retirement of Augustus Roscoe
Brindley as senior attorney in the
Lands Division of the Justice De-
partment was announced last night.
Mr.. Brindley, a lieutenant colonel
in the Judge Advocates Depart
ment of the Army during and i'm
mediately after the World War, had
been in Government service as a
civilian since 1921. He retired be-
cause of i'll health.
He served first as member of
the legal staff of the Federal Trade
Commission. In 1928. he was ap-
pointed special assistant to the At
torney General. and in 1929, he
became senior attorney in the
Bureau of Prohibition of the Treas
ury Department. He was trans
ferred to the Justice Department in
1880, under an act of Congress re-
organizing the Prohibition Bureau.
Mr.. Brindley's retirement, effec-
tive last Wednesday, was marked
by luncheon in his honor, given
by attorneys of the Condemnation
oettlOn Oh lNe JuStlCe DepdI tlllellI
Lands Division. A letter from Nor
man H. Littell. Assistant Attorney
General. praised the 66-year-old
official for his years of efficient
assistance" to the Government.
A native of Cherokee County,
Ala. Mr. Brindley practiced law
at Gadsden, Ala. from 1902 to
1917, and served four years as a
member of the State Legislature.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Church Federation Forum
To Discuss Postwar Work
Ey the Associated Press.

SS tne Associated Press.
PRINCETON, N. j., July 3.-An
international round table on post
war reconstruction will be held here
from next Thursday through Sunday
by go delegates from 16 countries
under the direction of the Commits
sion to Study the Bases of a Just
and Durable Peace of the Federal
Council of Churches.
THE Future in Europe with Par
tcular Reference to Russia and Ger
many" THE Future of World Or
der" The Future in the Far East
and THE Role of the Church" will
be among topics under discussion.
Presidents at various sessions will
be: Dr. Henry P. Van Dusen of
Union Theological Seminary; Prof.
B. Y. Scott of United Theological
Seminary, Montreal: DR.. Harold A
Cockburn of the Church of Scot
land; Bishop Oman, and DR.. Lu-
man j. Shafer, secretary for China
and Japan and home department of
the Board of Foreign Missions, Re-
formed Church of America.
Three of the delegates will be
women: DR.. WI Wi-Fang, presi-
dent of Gin Ling College, Marking
China: Prof. Louise Young, Scar
ritt College, Nashville, Tenn, and
Miss Sarah Lyon. National Board OF
the Young Women's Christian AS
sociation, New York.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

the day, always, of course, under
guard.
The guards reported no trouble
with their prisoners. Their frank
statements of their beliefs opened
up many an interesting conversation
which permitted the Yanks to gain
not only an insight into the German
state of mind, but also to gain their
confidence to a certain degree.
Indians Among Guards.
Although the Germans did not
know it, there were four pure-blood-
ed American Indians among their
guards. The boys were careful not
to tell their prisoners of this because
the Germans ideas about the United
States were strictly from Hollywood,
and as far as they were concerned,
the West was still wild and Indians
even wilder. One prisoner was not
a little shocked to discover that "the
old Indian fighter" Tom Mix, was
dead.
The Germans weren't the only
ones who had their eyes opened. The
Yanks were surprised to learn that
almost every one of the prisoners
was deeply religious. the majority Of
them Catholics. To man, they re-
fused to believe that Hitler was
Evening star., 1943-07-04
; WlB Commissions Lose
Decision MAKING Powers

The War Labor Board yesterday
stripped three of its industry-wide
Observation-Disclosures, trucking
and non-ferrous metals-of their
decision making powers.
The WLB reduced them, in effect,
to the status of panels to assure
conformity with the Anti-strike Act
and to prevent the upsetting Of area
wage rates.
The commissions decisions usu-
ally were put into effect with few
WLB reviews or reversals Hence
forth, the commissions will make
recommendations only.
The WLB said the Detroit Tool
and Die Commission and the daily
newspaper industry panel also are
affected by the order and their
power to issue final decisions taken
away.
The daily newspaper industry
panel was restored to the advisory
status it had prior to last June
16 when II was given authority to
issue final decision in unanimously
passed voluntary wage and salary
cases involving the Little Steel wage
formula.