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Evening star., 1946-09-20

You may be the bride of a college
going veteran, with complications"
involving housing, food and clothing
shortages and rising prices-slightly
clouding your postwar dream. Or
you may be homemaker OF many
years who's beginning to think
there's something to this business of
learn new things and gain new
interest in our home" At any rate,
we think you'll be interested in the
night courses the home economics
department of the District schools
is Offering, beginning September 23
We've never quite figured out
whether cooking is THE problem of
a young bride, or whether it's had
the advantage of years of publicity.
But be that as 1t may, it's obviously
something every homemaker should
know. Cookery for Two" sounds
like the answer to a young gals
dream, and classes in 1t will be
held at Central and Mckinley High
Schools on Monday evenings.
II you're no longer a beginner,
there will be an advanced cookery
class at Central and Mckinley High
Schools on Wednesday evenings.
The cooking classes include data on
marketing. planning, preparing food
for family meals and the know how
for simple entertaining, such as
buffets and teas.
If you've always felt that fashion
designing COULD have been your
meat-or If you simply have some
clothes you can no longer bear to
wear, but hate to throw away-you
may find what you've been looking
for in clothing construction and
renovation class. You'll learn about
new fabrics, and how to make
clothes that REALLY fit you. The
class for beginners IN clothing con-
Evening star., 1946-09-20
WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lowman

The thighs very often accumu-
late more than their share of extra
pounoage. When this Is true the
figure losses its girlish contour and
seems sad and droopy. You can
diet and diet and still keep those
bulges on the thighs, which come
from slumping muscles as well as
from overweight. Exercise Is abso-
lutely the only way I know to rid
yourself Of them. SO get out your
determination and gym shorts and
go to work.
Kneel on the hands and knees.
Slide the left foot backward along
the floor. AS you do this push from
the right foot and lift the right
knee from the floor. Push the
right knee back against the chest.
Return to kneeling position-con-
tinue. After while, slide the right
foot along the floor and push from
the left foot, raising the left knee
from the floor.
Deep knee bends are also splendid
for the thigh bulge. The follow
Ing exercise is helpful to the bulge
and also develops physical poise and
balance. Bend both knees and touch
the finger tips to the floor between
the feet. Quickly stretch the knees
and reach overhead with the arms.
as though you were trying to lift
yourself from the floor. Continue
dropping to the knee bend with
fingers on floor and then straight
ening the legs and reaching upward.
When your arms are overhead look
upward
The double cross is also a splen-
did gyration for the bulge of this
thigh. Most Of you know that one,
but just in case, I will repeat; Lie
on the floor on your back with your
arms extended out on the floor from
your shoulders. Cling to the floor
with your fingers as you cross the
left leg over the right and try to
touch the left foot to the right
hand. Swing back to place. This
time swing the right leg over the
left and try to touch the left hand
with right foot Continue in a
smooth swing. allowing the hips
to roll and keeping the knee of
the leg which swings over, entirely
straight.
If you wish to have my routine
for reducing the thighs send
stamped, self addressed envelope
with your request for leaflet No.
to Josephine Lowman, in care
of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1946-09-20

sons evening bags. Small,
flot sotin envelopes, little
Poufs to match your gown
and the very new over-the-
shoulder evening bag en-
broldered with lavish trims
Of sequins or bugIe beads,
which adequately solves the
problem Of "Whot to do
with my purse when donc-
ine."
"Goine formol2" Well, it
looks os if everything is con-
tributing to make your eve
ming q gay one! -ELENI.
Evening star., 1946-09-20

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 CasveH
Evening star., 1946-09-20
FURNITURE SCRATCHES;
STAIN REMOVAL?
MONOGRAMS?
BACON COOKERY TIP.

