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Evening star., 1946-04-09
Ouer the Back Fence
Br Isabel Hackeff

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he has paded and hoed puned the
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noble expression AS glance at him Of the kitchen window
with the Hoe
the ovvorked
reading One day recently silently handed him from
heathu Exercise pleasant sntpaon than my Vegetable
frightened reading the
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Evening star., 1946-04-09
SUGGESTIONS

From Mrs. D. J. NJ, Alexandria.
To the reader who inquired about
a book on home decorating prob
lens, l should like to recommend
that she get a copy Of Decorating
for You by Florence B. Terhune.
The work is complete, authoritative
and fascinating, and I feel certain
that with this decorating manual
as a guide, there would be little
chance for regrettable errors in
judgment, either IN selecting, ar
ranging or caring for those lovely
acquisitions for the home
I would suggest for the reader
who inquiries about removing paint
from her porcelain refrigerator that
she rub the stain with a cloth or
cotton Wad, moiStened with nail
polish remover This worked mirac-
ulOusly for me and its use was eX-
tended also to removing such stains
! from an electric stove. kitchen cabi-
nets, bathroom mirror, etc, with
equal success. 1t would probably
remove the stains from her kitchen
/ linoleum as well.
The following suggestion has
caused me guilty conscience be-
cause of procrastination in sending
it to one who inquired about re-
moving a stubborn musty odor from
an old trunk. My young son was
responsible for the discovery. When
we moved into our present apart
Evening star., 1946-04-09
BY J0nf CIork

For more about makeup bases
we've come across another new
one which listens Ike a sound and
super theory. Its a sort Of cross
between a cake and a cream make
up base The plot here was to de-
wise something that would give the
finish OF cake makeup, but which
would leave a creamy film on your
pretty face 10 protect Ii from dry
ness.
With spring coming up, many OF
you may be tripping off TO nelghbOr-
inc camNuseS for prom trottln at-
fairs. For the perfect ConVoyer aids
10 beauty. We came across darling
tuck away carry-all Its a cute lit
lie tatfeta. draW-Strlng bag. done
up IN a navy blue and lined in
CcrlSc pink In il. tucked. neat as a
pin, goes Just everything that YOU
need to turn out a pretty face Be
side that there's room left over 10
stick IN odds and ends that YOU
want to 20 along with you. The
beauty Of such a bag is that it can
be converted INTO an evening bag
or even a knitting bag by simply
emptylng the contents. What more
can YOU ask? And. all Of the cos
metlcs IN this bag are hypOallergiC
30 those OF YOU with THAT skin
problem can Just relax
Since YOU teenagerS seem 10 be
getting the corner and the cater on
lots of the cute clothes and clever
magazines, and the hke-What next.
but set OF perfumes all your own?
Figuring that no woman wants to
own one bottle Of perfume. to wear
on every occasion. one house comes
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Me Proud Young Beauty

Based, maybe on that old adage
Beauty Is as Beauty Does sey-
eral cosmetic firms have recently
brought forth lines Of beauty aids
and treatments which are specially
for Me Proud Young Beauty the
teen-age gal! Tie assumption, eVi-
dcntly. is that the sooner YOU start
with this beauty business the bet
ter for Your teen-age and for your
adult beauty. The principle seems
fairly sound. No one is asking
that the tcen-age girl devote long
hours to beautifvlng herself The
request is simply that she start
early seeing to a shining clear and
sCrupulously clean complexion.
On the question of soap and wa
ter versus cream cleansing, some
thing new has been added TO this
debate. Now, We have a new cream,
devoted to young skins. which acts
and fathers ike a soap. but con-
tains no soap, Now don't let this
throw yOu-listen to this& The
cream is like a delicate4 thick
whipped cream. With it comes a
sponge, with which to go into this
scrub act Together, sponge and
cream are dubbed the Scrub
Team The give a clean scrub
with none Of the dry, stretched
feeling.
Now for ali YOU chillun who have
such a delicate, foWer-lllie epider-
mis- that cake makeup is no 90.
There's a completely new makeup
base like cake but dreamed up Spe-
cial for you. Its> made from a
protein milk base The finish it
gives Is smooth as silk. and with
no bad after effects, were told.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Great C0n1fo1ters

