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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-02
Returns From Mays Head.

Nrs.R. G.. S. Davis has returned
70 her home alter spending some
time at Nays Head.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
|Shop>Talk'
By Dorothy Bihlman

sic is just what "he" wants and
needs for carrying those important
papers around. 1t isn't too late to
obtain one for Christmas. Made Of
suntan finished cowhide, the ap-
pearance of the case is enhanced by
two rows of saddle stitching. This
leather is light in weight, yet very
durable, so should last for many
years II given a reasonable amount
of care. r.
SLOWLY BUT SURELY new
vacuum cleaners are making their
return to the home front. However,
those old ones certainly did good
job for us and shouldn't be dis
pensed with until they really have
sen their last days. A nine-point
repair job might be just the answer.
A set price purchases q new bag,
brush, wheels and motor cleaning.
OF course, oiling, greasing and gen.
eral tightening are also included in
the program.
A COMBINATION of clear crystal
and sparkling silver is catching on
with the buying public, for 1t makes
a lovely appearance on formal din
ing table. The sugar and cream
pitcher are dainty in design and
shape, as are the fruit glasses, COB
lets and sherbets. The cut-work
patterns selected to adorn these
pretty pieces are small floral and
leaf designs. A local store has sew
eral tables displaying this glass and
silver ware, combined with china
and solid silver pieces. The effect is
one of true elegance without any
loss OF warmth.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Childhood Battles
By A ngeIo Pafri

selves they straighten the matter
out and 60 on with their games.
If mothers go out and join in the
battle the beginnings of a neigh
borhood feud are all set. It may be
Bobby complaining today, but 1t will
be Carlo tomorrow. No child is
angelic, none Is unselfish, none is
self controlled at the age OF or S.
Take them calmly and stay outside
their scrimmages.
Now and then a bully appears.
He is easy to recognize. His half
timid, half-bold threatenings, his
punching of smaller children set
him apart for what he is. A group
call on his parents, both parents
present, a calm presentation of the
situation, usually helps.
No child ever born grew up with
out giving his parents and friends
and neighbors something to think
about, something to worry over and
to correct. When complaints come
in consider them calmly, as matter
of nature, and as calmly proceed to
adjust things with the cooperation
of the neighbors. Neighbors count.
We need their friendship, the chill
dren need their goodwill. Work with
them and everybody will get along
better. Not 100 per cent just pass
ing, which is about all one can
eYr,ect of human nature
Evening star., 1945-12-19
PLIGHT Before Christmas

in a big Christmas box and viola |!
a de luxe set of bath luxuries.
Why not chain-stitc or cross
stitch amusing zoo animals in
bright colors across the bottom of a
white towel or face cloth and give
to a child? Do this with an odd
towel that you might find in your
linen closet Small fry love them
and the fun in them encourages
good washing habits.
And-if you're nimble with q
needle. why not embroider beaded
or sequin design or border-on a
wide velvet band, making fine bit
of evening headgear for a young
girl? Along the same lines, long
rayon jersey gloves becomes really
exciting if they have border OF
gold seQuins or perhaps the finger
tips touched with sparkle.
For truly inexpensive gift, why
not cover big box of kitchen
matches with attractive wall paper
which, incidentally, makes an ef-
fective covering for plain waste Las
kets. too?
Why not glorify shopping bag
by threading it with wool and hang
ing little merry bells on the ends
a gay way to present a series of un-
wrapped packages to a houseful of
friends? Or use one yourself to
make the rounds on Christmas
morning
Evening star., 1945-12-19

OF course, you had the best inten-
tions in the world, and you were
going to have every last package
wrapped by the 10th, but now
Christmas is upon us and you not
only haven't wrapped anything, but
you haven't even done all your
shopping. Probably the reasons you
couldn't keep pace with your in
tentions were two-fold: You couldn't
find exactly what you wanted and /or
you didn't have the money for same.
But now there's no time to waste
on past intentions and present re-
grets (not to mention future reso-
lutions)-so let's get down to work.
BY using your imagination and a
little handwork you can produce
gifts that are both appealing and
original at a price far less than
their exclusiveness would indicate.
To get you started, we'll toss few
why nots" your way in the hope
that you can use the ideas, or that
they may suggest others.
Why not buy a simple pair of
crochet bootieS and bedizen them
with sequins, aping the glitter-slip-
pers in the fashion magazines? You
can buy the sparkle stuff by the
yard (well tell you where)-the big
ones by the doZen-and they are
what make this years lounge slip
pers SO new and exciting-and ex-
pensive You can work out a de-
Evening star., 1945-12-19
By Eueiyn Hayes

