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Evening star., 1947-05-05
Spring Cleaning Hints
By Violet Faulkner

and see what can be used to good
advantage.
An economical quick and easy
meal after day of struggling with
mops and scrub buckets is this:
Baked Tuna and Peas in Sauce.
Whipped Potatoes. Spring Relishes.
Chilled Fruit. Goodies.
BAKED TUNA AND PEAS IN
SAUCE.
3 tablespoons butter.
3 tablespoons flour.
u teaspoon salt.
/ cup milk.
n cup liquid from peas.
7-ounce can tuna fish.
X teaspoon meat sauce.
l tablespoon lemon juice.
l No. 2 can peas.
cup buttered tiny bread cubes.
Make sauce of the butter, flour,
salt and liquids. Cook until thick
ened, stirring. Add the oil from the
tuna, meat sauce and lemon Juice.
Mix. Put peas and pieces Of tuna in
a shallow baking dish. Pour sauce
over it, top with bread cubes and
bake in a moderate oven $3.50 de-
grees F) about 20 minutes to
brown. Four generous servings.
Another tip worth passing along is
an easy-to-carry cleaning basket
stocked with all the wakes, polishes,
cleaning cloths, brushes, ct cetera
needed on the job. A small pocket
In the side of the basket can hold
rubber gloves. The kneeling apron
I told you about lately is ideal for
protecting the knees. Then, if the
spring house cleaning is worked out
on an efficient schedule, the ordeal
no longer needs to mean COM
plete upheaval from basement to
attic.
Since the war many new and un-
familiar cleaning products have
been introduced on the market. SO
don't overlook studying the labels
and printed matter that come with
these products. Very often the
printed information will furnish
worthwhile tips to make the job
quicker and easier.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Help for Crippled
Treatment Of children who are the

Treatment Of children who are the
victims of accidents-maimed and
burned children, and amputees-is
frequently costly and long drawn
out. The Crippled Children's Clinic
at Gallinger Hospital Is a source of
help to parents and handicapped
children.
This busy clinic Is administered
through the Bureau of Maternal and
Child Welfare of the D. G.. Health
Department, under plans approved
by the U. S. Children's Bureau. An
examination and diagnosis of the
child is made without charge and
without regard to the family's
financial circumstances. After de-
tails on care and cost are known,
consideration is given to the ability
Of the family to pay for the recon-
mended treatment. Usually the cost
Of care for handicapped children
Is too high for families of even
moderate means to pay, and the
needed services are furnished
through local and Federal funds.
Spelling fun for crippled children
this summer is Camp Greentop. OPP
Grated in the Catoctin Mountains,
Nd, by the d. C. Society for Grip
pied Children. The camp Is oper-
ated for the benefit of the severely
handicapped-those children who
viii need to have therapy continued
while they are at the camp. Chill
dren from Z to is are eligible. The
camp viii open July and remain
open for weeks. 3. II
Evening star., 1947-05-05

This season of the year Is lovely
but along with the beautiful wealth
er, flowers and other blessings of a
Washington spring come some prob
lens. Spring cleaning2 The theory
has been advanced by some that
spring house cleaning is old-fash-
ioned. But old-fashioned or not, a
change Of seasons requires a certain
number Of adjustments in any
household.
Your wardrobe, for instance, has
to be changed, closets made ready
for summer clothes, winter ones go
to storage, blankets ditto, curtains
come down-need go on? Anyway,
what I'm getting at is this-it all
adds up to more work and less time
for meal preparation. Right now is
when the emergency shelf in your
food closet comes into its own.
Check up on the canned food there
Evening star., 1947-05-05

