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Evening star., 1947-06-18
Dorothy Dix Says

fections is by feeding him on food
that hungry dog wouldn't eat.
Never forget that the infallible
recipe for keeping a husband at
home of evenings is to fill him so
full of his favorite dishes that all
he wants are his easy chair and
his slippers.
Don't be possessive. Don't think
that because a man married you
that you own him, body and soul.
Don't try to separate him from his
own family and his old friends. To
prevent scenes your husband may
give in to you, but he will hate
you for it. And every time he has
to slip his mother little money,
or 60 to see her on the sly, he will
have more and more contempt for
you. On the contrary, there is
nothing on earth that man appre-
ciates so much and that SO endears
his wife to him as for her to get
along with his people and make
his old friends welcome in his home.
Don't have your own people under
foot too much. Don't have Mother
and the girls and little brother
always camping in the guest
chamber. When a tired man comes
home from work at night he doesn't
want to have to listen to Sallys
mothers advice, or Papas reminisc-
ences, or 10 the squawks OF a lot
of bobby-soxers. In-laws should al
ways be taken in broken doses.
Don't be stingy with the soft
soap. Before he was married the
girls fiattered your husband by
telling him how handsome ano
( fascinating he was. Now it is ur
/ to you to pinch hit for them anc
yourself too, so double the dose
! You can't make it too strong. Wher
wife stops building up her hus'
bands ego and begins tearing /
down with her criticisms, she !:
simply opening the door to tllt
Other Woman.
/ And finally, daughters, if you for
get all the balance, remember this
Keep telling your husband you lov'
him. Make that your theme SOM
and he will never tire of listen
ing to it.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

Cool, calm and collected" Words
to think about now that summer Is
really here. The heat has a way OF
making you feel, and probably look,
wilted. It's bad enough when the
heat makes you that way, but when
you yourself contribute to the situa-
ton then you are to blame just as
much as the heat.
There ARE ways you know TO
beat the thermometer, starting with
your daily bath or shower. For In
stance, here's something NEW in
the way OF bath preparations-fiuf1y
milk bath petal waters. You put one
fragrant petal into your bath. turn
the water on full force and your bath
is transformed into a frothy. per-
fumed luxury. The petals are
scented with cool fragrance.
And now to make sure that you
stay fresh throughout the day.
Heres something else that's NEW.
This time it's a new type lotion de-
odorant. It's a mild, smooth lotion
with q fresh flower scent. Easily
applied with soft cellulose appli-
Gator 1t dries in a few seconds and
Evening star., 1947-06-18

vanity table. The little case has a
mirror fitted right on The cover to
help you in your little touch up
session.
The final touch in nearly every
we'll -groomed woman's morning
routine Is. of course, the. use of
ight-smelling but excellent toilet
water. Summer is no time to think
about wearing perfumes in the day
time. A good toilet water Is a
must" One Of the best we've found
to give you that airy, sweet-smellina
fragrance so desired on hot sum-
mer day is unmistakably French
and comes in Lalique flacons. DAB
it on your wrists, in the bend OF youl
elbow, the back Of your neck, or
your shoulder pads, and use 1t as an
after-the tub rub. Another summer
tip is to put a teaspoon Of cologne
in the rinse water after you've
washed your hair.
These are just few tips to helr
you keep cool, calm, and collected
There are plenty more. Apply them
and summer heat won't be as bae
as you think it Isl
Evening star., 1947-06-18