sign on the toe or pave the rim of
the sole with them. If you're good
with a crochet hook. they say it's
easy to crochet the booties yourself,
first buying the felt soles.
Why not embroider her name in
contrast on the bodice of the tai
lored slip that she wanted, that now
looks more plain than pretty. adding
to the glamourizing process by edg
ing the bodice with narrow lace
dyed to match?
Why not make a cocktail apron
for the girl who entertains a lot?
Half a yard of taffeta does it OZARK
or bright are bestD-and you shirr
the pert little skirt on to sash
allowing enough for big party bow
in back. Then apply a big sequin
flower in one corner-or perhaps
try an allover geometric pattern of
glitter. Plaid taffeta is effective,
too, if you sew on Sequins to pick
up parts of the pattern.
Why not take series Of old glass
jars-perhaps small cold cream jars
scrub them till they sparkle? Then
paint bright stripes all around them
perhaps matching the caps-and fill
one with soap flakes. another with
cologne, another with bath oil, a
fourth with shampoo. Nest them
on cellophane or shredded papers
Evening star., 1945-12-19

A SCRAPER-AND-KNIFE combi-
nation gadget is a must" on your
equipment list. Consisting OF a
wooden frame with sliding metal
blade, this can be put to many uses.
1t would be ideal for scraping paint
from windows, tile or other hard
surfaces, ice from the windshield of
the automobile. (That alone is in
teresting to an automobile owner If
he remembers the storm not long
ago.
This gadget will also cut linoleum,
rubber and heavy cardboard.
JUICY RAW OYSTERS should
be served to their advantage at din
ner parties. Arrange them on clear
glass plates made for the purpose.
Each plate has a small glass sauce
cup in the center. During the "off
season" for oysters you needn't store
these plates away-use them at
cocktail parties. Six varieties of
hors d'oeuvres can be arranged
nicely in the grooved sections, with
"dunking" sauce or salt or mustard
in the cup.
1T WOULD BE SILLY to give
fireplace matches to a friend who
lives in an apartment, but if her
home is equipped with a working
fireplace, undoubtedly she would
appreciate this thought. The
matches in question are exception
ally long to light the fire, and the
containers are attractively deco
rated with old-fashioned fireside
scenes. An excellent gift for the
woman who has "just about every
thing"
A Upper ENVELOPE in legal
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Dorothy Dix Says

Dear Miss Dix: have been watch
ing with interest the change in
clothing between men and women.
Women are now wearing pants,
while men are wearing kitchen
aprons. I have also heard of cases
where wives have beaten their hus-
bands for disobeying them. Do you
believe this preview of what is
to come? MRS. r. j.
Answer-A poet has said that ZAP
parel oft proclaims the man." A
womaia's dress Is always as good
q tip as you need to her character,
her Judgment and intelligence, and
often to her morals. If she Is sloppy
in her dress, she is sloppy in her
thinking and emotions, and one of
the happy lucky sort who never
takes the trouble to do anything
just right.
II she Is q fat woman who wears
plaids, she is q woman who will be
guided by her inclinations instead
of her Judgment. If she is . woman
who dresses like her granddaughter
she is the victim of wishful think
ing and Is q sucker who will fall for
any kind Of blue sky proposition
II . woman wears pants except
Evening star., 1945-12-19

Use croSs-stitch background for
the design. 1t looks as rich as cut
work and takes a fraction of the
time.
Pattern envelope contains hot-iron
transfers for a design, each about
5 by IL inches: color chart, stitch
illustrations and full directions.
Our 60-page multicolored book
OF Needle Arts containing five free
patterns, and many other sugges-
tions for dressing up your home
and yourself is now available. Send
your request for this book to the
address listed below, inclosing 20
cents in coins to cover the cost and
mailing charges.
Send IS cents (coin) for Pattern
No. R2156 to Needle Arts Depart
ment, The Washington Star, P. o.
Box 172, Station D, New York 3.
N. Y. Please include your postal
zone number.
Evening star., 1945-12-19

when she is forced to do so by her
work, it is because she is masculine
Anstead of feminine by nature and
is trying to make an imitation man
of herself. But the results from
an esthetic point Of view are so
unsatisfactory that I do not think
that the slack fad is going to be
permanent.
The prettiest girl in the world gets
an added touch of glamour when she
is clothed in chiffons and soft dra-
peries that f1atter her, and it isn't
going to be long before the dumbest
Doro is going to donate her britches
to the freezing war victims and &c
back to swishy skirts, which, believe
me, are mighty kind to gals whose
underpinning was never designed for
exhibition.
But clothes do not change sex
so you needn't worry about women
turning into men because they put
on trousers. Nor need you get all
hot and bothered about men be-
coming women when they put on
bungalow aprons. They will be the
same, and it is my guess that when
men once get out Of the kitchen they
are going to stay out.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
COOKIES FOR CHRISTMAS
TREE.
POEM WANTED?