OF the same colors and patterns they
had done during the last years Of
the war. This spring the patterns
and colors finally have been trans
ferred from the drawing boards to
actual production.
Some of these patterns have been
documented beautifully in fabrics
created to go with fine period furni-
ture. We saw some a few weeks
ago that were taken from chintzes
used in Early American houses as
long ago as 1870. There will be the
large overscaled prints for the homes
which are being nodernized to such
a degree that one dominant pattern
is used with harmonizing colors in
beautifully textured cloths. This
pattern will be overscaled and i'm
portant. The upholstery cloth will
be made Of one or more fibers and
will be dramatic in itself.
For homes which fall naturally
into the group between the true
period and the dramatic modern
there are fabrics In normal scaled
design which will blend with stripes,
plaids and the simple textures long
popular in homes.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
1850
k-i4 r..
By Barbara Bell

Two harmonizing fabrics team up
handsomely for this exciting wing
sleeved frock for young girls. Pat
tern provides for puffed sleeves, too,
making 1t ideal for school wear.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1850 is
designed for sizes s, 8, 10, 10 and IA
years. Size requires as yards Of
35 or 80 inch fabric plus u yards OF
s5-inch for contrasting top.
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 q, New York 10,
n. T..
Evening star., 1947-05-05
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Evening star., 1947-05-05

Take stock of what you need be-
fore you decide to redecorate your
rooms and first look at the new
trends in decorating. Have you been
standing still, taste-wise, or have
you been in step with the new
things?
Perhaps you have been so busy
with wartime conditions, your hus-
bands return to civilian status,
shopping, q new baby or moving to a
new place that you have lost tract
of other home features. Standards
change and tastes of people improve
during periods of shortage, because
it becomes necessary to think be-
fore buying. That is what has been
happening recently.
Designers, manufacturers, store
buyers and customers alike have
been given something new, whether
or not we realize it. What may have
satisfied some months ago now looks
dated and ordinary. Many people
have become accustomed to better
quality and will continue to demand
just that. Many recognize good de-
Evening star., 1947-05-05

B Through the courtesy Of the
Marine Corps, MI. David i. Wells Of
Washington has seen 90 per cent
Of the world. Whils travelling from
the halls to the shores he learned
that . Marine must Of necessity
be reso,lrceful. You either make
things, or do without them. With
me, 1t was : case Of learning to
make furniture, or eating from
orange crates.
Happily for his family and him.
SELF, Mr.. Wells preferred not TO eat
from orange crates. Instead, he
learned to make furniture by hand,
and, while In Central America. used
mahogany and teakwood as his
medium. Walnut, however, is his
favorite, and after his return to the
States he made q bedroom suite and
q love seat from that wood. He
uses only saw and q drill press,
and the rest Of his work is done
with hand tools. The wood Is f1n-
ished with oil. rubbed, and waxed.
An advertisement showing pic
lures Of bedroom pieces served as
his model for the suite he made.
Fl had to use q microscope, I, he ex-
planned, ITO make the pieces little
easier to copy"
Mr.. Wells is now employed at
the Bureau of Federal Supplies In
the q books and forms section,
Eventually, he intends entirely tc
furnish his home, but wood is q rare
commodity these days. This lobbyist
doesn't confine himself to furniture,
His high collar bones made finding
q Well-fitting shirt practically an
impossibility. As result. he's been
wearing shirts OF his own design
for many years.
Mr.. Wells hobby Is only one OF
those displayed at the current
hobby show In the attractive South
west Branch Of the Public Library
at Seventh and n streets S.W. The
show win run through Friday, May
%. Mrs. Charles Mason, readers
advisor, Is coordinator. Developing
all the earmarks OF q community
center, the library serves Washing
tonians who live or work nearby.
Included In the display is the
work Of Mrs. C. N. Green, who finds
time to make clothing when not
busy running her home and raising
her family Of eight. With prices
Evening star., 1947-05-05

