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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31

used, prewar furniture, paying the
cost Of having 1t remade, and feel
that they have made wise bar
gain. The finished product, with
precision workmanship going into
every spring, joint and finish, Is
comparable to the bench-made fur
niture of a hundred years ago.
You will find that your fine china
and glass may be repaired to be
disable again. Not only may you
have old lamps remade or vases
wired for lamps, but wire lamp
shades, which are very scarce, may
be recut and covered to give many
years Of service.
Sofa pillows and bed pillows may
be made over. Mattresses, even the
innerspring variety, may be made
new again. Old down quilts are
being recovered after a thorough
cleaning.
All in all, we have learned in q
short time to take care Of what we
own. In addition to personal daily
care, we are giving them profess
sional service by experts two or
three times year. When the time
comes that the manufacturers can
turn out new furniture and equip
ment for us they should find a
receptive audience, with the intelli-
gence and interest in caring for good
machinery, willing to pay the price
to keep 1t in working order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Suds by Inches

Big sacrifices for the war otter
come easier than little ones, but
sometimes the little ones are just as
important. A woman may be willing
to forego q new fur coat, but not
realize that she can also serve by
cutting out . small extravaganza
such as washing soap.
The best way to conserve soap and
yet maintain the traditional stand
ards Of cleanliness is to use just the
right amount that is needed for two
Of the routine household uses Of this
important commodity-dish washing
and laundering. A good rule to fol-
low is to use just enough soap to
create a 3-inch suds for laundry
work and q 2-inch suds for dish
washing.
The amount Of soap this takes
must be determined by every woman
for herself, because water hardness,
the amount Of soil and the amount
Of clothes or dishes all make diff
ference. Once the amount of soap
required is discovered, write 1t down
or memorize it, and use the same
amount regularly. If suds die down
more soap can be added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
FUDGE RECIPES.

succeeded and here was the proof.
He was to be promoted because he
could do we'll what was needed to
be done. He could do anything with
machine and he could read what
he needed to read concerning them
and write anything he needed to
write about them. That I. @. was
not a real valuation of a valuable
human being.
The I. @. that is based on aca-
demic studies alone may not be an
accurate measurement. you see If
the person measured by it has abil-
tiles that the tests ignore, it GER
tainly is not a true valuation. After
the I. @. has been found on the
usual test basis, 1t would be well to
search a child's gifts and failings
to see If there Is not some undis-
covered talent, some hidden power
And 1t is wise, too, to keep searching
month after month to see If some
thing new has been sprouting
Growth comes in spurts, with sud-
denness often, with delays and rests
and ups and downs.
An I. Q. Is just one measurement
of child's ability taken as it stood
at one special hour of his life. II
may be true, oftener it is far from
the truth, if the whole child is con-
sidered. 1t is more maybe than fact
Keep searching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Easy Lobster
TbernzidOr

A dish which movie stars are
supposed to eat often when they
begin to earn large incomes and
can patronize the finest restau-
rants is lobster thermidor. This
is an ancient delicacy. 1t is said
that chef who cooked for
Julius Caesar invented it in the
month Thermidor and from that
day on it has been called lob
ster thermidor. 1t is not hard
to make at home, providing you
have some Holsters. Half a live
lobster, split lengthwise and
broiled, provides a portion. But
some people eat two portions.
After the Holsters are broiled,
remove the meat from the shells,
and cut it into half-inch slices.
Now make the sauce-a table
spoonful of minced onion. a tea
spoonful of minced parsley, a
little meat extract or couple
OF tablespoons of leftover
brown gravy. Put in a saucepan
and cook down until almost dry.
Then add a cup of cream sauce,
spoonful of dry mustard and a
tablespoonful of butter and cook
1t up nicely. Now put some sauce
in each shell, pack in the meat,
pour the rest of the sauce over
it, sprinkle with bread crumbs
and grated cheese and bake until
top is brown. This is enough
sauce for one large or two small
Holsters. Practice this once or
twice then make it up for your
bridge luncheon, tilt your nose
high and serve in a nonchalant
manner. You'll get yourself
talked about. -. .---..----.----. -.,-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Attics Make Study Rooms