When We heard some one mention
the new cordless electric iron we
thought some new magic had
descended upon us. Is it really a
cordless ironp Eyes" and mo" both
answer the question. Naturally, to
generate electricity through the
iron there must be a cord, but in
this instance it is in the base of the
set which is completely separate
from the iron while ironing. The
iron can be easily operated with
either hand. When you slide the
iron into the base 1t contacts the
three heat units and is recharged
while you shift your garment. You
will find 1t retains its heat for an
entire ironing period. When plac-
ing the iron on the well insulated
base hold the tip of iron downward
at slight angle. allowing it to
slide into position at front of base.
The "heel" will then drop naturally
into slots, thus squarely hitting the
contact points and establishing
electrical connection. II the iron is
not fitted correctly into the base it
will completely cool off. Because
there are no moving parts in the
iron itself to wear out, 1t is guaran-
teed long life, saves wear and tear
on the cord in the stationary base
and speeds up and simplifies your
ironing chores.
It's quite natural for people to
express their personalities in cloth
ing, 50 why not in ink? With the
new super-brilliant colors on the
market an opportunity is afforded
for one to consider and adopt that
which is most suitable. If you are
gay individual and like flash ano
color. there is super-red ink fol
your correspondence. However
there is a lovely shade of green ane
of blue for those with more con.
servative taste. Use a combination
of stationery colors and new bril-
liant inks for different seasons O.
the year or occasions. For summel
how about the green ink on pale
Evening star., 1947-06-18

A group of young girls, who are
about to enter the holy estate OF
wedlock, ask me if I will give them
some suggestions about how to
make their marriages successes.
Well daughters, there is no in
fallible rule for pulling off a happy
marriage. 1t is mainly guess work
and good luck, for men and women
suffer a sea change when they get
married and, no matter how long
and how well they have known
each other before the wedding,
after marriage they find they are
perfect strangers. They have to
get acquainted all over again and,
believe me, they get some sur
priSes!
Still and all, there is no sense in
buying a pig in a poke. There are
some precautionary measures that
the dumbest girl should take If she
expects to be happy though married,
and the most important of these Is
to pick out the kind of husband
she wants, to begin with, instead
of depending on changing second
rater into something she will be
proud to have around the house.
Don't marry man to reform him.
Take one who doesn't need reform
ing. No woman is enough OF a
miracle worker to turn a drunkard,
or a piliIanderer. or a ne'er-do-well
into a good husband.
Set up your own home when you
get married, even if it is just a
cubby-hole with an electric plate
and a coffee pot, and be sure that
there is not mother nor mother
in-law in it If it is possible tc
avoid it. You and your Tom, Dick
or Harry will have plenty OF run
ms while you are adjusting your
seives to each other, and if you art
alone, when the fight is over, vol
will kiss and make up and forge
1t; but if your Mamas are aroune
urging you to stick up for YOU
rights. they will start you on thu
road to the divorce court.
Learn to cook before you ge
married. The quickest and sures
way to alternating a husbands al
Evening star., 1947-06-18
SIIHIIRHAN

Is
Arlington Central Methodist,
N. STAFFORD and Fairfax Drive
Alexandria washington st. Methodist
LIS 8. WashinGton st.
Bethesda PRESBYTERIAN.
silssr spsins- woodsids Methodist.
Takoma Psrf PRESBYTERIAN.
1870 Maple Ave.
Greepbeft CONGREGATIONAL Church
5. Church World Service has con-
structed ! soap factory In Northern
Indiana. In an effort to get
Grease for Peace" they send Ave-
gallon Army water cans to churches.
whose members fill them with used
fats, and return them. The cans
can be secured from New Windsor.
About 20 men and women are now
working in New Windsor, readying
the clothing shipment, and more
volunteers are needed. They receive
room and board free. and may work
for a day or rs long as they wish.
Already some persons have adopted
this as vacation idea. New Wind
sor Is located In the country about
go miles northwest Of Washington.
The work Is light, Its only disad-
vantage lying in the fact that much
Of it must be done standing. Vol,1n-
teers do such things as mend the
clothing. sew on buttons. lAunder.
put In new Innings, sort and help
pack the clothing.
This time Of year Is the best time
to send things overseas II they're
to arrive before the European win
ter sets In. Barring red tape, an
average Of two months elapses from
the time the goods are received by
Church World Service until they
arrive abroad. The European win
ter, incidentally, begins q month
sooner than ours.
Other items needed are layettes,
house linens, sewing materials, house
and garden utensils and tools. soap
and candles, toys, games and dolls,
canned and dried foods, galoshes,
cloth scraps. school and medical sup
plies, and cotton feed bags. Money
gifts may also be sent directly to
Church World Service, 81 East 36th
street, New York is, N. Y.
Church World Service Is support
ed by Is Protestant churches and
by the general public. Ninety live
per cent of the Protestant churches
in Washington are members. The
goods are shipped to % countries.
stretching from Norway to Japan
and Indonesia. They are distrib-
uted without regard for the religion.
race or political beliefs of the needy
persons who receive them. In
Europe, existing church agencies do
the work. In the Far East. mission
| aries, schools and hospitals serve
as supply headquarters.
Local headquarters have been
moved from the Church of the Pill
grims to the Church of the Epiph-
any at 1917 G street NV. The
telephone number Is National 1904.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

