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Evening star., 1945-01-30
The Young Idea

We'd like to introduce you to a
best seller" that has been piling up
circulation like SNOWFALL for 30
years. 1t is not escape literature;
1t Is not any Of the assorted brands
Of fiction. 1t is Infant Care" q
booklet first released by the Chill
dren's Bureau Of the United States
Department of Labor in 1914. Since
that time, over 16,00O,0O0 copies,
bearing revisions, of course, in keep
ing with contemporary develop
ments, have passed into the hands
of parents. The number of copies
distributed during the last fiscal
year totaled 992, ,O0O-topping the
sales of the number one book on the
list OF fiction best sellers in 1914 by
SAT 900. Although the greater part
Of its distribution has been in the
United States, Infant Care" is
known in 50 countries.
The material in this booklet is
based on the experience of many
doctors, nurses, nutritionists and
psychologists, as well as parents.
The book is not designed to take
the place Of the doctors regular
supervision. But it does help the
parents to understand the doctors
directions, and to carry them out
adequately. Even an "old hand"
at this business of infant care will
probably find it helpful, and it's q
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Dorothy Dix Says

The true explanation OF the in
crease in juvenile delinquency, about
which we are all so desperately con-
cerned at present, is the lack of
homes and mothers. We have plen-
ty Of houses, and plenty of women
have babies, but four walls and a
bath don't make house a home,
and bearing child doesn't auto
matically turn woman into real
mother.
AS a matter of fact, although we
know civilization rests upon the
home and the mothers hand shapes
the character and determines the
destiny Of every human being who
comes into the world, we do our
best to frustrate the purposes of
nature by living in barracks and
extolllng the woman who has ca
reer above the one who has twins.
The average modern house is built
on strictly birth-control lines No
provision Is made in it for kids, for
conserving space is considered more
important than saving the immor-
tai souls of youngsters. There is no
big, roomy attic, as there used to be
IN old-fashioned houses, that is
filled with old trunks and boxes and
barrels Of the belongings of a gen.
Grafton or two, in which children
can delve Of a rainy day and come
forth pirates, or soldiers, or fine
ladies.
Nor, except in rural districts,
are there any more cellars filled
with heavenly smells of barrels Of
apples and jars of pickles, and with
space in which boys can build ships
and kites and keep a dog or two. It
Is more than coincidence that we
hear nothing about juvenile delin-
|quency in the country. 1t is the
working out of the old immutable
law Of cause and effect.
Evening star., 1945-01-30

These publications are but few
Of the host Of pamphlets released
by the Children's Bureau, the prod
ucts of its research. The data Is
compiled and written by the profess
soional staff of the bureau, special
lists In their fields.
Single copies of publications may
be obtained free of charge by writ
ing to the Children's Bureau, De-
partment of Labor, Fourteenth
street and Constitution avenue, or
by calling Executive 2420, Exten-
sion 9. If you are in doubt as to the
type of pamphlet best suited to
your needs, the Bureau will make
an effort to guide you in your selec-
ton
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Winter Beauty Winners

Between the cold-and colds
February is probably the most diff
f1cult month in which to sustain
even semblance of beauty. Even
if you manage to escape your share
of the sniff1es or sinus infection
(Which in these parts is nothing
short of major triumph) the COM
bination of wintry blasts outside and
steam heat inside is beauty killing
combination. If your face isn't
chapped, your neck probably is. If
your hands aren't rough, your ankles
are-and it's usually both. Any YES
tige of curl has probably disappeared
from your tresses, and with it any
hint of a CLINT. Worst of all, it may
be all this-and red nose, too.
For most of us the quest for beauty
is making the best of bad situa-
ton anyway, so these winter prob
lens simply mean that we'll have to
take more pains. First to remember
is that your skin, like you, needs more
food to keep going in the whitening
months This is the time to use
your richer cleansing creams - to
anoint your body with oil before you
scrub in the tub so that enough will
remain-post-bath-to protect your
skin.
Come the big freeze, cake make
Evening star., 1945-01-30

