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Evening star., 1946-08-05
Bacon Played an Odd Role in Past

Offhand would you look upon ba-
con as having mystic properties
and playing the leading role in
certain rites and ceremonies? Per-
haps, since it has been so hard to
get. we have regarded it with more
interest than In the past, but not
to the extent of believing 1t could
intercede with deities on our be-
half!
Yet that, the books tell us, Is
exactly what was expected of bacon
in ancient days. Mention Is made
in Spence's ''Polymetis" that ALBA
Longa is the place where Aeneas
met the white sow and the 80 pigs
and there was q very fine fitch
(side) of bacon kept In the chief
temple"
The heather Prussians worshipped
a mighty deity called Percunnos
who demanded all sorts Of atten-
tion to keep him in a good humor
He was the god Of thunder and
fertility, and therefore was invoked
for rain and fair weather. The
chief offering on these occasions
was q fitch Of bacon.
Even as late as 1897 the most
ignorant Of PrusSian peasants used
Evening star., 1946-08-05
What's YOUR Hobby?
By Betty Miles

II used to spend my money on
Clothes" declared Mrs. Daniel
Radice of Rosemary Hills. Nov
I buy equipment" Photography is
her hobby: her favorite subjects
are her two small sons--Danny,
age S, and Ronny, age 3.
Pictures Of children are her spe-
cial hunting ground-she likes them
IN natural surroundings. She gets
the children busy in the setting she
has in mind, then talks to them,
and so forth, in an effort to divert
their attention. The idea Is to have
the picture candid the chill
dren unaware that they are the
subjects. Sometimes. she declares,
1t takes days to get one natural
pose.
According to Mrs. Radice, chill
dren are the hardest thing in the
world to photograph--and are also
one Of the most gratifying subjects.
AS a charming illustration of this,
she has on her mantel an original
blowup-her specialty-of a small
boy, complete with freckles. Inter-
esting also is red, leather-bound
book entitled "A Day With Danny
and Ronny." The book shows the
children eating, putting on each
others socks, playing In the snow,
doing the dishes, sleeping, and so
forth. Candid in character, the
pictures all but talked.
Mrs. Radice feels that practice
and imagination are important in
picture taking. She likes a picture
that tells a story-as do those In
the albums. She also likes char
acter pictures and action shots. She
works best with artificial lighting,
declaring it easier to handle than
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BY the end Of the 10Th century
the custom was IN full swing and
juries Of six maidens and six bach
elors heard and judged the eompet-
ing couples.
This same peculiar tieup of bacor
with happy matrimony also was
seen In Vienna, where a fitch used
to hang beneath the Red Tower, &C
conspanied by a legend that prom
ised it to any man who could prove
he did not regret his marriage. And
what of our modern phrase-4bring-
ing home the baeon?" Surely there
must be hangover from the old
days in its connotation!
Evening star., 1946-08-05
Bv The Chef

to 60 out Of his fields when q thun-
derstorm threatened and, holding
fitch Of bacon over his head, ex-
claim, "Oh God. fall not ON these
fields and I VIII give thee this
fitch" When the storm passed he
took the bacon home and, like a
sensible man, ate 1t himself. declar-
ing it a sort of sacrifice, suppose.
Probably the most famous side
Of bacon to achieve record Is the
"Dunmow Fitch" At the church
of Dunmow, in Essex, England
years ago. it was the custom to give
a hitch Of bacon to any couple who
presented themselves at the church
and could testify that after being
married for one whole year they
never had had a quarrel. No one
really knows how the thing started
but the earliest recorded case of
winning 1t Is that Of Robert Wright
laborer. who claimed 1t in 1445,
Legend and story have given in
stances of earlier claims, however
the first appearing in "The Vision
of Piers Plowman" about 1852,
Chaucer mentions 1t In his "Wife
| of Bath"
Evening star., 1946-08-05

