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Evening star., 1947-11-25
ANSWERS TO QUERIES;
BLUE GARDEN?
RECIPE.

(FrOm Mrs. E. w. E., Alexandria,
AS the instigator of this swap shop
Of ideas and such, may join in the
ranks of the ever grateful cleaners
and thank you? It's a whizz of an
idea! I have Stepladder family
of three little tots 9rom weeks to
g years., so you can see time Is
rather luxurious item In my day
Though I'm never too busy to miss
my scan of your column and it's full
of timesavers).
May I shed sympathy on the decal
removing job? We bought an incu-
bator of house which had been
generously decorated CD from stem
to stern by a colorful disarray of
them. I ruined my nails, DISPOSE
ton and the door to the refrigerator
before I found how to actually re-
move them. I saturated several paper
napkins with water, stuck them on
the design, covered it with wax
paper and stuck it to the wall with
scotch tape In the morning,
simply peeled the decal from the
wall.
Also had perpetual gray dishrag
draped in the kitchen, even though
1 started the week with a fresh cloth
and used bleach, etc, it always
seemed an eyeSore. I use a good
synthetic sponge (nonrubber) for
dishrag and as soon as you get used
to it (feels different than a cloth,
it's much neater, much cleaner to
use. Simply be sure to rinse we'll
squeeze out in clear running water
after each dishwashing. It's also a
soap saver in way. keep mine
in my soap dish Gt sops up any
soapy drainage and keeps soap
drier).
Our little yard is barren, al
though I have been trying since we
moved here to plan a garden of a
sort (the new baby interrupted ex-
tensiVe work.. I've whimsical
idea, I'd like predominantely
blue garden. have start, few
forget-me-nots, a hydrangea, a few
small butterfly" iris. Would like
to add eventually land seasonally)
delphinium, larkSpur, blue pansy
border, etc. 1 would be indeed
grateful to any one who could spare
a few bulbs for the spring blues,
grape hyacinth, hyacinth blue flags,
iris or f1eur-de lis. Any other ideas,
slips, seeds, bulbs or roots would be
eagerly received by this enthusiastic
gardener-to-be. What are some
other blue flowers? Corn flowers,
scabiosa, morning glories, blue bells,
ageratum-these l believe 1 can
start from seed.
I have nothing to swap nor to
offer except this excellent recipe I
shamefacedly lifted from sorority
sister, understand it's simple enough
for even me to concoct.
Lemon ice box pudding-Two eggs
separated, 4 tablespoons lemon juice,
l cup whipped cream, u cup sugar,
pinch salt, graham cracker or vanilla
wafer crumbs. Beat egg whites with
pinch salt until stiff. Add sugar.
And one egg yolk at time, Add
juice of lemon. Whip cream sep
arately then fold first mixture into
whipped cream. Line ice-cube tray
with wax paper, sprinkle with
cracker crumbs, pour mixture over
crumbs and put crumbs on top.
Chill until firm, slice and serve.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Why Grow Old?

work in the family car. These
partings were diagnostic as to the
state Of their marital life, at least
temporarily. Some parted in tender
ness, some with laughter, some In
a harried manner, others in a grim
way as though a well known but
hated routine were in full swing.
Some did not bother to even say
good-by.
After awhile the regular shopping
crowd appeared. They came from
every direction. I suspect some of
them craWled out of the cracks in
the walls of buildings. I saw hectic
looking women elbowing their way
to bargain, young couples swinging
down the street hand in hand. I
saw mothers with bewildered but
excited children in tow and very
old people who should have been
spared the fatigue of errands and
shopping. Some women stepped
from cars, seemingly unconscious
of the exigencies of usual human
existence.
Young women passed by chatting,
others pulled at their girdles or
held onto their hats. Faces, faces
everywhere; long succession of
faces; some tragically tired, others
malnourished; some calm and hap
py; then funny faces, disillusioned
faces, quizzical faces, all of them
were there! Through it all. ran the
thread of human experience; hope,
despair, humor, irritability, tough
ness, ennui, strain, overWork and
pampered softness.
If you watch a crowd you will be
amused and bemused. If you are
a mother, you will laugh to yourself
at, the hecticness of trying to shop
with a young child. If you are a
wife you will be tenderly amused,
because no matter how happily mar
ried you are, you will remember
times when the bloom was taken
off the day before 1t had a chance,
by the first preparatory hours when
everything went wrong.
think it Is q good idea to watch
crowds once in awhile, because on
the street you will always see some
one who is worse off than you are
and feel more thankful. You will
gain a new understanding of the
complexities and problems, as well
as the hopes, Of the human race.
You will wonder If all the activity
they are SO avidly or grimly indulg-
ing in is really worth while.
There Is nothing more restful
than sitting in a car and watching
the hectic crowds on a downtown
street. Try it some time! Forget
for the while that you will soon
be one of them and that when you
laugh at them you are laughing at
yourself.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
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BARLEY SOUP:
POEMS WANTED?

