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Evening star., 1944-02-11

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Evening star., 1944-02-11

CHENILLE FOR A CHERUB-
For the littlest Valentine on your
list, there's a chenille wrapper that S
as soft and cuddly as baby her
self. Made wraparound style to
hug the little darling like bunny
hug. the chenille is applied so closely
that 1t has nice fluffy appearance
and-for nice touch-it is worked
in miniature yoke and collar effect
around the shoulders. Best of all
all it needs is sudsing and shaking
to be kept sweet and clean. In blue
for boy cherubs. in pink for shes
in sizes one. two and three's
and priced low to please.
TO BEAT THE BAND-You can t
beat the hand-the headband, that
is-for headline chic these days.
It's the one fashion for the young
and one Of the prettiest versions
thereof Is q headband effect that is
made of dark celtogal braid with
clusters of bright felt little posies
over each ear. You set 1t smack on
Evening star., 1944-02-11

were In my hand, for I wrote and
sold short stories, verses and articles
and was making . name for myself
Then I married. Children began to
come all too regularly and the strug-
gle for existence and support OF
those beloved dependents began and
continued through the swiftly flying
years, leaving no time nor oppor-
tunity for anything more than the
battle with life itself. I worked hard
and INCREASINGLY, had no bad habits
indulged myself In no luxuries. Then
one day I woke up and realized that
I was old and had not amounted to
anything. All OF my ambitions, all
Of the fond dreams Of my youth were
dust and ashes.
II was IS, without q. dollar to my
name, without title to one foot OF
real estate. still dependent upon my
days labor and with deprecated
earning capacity And perhaps it Is
the realization of something of thi.
sort Of thing that kills the ambition
in some young mems souls"
print this mans letter in full
because it expresses so we'll the sense
of defeatism that fills so many Other
mems hearts who have worked hare
all Of their lives and yet when they
are old have nothing tangible tt
show for their labor. They have
piled up no fortunes. Their name.
are carved on no monuments. They
have borne the cross without evel
wearing the crown Of glory.
In their own eyes they are fail.
ures, yet by what standard can w
measure success? Who are the sue.
'cessful, the kind, the gentle, the com.
passionate. the loving and the be.
loved, or the hard, the ruthless, who
trample under foot all who stanc
between them and their goal? 1.
the miser a success. or the thief, OF
the crooked politician? No matter
how much money he makes? Is 9
man a more successful husband whe
gives his wife matched pearls, or the
one who gives her love?
My correspondent thinks he is q
failure because he owns no prop.
erty. neither houses nor lands mol
bank stocks. but he has stored with
In his mind the imperishable riches
OF good education. He has turned
an uncouth, ignorant, country boy
into scholar and gentleman. He
has opened the doors of learning TO,
himself. And If he lacks the price
OF consorting with milionaires, hi
sits with the elect every time HI
opens a book,
Evening star., 1944-02-11
What of Our Future?

have always lived, to entertain, 30
dress well, to go about their accus-
toned life, even though 1t means
they must work early and late to
keep up this front. One woman
remarked to us the other day that
she believed this her duty. This
was what her son was fighting for
to come home to find every.
thing unchanged, and though her
income was much less, and she was
unutterably weary in attempting to
care for a house which had formerly
employed q full-time maid and q
laundress. she would continue III it
killed her"
Or would more Of them agree
with q young wife and mother who
said, my husband left for the wars
two years ago. We owned our own
home and he left everything ar.
ranged as far as possible for our
comfort and convenience. How.
ever. he told me that he would
trust my intelligence to make any
changes that seemed best for our
investment, and more feasible a.
war made differences In our lives.
Our house, which was In the sub
urbs, was too remote when trans.
portation was curtailed and our
daughter was ready to enter school.
Though I did all my housework I
felt that I must volunteer for war
work during the hours my child was
at school. Increased cost Of hv-
ing made 1t seem foolish to waste
money keeping a house for two
when 1t could be more useful In War
Bonds. So I sold our house, took
small apartment close to good
school, find that I have cut costs
all the way around and can give
more of my time and money to
the war effort. I feel that wartime
is no time to permit sentimentality
to interfere with what must be dons
for the best of all concerned"
So there you are! Which of these
women is right, or are they right
only in respect to their own prob
lens? Are we as a Nation chang
ing from the old way because our in
telligence and awareness warn US
that we must quickly adjust to
new ways and times? Or is this
Just local or personal reaction?
Are we giving up too easily, and
should we stick to the old way, como
what may, as in the first case, be-
cause we love our way Of life and
are willing to wear ourselves out
trying to preserve it?
There have been hundreds OF
postwar plans offered by states
men, economists. architects and
manufacturers of mechanical equip
ment. Most Of them see wonder
full future for all Of us, in respect
to their own department. The
statesmen plan a beautiful new
world order, the economist shows
us how we can earn to support
life in this new world. The archi-
tect dreams up wonderful houses
for us full of drastically new ar
rangements in which we are to live
this wonderful new life and the
manufacturers show us new house
hold equipment which will keep
the whole place operating at the
touch of button.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
By Evelyn Hayes

