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Evening star., 1947-05-07
Dorothy Dix SAYS

Dear Miss Dix: For the past
three months I have been engaged
to . man whom I expected to marry
shortly. One afternoon he dropped
into my horae while was helping
my sister clean house. I was wear
Ing an old pair of slacks, had on
no makeup and my hair was In
bobby pins. Since that day, he has
refused to see me. He informs me
that he could never marry me now
because whenever he looked at me
thereafter, he would remember how
I looked that afternoon.
/ love him very much. But ]
now wonder If his love for me could
really be true, for / have always
believed that he should still care
for me, no matter what T looked
like. What should I do In this
matter? PERPLExED.
Answer-There is nothing you car
do under the circumstances except
to make a graceful exit because il
man refuses to marry you, you
can't drag him to the altar agains,
his desires.
I think your boy friend is just
putting on an act and is makine
.the way you looked in your house.
cleaning regalia an excuse fol
breaking the engagement. You ma,
not have looked like glamour girl
Evening star., 1947-05-07

without make-up and your working
clothes on, but certainly your lack
Of being dolled ups couldn't have
turned YOU into such a hideous
creature that he couldn't endure
the sight of you.
Anyway, I think you are lucky
to be rid of the boy before you are
tied up with him for keeps, for
surely any husband who expected
his wife to be always decked out to
within an inch of her life would be
a pest to live with.
What does he expect of a wife
that she will always be young, beau
tifuls and dressed in pink chiffons
with flowers in her hair? What
about the times when she will have
a cold in the head and be sick and
miserable? How is she going to
cook, wash andsiron and baby-tend
in her best clothing2 And how is
he going to look with a two days
stubble of beard?
A marriage has to be founded on
something more stable than beauty
If 1t Is going to last and be any
comfort while 1t does last.
Evening star., 1947-05-07

Whaley makes cuddly dolls. The
dolls, together with crocheted table
doiles, aprons and stuffed animals
win be on sale In the Spanish Em-
bassy the day OF the House and
Embassy Tour, sponsored by the
home.
Entertainment at the home is rs
varied as the ITO patients. There
is no age limit, and men, women
and children are served. Some Of
the patients are bedridden. Over
half are able to get up In wheel
chairs for part Of the day. Some
are able to work. Some recover
from their illness.
The Variety Club oilers the best
moving pictures approximately twice
a week. For the fashion minded, q
local department store offered q
fashion show. Or. Myron "A. Elliott
recently lectured on bird lore, DRAM
atizing his lecture with colored pic
lures of birds. Swedish dancers In
costume received q rousing ovation.
Red Cross Gray Ladies help In
shopping, letter writing, and 50
forth. Jangoes and other volunteers
help with bedside nursing care.
They also help feed the 50 patients
who are unable to feed themselves.
Currently, the home is in the
spotlight with its seventh annual
House and Embassy Tour next Sat
urday, May 10, from 2::30 to s pm.
For the first time, the Sixteenth
street Embassies will be opened to
the public, including the Mexican,
Nicaraguan and Guatemalan Em-
bassies. Mrs. Truman will be an
honor guest at the Cuban Embassy,
where refreshments will be served
from 3 TO 6 pm. The Argentine,
Spanish and italian Embassies also
will be open.
MIR. and Mrs. william Mckee
Dunn, as well as Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Meyer have offered their
homes for the tour. The tickets.
which are $3.50, including tax, may
be procured from the American Au-
tomobile Association, Mrs. Johp-
sons Dress Shop, 1907 Connecticut
avenue, NV, the Francis Scott Key
Book Shop, 28th and o streets, NV,
and the Hotel 24O0 Sixteenth street,
at the newsstand. The details of
the tour are also available at these
places. Proceeds benefit 'The Home.
Evening star., 1947-05-07
STRETCHING WOOL;
SOAP SAVING.

from Mrs. D. B. T., Arlington.j
] don't know whether or not this
will help Mrs. D. j. B. but a knit
ting teacher friend of mine always
blocked her customers sweaters and
other woolens by pinning them to
her ironing board while wet and
after determining measurements
needed, then ironing over dry
cloth. She always got beautiful
results.
I've noticed so many women
changing their dishwater several
times while washing dishes because
the water gets SO dirty from food
left on the dishes If they would
rinse them on first, they wouldn't
have such messy dishwater and
would use far less soap.
Evening star., 1947-05-07

and to the point: How does one
mince parsley? Who knows a
recipe for pumpernickel? How can
whiten and keep my hands
smooth? They're rough, red and
coarse both winter and summer.
have lots of heavy, dirty housework
to do and no conveniences at all In
my house. ! use lotions but must
get right back into another chore,
so it means too many dollar bottles
and do use gloves as much as pos
sible but get only about 10 days to
II weeks wear They're neoprene
and cost nearly a dollar, so that's
money wasted as they don't seem to
help at all. Who can suggest an
inexpensive lotion that can be made
|up in quantity and used freely? It
must be quick drying kind as time
is so valuable to me.
Your Clearing House is the most
wonderful column in any paper. How
I do look forward to it each eve
lningt
Evening star., 1947-05-07
CLEANING FIBER RUGS.