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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 1t
Is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. Betsy CasyeH
Evening star., 1947-06-18
ADVENT1SEMENT
BEWARE OF
PlM.vvORNlS
1Ess. 1917
ADVERTISENfEN

Medical reports reveal that IN amasing
number of children and adxlts are victims
Of Pin.Worms.
watch for the warning signs, es9esaally
After centuries Of Pin-Worn distrns =
really effective way to deal with thsa has
been established through JAYNeS p.W.
the new Pin.Worm treatment developed
in the laboratories Of DR.. D. Jayns 4 Son.
The small. easy.to-take P.W tab3efs give
satisfaction or your money back. So why
take chances on Pin.Wormsl II you sus.
peet this ugly infection, ask your druggist
for P.W and follow the directions.
H's sesy TO remember f.H Tor Pin-
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Comb That Attic!
By Betty Miles

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Although the many relief agen-
cies are doing 1 fine job. the biggest
supply of clothing for unclothed
Europeans is still In American
homes. says spokesman for
Church World Service. To the
warehouse at New Windsor. Md.
last week came peak load, 280, 600
pounds Of clothing, Salvaged from
attics and the backs of closets.
Most vitality needed are clothing.
shoes and bedding. Infrequent
bathing, lack of soap, and lack OF
dry cleaning facilities don't help
the situation. Furthermore, clothes
get twice the wear In Europe that
they get here. The acute shortage
sees to that. Garments are worn
again and again, some serving as a
coat by day and blanket by night.
1t is predicted that next winter
will be the most desolate of all.
In some countries in Central
Europe pair of mems shoes costs
| $50. One woman in Poland. an
interpreter for an UNRRA oficial,
saved six weeks salary to buy one
pair OF shoes. All felt hats col
lected are sent to China. where they
are used to make tops of shoes.
You may remember Seeds Of Des-
tiny shown at the Hippodrome
Theater last winter. A grim and
shocking picture of postwar Europe,
LIT won the 1916 Academy Award for
documentary pictures. According to
State Department reports. this pic
ture could be filmed again today In
China, Bulgaria and other coun-
tries.
Church World Service offers the
following aids to housewives with
willing spirits but busy days:
|. A letter to the New Windsor,
Md, main warehouse in this region
(there are eight throughout the
country will bring a barracks bag
from Church World Service which
will hold so pounds Of clothing or
shoes. This the housewife can I'LL
and return by parcel post or railway
express. 1t costs so cents to ship
bag full OF clothing from Washing
ton to New Windsor. Or you can
simply pack a box and send 1t to
New Windsor.
2. Articles may be taken to the 18
collection depots in and around
Washington. The locations follow:
NORTHWEST.
Albrisht Memorial Church.
| All Rittenhouse N. W.
All Saints Episcopal,
Chevy Chase Circle
Church Of the Pilgrims,
22nd and z: NV
cievsisaa ssoo paLo LeweR eHnisssa'ion''' NW.
Mount Pleasant ConEregattonal.
1410 Columbia Road NV.
10th and Kennedy. NV.
NORTHEAST.
Lincoln Road Methodist.
Lincoln Rd. and You NE.
Sherwood Presbyterian,
22nd and Jackson NE.
Mt. Rainier Christian.
| 4001 33rd NE.
SOUTHEAST.
| Anacostia Methodist,
| l4th and You Sc.
4th % and n. csroiina. Sc
st. Marks Episcopal
| ard and "A" BE.
DOWNTOWN.
First Conversational.
10th and g NV.
| Calvary Baptist,
| and 9Th NV.
| Mt. Vernon Methodist,
9th and Mass. Ave. NV.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

