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Evening star., 1946-03-18
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Etiquette

A letter asks. IF some way seems
the best way and yet it is not ac-
cording to etiquette, can it still be
right and proper? For example, in
the town where I was brought up it
was customary to print invitations
in the newspapers for a wedding an
niversary celebration or a reception
for some ones coming home after a
long absence. The practice does not
seem to be followed here And yet,
think so often it would be just the
thing to do. In the immediate future
we are celebrating a neighbor's 50th
wedding anniversary and I have sug-
gested printing an invitation in the
newspaper and perhaps repeating it
once or twice to be sure that all the
couples friends and acquaint-
ances as well as those of their chill
dren see it. + think others here
would subscribe to the plan except
that they are wary of its correctness.
One word from you would settle
anything
My answer to this, of course, de-
pends upon where you live. In any or
all of the newspapers of large city,
it would not do at all, but in the
friendly news-about-every one COL
umn in the only paper in small
town, can find no serious reason
why You may not do as you sug-
gest, except that some most welcome
acquaintances might hesitate to con-
slider themselves included as ex-
pected friends.
Evening star., 1946-03-18

From the hills and cabins
Of North Carolina to Hpine
rooms in homes all ovey the
Nation. That's ichaf the en-.
.ferbrising mind of C.. James
Garofaio engineered. Ten
years ago whiie touring the
Smoky Mountains region,
Mr.. Garofalo sa,D mountain
family after family basiIy
engaged in hooking rugs.
Impressed by the unusual
traditional patterns and. COL
ors, Mr.. GarotaIo inpesfi-
gated, and euolved the idea
OF making a paying concern
out of something that for
years had been an antroff-
able and unsuccessful pen-
fnre. For years the NeU
England hooked rug had
held a generated spot in the
hearts Of home oDners, bst
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Why Grow Old?
By Josebhine L0,cman

Many authorities believe that
overweight is directly or indirectly
responsible for more Illness than
any other one factor. The death
rate increases in ratio to the per-
centage of overweight. Life insur-
ance statistics show that for each
10 per cent increase In weight over
normal there Is a 20 per cent in
crease In the death rate, more than
normal expectancy.
Many Of the more serious diseases
OF middle age have been correlated
with too many pounds. Such dis
eases as diabetes, heart disease and
strokes occur more than two times
as often among persons as much as
Is per cent overweight. 1t has been
found that rs per cent of all dia-
betics are overweight.
With the above statistics staring
women in the face it seems regret
table that many of them fail to take
their excess poundage seriously
More women reduce because of per-
sonal appearance and figure than
because of health and longevity, yet
too many pounds are real liability!
Not only do the graver conditions
seem to have a connection with
obesity but many Of the smaller
disabilities and discomforts harass
the fat person. Movement is labori-
GUS, activity Is lessened and fatigue
Is prevalent. F1acidness, creaking
joints, varicose veins, weakened
arches and backache are likely to
be the boon companions of the over
weight individual.
Don't lull yourself into compla-
cency by those old chestnuts, AT
my age am not supposed to look
like a girl anyway" "It's my glands
or Il inherit it. All of my family is
fat"
Only about per cent of over
Evening star., 1946-03-18

likely to leave them in her school
bag. Explain that Tom stammers
when he is frightened or embar-
rassed and that Minnie has little
power in her right hand. Don't
keep these things from the teacher.
Let her know so she can help the
child overcome them. She Is glad
to help him.
The teacher should, after study
and determination of a weakness in
a child, consult the parent about 1t
in the spirit of cooperation, not
fault finding. The parent does not
live who will not cooperate wholly
with the teacher who wants to help
his child. Keep the line of Coop
GRAFTON between home and school,
school and home, wide open and the
children will thrive.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Dorothy Dix Says