From Mrs. S. L. B., Washington.J
For Mrs. S. r. S., Washington, in
regard to cleaning fiber rugs: ]
have two fiber rugs, one of which Is
about 10 years old. When they are
dirty my husband spreads them out
in the yard and sprays them on
both sides with the garden hose. If
they are very soiled take a bucket
of suds, made with any good granu-
lated soap or soap powder and a
broom and scrub them; then rinse
well with hose on both sides. When
dry, mine look like new. The only
thing is that the sizing comes of
sud they get timber However, I
nave recently re-sized some small
fiber rugs with great success; I did
them on both sides and they look
and feel like new. Just follow the
directions on the package of sizing
glue. We intend to do our large rugs
later in the spring.
Evening star., 1947-05-07
Readers Clearing House

anything sharp. Do this every few
days If necessary. Two or three
times is usually enough.
X X X
CHILDREN'S ART PROJECTS
(Fron, Mrs. G. S. c., Falls Church. J
For the many readers who re-
quested information on arts and
crafts projects for children, should
like to recommend the books I have
which are: Hands at Work, u
Stitching Crocheting Knitting :
Hooked Rug Making and Make
Your Own" :" These books are pub
lished especially for teaching chill
dren but are valuable to any one
For prices and orders address Amer
ican Crayon CO., Sandusky, Ohio.
X X
MINCED PARSLEY?
PUMPERNICKEL?
WHITEN HANDS?
From Mrs. B. D. w., SilUer SPRING J
Realizing space In your column is
of utmost Importance, I'll be brief
Evening star., 1947-05-07
ADVERTISEMENT
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How DrEdWards Helms
!, Constipated Folks!

For years DR.. Edwards relieved
patients bothered by constipation
with his famous DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets-now sold by all drugstores.
Olive Tablets are mild, gentle but oh
so thorough! Olive Tablets act on
BOTH upper and lower bowels to pro-
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No gripping. Just complete satisf faction.
Follow label directions. 15f, 30f.
Evening star., 1947-05-07
Home Plans I our
By Beffp Mies

There was no doubt that The
Home. was really home to Mr..
Philip McGrath. His eyes lighted
as he explained his feeling for It,
and added, There have been some
changes since I came here, but 1t
seems to me they were always for
the best" Mr.. McGrath has had the
opportunity to see many faces and
many eras at the Washington Home
for Incurables, located at 3720 Upton
street NV. He's been there Tor So
years.
Two months after he was born, In
1889, Mr.. McGratf was stricken with
infantile paralysis. He came to the
home In 1888. Chair Gaming Is his
specially; he learned the trade from
a patient and now services all Of the
wheel chairs at the home.
Referred to by the patients as
simply 'sThe Home" the Washing
ton Home for Incurables is one Of
the oldest charitable organizations
In Washington. Its patients are
those with chronic and serious ILL
ness or disability who are better
served in an organization of this
sort than in a hospital. There is a
waiting list of 100 at all times, with
additional beds in constant demand.
The patients pay what they can
afford to pay for their care.
Last March marked Mr.. Karl r.
Voehrs 14th anniversary at the
home. He's top clock repair man;
his picture lined room bulges with
clocks and equipment. Mr.. Voehl
also sells candy and cigarettes and
handles newspaper subscriptions.
In his spare time he tends the
switchboard
His Business Is conducted, of
course, from a wheel chair. He had
been in the refrigeration business
until an automobile accident severed
his spinal cord from the waist down.
Mr. Voehl learned to repair clocks
through correspondence course.
Occasionally he makes trips in his
wheel chair to the local stores. And
last year he attended the wedding
of his daughter in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. Charles Reed Burke conducts
q thriving greeting card and sta
tionery business from his bed. Mr..
Julius Alphonse vitol, Frenchman,
writes poetry, and has also produced
several literary pieces. Miss Harriet
Evening star., 1947-05-07
Shop ak !
b Dorothy Bihis0n

