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Evening star., 1946-03-20

Through the waistline the cut was
bit easier to provide for tummy,
yet still maintain straight lines.
That's the sort Of trick that these
clothes pull of, which do so much
to minimize size. There are dresses
and suits. too, which flaunt this
same artful designing.
Probably most parents cling to the
desire to keep their small fry small,
for at least the first few fleeting
years. But is there anything cutter
than tiny little bit of a thing
marching along in suit that
mimics Mana's? From California
come little knit suits which are a
tiny tots version of the cardigan.
The collarless jackets look very
adult, until you get up close and
notice that the buttons rollicking
down the front are hopping hares,
frisking scotties, hulking elephants
and the like for the delight of a
child. The tiny skirts have a mature
enough flare to them, only the flare
comes inches above the knees. These
little suits come in sizes 3 to 6, In
scarlet, brilliant green, powder blue,
pink, and maybe some other colors,
too.
Little girls dressed I'm in pinafores
Evening star., 1946-03-20

If we are to judge by the number
OF proud mamas in the local chill
dren's departments, much Of the
fun Of spring for mothers lies In
dressing up her Lisa and Nina, as
well as herself. And can you blame
mother? After all, spring Is the
occasion to parade the pride and
joy of the family, the kiddies. It's
the time for the children to shine.
There are Sunday afternoon family
|promenades down Connecticut ave-
nue.. There are family excursions
to the zoo. The park becomes the
entire family's playground. The
sandbox clan begins to gather again
in backyards. Springtime is kid
dies time and the time when
scarcely a mother can resist dress
ing her child up to show her off.
This year, though there's still no
great quantity of children's clothes
in the stores, the situation seems
to have eased somewhat from the
way it has been in the last few
years. The designs for youngsters
clothes are cutter than ever and their
VI dCtiCdl tWlob Id CilOuSll w AldhC
any mother sigh with relief. For
instance, we came upon two sister
coats, in a soft muted gray plaid
with q block square traced over the
material in daffodil yellow. They
were enchanting little things. done
up exactly like mothers tailored
coat. They were double breasted
had pleated and belted backs, and
patch pockets. Best of all was a
hidden feature which was the clue
to long term of wearing. Tucked
in the hemlines of both the sleeves
and the hem was surplus Of ma
terial, which could be let out little
by little with inch by inch of growth
Now if this doesn't mean something
to every mother, We miss our guess!
It's just the difference between in
vesting in a coat for no time at all
and having the coat for a couple of
seasons, anyway.
Still In the practical line of think
ing and something In sympathy
with the very young girls line OF
reasoning, are the clothes which are
designed for in-between sizes. These
are for girls who are almost, but
not quite, in their teens, or they
are for those girls who haven't as
yet outgroWn their chubby figures
Evening star., 1946-03-20

Old?
BY Josebhine Louman

We hear great deal about the
normal diet. By this we generally
mean a diet which is adequate
from the nutritional standpoint and
one which suits the majority of
people. Even though individuals
differ, and what agrees with one
may disagree with another, there
are general rules which We can fol-
low.
Eat fish, meat or fowl or cheese
every day. One egg day. Some
fresh fruit, which should include
citrus fruit or fruit juice. Green
and starchy vegetables, a pint of
milk, whole grain cereal, butter and,
preferably, whole wheat bread. If
you dislike one item of food, you
will probably be able to find a sub
stitute for it because the essentials
of good nutrition are widely dis
tributed by nature.
How much one should eat depends
on the individual. If an adequate
diet were planned for a group of
people, all doing the same work and
OF the same age, We would find that
some would gain and others would
remain the same. while still others
might lose weight on the same diet.
We have all known persons who eat
generously and remain thin while
others eat little and gain weight. It
depends somewhat on our physical
makeup.
We can follow the general rule
that as long as your bathroom
scales tell you that you are not over
doing your food intake you need not
worry. However, for the sake of
both health and figure, you should
never feel stuffed and uncomforta-
BILE after a meal. Your post meal
sensation should be pleasant rather
than distended. This is especially
important if you are middle-aged or
older.
If you wish to have my leafet No.
AZ, Food Types" send a stamped,
self-addressed envelope with this
request to Josephine Lowman in
care of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1946-03-20
ADVERTISEMENT. A
AUVEHTlSEMENT.
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Evening star., 1946-03-20
FRESH PINEAPPLE;
CLEANING SCREEN?
TARNISHED SILVER?