from Mrs. J. S.. Washington)
In answer to A. L. ", I am sub
mitting my favorite barley soup rec
ipe. While cooking ordinary soup
broth add one can Of tomatoes. After
the broth is the strength you want
it take out your bone and soup meat.
Strain and add cooked barley and
diced soup meat. Serve.
Now I would like to request some
thing of my own. Years before I
was married my husband collected
some interesting quotations, etc. I
am interested in finding the COM
plete article as we have quite large
collection now, but have looked in
vain. Maybe one of your readers
can tell me where they can be
gotten.
The Secret of the Ages" by
Robert Collier. Also The Quiet
Courage" I don't have the name
| of the author on this one.
Does any one know the correct
title and author of the following
poem?
knew his face the moment that he passed.
Triumphant in that thoughtless, cruel
| throne.
gently touched his arm-he smiled at me;
He was the man that once I meant to BET
Where Id failed, he'd won from life sue
| cess,
Where I'd stumbled with sure feet he stood
Alike-yet unalike-we faced the world.
| And. through the stress he found that life
! was good.
And !? the bitter wormwood in the glass.
| The shadowed way along which failures
| pass.
Yet as saw him thus. Joy came to me
He vas the man that once / meant to bel
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Readers Clearing House

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both an@ 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., 1947-11-25
Bp J0sethine Lo,Uman

1t seems to me there is no movie
or play quite SO interesting as a
typical street scene on any town
or city street. If you park in a
car and watch for an hour or so,
the whole panorama of human life
will pass before you.
AS you observe the milling throng
the impression strengthens that all
of these people have been hurled
into activity by some hidden instinct,
motive or emotional stress. select
ed the early morning hours down.
town to watch.
At first I saw women and men
hurrying to work. I observed the
good-byes Of many husbands and
wives. Sometimes they were both
going to a job and sometimes the
wife had driven the husband to
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Festive Centerpieces

one that can be served in the living
room while you are putting the fin
ishing touches to the turkey platter.
How about glass of hot spiced cider? ?
Simmer 2 quarts of cider with l
teaspoon of whole allspice, l stick
of cinnamon and a few whole cloves
for Is minutes. Strain into a bowl.
Fill the hot glasses or cups and gar
nish with thin slices of orange or
lemon studded with whole cloves.
Serve piping hot If the weather is
cold. or if the weather man suddenly
decided we are to have warm, balmy
day do this: Make the hot spiced
cider, then just before serving add 4
tablespoons of lemon juice and 2
tablespoons of orange juice. Pour
into glasses with chipped ice.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
COCOA ANGEL FOOD.

From Mrs. J. M. T., Silver Spring.
: To Mrs. A. M. T., Dickerson. Your
recipe for crater cake which you
submitted quite some time ago is de-
licious have made it several times.
In fact, have just made it again
today, and noticed that you re-
quested a recipe for cocoa angel
food. 1 don't remember seeing this
recipe published, so am sending it in.
I-have never made it, but my mother
used to, and it was delicious. Two
thirds cup cake flour, u cup cocoa,
IL cups egg whites, l teaspoon
cream of tartar, u teaspoon salt, u
cups sugar. Sift flour times, add
cocoa and sift until we'll blended.
Beat eggs, add cream of tartar and
salt, beat until stiff but not dry; add
sugar slowly; then flour mixture;
lastly l teaspoon vanilla. Bake In
slow oven from As minutes to !
hour in angel food cake pan.
Evening star., 1947-11-25

The next idea is little more elab-
crate and will call for a good-sized
table to set it off. The children of
the family could be pressed into
service early in the week to make
the horn. This horn of plenty is
made from a hollowed-out long
neck squash. After the meat has
been removed shellac the outside
to give it a high glossy finish. From
here on it is up to you. All the gar
den vegetables can spill in pro-
fusion from the open mouth of the
horn. providing lovely splash of
color on your festive table.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Bv Barbara Bell

This handsome trio Of special oc-
casion" blouses gives your wardrobe
d definite lift--and each one re-
quires just yard of material in the
smaller sizes! All exciting gift for
your Christmas list.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1871 is
designed for sizes II, IA, Is, Is and
20 size Size requires l yard Of 39-
inch fabric.
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 SO, Station G, New York 10,
NJ Y
Evening star., 1947-11-25
By Peggy Roberts

