Evening star., 1946-12-11
ANSWERS 10 QUERIES.

from Mrs. W. c. W, Arlfrgton.)
FINGER Paints-Wallpaper paste
-s{any paper store, bags or largere: |:
show-card colors or powdered easel
paints Cart stores); water; cottage
cheese container.
Mix paste and color together, then
add water until mixture is consist
ency of thick starch. Use one con-
tainer for each color and discard
when through.
or make a thick clear starch, add
color as above.
Glazed shelf paper which may be
purchased at any dime store makes
al, inexpensive and very satlsfac-
tory paper for finger painting.
Baby Care-Two to Six"-Maga-
zine to be had at yearly subscrip-
ton rate. This is small and would
be easy to mail.
So You're Visiting Washington:
Begin with the premise that you
can't see everything-so choose nrst
those things close to your interests
work the others in II time anu
energy permit.
plan each day so that you can
stop before fatigue forces you to.
This one precaution pays dividenos
over and over.
If YOU possibly can, get the WPA
Guide to Washington. Never Will
YOU regret it despite its voluminous
anpearance and cost of So. BY read
ing first about the places you plan
to visit. you'll find your sightseeing
twice as much fun.
save the Library of Congress Tor
an evening jaunt (it is lovely AT
night and devote the days to such
places as are closed at night
On two or three days arrange TO
dron your guests at the Smithsonian
buildings and let them browse at
their own speed and inclination
then pick them up at some given
hour.
Following these precepts we have
just spent three weeks showing tne
CAPITAL to my West Coast mother
and dad on their first visit East
and this is what we saw with min
irnum expenditure of energy ana a
maximum amount of enjoyment:
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
tour (about As minutes), Federai
bureau of Investigation tour (about
an hour and a quarter, but one OF
the highest high lights OF our tour,
pan-American Building, Smith
sonian. National Gallery, Capital,
sunreme Court Building (see the
sniral staircase, Washington Monu-
ment (on a clear day only, Lincoln
Memorial (both day and nlgnto'
lees Home and Unknown Soldiers
Tomb in Arlington Cemetery, Ma
tional Cathedral tour (took me four
wears to get around to seeing this,
now it is a must), Archives (much
more interesting than name I'M
plies), the Sixteenth street ana
Massachusetts avenue Embassies,
Meridian Hill Park (magnif1cent
view of downtown washington on
clear day., Walter Reed Hospital
beautiful grounds, Jefferson Me-
mortal. Botanical Gardens (must for
flower lovers, Mount Vernon by all
means (but plan to go on a few miles
farther and see Washington's old
mill. it's amazing), Naval Academy
at Annapolis beautiful drive and
nuseum there is filled with current
naval mementos).
Nowhere can you see SO much for
no little as In Washington. II you
have q car and the time and money
and are interested in Colonial his
tory, then:
one week end take the Norfolk
boat to Norfolk and drive toN Ro-
anoke Island of Lost Colony fame.
Return via Williamsburg. Plan an
overnight stop on the Carolina coast
and at Williamsburg.
Another week end drive through
Civil War battlefields to Charlottes-
vile, Va.,. and visit Monticello. Re-
turn via Sky Line drive in the Blue
Ridge, stopping to see the Caverns
ct any one OF a number Of places.
Another 90-mile drive will take
you to Gettysburg, through some
beautiful farming country.