Dear Miss Dix: I am a young man,
engaged to a young woman with
whom am deeply in love, but here
is my problem: My parents have
recently suffered financial reverses.
At my present salary I can either
support the girl I wish to marry,
or help support my parents.
Is it my duty to give up happiness
for many years, or perhaps forever,
since feel I have no right to ask
the girl to wait for me? Or should
I marry the girl regardless of my
parents condition? My fiancee has a
fine position, but does not want to
work after marriage. UNHAPPY.
Answer-There is no question
harder to decide than what should
be done in this case of divided duty,
and my heart aches for you in your
dilemma, torn between your obliga-
ton to your parents and the girl
you love. You cannot turn your back
upon your old father and mother
and leave them helpless. You can
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weights have glandular disturb
ances. 1t is possible that your FORE
bears had a whale OF a good appe-
tite, liked rich foods and INDUCED in
them, and you can have a girlish
figure if you want 1t enough to dis
cipline yourself.
People make such q complex
thing out of reducing, yet 1t Is really
such a simple affair. 1t adds UP to
less food than your body requires.
Restrict your food intake and con-
sumo your own body fat! Exercise
plays an important part In speeding
the loss In inches and in distribut-
ing your weight attractively. It Is
also Of paramount Importance In
f1rming the body while the fat melts
away.
If you wish to learn the facts of
reducing, gather around. Drinking
water will not make you fat. Laxa-
tives, taken daily, will cause a de-
crease in weight, but this is due en-
tirely to loss of body fluid. This
habit is to be avoided. 1t will
achieve no real loss in body fat and
is bad for you. I have never rec
commended the elimination or
liquid diet on any of my reducing
diets. This diet does not supply the
elements necessary for bodily nour-
lshment and is unnecessary.
Why not go about reducing sane
ly? Restrict the number of calories
you consume each day but keep the
proteins, minerals and vitamins
essential to health. After a few
days of protestation your appetite
will give up and stop annoying you
and the first hard step will have
been conquered.
II you wish to have my calorie
chart send stamped, self addressed
envelope with your request for leaf
let No. 36 to Josephine Lowman in
care The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
School Partnership
By A ngeio Pafri

To get the best .e of the schools
instruction the parents and the
teacher must work together in har-
mony for the child in question.
That means that there are no Sc
crets held on either side where the
child's growth is in question.
A mother entered her son in
school, but did not tell the teacher
that he was completely deaf in one
ear. He was latecomer to the class
and the teacher gave him the only
vacant seat, one in the row by the
door at the very back of the room.
The child sat there day after day
and did nothing. When the teacher
said, Glass. stand" he made no mo-
ton to stand until everybody else
was on his feet. All day that went
on, and the teacher decided that
this child must be feeble minded
and reported that to the head.
When the child was examined his
deafness was discovered. We'll, I
hated to tell he was deaf" said his
mother. Seated by the teacher.
helped by another child, the little
lad got on famously.
Tell the teacher about the child
when he is placed in school. She
wants above all else to succeed with
him, and If he has a difficulty of
any sort he will lose time and be
made unhappy until the teacher
discovers 1t. She will always dis
cover 1t in time, but the delay in
jures the child.
Many children have little ills that
If explained to the teacher, can be
managed so as to lift their weight
from the children Tell the teacher
that jimmy has to go to the toilet
once every hour and that he is un-
der treatment for it. Tell her if
Susie has to wear glasses and is
Evening star., 1946-03-18

not ask the girl you love to waste
her youth and beauty in waiting fol
you.
But is there not common-sense
solution to your problem? Young
people always exaggerate the age
and helplessness of their parents
Also, parents give up much too soon
and settle themselves down on their
children to be supported.
Perhaps there is something that
your father and mother can do that
will bring in few dollars a month
and they will certainly be far hap
pier feeling that they are helping
to support themselves than they
will knowing themselves to be a bur-
den upon you and bar between
you and your happiness.
If the girl really loves you, she
will be willing to keep on with he1
job after marriage, as thousands
upon thousands of young wives do
She is poor sport If she isn't will.
Ing to do her part to help you,
Evening star., 1946-03-18