One of the most practical, good
looking and thrifty ways to dress
the very young is in knits. These
suits look cute and are warm as
toast. This easy-to-knit. two-piece
suit is trimmed with simple moss
stitch. You still have time to knit
one for your pride and Joy" for
Christmas.
Pattern envelope No. R2628 con-
tains complete knitting instructions
for sizes 2. and 4 included, and
stitch illustrations.
To obtain this pattern. send is
cents in coins, giving pattern num-
ber, your name, address and IONS
number to Peggy Roberts. This
Washington Star, P. o. Box 100, Sta
tion G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1947-11-25

For the first centerpiece. arrange
three tall white or ivory candles in
the center of your table, use low
candleholders so it will be easy to
conceal the base of the holder. Sur
round the base with bright colored
sutllmn fruits or vegetables that
have been cleaned and polished to a
satiny finish. Add a few spears of
golden wheat If you can come by
them easily, otherwise use the green
leaves of the vegetables.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
MILL COTTON.

From J. F. W., Washington.)
Answer to queries from Miss M.
J. NJ, Washington. There is a cot
ton mill in Rosemary, N. C. Also
one in Roanoke Rapids, N. C. /
am quite sure of this information.
as I have cousins who are employed
in these cotton mills.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
CROCHET PROBLEMS?


I wonder If It's possible that any
of your readers could help me
Here's my problem. A table cover
(crochet) started before the wal
remains unfinished, due to the lack
of thread. Had gotten enough tc
make it one size. then decided tc
make it larger, without first finding
more thread. After finding I need
about five more balls have been
unable to match the thread. The
new dye Is of tan tone while the
one I was using had gray cast
Would be recognized as Clarks 81
ecru, formerly of 625 yards to spool
Now same number Is lighter In
shade. Does any one have any sug-
gestions as to where I might 10
cate this?
From Mrs. E. B. Men, Washington.
Does any one happen to know the
crochet pattern for a lace table,
cloth called The Spinning Wheel?
Or know what company puts out
the book containing the directions?
The one I have admired so much
and wish to copy is about or 10
years old, and the book from which
the directions were taken has been
lost. can make up the directions
by looking at the cloth, but would
rather have the original directions
if possible. I would appreciate a
telephone call to Woodley O588, or
answer through the Clearing House.
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HOUSE PLANTS?
From Mrs J. M. A., Washington. J
I have noticed that some of my
house plants seem to be dying. On
close inspection, I found small
brown things that seemed to be
incased in sort of web, clinging
to the underside of the leaves and
stems Of my fern, shamrock and
strawberry begonia. The leaves
turn yellow and drop off.
Can some one tell me what this
is and what to do for it? Would
all types of house plants receive
the same treatment for this condi-
ton?
DOG TRAINING CLUB.
From Mrs. B. L. j., Washington
I did not see the original ques-
ton on the discussion of breeds of
dogs. although I did read Mrs. P
F.'s comments and D. B. E.'s de-
fense of his breed.
May I offer the suggestion that
the original questioner land any
one else interested in what breed
is for me") visit the training ses-
sions of the Capital Dog Training
Club on Sunday afternoons from
3 to pm, where he will see every
thing from soup to nuts in dogdom
in action.
No one can sincerely recommend
one breed instead of another to any
one. Dogs and people gravitate to
each other and what is one mans
meat is another mans poison-one
must make his own choice and then
shop carefully There are good and
bad in every breed.
Glasses will be held through the
second Sunday in December out
doors in Rock Creek Park, Military
and Glover roads. Glasses go in
doors in the Mount Rainier High
School gym the first Sunday in
January-outdoors again in the
park the first Sunday in April
May suggest that you clip this bit
of information and file it for when
you may be interested in either at
tending the classes with your dog
or just to watch the work of the
others. You are welcome and there
is no charge for watching and ask
ing questions. The club is a serv-
ice organization-a group of people
working hard at their hobby OF
helping people with their dog prob
lens. The secretary's number is
Hyattsville 5673 for further infor-
nation.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
SILVER WEDDING?