with any color scheme you have ii
your Kitchen. However, we were
informed. that shortly this juicer
viii be available id colors such g
ivory. red and green.
Here's ! gift to take 70 that baby
shower. An attractive plate de-
signed especially for baby and one
that will keep his or her food warm
throughout the meal This IS done
by means Of q partition between the
outer base and that Of the plate Id
which hot water may be placed.
This plate Is better for the baby
because 1t keeps the food at proper
temperature and better for the
mother because It can easily Be
washed. There are no crevices In
which food may become stuck,
therefore 1t is quite sanitary. These
plates come In pink, blue and white
and you may purchase q set. In
cluding the plate. q cup and spoon.
A well-known electric appliance
manufactures has just introduced i
new home freezer. It Is q compact
standard-baSe cabinet unit with d
food capacity Of 100 pounds. 1t is
said to consume no more current
than an electric refrigerator and
the thermostatic control, located
beneath the cabinet, maintains
freezing storage temperature. It Is
designed to fit the needs Of the
average housewife and will hold
enough fresh frozen foods, meats
and poultry for a family Of four for
two weeks. The freezer is equipped
with an automatic safety latch and
table-top work surface of linoleum
with aluminium trim. All corners
are rounded to facilitate cleaning.
An outstanding point is that it only
has to be defrosted twice yearly.
Evening star., 1947-05-07

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 Reader 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 CassOeH
Evening star., 1947-05-07
"BINGEN ON THE RHINE.

fFTOm A. M. b., WGSHlHgLOHJ
soldier Of the Legion lay dying ir
There sia was lack of woman's nursing. there
But was eoaade dsare Stood 81 besd sm
And bent. with pityins siances. to hear
what he might say 49,.
The his dyins eomfades sod,ss arsfed hand ne LOOK
And be said, Il never r,;S. nors ore shall see ms
Take own messase ms eatlue and aha token to some
For / was born at Binsenmat Bingen on
sTell my brother and companions, when
they meet and crowd around
To hear my mournful story in the
That pleasant fouKhE e bss bravey and
Full many . corpse lay shastly pale
And osnsi mid The sns dead s's and dying were
grown old In wars, ~
The death-wound on their gallant breasts,
But some a 1ssr We're soungs and suddenly beheld
And & % eas had hsa ssne - Een iEem Binsen. fair
"Tell my mother that her other sons
For / was still truant bird, that
For my father was a soldier, and even
My heart leap,sd Cd feerth to h hear .,ld him tell
And when he, died and left us to divide
let item s saks atsrs Snss es sword eaey wo0o
And with boyish love I hung y where the
brisht ab light useS s to shine
Bingen on the Rhine.
ssTeIl INV sister not to weep for me and sob
with dropping head.
When the troops come marching home
But to look upon m them proudly. with calm
and steadfast eye,
For her brother was soldier. too, and
And if comrade seek her love, I ask her
in my name
To listen to him kindly, without regret or
shame
And 10 hang the old sword in its place
tmy fathers sword and mine)
For the honor of old Bingen-dear Bingen
on the Rhine.
There's another-not a sister; in the
happy days gone by,
You'd have known her by the merriment
that sparkled in her eye;
Too innocent for couuetry, too fond for
o friend, / fear the lightest heart makes
sometimes heaviest mourning.
Tell her. the last night of my life tor
ere the moon pe risen
My body will be out of pain-my soul be
1 dreamed | stood with her and saw the
yellow sunlight shine
On the vineelad hills of Bfngen--fair
Bingen on the Rhine.
It saw the blue Rhine sweep alons-I
heard, or seemed to hear
The German songs we used to sing, in
chorus sweet and clear.
And down the pleasant river and up the
slanting hill
The echoing chorus sounded through the
evening calm and still;
And her glad blue eyes were on me as
we passed with friendly talk
Down many a path beloved of yore, and
well-remembered walk,
And her little hand lay lightly, conf1dingly
in mine.
But wen meet no more at Bingen-loyed
Bingen on the Rhine
His trembling voice grew faint and hoarse,
his grasp was childish weak
His eyes put on dying look-he sighed
and ceased to speak:
His comrade bent to lift him. but the
spark of life had fled
The soldier Of the Legion in foreign land
is dead.
And the soft moon rose up slowly, and
calmly she looked down
And the red sand of the battlefield, with
bloody corpses strown
Yea, calmly on that dreadful scene her
pale light seemed to shine.
As Ii Shone on distant Bingen-fair
Bingen on the Rhine
CAROLINE NORTON.
Evening star., 1947-05-07
BOOKS ON BABIES;
RATION BOOK,
THURSDAY.
Chilled Tomato Juice
MAYONNAISE VS.. DRESSING? j?

