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Evening star., 1946-04-10
Giue Honest EXAMPLES
BY A ngelo Pafri

Some queer ideas are being passed
out to audiences these days. SYM
pathy for one who fails is q good
thing, Of course. Failures need our
sympathy, and along with SYM
pathy they need understanding help
that will aid them in their struggle
to succeed. A failing pupil is chal-
lenge to his teachers and his school.
That challenge cannot be met by
softening the notion of success
so that 10 per cent success be-
comes all that is required. Seventy
per cent will not achieve what 100
per cent, or close to it, will achieve.
When failing pupil is comforted
by the story Of Edison's experiences
in school, how his teacher sent him
home to his mother with the mes
sage that he was stupid-is hardly
stimulating a pupil to Edison's
standards OF success. When Edison
put an invention on the market it
was no 10 per cent matter. 1t was
100 per cent plus.
When we point out to falling chill
dren that great successes were fail
ures in childhood and youth, we are
not honest unless we also point out
that these great ones were masters
in certain fields that their teachers
and schools did not cover in their
instruction and training. Some
where these leaders had power and
when that power was tapped they
rose to greatness. They did not rise
to greatness because they were fall
ures in school.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
.WhyGrow
Old?
Bv J0Sethine Io,ymnn

There is a big difference between
being a sight for sore eyes and just
a sight!
There Is never any necessity for
being a sight! Attractiveness is
made up of many separate physical
and personal and mental attributes.
Most of these are subject to i'm
provement if we will apply little
self discipline
A large and abrupt bulge on the
thighs is definitely unattractive.
You can diet and diet but the bulge
will remain much the same Spe-
cial exercise is the only answer I
know. This figure problem is the
result of slumping muscles and fatty
deposits. The following are three
effective exercises.
/. Stand erect with the toes
pointing forward. Contract your hip
muscles. Hold while you count
slowly to 20. Relax. Repeat several
times. You will notice that your
thigh bulge disappears when you do
this. Make 1t a part of your daily
routine.
q. Liz olI youl UdSh Will yOlu lCRS
straight and your arms on the floor
at your sides. Raise the left leg up
ward at right angles to your body.
Reach across your right leg with
your left and try to touch the floor
on the right side of your body as
far away from your body as you
can. Raise the left leg back up, at
right angles to your body. Lower
left leg to floor. Do the same thing,
using your right leg (knee stiff and
crossing over your left leg to touch
the floor on the left side of your
body with your right foot. Con-
tinue. Alternating left and right.
3. Lie the floor with your legs
straight and your arms on the floor
at your sides. Drag the legs apart.
Drag them together. Continue,
without lifting your heels from the
floor.
II you wish to have my exercises
for reducing the thighs send a
stamped, f-addressed envelope
with your request for leaf1et No. 4
to Josephine Lowman in care of The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Time to Be a Bride

skirt arranged over a wide hoop
frame. The old-fashioned sleeves
were bracelet length with net un-
dersleeves putting quantity out from
under the satin oversleeVe.
Many of the wedding dresses are
being designed today with the idea
in mind of wearing them as din
ner dresses after the vows have
been said. One of these was made
of the most fragile delicate shade of
rosy, Rachel chiffon. The dress was
cut very simply, with a flowing full
skirt and a narrow belt of opal
escent bugle beads. Over the dress
is worn a hooded cape which flut-
ters and trails clear to the floor
and out into train. The hood
part of the cape covers all of the
hair and is edged in a border de-
sign of the same Pickering bugle
beads. You couldn't ask for any
thing lovelier or more dramatic to
say your Il dos" in and yet how
nice to be able to wear your we'd
ding dress later for dinner and eve
ming wear. Another Of these dresses
is stunning white Jersey creation
with a full skirt, a lace bodice and
a simple shawl-like headpiece
For you who are planning a white
wedding, but not a formal one,
you might choose white eyelet,
sprinkled with opalescent squares of
diamond spanked pallets The
square yoke and pockets on the full
skirt are edged in left shape cut
outs Of the material. Just the
thing for a simple, informal we'd
ding.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
'S:hop>Talk'
By Dorothy BihIman

