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Evening star., 1944-10-17

A matrimonial problem with
which many young husbands are
confronted is that of the homesick
bride, and they do not know what
to do about it because they did not
even suspect that such persons
existed. They thought that all
brides were ecstatically happy look
ing at their wedding rings and
moving around their new furniture
and writing notes of thanks for
their wedding gifts. And here's
Mary Jane weeping her eyes out
because she is parted from Mother
and the girls.
Nearly every girl who moves to a
strange place to live when she
marries goes through this agony of
homesickness, and while it lasts it is
an experience as bitter as death.
For nothing has prepared her to
meet this new life into which she
has entered. At home she was the
center of gay. laughing, chatting
group Now she spends her days
shut within four walls, as alone as
If she were in jail in solitary con-
flnement.
At home she knew everybody.
In the strange city to which she has
been brought she knows no one
except the man to whom she is
married, and who is too busy to give
her much of his time or conversa-
ton. At home the days were not
long enough for all her activities
Church work. club work, lunches,
parties, something to do every hour
OF the day. In the city her dreary
occupation is killing time.
Worst Of all, she has nothing to do
to distract her mind from its nos
talgic longings for home and Mother,
for there isn't even much work to be
done in a modern apartment with
modern gadgets, and many are the
eXpedients that the transplanted
bride has to use to pass over this
ordeal when she Is taking root in an
Evening star., 1944-10-17

cuticle oil into the skin around your
nails.
The cuticle-in case you don't
KNOWS the crux Of nail beauty.
The nail root is at this spot and II
you injure 1t you injure the nail. An
important never" is the one about
never cutting your cuticle. Cutting
only makes 1t thick and rough. In
stead, remove surplus skin gently
with cuticle remover and an orange
stick. The gently part Of that SEN
tence rules out any miniature steel
hacksaws; as far as your nails are
concerned, they're lethal weapons.
Also you'll have good insurance
against hangnails il you make 1t
habit to push back your cuticle with
towel whenever you dry your
hands. At the same time try pinch
ing your fingers one by one If your
nails seem too fiat for beauty. Ger
aldine Fitzgerald, one Of Holly
woods most glittering stars, told US
that she was born with fiat finger
nails and so when she was little
girl her father promised her six
pence every week if she'd pinch her
nails each time after washing.
Within the year, she said, she had
lovely filbert-Shaped nails. We
didn't see her then, but well youch
for her beautiful nails today. It'll do
wonderful things for your nails, too
and you can work out your own
bribe.
The glamorous- handed Miss
Hawks gave us several filing tips,
%Dn t1n Entl
into the corners"-that is. unless
you like callouses and hansnails.
She pointed out that a long, strong
nail requires broad support-and
in proof of her theory showed us
that the sides of her inch-long nails
grow out over her fingertips. Nor
must you file your nails when they're
damp Your nails are weak when
wet, and easily bruised Be careful,
too, never to touch the tender flesh
at the side of the nail with a file
or emory board-not If you want
dainty fingers.
OF course, nail polish can cover
many sins-but that's equivalent to
! plastering makeup over poor
complexion. Anyway, the result is
much prettier if polish is applied TO
a healthy nail. And speaking Of
polish (Which We'll discuss soon)
you'll find it goes on more smoothly
If you buff your nails first. We hate
to say it-because it's workout
your nails respond gratefully to
buffing the same as your hair does
TO good brushing. Which reminds
us that We once heard a beautiful
model in moment Of revolt against
her routine say, When / die, they'll
put hairbrush and buffer over
nv tombstone
Evening star., 1944-10-17
sPEclALINoT,cEs.