From A. T. B., Washington
The Readers Clearing House has
been such a wonderful help to me as
struggling housewife and mother.
My heartfelt thanks to you and the
contributors to the RICH. enjoyed,
too, some of the discussions OF cur
rent issues, but seeing how easily
they get out of hand, agree that
we should stick to less controversial
subjects.
was married during the war and
put off getting my good" linens and
silver until now. l should like to
mark my linens with three initials
Will some one please tell me which
are the proper ones to use? Emily
Post says that the bride uses those
Of her given name, maiden name
and married name, for example,
Mary Louise Jones marries John
Carl Smith, uses M. j. S. Does she
continue to use this marking or is
J. C. S. ever used?. Does the same
rule apply to monogramed playing
cards, etc? I would appreciate so
much the answer to this question.
A hint which may help some
RCH'ers in these days of meat
shortages. You may purchase
bacon when you can get it, which
has received a short cure" and
tastes very salty. If you will place
the bacon in the frying pan, add
about "a inch of water and simmer
for 4 minutes, pour off water and
brown in usual manner, you will
remove the salty taste. My hus-
band, who has been associated with
the meat industry for many years,
gave me this hint, and I can assure
you that 1t won't destroy the flavor
of your bacon. Using this method
in cooking pork link sausage is also
very good and will keep the links
from becoming dried out.
Evening star., 1946-09-20

cocktail dress and the new
1916 uneven hemline thot
is so popular. With the un-
even hemIine, more than
with another type Of evening
dress, the emphasis should
be placed on the evening
shoe you will be wearing.
Make sure that your shoes
oIso sparkle, along with the
rest Of your costume. Re-
turning to the shoe scene
ore gold and silver kid and
the sotin fovorites. This year
many ore being dyed to
Evening star., 1946-09-20

color combinations are best for the
small spaces? That is. what colors
are the least tiring? Anything you
can tell me will be appreciated as
some I have seen are very nice,
while others appear cluttered.
IDENTIFYING PLANT.
From Miss B. S. G., CHAIRMAN, Pa
Mrs. L. E. w: The lily, lavender
in color. which blooms after the
leaves have died down is the HALL
Uycoris squamigera) or Hardy Anna
ryllis and can be bought at prac-
tically every nursery at from 81 up
per bulb. The lily referred to as the
Guernsey" by Mrs. w. A. G.. Is the
Lycoris Radiara and will only bloom
one season after being brought
North. The blossom has been formed
in the bulb in its warmer location,
but they will not form as far North
as Washington. have tried it many
times. The Hal1 is perfectly hardy
this far North, however.
CORDE BAG? TOWELS?
BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING
CAKE.
From Mrs. L. S. M. Washington
have a lovely corde bag in which
the lining has gotten soft. Can any
one tell me If it can be refined?
How can I get bath towels white?
Sent them to laundry and they have
gotten gray. Bleaches seem to do
no good.
Here Is recipe your readers
might enjoy, especially since it takes
no sugar.
Butterscotch pudding cake: One
fourth cup creamed shortening, l
package sweetened butterscotch
pudding mix. l large egg, cup
dark corn sirup, teaspoons double
acting baking powder, 2 cups cake
flour, salt, teaspoon vanilla, cup
milk added alternately with flour.
Mix in order listed. Bake 40 min
utes for loaf cake CFor vanilla
pudding use white corn sirup)
KEEPING OIL?
| (From Mrs. H. S., Washington
Often I find when opening a
bottle Of previously used oil that it
has a very strong odor and sus-
pecting it Of being rancid, I throw
it away. Can any one tell me how to
keep oil so that 1t will not turn and
If any use can be made of oil once
it has become rancid?
Evening star., 1946-09-20

controst with the color Of
your evening attire. Hand
painting and embroidery
brighten up the platform
shoes. Imports Of beading
and fabrics from the four
corners Of the earth are now
helping to make your eve
ming shoes the novel and
exciting accessories you
want them to be.
But the glitter is not
merely confined to evening
dresses and shoes. 1t is even
carried through to this SEQ
Evening star., 1946-09-20
TO KEEP WATER.

