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Evening star., 1945-10-03
Aladdin Land.
By Betty Miles

person, furnishing lists OF proper
books for the child, with publishers,
prices and probable local sources
included.
II possible, personal consultation
Is the most desirable.
Child Heritage" list Of books
selected as the nucleus of a library
for the child under IL, will be fur
nished upon request. Also available
| is list of desirable books selling
in reprint editions for 81 and under
The library will assist parents in
the selection of encyclopedia and
other book sets, in choosing books
suitable for gifts, in the choice oi
stocking books" for Christmas
worth picking up now, since they'll
be scarce again this year. Also
adults may CLEAN ideas for decora-
| ing childs and other rooms from
the gaily illustrated books in the
| illustrators room in the Central
Library.
The children's rooms In the branch
libraries remain open Monday and
Wednesday nights, until o'clock
The room in the Central Library
is open Monday through Saturday
from m. to pm. Arrangements
may be made for parents to call for
books in the evening at the libraries
main desks. If the children's rooms
are not open.
Library cards may be secured free
of charge by District residents, those
whose bread winner works in the
District, or those whose children
attend the District schools. A NOM
inal fee will secure a card for one
under these categories.
A call to the Central Library, Ma
tionaf SITS. will halp you locate the
branch library in your vicinity. You
may wish to consult there, or take
your problems to the consultant in
the Central Library, located at
Eighth and X streets NV.
Evening star., 1945-10-03

larlesS enc with tiny upped revers,
fitted waistline and jutting hip
pockets.
On this years version Of your
beloved REFER you'll find the same
fitted .waistline, eye-focusing flap
pockets at the hips and fullness
belted at the back.
When the coats have fur, chances
are the pelts will have disappeared
from the neckline and reappeared
on sleeves and borders. Sometimes
whole sleeves are OF fur-and cut
In the manner of fur coat sleeves
such as a lime smooth wool coat
edged with silvery n1uskrat with the
fur also used for sleeves that are
cut full and cuffed. Again the fur
may be deep gantlet cuffs of musk
rat on a handsome deep-armed
greige coat with matching border
Of muskrat and self tying belt to
cinch in the midriff. You'll find,
too, that the waistline Is not only
diminished, but dropped-and no.
ticeably-in several of the newer
coats. It might even be a low
basque as In a beautiful navy blue
wool coat that comes with its own
cape Of nutria.
The curtailed versions of these
fashions are very smart and often
manage to achieve a suit look when
worn with a skirt. Such a suit
minded shortie is fitted tunic in
white wine Ga creamy neutral shade
important In the fall coat color
range with rock crystal buttons
and circular stitched-yoke effect.
Very handsome, this, either sans
fur or with silver fox on the sleeves.
AS new as tomorrow-and as full
of fashion promise-is Montesano's
fitted short coat-also In white wine
with midriff whiting wide set
in belt, low-slung pockets for below
the waist emphasis, pleated back
and tortoise shell buttons in double
breasted array. Just like the sleeves
on fur coat-and very significant
fashion -wise-are the ample sleeves
with a fold extending over the
shoulder adding breadth.
Appealingly young are the short
coats with Eton collars of fur sup
plemented by student bows such as
an emerald green basket-weave wool
with collar of gray American broad
tail, soft gray bow flowing from
under the collar and full sleeves OF
the fur with turnback cuffs-and
silver links. The sophisticated YER
sion Of this Is In black with collar
and sleeves OF Persian lamb and
shining satin bow.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Information sent in By the
tollotDing has been forwarded to
the persons for ,Dhom it tpds in
tended
Mrs. D. II. r., West Palm
Beach, Fla: Mrs. E. P. B., Broad
Run, Va; Mrs. G. F. G., Green
belt. Md; Miss NJ. L. H., Hamil-
ton, Va: Mrs. J. A. W., Aldie,
Va; Mrs. A. r. G., Woodstock,
Va Mrs. M. c. Bethesda: Mrs.
E. w. H., Mrs. E. w. M, Tako-
ma Park; Mrs. w. H., Mrs. S.
L. j., NJ. C. S., Mrs. NJ. D., Miss
G.. H. K, Miss S. B. E., Mrs. M.
r. S, Mrs. E. A. W., Washing
ton.
Our thanks to these readers,
tohose contributions tDere similar
to Others previously receiDed:
Mrs. G. F. G., Greenbelt; Mrs.
r. II. L.. Fairtar, Va; L. H., Ar
hngton; Mrs. E. H. L., M. F. c.,
Washington.
Applications for the future
RICH book haze been fled for
O. B. W, Poolesuille, Md; Mrs.
r. H. L., Fairtar, Va; 1t. L. S.
H., ,Lanhan1, Md.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
What's New in Coats