top OF your pretty Uranium and look
sweet as Valentine.
POUR LIE SPORT-A little some
thing for her lapel-or to pin the
ascot scarfs that are so good this
year-would make a fine Valentine
token for any smart young lady
If she's addicted to tweeds, suits
and tailored clothes, she'd like some
sports pins We saw the other day
You lay down very little money anc
you take your choice of pretty pups
big fat fish or prancing horses-all
very effective on gilded plastic.
GOOD AT FIGURES-Just enough
but not too much-that's what the
girls say about a new garter belt W.
saw the other day. It is made oi
rayon satin with insets Of l-a-s-t-e-z
in front-and the trick of it is tha,
it also has long back panel which
does fine job Of smoothing down q
derriere
Evening star., 1944-02-11
BY Peeey Roberts

This season headwear is all head.
bands made out Of felt, velvet, satin
and just about every other kind Of
cloth imaginable. Here are three tt
try out for yourself-a crocheted one
and embroideries In floral and geo.
metric designs.
Pattern envelope contains hot.
iron transfers for two designs ano
crochet instructions for the third
Stitch illustrations and full direc.
tions; two designs about by :
inches.
Send II cents (coin) for Pattern
No. 2062 to Washington Star, Needle
Arts Dept, P. o. Box 172, Station D
New York 3, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
1915
l%Ab
By Barbara Bell

AS gay as tulip border-this
apron with the bright patchwork
tulips around the hemline and form
ing big pocket! Makes a wonder
full gift apron, too.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1915 is in
sizes IA, is, 10, 20; 40, AZ, A and 46.
Size Is requires 2As yards 36-inch
material, S yards ric-rac trim; scraps
used for tulips.
For this attractive pattern send
Is cents, plus l cent for portage. in
coins with your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, Washington Star, Post
ONCE Box 80, Station G, New York
10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-02-11

How do you plan to live after the
war2 What sort Of . house, furnish
ings and housekeeping setup do
you feel will be best for you when
we are no longer at WARP Un-
doubtedly the last year has made
changes in your household. Are
these changes permanent? Do you
feel that you will 90 back to your
prewar routine when, and If. 1t Il
possible, or have your ideas and
routine Of living changed 20 that
Evening star., 1944-02-11

stantly. stir in tomatoes. Transfer
rice mixture to large casserole
Bring stock to a boil q boullion
cubes dissolved in boiling water
will do nicely add salt and cayenne
Pour over the chicken and rice
mixture. Cover and bake in a mod
crate oven $3.50 F. for one hour OF
until chicken and rice are tender
Sprinkle with chopped parsley
Evening star., 1944-02-11
Readers Clearing House

Tablespoons cold water. Stir well
Pour little more than one-han OF
this mixture into another pan. To
the half In the double boiler add
melted chocolate. To the other half
when cold, add 2 cups whipped
cream. Pour chocolate filling into
q graham cracker or vanilla wafer
crust which has already been
chilled. Chill chocolate mixture In
the crust. Add vanilla mixture and
continue to chill until served.
Crust: Eighteen graham crackers,
u cup brown sugar, u cup melted
butter.
Editors note: Thank you,
Mrs. A. D., Arlington, for sub
mitting a similar recipe for
Black Bottom, Pie using graham
RAT RADIANCE.
(Thanks to Mrs. E. S. W.
Washington
Polk School In basement, Seventh
and P streets NV, will gladly give
excellent poison food all prepared to
rid rats. It Is free for the asking.
Your page u 50 entertaining and
helpful.
Evening star., 1944-02-11