edition you wish.
HINTS AND QUERY.
From Mrs. H. S. D., Washington.
Speaking of cole slaw, once / had
no raisins or pineapple, or even a
carrot to cheer up my cole slaw, SO
I tried grating in a little orange peel
My family simply Tapped" it up. 1t
gave such a nice flavor as well as
added color.
For a "fern" for your kitchen
window sill try carrot tops. Cut OIL
the leaves of several carrots to
about u inch or less from carrot,
then slice off top of carrot about n
inch. Use several in shallow bowl
or dish. Add water and a few peb-
bles, as you would narcissus bulbs
Keep them balanced. Add more
pebbles when they grow leaves.
Will some one please tell me what
I should use to preserve a wedding
veil from those little silver bugs?
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WAFFLES.
from Mrs. L. B., Jamaica, L. H.
To Mrs. j. K, the New York and
Queens Electric Light & Power Co,
Bureau of Home Economics, put out
wonderful book on waff1es and recipes
some years ago. If Mrs. j. K. can
not get a copy now, she may contact
me through RICH and I'll give he1
some of the recipes.
X X II X
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
From Mrs. D. L. F., Landoper His
For Mrs. s. F. S., Falls Church
The parachute nylon is wonderful
it washes beautifully and requires
no ironing at all. For satisfactory
wear the seams must be reinforced
seWed double or hemstitched.
wouldn't use 1t on any garment
where there is whole lot of pull
and strain. But I've seen some
beautiful slips, gowns and blouses
made from it. 1t is very highly
recommended in the Homemakers
Club and they say it takes dye or
tint very nicely. A home demon
stration agent has told me that
parachute material is readily usable
when nylon (not cotton) thread is
used.
To Mrs. p. H., Washington. The
rug in my children's room Is limo
leum and I'd have no other. All the
powder, watef, medicine, ETC., that
has been spilled on it just wipes up
I don't know of any other type OF
floor covering that could take the
punishment that pre-school chill
dren can give floor as hnoleum
does. And you can get such pretty
patterns now in any color or color
combination that you want to use
For Mrs. G. r. t., Chevy Chase
MY husband kept our bottle warmer
clean while I was confined to the
second floor and he says all 1t takes
is soap, water and little scrub
bing. But to clean the metal piece
in the bottom he put some baking
soda and water in it and let ii
boil for awhile.
Do any of you RICH readers know
what the general price of sewing
for women and children is? I woule
| like some idea of what Is being
charged for this type of work.
u
Evening star., 1947-06-18
BABY BOOKS; TO MAKE
COFFEE?
From Fl. M, Arlington. J

(From Fl. M, Arltngton.)
To Mrs. T. N. Dr. the book, "Our
Babies" No. 1345, may be had by
writing to the Reference Library
Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia
S, Pa, and give the above title and
book number and inclose Is cents
This information may be found on
page 2O5 of the June issue of Ladies
Home Journal An article by DR.
Bundesen appears in each issue OF
this magazine. ....
I would appreciate some tips on
how to make good coffee in a glass
coffee maker. Also, how do you pre-
pare beets with vinegar for immed-
late use? Several years ago some
one gave a delicious recipe for this
but I lost it.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
HEWhatS CooRiiil'
THURSDAY.
(Warm Day Dinrer.)
Iced Fruit Soup