If your daughter or son is finding
1t hard to get back to the nightly
study routine for school, why not
help him or her out by converting
your attic into a coy little den?
Most attics are large enough to still
allow for storage after part OF the
space Is finished into a room.
If you nail a base across the
rafters and studs, plywood panel
and tile will go up quickly and make
attractive walls and ceiling. The
wallboards insulate the room, in
surfing warmth this winter for study
besides lessening noise from other
parts of the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31

anti-moth stun regularly. We know
this is not supposed to be moth sea-
son, but from what we've seen.
Washington moths don't use the
same calendars we do. They seem
to be on an all-year basis In these
parts. And II they're not moths
that we've seen, they're close cous-
ms that have the same eating
habits.
Seventh, resolve not to squawk
about what you can't have. Forget
about nylons. You may not like the
look or the feel Of rayons, but no
matter what they are, we'll wager
that they feel much better than the
mud-caked leggings Of our soldiers
in Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31

Contributions and requests
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recipes submitted responsibility
Please do not be impatient it takes few
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Betsy CasueH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Dorothy Dix Says

My worst trouble Is that my girl
friend calls me . sissy because ]
don't want to be married before
going overseas. Please advise me
and make the advice hard, for am
not ready to take q wife and make
her the right sort Of a home.
A WORRIED PRIVATE.
Answer-Well, soldier, what sort
OF fighting guy are you going to
make If you haven't enough back
bone to offer any resistance to a
little two-by-four girl who is deter
mined to marry you against your
will? The Nazis or the Japs will
not have much to fear from you II
that is all the spunk you have. You
will surrender without firing a shot
in defense Of your liberty.
But, listen, soldier, haven't you
enough sense to see that any girl
who tries to force q man to marry
her is just matrimonial gangster?
She Is robber, bent on taking his
pocketbook away from him, and the
fact that she holds him up with q
pair Of blue eyes or brown eyes,
instead Of gun, makes no differ
ence In the case. And why men 30
seldom have the intestinal fortitude
to even try to protect themselves
against these highway women, Is one
of the mysteries of masculine psy-
chology that nobody can explain.
But they don't. They just throw
up their hands and quit. A man
seems to think that If a girl wants
to marry him, he has to let her do
it, no matter whether he wants to
or not. And apparently 1t never
occurs to him that she is on the
lookout for meal ticket and.thinks
it would be easier to work a husband
than 1t would be to work behind
a counter, or that she just wants
to be married because all the other
girls are doing it. Believe me,
soldier, you would be surprised if
you knew what hard-boiled schem-
ers lot of these innocent little
babes are.
In your case there is every rea-
son why you should brace up and
have enough backbone to refuse to
let this girl take you for a ride
to the altar. In the first place, you
don't love her and don't want to
marry her, and you will let your
self in for a lifetime of misery II
you do. In the second place. you
are in no position to support q
wife, no matter if you wanted one
And thirdly, and most important
Of all, is your duty to your mother
She is old and feeble and not able
to work, whereas the girl is young
and strong and amply able to take
care Of herself. That gives mother
the first call on you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
DON'T Let 1t Go
Ito Waste!

Waste reducers: Use rinds from
cured pork-ham, bacon or bacon
squares-to season cooked spinach,
turnips, cabbage and squash.
Skim excess fat from stews and
soups to make good gravies and
sauces. After rendering fat
crush the "cracklings" for corn
bread, scrapple, meat loaves or
patties. =. For home-canned soup,
cube the tag ends of garden vege-
tables and flavor with meat stock
made by simmering pork neck
bones, beef shank or knuckle bones
or any bones from boned cuts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31