Future brides seem to be the dis
cussion of the day Those planning
a May or June wedding are in the
midst Of finding a place to live, Sc
lecting their silver, china patterns
and of course, studying the fashion
picture for their gown and those of
their bridesmaids. Close friends who
expect to entertain these future
brides at showers are planning too
planning to make the party gala
occasion. Undoubtedly a large num-
ber of you will be invited to
shower or two shortly, so with this
in mind we secuted around to find
a few suggestions that make lovely
gifts, yet are easy on the budget.
A box containing kitchen gadgets
made of clear plastic material would
fill the bill nicely. Seventeen all
told among which is crater,
stainer, salad set, cake knife and
fruit knife, tea strainer, juicer and
corn spears. They come in pastel
shades and we feel certain you can
find just the right color to match or
blend with the bride be's chosen
color scheme.
The pictured serving implements
are a natural for shower present
Silver-plated articles such as the
salad server and poultry dressing
spoon were impossible to obtain
these past few years. The imple-
ments are plain in design, so could
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Emily Posts
Etiquette

For a long time I have evaded
answering questions about angliciz-
ing foreign names, because 1 have
been in doubt about the best advice.
Recently, however, George S. Sokol-
sky in his column gave what seems
to me the answer to end all other
answering:
80 Shall I change my name
for convenience? Shall I call my
self Sokol or Douglas? Perhaps
might call myself OToole. Were it
not that it is SO convenient, I might
do it. 1t is the convenience of
name-changing that makes it so
reprehensible. 1t is living lie for
convenience. The name means
nothing but the lie means every
thing. No man can be other than
himself. -"
"Einstein did not change his name
to Iceland; Nimitz did not change
his name to MIN; Rachmaninoff did
not call himself Richmond. The
man who takes a single step to
cover up his ancestry has nothing
in his soul"
Dear Mrs. Post: How should a
formally worded invitation be ac-
knowledged when the wife can go
but the husband is i'll? Should two
notes be written?
Answer: To dinner, or any party
for which specific preparation has
to be made, she would be obliged to
cenS raprotS for hofh IF che oy
planned their regret because Mr.
Blank has not yet returned from
Chicago lor fully recovered from his
illness), this will give the hostess an
opportunity to invite Mrs Blank
to come without her husband If she
S able to do so.
Evening star., 1946-04-10

So you're up to say, "I Do" It's
your time to be bride And what
a lovely bride you'll be! But that's
about. We know there's nothing
more exciting than planning we'd
ding with you in the role of bride
But today planning to be bride
takes great forethought, long range
planning, and time, if you are to
have that wedding of your dreams
come true.
Today, there are beautiful we'd
ding dresses in the stores, but there
is not a great quantity of these
dresses. and If you're going to drift
down that aisle looking the way
you've always hoped to look on your
wedding day, then you can't wait
until the last minute to go shop
ping The reasons are very simple.
The dress that you may want with
all your heart may be one that will
have to be ordered in your size
That will take time. You may have
to wait for several shipments of
bridal gowns to arrive before you
spot the very one that's going to
make the wedding that you've
planned since you were small child
come true. Take time, too, to re-
member every bit Of this wedding
planning. That's part Of the fun.
In later years youth cherish the
memory of those plans right along
with your wedding dress and the
gold band on your finger.
If you're planning a big wedding,
your closest friends will be in the
procession as bridesmaids Attend
ants make for a beautiful wedding,
but here again. we want you to
know the facts about today's brides
maids dresses. There are many beau
tiful frocks to be found, but, frank
ly. there just isn't the assortment
of colors there once was. It's bet
ter that you know this here and
now, than to plan and hope for an
unusual color scheme in your we'd
ding procession and then be disap-
pointed. Most Of the bridesmaids
dresses today come in the pastel
shades, pinkS. white, soft blues and
pale maises and yellows. There is
a good size assortment, but not
BOTH size and color assortment.
Evening star., 1946-04-10

Dear Miss Dix: I am sc years of
age, my wife few years younger.
Our children are married and gone
My trouble is that nothing I do
pleases my wife. I don't dress right.
don't walk right. I don't eat right.
I am righted to death. When I
come in the house, she meets me
with rag in one hand and a broom
in the other for fear I might leave
a spot on a rug. l am a mechanic
Of the old school and like to make
things around the house, but 1 am
not permitted to touch anything
All I can do is to sit in a chair.
I have been thinking for a long
time about leaving my wife, but
have hesitated because she is alone
and can't make friends and never
goes visiting. l would take care of
her financially If I left her, but
she would have no companionship
whatever. What do you think
should do?
DISGUSTED HUSBAND.
I am afraid, poor husband, that
with your conscience and your kind
Evening star., 1946-04-10
MARBLE CAKE.

