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Evening star., 1947-12-01
Bottle Your Garden!

small Karen stunning the large
plants and seeking out the pint
sized ones that her tiny hands could
handle. The miniature flora caught
Mrs. Kenah's eye and she began
the collection of plants that now
make up her terrarium.
Into a bone dry bottle Mrs. Kenah
puts the dirt, and then the ferns,
MOSES, lichens and bright red
partridge berries that compose the
winter garden" AS if by magic,
the dirt and tiny bits of plant life
become a piece of countryside once
inside the bottle. The tiny flora are
set in the bottle with tools specially
designed for the purpose by Mrs,
Kenah. One resembles very long
handled tweezer, another a long
handled fork. A third Is spoon,
Evening star., 1947-12-01

spring until late autumn. She
wanted something green and grow
ing In the home during the winter
that required a small amount OF
space and was "self-supporting.' y
The terrarium was her answer.
Experiments with individual
plants in bottles preceded the de-
velopment of her miniature green
house. She grew such plants as
pussy toes and carrot fern, which
not only thrived, but completely
outgrew its bottle home. Gallon
lars, cider kegs and smaller bottles
were used for her venture with
single plants.
Still unsatisfied with her indoor
garden, Mrs. Kenah chanced upon
the solution to her problem during
her walks with her daughter Karen.
Finding a topic of conversation
and a source of entertainment for
Karen, who was then a little over
year old, was problem" Mrs.
Kenah explained. Il decided we
would both take buckets along and
dig for plants This they did. with
Evening star., 1947-12-01
NeeP Ule IOON1e
coIored ceIIophone.
Bp Betty Miles

Look at a terrarium through a
magnifying glass some time" Mrs
Richard Kenah declared. Its
something like turning a powerful
telescope on the moon and seeing
the craters there. All of the pieces
of plant life are twice as fascinating
and you realize you have a whole
world in bottle"
The terrariums that Mrs. Kenah
has been creating for three years
in her home on Lawyers road in
Vienna Va, are the product OF a
lifetime interest in botany. Mrs.
Kenah studied botany while at
tending Connecticut College for
women. She far prefers the out
doors to houses and spends as much
time as possible there, from early
Evening star., 1947-12-01

chase bone rings IN different sizes
and in different colors for about q
cent, or two for penny. These are
used on chickens legs. like them
better than the metal, for can
match the book cover color and get
them in different sizes.
Take the words Family Circle
Magazine" and also words Scrap
Book" plus some picture you like.
Paste on front cover. Punch holes
in cardboard to match the note
paper holes. Put the rings in and
you have a pretty scrap book.
These kind of books are inexpen-
sive and have many different uses
Swell for school children or for
scrap books that they can add extra
pages to.
To Mrs. C. S.: used to help my
mother fix linoleum, Of which the
pattern was pretty we'll worn, by
painting all over the basic ground
color, using the different colors
wanted. I always added a few
splashes of white; found that
splashes of black and white, along
with the other colors, helped
Doesn't show dirt so quickly as just
two colors. Made the room look
different, besides it made the rug dc
for a much longer period OF time.
love to paint, and spatter paint
ing is fun. But can be messy unless
YOU know how to spatter paint
You'll find that your spatters will &C
on mostly in streaks instead OF
small, even spatter pattern.
So why not try this; any one will
find il easy to do and not messy
Buy a large porous sponge. Tear OF
piece for each of your different
colors. Pour little of each color In
a separate dish or lid. Dip one
sponge in color and touch the fool
in several places. Don't mash
sponge. just touch it to floor. Their
take other sponge and dip in other
dish of different color and touch
floor with sponge in between the first
coler splotches. Better use rubber
gloves.
After it dries give it at least three
good coats of wax. BY keeping II
waxed paint won't wear off.
Try this on some newspaper or
board before you try it on youl
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Bv Violet Faulkner