1t is like magic-the f1attery there
is in a touch of white near your
face! This dress provides it in its
yoke front, which may be Of white
lace, eyelet embroidery or soft plain
crepe.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1894 is
designed for sizes 80, "a, So, SO, 40
AZ, Al and 46. Size "a, short sleeves
requires Az yards 36-inch material
IS yard material for vestee.
Price of Fashion Book separately
is Is cents. 1t may be ordered with
a lucent pattern for Is cents plus
l cent postage.
For this attractive pattern seno
Is cents, plus l cent for postage, ir
coins, with your name, address, pat.
tern number and size wanted to Bar
bara Bell, Washington Star, Pos
Office Box SO, Station G., New Yorl
10, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31

lasses and enough cornstarch dds
solved in wateD to make thick
sauce.
In frying pan brown well 4
pound ground beef and to this add
the sauce, cup cut celery, cup
sliced onion, "a cup cut mushrooms,
"a cup green peppers, bean sprouts
if you can get this; I can't and I
like to add / cup of tomatoes cut up.
Cook about 90 minutes, not too long,
as the vegetables are supposed to be
firm and not mushy, and stir fire.
quently to keep it from sticking.
Serve over crisp noodles; if you have
pork you may slice it and place on
top. I have not been successful
with frying noodles, so I buy the
already prepared fried noodles. This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Keep the Eyes
Twinkling
Bv Patricia Lindsay.

For centuries there has been one
universal language-the language
of the eyes. We all, at one time
or another, have been guided by
messages so visibly expressed. The
eve language is primarily the Ian
guage of lovers. 1t has been eu-
logized in poem and song. SO 1t
shall always be.
Eyes give expression to the face
and to ones personality. one Is
never too young or too old to keep
those precious assets clear and
sparkling. Eyestrain robs the face
of beauty and charm, so make sure
YOU avoid it. Even eyes which do
not need glasses can grow tired
from incorrect lighting or over
concentration.
Either small or large eyes are
beautiful if they are kept clear
and twinkling-make a resolution
now to keep yours twinklins
throughout 1914!
If the eyes are healthy it does
not take a lot of time or expense
to keep them beautiful A little
nourishing cream around them at
bedtime keeps the delicate tissue
smooth. A good eye wash used
night or morning, or both times,
keeps the eyes clean. Rest with
cold congresses keeps the eyes
soothed.
To make an effective eye COM
press saturate little wads of fresh
cotton in chilled, good quality witch
hazel and press the pads over
closed eyes. Do this before you lie
down to listen to a favorite radio
program or talk over the telephone
with a friend. Your eyes will be
very refreshed in 10 or Is minutes
If you do not keep a bottle of
witch hazel in your ice box you chill
1t quickly with a cube or two of ice
If you need glasses by all means
wear them-or exercise and pamper
your eyes until they are stronger.
Movie stars and other glamour girls
and women wear specs out publicly
for they realize that it is better
than acquiring "squint" from
near sightedness. There are very
becoming frames on the market
now.
All women should have clear
eyed look This simple refreshing
routine will relieve eye fatigue. And
1t requires only a few moments
each day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Russian Influence

When the north wind doth blow"
Miss America ties a babuslaka under
her pert little chin and says, What
Of it?" These three cornered shawls,
worn peasant-fashion over the curly
mop, keep head and ears warm IN
the most disagreeable weather.
One babushka can be made to
last all winter if it is given an oc-
casional wash. AS most Of them are
made OF soft wool, either woven or
knitted, they should be laundered
gently. A few dunks In lukewarm
suds, couple Of rinses, and the job
Is done. The knit headgear should
be dried fat. The triangles and
squares OF woven material may be
hung on a line or rod. Press lightly
when dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
HOW TO MAKE COFFEE?
CHOW MEM.
(Thdnks to Mrs. A. E. F.,


Washington
My problem Is the old favorite
American drink, coffee. AS a child
I was raised in a family where
coffee was not served; as a result
I never learned to make it. Now
I am embarrassed to serve coffee to
my husband or guests. 1t always
tastes bitter, no matter which
method use. I have percolator two
drip coffeemakers and two glass cof-
feemakers with poor results from all.
The recipes I've seen all call for
one rounded tablespoon coffee to a
cup. However, a measuring cup Is
larger than a teacup; which is cor
rect to use? prefer the percolator
and have experimental over and
over trying to get a good cup OF
coffee. Can some Of you good Wash
ington coffee drinkers give me a
hint?
Chow mein: This recipe was given
to me by a Chinese boy and we find
it satisfactory:
To tx cups Of boiling water add
Il beef bouillon cube, / tablespoon
soy sauce, / tablespoon dark mo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Emily Post
Advises