A delightful button-front home
frock that you can slip on without
disturbing a single hair! Note the
slimming lines, the pretty ruffie trim.
Use brightly checked fabric and
try some interesting novelty buttons.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1901
comes in sizes "a, 36, 38, 40, AZ, A, 46
and 4S. Size 36 requires yards of 35
or 80 inch material; 212 yards
machine-made ruffiing
For this pattern, send 20 cents, in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. o.
Box 80, Station G, New York 10,
N. Y.
Colorful, exciting, smart. the
spring and summer pattern book. A
free pattern for hat and bag en-
semble is printed in the book. Price
IS cents.
Evening star., 1946-04-10

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 Clea1-
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 CasweH.
Evening star., 1946-04-10

pint whipped cmam Dissolve lime
gelatin in the boiling water and add
pineapple juice; when cooled, place
IN ice box until liquid is just be-
ginning to set (about one hour
Then add the canned pineapple,
chopped pimento and cream cheese,
which has been broken into small
bits. Mix in well. Put back into
refrigerator about 20 minutes and
then fold in the whipped cream.
Put into oblong glass mold or in
dividual molds and place in ice
box over night. Do not freeze.
Cut into serving slices and serve
on a lettuce leaf Eight servings.
Very dainty and lace-like.
Golden Boy Salad-(For a party)
Lay lettuce leaves fiat on individual
salad plates slit each leaf in center
with scissors to natten same). To
make the man: Lay canned april
cot Qound side up) on the lettuce
leaf for the head, then another
apricot half for the abdomen: plask
two tangerine segments on to form
the arms, and two for the legs.
Use raisins for the eyes and nose
and a crescent of maraSchino cherry
for the lips. Cut about z inch off
OF bottoms of small white birthday
candles and push part way through
the mouth to represent a cigarette.
Light same just before the guests
come into the table, and there, you
have a little man smoking Gig
arctic! A fruit salad dressing can
be put in tiny individual waxed
paper cups, but don't put it on
the fruit at first, as that would
spoil the little man.
Evening star., 1946-04-10

knife or gravy spoon similar in de-
sign might be more to your liking.
A metal rolling pin would make a
practical gift and might cause few
laughs at the shower. This new ver-
sion is hollow to accommodate ice
cubes (this is excellent for use when
rolling pastry dough as the dough
won't stick to the pin as in the
wooden type), however. the rolling
pin can be placed in the refrigera-
tor to be chilled and achieve the
same effect. 1t is equipped with plas-
tic handles so your hands won't
freeze" when using the chilled pin
rIlln Hin ct f,a ad haa Tor. r,airrlaf e
Evening star., 1946-04-10
WASHING BLOUSE9
SALT RISING BREAD9

From L. w. L., Washington
I am wondering if someone could
furnish recipe for Salt Rising
Bread; my mother used to make it,
but somehow she has lost the recipe
and would like SO much to have it
again.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
BLACKBOARD.

from Mrs. M. Van H.. WaShinoton.)
Mrs. j. j. G., of Arlington, might
Try neWsprint pads instead of a
blackboard for her son. The tab
lets may be purchased in several
sizes at stores dealing in artists
supplies or at paper supply stores
The boy could work in soft pencils,
charcoal, crayons or chalk without
creating too much colored dust and
would be able to keep his best
drawings.
SCORCH STAIN?
From L. A. F., Arlinqton.)
Will someone please tell me how
TO remove Scorch stains from wool
en- material? I have had the coat
cleaned but the process did not
remove the stain, and I am deSper-
ate for a home method.
X X x X
MARBLE CAKE.
From M. L., LeeSburq, Va
Mrs. j. B. NJ, Silver Spring, re-
quested a marble cake. This may
be q larger cake than she wants
but it was my grandmother's who
has been dead for over 80 years and
1t has been in use for almost 100
years, also, it is delicious. Marble
cake-white part, one cup sugar,
y pound butter, whites of three
eggs, Il cup sour milk, scant cups
-four y teaspoon soda, y teaspoon
cream of tarter f1avoring. Dark
part: l cup brown sugar, u cup
shortening, 3 egg yolks, u cup mo-
lasses, "a cup sour milk, / teaspoon
soda, 3 scant cups flour, spices and
fiavoring as desired. There are no
instructions for mixing it, SO reck-
on we were supposed to know that
much but I do remember it was
put in the cake tins, alternately by
SpoonfulS. The "scant measures" of
flour really dates it-imagine a rec
lpe like that nowadays!
X *
DIFFERENT SALADS.
(From Mrs. J. w. H., Washington J
Mrs. R. j. T., Washington, asks for
a salad or two which is different.
She doesn't state whether she wants
a nodded gelatin salad or a fresh
green, raw salad; however, I'll send
these two:
Lace Salad-One package lime
gelatin, IL cups boiling water, a
cup pineapple juice, 1-2 ounces bot
tie pimentoes, AZ ounces cream
cheese, l cup cut-up pineapple, 2
Evening star., 1946-04-10