From Mrs. L. A. S., Alexandria,
Ginger Cookies: One cup sugar, ]
cup shortening, cup molaSses,
egg beaten, l teaspoon soda in u
cup hot water, " teaspoon cloves,
teaspoon nutmeg, teaspoon cinna-
mon, teaspoon ginger, cups flour
COR more), n teaspoon salt.
Cream shortening; add sugar
gradually, then molasses and beaten
egg. Combine soda and hot water
and add to first mixture. Stir in
flour sifted with salt and spices.
Blend thoroughly. Chill in refrig-
orator for several hours. Roll and
cut in designs desired and bake for
about 10 minutes in $50 degrees oven
or less according to thickness. When
decorated they are beautiful as well
rs tasty.
White Cookies: Two-thirds cup
shortening, 114 cups sugar, 2 eggs,
beaten; 3 cups flour, III teaspoons
salt, teaspoons baking powder, l
teaspoon vanilla or grated rind of
! orange and l tablespoon orange
juice.
Cream shortening; add sugar
gradually, then, the beaten eggs, sift
together flour, salt and baking pow
der and add to first mixture, add
favoring and mix thoroughly. Chill
in refrigerator, roll out on floured
board. If dough is too soft to cut
figures easily little flour may be
added to both recipes.
Icing for COoky Figures: One cup
sugar, u cup water, l egg white, un-
beaten; II teaspoon vanilla.
Place sugar, water and unbeaten
egg white in top of double boiler and
cook over boiling water beating con-
stantly with a rotary egg beater.
When frosting will stand in peaks
tabout minutes) remove from heat
and add vanilla. Take out small
portions as needed for work and
cover with damp napkin and lid
so it does not dry out. (Any differ
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Mother, Carlo hit me-"

Mother, Carlo hit me-"
HIN n-m-m."
Mother, Carlo hit me. He hit
me hard"
Huh huh"
Huh huh"
Mother, I'm telling you Carlo
hit me and I fell down in the dirt"
"Yes, Bobby, heard you. What
do you want me to do about it?"
well, he hit me-"
Tell me, Bobby, what did you
do that made Carlo feel like hit
ting you? Just what did you do?"
We'll, he wouldn't give me a
ride"
"And?"
"He wouldn't give me a ride SO
I gave him a punch in the stomach
and then he hit me so hard I fell
down in the dirt
And what did you expect Carlo
to do when you hit him? saw
you riding up and down on Carlos
wheel just before you came in.
1t seems to me that the best thing
for you to do is to let bygones
pe bygones and take a cookie for
yourself and one for him and make
up. Telling me about such things
doesn't help at all. Go and make
up with Carlo"
Children get into fights hourly,
every day. Usually if left to them
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Emily Posts
Etiquette

The following letter asks not
unusual postdivorce question: My
engagement ring was family jewelry
reset into ring for me. Even so, l
was very much surprised to have a
letter from my ex-husband request
ing that I return this ring. Since
our divorce, his mother has died, so
it is not that she would like to have
the stones back. ! suspect he wants
to have them set again for his next
wife I know that a broken engage
ment obligates the girl to return a
mans ring, but what about ring
that wife has been accustomed to
wearing for eight years?"
TIE rule about these rings are
quite definite: The engagement ring
belongs to the wife if she chooses
to keep it. In your case, if his
mother were alive and it had been
hers and you felt that she wanted it
back, it would be the natural impulse
Of a well-behaved person to return
it. But to give it to him to give to
your successor is something that de-
pends upon your own impulse or
perhaps it should be question of
conscience. I mean by this that the
less the cause of the divorce was
yours, the better your right to the
ring.
Dear Mrs. Post: My husband and
I were the honor attendants at a
recent wedding. Being very good
fy-ia of 1n I1~iI
we naturally gave them very nice
wedding present, said by many to be
the most beautiful they received.
We were thanked verbally, of course,
but to date have received no hand
written note. Yet, the bride has
acknowledged all the other presents.
Don't you think we should have
been thanked by note as we'll as
verbally?
MISUNDERSTANDING that you
were the honor attendants" and
that she had plenty of opportunity
to thank you verbally, this should
have been sufficient. In other words,
the lack of further thanks must not
be taken to mean that she didn't
fully appreciate your gift. It is prob
ably that in the future she will tell
you of her liking for it more times
than once.
Dear Mrs. Post: Will you please
give me list of gifts appropriate
for high school boys and girls to give
each other?
AnSwer-All things of small value,
barring wearing apparel, unless it is
something that girl has knit for a
boy or trinket that he has FASH
ioned for her.
Evening star., 1945-12-19

