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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26
Try Canouflage!
By Dorothy BihIman

slightly faded. Instead, use q con-
trasting print, or even plain color,
but be very careful when making
your selection to see that they
won't clash. In order to eliminate
any patched" effect, make a slip
on chair back set of the same ma
terial selected for the skirt.
Chair seats probably take the
worst beating, and if this y true in
your case carry out the abyve idea
make new cover for the seat
again using a material that blends
with or is in contrast to the old
cover. However, don't 60 to all this
trouble Just to cover small worn
spot, or a tear. We would suggest
in this instance an appliqued motif
that Is really easy to do, and will
hide the damaged spot nicely. Pur-
chase small piece of fabric boast
ing large floral print. Cut out the
print and applique this attractive
bit of camouf1age to the cover. This
as on a sewing machine. The same
idea goes for the chair back.
Select closely woven, tubbable ma
terial. Good fabrics are still avail
able in small supplies in plain colors
as well as patterns. A few plastic
zippers may be found, but no metal
snaps. However, there are clever
shrinkproof tapes, for
example, are fitted with small wood
en- or composition buttons and tiny
buttonholes 1t is a simple matter
to stitch these along the seams, and
though we all admit nothing beats
the efficiency Of upper, these are so
well made and so neatly spaced that
they do very we'll When making
your own covers you'll need thread
that is considerably stronger than
the usual dress fabric variety, plenty
Of straight pins, marking chalk and
a pair of sharp scissors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26

From the standpoint OF fabric
conservation and recent Govern
ment restrictions on piece goods,
let's consider what can be done to
remodel slipcovers. II there are
threadbare places at the points
where heads and arms rest, or If
the At has bsen spoiled by shrink
age, smart new effect can be OBJ
tanned with a very few yards of
new material. All you need is the
inclination. sewing machine, and
II you're a beginner at such at
tempts, a few lessons at local
sewing center.
Taking advantage of the piece
goods department remnants, a
streamlined version of slipcover-
ing can be accomplished for a NOM
inal cost and offer a startling eff
feet. For instance, take a gay plaid
or floral print piece Of fabric and
cover just the top of plain
colored upholstered chair, carrying
1t down past the portion that
catches the extra wear. Cut the
front of this piece-work cover in
step fashion, finishing in a con-
trasting binding and inch-long
matching fringe.
II your particular decorating
headache is slip cover skirt that
has either shrunk or has suddenly
developed rip or tear you can. of
course, cut of the founce. Turn the
edge neatly under and tack securely,
but with a little ingenuity you can
do a real revamping job. With ap-
proximately l yard Of very wide
material make a hounce with either
plain, scalloped or squared-on edges
for the bottom Of the skirt. Don't
try to match this material with the
old, especially If your cover has
been Numbered many times and is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26

Dear Miss Dix: You are always
talking about the bobby -sockers
running wild Well, if We do it, it is
because our parents keep us in
bondage even after We are is. Mine
won't even allow me to go to a day
time show unless they are along,
and if I speak to boy they don't
know, there is big argument about
it. For me to even ask them II l
can have date starts them harp
ing about when they were is or II
and never thought of such a thing
as stepping out,
I have been constantly asked to
meet boys on street corners and at
the movies. I haven't done it yet. but
if they don't let me have company
at home I will do it, whatever the
cost. Why don't our parents show
more reason in dealing with us?
DEE DEE.
Answer don't know. I think
many parents have heard so much
about the lax morals of the younger
generation that they have gone into
blind panic. and they think the only
way they can keep their girls safe
is by keeping them under lock and
key. Hence, they are trying to force
the standards of propriety of hun
dred years ago upon them.
They won't let them have dates.
They won't let their boy friends
come to the house They open their
letters and read them and listen in
on their telephone calls. They deny
them all the pleasures and priv
leges that rightly belong to their
time of life.
But you can't turn back the hands
Of the clock. You can't inforce
outmoded customs on modern
generation. The young do not ride
in OK carts any more They skip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26
Readers Clearing House

plain. 1t lasts much like a coconut
cake. make mine In q small loaf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26
THREE SUGGESTIONS.