GAS WATER aEAfERs-ao. 80. 20 gal.
automatic: no cash needed; small monthly
THE ANNUAL MEETING of sthe share
holders Of Ths/ Home Mutual Building and
Loan Association of Washington, D. c.,
will be held in the ofnce OF the Associa-
ton. Suite No. l, Chandler Building. 1927
Eye ST. N. w, Wednesday, November ] :,
1914 at 300 PM. for the election Of
direstors to serve for the coming year; to
and TO conduct any other business which
may legally come before it, MAURICE p.
FLYNN. President ODELL 8. SMITH, Sec
EEEGfioN NoTIcErh. bi-annual .l.e.
ton for Mayor. Treasurer and Council
men. North Beach, Maryland, will be held
in the Town Hall. North Beach Maryland.
between the hours of ZOO AM. and :
Pm; on Tuesday, Nov; 7th, l944. LORENA
i evi VIII % not BE RESPONSIBLE for any
bills unless contracted by myself. FRANK
/ WILL NOT BE RESPONSiBLE for any
debts contracted by any one other than
myself; JACOB B. GARRoTT,. Lorton,
/ Will NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any
debts other than those contracted by my
Sslt VIA sAMH6I WI wElErRATs " Sed st. ne
myself. ). H. sTEPHEasoN, b4ss e Kansas a.i
| WILL NOT Be fSf RSfEsfoNsIBLE for y any
self aENERoso % GAupiEL. noisI sfH iqoa y lnih mi
St Sc, WASHINGTON. D. c. 19s
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Etiquette in
Wartime
BY Emily Post

not unusual appeal from Mrs.
Expert is expressed as follows:
How can I stop well-meaning
friends from being helpful when
they are guests in my maidless
home? enjoy well-ordered and
quietly served meal, which I think /
manage with no confusion and little
getting up. But almost always one
or two insist on getting up to carry
off plates and dishes with no idea
where to carry them to- and to
bring on they don't know what!
"All this 'would-be-helpfulness
confuses and annoys me and I am
sure that many Of your readers will
be grateful If you tell them 1t is mis-
taken manners for guests to insist
upon helping when they are asked
sincerely not to. If my guests re-
manned seated. not only could /
manage more easily alone, but also
the conversation could continue and
the lack of maid would be almost
unnoticeable"
I can't give better answer than
to print this letter and say that
many other readers have sent me
this identical opinion. When a
hostess says. please don't get up
it should be taken to mean DON'T. .
Dear Mrs. Post: We have been
dining out lately and I notice that
a great many women are without
hats. I've always thought hats were
a must when having dinner in a
public place Is this new fashion?
Answer-When wearing actual
evening. semievening or an after
noon indoor dress. going without a
hat is entirely correct and always
has been. No hat with tailored
suit is present-day disregard of
liability: much the same as though
a man were to wear sports shoes
with his tail coat. Such freaks of
fashion are usually temporary
when baby hair-dos go out, hats
probably will come in.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
HELP MEN.

APPRENTICES for sheet-metal work: no
experience necessary. permanent, essential
and postwar work. Apply N w. MARTIN
g. BROS, Rosslyn, va CHI. 24SO.
ARTIST, commercial experienced for gen.
eral newspaper advertising; evening hours:
permanent, Apply between II am. and
5aeD ae DT PHs + Hi HvSss Mssser sTaR RGsm a ssr
AssIssTaANT MANAGER, new modern mem.
clothing and haberGashery store; must
have good knowledge of this line of busi-
ness: state age, experience and other quail
ncations: this is hish-class opportunity
for capable party; salary open. Box 352 j,
ATTENDANTs-Twom men for conoco saso.
line service station. Good weekly pay with
bonus on gasoline and oil sales Best
working conditions. with preference siven
discharged servicemen. Ask for MIR.
CORNELL. gasoline station,s 3rd and H
AUTO. PArNTEks, i nrst : class enamel
painter. must be good, sober and reliable;
! LACQUER painter that can do spot work:
RkFELn ssaTs or 4 ESH xoEk See
Den lane, Bethesda. Md.
AUTOMOBILE THfMMERS t2); top vases
40-hour week plenty of overtime II de-
sired; permanent year-round Job clear
warm shop; essential industry; approved
BY W N. c. Call NE. 607O. to $50
xTToMoT1vE PARTS cLxRKs-w. need
our parts dept. We can. assure s YOU QUE Of an AZ
excellent salary and advancement with one
of ,Washinst0n's larGest parts Arms: essen
~ IL osy ooSlfss 4RWSf H6Is5aEr Is5ariSISes u.s.
Si0e 14th u. nv. d. 1910.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
VASES FROM BOTTLE
RECIPES OFFERED.
(ThankS to Mrs. M. T. ~,
Nnchinnfnf