and they fit the pieces perfectly
but whoever sits on the chairs nearly
drags the covers off when arising.
I would most certainly appreciate
suggestions.
BY the way, no layette pattern I
ever saw mentions the most valuable
No. l item my mother suggested /
provide for my baby, now 7 months
old. At her suggestions, I put fairly
thick padding of quilting cotton
(the unbleached variety generally
used for comforts) between 18-inch
squares of white outing flannel
These quilted on the sewing ma
chine, diagonally at 1-inch inter-
walls. When baby is lying down this
pad goes right next to her didies,
with dress or gown folded back,
then moisture Is absorbed without
making constant sheet changes nee
essary. I don't care for "soakers"
and also use quilted pads with wa
terproof square when holding my
baby. Made six such pads but would
advise to 10. If she wants to call
a new mother, I might be able to
help her with few tricks of the
trade"
Evening star., 1945-01-30

When you crowd restless children,
brimning over with energy and high
spirits. into few small rooms,
where they are forever under their
elders feet and can't move around
without knocking over a piece of
furniture, what can you expect
them to do except take to the street,
where they can have a little freedom
OF movement, and be permitted to
yell without being shushed? The
average city-bred child's idea of
home is not place to stay in, but
to get out of as quickly as possible.
And If the lack of a real home Is
largely responsible for our little girl
and boy bandits, it is also because
so many mothers have fallen down
on their jobs. 1t is because so many
mothers are more interested in re-
forming criminals than in seeing to
it that they keep their own children
walking the straight and narrow
way.
The children whose mothers are
always at home when they come
home from school, the children
whose mothers are never too busy to
listen to their condolences and to
encourage them, or comfort them;
the children whose mothers tuck
them into bed and hear them say
their prayers, never belong to gangs,
or have to be bailed out of Jail. It
Is the children whose mothers are
running shoppes, instead of their
own homes, or are out dancing, or
having little affairs on the side of
their own. who fill the police courts.
1t is all very we'll to build child
|centers and Fairgrounds for chill
dren, but that isn't the solution of
the juvenile delinquency problem
The answer to that is bigger homes
and better mothers.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
BY Betty Miles

boon for the young mother with her
|drst baby. The book contains data
on the development of the baby,
clothing, feeding and host Of cate
|gories too varied to enumerate here.
The bureau offers a wide selection
|of booklets and pamphlets aimed at
laid to mothers. Also on its per-
|sonal "best seller" list is "Prenatal
Care" 1t contains materials peril
|nent to hygiene during the prenatal
days, delivery and the care of the
baby during its first days of life.
In view of the present inadequate
supply of medical personnel, and
crowded hospital conditions, 1t Is
even more necessary to know and
understand the proper procedures,
since the greater part of the re-
sponsibility rests today squarely in
the home
''The Road to Good Nutrition"
speaks for itself-it's designed to
help you in setting your child's feet
on the road beginning in the pre-
natal period and in keeping him on
the straight and narrow nutritional
path throughout his years of
growth.
A fourth publication that has
achieved considerable popularity
with mothers is The Child from l
to 6-His Care and Training" AS
well as dealing with the physical
well-being Of the young child, it
also treats some of the psycholo-
gical and emotional aspects of the
child'S DEVELOPMENT. 1t NAV help
you to better understanding of the
why's" of Johnnie's behavior.
If you and baby are planning to
do battle with the present day trav-
cling conditions, the pamphlet IF
Your Baby Must Travel in Wartime
may be the aid you've been seeking.
1t covers, quite amply, the ways and
means by which you and your
offspring may best adjust to travel
by train, bus, or automobile, and
incidentally is illustrated by the
light and effective touch Of Gluyas
! Willie ms
Evening star., 1945-01-30
BY Eveiyn Hayes