Thanks to Mrs. H. r. A. Fairtar.J
Mrs. T. T. B. of Falls Church
wanted to know how she may Use
sWeetened condensed milk. Here are
8 recipes I think she will enjoy as
they are very easy:
l. French Cream Bans-One
cup nut meats, finely chopped, 2
cups cocoa, y cup powdered sugar
xxx, II cup condensed milk, 3
teaspoons vanilla. Mix nut meats,
IL cups cocoa and cup sugar.
Moisten with condensed milk and
vanilla. Shape into balls. Combine
remaining sugar and cocoa, roll
balls in mixture
2. "Change Bread to Cake"-Cut
slices of day-old white bread, q
inch thick. Trim off crusts. Cut each
slice into strips a4-inch wide by 2
inches long. Spread strips on all
sides with condensed milk covering
bread we'll. Roll strips in dry
shredded coconut, broken fine.
Place in pan and brown delicately
on all sides under low gas flame.
These are delicious and they taste
like Angel Food Cake.
g. Graham Cracker Cake-One
tablespoon butter Or margarine, l
cup condensed milk, l egg. l cup
finely rolled graham crackers. L
teaspoon baking powder, - tea
spoon salt, Il teaspoon vanilla. u
cup nut meats Melt butter, add to
condensed milk. Add well-beaten
egg and cup finely rolled graham
crackers Add baking powder and
salt. Mix we'll Add vanilla and
chopped nuts. Lastly, fold in stiff1y
beaten egg whites. Turn into we'll
creased baking dish or cup cake
pans. Bake about Is minutes in
moderate over $50 degrees or until
Bet. Serve plain or with whipped
cream.
I do hope we will always have the
Clearing House. 1t does take ones
mind off these troubled days.
PIE RECIPES.
fThankS to Mrs. E. E. r.,
Washington
Orange Coconut Pie: tablespoon
gelati1re, "a cup cold milk, egg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26
THANKS, to Mrs. NJ. G,
WASHINGTON

Here is a delicious Carrot Cake"
I have made for years: Seven eggs,
separated, cup sugar. cups grated
carrots, l lemon, rind and juice.
Beat yolks till thick and yellow, add
sugar and beat thoroughly. Then
add carrots. lemon juice and ,I1nd
Lastly fold in whites. Bake in slow
oven As minutes. Can be served
with whipped cream, but we like ours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26

yolks beaten, 20 cup sugar, u tea
spoon salt, / cup milk, scalded, =
cup orange juice, grated rind of !
lemon, l tablespoon lemon juice,
egg whites, stiff1y beaten, baked
pie shell, grated rind of 2 oranges,
cup coconut.
Soften in cold milk Beat egg
yolks. Cook over hot water min
utes. Remove from fire, pour gela :
tine and stir until dissolved. Chill
until thick. Add fruit juice and rind
and mix we'll. Fold in beaten egg
whites and chill; then pour into
cooled baked pie shell. Rub orange
rind and coconut together and
sprinkle on top of pie
Caramel Pie: eggs, 2 cupfuls
sugar, cupfuls milk, 2 heaping
tablespoons flour, l tablespoon but
ter
Brown IL cupfuls of sugar and
when this is entirely melted pour
into it the mixture of milk, y cup
full sugar, -four (this previously
heated but not boiling; add melted
sugar slowly, stirring constantly to
prevent Jumping. Add butter. cook
to thick custard and fill pastry shell.
CARROT DISHES;
TWO RECIPES?
THANKS to Mrs. r.. M. NJ,
Washington
Baked Carrots and Onions: Six
medium sized carrots, sliced; 6 large
onions, sliced; salt and pepper, but
ter, cup milk. buttered bread
crumbs. Arrange alternate layers of
carrots and onions in buttered cas-
serole. Season each layer with salt
and pepper and dot with butter.
Pour milk over contents, cover with
buttered bread crumbs Bake in
moderate over 1850 degrees about
l hour. Serves 6.
rots, eggs, beaten; l small onion,
finely minced; cups bread crumbs.
, cups milk, 9 tablespoons butter,
salt and pepper. Cook carrots in
sailed water drain and wash. Add
eggs and remaining ingredients. mix
well. Bake in buttered baking dish,
set in hot water, in moderate oven
1850 degrees for 80 minutes.
Serves 8.
And now for 2 requests. I'm try
ing to locate recipe for corn
dish. NV original recipe was called
Corn, California Style" All I re-
member about the preparation is
that slices of bacon are placed on
top of the dish before baking.
In little town where I attended
college coffee shop served the most
delicious Caramel Nut Chiffon Pie"
1t would seem that the filling had
been beaten or whipped-twas very
thick and frothy. I've never found
it on any other menu, but am hop
ing the RICH readers can help me
out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26

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 Cas,OeH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26
Emily Post
Advises

Dear Mrs. Post: When something
is served in a baking dish and a din
ner plate put down in front of one,
how much of the food should be put
on ones plate at a time?
Answer-If you mean that the
baking dish is put on top of your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26

you take about half of 1t on your
plate, When you have eaten that.
you take as much more of it as you
want
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26

plate, you eat out of the dish d.
rectly. If it is put down above your
plate and on a plate or platter of It's
own-as In a hotel, for example
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
Thanks to Mrs. E. G. S.,
HDdttsIIIe.