to live in a cave and subsist on wild
berries. When I laughed at that,
he switched to the opposite tack.
Shed get too much service and come
home spoiled.
Some of the best camps" I as
sured him, make the kids do KIP
these days, which is more than
you can make Jacquelin do at
home"
had logic on my side ON every
argument ne raised and no knew
it. but he wouldn't admit his real
Objectionable hates to see the
children leave home. That con-
slider benighted attitude.
Camp Is the most exciting thing
that every happened to Jacquelin
She spent weeks packing and re-
packing her trunk. Then she made
q careful list of what she calls
"the tip-off";; how much to give
red caps, porters, walters in the
diner. And she practiced clutch
ing her pocketbook tightly unde,
her arm as protection agains,
pickpockets. After her father.
warning on that score. she's going
to feel let down IL no one tries Il
snatch her purse.
I OF course 7 miss Jacquelin, but
I'm having a wonderfully free sum.
mer without her. A mother need.
a rest from children now and then
The only reason / didn't mentor
1t was because I'd never get to frs
J base with Freddy with that argu,
J ment.
Kids can't have fun with watch
fui parents lowering over them ans
I'm not the least aShamed Of tn,
battle I put up to have my wa,
about the youngest child going Il
camp. Freddy admits he got hi
way with the other three and h
, can't expect to win Ill the time
not with this wife.
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the things we'd have to do without
to raise the money. Of the hazards
Of life In the wilds. And ! warned
her that after q summer OF having
her meals served to her and dishes
washed for her, the little girl might
come back and demand the same
service at home. Foxy hooted me
down.
"Well," I said. "if you're set on
her going, why send her 500 miles
away7 There are plenty of good
camps nearby"
And have you driving to see her
every week enda A kid at camp
doesn't want every Sunday ruined
by q doting fathers visit"
AT least" I suggested, I'VE car
drive her UP to save that long ride
on the train and overnight in o
hotel"
"Oh no we can't" Foxy saie
firmly. She'll enjoy that expert.
ence, too. 1t may be worth more tc
her than the camp"
AT 8 years Of age9" I asked.
"Oh for heavens sake,"-Foxy
was getting mad--'how do you sup
pose she'd feel when the other kid
asked, Why didn't you come up witt
us?' and she confessed My paps
had to bring me. All my childhoot
I was carefully chaperoned. tn,
relatives who took me places wert
darling people but it just isn't tn,
same ax travelling with the gang,
When Foxy has her mind made VI
that strongly, quit arguing. Blu
u ! were hraver, I'd ask II her free
dom from the care OF IN 8-year -ols
! during . hot. trying summer vasn'
compelling factor In sendtnl
Jacquelin away.
Evening star., 1946-08-05


ANY building looks cold and un-
lived IN until the trees and the
landscape have blended and be-
come part of the area" is the
answer that Grosvenor Chapman
architect, stands ready to give when
questioned as to why modern build
ings seem to look raw" and stand
out like sore thumbs.
But just what Is modern archi-
lecture? Well. Wen give you the
adjectives first and let you decide
for yourself. Modern architecture
is "clean," refreshing" "utiltarian,' ~
rational" and progressive" 1t Is
a fresh approach to something old,
incorporating ingenious ideas and
novel materials.
But Just what is good modernP
With sincere architect, one who
is honestly sympathetic with modern
design-not one told by q client to
go on and design something modern
for us"-youl discover the answer
very fast. Good modern is not q
b1aAo"h~eoSCt21SA b1aA JSus CAO4u Uc8A1-
ming to end 1t follows a working
plan that is carried through to
the finest detail.
We questioned Grosvenor Chap
man, recently discharged from the
Navy. on the subject Of modern
architecture because we feel that
he Is representative of the young
architects here in the District area
who are qualified to talk intel
igently on the subject.
Concerning the merits of modern
architecture as opposed to tradi-
tional forms, Mr.. Chapman feels
that the traditional Is inspiring and
he is quite enthusiastic about 1t
But its charm cannot de duplicated
except at great expense. (Take for
example, the restoration at Will
liamsburg, Va) And where veterans
homes are concerned traditional Is
hardly In the picture. A cheap ini-
tation is not the answer. The
answer then Is modern.
Evening star., 1946-08-05