ups may dry tender skins which
need to be shielded against wintry
blasts. To answer both purposes
there's an emulsified oil that's high
on the beauty list of several cinema
stars, we understand, and also rates
well with dermatologists. Be that
as it may, we love it for the fine
job it does of smoothing winter
roughened skin. After your am.
soap and H-2-0 routine, use it as a
protective foundation applying a
small quantity to the face and It's
suing of the excess to leave Just a
smidgin for foundation.
Sometimes winter literally gets
you IN the neck-especially women
crowding forty who find that their
necks look crepey after they have
applied powder. The reason-pow-
der gets into imperceptible creases
and makes them perceptible. Here's q
tip from an expert. Instead of dust
ing your neck when you re making
up, leave a thin film OF foundation
to protect that tender skin-and to
camouflage any incipient crepiness.
Try it. We've seen it work like a
charm.
Low temperatures and high winds
are especially hard on hands-as
though you didn't know Not only
do hands get rough, but cuticles do
too-and then there's trouble. OF
course there are several good hand
lotions on the market and IL you
have one you like, there's no reason
to change. However, If you're still
on the hunt for one that's more
smoothing than sticky-you'n give
huzzahs for a delicate pink scented
creamy lotion that softens without
leaving trace of sickness. For
too-sensitive skin try emitting the
soap and water Office cleansing for
a few days and wash with lotion
instead-drying with soft towel OF
tissue. The result-hands that are
soft, tender and worthy. Anc
remembering that smooth
skin saves on hosiery bills, you might
try massaging a little on chapped
legs and heels, too tthis not in the
officeD.
Probably your greatest grooming
gremlin is the waveless hair that re-
suits from seasonal cold-and colds
II you run into days when your hair
Is wild, wispy and in woeful want
Evening star., 1945-01-30

OF a shampoO-and you don't dare
risk the wetness of 1.-THE answer
is dry shampoo. Easy as 1-2-3 is
one that's fragrant and comes in a
convenient sifter-top container. All
you do is apply the stuff to your
scalp and brush like mad. Direc-
tions come with it-and following
same results in hair that is clean,
sweet-smelling and manageable
waves intact-au in little more time
than it takes to brush your hair.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
PACKING CAKES FOR OVER
SEAS; MEAL IN ONE;
(ThdnkS to Mrs. E. A. W,

Mrs. M. A. K, Arlington, asked
how to pack a fruit cake to keep it
fresh and uncrumbled. I've kept
my homemade fruit cake for three
months now and it is improving
with age. 1t had been moistened
for first three weeks with a bit of
wine dropped on top and packed in
tin box, well wrapped within a
soft cloth. Half an apple put inside
with the cake keeps cake fresh.
The tin box prevents cake from
being crushed.
A meal in one that is very eco
nomical, would like to send at this
time. Line baking dish with ground
beef, dice medium onion on top
Fill dish with cooked macaroni. Add
p can of tomato soup mixed with
same amount of water or milk. Pour
over macaroni. Season with salt and
pepper.
Cheese, grated, may be put on top
II desired. Bake in moderate oven,
$50 or 400 degrees, about 80 minutes
Meal in one in jiffy!
Evening star., 1945-01-30
BY Barbara Bell

A dress with a full swinging skirt
is the favorite style for little girls
She'll love this one with its fitted
waist and gay little buttons for
accent.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1879 Is
designed for sizes 2, 3, 4, and 6
years. Size 3, requires IL yards of
IS or 39-inch material; Is yards
ric-rac to trim as pictured.
For this pattern, send 20 cents, in
coins, your name, address, pattern
DUmber and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, Post
Office Box SO, Station G, New York
10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1945-01-30

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 it is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them.
Betsy CasveH.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
(ThGnkS to Miss NJ. B. H.,
WGShington.) J