to a kitchen shower. After all an egg
beater is just an egg beater. but this
particular style differs in that it
can be maintained with one hand.
The action is the same as an elec-
trio mixer although much slower
of course. AS the photo demon
strates, new ingredients may be
added without interruption in beat
ing, thus the mixture will be much
and precious minutes will
be saved.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
ACKNOWLE LEDGMENT

Information sent in bu the
tollotUing has been tor,Darded to
the Individuals for 1ohom it ,Uas
intended.
Mrs. G. ", Solomons, Nd;
S. A. H, Annapolis, Nd; Mrs.
V. H. K, Sr., Hamilton, Va: Mrs.
D. L. ~, Mrs. E. W., Arlington;
Mrs. L. w. H., Falls Chivch, Va:
L. L., Mrs. D. w. H., MN. G. w.
B., Jr.;. Mrs. II. B., A. J. c., Mrs.
M. c., Washington.
Our thanks to these readers,
1chose contributions 1Uere similar
to others previously receiued::
Mrs. F. J. W., Mrs. w. B. d.,
Arlington Mrs. E. P. H., Takoma
Park Mrs. v. H., Miss E. G., Mrs.
J. F. S., Mrs. A. C. W., Mrs. J.
w. McC, Miss d. M. H., Wash
ington.
Applications for the RCH book
it and 1Ohen-haUe been filed
for Mrs. L. E. NJ, Arlington;
G. L. NJ, Washington.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
PAINT WINDOW FRAMES.

From Mr. J. d. L., Washinqton.)
Your idea of protecting the
paneS (while spray-painting window
frames) with some sort of applica-
ton to mask off the paint over
lap" I believe would give you more
trouble than it was worth. Paint,
Tor instance will not stick to petro-
leum jelly, and this system is some
times used to protect doorknobs and
other hardware from which the
paint-over-j Jelly readily wipes off.
But what a mess you have cleaning
off the glass when the paint is
dry! Another difficulty would be
the painstaking job of applying
the substance to the glass Cif non
messy material existed; this would
be practically as much trouble as
the wood by brush, in order
to have good, clean edges. The
wet-newspaper stunt is about the
best way out, but let me offer an
on your "cut-to-size"
idea, which is troublesome. Use
four small pieces of wet paper, each
piece with one perfect right -angle
corner should be about "a the size
of the pane, then you can slide each
corner in top lace and there will be
an overlap protecting the entire
pane.
In my experience, the best way
to paint window frames is with
the correct brush, a sash toop';;
Spray-painting would be ideal only
for brand-new window, unglazed,
and then only as a means for apply
ing the primer coat, and before the
was installed. If some one
comes up with the answer to your
problem, I would like very much to
know myself.
X X X X
REFINISHING FURNITURE?
(From E. S. D., Washington.
Although I have received so much
information from your column T
have never seen this request asked
and for which I would greatly ap-
preciate some help. My tenants
left my Chinese Peel
Evening star., 1946-04-10

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05
BASEBALL TO BE. RESUMED
 ON CHANNEL
Juneau Fire Department Takes .Aetion-Leaque
 Officers Chosen