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for them.
Betsy CasweH.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
By Barbara Bell

This charming daytime frock in
larger sizes will give your wardrobe
Q fresh new look with its spanking
white vestee accentuating a dark
material. You'll be delighted with
the slimming lines, the careful at
tention to details.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1854 Is
for sizes 36, SO, 40, AZ, A, 46, 48, so
and So. Size 38, dress, requires 81
yards Of 39-inch material; contrast
ing front, 1h yards IS or 80 inch.
For this pattern, send 20 cents, In
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, 2. o. Box
%, Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
The winter catalog is full Of bright
ideas to inspire the home sewer.
Send for it today--le cents.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
STAIN ON PORCH?
MODELLING MIXTURE?

From M. v. r., WGshington.)
What an intelligent common
sense feature the RICH is! 1t is
such a direct, fast-moving pool of
information.
Can any one tell me II there is a
way to clean green tree juice of
of light porch paint? My porch
was painted In the spring, after sew
eral rains the paint was discolored
with dark green. Commercial
paint cleaners and alcohol, which is
a solvent for the chlorophyl, un-
fortunately remove the paint.
Also, has any one a recipe for a
modelling mixture which is made
of salt, cornstarch and water?
Evening star., 1945-12-19

ent coloring may be added to icing tc
decorate designs. Santa, chick, rab-
pits, cows. sheep, etc, just try your
luck. have used this for about Z
years. A clipping from the Ameri-
can Home Magazine.
Request: Can some one send me
the Christmas poem, Twas the
Night After Christmas?
1t goes something like this:
Twas the night after Christmas
The sbo;k sbsoekipss ps were hung on the old
Quite empty q the candy ST. Nick
The tbsle shildrsn ssd, were all doubled up in
With aches in their tummies and pains
in their heads"
X X X
WOMEN'S EXCHANGE.
From Mrs. H. j. B., Washington.
In reply to the request of N. M. l..
for the address of the Women'S Ex-
change: johnson street, Jenkintown,
Pa.
REQUESTS.
From Mrs. J. A. G.. Indian Head,
Md
How do you pop corn without =
wire pepper? I've tried using an
iron skillet. If I leave the top of,
the pop corn pops out of the pan.
If put the top on, it refuses to pop
and burns for lack of stirring.
My mother used to make a "Sun-
shine Cake" 1t took about 3 eggs,
the whites of which were used to
make moist white cake. The
yolks were mixed with sugar and
orange juice to make creamy, yell
low, orange frosting. 1t looked
beautiful and tasted so good. Does
any one have a recipe?
I would also like . recipe for a
sugarless cranberry sauce.
My silverfish trap does not work.
I put flour in a jar and stuck ad-
hesive tape up the side. 1t is near
where I saw one, but none have been
caught. What's wrong?
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Readers Clearing House

When the mixture is cool it can be
pinched up into animals, angels,
etc. When hardened the result is
easy to paint with water color for
an attractive creche. I used the
recipe published in the Junior
League Magazine about five years
ago. would love to get the direc-
tions for this before Christmas.
STEAM IRON?
From Mrs. II. L., Arlington.)
Would like to hear the pros and
cons of the new steam irons. as I
must buy one.
X i
CORNSTICKS2
From Mrs. r. B. S., Garrett Park,
Md
Having been brought up in Ken
lucky and on Kentucky cornsticks,
think can furnish the secret of
the crmchy cornsticks requested in
the RICH by Mrs. G. N. p, Modesto,
Calf.
The secret is in the method and
material rather than in the recipe.
I use the coarse corn meal that
comes in round boxes (similar to a
familiar oatmeal product box)
rather than the fine meal in bags.
The sticks must be cooked in a
very hot oven to acquire the crust
on the outside and still be moist
inside. In gas oven the batter is
put in cold molds but in a coal stove
the batter should be put in hot
moldS.
My recipe is:
One and "a cups corn meal, 4
cup flour, both measured lightly, l
cup buttermilk and u teaspoon
soda and / teaspoon baking powder
or l cup sweet milk and teaspoons
baking powder, l teaspoon salt, l
well-beaten egg, 2 to tablespoons
of melted fat-preferably bacon or
ham drippings. Beat as little as
possible to mix. Pour quickly in
well-greased molds. Bake quickly in
a very hot oven.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Sanitary Pharmacy
215 New York Ave.
Is a Star Want-Ad
Branch Agency