THURSDAY
WamD Dnne
Iced Fruit Soup
Cold Fried Chicken Potato Chips
Platter of Cucumber Strips Radishes, Ripe Oltpes'
Hard Rolls
Snonoe Cake iced
Iced
I unfavored gelatin sectional orange
! No can orange Juice lemon juice
: No . can crushed pneapne
soften gelatin in Il minutes Heat
remaining gelatin it, Add remaining
chill Stir occasionally Break to serve
servings by W.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

from Mrs. r. L. L., Kepsington.)
In answer to request by Mrs. T. N.
D., of washington, on locating DR..
Bundesen's Our Babies" book. l
: have one which was given me by
my Prudential Insurance agent and
I'm sure by writing a request to
their Office rooms 801 to 811 Denrike
Building, 1910 Vermont avenue,
Washington. they will be only too
Evening star., 1947-06-18
AZALEA PLANT?
CIrcECTTnNC

from Mrs. F. E. G., Washington.
I wonder of someone can tell me
how to keep an azalea plant.
Here is hint on wool. Add two
tablespoons of glycerine to washer
of water for washing and also rims
ing to keep wool from shrinking.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
"CRADLE SONG"
CAT FOOD?

TUT MID. D, d., OpPCl N1dI4bO1 y
Here are the words for Cradle
Song" by Johannes Brahms, op.
40, No. 4.
Lullaby and good nita
with roses bedight,
Creep into thy. bed.
There pillow thy head
II God will thou shalt wake,
When the morning doth break.
If God will. thou shalt wake
When the morning doth break.
Lullaby and good night;
Those blue eyes close tight;
Bright angels are near,
So sleep without fear
They will guard thee from harm
With fair dreamiand's sweet charm
With fair dreamland's sweet charm.
WORDS BY KARL SIMROCK GsO2-.1s76)
Translated by Arthur Westbrook
Have any of the readers found a
prepared cat food in cans, that was
on the market before the war? 1t
was named after a very famous cat,
who was said to have worn boots;
the food was canned in California,
I believe. Would greatly appreciate
hearing from any one who has seen
this product on the market again.
X X y X
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE?
From Mrs. r. H. S., Lanllans Park J
A few years ago I made peanut
butter fudge without chocolate)
that was very delicious but have
lost the recipe. will be grateful
to any one who can give me the
recipe.
AIR-COOLED TRAVELLING.
From Mrs. D. r. c., Washington
In regard to the suggestion Of
Mrs. F. A. r. about using dry Ice
to keep cool in automobiles while
travelling, I wish to give a warning
It seems to me that keeping a car
closed while riding, with evaporatine
carbon dioxide (dry ice), would be
extremely dangerous. I've even
heard that breathing very direct
fumes of dry ice for any length OF
time is fatal. In view OF these
things, I feel that shutting OF the
inflow of oxygen from open windows
would be terribly hazardous, with
the greatly increased contamination
of the dry ice fumes. Even without
dry ice fumes, I believe closee
| car, in fairly short time, can be-
come dangerous to its oxygen
requiring passengers (besides being
a handicap to the driver il. sudder
hand signal becomes necessary.
HAND-PAINTED DESIGNS.
| From Mrs. r. N. L., Alerondria.)
/ Please extend my thanks to al
those who sent in information, whicl
was forwarded to me or printed, il
regard to seeding lawns. am s
|, completely lacking in experience u
regard to any kind of gardening
that their help has been mucl
appreciated
i For information on hand-painte'
designs for fabrics as requested b
Mrs. r. v. p. Arlington, tell he
to write to the American Crayol
Co., Dept. Ms, Sandusky, Ohio, in
closing Is cents for their DO
Yourself Booklet" A complete ki
with stencils, textile paints, direc
tions and the booklet is $3.50. Goo
Housekeeping tFifty-seventh stree
at Eighth avenue. New York l!
NJ. W offers a booklet, with design
for tracing, Paint, Then Embroid
err" for 6 cents. Order booklet BW
l167. This booklet features painte
designs which have been pointed u
with embroidery and sequins.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