May I congratulate you on your
Readers Clearing House?" We
have only been taking The Star
the last month However I find
myself. looking for the paper boy
so Lean read the RICH"
In your column recently some
one spoke of a faded bedspread. /
once had twin beds and I've found
use for my old spreads, however
they were not faded. had one set
of Mexican spreads in rather
coarse. stretchy material that made
a lovely slip cover for my daven-
port. l used another in blue that
was reversible for draperies in my
husbands hobby room. There was
enough from the same spread for
a closet door in the same room.
Another spread in rose chenille l
made into a Wrap-around house
coat. l also put two together that
were pink and white stripe and
made one large spread with the
now popular skirt on each side. 1t
depends on the condition and type
of spread what can be done with
them. They can also be stripped
and made into rugs. Either hooked,
braided or crocheted.
To Mrs. T. M. G., Washington.
! find my husband very easy on
shirts except for collars and l turn
them and even then he doesn't wear
them out, so the older ones use
for blouses and sun suits for my
little 4-year-old girl. And now l
have a new use for them, for
find plenty of material in them for
a size 2 pattern of overalls for
my little baby boy. simply lay
the pattern on the shirt as you
would on new material. Be sure to
use the buttonholes in proper
places, as it saves precious time in
not having to make them in the new
garment.
To Mrs. E. G. c., Washington.
May / present a chilli recipe?
lived in Texas as a girl and there
spaghetti is never used in chilli. /
love spaghetti and so does my hus-
band. l make the same recipe you
gave without the kidney beans and
call it Roman Holiday.
One and one-half cups red chill
beans. large onion, pound cubed
beef or ground beef, 3 tablespoons
fat, 3D. cups tomatoes, IL teaspoons
salt, paprika tabout l tablespoon
y teaspoon cayenne pepper, l or
2 cloves garlic chopped, l to table
spoons chilli powder.
Soak beans overnight. Simmer
edo not boiD in sailed water until
tender. Brown onion and meat in
hot fat with garlic. Add tomatoes
and seasonings. Simmer 2 hours,
adding water if necessary. Add
BEANS. heat thoroughly. Serves six.
L have removed shine from wool
by pressing with damp cloth. II
1t is stubborn try putting a damp
cloth on the underneath and top
at the same time and press. Re
member to press lightly, for bear
ring down on an iron will make
fabric shiny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26

Crochet this smart, handy little
hat and bag with a multicolored or
harmonizing flower trim. Quickly
finished, with little effort.
Pattern envelope contains COM
plete easy-to-read and easy-to-fol-
low directions for the above.
Send Is cents (coin) for Pattern
No. R2220 to Needle Arts Depart
ment, The Washington Star, P. O.
Box 172, Station d, New York 5.
N, Y. Please include your postal
zone number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26
COCONUT CREAM PIE;
APPLE CAKE.
THANKS to Mrs. J. A. B.,
Wnsbiu0fon

(ThdRkS to Mrs. J. A. B.,
WashingtonJ
I have enjoyed the RICH so very
much that I hope my recipe for
cream pie will help Mrs. H. J. r.,
ir. It is very easy to make and very
inexpensive: One baked pie shell
very shorD, package OF prepared
vanilla pudding, 3 eggs, coconut, 6
tablespoons of Ak sugar, l teaspoon
baking powder. Separate eggs. add
slightly beaten yolks to vanilla pud-
ding and cook pudding until thick.
Cool slightly, pour in pie shell
sprinkle coconut on top of cream
filling. Beat egg whites until stiff
add 2 tablespoons Ak sugar at
time. add baking powder with last
2 tablespoons and beat until it
stands in peaks. Spread on top of
pie and sprinkle with coconut
Brown in oven 1850 degrees. add
little vanilla to cream filling,
about y teaspoon.
7 am also sending in another
recipe I hope someone will enjoy
as much as. I have:
Apple Cake: Peel and core 4 or
apples. Slice in pie dish and sprin-
kle with sugar and cinnamon to
taste. Cream u cup sugar, l table
spoon butter, add well-beaten egg.
pinch of salt, Z cup -four. Beat
well spread over apples. Bake in
moderate oven for 80 minutes or
until apples are tender.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-26
Thanks to Mrs. G. NJ. B.,
College Park.

