Evening star., 1945-10-24
Readers Clearing House

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in season and add to oranges and
grapefruit, Pour over little simple
sirup-h cup sugar and "a cup water
boiled and cooled. II your oranges
were not juicy you may want to add
little orange juice. Top with an
inch square of cream cheese. Very
good dessert with almost any din
ner. Hope you enjoy it as we 90
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HOUSE PROBLEMS?
From Mrs. J. L. S., Washington. J
Like many other readers of the
RICH, we're dreaming of postwar
home so I've been making notes OF
failings and assets of our present
one. Can some of you add to my
list OF pitfalls to be avoided?
Examples: Don't put the ther-
mostat where the sun will shine on
1t. On sunny days our thermostat
hits 80 degrees so the furnace
doesn't run, but in the bathroom
where the sun isn't shining the tenn
perature is so degrees-mighty
chilly for bathing.
] think I'd prefer natural trim for
baseboards and window sills, as
they would draw less dirt. Any
views to the contrary?
Dealers and friends have warned
me an automatic laundry tangles
clothes and doesn't get them clean.
The ads sound enticing. Are there
any users who can tell me whether
the advantages outweigh these
shortcomings?
How about house without a
basement? Can adequate storage
space be found elsewhere. Are they
damper and harder to heat?
Do Venetian blinds pay In the
long run over the cost of replacing
cloth shades and curtains?
Are windows which swing in and
out preferable to the lifted ones?
FRENCH BRAIDING.
(From Mrs. A. T. E., Sauer Spring. J
I have been waiting In vain for
several days for some one to an
swer the request of the lady who
would like to know how to do
French braiding Give lost her in
itialS). Evidently others think, as
l do, that the instructions would
sound too involved in print. Actu-
ally a demonstration Is the only
satisfactory method of explaining
this style Of hair dress, but If the
lady will call me at Shepherd 3410
any morning I will try my best
to help her.
HOPE CHEST?
From Miss M. M, Silper Spring. J
I wish to start a hope chest, and
would like very much if any of your
readers could help me by giving q
list of articles that could be put in
it. Also any rules" concerning a
hope chest. will appreciate this
very much.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information sent in BY the fol-
lo10ing has been forwarded to the
readers for ,ohom it uas in
tended.
Mrs. J. o., Fair Hauen, Md:
J. M. S., HyattSpille; Mrs. G. E.
G.. Mrs. /. M, Greenbelt, Md:
Mrs. S. L. B., Bethesda; d. M. R.,
Mrs. S. J. p, SilDer Spring; Mrs.
c. r. H., Mrs. p. L. w., Arling-
ton; Mrs. w. E. M, Takon,a
Park, Nd; Mrs. J. L. S., Miss
M. E. c., Mrs. w. E. B., J. D. j.,
Mrs. A. N. D., Mrs. A. G. F., Mrs.
P. H. F., Mrs. D. H. S., E. S.,
Washington. q
Our thanks to these readers,
iDhose contributions 1Dere similar
to Others previously received.
A. L. p, Glen Echo, Nd; Mrs.
H. B. H., Beltsuille, Nd: Mrs. w.
H. S., Falls Church, Va: Mrs. w.
M. B., Rockville. Md: Mrs. H.. K,
Siluer Spring; Miss B. M. c.,
Arlington; r. III, Mrs. E. Fl. r.,
Washington.
CORRECTION.
(Fron, Mrs. L. F. M, Arlington.)
Concerning my recipe for
Angel Sponge Marble Cake,
tohich appeared in the RCH Oc-
tober IS: This recipe calls for S
egg yolks. I failed to include that
tUhen HStiuo the iuoredieuts