If1eQQS 6diQ III WUIAo.
For receiving blankets I cut q.
fiannelette sheet in four parts and
found them better than the ones !
bought. Got the idea from the
Red Cross baby care class.
r \
CHILD IN PLAY PEN;
TILE FLOOR.
From Mrs. H. c., Brentwood
To Mrs. j. o. B. of washington.
In answer to your questions. we
put our baby in the play pen when
she was 2 months old. This may
seem quite young, but I've seen
too many children absolutely refuse
to be put in a pen at 6 or months.
Children have to be conditioned
to new things. Lay soft blanket
in the pen, and then small water
proof pad. When baby starts sit
ting up, you can easily prop her in a
corner with pillows. Now at IA
months our daughter is still per-
fectly happy to spend several hours
amusing herself.
As for the high chair: II your
high chair is not padded you can
get a high chair seat (Which flts
any chair at any leading depart
ment store. They are waterproof,
and any spilled food may be easily
wiped OF. Start putting baby in the
chair as soon as she is able to sit up.
(The chair seat is a grand support
for the very young babyo
As for your bathroom floor: Try
a sink cleanser, lots of hard scrub
bing and a good rinse. The re-
suits are good.
\
PLANTS NEEDED?
From A. H., SilDer SPRING.
The National Capital Housing
Authority is trying to enlist help
to beautify public housing units.
And they need it! Pictures OF
before and after" appear in the
May "a Star. Mrs. Sarah S. Dunn,
Republic 3201, extension 26, would be
delighted to have all interested in
putting their surplus plants to good
use call her. She will have the
plants picked UP.
This is really worthwhile project
and I hope Mrs. Dunn gets re-
sponse I've already offered mine
and enjoyed doing so.
CALIFORNIA TAMALE PIE;
SOUR DOUGH BREAD?
From M. K, Alexandria,
For Miss j. E. L., of Washington.
California Tamale Pie: One cup
corn meal, cup milk, eggs, 1 can
corn approximately 2 cups. can
tomatoes approximately 2 cups, l
can ripe olives or green ones, pref
erbly not stuffed approximately l
cup, drained, "a cup oil or shorten
ing,-2 pounds ground meat, prefer
ably III pounds beef and y pound
pork, / or tablespoons chilli pow
der, or more If desired, large dry
onion, l or 2 garlic buds, table
spoon salt.
Mix corn meal with eggs, slightly
beaten, and milk. Add corn and
tomatoes. In skillet, brown chopped
onion, garlic and meat in oil. Com
bine with first mixture, and add
chill powder, salt and olives. Bake
in a deep creased pan for one hour,
at 350-375 degree temperature.
This is an excellent recipe for
serving a large crowd. These pro-
portions serve 6 amply. We like
tamale pie served outdoors with
garlic, French bread and green
salad in abundance as accompani-
ments, and fresh fruit and cheese,
California style, for dessert. The
pie recipe may be mixed up hours
ahead and baked just before
serving.
RICH is certainly a storehouse of
helps for the housekeeper. I should
be most grateful for recipes for
sour dough bread and salt rising
bread, if any one goes to the bother
to make her own, these days.
X y X X
"CRADTE SONG"
Evening star., 1947-06-18
COMMENT.

,iFron Mrs. R. F. De H.. Washington.
I enjoy your column and wish
more housewives would share their
quick and easy methods of doing
things around the house. For in
stance, find one of the new nops
which hold about pint of liquid
wax in the handle and only release
small amount when you press a
button are quite time saver. The
finished result looks as nice as when
you get down on hands and knees,
and after using paste wax, have to
polish.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
HINTS AND QUERY.

happy to send you copy OF the
edition you wish.