Evening star., 1946-09-26

Ohio and now have a couple Of
clippings rooted for Mrs. C. H. o. if
she will write me, care RICH. My
plants have both bloomed, but
change of climate caused the buds
to drop before blooming this year.
One of my plants is IS years old,
the other is IS years old. Both are
large, healthy plants, very inter-
esting to watch them grow, since
their habits Of growth are unusual.
Now about three feet tall. I keep
them outdoors all summer but bring
them indoors in September before
frost.
Now for the lady who asked about
. pie crust recipe. Here is one !
always use and find very satisfac-
tory: Never Fail Pie Crust"-In a
saucepan put cup shortening, "
cup hot water and l teaspoon salt
Place over heat until shortening
melts and is boiling hot. Now re-
move from fire and Immediately add
cups of unsifted flour Gall pur-
pose). Mix well with pastry mixer
or silver knife then cool before
rolling on well-foured board. This
makes crust for 3 covered pies. II
only one pie is desired use 70 Of
recipe.
REMOVING DESIGN.
From M. Y, Washington.)
I have a three-piece linen dresser
set stamped with a cross-stitch de-
sign which do not wish to embroi-
der. Can some one tell me how to
remove the design so that can
use the material plain?
n X X 4
IRONING BOARD?
(Fron, G. A., Arlington.)
I'd appreciate some real words OF
wisdom regarding a good, solid, IRON
ing board, and an ironing board
cover! We women spend so many
hours over said article, but spend
so few minutes in purchasing one
My last one was light and flimsy
and oh, so short when it came to
doing mi lords" long (he's 6 foot)
trousers. And I was constantly
changing the cover for I abhor even
a tinge Of brown scorch. What
success have you had with the new
covers which claim to be "un-
scorchable?"
BRIDGE?
(From Mrs. r. M, WdShington.)
May I first express my apprecia-
ton of the Readers Clearing
House section of your paper? I am
a new resident of the city of Wash
ington and one of the many pleas
ures I have found here has been The
Evening Star and the RICH which ]
always read thoroughly. Since
have small problem and have seen
so much help given in the RICH
Immediately knew where to turn for
advice. Will some one please tell
me If they know where I would be
able to take contract bridge les
sons during the day? Do any Of the
department stores have such serv-
ice as they do in other cities?
X II
UNUSUAL PROBLEM?
(From Mrs. G. L. r., Washington. J
I wonder if any RICH reader has
solved my problem. I have an al
lergy to nail polish Cor so my der
matologist tells me). In any event,
whenever I wear it even for a short
time I break out in rough, red, itchy
rash all over my chin and throat
I have tried many different makes
and shades but have never found a
polish I can wear. Unfortunately
my hands get quite a bit of atten-
ton in the work I do, and since
they're not pretty, I need polish
badly to help make them bit more
attractive. I wonder if any one has
ever used or heard of nonallergic
nail polish?
Also how have you mothers solved
the problem of keeping your babies
covered on winter nights? My baby's
doctor frowns on any of the Sleep
ing bags, but my 9-month-old sor
is SO active that pinned down blan-
ketS Just won't work.
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
From c. J. H., Washington.)
For Mrs. B. F. c., Silver Spring
who says her pies are never present
able. I wonder If her problem could
be solved by using a pastry cloth
and rolling pin cover while rolling
out her pie dough? Il know couldn't
possibly roll out q circle of pastry
without holes except for these life
up Luncheon
for the home will be the high
lsored by the Washington Fashion
80 pm. in the Congressional Room