That baseball will be resumed in Juneau again this summer was promised at last nights meeting of the Juneau Volunteer Fire De- partment. The Gastineau Channel Baseball League was suspended for lack of players during the war, and now that a number of veterans are back in Juneau and Douglas it is felt the national pastime can again be resumed in the channel towns.
 The Fire Department, which owns the baseball grounds and has sponsored the league for a num- Der of years, voted full support of the league, and will make every effort to revive the high caliber baseball that spcrtss fans enjoyed prior to the war There has been considerable appeal from the citi- zens of Juneau and Douglas for re- vival of baseball and although the Firemen- agreed that softball ac- complished it's purpose while the armed forces were in Juenau, full attention will be given to the hard ball variety of the game.
 Judge William Holzheimer, Past President of the Gastineau Channel Baseball League, was selected by the Fire Department to head the league activities for the coming year. Art McKinnon, who has gcrked with baseball for a number
 years in Juneau was chosen
 ec-Prcsident, and Joe Sadler of
 4e Fire Department was selected
 5 Secretary Treasurer.
 The Fire Department was agreed that from now on out the responsi- bility of the league rests with the various Channel organizations winch will sponsor baseball teams. Poten- tial groups include the Elks Club, Mccse, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Douglas.
 Considerable maintenance and improvement will be necessary on the Juneau Ball Park before play can be resumed his summer.
 The entire fence along Gold Greek has collapsed and must be replaced by the Fire Department. A commit tee was named from the firemen and the entire department will meet during April to clean up the bal. park to get it ready for the coming season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05
CANADIANS ONLY ONE GAME AWAY
 FROM ICE TITLE
Boston Bruins Must Take Four Straight fo Cap
 lure Stanley Cup

BOSTON, April 5-Montreal's S Canadiens are three games up on the Boston Bruins and need only one more victory to regain the Stanley Cup, professional Hockey's most coveted trophy, but, according to their canny coach, Dick Irwin, they are not going to do it during their current visit here.
 Those Bruins are much too good to be beaten four straight by any body" the silver-topped Irwin ex- plained today.
 And so are we" he added when reminded that the Bruins now must yin four in a row to prevent the Canadiens from recovering the bat tered silver mug they surrendered last season.
 The Canadiens won last nights game Az
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05
BRITISH HEAVY
 TO HAVE EARLY
 TESTING IN U. 5.
Jacobs Has Lined Up Top Setond- -sfringers 10
 Greet Woodto(k
LEY THE ASSOCIATED pREss)

Bruce Woodcock, the Cruising Briton who is coming to the U. S.. to fight, will have to answer the $32 question in a hurry if ne is go- ing to be a success in this coun- try.
 When Promoter Mike Jacobs an- nounced that either the winner of the Joe Baski-Tami Mauriello fight, since called off, or Laughing Lee Orna would be Bruce's first oppon- ent, he was picking out our very best second string talent for the Briton to battle. Only those $64 questioners-champion Joe Louis and challenger Billy Conn-rate over Mauriello, Oma and Baksi
 How good Woodcoek is will re- main a mystery until he ciimcs be- tween the ropes into the revealing spotlight of the Madison Square Garden Ring. There is little doubt that he packs the punch O. a British man-of-war. But how skill ed he is in navigating around the ring is not known.
 Bruce is only "A years old ana has been fighting as a professional for four years. He has only --at. about twenty fights and has VOL all but one of them by kayos. He won the British heavyweight cham pionship by stopping Jack London last year.
 He never has had to travel far ther than the sixth round, which probably means that he has been meeting a succession of soft touch es. Still, there is always the chance that he is a really gifted puncher.
 Bruce,s debut in this country is scheduled for May l3 at the Garden in New York. Obviously he is Ce- ing asked to prove himself as a fighter immediately, instead of tour ing the country, fighting long line of set ups" Iris i that the IiFht paDlil is gestinJ a break.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05
BASEBALL

Final scores oI exhibition baseball games played yesterday were as fol- lows:
 Detroit (A) 5; Boston M 3.
 ew York (A) II; Dallas CTL) 3. Washington (A) 8; Orlando (FS- L) g.
 Boston (A) g; Concinnati (N) 5. Philadelphia (A) H. Baltimore 1) 3.
 Brooklyn tN) 5; New York (N) 0. Pittsburgh tN) 3; Chicago (A) ?. St. Louis (N) 19; Pensacola (SE- L) 8.
 St. Louis (A) 10; Chicago (N) T
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05
HOSPITAL NOTES

Marion Kniffen, Erwin Hagerup, Henry Olson and Fred Emerson were all admitted to St. Ann's Hos pitaI for medical attention.
 Mrs. J. A. Berg has returned to her home from St. Ann's Hospital, where she was a medical patient.
 Roy Moran has been discharged from St. Ann's Hospital after re- ceiving medical care.