Have seen no reply to inquiry of
the lady who wishes to send a fruit
cake and cookies to South America.
so will give my experience with the
fruit cake. Felt no assurance as to
the cookies and did not try to send
any.
Take any clean old muslin-worn
pillowcaSeS or Sheet-or napkin
large enough to cover the cake
completely, and press it down with
knife handle or spoon into glass
containing three or four table
spoonsful of wine; press and turn
until the cloth is entirely saturated
but not dripping, and wrap this
around the cake; cover the whole
with heavy wax paper and tie up
with lingerie or Christmas ribbon
d1at, one-half to Seven-eighths
1nch). Line bottom and sides of
boX-pieces from laundry carton
will do-fill any vacant space with
reading matter-crumpled but not
torn pages of newspaper, or the like
Address and return address on box
as well as on outside wrapper. Tie
with very strong cord, or preferably,
light rope.
This was mailed from Washing
ton October 6, reported arrived in
New Guinea December l lin excel
lent condition-super-special cake" E"
To the lady who reported tiny
holes in several stewpans. I believe
hardware stores have solder for
mending in such cases, though I
have never tried it.
CLOTHES MOTHS?
DROPPED EGG?
fFequested by Mrs. M. F. De A.,
Aterandrtd.)
I should like to have some advice
concerning the best methods of
Evening star., 1945-01-30

keeping clothes moths out of an
apartment where you cannot hang
clothes out doors to air, and where
closet space is limited.
Also, how does one make a
dropped egg without a specially
made pan? I have tried dropping it
in hot water, but it always sepa-
rates. Does any one have any hints
on preparing eggs for a 9-month-
old baby? My son seems to dislike
a regular soft boiled one.
X X x X
CONTACT?
Thanks to Mrs. D. H.,
Falls Church,
have received many helpful hints
from the RICH in the short time
have been reading it and agree with
the lady who recently said, THE
Star seems not complete on Satur-
day without it."
Recently, I asked for tips on how
to make hooked rugs and received
much helpful information. I would
like to get in touch with the lady
from Arlington who gave her tele-
phone number which I have mis-
placed. My telephone is Falls Church
1827-M.
CANDLE WAX:
LEFTOVER MEAT HINT.
(Thanks to Mrs. E. d. Mel, Jr.,
Washington
In answer to Mrs. r. M. AS re-
quest about removing candle wax,
may 1 suggest that she let hot water
direct from the tap run through it.
If all the color is not removed, a
household bleach will do the job
At Christmas, green candle wax was
dropped on a white satin blouse.
Hot water removed both the color
and wax. Incidentally, letting hot
water run over the wax from any
type of candlestick will remove it
entirely and without benefit of too
much elbow grease.
May I, at this time, include an
idea for leftover meat. Grind meat
and make into your favorite meat
loaf, using the same proportions as
you would in using fresh meat. My
husband turns his nose up at left
overs" but this way he doesn't know
the difference.
These just isn't any other way
to say LIKE YOUR PAGE!
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PICKLE CABBAGE.
(ThankS to Mrs. v. P. T.,
HyattsDille.J
Some time ago there was a re-
quest for pickle cabbage. I had to
ask my mother how to make it and
here is how: Cut a fresh head of
cabbage in "a or 1s depends on size
OF head, take out the heart and boil
cabbage in weak salt water (have
the water boiling before putting in
the cabbage) until you can stick a
fork through it. Have the water
cover the cabbage. Drain. Make a
sirup of vinegar and sugar to suit
your taste, bring to a boil and cool,
pour over cabbage. Ready to use
the next day.
X
SUGAR SIRUP.
(Thonks to Mr.. w S. H.,
Washington
Answering the request made by
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Readers Clearing House

