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Evening star., 1945-02-04

as well as the nearby water courses,
including Rock Creek, Slash Run and
Reedy Branch, the first mentioned Of
which is the only one Of these streams
remaining today. Indeed, he is known
to have even extended his trips to more
distant places, and upon one occasion
was nearly drowned in the Potomac,
near Little Falls, when he was rescued
by a friend who was with him at the
time.
John Burroughs
John Burroughs frst came to Wash
ington in 1863, not with the intention
of going into the Army, but rather
afraid that he might enlist once he
came in contact with the troops. But
his enthusiasm wilted, he says, when
he observed how they shipped the men
in cars herded together like cattle, and
he decided there and then he would
not make good soldier. and when he
saw the wouned men arriving from the
battlef1elds, and when he had chance
to visit the hospitals, Of which Wash
ington then had many.
Through influence. which he confesses
he obtained, but more through insistence
and determination, he secured clerk
ship in the Treasury Department in
the newly established Bureau Of Ma
tional Banks on January 4, 1854, and
received salary Of $1,000 4 year-a
princely sum in those days. His house
address at that time was 66 G street
south, which today would be on c be-
tween Thirteen and-a-Hah and Four
teenth streets
Soon after securing employment he
was joined by his wife and they boarded
for while until other and more salts
factory arrangements could be made,
and this resulted in the renting Of
house on Capitol Hill, then numbered
377 First street Northeast.
"It was a quaint brick structure, two
stories high," he says, and it stood some
where on the site now occupied by the
Senate Once Building. It was sur
rounded by high board fence. Be-
sides the main house the lot was occu-
lived an old colored man, and there
also was barn, with altogether an
acre Of land.
Being accustomed to farming he
started In Immediately to stock his
place. He bought COW, which he
named Chloe, and later bought two
other COWS and some chickens, and
soon had eggs and milk and butter to
supply some Of the neighbors.
He also hired man to plow the
ground and he did the rest Of the work,
planting and selling the things he raised,
which included cabbage, turnips, pota-
toes, strawberries, peas and beans. He
also turned to profit the pears and
apricots growing on the place, rented
the spare rooms In the house and, like
q real thrifty Yankee, saved about one
half his salary.
The House on v Street
Mr.. Burroughs was q restless sort Of
man. and though the place on, Capitol
Hill was ideal for his purposes, even
permitting him to Craze his cows on
the commons, which he confesses he
did, yet he decided to build tho house
on v street and here he wAs frequently
visited by number Of literary notables,
including Walt Whitman.
His friend william D. o'Connor rented
from him . part Of his house only dur
ing the year 1ees, when 10 moved "a
Evening star., 1945-02-04

Gasoline ratong, pooling crowded buses and a1umed
seetcdrs 10ords to Alan Leighton Department
of Agriculture epoye He pedals to 0ork rain shine from
his home Cottage City, Nd In fact he has pedaled
bought his first bicycle 85 900 OF them
to and from 10ork. Star stan
Evening star., 1945-03-26
Clean, Then Store!
By Dorothy Bihlman

If this June-in- March weather
continues, the time to put blankets
away will be moved up. You may
find again this year that your laun-
dry man is unable to take your
precious all-wool blankets for a
cleaning and rather than take a
chance on a laundry whose reputa-
ton you know nothing about, you'll
undertake to do the tremendous job
yourself Well warn you, it needs
plenty of patience and attention,
but If you follow instructions, your
blankets will come out clean, fresh
and fluffy.
Plan to devote mild, dry day to
this task and be sure to use only
lukewarm water and mild soap.
Shrinkage is caused by using water
that is too hot. Try to whip up a
3 or 4 inch suds, using bluing fakes
Gf your blankets are white) and
milk soap-then lower the tempera-
ture to lukewarm by adding cool
water. The bluing fakes which
may be purchased at number of
stores around town, insure bright
looking results without the danger
of streaks. And it also does away
with separate bluing job. Have
all this plus a whisk broom and
small soft hand brush ready before
attempting to wash the blankets.
Shake the blankets thoroughly to
lnnc0rD yyf
bowl with the soapsuds and sit down
to scrub the satin bindings with the
small brush. The wool surface gives
up dust and soil readily, but the
satin bindings are often stained
Evening star., 1945-03-26