From W. r., Jr., Washinoton)
Suggest you invite attention of
Mrs J. w. r. of Alexandria to the
advantages of what used to be sold
In Alaska and the Western States
as a South African Water Bag"
made in various sizes to hold from
Evening star., 1946-09-20
Going


Formal glitter IS back
again, much to the hoppi-
ness of q great number Of
women who have been look
ing forward to the day when
an evening dress would
again be something used at
social functions.
The elegance Of formal
dress cannot be denied. The
feeling Of being we'll dressed
for the occasion, os any
woman will tell you, Is q
joyous one. Now, with the
return Of husbands, beoux
and brothers, formal clothes
are beginning to come out
Of closets and ore again we'll
on their way TO becoming the
required costume.
This years hemIines are
news, especially where eve
ming clothes ore concerned.
There is the long evening
dress, such os the lovely
black sotin and ChontilIy
lace pictured, the short
Evening star., 1946-09-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Information sent In by the fol-
lo,Ding has been forwarded to the
Individuals for 1Dhom it ,oas in
tended:
Mrs. S. II. H., Suver Spring;
Mrs. w. D. H., Arlington; Mrs.
V. K, BerWyn; Mrs. E. M. R.,
Bethesda; E. E. M, Ardmore road,
Nd: Mrs. L. A. S., P. A. M. Mrs.
r. M. A., Mrs. E. C. B., Wash
ington.
Our thanks to these readers,
Dhose contributions ,Dere similar
to others previously recetped:
Mrs. E. r. T., Mrs. r. I. H.,
Arlington; Mrs. r. M. L., Mount
Rainier; Mrs. r. G. r., Wash
ington.
Application for future RCH
book-it any-has been filed for
Mrs. W. r. c., Wood1cres, Md.
Evening star., 1946-09-20
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The games were typed and in
serted in booklets zone for each
guest) with a Mother Goose char
acter pasted on the cover There
are many games which could be
used along this general theme. We
chose only two. The first was a
Mother Goose contest with each
sentence suggesting a rhyme, such
as:
MARY. Mary. Quite Contrary
3. He stole pig CTom, Tom, the Piper S
8. He's under the hayeoek, fast asleep.
q Y Msrs 4se'f Had Gas Thts Hlttie fs Tam6J sRoT
5. She liked curds and whey.
Qittle Miss MuffetD
tThree Blind Nice '''
The other game consisted of rid
dies taken from Mother Goose. for
example:
!. Little Nanny Etticoat
In white petticoat
And red nose;
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows "a candlel.
Q Black within and red without
Four corners round about chimney.
Another idea for a game would
be to have each guest recite aloud
a Mother Goose rhyme. Failure to
remember any would call for pen
atty This would be a good opening
game for your party and would help
to refresh the memory of your guests
for the games to follow.
Suggested prizes are a nursery
rhyme book, Mother Goose jig-saw
puzzle or a nursery lamp with a
Mother Goose motif.
The gifts were hidden around the
house and in the back of each game
booklet was a different verse which
contained a clue as to the location
of the gifts. AS each guest in turn
read her verse the guest Of honor
went in search of the gifts. BY
glancing through a Mother Goose
book you will find unlimited posi-
bilities for hiding places and can
choose those which will best suit
your purpose. Here are a few ex-
amples copy entire verse;:
Pat-a-Cake Gin the oven).
Pussy Cat tunder the chair.
Rub -dub TIN the pathtuol ,.
Old Mother Hubbard un the Cupboard.
Little Jack Horner Tin a corner.
Table decorations carried out the
theme with Mother Goose center
piece, crepe paper bibs Of pink and
blue with Mother Goose character
pasted on them for each guest, pals
made Of pink-and- construction
paper decorated with a Mother
Goose cutout and filled with pop
corn, and napkins folded in the
shape of diapers fastened with a
tiny gold safety pin.
I might add that I have found
many helpful suggestions for show
ers in the clipping and periodical
departments of the Public Library.
Evening star., 1946-09-20