The cookie jar Is a year round
attraction in almost every home but
never more popular than during the
holiday season. Every one, from the
bib and tucker crowd to granddad,
makes a beaten path to the cookie
jar. To keep it filled under those
circumstances takes some planning
on your part. You can really turn
your cookie making into a fasci-
mating hobby at the same time
you're making a terrific hit with
your family.
Cookies make nice films for those
diversified stockings that hang by
the fireplace or what more hospitable
way to greet holiday callers? A
clever hand, a sharp knife and a
little imagination is all you need to
turn out no end of pretty and anus
ing effects. Cut cookies in the
shapes of stars, trees, Santas, deer
or bells.
To do a professional looking job
see that you have the necessary
equipment. This should include two
baking sheets so you can make big
patches at one time, cookie press
for various shapes, a good broad
spatula to lift the cookies from the
sheet, wire cake racks for cooling
and some cookie cutters. Cookies
should never be cooled one on top OF
the other; they are too apt to stick
together and spoil their whole ap-
pearance.
For decoration, make a fondant
icing, dividing it in two or three
portions and tinting each portion
different color with pure food col
oring. Inveigle dad and the chill
dren to help you out with the fancy
/ toppings. Ground pistachio nuts
almonds or pecans, colored OF
chocolate sprinkles, silver dragees
bits of candied cherries and strips
of citron all make attractive top
pings and each one provides a bit ot
different color and flavor. Coloreo
sugar sprinkled on top OF plain
cookies before they are baked adds
to their appearance plus giving q
festive air.
Use your own sugar cookie recipe
or here Is a good basic recipe, one
that will make about so small
cookies.
SUGAR COOKIES.
3 cups flour.
2 teaspoons baking powder.
Pinch of salt.
?. cup butter.
l cup sugar.
| 2 eggs.
u teaspoon vanilla extract.
u cup milk.
Sift together the flour, baking
powder and salt. Have the butter al
room temperature and cream with
sugar. Stir in well-beaten eggs anc
vanilla extract. Add dry ingred.
tents and milk slowly, blending
we'll. Chill thoroughly. Roll Y
inch thick on lightly Toured board
!. Cut in fancy shapes with cookie
cutters. Brush with unbeaten egt
white and sprinkle with sugar. 1
desired, sprinkle sugar on part o
the batch and ice the rest. Bake OF
Evening star., 1947-12-01

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
Eve1.ing Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star and, as it
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them. Betsy CasweH
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Cookie-Making a Hobby

lightly creased cookie sheets in .
moderate oven about 10 minutes.
These cookies are good iced with
confectioner's frosting made by add
ing confectioner's sugar to u cup
of boiling water until you get the
right consistency for spreading.
Flavor as you please.
DANISH COOKIES.
press Cooktes,)
2Ea cups flour.
Pinch of salt.
/ cup butter.
3s cup sugar.
egg.
l teaspoon lemon extract.
Sift -four and salt together. Cream
butter and sugar together, adding
sugar slowly. Stir in well-oeaten
egg and vanilla. Add sifted mgred-
tents and mix into smooth dough.
Pack dough into barrel of cookie
press and force on lightly creased
sheets in various shapes. Decorats
with chopped or halved nuts, cam
died cherries or sugar sprinkles.
Bake in moderately hot oven (4oo
degrees F. until light brown, 3 to
10 minutes. Makes about five dozen
cookies.
MoLAssEs- s-CoCONUT CHEWS.
mot Pictured.)
cups sifted cake flour.
4 teaspoon soda
4 teaspoon salt.
cup sugar.
4 teaspoon vanilla.
cup molasses.
"a cup butter or margarine,
melted.
" cup egg whites, unbeaten.
III cups shredded coconut.
Sift together all dry ingredients
except sugar Combine sugar, va
nilla, molasses and butter or mar
garine. Quickly beat in egg whites.
Add sifted dry ingredients at one
time. Stir in coconut; do not over
mix. Line two 8-inch square pans
with waxed paper; grease well. Pour
batter In pans. Bake IS minutes in
moderate oven 600 degrees F.. I'M
mediately turn out on wire rack to
cool; remove paper. Cool cake
about minutes; turn right side up.
When cold, cut each cake into "a
squares. Store in tightly covered
cake box: age improves these con-
fections.
Evening star., 1947-12-01