Washington, Mrs. L. W. II. and
Mrs. c. B., Arlington, for their
recipes for Black Bottom Pie
using ginger snaps, Which are
similar to the abope).
Thanks to Mrs. B. C. E., Arlington. J
Mrs. L. X T., Washington, who
has only heard about" black bot.
tom pie, really has delightful treat
in store for her If she will only try
my recipe for same. This particu-
lar recipe came from the Henry
CLAY Hotel, Ashland, KY, which is
known for specializing in this de-
licious pie.
-Four egg yolks, "a cup sugar,
cups milk, ~ tablespoons corn
starch, l teaspoon vanilla, envelope
plain gelatin, 11a squares chocolate
2 cups whipped cream.
Boil S minutes in double boiler
egg yolks, sugar, milk and corn
starch. Remove from fire and add
gelatin, which has been soaked in
Evening star., 1944-02-11
ADVERTISEMENT.
MILLIONS HERE
EXPECTED ATTACK

1t happens every year. There is always a
time when it seems like everybody has a
cold attack. At this time be prepared and
remember Penetro, a salve with modern
medication in a base containing same
ma o used. u. d. WorEs 9aoo 3 ways V q wv Warming
yapors cc%feTt coldeongestsd+ nose and
at spot where rubbed on. 25c. Double
supply for 35c. Always demand Penetro.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
(Thdnks to Mrs. A. Z. W..
Wdshin0ton.)

I enjoy reading your column and
get some good suggestions. In an
swer to Mrs. A. c., Washington, ]
will give my experience in getting
rid of unwelcome rodents.
Get a can of chlorinated lime at
any drugstore, the cost is about IL
or Is cents, and sprinkle around
where they come in. I used 1t very
successfully in a large rooming
house basement and had no more
trouble with them. 1t is clean, and
good disinfectant also.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
By Marsayef No,UeH.

they have affected your plans for
all future time?
These, and many others, are the
questions we hear every day. It
would be interesting to know the
thoughts and experiences Of Wash
ington women who are doing their
utmost to live In this boom town
Of ours.
We wonder II the majority Of
home owners and housewives here
are trying calamity to live as they
Evening star., 1944-02-11
REMOVING PAINT?
requested by Mrs. c.. E, G..
WnShindton

requested by Mrs. C. E. G.,
Washington
After following your column with
interest I am wondering if some one
can tell me how to remove paint
from furniture which has attached
itself to the finish as result of be-
ing showed against painted walls.
The furniture has mahogany
finish and moved into house that
was painted throughout with fiat
paint which rubbed off easily.
In every instance where chair
was pushed against wall the white
paint came off on the furniture.
have hesitated to experiment
with paint removers for fear of
damaging the polished finish.
Suggestions will be appreciated.
BLACK BOTTOM PIE.
(Thanks to Miss D. V. r.,
Washington
In response to request from
Mrs. l.. K. T. for black bottom pie,
am enclosing my recipe and 1
hope it is the one she is looking for,
Crust: IA crisp ginger snaps and
tablespoons melted butter. Roll
cookies fine. Add melted butter and
mix well. Pat out evenly in deep
9-inch pie pan and bake 10 minutes
IN slow oven, 800 degrees.
Filling: One tablespoon gelatin, 4
tablespoons cold water, 2 cups top
milk, Il cup sugar. ~ tablespoons
cornstarch and 4 egg yolks.
For chocolate and custard layer:
~ squares chocolate, melted; /
teaspoon vanilla.
For rum favored layer: 4 egg
whites, u cup sugar, "a teaspoon
cream Of tartar and / teaspoon rum
extract.
For topping: / cup whipping
cream, 2 tablespoons confectioners'
sugar, Il square chocolate, shaved
Method: Soak gelatin in cold
water. Scald milk. Combine sugar
and cornstarch. Beat egg yolks and
add scalded milk slowly. Then stir
IN sugar and cornstarch. Cook over
simmering water. stirring OCCASION
ally, for 20 minutes or until oustard
generously coats a spoon. Remove
from heat and take out / cup of
the custard. To this add the
melted chocolate and beat we'll with
rotary eggbeater. When cool, blend
IN vanilla and pour into cooled
crust and chill. While the remain
ing custard is still hot, blend in
gelatin. Then cool, but do not al
low 1t to stiffen. Make a stiff
meringue by beating egg whites un-
til frothy, adding the cream of tar
tar and beating them until stiff,
then gradually beat in sugar. Fold
IN the meringue to custard and
add rum f1avoring. When chocolate
custard has begun to set, cover with
rum custard and chill few min
utes. Spread with whipped cream
(this may be eliminated, as whipped
cream is problem these days.
sweetened with confectioners' sugar.
Sprinkle on shaved chocolate.
Editors note: We uish to
thank Mrs. M. p, Falls Church;
Mrs. M. E. S. and Mrs. L, C., r.,
Evening star., 1944-02-11