L 10 III gallons. mace Oh coarse
thick fabric with a pottery or alum
mum bottle neck" and cork stopper,
it keeps water cool in same way
slight evaporation-as a porous
pottery jar. 1t is easy to handle.
Hang it up and it keeps flies and
dust out. l used one in the Army
from 1904 to 1918 with much salts
faction. The so-called Lister bag
used by the Army is a variation.
From D. B. X, BetheSdd.)
Replying to Mrs j. w. RS request
for drinking water storage: Friends
of our living on a farm have an in
genious arrangement. A 10-gallon
glass bottle with siphon top. The
bottle sits upright on table in their
kitchen, has rubber stopper
through which two holes have been
bored. In one hole is inserted a
piece of glass tubing to allow air to
enter the bottle. In the other hole
is a long piece of rubber tubing
which reaches to the bottom of the
bottle inside, and about an equal
length hanging outside, the outside
length of tubing having a clamp
on it to turn on and shut of the
flow of water as desired. The water
on this farm had been tested and
required some chlorination and our
friends found this system gave them
pure drinking water easily accessi-
BILE. 1t appeared to be easy to fill
and chlorinate.
Also, my mother who preferred
certain well water for drinking in
stead of the water from the faucet,
used a large stone crock with
cover on it. A special dipper was
kept inside the crock on a wire
hook my father had made for it.
I have also seen good quality milk
cans with tight fitting tops used for
water.
CLEANING LEATHER JACKET?
From Mrs. L. D. M, Wdshington.J
Is there any way an expensive
leather jacket (men's) can be Clean
ed and how? 1t is tan in color.
AFRICAN VIOLET.
(Fronl Mrs. J. D., Takoma Park,
D. c.
I wonder II some one has a red
violet that they would trade
for some other color? I have small
plants of four varieties. including
pink and white, and would give some
one their choice of any of them for
a red one.
In answer to the lady whose violet
does not bloom, there are several
reasons why a plant might not
bloom, such as mealy bugs, too large
a pot Is inches is best size), not
enough water and need Of fertilizer.
Soak raw egg shells In water and
use this for watering, 1t is a good
source of fertilizer. Mealy bugs are
a real problem. I busted my plants
with rotenone dust, but 1t must be
repeated to be effective.
PEONIES?
CLEANING FIBER RUG?
(From Mrs. r. c., Arltngton.)
I believe I have solved my own
problem with regards to the vine
choking my petunias. I failed to
mention in my recent letter to RICH
that the vine had no root, but was
a parasite, which fastened itself to
the stem of the petunia. 1 broke of
all the petunias that had the vines
on them, thus destroying it entire
ly.
How old are peonies before they
bloom? We have two that are 3
years old but they haven't bloomed
yet. Do they require some sort of
special care? Is there anything we
can do this fall that will help them
to be more thrifty next year?
I am wondering If any Of the
Evening star., 1946-09-20
PORK CAKE?
TRAILER DECOR?

From Mrs. H. E. s., Indian
Head, Md.)
I would like for some reader to
give me a good pork cake recipe. Is
the pork cooked before 1t Is made
into the cake, ETC.?
Also, those who have had ex-
perience in living IN trailers, what
Evening star., 1946-09-20
BABY SHOWER:
RECIPE WANTED?

(Fron, Mrs. A. A., Brandy,pine. Md
In reply to Mrs. C. A. H., Vienna,
) Va, / would like to pass on a sug-
gestion for a shower. Have a scrap
book with baby pictures and use
verses to give clues as to where the
gifts are hidden We had a salad.
open face sandwiches, small cakes,
salted nuts and beverage for re-
freshments. The games were bought
at a gift shop so I can't help out
with them.
Could some kind reader give me
good recipe for pineapple cheese
pie? I can't seem to locate any in
my cookbooks, nor have l seen any in
the column, which I read every
night.
(From Mrs. L. T., Chevy ChaSe.)
I gave a shower for a friend last
year which turned out very success
fully. 1t was carried out on the
Mother Goose theme. The invita-
tions, printed in juvenile fashion
with colored crayons on tablet paper
and decorated with Mother Goose
cut-out, were worded as follows:
For mothers that are and mothers to be
We've planned Mother Goose jamboree,
30 hurry and learn a Mother Goose rhyme
ana get set to have jolly good time
Evening star., 1946-09-20
Readers Clearing House