Other Branches conveniently
Located throughout the city
for the acceptance Of CIossi-
fled Advertising.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
CARE OF CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS

NcSS4elAA 4O4No.
From Miss !. A. G., Washington J
In answer to Mrs. E. OR, Bowie,
Md. I have an old iron tree holder,
years old, and when the tree is in
fill it with water about two quarts.
1t can drink that up in few hours
so add to it every day if necessary.
This holder is round and high and
has four screws at the top, stout
ones that you can screw into the
tree. Then I use wedges of wood or
pieces from the bottom of the tree
to hold it straight. 1 always put a
piece of wire near the top of the
tree and tie it to something or a
nail in the woodwork so it can't
tumble. The holder should be
painted every year or they rust and
leak. One could be made from a
bucket or saucepan. aways get
the table trees, put them in a
saucepan or cans with stones or a
few heavy objects on the base they
are in to keep them from floating
Fill it with water and cover with
raw cotton sprinkled with snow
surrounded with little objects or
crepe paper and if you use lights
put few under the paper.
The wreaths I wet-and keep COW
cred with a wet rag, as 1 keep
I fix them up on a wire
so they can easily be taken down
and freshened by laying them in the
bath tub, wash tub, or pan COW
cred with water overnight or longer
If I want them for a special time.
Put your holly branches in water,
[ have pine branches now that have
oeen in water three months. Don't
put artificial berries in water.
When I take down a tree I lay
paper all around and with a stiff
brush push off all dry needles, saw
,he branches off, break them up
small, haul them out, then the bare
,runk. Last fold up paper with
needles in it, put them in the trash
Dag.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Our thanks to these readers
for their contributions, 1Uhich
,Dere similar to others previously
receiDed::
J. w. R., Marshall, Va; Mrs.
w. J. B., Mrs. w. X. S., Arling-
ton; r. M. c., HughesUille, Nd:
J. B., Mrs. B. T., Mrs. G. B. M,
Mrs. H. w. B., E. M. w, Mrs.
r. B. M, Mrs. M. v. M, M. F. F.,
Mrs. H. o. NJ, Mrs. J. L. W., Mrs.
w. H. c, Miss T. S., Washington.
Information, queries and poems
sent in by the tollo,Ding haze
been forwarded directly to the
Individuals for tDhon, they aDere
intended:
Miss X. W. ~, Brookland; Miss
M. E. G., Washington.
Evening star., 1945-12-19

(Oentinusd % Next Pa0e.y
Evening star., 1945-12-19

GLAZE FOR PECANS?
(From L. M. S., Washington
Please give me directions for a
mint, sugar glaze on pecans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-26
High Priority

EUREKA! A solution has at last been found for those wealthy malcontents in the East who are unable to endure either their present spouse or the rigors of non- de luxe railroad travel. They will now be able to hop aboard chartered plane, the Reno Divorce Special" from New York to the country's matrimonial demobiliza- tion center whenever the mood strikes them. That should be great news for Eu- ropean veterans travelling across the con- tinent OH slow, hot, dirty day coaches en route to the Pacific war. It should bring joy to all civilian day coach sitters-up as well, and to holders of the still meager A-card gasoline ration.
 The news also serves, among other things, to re-emphasize the stupidity and cyniciSm of the wartime ruling on char tered planes. There is real shortage of civilian gasoline. Government restric- tions on it's use have been bolstered by fervent, eloquent government pleas to civilians to understand the situation and take it like good sports
 But apparently gasoline has never been so scarce as to prevent anyone's charter ing an airplane for any purpose and fly ing as far as he liked provided only that he had the money to pay for it. The spon- sors of the Reno Divorce Special" though guilty of what seems to us a shocking display of bad taste, are quite within the law in launching this luxury service. s>,