The end of Lent is in sight-but
the end of shortages isn't. That
means that you won't be able to &c
on a post-lenten binge of thick
steaks, juicy chops and succulent
roasts. You'll go right along having
fish several times week, no matter
how tired of it you have become!
So, the only thing to do is to dig
out the old files and look up a few
ideas that will make the too familiar
deniZens of the deep appear with
brand-neW glamour and fresh ap-
peal
Take for instance, that standby
halibut steak, either fresh or frozen
You've had halibut steak more times
than you can count and you're tired
to death of it. But dress it up in
a special sauce, a sprinkling of
crumbs and cheese and a fancy
name, such as "Halibut la Valcen-
cia" or something, and you won't
know the old dish.
Get large halibut steak and cut
it up into four neat flllets, taking
out the bones and peeling off the
skin. Skewer the fillets with tooth
picks to keep them compact and
firm and season them well with salt
pepper, lemon juice and a pinch OF
two of chervil. If you don't have
chervil, substitute minced parsley
or chives.
Dice up some green pepper an6
sprinkle it over the top of each fillet
too.
Make a fish stock by boiling the
discarded bones and skin in a wine.
glass or so of water for about II
minutes and pour it carefully
around the fillets, now resting in {
Evening star., 1945-03-26

Dear Miss Dix: What good is life
to a girl of 10 with problem parents?
I've got them. Mine think am un-
appreciative because I object to
them finding fault with all of my
friends. They accuse me of being
selfish because, after staying with
them every night of the week, 1
don't want to spend Sunday after
noon going visiting relations with
them. I am inconsiderate because
1 let them worry about my being
out as late as II O'Clock on Satur-
day night, the only night that I
step out.
Is there any way to deal with
problem parents who keep one prac-
tically a prisoner, or will I have to
run away from home, or get married
to get any freedom? Believe me,
being an only child is one of the
worst fates that can befal one, as
so much is expected of you,
AN ONLY CHILD.
Answer-What children should do
with problem parents is just as
much a riddle as what parents
should do with problem children
Possibly it is even more difficult to
solve because the parents are, at
least, in the strategic position OF
being able to hold the whip hand
over the children, whereas the chill
dren have no way of coercing Dad
and Nom into behaving themselves
and acting reasonably.
Evening star., 1945-03-26
Another Fish Story.
Bp the Victory Chef

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creased, shallow baking dish Add
wine glass of dry white wine or
dry ginger ale to the liquid. Cover
the dish and bake the fish in a
moderate over for about 25 minutes.
While the halibut is baking, make
thin cream or white sauce, ac-
cording to your special recipe, mix
ing into it some chopped hard-cooked
eggs and chopped parsley. When the
fish have cooked their 25 minutes,
pour this sauce over the fillets and
sprinkle with a couple of tablespoons
of buttered crumbs and some grated
cheese if you have it. Return the
dish to the oven and let the top
brown. Then serve it good and hot
with sliced cucumbers and toma-
toes in French dressing on the side.
And then there's the plain and
uninspired founder that achieves
Stardom when prepared as they do
it at the famous Marguery in New
York:
Four f1llets of founder are cleaned
and dried thoroughly, then rubbed
with salt, pepper, cayenne and a
little lemon juice. The filletS are
laid in a buttered pan and 2 table
spoons of dry white wine or ginger
ale are poured in, together with u
cup water. The dish is covered and
the fish baked in a moderate oven
for Is minutes. Just before the
fish are done, 1 cup peeled or seed
less grapes are poured on top of
them with a sprinkling of lemon
juice over all. The dish is returned
to the oven just until the grapes
are heated through and the f1llets
and grapes are served from the dish
in which they were cooked.
Evening star., 1945-03-26

with cosmetics enough to take extra
attention. (This is the fruit of not
removing all makeup before retir-
ing for the night. For shameD
Wash blankets quickly, one at a
time, dipping up and down and
squeezing gently. Long agitation
causes woolen fibers to mat and
harden. If you use a washing ma
chine, run it not more than three
minutes and if the blankets are not
entirely clean after the first sudsing,
wash again in fresh suds. Do not
allow blankets to cook" more than
the specified time and do not permit
them to remain in soiled suds.
Rinse thoroughly in warm water
Of the same temperature. Only run
the blankets through the ringer
once, this being after the final rims
ing and then make sure the roller
Is released, so that most of the water
is pressed out, but the nap is not
f1attened.
If possible hang blankets out of
doors in the air. Stretch them over
two lines SO that there is an air
space between the thicknesses. Pull
straight and shake often while dry
ing. Also smooth the hem and blot
out the surplus water with turkish
towels. Turn them when partially
dry.
When they are perfectly dry, but
still on the line, shake well and then
brush with the whisk broom to bring
up the nap. Never press the woolen
hberS, but you might 20 over the
binding with a warm iron.
For storage, fold evenly, place
moth crystals between all the layers
and wrap securely in heavy paper or
place in blanket bags.
Evening star., 1945-03-26
Dorothy Dix Says