Modern offers flexibility and the
ability ITO add to without subtract
ing from" There is an open plan
which Is an adaptation to present.
day living. More room is available
and one gets Z better feeling of
space. Privacy. that word that
smacks OF home itself, Is q word
that modern has taken into con-
alteration. The back of the house
plays as important role as the
front. For all room action is not
concentrated on the street.
Homes are planned as to location
whether high or low-varying ch-
mates, and taken into considera-
ton are the uses to which the home
will put. The sun in its various
cycles-morning, noon and after
noon, the cool evening breezes and
cross draughts, are all thought
about and planned to enhance the
modern home.
Mr.. Chapman goes on to say that
the one-story house (of which mod
ernists are very fond) allows the
housework and the children's care
to be on one floor. This plus the
plain surfaces Of modern design
makes it much easier to clean. The
utilization of all space is another
boon to the busy housewife.
Proper lighting, acoustics and
panel heating are available to all,
but at a much cheaper cost with
modern architecture. Use of big
windows which are back to ma
ture" features that bring indoors
and outdoors together, are other
items of import. Small windows
do not allow the light to come in.
They are gloomy and Victorian in
feeling.
With modern architecture thought
Is given to work spaces and hobby
rooms. Each individual member of
the family may pursue his or her
own interests yet still retain the
closcness of the family unit. Mod
Evening star., 1946-08-05

the money COM
ing FRONT" He
has cried "Wolf"
too often on that
score: that's why
I lightly dis
missed the cost
as an obstacle
to acque Inns
summer at camp
Then he began
dramatizing the
dangers Of send
ing q child to the
north woods, as
if sha urere 0OiNe q
Evening star., 1946-08-05

Much -Wampum,
studying fauna,
fora and wood
lore, elm &
guided by coun-
selors, directed
by directors ands
If there Is any
time left, having
a little fun.
Right down to
the m o m e n t
Foxy wrote out
the eposi t
check. I kept re-
roipdipO her of
Evening star., 1946-08-05
RECIPES REQUESTED?
ASPARAGUS CASSEROLE.

1Ao1 n4slA1 w Sfao0GItSAGA.
From Mrs. c. M. r., Apon, IH.)
We have received so much grand
help from the Clearing House that
we can never thank you and the
contributors enough. My cookbooks
and scrapbooks are bulging with
suggestions which ] have found most
valuable.
had trouble with meringue on
pies until ] tried one of the sugges-
tions in the Clearing House-25l
degree oven for about 80 minutes
and now the meringues look as ii
they were made by a professional
pastry chef-very high, easy to cut
and not sticky. use the tablespoon
OF sugar to an egg white.
Two requests for help: One, a
fluffy chocolate pie filling to be top
ped with meringue. The only re-
cipes can find make delicious fill
tngs but they are firm rather than
fluffy. Two. what makes a pie or
crust slip down the sides Of the pie
pan when baking? I take the pie
crust clear out over the lip of the
pan, and have a little better luck
when press it there with the tines
Of fork, but when the crust Is done
1t is down inside the pan.
One of my most successful "con-
eoctions" this spring and summer
has been an asparagus casserole. ]
have been asked to bring it to vari-
Gus church affairs, and have re-
ceived SO many requests for the ire
cipe" that I'm glad to contribute II
to the Clearing House If you think
other readers might find it helpful
One can Of asparagus Cor 2 pints oI
home canned, 8 hard cooked eggs,
cup (more or less as you have IT.
faxed tuna fish tOR crumbled friec
sausage, OR diced leftover meat
about ! cup Of bread crumbs, 2 cup.
OF sauce. To make the sauce uSs
meat fryings (from the sausage l.
you are using that for the fat:
tablespoons, 8 tablespoons OF flour
and 2 cups of liquid from the IS.
paragus Complete with milk or hot
water as you prefer. If hav.
enough fryings I butter" the crumbs
In that. Arrange in layers in Ions
nat dish: crumbs, asparagus
crumbs, sauce, sliced eggs, crumbs
sauce, fish or meat, crumbs, sauce
Zone word Of warning-the larger
the crumbs the more sauce neces.
saryo ] vary the seasonings: Sal
and pepper, seasoning salt. onior
salt, garlic salt, celery salt, etc. Thi,
Evening star., 1946-08-05