unsuitable and how happy you were
when l said, All right. If You must.
YOU must and how I pinned up
that sash and folded 1t around you
until YOU looked like a little barrel?
You were bursting your skin with
JOY once that sash was tied around
YOU. Well these slippers have Just
the same meaning They will do no
harm and they will make the child
happy and feel fit So Susie got the
slippers and went happily forth to
conquer her small world.
Grandparents are great comfort
erS. They have wonderful sense of
proportion in matters that concern
daily living They can keep secrets.
They can tell stories They are Won
derful guides on trips They are the
mainstays and the foundations of
family life. Blessed are those who
have good grandparents.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
S1FpSON
from MIS-. r. W, Tdkoma Park
Md.

(From Mrs r. W., Tdkoma Park,
Md
F. c, G., Washington, wants to
know how to handle a 7-year-old
stepchild. I hope she won't think
me preSumptuous for making these
remarks. Her plea made such an
appeal to me-"Father, l have
caught a bear and he won't let me
60 What this child needs most,
as do all children, is love and Sc
curity, the feeling that he is loved
no matter what Before any in
dividual act of the mothers can
have any real Importance in help
inc hN>. he has to be absolutely
sure of this feeling 1t may take a
long time to convince him. and it
will demand an attitude of objective
hut deeply felt kindness on the part
OF the mother. Il love you is the
sort of idea, and the mother has to
tcel that way, really and be calm
about every thing. 1t sounds like
an enormous order to a beginner
I'm sure, but once you fix on the
idea and seriously work at it for a
few months, it will get to be a habit.
Also, there is plenty of help at
hand, and since this mother has
he wonderful outlook of not fearing
10 ask for help, she can make use
Of what is available There are
books I would suggest Anna VOLTS
"ParentS' Manual and children
Have Their Reasons" by Ruth
WaShburn. also When Children
ASK" Il think that S the title, your
librarian can help, by Mrs. Bro
Then. my pediatrician is helpful
and if this mother can find one who
is interested not just III children's
diseases but in the whole child. u
she will have a wonderful source of
assistance He cor She) can tell YOU
about things like childrenS clinics
and other sources of aid for really
tough problems that come up. AS
10 bedtime. 1t doesn't matter such
an awful lot exactly what time it
IS. so long as it's regular. In my
home, with two much younger chill
dren, 1t is 7 o'clock, since an earlier
hour would mean that the children
would not see their daddy at night
Since this boy is a stepchild, I would
want to make sure he saw his daddy
At bedtime, too. Not just for a few
minutes, | don / mean but for long
enough TO romp with him little.
as my children do.
Al I, boy ought to be pretty
near Self-sufficient in hygiene. If
he isn't, ! would want to consult
Evening star., 1946-04-09

a good pediatrician or such expert
before trying to give him greater
independence. A child who has
missed out on a mothers care might
have some emotional difficulty in
this connection, and might need ex-
pert help. Mrs. Bros book may
nelp in determining how to teach
child money value. l know from
my own experience that such learn
ing is much easier if the child feels
that the money is our" the fam
ily's money! and that we" have
to use it for everything, not Just
things for him. One explanation
is never enough, by the way. 1t
IS easier if the child makes similar
requests one after another even
after careful explanations. | always
have to remind myself that after
all, /, a groWnup, frequently for
get things that have once been
explained to me.
l don't think You can generalize
on the matter of clean shirts. Some
children are just meSsier than
others, and no 7-year-old can be
careful of his clothes the way an
adult is. My solution to the clothes
problem tand with younger chill
dren that is something is an auto
matte washer which requires no at
tentlOn once the clothes are in
They are expensive, but worth it 10
times over. [ do all my wash AT
home. And my boy wears little
jersey shirts that do not have to
be lroned If hung up straight You
have to watch the cOlorS carefully
IN buying these. however as some
colorS run, which means The shirts
have to De washed by hand.
AS for poor play habits 7 am
not competent to deal with that
It is hard for children to learn TO
play peaceably together. not sur
prising, really. when YOU consider
that vheir parents seem 10 be IN
capable of living III the same world
together with other adults. l think
nothing can be more important than
teaching children this knack of
being good sports and taking their
turns, and SO I send my youngsters
to nursery school, There is no such
solution, of course, for a 7-year-old
However, I do think that some of
this boys trouble may be his feel
ing of insecurity at having no
mother to love him. Ii the mother
and father can manage to con-
vince him that he is loved and
secure, and then be very calm about
his fracases with other children,
and not get angry, perhaps he will
get over it by himself.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Dorothy Dix Says