Mrs. G. A. G., Arlington, In Thurs
day nights Star, January 18-HOw
to mix sugar Sirup so 1t won't turn
back to sugar:
Use ls amount of total solids of
dark corn sirup, as 10 ounces Of
either kind or only / kind. of sugar
and ounces of dark corn sirup.
Or if you use the light corn Sirup,
use ounces. Put it all in together,
adding about 3 ounces of water
(more water if you wish a thinner
sirup or less If you want thicker)
and heat until the sugar is all dis
solved, take off, DON'T STIR
WHILE HOT. and let cool and it
is ready for use.
n II u
POINSETTTA CARE;
CARDAMON SEEDS.
fThdnks to Mrs. r. w. L.,
Washington.
In answer to the request made by
Mrs. E. D. r., Arlington: I have
clipping from The Star some years
ago.
1t says to cut the poinsettia back
after the leaves have fallen while
there are only eyes on each stem
The cuttings will sprout in good
garden soil in a sunny window.
The plant is then laid on the side
in dark, cool place, and watered
sparingly till the new sprouts
appear.
Then the top soil is removed and
new rich soil added and the plant
put in a sunny window When the
nights are warm the plant is put
outside and taken in again before
frost and put back in the sunny
window. The new cuttings should
bloom next Christmas. My cuttings
are already sprouting. I planted
them only week ago.
In answer to Mrs. A. C. X, Arling-
ton regarding cardamOn seed: buy
the cardamon beans at the drug
store. I then remove the seeds and
put them on small square of clean
mer. About 6 beans are sufficient for
a good sized coffee cake used in this
manner.
Reading RICH Is like visiting with
a lot of good friends.
y
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
TWO REQUESTS?
(Thanks to Mrs. S. r. S., Falls
Church,
This evening I tried an expert
ment which worked perfectly. After
finishing pie for dinner I used the
pastry blender to mix the color into
a bowl of sOftened margerine. It is
much less messy" than cleaning
out the bowl Of spoon all the time
and ever SO much more rapid than
with fork.
II Mrs. A. B. H., Takoma Park,
will slash strip of paper inches
wide and or 10 inches long into
4 or fairly even strips lengthwise
Qeaving all attached for a short
distance at one end) she can very
quickly learn to braid as many
strands as she wants for the princi-
pie Is the same for any number
above 3. Firmly anchor the uncut
end with strips lying fiat and ex-
tending toward braider. Lift the
strip on left and place it over strip
next to it, under next strip. Over
next, ETC., depending on number of
strands used. And that Is all there
is to it! Always use left strand and
weave, for that Is what it amounts
to, rather than the accepted idea of
braiding. II she gets mixed up she
may telephone me at Falls Church
1254-R.
Now a couple of inquiries. Does
any reader know of some one whose
hobby Is weaving-who would weave
old-fashioned rag rugs for me? I
have miles of cut, sewed and balled
rags I'm most anxious to convert
into rugs.
And is there a solution to
slipping" slip covers? I have beau
tiful tailored covers which have
adequate tucking at the usual places
Evening star., 1945-01-30
CLEANING ARTIFICIAL
FLOWERS.
(ThunkS to Mrs. A. +. D.,
fLuNhS u MIS-. "A. r. H.,
Wasl,ington.)

(ThunkS to Mrs. A. F. D.,
Wdshtngton.)
A short while ago one of the
readers asked how artificial flowers
might be cleaned. I suggest the fol-
lowing method, which have found
quite successful, as it does not dis
arrange petals or leaves: Simply
put " cup of table salt into a large
paper sack. Place the flowers in,
heads down; tighten the sack
around the stems and shake we'll.
was amazed at the amount of dust
removed and the fresh appearance
of the flowers.
X
PACKING CAKES FOR OVER
SEAS; MEAL IN ONE;
HOLES IN PANS.
fTha1,kS to Mrs. J. c., Arlington)
Re: Request for packing cakes for
overseas. If Mrs. M. A. K, Airing
ton, will phone me at Chestnut 4485,
I shall be happy to tell her my
method of sending cakes overseas.
I have been doing this for two years
and my husband has always been
pleased.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18

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