(ThankS to Mrs. M. T. N,
Washington
1 would like to contribute couple
OF recipes. I read your column
regularly and find lots Of helpful
hints.
Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies: One
cup shortening butter preferred: / 4
cups honey, 2 eggs, we'll beaten:
squares cholocate, melted IL cups
quick cooking rolled oats, 2i2 cups
-four, teaspoon baking powder. 4
teaspoon soda, Z teaspoon salt,
cup walnuts, chopped. Cream
shortening and honey. Add beater
eggs and melted chocolate BlenC
well. Stir in rolled oats thoroughly
Add sifted dry ingredients and nuts
Drop by teaspoonful onto CREASED
baking sheet. Bake at 325 degrees
for Is minutes.
Shrimp Creole: Three pounds
shrimp, l. small can tomatoes, l can
tomato paste, l can tomato soup. l
large onion, tablespoons butter,
"a teaspoon soda, bay leaves, salt
and pepper to, taste. Wash and
shell shrimp. put in refrigerator
while preparing sauce.
Sauce: Brown onion in butter
lightly. add tomato soup and bay
leaves. Let simmer 10 minutes, add
tomato paste, salt and pepper, let
simmer very slowly, about 10 min
utes more. Now add the shrimps,
cover and let simmer over very slow
heat for 80 minutes. Add soda; keep
covered, stirring about every Is to
20 minutes. II the sauce seems a
little too watery, mix a little corn
starch with melted butter and stir
in slowly, so as not to break up
shrimps Serve over steamed rice.
You may fix shrimp creole in the
morning if you wish and place in
Evening star., 1944-10-17

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and as 1t is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them.
Betsy CasiOeH.
Evening star., 1944-10-17

America has rediscovered the art
and economy of making coats at
home. These simple classics de-
serve their top popularity among
women who sew.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1889 is
designed for sizes IL, IA, Is, 18, 20;
20 and AZ. Size, IA requires 2a4 yards
of 54-inch material; 35s yards of Sc
or 80 inch material to line coat.
Babraba Bell Pattern No. 1884 is
designed for sizes 2, 3, 4. and s
years. Size 3 requires IA yards of
54-inch material; 2 yards of IS or 80
inch material to line coat
For these patterns, send 20 cents
for each, in coins: your name, ad-
dress, pattern number and size
wanted to Barbara Bell, The Wash
ington Star, Post Office Box SO, Sta
ton G, New York L9, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-10-17