Ask whats new?" about fall
coats Of anybody who Knows and
the answer will be "Plenty-and all
pretty" There's a new look to this
years coats that's irresistible after
too many years OF look-alike styles.
Probably the biggest news--and the
unseamed, shoulders rounded to en-
focal point Of the new Silhouette
is the tiny waistline, the minima
waistline that burgeons into round-
ed fullness above and below. Round
ness is a key word to all fall FASH
ions. In coats 1t is manifest in
shoulders that are smooth, often
phasize breadth. Adding to the
effect are the deep armholes that
add to bodice softness; and you see
too, in fullness at the
hipline, this achieved via gathered
fullness or stand-out pockets. Fab
rics that are smooth and luscious
Evening star., 1945-10-03
By Epslyn Hayes

like good broadcloth or duvetyne
are often the medium for express
ing this new silhouette.
Very much This Years coat Is
Hattie Carnegie's red and blue
checkered wrap with its handsome
smooth shoulders, deep armholes,
turnback cuffs and easy skirt swing
ing from q small fitted waistline.
This comes with Its own matching
over-the-shoulder bag-and won
derful! Also of the moment is q
black coat at the same shop with
bodice fullness flowing into a waist
line darted to doll-like dimensions,
then released again for the skirt.
Outstanding necklines and outstand-
ing hiplines are companion details
in many a new coat and beautifully
expressed In a cinnamon brown col
Evening star., 1945-10-03
BY Peqqp Roberts

Nothing can be cutter than this
clown elephant with its movable
arms and legs. Kitten design
(R2025) and Bunny design (R2226)
are also available.
Pattern envelope contains neces-
sary pattern pieces and full direc-
tions.
Our 60-page multicolored Book Of
Needle Arts. containing five free pat
terms, and many other suggestions
for dressing up your home and your
self is now available. Send your re-
quest 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 each pat
tern ordered, No. R2314, R2025,
R2226, to Needle Arts Dept, P. o.
Box 172. Station D, The Washington
Star, New York 3, N. Y. Please in
clude your postal zone number,
Evening star., 1945-10-03


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 CasaeeH.
Evening star., 1945-10-03

prisoner of war in the strict sense
OF the word, but loosely speaking
she has been one. And I believe
her wants are fairly identical.
One other thing, If you know her
shoe size. she could probably use a
pair.
AS for packing the parcel, I be-
lieve the Red Cross might help you
on that.
I hope these suggestions prove
helpful.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
WEEVILS IN FOOD?

From Mrs. B. J. G., Washington J
For some reason or other little
worms keep getting into crackers,
beans, sugar, cracker meal and even
red pepper. AS soon as the package
is opened for about one or two weeks
webs are formed and finally little
worms appear. Please some one tell
me the cause and remedy!
Evening star., 1945-10-03
(From Mrs. /. S., Washinoton.)

(From Mrs. ]. S., Washington)
In answer to B. F., Arlington,
sent the following foods in a regular
overseas box: Wheatena, oatmeal,
cocoa. coffee, tea, two bars of eat
ing chocolate, two packages of cigar
cites and bar of soap. We find
cereals the best of foods to send.
They are filling and satisfying and,
of course, coffee, tea and cocoa al
ways acceptable.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
BABY SHOWER.

From Mrs. E. G. B., Arlington J
To Mrs. r. M. S., Washington, and
S. ]. W., Washington, who are both
anxious for baby shower sugges-
tions.
Here's novel way of placing the
unopened gifts. If it is to be a sur
Evening star., 1945-10-03
CLASSES FOR PARENTS.
from p, f., Wdshtnoton.l

A class for training parents of
deafened children will have its first
session at the Washington Society
for the Hard Of Hearing from 10 to
ii I'm. tomorrow. The class, first of
a course of six lesson, primarily will
be to aid parents in helping the child
who has a loss of hearing that in
terferes with his speech production.
Instructions will be given by a
trained consultant at the society's
headquarters, 2431 Fourteenth street
NV. There is no fee for the work.
Problems will be discussed individ-
ually and then turned over for group
discussion. Included in the topics
will be: Hearing health. teaching
lip reading, teaching speech, psy-
Geological differences between deaf
and hard-of hearing children and
normally hearing children. The
course is given in cooperation with
the District Health Department and
the public schools.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
THANK YOU NOTE.

