Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-14
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out beautifully white. 1t had been
over 80 years since it was last used
too!
Now for request of my own
Does any one know how to remove
coffee and tea stains from teacups
without harming the glaze of the
china?
From Mrs. T. D. D., Chevy Chase
Last summer I washed a christen-
ing dress that had been used by
our family for two generations and
was yellowed with age as the one
described recently in this column
I first intended to have it laun-
dered by hand laundry, but found
it would be very expensive, so ]
decided to risk home bleach. First
I soaked the dress and gertrude In
a solution of mild soap suds and
borax to remove all traces of dust
accumulated during years of stor-
age. I then used an ordinary house
hold bleach, following directions on
the bottle for removing stains from
white materials and repeating the
process a second time. After a
thorough rinsing I dried the clothes
in the sun. They came out snowy
white, smelling wonderfully fresh
and clean. The fine old material
was not harmed In the least. I
guess they wove fabrics to last in
those days!
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CLINIC
From NJ. P, Washington
For the information of the reader
who wanted to know about voca-
tional guidance clinic: The YWCA
a Personal Counseling
Service at their branch at GA E
street NV. Miss Villa Norris is
the counselor. Telephone: National
0180. Il stopped in the "Y' on K
street where I often eat lunch, and
got this information from their re-
POEM OFFERED.
Iron, Mrs. F. H. p, Washington
Here is a little poem I would like
to pass on to the readers of the
RICH. 1t was taught to me when I
was quite young. I'm now 10 years
OF age. I do not know the title, nor
the author.
In silence must take my seat
And give God thanks before I eat.
I must for my food in patience wait,
Hg mdu m ' aS Io my D no crowd
Or, while I'm eating, speak aloud.
I must not cry or whine or pout.
With hG KNIFE my or r1 fork o or Pap napkin ring
must idt Mt t Az a1 sSInt th e 1000 1000
T must Use not sag aSn the ' bread is te old
must not ~ tb for this e Or f shat
I must not around the table sport or run.
I must put. my chair away
With noiselesS foot,
And praise him for his wondrous love-
CURTAINS FOR BOYS ROOM.
from Mrs. G. r. ~, Alexandria,
One of the readers asked about
curtains for a child's room. I've
found unbleached muslin wonderful
for them. Two pairs now in use are
six years old. Just simple panels
with a straight valance. I trimmed
the hens with 1a-inch colored tape.
They are easily dyed and the dye
is Just as easily removed If the
color scheme is changed. I've dyed
these two or three times and
changed the tape to suit each
change. Eat present they are back
to their natural state, frightened by
emerald green tapes and doing serv-
ice in the kitchen. Since the pieces
are all straight, washing and IRON
ing present no problems. Just be
sure the tape is colorfast. Another
very practical and pretty drapery
can be made from candlewick or
chenille bedspread. I am now using
a brown and white candlestick split
in two, headed and hemmed on the
sides, at the one large window in my
sons room. I've draped it loosely,
tie-back style and use no sash cur
tains. This let's in the maximum
of light and air and is easily washed.
(No ironingD The boys like it be-
cause they can look out without
pushing curtains aside.
Many thanks to the lady in Ar
lington who answered my request
for petit fours frosting. I haven't
the clipping with me at the moment
and do not recall her initials.
X \
SUGARLESS FROSTING.
From F. D. M, Falls Church,
To Mrs. L. F. H.. Washington.
weeks ago a recipe for su-
garless icing was given BY one OF