problem is. I've been sick with dis
appointment over such failures a
number of times and l was so in
hopes there would be some answers.
l have tried to figure out the reason
for such failures and have guessed"
that it might be the fact that the
egg yolks in the cream filling might
not be thoroughly cooked and when
this comes in contact with the egg
white, might cause the filling to
liquefy. My husband thought might
be using too much sugar in the
filling, but l always use just what
the recipe calls for. Won't some one
help us out on this? Such failures
are hard on the pie-baking morale.
Some one asked for recipe for
Shortbread Cookies. have not tried
this one, but happen to have 1t, so
will send it along: l pound vegeta-
BILE shortening, IA cups light molas-
ses, 2 egg yolks, l teaspoon vanilla,
4 cups flour. Cream shortening and
mclasses. Add beaten egg yolks and
vanilla and mix well. Blend in flour.
Dust the hands with flour and form
level tablespoons of the dough into
balls. Place on baking sheets, press
fiat with fork. Bake in moderate
oven 400 degrees) for 10 minutes.
Yield: 6 dozen.
MARSHMALLOW RECIPE?
REQUESTED By Mrs. L. S. W,
Arlington.)
I'm wondering if anv one can give
me a recipe for making marsh
mallows. I have promised my young
ster vicente roast shortly, which.
of course, would not be complete
without toasted marshmallows.
VASES FROM BOTTLES?
REQUESTED by Mrs. w. M. H.,
Washington
l have seen many attractive vases
and glasses made from bottles whose
neckS have been removed After
many unsuccessful attempts at per-
forming this operation I appeal to
your readers: Does any one know
how the neck of bottle can be cut
or broken off without cracking the
other part?
Evening star., 1944-10-17
HUNGARIAN FROSTING":
IMPERIAL CHOCOLATE CAKE.
fThunkS to Mrs. M. B. F.,
BATHINETTE.
BAKING POTATO.
THANKS to Mrs. D. J. S.,
WnShiu0f0n

| SHUeT SptHg.J
Was thrilled to find I, too, had the
answer to the request in for Hun
garian frosting" I cut it from q
magazine in 1884 and have had
many compliments on it since
friends ask me to make that frost
ing 80 thick" for them. I will also
add the recipe for cake that goes
with 1t.
Hungarian FrostinG: Three squares
q ounces unsweetened chocolate
IL cups confectioners sugar, 2l5
tablespoons hot water, egg yolks
4 tablespoons butter.
Melt chocolate in double boiler
Remove from boiling water, add
sugar and water and blend. Add
egg yolks. one at a time. beating
after each addition Add butter. q
tablespoon at time, beating thor
oughly after each amount. Makes
enough frosting TO cover tops and
sides Of three 10-inch layers. All
measurements are level The beat
ing is the secret and makes it thick
Imperial chocolate cake: Two and
one-half cups sifted cake flour, 2la
eSooPooio waning poWucl, = bcd =
spoon salt, u cup butter or other
shortening. Ia cups sugar, q cup
milk. l teaspoon vanilla, 3 egg
whites stiffiy beaten.
Sift -four once, measure, add bak-
ing powder and salt, and sift to-
gether three times. Cream butter
thoroughly; add sugar gradually
creaming until light and fluffy. Add
-four, alternately with milk, a small
amount at time. Beat after each
addition until smooth. Add vanilla
fold in egg whites. Bake in two
creased 9-inch layer pans in mod
crate oven 1915 degrees F. Is to 80
minutes. Spread Hungarian FROST
ing between layers and on top and
sides of cake. Double the recipe
to make three 10-inch LAYERS.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
"RUNNY" PIES?
SHORTBREAD COOKIES.

theqheSted bg Mrs. T. w. B.,
Woodbridge, D. c.
AS daily reader of RCH.- have
cleaned much worthwhile informa-
tion from the column. Be it enough
to say that its value cannot be meas
ured.
Recently a reader wrote in with a
problem identical to one of mine. l
clipped 1t out but have misplaced
clipping so do not have her initials
] have seen not single reply for
her. Her complaint was that so
often in making cream pies, the
filling was nice and thick, of the
right consistency for a pie, but
after putting on the meringue and
browning it, the filling came out
quite thin and "runny"
I have had this happen frequently
and know just how real this reader's S
Evening star., 1944-10-17
FRUIT CAKE PROBLEM?
fRequested By Mrs. w. X. F.,
WaShington.l