with houseful of children and no
money, she is one of the most pite-
Gus figures in the world. If she has
had a happy marriage with a man
she loved. he takes her sunshine into
the grave with him. and she does
not know what to do with herself
when he is gone.
And there are so many of these
widows with plenty of money that
will not buy them happiness: too old
for love or remarriage. too wise tC
go to live with their married chill
dren and be an unwanted guest in
their homes. yet who have in all
probability many years to live And
one of them asks me if l will chart
for her some plan by which she can
be a good widow as she was a gooG
wife
No one can give another person
a formula for living. but to every
widow I would say: Make an IRON
bound resolution never to 90 to live
with your children. and stick to it
Don't even visit them too often
That way you will always be loveC
by your family instead of being re-
ShAN'b cS pllClIl do d t'ESt-
Preserve your independence. Be
yourself instead of Sans or James
mother Don't ever turn over all OF
your property to your children. Be
tween mother who has gifts to give
and mother who is dependent, there
is a great gulf fixed
Don't live alone. You are bounC
to get cranky if YOU do. With YOU.
husband gone you need companion
ship. Find it in some good family
hotel or boarding house where yol
will be surrounded by cheerful
pleasant people Belong to clubs
Take part in church work and public
movements. Keep busy Keep In
terested, Don't let the milk OF
human kindness in you turn tt
clabber
Solitary women have to make
their happiness, but they can do il
if they will.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

For some reason, not diScernible
to the naked eye, widows are of
more interest to the general public
than any other class of women.
Whether this is because there are
more of them, statistics reporting
that there are some 100000 in
our midst, or whether it is Just one
of the baseless traditions which is
popularity believed, deponent sayeth
not.
But, anyway, however it is, a
widow whether sod or grass. occu-
pies a niche peculiar to herself. She
is credited with characteristics that
set her apart from the other men,
berS of her sex and that make her
comings and her goings of essential
interest to her friends and neigh
borS
For one thing, losing her husband
lops from 10 to Is years off a Wom-
ans ages We wouldn't think of
speaking of a married women in her
40s as a girl, but let her husband
die and she Immediately becomes q
young widow. Also. widows are sup
posed 10 possess occult powers OF
fascination that no man can resist
"Samivel. Samivel. my son beware OF
Widows" counseled the astute Mr.
Weller, and certainly it is a fact
that many woman finds it easier
to marry a second time than she die
the first.
Likewise, it is a matter of common
belief that every widow is husband
hunting and that she would marry
any man who asked her. though ii
is notoriously true that every woman
whose husband left her a nice little
Wad of insurance money is pursued
by men who are looking for widows
with comfortable homes in which
they can hang their hats and sit
down on the do-nothing stool for
the balance of their lives.
But the widows life is not always
gay and glamorous. If she is left
Evening star., 1946-04-09
b 1 naeIo Pdtri

Children who have grandparents
who love them are very fortunate.
You see grandS have had years and
years Of experience in living with
people and they know that many
things that younger folk think are
important are not important at all
They know also that little things
that mothers and daddles consider
trivial and of no account are of the
highest importance and should have
Immediate and helpful attention.
Susie, aged II, longed for pair of
gay shoes. shoes of many colors
with embroidery on the toes like
those JeSsica wore at the party.
If she had a pair of shoes like those
she knew that she could dance much
better than even Jessica did and
then the boys would have paid just
as much attention to her as they had
to her gayly shod friend.
Mother said "Shucks. child. Your
patent leather shoes are much bet
ter I don't care for that sort of
thing at all, Children should be
dressed simply Run down to Aunt
Molly and ask her to send up ball
Of yarn, will you, and while you are
downstairs see if grandma wants
anything
Yes mother and a downhearted
little girl went downstairs to fulfill
her messages. AS soon as she entered
the room where grandma was sit
ting grandma asked, whats wrong,
pussy?" Susie poured out the whole
story into the sympathetic ear bent
toward her and when she had fin
ished and wiped her eyes and used
her handkerchief vigorously. grand
ma said. Well we'll see Well see
what we can do about those Slip
pers." O, granny. do you think l
could have them? Do you really? O.
granny-Id--" Wen see, we'll
see
Now mother" said Susie's
mamma. Isn't that silly? Her slip
perS are the best in the shop. Those
other things are simply rubbish
Daughter, you surely haven't for
gotten the day you cried because l
did not want YOU to wear a sash
that belonged to me because it was
Evening star., 1946-04-09