cake. make mine In q small loaf.
Thanks to Mrs. G. M. B.,
College Park
Carrot Cake, for Mrs. H. J. R., jr.:
Place the following ingredients in a
saucepan and boil very slowly for S
minutes: One and one-third cup
sugar, l cup seeded raisins, tea
spoon cloves, l teaspoon cinnamon,
! teaspoon nutmeg, liz cups ground
carrots, Ia cups cold water, ia
teaspoons butter.
Then add 2 cups flour sifted with
2 teaspoons soda and u teaspoon
salt, and l cup nut meats. Mix we'll
Bake in loaf pan for u hours at $50
degrees.
GOLD STAR POEM.
Thanks to Mrs. C. M. c.,
WaShington.J
Following is a poem from my
scrapbook, thought perhaps this was
the poem that Mrs R. NJ, Washing
ton, had in mind:
A PRAYER.
ny JEANETTE b. OhANOEh.
Dear God, there Is lovely service flag
In our church, with stars row on row.
A tribute to our gallant boys
Who are fighting a cruel foe
Dear God, this is our earnest prayer:
Don't let our hearts grow cold;
Give us courage to face that f1ag
When the blue stars change to gold.
Don't let us pray a selfish prayer
Or ask for things too bold,
But God, please spare our precious boys
And let no more blue stars change TO
gold.
Protect our boys wherever they are,
On land, or sea or air:
Enfold them with Thy boundless love,
Keep them in Thy care.
Give them courage to face each day
With its problems ever new,
And God, II it be Thy will
Let no more gold stars replace the blue
Lord. hear this feeble plea we pray,
In thine arms our boys enfold;
Keep them from day TO day
And let there be no more stars of gold
I enjoy your wonderful column
and have collected numerous recipes
from it.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

But the stars and the woman re-
manned mute about the tragedy
which came TO climax when IS,
yearold Marjorie Boggs, vacationing
from a finishing school, was ushered
into her home by young Fred Cason
her fathers junior law partner
Cason drove away with R0ddy
Burdine, another member of tie
young CoUntry-club. set. Three hours
later neighbors saw flames bursting
from the windows of the Boggs home.
In a few minutes it was heap Of
asfes.- There was no sign OF Adam
Boggs or his daughter, who were the
only ones at home His wife and son
were away on trip at the time.
The next morning search of the
ruins disclosed the charred bodies of
the attorney and the debutante be-
low the spot where the living room
had been. Their hardly recognizable
heads had been smashed in.
Miami citizens were aroused as
seldom before At an indignation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

the story Investigation showed that
Mayberry had spent some time in a
mental institution, and since in Flor
ida the testimony of such person
cannot be used without corroboration,
the two men were released.
Mrs. Boggs theory was that some
one known TO her husband had tried
to borrow money from him and had
crushed his skull with an andiron
when he refused The entrance OF
the daughter, who must have recog.
nized the killer, forced him to silence
her-with the same andiron. Then,
to conceal his guilt, the intruder set
fire to the house.
And perhaps Mrs. Boggs, in spite
of her astrologcrs and her sooth-
sayers, was correct.
Not long after her death the
Miami police disclosed some new evi.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

berry said, and Butler broke in while
he waited outside. Crouched in bushes,
Mayberry stated, he watched the car
drive up and Marjorie enter the
house. A few minutes later, Butler
ran out of the house, painting: Were
getting out of here, fast"
1t wasn't until the next day,
Mayberry insisted, that he saw in
the newspapers that two people had
been murdered in that house.
Butler found in Virginia, denied
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

meeting a fund of $4,000 was raised
TO hire .nationally-known detectives.
Fred Cason was made head of the
investigating committee.
There were all sorts of theories.
Boggs had been a gang-busting at
torney. A suit in which he was en-.
gagged at the time of his death was
aimed at the dissolution of a gang
of shipwreckerS who specialized in
Turing coastwiSe vessels ashore and
plundering their cargoes.
20 January z, 1915
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

one murderous-
looking skipper
and some of his
motley crew had
called at BoggS'
office and threat
ened his life. But
no criminal evil
dence was found.
T h e n, for a
while, it appeared
that the mystery.
was solve d. A
prisoner in Jail at i.
Deland, Fla, inn
plicatcd himself
and an eX-convict
named j a m @ S
Butler. The priS-
oner, Charles May
berry, said he and
Butler saw Adam
Boggs alighting
from a bus that
T h a n k S & living
night with a wal.
let fat Wit h
money"
+ h g y followed
him homo Nav.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

his daughter, a piece Of human spine.
the lawyers charred wallet. an eye
glass case, part Of a fountain pen,
newspaper clippings relating to the
murders and three photographs-one
of the Boggs home before, one after
the fire, and one of the charred torsos.
Somebody was very much in.
terested in the murders. A morbid
neighbor? An amateur detective? The
actual slayer? Who was II?
That's where irony took a hand
No amount of research has been able
to produce any record TO show who
rented deposit box No. 75-the one
that contained the packet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07

dence which they
had kept secret for
several years in the
hope that they might
still break the case.
II was contained
in a packet found in
a deposit box that
was among the un.
claimed property of
a bank which had
failed. In sid g [ h g
packet were shreds
of burned clothing
worn by Boggs and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-07
But the Stars Kept Mum-And So Did +he Womo
in GroY-Abou+ +he Double Murder of
Mrs. Boggs' Husband and Daughter

tell
~ killed daughter
beautiful Bis
n
Boston hotel after
ha of
q