From Mrs. C. c., Washingtor1J
I never knew there were so many
kind people! received numerous
answers to my request for the wa
ter lily pattern. can't tell you how
happy this has made me. And
wish to thank all who so kindly
wrote.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
DDT SOLUTION SPOTS.

From Mrs. C. A. K, Washington J
For Mrs. c. L. j., Lanham Hills
re chalky spots from DDT. I had
the same experience and nothing
eliminated the recurrence of the
spots until I resorted to plain soap
and water. One washing with a
warm suds removed the spots end
they have not reappeared. Another
bit Of advice, don't spray clothes
with the solution for a white film
clings to dark fabrics which only a
trip to the cleaners will remove.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
SCOTCH NAME FOR GIRL.

(From Miss U. L. O., Washington. J
Noting the suggestion from Miss
M. H., Takoma Park Of the name
(Scottish) "Elspeth," for a little
girl, I would add that I have a
cousin by that name, but must con-
fess that I didn't know it as OF
Scottish origin.
The following names are my own
"contribs "Margot" was the name
of very dear native Scotchwoman
I once knew. Then there's Heath
err, Roberta" "Robyn" and the
ever-popular Annie" or Anna
Laurie, or just Laurie" and also
Jean"
Evening star., 1945-10-03
From Mrs. w. C. E., Upper

fFrom Mrs. W. C. E., Upper
Marlboro, Md
My sister in-law in France was
most appreciative of soap, tea, coffee,
candy (hard, packaged puddings-
chocolate in particular.
Warm clothing, next to soap, is
/ the most difficult thing to find
Sweaters. skirts, wool dresses and
any underwear.
How about box of vitamin cap
suleS?
Evening star., 1945-10-03
FOR FRIEND IN FRANCE.

Washington
I was prisoner of war In Ger
many for 27 months and the items
looked forward to getting-and
sometimes got-Were soap, choco-
late, cigarettes, dehydrated soups, a
few packages of gum, soluble pow
dered coffee in tins.
I may be wrong, but I doubt if
writing paper would be as satiSfac-
tory as the items listed above. The
same with the can of orange juice.
1t just goes too fast to be appre-
ciated.
OF course, your friend isn't q
Evening star., 1945-10-03
SUGGESTIONS;
HAT DYE?
RECIPES WANTED?

(From Mrs. J. De w.. Alexandria, J
I have enjoyed the RICH very
much and was wondering If I could
get some recipes I've been trying
to find, before I leave.
Can some one please give me a
good recipe for angel food cake and
good recipe for caramel cake with
caramel frosting?
Can any one tell me how to make
Swedish and German pancakes?
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Readers Clearing House

prise baby shower, hang clothes
line in room of the one the ex-
pectant mother Is to enter. Place
each gift in a diaper that is hung
by a clothespin (you can get pretty
pastel plastic ones) on the clothes
line. So 1t turns out that the wash
on the line holds all the surprises.
Another idea is to cover laundry
basket with pink and blue crepe
paper and place all the gifts in it.
For centerpiece for the table you
could have little celluloid baby
doll in baby clothes.
For refreshments you could serve
a sandwich loaf with different fill
| ing on each layer; and the whole
loaf iced in pink or white cream
cheese mixture (mix cream cheese
with mayonnaise).
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USING RAW SILK YARN?
From Mrs. M. F. p, Staunton, Va.)
How could raw silk yarn be re-
used? About 1885 1t was in demand
for knitting suits, dresses, etc. ]
have one that is dated as to its
style. and I can't think of any use
to which the yarn could be put. The
yarn is as 1t used to come from the
Orient to our mills for weaving. It
is natural color.
X X
SUGGESTIONS;
HAT DYE?
From Mrs. A. II. p. Washington.
When I had trouble with too
small holes in baby bottle nipples
| Just cut them tiny bit larger with
nail scissors. 1t was quick and
worked o. K. and no bother with hoi
needles, etc.
have also had trouble with my
can opener shredding tin into the
baby's can of food. It Is the fault
OF the opener, as I've been using
canned food for five years with NO
previous trouble. If I had sayec
the box the opener came in would
have sent it back to the factory
with shredded can. My advice Is
to just stop buying them!
| 1hiy oiiC hlloW IL ytu CdIl BcG stray
! hat dye such as we used to buy2
RECIPES WANTED?
| From Mrs. J. J. De w., Alexandria.
I have enjoyed the RCH very
much and I was wondering If could
get some recipes I've been trying
to find, before I leave.
The union times., 1945-08-04
ne Vacation Plan Obtained By Local BlOl3, Hartford