There are, of course, exceptions
to this as we'll as to other rules,
but under ordinary circumstances,
most women feel shy about going
to the house of an unknown hostess
on the invitation Of q husband
alone. This in part answers the
following letter: when a husband
invites two businessmen and their
wives-al strangers to his wife-to
his house to dinner, Is his wife
supposed to do anything about sec
onding his invitation? If so, what?
In answer to the WHAT" she
should send notes or telephone mes
sages to the wives If she possibly
can. If this is not possible, then
the guests should at least be re-
assured by the husband who should
relay message of welcome such as,
MY wife is looking forward to
meeting you"
Dear Mrs. Post: Would a long
train and long veil be proper when
the wedding is to be at home? My
sister wants me to wear her very
beautiful dress and veil, both of
which are very long.
Answer-It would be more than
proper to wear her dress; it would
in fact, be ideally lovely. Even If
it is so long as to stretch from one
side of a tiny room to the other
sentiment would counteract lack of
proportion.
Dear Mrs Post: Is it objection
able for future sister-in-law to
give a shower? I know you think
it is for a member of the girls
immediate family, but I wondered
whether a sister law was "imrne-
date family"
Answer-The approved rule on
this, is that the sister-in-law Of a
bride who Is a stranger in town
may properly ask her own friends
to shower her future sister law
with very inexpensive presents. In
other words, it is usually a gesture
of friendliness to a stranger who
will otherwise have no shower al
all. I might add as my personal
opinion, that there are many occa-
sions when it seems to me quite
proper for a sister-in- law-to-be tt
give shower. But opinion on this
is by no means agreed.
Dear Mrs Post When writing g
check to a doctor, how should his
name be written-with title or with
out?
Answer-The title DR.. is written
by most of us so instinctively thai
its Inclusion is not Objectionable
Nevertheless, either John Medico Of
John Medico, M. D., Is the more
correct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31

Dear Miss Dix: Will you please
speed this letter, for I am on hot
spot and need help in getting of OF
it. I am 80 years old, in the Army
have been going with girl fol
about seven or eight months. She
claims that she is in love with me
and insists on my marrying heI
right now before I am sent abroad
But I don't want to be married dur
ing the war. Besides, have an ole
mother to support. During depres-
sion mother supported me and ]
feel it is my turn to support mother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Quick Breads

Delicate is the flavor of molasses
bread when served with cold poul-
try. The spicy sweet fragrance
of molasses compliments the distinc-
tive poultry flavor Applesauce bread
accompanies molasses bread as a
most pleasing variety in the bread
family. Quick breads that are extra
luscious can be served plain as thrift
measures for saving butter or mar
garine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
By Marearet No,veU.

wilted in appearance may be COM
pletely renovated. Several OF the
larger department stores, as well as
the upholstery shops, are making
business Of this. Don't think for a
minute that this is task that can
be done for a dollar or two. It Is
not cheap service, but the fin
ished product is less expensive than
new furniture and far better, as it
contains material which cannot be
purchased at the present time.
Many householders, who must fur
nish their homes now, are buying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Clearing House:

boil over. Turn light low and let
same simmer to 24o degrees, or
soft-ball stage, and do not stir
meanwhile. Remove from heat, add
salt and the butter. Beat until
mixture begins to thicken or grain.
Stir in the vanilla and nut meats
and pour into a creased 8-inch-
square layer-cake pan. Heavy alu-
minum is best for candy and
icings. Do not have the pan too
small for candy. for it will boil
over too readily. I find a candy
thermometer is indispensable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
GARDENIA PLANT.
Thanks to Mrs. J. F. E.,
L. =.