The trouble with your father and
mother is that they are a whole gen.
Grafton behind the times in dealing
with you. They want to force on you
the code of conduct that was in
vogue in grandma's time, which is
Just as silly and impossible now
adays as it would be to make you
ride in an oxcart instead of an au-
tomobile. And how you are to get
them out of this notion and make
them come up to date, goodness only
knows.
They do not recognize that In
these days all life has been Speeded
up and that a girl of 10 is just as
Sophisticated and knows more about
the world and how to take care OF
herself than her mother did when
she was %. So they worry over your
not being home at II o'clock, and
they want to hand-pick your friends
for you, and they think they are
giving you a treat when they make
YOU spend your Sunday afternoons
visiting stuffy old relatives with
them.
All of which is a great mistake on
their part and a great infliction on
you, but running away from home
or getting married isn't going to
better your lot. 1t is jumping out OF
the frying pan into the fire. Your
best plan is to try to re-educate your
parents and, bring them up-to-date
Evening star., 1945-03-26
Readers Clearing House

ture, then drain. Mix 4 tablespoons
of flour with cup sugar, then add
to the cherries Il package, thawed
and drained) and mix we'll
Pour these into a pie tin lined
with uncooked pastry, then put a
cover of pastry over it. Bake As
minutes in a 450-degree oven. Be
sure to turn top crust edges under
edges of bottom crust and seal to-
gether with a fork, before baking
A Iready-mixed pie dough prepara-
ton is time saver, too.
* X x
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
(Thanks to Mrs. A. A. A.,
Colmar Manor, Md
I enjoy reading the Readers
Clearing House" very much and
therefore desire to send in some re-
plies to requests published some
time ago.
Slippery Gym Floors: Sometime
ago some one requested what can
be done about slippery gym floor
that is too slippery for basket ball
playing. Several years ago. before
coming to Washington, had taught
dancing and on days that I had
taught toe dancing my husband
would wash the slippery floor with
soap, ammonia and water. which
dulled the surface and made it safe
for my pupils and kept them from
slipping.
One Way of Using Canned Toma-
toes: Brown small chopped onion
in l tablespoon of fat; add 2 green
peppers, cut in u Inch squares; stir
until peppers are heated through;
add can of tomatoes and, last of
all, cup of whole-kernel corn; SIM
mer for p an hour, stirring occa-
sionally and adding seasonings, salt
and pepper as desired. Very tasty
with roast meats.
Ketchup Made With Tomato
Soup: Two small cans tomato soup,
" cup white vinegar, teaspoon
celery salt, u teaspoon dry mustard,
u teaspoon onion salt, l teaspoon
salt, dash garlic salt, dash chilli
powder, dash white pepper, 2 tea
spoons brown sugar or molasses, 2
bay leaves.
Mix all ingredients in saucepan,
heat to boiling and simmer for 5
or 10 minutes. Remove bay leaves
and pour into sterilized ketchup
bottles. Makes 2 bottles and can
be kept on kitchen shelf or in re-
frigerator if desired.
Have some more hints and recipes,
but will send those in later, as
am pressed for time, for take care
of three neighborhood youngsters
whose mothers are working and that
Evening star., 1945-03-26

and let stand in the refrigerator
til firm overnight. Slice and bake
in hot oven (400 degrees F. IL
to Is minutes. This dough may be
kept in icebox week. Yields, 6
dozen.
WEEVILS?
Requested by Mrs. T. A. H.,
La Plata, Md.)
One of my friends seems to be
overrun with weevils in oatmeal,
flour and pancake flour. Is there
any way to eliminate these pests?
Is it possible for these weevils to
60 from one package of -four to
another which may not already be
infested with them, Or are the larvae
already in the flour when it comes
from the store? Any helpful COM
ments on this subject will be ap-
preclated.
EASTER BASKETS.
(ThankS to Mrs C. A. H.,
Vienna, Va.J
Decorations for Easter Baskets
llldy NC llldaC 41Olh CSS oAlCAlo.
Break a little hole in either end of
raw egg, drain the egg from the
shell, rinse and dry. Apply cotton
over the hole for hair, and paint on
a face. You may make bunnies or
chicks by adding paper ears and
cotton fluff tail, eyes, beak, and
cardboard feet.
We resorted to these when I was
a child, and with shortages now
they should be helpful
X X
FROZEN CHERRY PIE.
(ThankS to Mrs. D. S. c.,
Arlington.j
For Mrs. A. B. "A simple and
delicious cherry pie can be made
with frozen cherries. Let the cher
ries thaw hour at room tempera-
Evening star., 1945-03-26

