Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-11-14
SUSPENDER SUGGESTION;
BLACKBOARD?

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SUSPENDER SUGGESTION;
BLACKBOARD?
from N. E. D., SilUer Spring.
A suggestion for mothers whose
little boys need suspenders. Some
of the suspenders sold have clamp
fasteners which do not hold very
well and which seem to be forever
loose. If a satisfactory suspender
cannot be found you can purchase
those made for men. They come in
different lengths but even the short
est will have to be shortened for a
boy. I got those which have loops
for buttons and if possible I cut off
and resew the straps where they are
fastened to the clamp in front (the
clamp you loosen to pull the strap
up or DOWN. Some of these are
fastened so that this is impractical
so in that case I cut the sewing
stitches in the back where the
elastic straps are all fastened to-
gether, usually with a piece OF
leather. The shorter straps in the
back which fasten to the pants
might be too long too and might
have to be shortened. The stitch
ing can be cut easily by slipping
sharp razor blade underneath the
top layer. After the straps have
been loosened and cut you sew it to-
gether again as it was. A sewing
machine is better for this but it may
be done by hand, using coarse
thread. In any case, the same holes
can be used, which is an advantage
in case you are working with leath-
er. Six buttons are SeWed inside
the pants just like daddy's. The
mems suspenders are more expen-
sive but last three or four times
longer. My 6-year-old just doesn't
seem to have any waist, and sus-
penders seem to be the only solu-
ton besides button-on waists.
Can any one tell me how to get
replacement for a blackboard"
which is badly worn? 1t is in a
stand with a seat which lets down
in front. The present blackboard"
is some kind Of composition but
would not mind having regular
slate If it would work. The exact.
size Is 15Axl17sxA inches. I have
inquired at various stores and mail
order houses to no avail. The black
board is held in the frame by four
small nails and 1t would be easy
to replace it with other composition.
No doubt I could figure out how to
fasten slate in If had to.
VANILLA FREEZER ICE CREAM.
from Mrs. w. uan s., Arlington
For Mrs. A. E. r., Washington,
I would like to give Va wonderful
recipe for vanilla freezer Ice cream.
This makes one gallon.
Scald one quart of milk and cool.
Beat for IS minutes eight eggs with
three cups of sugar, pinch of salt.
Add cooled milk and cook until GUS
tard coats the spoon. Stir constant
ly. Cool. Add teaspoons vanilla
and one quart of cream and freeze.
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COcONUT?
from Mrs. L. H. O., Washington
would like to ask If any one can
tell me how long coconuts can be
kept, as they come from the store,
and If they'll be available during
the Christmas season. Or If they're
shredded, how long will they stay
fresh, and is there any easy way to
shred coconut?
ELECTRIC RADIATOR?
From Mrs. T. o. D., Oakland, Nd
The RICH was my reason for con-
tinuing my subscription to The Star
when we returned here after three
years in Washington during the war.
To our knowledge, no one In our
town has used the hot water or
steam portable radiator that oper-
ates with electricity. The old house
we have just bought Is not ade-
ouately heated and since our win
tiers here are hard ones, we have
thought of this type of radiator to
supplement the old caloric furnace
and fireplaces. Installing a new
furnace is not possible at this time
of the year. Can any one advise
whether they are satisfactory? Our
electric rates are comparatively low,
but we are interested in operation
costs also.
ADVICE TO MOTHER.
From Mrs. w. E. r., T1kon,a Park. J
To the lady who wonders II she
must do something now to break
her 9-month-old of the crying for
her when she leaves him, please
don't. He will get over this phase,
too. He has just reached the age at
which he is becoming what the child
psychologists call social minded.
Ignore his whining and crying and
leave him sometimes to attend to
your duties, but 1 beg of you don't
abandon him to the crib or playpen
alone for an hour or two at a time.
Put him where he can see you or
some one most of the time.
A large cardboard box, carton
really, has served us very well here.
I cut the top down to leave 1t about
as high as baby's shoulder, set her in
it with toy or two while cleaned
the bathroom, bathed or dressed my
hair. Then I picked her up and took
the box along to the next stop. Nat
urally, one must keep an eye open to-
see he doesn't stand up and thus fall
out. But he will soon learn to like
lit, especially if certain toys are re-
served for this. OF course, you can't
keep him with you every minute, but
this only lasts a few months, while
he is making the transition from
total obliviousness to his surround
/ ngs to total consciousness Of them.
Then he will gradually learn to
crawl away from you farther and
farther and explore for longer Pc
triods, but he'll always scramble back
/ to mother for security. which he
absolutely must have to be a nor
Ima1ly adjusted child. Patience,
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