In four parts and stitch two thick
nesses together.
To clean waffle irons easily, use a
small stiff brush.
To keep scalding milk from
scorching, rinse pan with hot water
before using.
| To save time, prepare a quantity
| OF white sauce at one time, pour
into a quart jar and cover, store in
q refrigerator and use as needed.
TO garnish lettuce leaves, place
paprika on waxed paper and dip
edges of leaves in it.
To keep leftover canned piment0s
from spelling, cover with cooking oil.
X X y X
RESTORING LEATHER;
CONDITIONING CAST IRON.
(Fron, Mrs. D. P. B., Washington. J
These directions came with some
real leather luggage, I also noted
they appeared in one of the monthly
magazines. see no reason for their
not working on leather jacket as
well. Treat leather by lubricating
it regularly with a leather dressing,
which is specifically designed to re-
place the oils dissipated through
wear and atmospheric changes.
Procedure: This leather dressing
resembles cream furniture polish,
but it is conditioner, not a polish.
For it feeds the leather with just
the right amount of oil 1t needs to
restore its suppleness. One thin
coat of the conditioner applied with
soft cloth is usually enough. How
ever, If the leather has been dried
or cracked, apply several light coats
allowing each to soak in before ap-
plying the next. Watch the leather
hungrily lap up the conditioner
Wipe the surface with a soft clean
cloth to remove any dirt and restore
surface sheen. The conditioner
leaves no oily residue to rub of on
clothes and can be used equally well
on shoes.
| A tip also on how to season cast
iron, request have seen in your
column. which may have been an
swered, though l don't believe so.
II cast iron has not been presea-
soned, it may discolor foods and
cause them to stick to the metal,
so take the necessary steps to treat
it and it will stand by you as long
and as well as grandmother IRON
ware did. Procedure: (The Depart
ment of Agriculture's recipe for sea-
soningD Rub the inside of the ware
with a generous amount of unsalted
fat. You can use vegetable oil, suet,
lard. Heat the utensil 2 or hours
over low heat on the range or in
the oven. Swish the oil around the
pan occasionally SO that it saturates
every part. When heating period
is over, wipe out oil with an alb
sorbent cloth or paper and allow to
| cool. DO NOT WASH. Repeat the
treatment the next day. Then it's
ready to use. But, If possible, cook
only fresh meat or bread in the
utensil for the first few times and
wipe clean with fresh absorbent pa
per or cloth, not with soap and
water. After the first few times
the fat should be thoroughly worked
in and the utensil can be washed.
Some people hold to the theory that
cast iron should be wiped clean but
never washed. But if this idea re-
pels you, follow your own inclina-
ton. However, always dry thor
oughly before storing as 1t tends to
rust easily.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
By The Chef

of Roquefort. In 1910 the monks
took over the making of the cheese.
holding a monopoly on the process
until the French Revolution. Since
then, Roquefort has been made by
various groups but always in the
same caves, and has become brisk
and important business for France
In fact, it is considered so important
that I am told some years ago an
injunction was placed on the use
of the name "Roquefort" in connec-
ton with cheese unless it actually
came from these specific caves. ]
believe that one could not even use
the expression "Roquefort type" and
get away with it. Hence the reason
for christening our version of this
cheese blue instead of Rogue
fort"
This type of cheese may be rip
Evening star., 1946-03-18
POEM LOCATED


(Fron Mrs. J. A. S., Silper Sprino. J
In response to Mrs. v. s. H. of
Oteen, N. C, who asked for the
poem, Santa Claus and the Mouse" /"
the poem was written by Emile
Poulsson and is in collection of
poems for children, titled, Under
4 the Tent of the Sky" by John E.,
! Brewton, published by Macmillan
Co., N. Y, 1887.
FUDGE.
Il From Mrs. D. A., Berwyn.)
The lady, Miss E. A. B., who asks
for good chocolate fudge may find
this recipe can't be beat. It is the
never fail fudge and so creamy.
8 Fudge: Melt piece of butter
sfsize of a small egg or smaller), with
2 squares of chocolate When melt
ed, add one scant cup of rich milk
lover q cup) you can use canned
milk If desired Will cook faster
Let this cook until rather thick so
1t Is nice and smooth, rather like
pudding. Then add 2 cups white
sugar. Stir well but do not stir
after it starts to boil. MEDIUM
heat now) Cook until it forms
soft ball in cold water. Let cool to
lukewarm and then beat. When
almost finished beating, add nuts
and pour on buttered plate.
ROUND DOZEN
fFrom Mrs. E. J. NJ, WaShinoton
Following are some of the notes
have made in my own household
book from time to time. Perhaps
some of these tried tips will prove
OF value to my fellow readers" !
Creased muffin tins are handy for
baking apples, green peppers, toma-
toes or onions.
An easy way to -four 'cutup chicken
for frying is to put the seasoned flour
In paper bag, drop the pieces of
chicken in and shake thoroughly.
Save bits of soap until you have
pint, then melt them. To one part
add glycerine or oatmeal for toilet
use; to the remaining add borax or
naphtha for laundry use or fine sand
for securing purposes.
Salt mixed with bicarbOnate of
soda will remove all stains on china
cups caused by tea and coffee.
A pleasantly tart, thick salad
dressing is made of equal parts of
French dressing and sour cream.
To make your brooms last longer
dip them for minute or two in a
Kettle Of boiling suds once a week.
This makes them tough and pliable.
Turkish towels that have worn
thin make excellent washcloths. Cut
Evening star., 1946-03-18
Cheese Ranks as One of Oldest Foods