of union membership clauses in a con- tract. The WLB acted on a petition from the attorney general of Florida who sought to bar three AFL unions from gaining such protection.
 WASHINGTON = American in- dustrialists, already protected by legislation giving them substantial refunds from the U. S. treasury, were voted an additional $5A bill lion of tax relief by Congress just before it adjourned for the sum- mer.
 NEW YORK-Demand for 259o general wage increase heads the list of 45 demands put to the nations rail- roads by the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers and the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen in meet ings with railroad executives here.
 CLEVELAND, Ohio Declaring that "the AFL cannot afford to iso- late itself from the world labor move ment," 40 representatives of more than 100000 AFL members formed "com- mittee of 100" to rally rank-and-fle support for AFL participation in the World Federation of Trade Unions convention in Paris in September. Heading the committee is Secretary Courtney Ward of District 6. Brother hood of Painters, who was unseated from the Cleveland Federation of Labor on the basis of letter from President William Green denouncing Wards campaign.
The union times., 1945-08-04
Covering
 1.-The American Scene
Federated Press )

WASHINCTON-AFL President William Green hailed the British Labor party victory as the "Out- come of the insistent desire of British workers to gain a greater degree of economic and social security.''
 WASHINGTON An exhaustive study of the guaranteed annual wage is being undertaken by the federal government through the Office of War Mobilization & Reconversion with emphasis on a voluntary plan aimed at continuity of employment, President Eric Johnston of the U. s. Chamber of Commerce announced. J Johnston spoke as chairman of an OWM subcommittee on which labor, industry, agriculture and public mem bers are represented.
 DETROIT, Mich. Thousands of members of organized labor poured into Cadillac Square in a huge demonstration to demand speedier recOnversiOn of war plants, smash ing of the Little Steel formula, re- tentiOn of high purchasing power and jobs for Detroit's war cutback victims.
 WASHINGTON-In a decision of wide importance, the National War Labor Board said federal law is superior to any state constitution or statute that would deny maintenance
The union times., 1945-08-04
New Act Proposes 75c Minimum Rate

(Continued from Page One)
 wage, industry committees conn posed of labor, industry and pulp lie members are to be sci up to recommend minimum rates SO that, without curtailing employment, the objective of 75c will be reached as rapidly as possible.
The union times., 1945-08-04
Railroad Profits
 Mount As Unions Seek Increase
Wage Drive Of 25% To Be Inaugurated By
 Brotherhoods

NEW YORK-(FP)-The na- tion's railroads are going to find it tough to cry poverty" this year when the railroad brotherhoods come up with their bid for wage increases for some 5OO,OOO workers.
 Railroad Notes, monthly publication of Labor Research Association, re- ported the railroad companies coffers filled to the bursting over point, just as two rail unions put>forth demands for 25@o wage increases to lead off a national wage drive by the brother hoods.
 Class railroads in the first five months of 1945 had net profits, after interest, taxes and other charges, of $264 million, Railroad Notes estimated. This compares with $258,127,532 in the like period of last year.
 Western companies reported the greatest rise, as a result of wartime traffic to the Pacific Coast. Roads in the western district piled up net prof its of $113 million in the first five months of this year, a gain of over $14 million over the five month period of 1914.
 Railroad companies will prob ably end this year with net current assets (net working capitaD of nearly $2 billion, enough for all postwar rehabilitation and improve ments, with millions to spare," the publication commented.
 By the end of March, l945, it said, the roads had already accumu- lated net working capital of $1,755,- 5o6,00O, a gain' of more than $100 million in the one year. Cash and securities held by the companies to- gether tota1led $2,SO4,658,OO0. These two items of liquid current assets alone covered all current liabilities, indicating the companies exceptional- ly strong position.
 On the Stock Exchange ''rail stocks have continued to sell at relatively higher levels than the stocks of industrial companies as a whole. s"RaiIrOad Notes said, pre- dieting still greater net profits for the rest of the year.
The union times., 1945-08-04
Trades Hear Plea
 To End Disputes
Continued from Page One)