SSS6SoV q "uy "a ASAAoVAAA6 O Ad4 ~
Ink spot from . rust-colored broad.
hom rug?
THANKS;
HOUSEHOLD HINTS;
SALT RISING BREAD.
Thanks to Mrs. J. S. II.
Wdshtngton)
I certainly want to thank tht
readers who took the trouble to tel
mo how to turn out good bakee
beans, and In particular Mrs. L. S
B., who talked to me on the phone
asked several other places for in.
formation, but about all I ever got
was raised eyebrows and the remark
"She can't bake simple think like
beans? Tsk! task! She must be
hopeless" But, after trying the
several recipes given me. taking all
the advice and following it carefully
I've had no trouble, and I'm sc
grateful.
Here are q few household hints
I've found valuable:
A tiny bit of shortening or oil
rubbed around the top of the pot
macaroni or rice is boiled in will
prevent its boiling over. I use olive
oil.
Onions won't make you cry If you
hold small piece of bread between
your teeth and breathe through your
mouth. Before some one told me
about that I was never able to see
past the first onion.
Slit the skins of apples two OF
three places before baking, to pre-
vent unsightly shrinking.
For butterscotch pies, make the
meringue with brown sugar. It's q
delightful change.
1t saves lots Of time to fold clothes
that don't require ironing as you
take them off the line. Sheets and
towels and so on should be hung
on one section of the clothes line
I usually wash these things one
morning and clothes that must be
1roned another morning.
May 1 include a recipe for salt
rising bread requested by Mrs
B. D. p? I've used this recipe for
a long time and it does make the
most delicious bread. We like to
sprinkle the top Of the loaves with
salt before they're baked.
The night before baking start this
ferment; medium sized potatoes
about 212 cups after they are pared
and sliced. Put the potatoes in a
deep bowl. in which there is l tea
spoon each of sugar and salt, and
tablespoons of corn meal. Pour
cups of boiling water over all
wrap in two teatowels and put in a
warm place overnight.
In the morning take out the
potatoes, discard them and add to
the ferment, 2 cups warm milk, /
cup water, u teaspoon soda (scanD
!. teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons
melted butter. Beat we'll Add flour
to make dough stiff enough to knead,
about II cups. This is very general
on the flour, though. 1t usually
varies quite a bit. Knead we'll.
Shape in loaves. Let rise until
double in bulk. Bake at 425 degrees
IS minutes. Be sure pans are we'll
oiled.
SPOTS OFF OF vELvET7
requested BY Mrs. J. L. M,
Falls Church,
I would appreciate it very much If
some lady could tell me how to
clean spots off of velvet. I have
tried the steaming method but to no
avail.
BREAD RECIPES?
requested by A. P. McC.,
SilUer Spring.
I wonder If any Of your numer-
Gus readers have a recipe for French
bread, Vienna bread and hard rolls
I have searched all the cookbooks
for recipes but have had no sue
cess. May add your column is
most interesting and I for one have
heartily enjoyed reading it every
day and have found most Of the
recipes and hints most useful.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
BREAD RECIPES?
REQUESTED by A. P. McC,
SilUer Sprinq.)

DFUCF CP TVyI
wonder If any Of your numer-
Gus readers have a recipe for French
bread, Vienna bread and hard rolls
I have searched all the cookbooks
for recipes but have had no sue
cess. May add your column is
most interesting and I for one have
heartily enjoyed reading it every
day and have found most Of the
recipes and hints most useful.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
(Thdnks to Mrs. J. S. H.,
Wdshtnoton.)

SPOTS OFF OF VELVET?
Requested by Mrs. J. L. M.
Falls Church,
I would appreciate it very much If
some lady could tell me how to
clean spots off Of velvet. I have
tried the steaming method but to no
avail,
Evening star., 1944-02-11
TX SPOTS FROM RUG?

1FeQueSLe6 0y MrS. F. W. @,
Alexandria,
I wonder If any kind reader could
suggest . way Of removing a large
Ink spot from . rust-colored broad
loom rug?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-16

The only Tin smcltcr in South Am
erica is located in Argentina.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-16