(From Miss C. L. B., Washington,)
My parents are going to cele-
brate their silver wedding anniver-
sary next year, late spring, and 1
am desirous of giving them sur
prise party for the occasion. Will
you please help me to plan this
affair as am young and have never
attended silver anniversary cele-
bration? I want to know about food
or refreshments, entertainment, etc.
Evening star., 1947-11-25

new version Of this popuor dish places the potato
"toppno" on the bottom and eliminates the usual flour
crust
WEDNESDAY,
Upside Shepherds Pie
Salad
Cnstdrd
Down Pie
6 szedp shortening
milk tablespoon chopped
/ tablespoon table fat 1l2 tablespoons flour
teasp y salt
Dash pepper
| cup (drsined) tobasco
drained vegetable liquid from Jars,
boil potatoes When tender drain and mash Add hot
pepper beat until fluffy Spread
baking dish casserole.
reserving liquid In saucepan melt
shortening golden brown Add -four salt
pepper until blended Add liquid from
thckened Add
pour mixture mashed potatoes.
n each in half
moderate 1850 degrees F. for
minutes. at BY wi
Evening star., 1947-11-25

The third idea I have to offer is
one even the tired business girl can
manage in the minimum amount of
time. Buy bright orange pumpkin
at your corner grocer. select the size
to fit your table, and insert five
candles of varying lengths around
the center of the stem end. Around
the base arrange clusters of deep
purple and white grapes. Pretty
enough for the most elaborate din
ner.
Now Just word or two about
that troublesome first course. With
a heavy dinner to follow you will
want a light starter" and maybe
Evening star., 1947-11-27

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER
NIFTY" an RKO Release with Danny
Kaye. produced by Sam Goldwyn, directed
by Norman 2. Mcleod, screenplay by Ken
Englund and Everett Freeman from q story
by James Thurber. music by David Raksin.
symphony for Unstrung Tongue and
"Anatole Of Paris by Sylvia Pine. At
Ke1th's,
THE CAST.
Walter NIFTY --- Danny Kaye
Rosalind van Hoorn- Virginia Mayo
Dr.. Hollingshead- Boris Karloff
Mrs NIFTY F Fay BANTER
Gertrude Griswold- Ann Rutherford
Bruce Pierce - Thurston Hall
Tubby Wadsworth th Gordon Jones
Mrs, Griswold Florence Bates
Peter van Hoorn---Konstantin Shayne
Colonel -----Reginald Denny
,Hendrick Henry Corden
Mrs Follinsbee Doris Lloyd
Anatole Fritz Field
Maasdan1 n1F Frank Reigher
Butler -------M Milton Parsons
and the GoldWyn Girls.
Evening star., 1947-11-27

New York's Capitol Theater might
be indicative of the fact that the
bobby -soxers have now graduated to
nylons-I mean they're growing up.
Frank hopes to get back here for
Christmas with his family.
Henry Morgan says he will be glad
to return to New York, after he
completes so This Is New York. "
Morgan believes there is too much
apathy in Hollywood.
Olivia de Havilland and George
Cukor gave a very pleasant tea for
Mrs. Elizabeth Gray Vining-Amer-
ican tutor for the crown prince of
Japan. Mrs. Vining is extremely
intelligent and If she does for Japan
what Anna did for Siam, there's
new hope for the Orient.
Gene Kelly at Olivia's party looked
like q different man without the
cast on his leg. He was with his
Evening star., 1947-11-27

wife, Betsy Blair, who's delighted to
be working again-in Another Part
Of the Forest" Gene, who was
called a Communist by some be-
cause he went to Washington re-
Gently, told me that on the night
most Of the speeches were being
made there, he was doing a recruit
ing program for the United States
Navy!.
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In Gregory Peck-Laraine Days
play, Angel Street." we'll also see
Elizabeth Patterson, when the show
opens at the Los Angeles Biltmore
Theater, December /.
Hal Wallis is negotiating a deal
with a percentage Of the profits for
Greg McClure-now working with
Dorothy Lamour in Lulu Belle" "
You saw Greg first in '"The Great
John L."
Lucky Luciano, Of all people, is
planning to enter the movie busi-
ness in Italy. Last reports were
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Where and When
Current 1heoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
Nati0naI-"The Erefy": and
$50 pm.
Ambassador-"That Hagen Girl"
1, $40, 500, 7:30 and 9:45 pm.
Capitol-"song of Love-: 1925
am, 1875, 4:25, 7:20 and 1910 pm
Stage shows: 1855, 3:45, $40 and
9:35 pm.
Columbia-"Druns Along the Mo-
hawk":: 11:15 am, 1:20, $40, 5:25
TBS and s:30 pm.
Hippodrome-"Green for Danger: !:
2:15, 4:05, 6, 7:50 and 9:40 pm.
Keiths-"The Secret Life of Wal
ter Nifty: 11:2o am, 1:20, $40
$40, 7.20 and 9:20 pm.
Little Torment: 1880 am.
1880, $3.50, $50, 7:35 and 9:4O pm
Metropolitan-"Escape Me Never:
11:20 am, las, $3.50, 5:35, TAO and
9:45 pm.
Palace-"Green Dolphin Street"
11:05 am, lao, 4:20, 6:55 and 9:3C
p. m.
Pix-"Jungle Book: 1:55, 4:40
ITO and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux News and shorts,
Continuous from 1915 am.
Warner-"That Hagen Girl":: II
am, 1:10, 500, $50, TAO and 9:50
pm.
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Hollywood:
Arch Editors
Demolished
Poor Kate
By SheiIoh Grohom