| MA A4oNNAlSE VS. DHESSlNG!
From Mrs. p. H., Wnshington.)
To Mrs. w. H. NJ, Arlington.
have read lots of books on baby
care but depend on only two to
guide. Healthy Babies are Happy
Babies" by Josephine Kenyon, pub
lished by Little, Brown e. Co., and
Better Homes and Gardens Baby
Book" I highly recommend both
and their contents do not overlap.
The first gives detailed instruc-
tions, symptoms of illness, etc. The
second is wonderful for schedules,
suggested playthings and books and
music for various ages, and many
other things.
A suggestion to mothers of young
babies. On the baby's dresser or
chest, instead of scarf use
turkish towel and besides catching
any spills of oil and boric water.
it's a wonderful place to dry woolen
sweaters, booties and caps when
washed
To Mrs. T. r. NJ, since February
Is it has been necessary to apply
to OPA, 1877 Mount Royal ave,
Baltimore, Md. for sugar ration
coupons for new members of the
family. Write for an application
blank.
Can some one give me the differ
ence in salad dressing and mayon-
naise? know I prefer the taste
of dressing but wonder about differ
ence in ingredients, uses, which is
preferable and why.
From Mrs. H. Nick, Arlington.)
In re: to Mrs. w. H. N, Arlington,
I would like to suggest DR.. Herman
N. Bundesen's THE Baby Manual"
1t gives you everything you could
possibly need to know about having
and taking care of babies until they
are two years old. Covers, feeding,
bathing. sleeping, prevention of ILL
nesses, training. schedules, recipes,
etc.
If you will get copy Of Ladies
Home Journal magazine (any will
do) you will find an article written
each month" by DR.. Bundesen,
president, Chicago Board of Health.
Accompanying each article is little
note telling you how to obtain book
lets on baby care, etc, which 4
believe is about the same inforrna-
ton contained in the manual. In
your particular case the set of
booklets offered, I believe, is your
answer. / would suggest that you
obtain The Baby Manual" from the
library Il know the D. C. library
has IT'D and look it over. Also check
the information in Ladies Home
Journal. The first eight books that
L. H. j. offers cover your baby's
first 8 months The second series
of booklets covers the baby's health
from 8 months to 2 years. The
booklets are sent monthly and you
tell them when you want your first
booklet. II you get these then you
will want the one listed Our
Babies"
I phoned the Clarendon Library in
Arlington and they have. the book
on order.
Evening star., 1947-05-07

Barbage Bell pattern No. 1851 is
designed for sizes 10, IL, IA, 16, 1e
and 20. Size II, top, requires Is
yards of IS or 80 inch material;
shorts, Q yards; skirt, IA yards.
For this pattern, send Is cents, in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, p. O
Box 80, Station G, New York 19
", Y.
Evening star., 1947-05-07
BY Peegy Roberts

These superbly lovely placemats
We're inspired by famous Irish
rose pattern, such table settings
are nelrloom possessions! Crochet
= set for lucky bride-to-be.
10 obtain this pattern, send Is
cents IN coins, giving pattern num-
Der. your name, address and zone
number to Peggy Roberts, The
Washington Star, P. o Box 100, sta
ton 6, New York 10, N. Y,
Evening star., 1947-05-07