into creased baking dish. Set in
pan of warm water and bake un-
covered in moderate oven $3.50 de-
grees) until firm or about so min
utes. For pleasing variation add
u cup chopped walnuts and 2 tea
spoons grated onion to above in
gradients.
My recipe for corn fritters is as
follows: Two cups whole kernel
corn, cup flour, l teaspoon baking
powder, 2 teaspoons salt, "a tea
spoon paprika, 2 eggs, separated.
Measure flour and sift. Add bak-
ing powder, salt and paprika and
sift again. Beat egg yolks we'll and
add to mixture. Fold in egg whites
which have been beaten stiff. add
Evening star., 1945-03-26

leaves me very little time for corre-
spondence!
USES FOR CORN.
(Thanks to Mrs. w. w. B.,
WaShington)
In The Evening Star dated March
13, 1945, Mrs. L. A. S. requests a
recipe for corn pudding using
vacuum-packed kernels of corn.
Here is my recipe for Southern
corn pudding: Two cups whole
kernel corn, 2 eggs (beaten slightly
l teaspoon salt, Is teaspoon pepper,
2 tablespoons melted butter or mar
garine, 2 tablespoons sugar, "a cup
scalded milk.
Mix all ingredients together. Pour
Evening star., 1945-03-26

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 CaszceH
Evening star., 1945-03-26

pinch of cream of tartar to egg
whites before beating as this reduces
the beating time) Drop from a
spoon, according to size desired, in
melted fat in frying pan and fry
until golden brown on both sides
Serves 8. Use u recipe for serving
4 or less.
CANVAS FOR BATHINET.
Thanks to Mrs. E. E. c,
Greenbelt, Md
Mrs. M. F., Takoma Park, may
purchase new canvas tub for her
bathinet from well-known mail
order house. Wished to send this
in much sooner, but illness delayed
me!
Evening star., 1945-03-26
By Barbara Bell

Slim princess lines accentuate
this attractive sports dress. For
street wear add the pert bolero.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1884 is
designed for sizes II, IA, Is, 18 and
20. Size IA, ensemble, requires Az
yards of 39-inch material; 4H yards
35-inch.
For this pattern, send 20 cents, in
coins; your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, Post Of
flee Box SO, Station G, New York
19, N. Y.
Ready now-the brand-new Spring
and Summer Fashion Book. It's
full of SMART up-to-th minute
styles for all ill., family. Send for
your copy today-it is just 10 cents.
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Evening star., 1945-03-26
DECORATING CLOSET?

DECORATING CLOSET?
REQUESTED By Mrs. r. G,
WaShington.)
have large clothes closet in my
front hall which I would like to
decorate attractively and inexpen-
sively. I thought of hanging a mir
ror and some shelves on the door,
but I don't know just how to start.
X
QUERIES?
COOKIE RECIPE
(ThankS to Mrs. M. P. S.,
Washington.)
I would appreciate it very much
If some one could tell me how to
keep the bottom crust of one-crust
pie (such as lemon meriAgue
custard, etc. from shrinking.
Also, have any of the readers any
suggestions on how to make a gra-
ham cracker pie cut without falling
apart?
The following is well-likeo
cookie recipe-in fact, so well liked
that we have little chance to gel
tired of them-they don't last thai
long. ButterscOtch iceb0x cookies
One cup butter or substitute, 2 cups
brown sugar, 2 eggs, teaspoon
vanilla, cups flour, l teaspoon
soda, teaspoon cream of tartar,
teaspoon salt, cup nuts. Cream
butter and sugar and add we'll
beaten eggs, add favoring, then the
dry ingredients, which have been
sifted together. Shape into a roll
Evening star., 1945-03-26
ACTING OUT SONG.
(ThGnkS to Mrs. H. r. c.,
.SilDPr Srrin0