used for shaping the terrain and
creating "hills" and valleys"
There are different types OF
lichens, one Of the lowest forms OF
plant life, we learned. and 1t Is
these that simulate trees and bushes
inside the bottle, and give the ter
rarium its personality. Mrs. Kenah
keeps a stock Of plants on hand
and selects the proper plant fol
the proper miniature greenhouse.
The terrarium isn't watered after
it's fashioned in the bottle. The
moisture already contained in the
ingredients inside apparently sup
plies enough water for growth
Mrs. Kenah has experimented with
different kinds Of plants In hel
search for those that will grow at q
rate that will make 1t possible FOL
the miniature greenhouse to keep Its
shape and proportion.
Evening star., 1947-12-01

The entire family will enjoy MAX
ing these gay decorations for the
Christmas tree. The ornaments
illustrated are the brightest and
cheeriest you have ever seen and all
YOU need is paste, scissors and gay
colored paper. Economical to make
To obtain this pattern. send 15e
in coins, giving pattern number
your name, address and zone num-
Der to Peggy Roberts, The Wash
ington Star, P. o. Box 100. Station
q, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
ADVERTISEMENT.
Relief At Last
For Your Coug|l

Creomulsion relieves promptly %.
cause 1t goes right to tho seat OF the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
10 soothe and heal raw, tender, IN.
famed bronchial mucous mem.
branea Tell your druggist TO sell you
q bottle of Creomulsion with the I'M.
derstanding you must like the way IL
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CIRCUMCISION
ior Coushs. Chest Colds, Bronchitis
Evening star., 1947-12-01
SCRAP BOOKS.
SPATTER FLOORS.

From Mrs. c. E. L., Wdshington.J
Miss J. E. McC.: If you don't find
the scrap book, why not make them
20 with your set? Take two pieces
of colored cardboard paper, one for
back and front of book. Punch
holes. Put plain paper you can pur-
chase in any 10-cent store, any size
plain, unruled note book paper and
metal note book rings.
In an art or Office supply store
you'll find different plain coloreo
cardboard in large pieces and differ
ent thicknesses. You can cut to size
you want book to be.
Or at a feed store you can pur-
Evening star., 1947-12-01

What's YOUR hobby7 Call
BETTY Miles, National 5000, En-
tension 396-she'd like to hear
from Uoui
Evening star., 1947-12-01

Breaks Up ssrfses cssssstisa, Tel
At the hrst sign Of chest cold-rvb
Nusterole on chest, throat and back.
1t instantly starts to relieve coughs
and tight soreness in chest muscles.
Then good old reliable Musterols
helps break up painful surface con-
Ontion and checks irritation. h
! Strengths. At all drugstorss.
Evening star., 1947-12-01