Ruth Warrick's heart is busting
into little pieces because her entire
role of Kate, with the exception of
one or two small scenes, has been
cut from arch of Triumph" Ruth
gave a good performance as Kate
but the movie was trimmed from
four to two hours and she was the
chief casualty. Too bad.
Marlene Dietrich must be staying
here long while this trip, because
Mitch Leisen really went to town
on the special decor for her apart
ment.
Robert Aida and Don Mcclure
really lit into this reporter with
their impersonation of her at the
first annual Panhandle Dinner given
by the Screen Publicists' Guild. Is
that the way I really am, boys? At
that, though, they might have been
much more unkind to me. It was
a swell party, with great entertain
ment from Red Shelton, Henry Nor
gan, Betty Garrett and Danny
Thomas. Danny was really terrific.
Orson Welles left some money
with Shorty, his valet, telling him
to buy Daughter Rebecca Christ
mas present with it. So yesterday
Shorty called Publicity Ace George
Lait, the boy who handles" Rita
Hayworth, who recently divorced
Orson, and asked what Rita was
buying for Rebecca because he
didn't want to duplicate. That's an
idea for everyone to copy.
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Frank Sinatra's lack Of business
during the first days of his p. A. at
Evening star., 1947-11-27
Iat the eangster is buying q studio

IN Naples. -. - = =
Danny Thomas Is, I very sick boy
--and his doctor has warned him to
cut out extracurricular work, like
(See GRAHAM, Page C-49
Evening star., 1947-11-27

by himself, but that is tangent
which q reviewer would be fool to
follow.
In is days Of talk it would not dis
prove that Kaye also Is laugh
maker and that Samuel Goldwyn S
Technicolor production is among the
seasons best comedies.
Thurber's contribution to Keith
long, yet lively jest is the idea OF a
central character. He is a perfect
comedy hero, little man who
straightens up after each personal
disaster in a stumbling life, brushes
himself OIL, and day-dreams the
vi1ols thing to a heroic conclusion
II he is q dolt at bridge for example
and he Is q super dolt at bridge, he
can at least 60 into q trance and
fancy himself as Gaylord NIFTY, the
most romantic gambler that ever
played the Mississippi river boat
circuit.
NIFTY was q comedy gem as con-
ceived by 'Thurber, but there was not
enough Of him to make full length
feature Aim called "The Secret Life
Of Walter NIFTY" That required
additional material and no matter
how cleverly it has been made by
Ken Englund and acted by Kaye, Its
tendency is to dilute NIFTY instead
Of strengthen him.
Halt . NIFTY with Kaye, however,
is far more than most screen COM
edies offer and Keith customers can
still count themselves in for treat.
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The new elements in Mitty's
whimsical biography are the stock
Aim ones of romance and the chase.
The fundamental Walter Of Perth
Antboy who works as proof reader
Tor q publisher of lurid magazines
b not Just q small dreamer on the
screen. He is . poor devil in real
Me who gets mixed UP with a
boautifui blond and an international
sang trying to lay its hands on
Royal Dutch jewels believed cached
IN this country.
This additional material makes
Kaye the busiest actor any one ever
saw, but not too busy for two in
serts Of those special gatling-gun
vocal numbers of his. These, Of
course, are straight Kaye, but by the
time he has finished his Sym
phony for Unstrung Tongue" and
Antoine Of Paris" 1t is unlikely
there will be any objects to these
a interruptions. What would
Chevalier be without his straw hat,
Evening star., 1947-11-27

Ass1 vSAsssA Ave. NE.
Phone MI. 1927.
DESIRE ME-" GREER CARSON,
ROBERT MITCHUM. Spec. Mat.
Evening star., 1947-11-27

Frank Sinatra's lack OF business
during the first days of his P. A. at
Evening star., 1947-11-27

DAM 24o2 M. Vsrn. Ave., Del Roy, Alex.
nAAS OV. $3.50 Cont from, 500
Gala Holiday Showl Doors Open at 8 pm.
LITTLE MEN" and 3 cartoons and COM
edies. Come early for choice seats. Plus
Hop HarriRan Serial.