tt0fthS ~ lhfo. II. ~. S.y
Silver Spring.
I have found that children love
to act out songs. And the old
familiar Farmer in the Dell" is
grand for acting out spring garden
ing work with little tots.
I have worked it out as follows
The farmer in the dell
Heigh--O, the Derry-O
The farmer in the dell"
Children just march around in
ring.
The farmer plows his fields" etc.
Children march around making
believe they are driving tractor or
pushing a hand plow.
III
The farmer rakes his ground" etc.
Children play they are holding
on to a rake with both hands, and
raking the dirt.
".
The farmer plants his seeds" etc.
Children stoop down making a
row in the dirt and making out
they plant seeds in the row, then
cover over the seeds with a raking
motion.
The rain begins to fall" etc.
Children raise hands high above
head, make the fingers wiggle all
the way down to ground.
VI.
THE sun begins to shine" etc
Children raise hands above heads
making a big round sun.
This song can go on and on, but
I know you haven't space for it.
The seeds could grow up, the wind
could blow, the farmer could pick
the flowers and give them to his
wife, ETC., etc.
I do wish all of us could play and
sing more with our children. They
love it. I rock and sing to my little
girl every evening before she goes
TO sleep. I don't mean that I rock
her to sleep, we just like to rock
when we sing. That is her favorlte
time of day
May I order my book in advance?
Surely it will be printed, won't it?
ED. note: Request has been
filed! Here's hopingD
\
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Our thanks to the tollol0ing
readers, l0hose contributions Uere
similar to others previously re-
ceiUed:
Mrs. L. B. P, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y; Mrs. L. H. D., Mount
Rainier, Mrs. M. J. A. c., Hy-
attsuille; Mrs. L. A. S., Mrs. d.
L. G., Mrs. R. B., Arlington; Mrs.
M. r. M, Mrs. L. M. S., Alerdn-
dria; Mrs. H. A. M, Mrs. c. L.
B., Mrs. L. L. S., Mrs. A. F. S.,
Mrs. E. L., NJ. E. NJ, Mrs. R. G. d.,
Mrs. E. E. W, Mrs. N. E. B., Miss
S. R., Mrs. B. H. H., B. j. Mrs.
E J. K, Washington; Mrs. H.
E. S., Bethesda.
We hdUe forwarded the in
formation contained in letters
from Mrs. M. D. O., Arlington,
Mrs. J. NJ. S., CheUy Chase, Nd;
Mrs. M. C. H., Mrs. G. G. R.,
Washington, to the readers for
Uhom it ,Oas intended.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-18
Country Club
Card Luncheon
Held Thursday

Mrs John H. Hardin was vim
ner Of the high score award at yes
terday's weekly bridge luncheon OF
the Cape Fear Country club.
Among those playing were: Mrs.
George Conant, Mrs. Frank Con
ant Mrs Robrt Andrews, Mrs.
John Tuck, Mrs. Clyde Gaffney,
Mrs Robert B. Rodman, Mrs.
David McEwan, Mrs. Lee Spence.
Mrs. John H. Hardin, Mrs. Fred
Graham, Mrs. o. F. Bushherdt,
Mrs. George Thomas, Mrs. Hor-
ace Emerson, Mrs. Peter Browne
Ruffin Mrs. William Atkinson,
Mrs James D. Carr, Miss Molly
Steele. Miss Peggy Hall, Mrs. Don
aid B. Koonce, Mrs. Lawrence Lee,
Mrs Nancy W. Henderson, Miss
Alice Borden Moore, Mrs. Donald
White, Mrs. William Hall, Mrs.
John C. VESSEL, Jr., Mrs. Kano
Lehto. Mrs. Marsden Bellamy, Jr.,
Mrs Raiford Trask, Mrs. James B.
Gillespie, Mrs. William Raney,
Mrs. Donald Hyatt, Mrs. Richard
Burnett and others.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-18

The popcorn-stitch that trims
this youthful topper makes it as
much fun to crochet as it is to
wear; universally becoming
style.
Wear the crocheted jacket over
our Stacks, daytime and evening
dresses. Pattern 7490 has crochet
directions: sizes 1914, 1918.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
for this pattern to Wilmington
Star-News Household Arts Dept,
259 w. 18th ST., New York y,
N. Y. Print plainly NAME, AD-
DRESS and PATTERN NUMBER.
Just out! Send fifteen cents more
for our NEW 1045 Needlework
Book-94 illustrations Of designs:
crocheting, knitting, embroidery,
dolls, other toys, home decoration.
Free Pattern for two crocheted
handbags printed right in the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-18

pending which will bring the total
to 81. Nine Of our new members
are of junior age and will add
strength and interest to this group,
and bring its number to a round
dozen.
With increased membership
bringing new life and enthusiasm
and under the strong leadership
it has chosen, Stamp Defiance
Chapter will go forward to its
accomplishments of former years,
in the peace we hope to expert
ence in the near future. I shall
always hold the chapter in warm
affection and aid in all it's under
takings to the best of my ability.
Let me thank again and with all
my heart all VINO nave helped
carry on the chapter work and
those who Loyalty sustained and
encouraged me with unfailing
kindness and understanding.
Respectfully Submitted
Elizabeth M. Grant
Mrs. L. Clayton Grant, regent.