Evening star., 1946-04-16
THANK YOU" NOTE.

you luck all the way in this section
Of The Star. l read last night the
splendid recipe sent in for me by the
kind lady Mrs. M. E. Y, of Takoma
Park. I thank this lady very, very
much.
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APPLE SAUCE?
From Mrs. S. S., Washington
Would appreciate suggestions and
recipes for using apple sauce. espe-
cially apple sauce cake.
PAINT FROM OVERALLS.
(Fronl Mrs. E. M, Alexandria,
In answer to Mrs. L. S., Greenbelt,
overalls: My husband is also a
painter. He does his own overalls.
He puts them in small tub of
water with one can of lye from one
to two days to soak. He then takes
them out and places them on the
ground and sweeps them with a
broom. Rinse we'll, as lye is very
strong and will eat overalls and
hands. l also have a hint for
very good dust cloth. Take one yard
of cheesecloth and shake it in order
to remove all lint. Put 2 teaspoons
of furniture oil in small jar,
put top on jar and shake to coat
the jar with oil Put cheesecloth
in jar and leave a couple of days.
MOTH PROBLEM.
From Mrs. L. E. NJ, Arlington)
Answering Moth Problem, from
Mrs. R. C. j., Washington: For
years I have kept all woolens and
furs tied up in cotton bags, using cot
ton strips of cloth for the tying.
Moths never seem to go through cot
ton, as 1 have never used moth crys-
tails in these bags and have never
had moth damage Old pillow slips
with any rips sewed up on the ma
chine make excellent bags for small
er items and I've made large bags
out of unbleached muslin or old bed
spreads or sheets. I often leave suits
and dresses on hangers, make a bag
long enough to permit clothing to
hang without being wrinkled, then
draw top of bag up tight around the
meek" of the wire hanger and tie
it tight.
CUTTING CHILD'S HAIR.
From Mrs. F. C. K, Washington.)
For the lady who asked about cut
ting a 10-year- -old girls heair to
thicken it: Yes, it will work we'll if
you cut it really short. My four sis
tiers and I each went through it on
our 10th birthdays, and our fine hair
thickened up very well, and I am
putting my three girls through the
same. Each has to have the same,
and the oldest one, 13, already is be-
ginning to thank me. She protested
strongly at first. Keep the hair boy
ish cut for 8 to IL months, then let 1t
grow to bob length and keep II that
length at least year. If your Mary
already wants a short cut like little
brothers, that puts you that much
ahead. To get a short enough cut
and no argument, take her to a
mans barber shop, not beauty par
lor, and tell the barber to give her a
regular boy cut. You will never be
sorry and neither will she. 1t will
save so much trouble with hair dos
and permanents later on.
From Mrs. r. B. S., SilUer SPRING.
To Mrs. C. E. H., Washington: Yes,
cutting your little girls hair will
thicken it. 1t also will change the
texture of the hair, probably make 1t
more coarse. Have it cut by an ex-
pert and permit the hairdresser to
choose the style most suitable to
your child and you. will regret the
loss of the braids only briefly. Mary
is getting too old for long braids
anyway. Do not hesitate to have a
slight permanent put in the ends If
her hair is difficult to manage. A
bit Of curl makes the ends more
tractable and looks as If it's natural.
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