= N
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 Tor us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. Betsy CassceH
Evening star., 1947-05-05
By Gladys Miller

sign. a better coloring and a more
subtle line.
This year you will see colors, clean
and bright. The green's will be very
prominent, from the deep rich en-
erald through the peacock and tur-
quoise, to the yellow chartreuse
green's. There will be lots of pinks
from the shell through to shocking,
with stress on the corals in between.
Real sun yellow also will be here.
Returning again after the war, they
Will be more than popular now.
A new color, seen alone and inter-
mixed with the pinks and greens, is
a true violet. Two tones of pome-
granate and tile rose introduce the
orange tones. The one color you
won't find to any degree is blue.
It Is in Ill repute In this springs
fashion picture.
There will be a much greater color
choice. Last year the tile manufac-
turers made only IL colors in tile.
This year they are making "a. Last
year the drapery manufacturers
were happy to weave and print yards
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Classified Advertising Il

the outward and visible sign
of reader confidence and re-
sponse. The Star prints
each week. a larger number
of Classified Advertisements
than all other Washington
newspapers combined and
on Sunday, the big day In
Classified Advertising, double
that of its Sunday competi-
tors combined.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
What's YOUR Hobby?
By Betty Miles

soaring, Mrs. Green Is obviously a
practical lobbyist. Included In tbs
display IS 8 Jacket, made from the
lining OF Q coat, and q pair Of
boys trousers. Sometimes working
with material on hand, sometimes
purchasing new material, she aims
to please her family,s tastesher
daughters have something to say
about the style and material they
have In mind. Many Of the dresses
and suits weren't shown for very
practical reason-they were being
worn.
BUSY by day in the auditing de-.
partment Of the Bureau Of Federal
Supply, Mr.. Albert r. Duggan ex-
changes his pencil for crayon in
his leisure hours. Four Of Mr. Dug-
gar,s pastels are on display IN the
show, three dealing with animals
and nature, and q fourth depicting
the burial of an American soldier
on Biak, Working In the classical
tradition, Mr.. Duggan has produced
about sixty pictures In oils ana
pastels. With the exception OF some
night work at the Corcoran Gallery
Of Art, he is entirely self-taught.
Mn. Ray Parker has q way with
hats. A season devoted to the be-
lowered and colorful bonnet IS re.
f1ected In her white straw hat
trimmed with. apple green ribbon
and electric blue flowers.
Mrs. Bert J. Egan simply sits
down In her spare time and con-
=centrates or, remodeling her home.
Pictures reveal her kitchen as, .
housewives delight.
Miss Otha Mae Barnes collects
miniature tea sets. highlighted by 3
set in bamboo. Miss Polly L. Harri1
also has an eye for miniatures, with
copper pieces her specially.
Mr.. Kenneth Whittier makes
-hand-turned lamps, jewel boxes and
tables. Handmade pins are tho
forte Of Miss Mildred Moreland
And, forsaking the prosaic collectors
pieces, Miss Katherine Crawiey spe-
cializes In angels!
Evening star., 1947-05-05

I have never tried it but one OF my
friends told me that she took feath-
ers out of old pillows with a vacuum
cleaner.
PARODY ON
THE BAREFOOT BOY"
From Mrs. M. L. c., Washington. J
To Miss M. E., Washington.
Twas midnight on the ocean,
The moon was shining brightly.
But it rained all day that night.
Twas, q, summers. day. in winter
And the snowaakes fell like glass.
Stood sitting In the grass.
Twas evening and the rising sun
Was sitting In the West.
Ana Wers ls' hudding hiss II n thsr taf taess ness
Now while the organ. peeled potatoes.
Lard was rendered by the choir.
While the sexton rang the dishrag
Some one set the church on fire.
'HGly m a smos9s" os9; It the so.e PREACHER e. cried.
Nov his head resembles Heaven.
For there is no parting there.
This parody has a childhood mem
ory to me. I recited it as an encore
at a church festival. Our very
elderly minister, who was quite bald
was present and as I finished the
last lines he put his hand on his
bald head and said, amen" Every
body, of course, laughed and kidded
him quite long time afterwards
Funny how memory turns back, for
that was almost % years agol
Evening star., 1947-05-05