Soon we may begin to look for a.
return of the wonderful cheeses i'm
ported from foreign countries, to
supplement the domestic varieties.
Not that these American cheeSes
are secondary to the imported in
any way. Indeed, America has pro-
gressed so we'll in cheese making
that in future the foreign markets
will offer no competition to certain
types However. there are some
perennial favoriteS that came from
abroad to delight gourmets in pre-
war days and no doubt will delight
them anew when supplies once more
become available.
For the younger generation. that
has had little or no opportunity to
know and like these cheeseS, it may
be well to have a little brushing up
on the subject. We also will include
some of the finer, more epicurean
cheeses produced in the United
States with which we all should be-
come better acquainted.
One of the most famous of all i'm
ported cheeses is the great Rogue
lOtG, lUT WHICH, tllE lliOuSll SuuSIl-
tute is blue cheese" made here or
imported from Argentina. The real
Roquefort has a legend about its
origin in France that makes inter
esting reading.
1t IS said that shepherd boy
who was tending his f1ocks in the
Cevennes uplands placed his lunch
of barley bread and ewes milk
cheese in a cave. A storm or some
such catastrophe prevented his en-
joying his lunch that day and he
forgot all about it until several
weeks later when he happened to
see it still in the cave and noted
that mold had spread upon the
barley bread to the cheese which
was veined in delicate blush green.
Nothing daunted, our hero tasted
the cheese, remarked upon its un-
usual flavor and left a new batch
of cheese in the cave to see if the
same thing would happen again. It
did.
The monks of the Conque repeat
ed the experiment and named the
unusual cheese for the nearby town
Evening star., 1946-03-18
FEEDING CATS?
COMMENTS.

(From v. Y. S., Washington.)
Is there anything that cats will
eat and that is good for them that
is not meat alone? I had a cat for
eight years (until he was killed by a
carr which I fed oatmeal and ground
liver (or brains and kidneys) cooked
together, and that was all he would
eat, but I have heard that oatmeal
is not good for animals, and it's too
hard to get meat all the time. l
want to get kitten and would like
to begin feeding him what he will
always eat, as I find animals have
a tendency to develop a taste for
something and won't eat other
things. My cat turned up his nose
at milk or even cream.
I enjoy the Clearing House very
much and have saved many recipes
and suggestions. I especially ap-
preciated the one that suggested
using a dripolator top to sprinkle
clothes. I have also recently read
some place suggestion to press bar
soap when it gets too small to be
used any more onto a new cake,
moistening each piece and allowing
to harden short while, and eventu-
ally it works right into the new
bar of soap and I don't have to
worry as to what to do with small
bits of soap.
Evening star., 1946-03-18


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 CasveU
Evening star., 1946-03-18

ened from two to nine months. It is
usually sold wrapped in foil, is semi
soft and is excellent with fruit or
toasted crackers as the finale to
dinner. 1t is also good in eanapes,
in stuffed celery and as an ingredi-
ent OF French dressing for a mixed
green salad.
Next Monday Wen discuss Cam
embert and Liederkranz.
Evening star., 1946-03-18

American hooked rugs pos
sess is scarcely imaginable.
Take, for example, the pic
fnred Huing room-fhaf is
exactly vhaf its name i'm.
plies. Not in the deet red
corduroy draberies-a very
masculine note that ought to
be sounded more often
nor in the GOOD banelins is
the true ,carmth Of the room
expressed. 1t is the unusual
coloring and pattern of the
hooked rug that really
make" it. Elem Sakes
Evening star., 1946-03-18
NAME FOR HOME?
IODINE FROM RAYON?
ANGEL, PIE