from Mrs. E. w. s., Arlington.)
To Mrs. o. c. S., regarding man.
ner of preparing fresh pineapple
Hold pineapple so that large part
rests on table and with heavy
knife, cut outer peelings off, slic.
ing down in strips. Remove "eyes'
that are left with corer or small
sharp knife. Then take a table
fork and pry chunks away from
center core, still holding pineapple
in upright position. Cut chunks te
desired size and sugar to taste, il
desired.
Can some one inform me as tc
the best way to clean a window
screen which has become ladenec
with grease from kitchen fan!
We do not have a garden hose with
which to spray it.
Also, am planning in the neal
future to start using my own house.
hold things and plan to dig" Out
of the trunk a large amount of sill
yer, such as silver service, trays
bowls, ETC., that have been stored
for four years and which I am sure
are tarnished. Could some kline
reader advise me a quick, sure meth
Evening star., 1946-03-20

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 Cas,ceH.
Evening star., 1946-03-20
PESKY MOUSE.

from Mrs. B. D. M, Washington J
To Mrs. j. w. c., Kensington: To
catch that pesky mouse, sweep up all
crumbs before retiring for the night.
II food is available elsewhere, the
mouse will not go near trap. Use
q very small amount of corn meal
on the trap, sprinkling it over the
hole where bacon would ordinarily
be placed. Let one or two grains
fall on the trap so that the mouse
will eat those and get closer to the
bait-holder for more. If the trap
has been used before, pour boiling
water over it before setting and
handle trap as little as possible with
bare hands. Use paper towels to set
1t if you can manage it that way.
Some wise mice smell human flesh
ESQ I'm told, and avoid contact with
traps that have been set by hand.
Evening star., 1946-03-20
'Shop>Talk'
By Dorothy Bihlnan

Many housewives think of shelf
paper only as a means for decorat-
ing the kitchen shelves. They are
decidedly wrong, for the paper can
be put to many uses. This year,
Evening star., 1946-03-20

when you are doing your spring
housekeeping, think also of using
shelf paper in other places. For in
stance, there's the linen closet
have you thought of that? With
practically no expense, you can
make the closet attractive through
Evening star., 1946-03-20

gargle, and up to 500 one hour after.
What's more, in tests over a 12-
year period, those ,oho gdrgled Listerins
Antiseptic t,oiee a day had fewer colds,
and usually had milder colds, and
JetDer sore throdts, than those Uho did
not gdrgle Listerine Antiseptic.
Evening star., 1946-03-20

the proper use of the decorated
paper. First, Of course, decorate the
shelves themselves just as you do
those in the kitchen. Then, using
only the edge, band the stacks Of
extra towels or sheets, fastening the
ends Of the bands together with an
ordinary pin. The sketch is good
illustration Of how neat the closet
will be after such an easy and in
expensive task. The lower picture
Evening star., 1946-03-20
ANSWERS AND QUERIES.

From Mrs. C. H. D., Siluer Spring. }
For those who have radiator in
their kitthen-I find that my cookies
and crackers keep crispy and fresh
indefinitely when left in their boxes
and stored on the radiator. The
heat from the radiator does the
trick. Then, too, the crackers are
nice and warm for serving with
soup or broth. My ironer stands
Evening star., 1946-03-20

Start now. ..go after throat surface
germs before they go after you.
Gargle Listerine Antiseptic.
Actual tests showed reductions of
bacteria on mouth and throat sur
faces ranging up to 96.7% fifteen
minutes after the Listerine Antiseptic
Evening star., 1946-03-20
cd of cleaning such large order
without too much rubbing?
from M. E. M Wnstinotor