CCont1nued from Page One) trades in the city and the danger of mass unemployment was be. coming more serious with workers getting laid off in shipyards and more servicemen returning to civi. Han life.
 Michael J. Finn of the Metal LatherS, now an assistant to the vice chairman of the WIPES labor division, said the Board was favorably dis posed towards approving excavation and demolition work that did not in volve priorities. This would make pos sible the completion of preliminary work on private and public projects now awaiting a general lifting of building restrictions.
 Following the conference, which was called to eplore the possibili. ties of establishing a statewide building trade organization, Nc SpedOn was authorized to appoint committee to take up this mat ter with the State Federation of Labor and the Building and Con. struction Trades Department, it was understood.
The union times., 1945-08-04

ST. LOUIS, MO.-COOperatiOn of municipal labOr-management committee was credited by Mayor Alloys F. Kaufmann with obtaining jobs for coco to 5000 St. Louis workers when the 16,OOO-emplOye U. 5. Cartridge plant here closes down Aug. 2l.
 NEW YORK-United for the first time in maritime history, four unions set up Joint Seamen's Action Com mittee here to direct the campaign for a 55c hourly minimum wage for sea- men.
The union times., 1945-08-04

Drowning was responsible for over One-fOurth of the 14,5OO pub lie accidents in 1944, reports the National Safety Council.
The union times., 1945-08-04

Of the seven brands tested, top rating was given to the Fidelitone, which sells for soc and to the Fi- delitone De Luxe, selling for $1. Both of these needles caused very little record wear, gave satisfactory tone reproduction and could be used satisfactorily for about thou sand playings with the average photograph pickup arm.
 The Pfanstiehl needle ($1.5O) was found in the tests to cause more re- cord wear than the Fidelitone needle though it was satisfactory in other respects. Two needles out of the seven rated in the preliminary report were considered by GU technicians to be mot acceptable" because they caused excessive record wear in the tests These were the Walco Genuine Sap phire ($1) and the Reconton Sap phire ($5).
 BAKING POWDER
 All types of baking powder don't act in the same way, Consumers Union reports. The tartrate and phosphate types release most of their carbon dioxide-the gas that causes the dough to rise-in the unbaked dough, if it is allowed to stand before going into the oven. The double acting type releases most of its carbon diOxide only af- ter the baking starts. If the dough is mixed quickly and got into the oven without delay, any type will do. But if there may be delay, the double acting type is likely to give best results. Clabber Girl Double Acting (8c for 10 oz.), Ann Page Double Acting Gle for l2 oz.) and Davis Double Acting (l2c for l2 oz. were the best buys of this type.
The union times., 1945-08-04
Shop Committee
 Praised By Union

In accordance with the di rective order of the Regional War Labor Board, the follow ing vacation plan will be in effect for the year l945 with Local B-lOl3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Hartford.
 Employees who, on June 1 1o45, have been in the continu- ous employ of the Arrow-Hart & Hegeman Electric Company Hartford, Connecticut, Division from six months to five years will receive one weeks vacation with pay.
 COMMITTEE PRAISED
 Employees who, on June l, I945, have been in the continuous employ of the Company for more than five years will receive two weeks vaca- ton with pay
 Employees who. on June l, 1945, have been in the continuous employ of the Company for less than six months will receive ten dollars in lieu of a vacation.
 Vacation pay will be based upon the number of hours in a regularly scheduled work week, in no case less than forty nor more than forty-eight hours per week.
 Part-time employees who, on June l, 1o45, have been in the continuous employ of the Company for six months and more and have special working schedule for forty hours or less will be paid vacation pay based on forty hours per week.
 Brother Joseph SaracenO, Chair man of the Shop Committee and all members of this Committee, we'll deserve the thanks they received for the splendid work they have done in obtaining this vacation plan for this year. A job well done.
 Brother J. Edward BIondin, who has recently been elected President of B-1O13 Local, looks forward to greater improvement in our rela- tions with the Management and has the fullest support of the Executive Board and of the entire member ship.
The union times., 1945-08-04
Mass Meeting Of
 N. H. City Workers
(Continued from Page One)

(Continued from Page One) Board of Education Employees; Michael J. Hanrahan and Salvatore AdinOlfi. Policemen's Union.
 This was the first joint meeting of representatives of the unions and of the general public, and augurs we'll for the increased de- velopment of A.F.L. unions among city employees. A full exposition of the problems which confront city employees will be given at the meeting to be held at the Taft on Aug. 13, to which all who are fine terested are invited.