forth with a whole wardrobe Of
perfume for you. Under the cover
of the GOLD and white package
nestled meath gold and bright pink
windows, are four tiny bottles of
perfume, one for your every MOOD
or occasion. Each bottle contains
one third dram.
And here's BIT about some new
sprlngtlme lipsticks which are yours
alone, There's bright, coral red
which goes by the name of Date
Bait" Then for one of those true
pink shades. bound to be all the
rave stuff with summer tans. how
does Pink Siren" sound? The color
Is as luscious as water melon! An
other, pinkish, but not so pinkish
color is called After Five RED"
That's for evening wear-set it?
Evening star., 1946-04-09

Scalloped edeing makes a striking
finish on the Jacket of this figure
pairing two-piece frock The gently
fared peplum minimizes your waist
the simple skirt is fattering and
goes together like a charm. Make it
in contrasting materials if you like.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1854 is
for sizes II. Y. 13, IA. Is and 18
Size y requires 81 yards of 39-inch
material for the ensemble
For this pattern, send 20 cents, in
CONS. your name, address. pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star. P O.
Box 80. Station G. New York 49,
N Y.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
.WhvGrOw
Old?
BY Josebhine Lowulnn

This is the season when women
are engaged in spring cleaning and
reconditioning of the house and
yard. Curtains are being cleaned,
floors are beng WaXed. new flowers
are being planted, the lawn is being
fertilized and the woodwork and
windows are being washed 1t is
also fine time for personal recon-
ditioning Everything is looking up
and all the world is breaking into
new beauty, Why not you?
Why not throw into the discard
some of the blemishes and figure
faults which are cluttering up your
own particular brand of attractive
ness? Why not polish up your hair
and complexion and Streamline
your figure? The sad part of il all
is that this can be so easily ac-
complished with a little persistent
effort, but women Just do not always
realize that this is true.
One of the most prevalent faults
in the feminine figure world is the
lump on the thigh. This comes
from scdentarv living and much
sitting 1t is a question of muscle
slump as we'll as of accumulation of
fatty deposits. Even women who
are thin often have this trouble. AS
a matter Of fact. almost all women
from 30 on can see the first lncipi-
ent signs of this approaching figure
fault
Todays exercise is a splendid aid
in overcoming large thighs. Lie on
your back with your legs straight
and your arms on the floor at you1
sides. Swing your left leg out to the
left side as far as comfortable
Swing 1t back. Continue swinging
out and back with the left leg The
swing comes from the hip and the
heel should be kept close to the
floor. Do the same thing with the
right leg. swing out to right,
If you wish to have my exercise
for reducing the thighs send a
stamped, self addressed envelope
with this request for leaflet No. tc
Josepine Lowman in care of The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

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 CaS7ceH.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
EGG SALAD?

fFrOm Mrs. Q, l., WaShlngt0nJ
I am a constant reader OF the
RCH and find your column very
interesting. Since your column has
helped so many other people, I
hope that some one can help me.
Here is my question l would like
a recipe for an egg salad so it may
be used for an egg salad sandwich.
/ would like one that will not spoil
easily as it is to be for lunch
basket which has to lie around for
a couple of hours before it is eaten,
Thank you for any information
which YOU may give me.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
RAISIN CAKE OR COOKIES?

from ". E. W, Wdshlngt0n.J
Have received a lot of helpful
advice in your column and hope
some one can give me a recipe for
raisin cakes or cookies. They are
sold in cellophane packages or they
come in boxes and are called "Fru-
tana" (the raisin biscuit.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
WHITE SHIRTS ?