(From M. E. M, Washington.)
In answer to the question about
using fresh pineapple, why not pre-
pare them as they do in pineapple
areas? Select ripe pineapple, pull
green leaf; if it comes out easily it
| is just ripe for eating. Wash and
cut off outside with sharp knife, take
out eyes with point of knife or it
will have puckery taste. Then set
pine" up straight in deep bowl, hold
firm by green crown and with a sill
yer fork tear off chunks of pine
apple, beginning at top and going
down. This will leave the tough,
/ hard core attached to the crown.
These chunks may be cut smaller.
IT not very sweet, sugar slightly; if
liked, chill. Sprinkle with Madeira
wine. This method gives all the
Juicy parts without the hard core as
when sliced. A little practice will
make it easy to do and it is worth
while way.
Nothing is more delicious than a
fresh pineapple shortcake, with
either cake or biscuit dough and
strawberry and pineapple is Won
derful flavor. Then there is pine
apple sherbet, ice cream, fritters. Do
not use it with gelatin; only cooked
pineapple will "jell."
X X X X
PULLING QUESTION.
(From Mrs. J. L. H, WGShington.)
I am asking the RICH to help me
in a puzzling question that was sent
to me by a British friend-I will
quote from her letter. do you know
anything about powdered eggs? My
Sister-in-law wrote to California
and asked them to send us some
powdered eggs. The other day a big
bagful arrived, I think five pounds.
AS soon as saw the powder I knew
it wasn't the same. The bag had
albumen' written on the outside.
Do you know if you can buy the
yolks? And how do you treat them?
I tried to mix the powder with water
just as we do with the powdered egg
and it went solid lump. Could you
tell me how to proceed? could use
the whites for many things if I knew
how to treat them"
I wonder if any of the readers
could give me any help so I could
write my friend.
Evening star., 1946-03-20
FISH NETTING.

From DR.. E. A. r., Washington.
II Mrs. K A. K. will visit the
weaving class on any Monday,
Wednesday or Thursday morning I
know that Mrs. Dorothy Miller, will
give the needed help in fish netting.
Mrs. Miller's class is held at the
Webster School, Tenth and H streets
INV,
Evening star., 1946-03-20
COMMENTS.

(From Mrs. C. B. Co., Arlington.
For many months I have felt lik,
church-goer who enjoys all tht
benefits of, its services, but con
tributes nothing to its support!
First of all. I wish to thank tht
RICH for all the good have Learned
from its daily columns. A specia
thanks to those persons who taught
me how to iron mems shirts. My
husband is one of those who wears
a clean white shirt every day ane
an extra one when. We go out a.
night. A year ago, 1t took nae 81
minutes on one shirt and then il
didn't look nice, I dreaded to SET
ironing days roll around. Listen tt
this, ladies. I can now do shirt.
in 80 minutes and ! know they are
done nicely because my husband
has been complimented on the looks
of his shirts by a critic. Ironing
day is pleasure now, because each
week try to beat my own record
I will not be satisfied until I car
do one in minutes as one of the
RICH readers does.
7 admire those ladies who have
worked out a daily schedule ano
can stick to it each day. Sticking
to a daily schedule is like living or
budget, I never seem to quite make
1t. The best I can do is keep a
weekly schedule, do the must
things first each day, and then il
there is any extra time left, work
In a special job; as I plug along
with my work I try to enjoy two
youngsters, too, one 3l2 years ano
one months.
One reader wanted to know how
to fasten chair rungs. Nearly all
5 and 10 cent stores carry "chail
rung fasteners" card of 10 costs II
cents. 1 recently bought some at
one of the larger stores on G street
Here are a few household hints
Garry a paper bag with you on
your cleaning tour of the house
empty all ash trays, paper baskets
ETC., in it, then when you have fin
ished cleaning, all you have to take
to the trash can is one bag.
When cutting shelving paper, cut
two at once for each shelf, then
the next time you want clean paper
on your shelves all you have to do
Is lift off the top one.
Have two sets of cleaning equip
ment, mops, dust cloths, etc. Each
week wash out one set in the Soapy
water after you have finished the
laundry. You will then always have
clean things to work with.
Strip your beds of all linens on
wash days, let beds air on that day.
Take sheets and pillow cases from
line and put back on the bed un-
ironed. The few wrinkles will not
be noticed, and that odor of fresh
air and sunshine on your bed linens
will help put you to sleep, to say
nothing of the time saved in IRON
ing.
Do not wash hardwood floors with
soap and water; that will darken
them. Clean with a cleaning fluid
bought at gas stations and stiff
scrubbing brush. Wipe dry with a
clean cloth, let air a while, then wax
with a paste wax, never liquid wax,
1t darkens light floors. My floors
are as light as they were when new
and have been cleaning them for
6 years in this way.
Evening star., 1946-03-20
HARDWOOD FLOORS.