When your apron Is as we'll
hitting and charmingly pocketed as
this one with, its colorful pansy
you needn't care who sees you in
II.
Pattern enevelope contains hot.
Iron transfer for ! design and full
directisns, plus tissue pattern.
een&AH cents tcoin) for Pattern
No. Rk2e TO Needle Arts Dept, Ths
Warrington Star, p. o. Box %
station q, New York 10, N. Y
Please include your postal zone mum.
Der.
Evening star., 1946-08-05

outside lighting. She uses 4x5
view camera, does her own de-
veloping in her basement darkroom.
A perfectionist of sorts, she in
formed us that she throws away
five times as many pictures as she
saves.
All of this picture-taking began
seriously about four years ago. She
learned the technique from the
AWVS and taught the boys at the
Naval Hospital at Bethesda. She
also took pictures of newborn
babies at the hospital, as web as
pictures of children whose fathers
had never seen them.
And for the beginner IN pho
tography? Mrs. Radice believes q
reflex camera should do the trick.
The next step Is for the beginner
to decide what she wants to take
such as landscapes. documentary
pictures, studies OF babies, and so
forth, and make this her speciality.
In brief. find the topic most IN
teresting to you and make it your
own. Trial and error, she believes.
can still serve as teacher, although
some training should help.
"Boning-up" through books has
helped Mrs. Radice. The main
public library should prove helpful
with this. An adviser can tell the
reader about available books, mag
azines and pamphlets on photog-
raphy.
What's YOUR hobby7 ~ you
Evening star., 1946-08-05
Two Sides to Marriage
By Frederic and

THE HUSBAND:
I hattled successfully against
summer camp for our first three
children, but this year lost out
The youngest Is at Camp Heap
Evening star., 1946-08-05
KITCHEN SOAP:
CORN BREAD.

from Mrs. J. X. b., Washington.J
Melt pounds Of fat In . large
iron or enamel kettle. tDo not use
aluminum) Thsys ahould bs ex
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Alice For Pitts
THE WIFE:

The only time Freddy ever admits
our bank balance Is in good shape
is when he wants a new car. II !
want something he howls, where's
Evening star., 1946-08-05
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What's YOUR hobby7 ~ you
hare one that is unusual and
interesting. coll Betty Miles at
National 5000-shsd like to hear
about til
Evening star., 1946-08-05
MAKING POTTERY:

from Mrs. J. ~, WdshfN0ton.)
Gould some one please tell me
where could get information on
making pottery? Has any one had
any experience and, il SO, was Il
practical to make at home?
SUGGESTIONS.
(Frona Mrs. r. A. T., Boltimore.)
We use berax and baking soda for
washing dishes and cloths, and II
saves soap and keeps cloths sweet.
We also use baking soda In milk
when making custards so they keep
a day or two more safely, just q
pinch.
We find fruit juice, especially
lemon and pineapple, good on salads.
After trouble with clothesline
breaking we find aluminium lines
safer.
If you put one loop and end
through the knot again before pull
ing tight, shoe strings viii stay tied
and can be easily united.
"QUICKIE."
from Mrs. F. !. r., Riperdale, Md.
Listen, ladies, here is a "quickie'
on bread pudding.
In shallow pan, use ! quart milk,
! teaspoon vanilla. 6 eggs-beat well,
Egg beater is fine. Now add enough
sugar to sweeten to taste, beat all
with egg beater, pour this in your
baking dish, glass or pan. Now
break small pieces of bread in this
about Ia slices. Also sprinkle a
little cinnamon or nutmeg all over
the top. Bake till custard is formed
SOAP OPERAS;
CUPBOARD SHELVES.
fFrom E. M. p, HyattsDille, Md
hasten to add my word Of agree
ment to the lady who wrote about
the daytime radio programs. !
listen to the radio a good deal, since
I cannot read much, and while
there Is usually something to be
found in the evening that Is worth
while, IN music, drama or news,
there are hours at q stretch in the
daytime when one can find nothing
but those nauseating little serials
q crisis every Is minutes. I can
not believe that the majority Of
housewives-who are supposed to be
the principal listeners during the
day hours, prefer such tripe.
A suggestion for cupboard shelves.
Cut hnoleum to fit exactly. and you
have q permanent cover, easy to
clean and nice to look at. II you
are building O?) and can get .
piece of linoleum to match the
floor or sink counter, so much the
better.
Evening star., 1946-08-05
From L. w., Takoma Park