FROM Mrs. N. H., Washington
I was fortunate enough to buy
my husband some beautiful white
shirts. but they are rayon crepe
and, of course, the collars are soft
He would much rather have stiff
collars, so I am wondering if there
is any way | can Stiffen them
Is it possible to starch rayon?
Just a word to Miss F. c. G
who is worried about what rules
to set forth for her future step
son. I wouldn't make many at
first, let him get used to his new
stepmother and learn to love her
while his father takes care of the
discipline Later. when he has
grown to love her. there won't be
so much friction when she takes
charge.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
By Peggy Roberts

Hang a couple of pictures of these
adorable kittens on your wall or
make them up on pillows and see
how the family will love them.
Pattern envelope contains hot
iron transfers for 2 designs, color
chart. stitch illustrations and full
directions.
Send Is cents (coin) for Pattern
No. R238S to Needle Arts Dept, The
Washington Star, P. o. Box 172
Station D. New York 3, N. Y. Please
include your postal zone number.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
EDUCATIONAL.

CIVIL SERVICE PREPARATORY SCHOOL,
;}3l3 l4th st. NV, MI 955S; est. "a yrs.
Thousands successfully prepared. Let us
prepare you for civil service. Begin at once.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

ABOUT CANNING SAUSAGE.
(FrOm Mrs. N. A. S. West Ldnham
Hill, Nd
I canned some at the beginning
of rationing in a similar way to the
one in the RICH. When l called
the Home Economics | was con-
nected with the chiefs office in
Beltsville. He said all meat should
be canned under pressure 10 be
perfectly safe for humans or pets.
We still have our Jars, but have
never opened one since That Is
SIX months after canning
Evening star., 1946-04-09
SPINACH SOUFFLE?

SPINACH SOUFFLE?
From Mrs. p. II. r., Washington
In reply 10 Miss V. E S, Wash
lngton, I would heartily recon-
mend an excellent book entitled
America Housekeeping Book" by
the New York Herald Tribune.
Also. would some one kindly give
a recipe for spinach souff1e?
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Readers Clearing House

Iment. we inherited a large dinette
closet with a very discouraging
musty odor which refused to re-
spond to thorough soap and water
cleansings, including the addition
of deodorants and practically every
thing specified for that purpose
The young genius above referred to,
removed the wrappings from four
or five cakes of scented toilet soap
(the usual brands) which I grumpily
stored in the closet with a promise
OF spanking him if I remember cor
rectly. Believe it or not, the un-
wrapped soap did the trick and l
have continued to store it in this
fashion. Not trace of the musti-
ness remains. | also store several
unWrapped cakes in a kitchen cabi-
net where l keep cleaning supplies
to combat a faint tendency to
''muStineSS' there.
And now, I would like something.
First, method of removing wall
paper border cutouts from a painted
wall, and secondly, really hot dis
cussion of all features of practicable
Ilty or impracticability of electric
dish washers from actual users.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

CIVIL SERVICE PREPARATORY SCHOOL,
:i3l3 14th st. NV. MI. 955S-Shorthand.
competitive exams. Begin at once
Evening star., 1946-04-09
JARS AND GLASSES?

JHfNS HIVD NLHSSES?
(From Mrs. II. w. j., Washinqton }
Can any reader tell me of any
person or organization who car
use empty mayonnaise jars anc
jelly glasses. I just hate TO throw
away uSable glass containers.
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% the rules set up by the OAR,
he is all this and more. Amelia
IS the charming daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. David A. Lanier, of
207 y. +. San Rafael St. She
is the President of Euterpain
club of Jane Adams, and an ac-
aomplished musician preparing
herself to be skilled typist.
While Miss Howe told of Miss
Lanier's interests and activities
at Jane Adams. was happy
to tell of her association and in
terests in the Allen Christian En-
deavor League of Bethel A. NJ. f..
church She is well informed, has
participated i'm several panel dis
eussions with credit. The North
west Enterprise joins the com
munity in extending congratula-
ions to Amelia and rejoicing with
Mr.. and Mrs Lanier the justly
proud parents. Numbered among
others receiving honors at Jane
Addams. was the then Christian
Harris (now Mrs. WILSON, who
was chosen the prettiest student
If her class.