Last year I started making fruit
cakes around November the 10th. I
made three OF the Shenandoah VAL
ley fruit cakes exactly by the recipe
mrs. w. w. G. sent in. I baked my
nrst cake at $50 degrees for three
and a half hours In an angel food
cake tin with funnel in the mid
die. The cake seemed not done, so
the next day I put 10 back in the
oven and baked 1t at 275 degrees for
one hour until done. The next two
fruit cakes I baked at 275 degrees
for three and half hours and they
were done.
have an electric stove and the
oven temperature was correct. VIII
Mrs. W. W. c. tell me why my cake
did not get done at $50 degrees for
three and a half hours but did at
275, as I baked three. 1t is a de-
licious cake. They were all baked in
the angel food pan.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Readers Clearing House

just warm over very slow gas, or
top of double boiler preferably.
- ~ - "
Evening star., 1944-10-17


h X
BATHINETTE.
BAKING POTATO.
Thanks to Mrs. D. J. S.,
Washington
In a recent issue of The Star. a
reader requested how to replace the
canvas top to bathtnette. was
presented with an old frame. and
used regular hospital rubber sheet
ing for a new tub. For the top,
purchased a yard of heavy pressing
cloth of the canvas type-approxi-
mately % inches wide-at dry
good store. This can be stitched
exactly like the original and slid on
the two bars, and 1t can easily be
removed and laundered when dirty.
A suggestion: Try baking the
babyS potato in coffee can that
has holes punched in the top. Rest
the potato on a jar top inside the
can and leave on the usual time. 1t
works.
Thanks to Mrs. C. B. J.
Alerandria)
For a long time after coming to
Washington I completely skipped
over the Readers Clearing House,
but now am a regular reader and
find it most enjoyable and helpful.
In answer to Mrs. l.. G.'s request
regarding a new canvas cover for
her bathinette, thought she might
be interested to hear that we have
dispensed with the canvas cover
altogether and find our new top
much more satisfactory. We re-
moved the old cover and nailed a
piece of plywood on the top OF the
frame. Then padded this and Gov
cred it with leatherette. 1t is more
attractive, more substantial, easier
to keep clean and one does not have
to worry about mildew.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
TO RAISE YEAST BREAD?

requested By Mrs. B. NJ A.,
Arlington,)
Can some one tell me how l can
raise yeast bread when l only have
a gas range?
Evening star., 1944-10-17

tc5nsneed D NH TsSSy
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-01

case you haven't risked any OF
late, is something less than pc
diculous. 1t isn't poison If Tat
gives any cheer. I'm making II
to sell, not to drink" one noon
sinner explained,
The price, even for these
times, is scandalous II bears lit
tie relationship to cost of pro-
duction, but is controlled by the
old economic laws of supply ana
demand, There was a short Pc
riod when moonshiae of better
quality" could be had whole
sale for 85 cents gallon. The
retail price in Atlanta used 10
be 35 cents a half pint.
Now the wholesaler or dis
tributor picks up five gallon
cans from a drop" in the woods
at from $50 to S72, averaging
about $3.50 a gallon from Bal
timore to Mobile. The highest
retail price is SIS gallon in
Alabama, $50 half pint in
dry Baldwin County, Alabama.
All of the moonshiner's costs
have risen, of course, and his
volume has gone down. The big
gest increase In expense IS for
labor. Helpers who used to &C
cept as little as 81 a day now
are getting $40. Nevertheless,
the moonshiner, Is m k ing
more money now than when
costs were lower and vei'tme
many times as great.
Metal and material shortages
have not worked too great hard
ship on these lawbreakers. Cop
per has been all but impossible
to obtain, but copper is only a
refinement anyway. For years il
has been used, in many sections
of the South, only for condens-
ers, and a lot CT alcohol can be
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BY s. BURTON HEATH
ArIrA sIniA CnrrasnnnhnA