BUILDING With residential
quarters representing the greatest
building need in the State, more
than four times as much was spent
for non-residential building in cites
and towns issuing permits during
.Iulv. according to report OF the de-
Dartncnt Of labor. The S372.o3l au-
lhori4ed Ids ii ided d. follows;
Evening star., 1944-11-22

could be found. 7 was the highest
paid member of our travelling
troupe, but I was forced to travel
with the stage crew, leaving an
engagement not in time to get to
the next one, but at 2 am. or 8
am. the morning after we had con-
| cluded date. had no star dressing
room, which was an obviously neces-
sary assignment. I dressed on the
fourth floor, as far away from the
stage as I could be put. Worse
still, I really had nothing to do. I
would merely appear, without lines,
or with the fewest possible lines
to excuse me for being there. People
would have heard of me, but when
went on to do my assignment they'd
ask afterward, Where was George
Pr1ce?' 1 was there, all right. but
nobody knew it. 1t was a wonderful
fight"
Looking back on it, as a broker
who has returned to show business
because no one ever can really get
away from it, the Del Rios star
is pretty sure the Shuberts were
right after all
I1laC SIuUU week, ne says
twas something I never thought
would happen to me again. Yet the
fact is that my first engagement
in vaudeville thereafter was at
$4,000 a week."
Broker Price thinks back upon
that time quite effectively. Doing
so, he says:
TITS no wonder, in way. that
we ended up being good friends.
1t Is no wonder, too, having learned
the lesson, that I ended up being
a broker-which I still am, although
I am appearing now in night clubs
again and liking it very much"
X X X X
God Is My Co-Pilot," the movie
made out of Col. Robert Lee SCOTS
Evening star., 1944-11-22

career as an Army pilot, will have
its world premiere in the authors
home town, Macon, Ga. Announce
ment to that effect was made here
today by Harry M. Warner, presi-
dent of the producing company, who
set March Is as the date of the
pictures debut. All of Georgia will
share in the States first big pre-
miere since "Gone With the Wind"
opened in Atlanta.
Evening star., 1944-11-22

adlLA, W1llC1l, SU IdI DO VIC AllOW
has never been done.
If, however, one forgets Broker
Price in such fashion, 1t is Broker
Prices fault. He IS back in show
business and he talks quite like a
person who never has been away
from it.
Should one be old enough to re-
member it, Broker Prices favorite
subject is his wonderful feud with
the ShubertS. He can tell it now
without rancor, indeed, as friend
of the Brothers Shubert, put it still
is the classic squabble Of the the
alter, and George (Mr. Price, is not
to be criticized for remembering
1t.
Were we silly?" asks Mr.. Price,
thinking back on it, Il don't know
which of us was the sillier. Per-
haps I never shall. We are good
friends now. j. Shupert sends
my son birthday presents, and we
both are a little rueful about the
whole thing.
1t was more than 20 years ago,
one reminiSces with the Del Rio
star, that the trouble began.
George was drawing $1,000 week
under a three-year contract with
the famous producing brothers from
Syracuse. He was their star, an in
finitely versatile human in the hey
day of such other stars as AL Jol-
son and Eddie Cantor. OF q sudden
the Shuberts found themselves with
all three on their hands.
THAT $1,000 weekly locked very
big to me-" Price remembers, land
when they found themselves with all
three OF us and sought to get me
another job, I rebelled.
The Shuberts rebelled at my re-
bellion. at this point in our expert
ence, not unreasonably. I didn't
know then what I was to learn
later"
What he learned at first was that
the Shuberts also were good
fighters.
They kept me, as the contract
called for" George says, "but they
made me pay, too. I was not given
a New York show, to which I had
grown accustomed by then. On the
contrary, I was sent on the road
with the hope on their part, that
I would get angry and break the
contract. But I had no such
impulse. Not for three years"
Price laughs now at what hap
pened to him during that period,
but he did not at the time.
My billing was supposed to be
that of a STAR" he says, but it
was actually the smallest type that
Evening star., 1944-11-22
Speaking of Money
BY the Associated Press.


HOLLYWOOD.
Since so much money is tied up
in big-names for the cast, producer
Jack Skirball jokingly remarked he
contemplates billing it "the First
National Bank presents It's in the
bag'!"
Evening star., 1944-11-22
Boyer in New York
Looking for a Play
BY the Associated Preas,

NEW YORK.
Charles Boyer, the film star, ha,
taken an apartment in New York
and is planning to do a stage play
here this season. He will be Joined
within a few days by his wife, Pat
Patterson, also OF the films.
Evening star., 1944-11-22
Mr. Price, Singing Once More,
Recalls a Famous Stage Feud
BY JAY CARMODY

BY this time George Price probably should be called
He broker with seat the exchange
been 10 But when he shows again in
Del where old friends have dropping him for
orgets his from his
instantly calling
bad broker rather like calling
Evening star., 1944-11-22

ADJUSTMENTS. A
Evening star., 1944-11-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

God Is My Co-Pilot," the movie
made out of Col. Robert Lee SCOTS