| From Mrs. K. H. M, Bethesdu.)
We are building a stone and clap.
board home, low and rambling, anc
are at loss for a name It Is sit
uated on high knoll, has q lovely
view and is surrounded by stately
old oaks We would prefer a name
suggesting its Pennsylvania Dutch
influence. Can any one be of assist
ance?
I can't tell you how much I ap-
preciate the RICH. It's boon to the
young housewife, enabling us to
profit from the experiences of those
with more practice.
How can l remove an iodine stain
from a white rayon blouse?
It doesn't seem fair to enjoy SC
much without giving a little, so the
next time you have company, try
this simple and delicious dessert
Angel Pie-Two cups boiling water
IL cups sugar, 2 rounding table
spoons corn starch, 3 egg whites,
teaspoon lemon and vanilla extract
mixed, 4 teaspoon salt, baked pas
try shell. Mix sugar, cornstarch
and salt. Add to boiling water and
cook until clear Pour while hot
over stif1ly beaten egg whites and
beat until creamy Add f1avoring
and chopped cherries or dates if de-
sired. PoE into pastry shell and
chill until firm. Before serving top
with whipped cream and chopped
nuts or coconut.
X X \ \
FISH NETTING.
From Mrs. w. F. NJ, Ber1Uyn, Md. J
For Mrs. K. A. K, you can get all
information in Fish Netting" by
writing Netcraft Company, 2144
CharleStoWn avenue, Toledo IL,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1946-03-18
1890
16.A
By Barbara Bell

Comfortable, well-tailored shorts
for men. At top, the new boxer
style with all-around elastic waist
band. Below, button yoke front with
elastic back and full cut seat.
Barbara Bell pattern No 1890
comes in waist sizes %, 80, 80, "a, 36
38, 40, 42 and A. Size So requires
Is yards of 35 or 80 inch material
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 SO, Station G, New York 10
N. Y
Evening star., 1946-03-18
BY Peggy Roberts

This graceful swan will be beauti-
.tul on your dresser or in the dining
room, and the dolly can 60 on any
small table.
Pattern envelope contains two
fllet crochet diagrams of easy-to.
see dot-in-square method; also full
directions.
Send Is cents (coin) for pattern
NO. R2379 to Needle Arts Depart
ment. The Washington Star, Pos,
Once Box 172, Station D, New York
.. N. Y. Please include your postal
Zone number.
Evening star., 1946-03-18

for the last so years attempts
to put the North Carolina
hooked rug on the market
had failed. Through hard
Uork and perseverance, and
teith the assistance of many
Others, a aCo.oberafive in the
true sense Of the word was
formulated. There had been
other Co.oberafiues in that
section, but none had really
succeeded for the benefit of
the mountain folk. Equib.
ment and materials are all
provided for the mountain
Evening star., 1946-03-18
OLD VALENTINES, ETC.

From Mr.. J. r. B., Washington.
Referring to letters from Mrs. M
S. M, Fredericksburg, Va, if she
cares to send me the valentines
I will put them with others (already
collected and forward them to one
of the veterans hospitals in time
for use in 1947. For several years
my friends have turned over tc
me valentines, Easter, Christmas
birthday and other cards they have
received. I trim off the names
addresses, personal messages, etc.
and then few days before Easter
Christmas, ETC., forward them te
one of the veterans hospitals, where
Evening star., 1946-03-18
COPPER PANS?
SUGAR.

From M. F. M, Washington.)
Recently, Mrs. j. F. c., Washing
ton re use of copper cooking utensils
Please, how can we positively know
that our pan is the right kind of
copper for cooking? How to treat fol-
cooking when new?
AS to sugar: Much ado about
nothing Simply keep sugar, brown
or white in heavy tin or crock and
keep tightly closed and keep in dry
place. Dampness, steam, frost, heat
and such is what hardens sugar. If
properly kept, any lump can be
powdered with thumb and finger.
Evening star., 1946-03-18

eers and the same families
that once made s24 to 500
a year no,e make $40 TO $50
a week.
WASHINGTON ,CaS treated
recently to the sight of
mountain people actually
making these rugs at the
local d. department store
,chich features these floor
coverings. The rugs are life
time guaranteed and fit into
almost any interior wifh
ease. The warmth and
charm that these truly
Evening star., 1946-03-18
CLEANING SUMMER RUG

From Mrs. D. E. T., Washington. J
1 have gained more than I have
given to the column, but still have
a special request! Am anxious to
know the most efficient way to clean
a summer fiber rug. Have had sew
eral bits of advice on soap and
water, ammonia, ETC., but all have
been quite vague. Would certainly
appreciate hearing of your methods.
The RICH is indispensable!
Evening star., 1946-03-18
KEEP CHILD IN REno

fFrom Mrs. K. r. L., Washington. J
l wonder if any one has any sug-
gestions regarding keeping a young
ster 17 months) in bed after being
put there for the night. I can't stay
with him because his daddy is due
home about that time and I must
prepare his dinner. Any and all sug-
gestions would be greatly appreci-
ated. My little boy manages to
switch on the lights by himself and
the bedroom is so small the furni-
ture can't (to any appreciable de-
gree) be reorganized to prevent it.