One q the ceuntrys leading
chemical cerporatiens has made q
wonderful hit for removing spots.
II contains III the chemicals and
information you need To remove
any sort Of stain from any fabric.
Many garments which would ordi-
|narily have TO be sent to . dry
|cleaner can now be taken care OF
easily at home. One overall stain
remover wouldn't work on III kinds
|of fabrics and stains and that Is
why there are six different chemi-
Gals In this one kit, Five are
liquids and one powder. The gold
|colored box also includes : dropper
and 4 glass applicator to work with,
plus . very good book of instruc-
5tiorls. The booklet carries d fun
explanation Of how to use each Of
tho chemicals and i carefully pre-
pared reference chart on the back
makes It easy for you to see almost
ct glance just how to get rid of
any spot. wouldn't 1t be Joy to
have this kit on hand to take, for
instance. tomato juice from 4 col
#ored cotton dress, or ink from !
white shirt? It is comparatively
inexpensive.
Every home needs 4, good fruit
Juice extractor! A popular priced
model now on the market will ex-
tract the Juice from lines. lemons,
oranges and even grapefruit with
out getting the oil from the rind,
It Is simple, sturdy and very easy
to operate and all the moving parts
are fully inelosed. It Is finished
with a, baked enamel base In a
combination with chromium plated
top and handle. The base Is fin-
ished only In white at the present
time but that, of course. will 60
Evening star., 1947-05-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Information sent in by the fol-
loUing has been torWarded to
those for 1uhom it tpds intended.
Mrs. B. M. W., Popes Creek;
Mrs. J. F. K, Buckeystoiun, Mrs.
S. D. L., Vienna; Mrs. E: E. S.,
Greenbelt; Mrs. v. r. B., Indian
Head; Mrs. J. H. W., Tako1na
Park; Mrs. F. c., SilDer Spring;
Mrs. w. L. G., E. p, P. g., Mrs.
L. c., Mrs. A. S. G., Arlington,
Mrs. S. K, Mrs. C. r. p, Mrs.
A. C. NICK, Mrs. E. B. H., W. W.
c., A. C. G., C. O., Mrs. V. E. B.,
Mrs. A. F. j., Miss M. B. D., Mrs.
L. A. c., Mrs. M. F. S., Wash
ington.
Our thanks to these readers
Uhose contributions apere similar
to others previously received.
Mrs. w. A. G., Flint Hill; A. r.
X, Mrs. E. /. X, Arlington: Mr..
r. j. H., Benton, H.: Mrs. E. W.
s., M. B. B., Mrs. M. S. r., Miss
N. r. F., Washington.
OLD-FASHIONED RUGS?
fFrom Mrs. B. j., Wasllington.)
I would like some information
concerning old-fashioned hook rugs
the type made with strips of wooler
cloth rather than yarn. I would like
to know where patterns and direc.
tons may be obtained; also, If 1t Il
possible to buy the strips of ma.
terial for making this type rug.
y X
SUPPLEMENTARY INCOME;
POEM:
HELPFUL HINTS
From Miss I. /. B., Arlington.)
Mrs. H. A. B., University Park
II you sew there is such demane
for any kind of work of that sort
and caring for children, part or full
time. A part-time school for pupil.
who have fallen behind or those
who wish to make up courses fol
any reason would be very lucrative
and interesting for one qualified
You could contact the Board oi
to determine what the
and possibilities are.
Helpful hints: You can maks
wonderful BIG rubber bands out o.
old inner tubes. They are fine fo,
use in storing things away or whai
have you. Cut any width desired
inch Is about right.
For those who like and do garden
ing: If you will soak seeds before
planting they will germinate much
quicker and better. ! have founc
that a small portion of powdered
moth ball sprinkled on top of sol
where young seedlings are growing
indoors will help considerably ir
preventing damp rot. just hold ar
ordinary moth ball over the seed
lings and scratch it with a pin OF
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-07-11

zbaveni. Procento tech, ktefi
volby ignorujf, dostouplo te W.
Sc, re jest to skutecnou narod-
nj ostudou a nase demokracie
stava sc mrtvou literou -
Druha pffcina proc NELL by
Sc nasi krajane a krajanky ma
teto volbe podileti jest, re mali
obcane bydlfcf v seste, sedme a
osme warde, pTflezitost z1skati
prfmeho zastoupen1 v kongre-
SUI.
Ia poslednich 40 let pocha-
zeli kongresn1ci v nasem dis
triktu, mimo jedne vyjimky,
vsichni z dolejsfch ward. V le-
tech tech vystrfdali Sc v kon-
gresu nasledujfcf: George Koe-
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-07-11
Kongresni vybor schvall plan
ma vyplatu bondH.

Vojensky vybor domu po-
slancn schvalil plan die ktere-
no ma byti valecnym vyslouzil-
cum umozneno. ably lined zpe-
nezili ony bondy, ktere obdrze-
Ii "a nevybrane dovolene.
Jiz prlstlho tydne ma byti
tento zakon odhlasovan v pie
nu domu poslanc1. Republika-
nj Sc usnesli tento zakon pro-
iednati jeste v nynejslm Ease
DAM kongresu.
V obehu je asi 100000 bon
dG v hodrfote $780, 900.
Die prdvodnfho planu mely
byti tyto bondy splatne "a 5
let a nesou 212 p~rocenta uroku.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-07-11

mali, re nase wardy mali ma
Trad ten pravo take.
A ten jediny zpGsob jakym
Jim to mI1zete dokazat jest,
kdyz budete pilne agitovat be
hem zbyvajfcich nekolik dn1 o
to, ably kazdy krajan, kazda
krajanska, odevzdali v den vo-
lebni, pfisti 1tery, svuj HAS
pro p.
To Yam vsem ,iml1 krajane
a krajanky, odporucuJe,
Vas upT1mny,
ANT. j. sVEJDA.