from Mrs. C. P. E., Arlington)
To Mrs. s. B., Fyattsville: I have
asked any number of people that
should know about hardwood. They
all tell me the same thing-never
use water on hardwood floors. They
all advise using very fine steel-wool
and a paste wax.
Evening star., 1946-03-20
SN NEEzI 6?

Act fosi offer hrooi surface germs with Lisierne
Ansepie up TO 96.7% germ reduction in actual tests
Evening star., 1946-03-20
TO KEEP BREAD.

From L. v. S., Alerandria.)
I have read of complaints that the
size of the loaf of bakers bread
causes great wastage through mold
and stale bread for a household of
one or two members. This problem
was solved for me through sug-
gestion that the wrapped bread be
put in bag and placed in the re-
frigerator. q 1 have followed this
method for years and never have a
nodded nor a stale loaf OF bread
though kept for week or more. S
Evening star., 1946-03-20
FUSSY EATER.
From Mrs. J. E. P, T,
MerritfeId, Val

D "A baby or small child requires onl,
half the amount Of salt needed By
grown person, so it is quite possible
that the vegetables you prepare fol
your -month-old are too highly
seasoned for her infant taste. Try
using butter alone and be sure the
vegetables are soupy enough to &c
down easily and that they are free
from humps.
You might try alternating .
spoonful of vegetable with spoon.
full of dessert or something the child
likes, beginning with the dessert
Sometimes it helps to put dislikeo
food in something the baby will eat
readily: Fruit, cereal or even milk
Another possibility would be tc
make vegetable jello for your daugh-
ter: Carrot -orange, spinach-lime
etc.
Never try to force your baby to
eat. Babies are perverse little ras-
Gals and often refuse food which
they would otherwise down with
gusto simply because it's fun to keel
mamma running around in circles
with a plate in one hand and 9
baby spoon in the other. I found
that feigned indifference works fal
better than any amount of cajolery
and it saves wear and tear on YOU
disposition, too.
Evening star., 1946-03-20
POEM WANTED?

(From w. H. F., Arlington.)
Please send in the full poem II
any one can give it-"Mondays S
child is fair of face, Tuesdays child,
etc" I need it for an entertainment
and should be very grateful. Your
page is wonderful.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-06

A good neighbor knows how to live
and let alone
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-06
PATTERN OF SLUMPS

During December and the greater
part of last month, activity in the local
realty market slowed up, but is now re-
gaining force and promises to be even
more decided than it was at any time dur
ing the war.
So long as healthy condition exists
in the realty market, it is beneficial to the
community affected, but, without single
exception that we can recall, the larger
the number of transactions the greater is
the talk about big profits, as a result of
which the demand exceeds the available
reply, and when that happens there can
be but one outcome: a bull market that
eventually ends in collapse.
AS some residents now active in real
estate may recall, there was a great deal
of talk during the 1925 boom about ''the
sky's the limit and we recall several per-
sons, when they used that saying, adding
emphatically, But | won't be caught with
the bag when the crash comes"
What was the result? Every one of
them carried sizable bag and some of
them big bag when the slump came We
knew of some who thought they were
milliOnaires, but lost not only their paper
profits but also all of their hard-earne1
money that they had used as a nucleus to
build up the paper profits.
Slumps follow booms and booms fol-
low slumps in real estate and in every
other thing in which money is involved.
Those cycles come and go just assurely as
the sun rises and sets. So here is a word
to the wise and the not so wise: if the
money you are putting aintofrreal estate
now is an investment and you can see
your way clear to pay the stf1s you have
obligated yourself to pay, you will not be
caught with the bag, but if you are
specializing, that u.s. spreading your money
around thinly to tie up as many properties
as you can, when the demand for real
estate falls off, you will try to unload some
of your purchases to protect Others. and
that very procedure accelerates the falling
off, and the first thing you know a slump
has come and you are holding the bag
That's the pattern; has always been
the pattern, and it will never vary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-06
HUHHH OR EEEEEE