readers nave Cleaned tnelT HOeI
rugs successfully at home. If so. I
should be very glad Of complete de-
tails.
FURNITURE SCRATCHES:
STAIN REMOVAL?
From Mrs. +. M. p, Arlington.J
For Mrs. S. F. X: For the
scratches on mahogany furniture,
try rubbing broken nut meat into
the scratch before polishing. Or
use a scratch cover polish which
may be obtained at the grocery or
hardware store. I prefer the polish
for dark woods.
Will some one please tell me how I
can remove a stain from a bright
melon -colored rayon crepe dress?
The pit from canned apricot was
dropped on the dress, and cleaning
fluid fails to remove the purplish
stain.
Evening star., 1946-09-20
ORANGE PIE:
SHRIJNKEN RAYONo

(Fronl Mrs. J. M, Arlington.)
Here Is a recipe for orange pie I
think Mrs. w. w. L. would find very
delicious.
One cup sugar, tablespoons -four,
y teaspoon salt. cup warm water,
"a cup orange juice, 3 egg yolks, l
tablespoon butter, l tablespoon
lemon juice, 2 tablespoons grated
orange rind
Mix sugar, salt and flour. Stir In
warm water and orange Juice. cook
over direct heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens and boils.
Set over boiling water and cook 10
minutes longer. Beat egg yolks
slightly; beat in a little of the hot
mixture. Then beat this into the
hot mixture in double boiler. Cook
5 minutes, stirring constantly. Re-
move from over hot water. Blend in
butter, lemon Juice and orange rind.
Cool. Pour into cooled baked pie
shell. Cover with menngue. Serve
cool.
I have q blue rayon crepe skirt
that I washed and 1t has drawn up
so I can't wear 1t. II any one has
had a similar experience please let
me know what you did 50 that 1t
can be worn again. I tried ironing
it very damp.
Evening star., 1946-09-20

color combinations are best for the
small spaces? That Is. what colors
are the least tiring? Anything you
can tell me will be appreciated as
some I have seen are very nice,
while others appear cluttered.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-06-21
SUKILO Prizes KO-
MUNISTU KONTRO-
LIE UNIQUE

DAYTON, Ohio. - Cia kilo
didelis skandalas pries komu-
nistus ir prizes CIO unija, Fri
gidaire Lokala No. 801, kuris
yra komunistu kontroleje.
Tos unijos pirmininkas R.
E. Moses ir Ben r. Cromwell,
ITO lokalo finansu sekretorius,
isstojo is UE unijos ir su dau-
geliu kitu tos unijos darbinin-
ku pradejo vaju atsikratyti ko-
munistu ir ju vadovaujamos
CIO ir pereiti Americas Dar-
DO Federacijos international
Brotherhood of Electrical Wor-
kers.
Moses, Cromwell ir kit ma
rial Lokale S01, kurie pastry
70 kovoti prizes komunistu ver-
zimasi j organizuotu darbinin-
ku eiles, dirba uz pervedima
darbininku j AFL puse, kuri
nepriima zinomu komunistu ir
kitokiu kenksmingu gaivalu.
Pasirodo kad tarp Daytono
darbininku eina gyvas subruz-
dimas prizes komunistu kontro-
le darbo organizacijos.
Tame skandale isivele ir po-
litikierius Valstijos Senatorius
K. M. Kirkendall, kuris su L.
Markham, UE Distrikto 7 pir-
mininku, verte Moses ir kitus
Lokalo 801 skyriaus virsinin-
kus tapti komunistu partijos
nariais. Kirkendall yra ClO
ofiso agentas ir isrinktas De-
mokratu partijos sarase j val
stijos sonata. Jis apkaltintas
| komunistu agentu, jis symet
vel kandidatuoja j sonata.
Jei darbininkai greiciau ap-
siziuretu ir sukrustu atsikra-
tyti bolseviku Isavo uniju va
dovybese, jie prisidetu prie pa
gerinimo savo gyvenimo ir uz-
tikrinimo sau geresnes ateities
Amerikoje. Rep.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1946-06-21