OF interest to Mrs. c. P. H., Ar
lington:
The fluffy, white substance ap-
pearing on the stems of the gar
denia plant is the web of tiny in
sects. These little beasties are so
small they are not noticeable as
such unless seen with a magnifying
glass. Your washing the plant with
soap and water will not discourage
them. There is spray. which if
used at regular intervals, will do the
trick. I am sorry cannot tell you
what the name of the spray is since
the nurseryman who let me have
it did not put label on it. Of Mrs.
G. P. H. cares to contact me I shall
be glad to give her enough to take
care Of her plantD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Hint for Ironing DaY

Try spreading worn-out sheet or
tablecloth under your ironing board
when pressing curtains, sheets and
other items that will touch the flool
during ironing. This simple pre-
caution prevents clothes from be.
coming dust-marked while they are
still damp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31
Restore Flumness

To restore the fluffiness Of chenille
and candlewick which has been
washed, shake vigorously from time
to time while the articles are drying.
When completely dry brush with .
whiskbroom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31

makes complete meal for three
people.
FUDGE RECIPES.
(Thanks to Mrs. J. W. H.,
WGShington.)
Mrs. J. A. M. of Arlington re-
quests a fudge recipe. This is a
very good one:
Sour Cream Fudge: cups brown
sugar. / cup sour cream, 4 cup
butter (1s pound, pinch OF salt.
l teaspoon vanilla, ! cup black
walnut meats.
Put sugar and cream in 3-quart
heavy aluminium saucepan, insert
candy thermometer and bring to a
boil. using care that 1t does not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31

makes a complete meal for three
people.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-12
Deadline NearS
on Scholarships

August % Is the deadline for NJ
ing applications for the new Uni
versity List Scholarship which has
been established by the University
OF Michigan In the name OF the
Ypsilanti High School it has been
announced by Norris C. Wiltse,
principal.
Under the terms OF the new
scholarship arrangement. an out
standing graduate Of he high
school will be selected from the
graduating classes each year. Fun
tuition charges for a years study
at the University will be covered
by the scholarship, and the grant
will be continued each year
throughout a four-year course II the
scholars performance warrants.
Members OF this years high
school graduating classes who wish
to attend the University next fall
may obtain official application
forms for the scholarship from the
high school. q,
Completed application forms II
recommendation from University
alumni. and other materials sub
mitted by applicants will be sent
to the University by high schooi
officials, and the educational and
psychological tests used in select
ing the scholars will be held in this
area sometime shortly after the
August % deadline.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-12
Five In Service


Mrs. Oscar Mats, buckingham
Rd.. is kept busy writing to "her
FIVE boys" from who she has heard
regularly except Seaman First
Class William f. Epps. She hasn't
had a letter from him since April
4. but she knows he's "out on the
ocean somewhere William had
lived with the Mats for ten years
before he left for service in tho
armed forces. but he's just like her
own boy, she says. Pfc. Floyd l..
Campbell, another one OF the be-
loved five, whose address is Care
Postmaster San Francisco, say 5
in a letter received by Mother
Mats" today, everything is all
right here, but boy! is 1t hot! y
william {. Fulsom, who left
home" February Is, OF this year,
was back here on furlough from
Camp Mccoy. Wis, in July. Also
home on furlough during July was
PFC Aionzo J. Garlich. who has
been gone from the fold for two
years. He Is attached to the Med
ical Div. at Helmet, Calf. First
Glass Seaman oscar VI. Mats has
recently left the States for active
service. He received his boot
training at Great Lakes. being
transferred first to Gultport, Miss,
and then to the Armed Guard Cen
ter. Brooklyn, y. Y, before leaving
aboard ship.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-12

Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
Til one and Richard and Dorothy
LANG.
The Cradit family and sister
Miss Marian Jones, Stony Greek
Rd, were at Pleasant Lake Sunday
for a wiener roast, swimming and
boat rides.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Lathers and
son Edward enjoyed a couple days
fishing at Horseshoe Lake. Thurs
day and Friday OF this week. stay
ing at the cottage OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Hilge, Sanford Rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Tooman and
son Danny were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Tooman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Ost. Milan. at Vine
yard Lake Thursday evening, where
they have taken a cottage for a
week.
Mrs. Grace Freeman, Whitaker
Rd., returned home Thursday after
nine-day stay with Mr.. and Mrs,
Ralph Fosdick, at Union Lake, near
Pontiac.