WASHINGTON - Moonshin-
ing-the manufacture of illicit
"whisky"-has been on the up
swing since late last summer.
Seizures by federal agents,
which give the best available
yardstick, have more than dou-
bled since the all-time low of
November, 1912.
This upsurge should not how
ever, be over-emphasized. 1t is
important mostly in contrast
with the abnormal depression
to which sugar rationing, search
ty of essential materials, and
high pay in industrial employ
ment, had driven a once flour
ishing industry.
Last March, the most recent
month for which figures are
available, Treasury agents seiz-
ed 554 stills and $4,000 gallons
of mash, which looked high by
comparison with 355 stills and
only 100000 gallons of mash for
November, 1912. Mash gallons
are considered the best index
of moonshining activity.
The consistent but slow rise
that began last year has not
brought moonshining to any
thing approaching the pre-War
level, however. Federal authori-
ties do not anticipate any seri-
Gus increase until sugar be-
comes readily available to the
moonshiners. For while then
product is called whisky" and
occasionally is disguised with
counterfeit labels Of some Of the
old favorite ryes aid oourbons,
actually most of it is made from
sugar or syrup rather taan from
grain.
The quality OF the product, In
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ulstllleu III an ola aulonoDll5
radiator.
COMMUNITY STILLS
The cooking is done largely
in old oil drums, sometimes
with two or three welded into a
single vessel, and in wooden
tanks with sheet metal bottoms
to face the flames.
A single still can and often
does serve many moonshiners,
on a community basis. The mash
is prepared and left to ferment
either in a ground hog" a
tank in which il also is cooked
or in barrels buried in the
ground in some out-of-the-way
spot. On one Tennessee noun
tain top / saw 80 such barrels,
camouflaged lightly with boughs
fermenting with no guard ex-
cept an ostensible wood-cutter
sitting on a log beside the road
perhaps a mile away.
In the vicinity, a few miles
apart, were a number of such
installations, worked on a serial
basis so that one still could be
kept in continual use making
the rounds. In Georgia five or
six different operators have been
found depending upon single
peripatetic community still.
Sugar and syrup are used
mostly now because they can be
made into liquor more quickly
than grain mash. So long as
sugar remains scarce and under
rather strict control, moonshin-
ing will not become a major
problem. .u
The current rise in activity is
attributed to some increase in
sugar allotments for industrial
use, and as these become more
liberal, permitting greater di-
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HIGH VOLTAGE

OGDEN, Utah-A 44,000-volt
line was short-circuited, leaving
Ogden lightless.
Power superintendent j. NJ.
Jones said a four-foot blowsnake
was to blame. Somehow it shin
MED up a 30-foot tower and
played conductor. Condition of
the snake: stunned but still able
to move-under its own power.
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. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
nv the Associated Press
COLORFUL FIREMEN"

NEW YORK - Uniforms and
compilations of fire company
assumed a deep purple hue yes
terday.
They were drenched by ink
pouring on them while fighting
a fire in a building occupied by
a printing supply firm.
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SHORT STORY

MEXICO CITY-Styles come
and styles go.
Juan Valenzuela, head of an
archaeological expedition just
returned from southeastern
Mexico, reports they found
some prehistoric images of wo-
men. The prehistoric gals were
wearing short skirts.
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KNOCK AND ASK FOR JOE
MOonshine Stills Flourish in Shortage
COMMUNITY STILLS

distilled in an old automobile
radiator.
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version, Treasury agents expect
TO be kept increasingly busy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-26

heavy, and the German communi-
que claimed there was a carpet
of fires"
A Nazi broadcast said the Brit
ish fleets were engaged in battle
continuously over the Reich and
that they suffered one Of their
heaviest defeats in the battle of
Berlin.
1.-The stream of enemy bombers
reached the German capital from
a northwesterly direction" it add
ed. For almost one hour they
were the target of German night
fighters which had taken off in
large numbers"
One Lancaster pilot declared
the Germans put. everything they
had'' into their defense. THE flax
was heavier than I've ever known
it, and it seemed they must have
used every searchlight they could
lay their hands on. There was one
belt which appeared to stretch
over 20 miles, and I saw our
bombers twisting and turning to
get out of the beams.
But once again the defenses
failed to stop us. When we got
over the city, very fierce fires
were burning around the target,
indicators which would see quite
plainly through the drifting clouds.
We could still see the glow 200
miles away"