The greatest statesman who ever
lived had no name. His wife Cor rather,
his woman, for they were not married)
probably called him either Huhhh or
Eeeee, depending on whether she was a
grunter or a squealer.
1t will never be known how or when
he got the Great Idea, the most revolu-
tionary political conception ever, to enter
the mind of a man. Of courser1ne couldn't
talk, since he had no words to talk with
If he had been able to express it verbally,
it would have gone something like this:
Nov that my son is big and strong
the time has come for us to fight each
other, and for one of us either to kill the
other or drive him out of this cave and
keep him out. 1t has always been that way
But that guy in the cave on the other side
of the mountain is bigger and stronger
than either of us, and sooner or later he
will get the one that stays here. But what
if Junior and l don't fight? What if we
both stay here and stick together? Then
we're safe, from that guy or any other guy.
This is a good idea. I'm going to do my
best to explain it to Junior.
That fantastic idea, born in the brain
of the greatest statesman that ever lived,
known as Huhhh or Eeeee, has gone far
in the centuries that have passed. 1t now
dominates, for instance, the political
structure under which lao million Ameri-
cans go about the business of living. It
seems destined inevitably to continue its
progress to the logical conclusion of a
world government with world law to pre-
serve the peace. For the statesman got the
idea not only as a means of protection from
the guy on the other side of the mountain,
but also as means of protecting himself
from Junior
How about a statue to Huhhh or
Eeeee?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-06
ROTTEN APPLE

We have in mind the one in the bar
rel which, according to the adage, con-
Eliminates all the others. Suppose, them
barrel Of good apples-good on the whole
As APPLES 90 - after long deliberation
should invite an obviously rotten apple to
ioin them? Surely the action could justly
be called unwise, if not downright idiotic.
If the analogy holds, and we think 1t
does. the action Of the United Nations at
San Francisco, admitting Argentina to
membership in USO, was worse than UNI
wise. Both logically and politically it is
DreposterouS to let a Fascist dictatorship
be one Of the United Nations. 1t is fantas-
tically absurd to permit henchmen of
Peron. the spit and image of Hitler in all
essential respects, to sit in that great as
sembly and speak and vote on equal terms
with the representatives of the people
who poured out their blood and treasure
TO defeat all that Hitler was and stood for.
The situation is indeed incredible. Sweden
is rot there Switzerland is not Alaska is
not. But Peron is!
The UNO assembly could, if it would
repair the blunder swiftly and effectively.
Il could (a) apply economic pressures to
the Argentine of the Peron gang that
would force them to throw in the sponge
in short order and permit the Argentine
people to take over, or it could (b) eXpel
the Argentina of the Peron gang from
UNO and leave it out in the cold until the
Argentine people had taken things into
their own hands Either action would I'M
questionably get results, but the first
would probably get them more quickly
and positively and with less pain and a ex-
pense to everyone concerned.
The delegates to UNO, including our
own. know quite we'll that UNO is on trial
Many of the billions of eyes directed at
them have the CLEAN of skepticism or
cynicism. 1t would help to- remove that
CLEAN if they would proceed Immediately
TO treat Peron of Argentina, not only as
ag1y initator of Hitler deserves to be treat
ed, pit as he must be treated if the world
is to get and keep the peace sit~so ardently
desires.