Wef-n-yo mouth Tenderness makes this tops in
coke appeal =.
TUESDAY
ScalIoped Potatoes NTH Pork Chops
Spinach Broed Tomatoes
Pineapple Upside Gingerbread
Pineapple Upside Down Gingerbread.
In tablespoons butter teaspoon salt
Y nolasses x
9 slices canned pineapple teaspoon baking powder
Raisins cup shortening
lx cups sfted enriched 4 cup sugar
u teaspoon each, ginger and Y moasses
l unbeaten
u each, nutmeg and II
in s-inch Add
us to boiling point Fit slices of pineapple in bottom contain
Fill
Gradually blend egg
Add all ingredients
pineapple Bake IS
(35o degrees F9 plain with whipped
For upside cake pineapple
of canned by wi"
Evening star., 1947-05-05
WORD OF WARNING.
KEEPING CHILD IN BED.


From r. E. S., Siluer Spring.
To Mrs. j. T., Ednor, Md. I had
the same trouble with my soa up
until last August when mace up
my mind that he was going to stay
in his bed. He was put to bed at Z
and told to stay there and as fast as
he got out he was put back in. OF
course, you may disturb the rest of
the household the first two or even
three nights but It worked beauti-
fully for me and have no trouble
at all any more when he is told that
it's time for bed. He may protest
but it is ignored as though he hadn't
even spoken and when he is put in
his bed he just says good night and
goes right off to sleep.
The first day and for several
days afterward at every opportunity
during the day would say tonight
when mother puts you in your bed
you are going to say good night and
go to sleep like a good boy" You
must be firm and not let the crying
poIner you.
Please give this real trial. It
means so much to the child as well
as the mother. I found that after
my son started sleeping from Z to Z
he was a much better child. Even
his disposition has improved.
(Front Mrs. r. B. S., Jr., Arlington. J
I can sympathize with any one
who has trouble getting a 3-year-
old to stay in bed. When our son
was twenty months old we were
transferred to a temporary station
so we didn't bother to take the
crib but put him in a double bed
in an extra room. We tried every
thing to get him to stay in bed
Finally I went out to a hedge and
procured a tiny, keen switch. ]
didn't have to use a switch but
once and then only two or three
little peppers. Later we Just had
to show" him the switch and he
minded. In my opinion this is
much preferable to spankings as
many children don't mind spank
ings but I have yet to see one who
won't respect a switch. A switch
hurts but you can't harm a child
by using one Recently have had
trouble getting my 3-year-old to liz
still during his afternoon mar
period. He seldom goes to sleep but
this rest is necessary. ! After ar
absence in our house of a switch fo,
over year I brought one in ano
haven't had to use it. Perhaps II
your 3-year-old just rested in the
afternoon she would be ready to &c
to sleep when put to bed at night
and would sleep from twelve to thir-
,en hours, as does our child.
Evening star., 1947-05-05

Whats YOUR hobby? Call
Betty Miles, National 5000, Er-
tension 396- she'd like to hear
from uoul
Evening star., 1947-05-05

Before materials and the newest trends
wonderful and
cautiously
Reed exhibit
bold
n q new +
Evening star., 1947-05-05