Mes is Strides gelmiu apgailestavom kad
atentatas nepavyko. Su atentato pavyki-
mu, neabejotinai, ir musu padetis butu pa
sikeitus. Tada mes visi dar tebebuvom
sveiki ir pc kelly menesiu butume jiegas
atgave.: Gi velesnes dienos NUNS nese dar
daugiau skausmo, kanciu ir mirties smek-
Ia. Ne juokais ant musu celes duru viena
diena radome metrikine lenta, kurios vir-
suje buvo ispaisyta kaukuole su dviem su-
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deses industrijos pradeda at
sigauti is suduoto smugio, ku-
ris taip kritiskai pakirto Sales
ekonomine padeti, ir inns ilga
laika Xxi pasieks normales pro-
ducijos laipsni.
Bet Xxi bus ivairus mazi
streikai kurie tarsi yla is mai
SO diena is dienos islenda tai
bus sunku saliai ekonomiskai
atsigauti, mes ir tie kaip kirmi-
mas kremta industrijos gyvy-
bes Saknis.
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YOUNGSTOWN, o.
TRIUMPH sPRANEsIMAI

Susitaikius gelzinkeliu ir an
gliakasiu streikams, plieno in
dustrija pradeda letai atsigau-
tt ir Wis daugiau grazina dar-
bininku j darbus, kurie prizes
savo paciu plieno streika ir XII
tus du cia paminetus zymius
streikus dirbo ir mazai tikejo-
81 ,kad ateitis bus tokia tamsi,
Linksma yra visiems kad di-
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JIEsKOMI CLEVELANDIE-

Dirvos redakcijoje yra lais-
kai Stems Clevelande gyvenan-
items:
Jieva Marcinkeviciene,
Ignas Moras (Moritz ar Mo-
ros).
Marian ir Waclaw Tyjewski
Qaiskas nuo Petro Zilinsko).
Aleksandras Kellen (laiskas
nuo Algirdo Kauleno).
Vincas Genutis.
Marijona Vilcikaite Kataly-
niene, Laurynas Vilcikas.
Magdalena Serbenciute jan
ciuviene.
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kryziuotais kaulais. Tai labai nukrecian-
ii iskaba. Kiekviena karta, einant pro ce-
les duris, ia iskaba primine kad esame skir-
ii mirciai, jei kokios nors palankios aplin-
kybes mus neisgelbes. Bet pagaliau If su
ia iskaba apsipratom. O su kuo kale!ime
kaliniai neapsipranta. Kas pirma diena
buna nepakeliama ir baisu, tas jau deslnl-
ia diena nebedaro stipresnio ispudzlo.
(Bus daugiau)
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ras, ir visiems patiko; publ
kos dalyvavo CANA daug. Gar
be parapijonams kad neuzmir-
Sta pagerbti savo klebona, ku-
ris daug cia parapijai pasidar-
bavo. Rep.
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Taigi, sio miesto darbai ge-
reja, bet Wis nera gerai, tuks-
tanciai darbininku tebera be
darbo, o bedarbiu eiles dar pa
daugino jaunuoliai baige mo-
kyklas, jieskodami darbo, ko
taip yra sunku rasti.
Geguzes 26 d. parapijos sa-
leje buvo paruostas banketas
paminejimui Kun. Sofranec 1O
metu kunigavimo Sv. Francis
Klaus Lietuviu parapijoje. Pro-
gramelis buvo trumpas bet ge.
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sMOKSLO nustatyta kad
pienas yra vienas is svarbiau-
siu zmogaus maistu.