l
We all want our children to ad-
vance quickly in life and then when
they are grown up and leave home
we wish they were small again.
Keep your son at home this year
He will be better of for 1t In the
long run. ] know that from expert
ence with my daughter, whose birth
day Is in November. When she was
almost six but not eligible for the
first grade ! started her on the
piano and she learned quickly and
easily and spent good deal Of time
at the piano.
My high school principal, who Is
now the dean at the college / at
tended, once told me that mos,
children get through school too soon
anyway, before they know what
it's all about"
1t has been said that, "A mother
should be a child's first teacher. >
You can teach him lot beside read.
ing. writing and arithmetic that Il
really worth knowing, For instance
II he can identify different birds HI
Will benefit from that knowledge
You could 60 on to dogs. trees, in.
scctS and even rocks. But don-
make it lesson, let it be something
you are both interested in knowing
I think most mothers these day,
are depending too much on the pub
lie school system. They are missinl
lot, for they owe 1t to themselves :,
keep close to their children by learn
ing with them.
y II y
STAIN AND STARCH REMOVAL
From Mrs. D. M. b., Glen Echo.)
Do any OF the readers have sug
gestions on how to remove bloo
!. stains from towels after they'v
been washed?
Also remove starch from som
tracing paper which was given +
me and from which I can max
1 handkerchiefs7
Evening star., 1946-08-05
USING DUTCH OVEN?

fFrom Mrs. L. M. L.. Washington.)
I have recently been given a
Dutch oven and have never used
one before. I would like to know
what it's best for and suggestions or
recipes to help me in using 1t.
Evening star., 1946-08-05

SWAPPING TURTLE RECIPES?
from v. B. H. Glen Echo, Mo-
I would like to have some recipe,
for cooking swapping turtles.
Evening star., 1946-08-05

ignorant of Prussian peasants use,
Evening star., 1946-06-20
Peru Signs Contract
For Converted C-47s
BY the Assoeioied Pros,

LAKELAND, Fla. June 20.-T11e
Lodwick Aircraft Industries, Inc,
here announced yesterday that they
will begin work this week on a con-
tract to convert surplus Army CAT
airplanes to peacetime uses for the
Peruvian government.
Col. Guillermo Eureo, Peruvian
air attache in Washington, negoti-
ated the contract with Lodwick for
conversion Of the aircraft, Douglas
planes OF the type used by the many
United States lines, to carry up to
81 passengers.
Evening star., 1946-06-20

chairman Of the Senate Civil Service
Committee, will have to be made up
on Saturday later in July.
A bill similar to that of Senator
Downey already has been approved
by the House Civil Service Commit
tee. House action on the question
Is expected to be urged this week by
Chairman Randolph Of the House
Civil Service Committee.
Senator Downey won Senate
passage Of the bill after brief ex-
PLANTATION of the facts involved.
Evening star., 1946-06-20
There was no argument IN opposi-

There was no argument In opposi-
ton. .s II
Government workers, he explained,
would have a legal holiday July4 and
would be of duty Saturday, July 8.
Not much would be accomplished,
he suggested, II workers were re-
quired to report for duty Friday,
July S. 1t return for having this day
OIL, permitting an extended weekend,
he suggested the time involved be
made up before the end of July.
Evening star., 1946-06-20
July 4th Holiday Bill
For Federal Employees
Advanced by Senate

Legislation permitting a four-day
weekend for Government workers
beginning July was more than
half way through its journey
through Congress today after the
Senate late yesterday unanimously
passed the Downey bill allowing
absence from work July 5.
The lost day, under the bill of the
Evening star., 1946-06-20
Citizens Group to Elect

Oficers will be elected at a meet
Ing of the North Woodside-M
gomery Hills Citizens Association
at 8 pm. tomorrow at Woodlin
School, North Woodside, Md. G.
Harris White is chairman of the
Nominating Committee.