FeTQdpS CdIl cast a uttie ilSIlt
on Miss M. Els quest for the words
to the nonsensical ballad about
midnight on the ocean (Star, March
81. The version that I remember
from childhood went something like
this:
Twas midnight on the ocean.
The sun was shining brightly,
For 1t rained all day that night
I walked into the drugstore.
Now Now Z The sgS man sSeh Se1ind The The counter
Was woman old and gray
On the road to Mandalsy.
All her children were orphans.
Except one little tot
Who lived across the street
. Above vacant lot.
X
DISH TOWELS?
From Mrs. w. H. w., Takon,u Park
How do you ladies keep your dish
towels white? Mine seem to get so
discolored.
X X X
TEACHING CHILD TO READ.
From Mrs. r. w. E., Washington.) J
Mrs. A. E. w. should bear in mind
first of all that the child should
be interested in reading as such
and not just to please parents or
teacher before he will really learn
to read. II he wants to be able
Ito read he will learn quickly.
One game that provides such an
incentive is one you can make at
home. Cut 3x5-inch card into
four pieces and print, or type clear
iy at the top of each quarter card
one word. Make a deck of about
eight words, but not more at
time because these cards are awk-
ward to handle If there are too
many. Then play with them as
you do with regular cards for Go
Fish or Authors" I found that
the fun was greater and the incen-
tive was keener if the words in the
game were later used in treasure
hunt" The treasure might be
piece of candy, stick of gum or
any small novelty, but nothing ex-
pensive. When we lived near a
candy store, penny and the trip
to spend it were considered fun. |
The directions for finding the treas
TIRE might be as simple the first
time as Look on the red chair"
In this case Look" ION" (often
confused with no by some children)
red" and chair" would be words
in the go Fish" game.
The "look" cue should be repeated
until the child can recognize that
word without help during the game.
Soon you will be able to make the
treasure hunt directions more COM
plex and to use several ideas in
succession that the child must keep
in mind. This game will probably
not keep child going too long, but
it will show him that being able
TO recognize words can mean fun.
With typewriters still scarce and
expensive, lot of the readers will
shudder at this idea, but 1t Is a
great help in teaching child to
understand letters and to learn to
express short, simple thoughts, If
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Readers Clearing House

you will show him how 10 use 8
typewriter hunt-and-peck method
and let him learn to write his name
and address and then letters, which
you actually send II they contain as
much as one full sentence that the
child has written himself.
II you can take the time, he will
probably enjoy stories you make
up yourself, using words you know
he has had In school together with
Ia few others that you will have to
help him with, especially Il they
|are exciting things that happened
lin your families and that have the
|child's own name as the central
character.
Meantime, do not express concern
liz he does not show immediate
improvement in school. Be sure
that he will learn to read II 1t is
fun land eventually reading the
comics will be more fun than just
looking at the pictures). II you feel
unable to help him, the school can
give you information about the
remedial reading centers in this
:ity.
sOGGY PIE
(From Mrs. M. D., Washtngton)
Oh. how I hope some kind reader
will come to my rescue! I have
tried at least four times to make q
lemon pie from well-known pre-
pared mix and each time go to
cut the pie, find the crust has
turned into a dripping, soggy mess
and the filling has water seeplng
through it. / tried adding more
cornstarch but I still got the same
results. So, I abandoned the pre-
pared mix and made my own from
a Clearing House recipe. Tried and
true. Result, the same. What am
1 doing wrong? Should the filling
be cooler than room temperature o,
maybe the crust shouldn't be
punched with a fork before baking
which leaves holes for the filling
to come through. I'm really puz-
zled.
POEMS FURNISHED.
(Fron. w. r. M. HyGttspilIe.D
A few days ago lady, 81 years
OF age, requested q poem. I an
enclosing copy of the one I thipl
she means.
LET ME GROW LOVELY"
Let me grow lovely growing old
| 30 many fine things do:
Laces, and ivory and gold.
And silks need not be new.
And there is healing in old trees,
why may ssysrs not s@Sai as veil as't as these.
Grow lovely. growing old2
4 \ i
WORD OF WARNING.
from Mrs. D. Men, Arlington.)
May I offer a word of caution X
new mothers? Take along taps
measure when buying a crib. I
seems there is a difference in cribs
Mine is a standard size except that
the mattress does not 60 Low
enough. There is only II inche.
between top of mattress and top o.
rail. 1t should measure about 2;
inches. My 1-month-old daugh.
ter fell out before I realized hel
crib wasn't right.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
(Frou1 q. B. e.. Suitland.J J

Perhaps I can cast a little light
on Miss M. ELS quest for the words
to the nonsensical ballad about
midnight on the ocean (Star, March
81. The version that I remember
from childhood went something like
this.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
nISu TOwET 50

From Mrs. w. II. w., TGkon1a Park
How do you ladies keep your dish
towels white? Mine seem to get so
discolored.
Evening star., 1947-05-05

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