IL NIB. N. z l0., W VdoA11lS UOkly 4C
garding a use for her unfinished
bedspreads. Arrange the crocheted
pieces in a design and combine with
natural colored linen cloth to match
Have the linen pieces picoted and
whip to the crocheted pieces. Then
crochet edge around entire spread
for finish. Mine has crocheted
strips down the length on each
side of the bed and 3 large en-
broidered monogram in the center
1t is really very pretty as well as
unusual.
A suggestion for small families,
Make full amount of pastry dough
Roll it out and f1t into several pie
pans. Perhaps two small pies and
two individual tarts. Cover with a
refrigerator bag and store in. refrig-
orator for future use Gf they fit
into each other they require only a
small space and will keep a week OF
two). Two crust pies must be al
lowed to soften so as to press edges
together but open pies are ready fol
immediate use.
4
BEGONIA CARE.
from Mrs. G. E. p, BranchDille.)
To Mrs. J. C. B., Alexandria. Make
your Angel Wing begonia stockiel
plant by cutting each stalk back
quite far and put the cuttings 8
little slanting in the earth around
the plant, keeping it. well watered.
Our 5-foot plant was beautiful out
in the yard all summer with huge
clusters of brilliant red blossoms ano
glossy red lined dark green leaves
Cuttings with blossoms and rich
leaves make an attractive table
piece and make new plants wher
rooted.
While washing dishes you, too
might like to enjoy the light shining
through different founcy wine-rec
small plant with heart-shapeo
leaves.
A Brazilian Plume Plant with
plumy pink blossoms is enjoyed by
our family.
Have been wondering If flower
lovers would be interested in more
perishable Dish Gardens" thos<
that need more care!
THANK YOU" NOTE;
STEAM IRONS?
From Mrs. r. L., Front RoyGl.}
This is a late date to be thanking
the ladies who so kindly sent mi
names for twins. We did not hav'
twins after all but darling ittl
girl we named Diane Elizabeth.
Now a request. What experience
have the ladies had with steam
irons? Can you do general ironing
with them? Do you have to fill Will
water often? I am thinking of get
ting one for Christmas and won
dered how serviceable they would be
USES FOR BACON FAT.
(Fron Mrs. H. S. W., washington.
In this day Of high-priced cookln
fats. wonder If any Of the reader
of RCH have thought of better us
for bacon fat than to turn 1t IN 10
salvage?
I saved bacon fat until I ha
enough for French fried potatoe
1--WE are only twO, putting the ia
in a large pan with about twice tn
same quantity of water, let 1t DO.
for a few minutes (being careful
does not boil over, let cool unit
fat is solidified, pour off water. D
this several times and all the httl
brown particles and the smoke flavo
will be poured off with the Watel
At the last let it fry gently to &c
rid of any last remaining water an
YOU have a fine fat fer any kind
irving. especially for French frie!
II
Evening star., 1947-12-01
THE DEAD DOLL"

From Mrs. A. P, Washington
To Mrs. w. D. K, Hyattsville, who
asks about a poem in re dead doll,
the one to which she refers is The
Dead Doll" by Margaret Wander
grift and may be found in Fulton
& Trueblood's Choice Readings
A few years ago this book could
be obtained from local bookshops.
Nearly so years ago this poem was
used in the school where I was
teaching in the "last-day exercises.
A very bright little 6-year-old was
taught the poem at home. She had
a small wagon on which the doll
in her cardbox casket was placed
AS she pulled the wagon down the
aisle, reciting the poem in a very
realistic manner, there were not
many dry eyes in the audience.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
KEEPING SIRUP.


from X. w. G., Washington.)
For Mrs. D. Men, Silver Spring
I bought gallon of maple sirup
some time ago from a native OF
Vermont. The following suggestion
was given to me at that time and
my sirup kept perfectly.
Pour the sirup into small glass
jars Of pint and half pint sizes
filling to within a half inch Of the
top Of the jars. Melt wax, pure
parafin and pour the hot paraftin
over the maple sirup even with the
top of the jars. Allow the paraf11n
to cool and harden and store along
with other home-canned preserves,
jellies, etc. The sirup will keep
fresh indefinitely so long as the
paraffin seal is unbroken. Once the
seal is broken, I would suggest keep
ing the remainder in the refrigerator
until used.
PEANUT PUDDIN' PIE.
From Mrs. E. E. F.. Washington.
Ingredients for shell: Four cups
crisp cornf1akes, 2 tablespoons sugar
l tablespoon flour, l tablespoon
margarine and tablespoons peanut
butter. Place cornflakes on waxeo
paper or a towel. Add sugar ane
flour. Crush mixture so that i
breaks into fine crumbs.
First cream margarine until sof'
and then blend it with the peanut
butter. Add this to crumbs and stll
thoroughly.
Press the mix firmly to the pie
pan, saving some for top. Bake II
a moderate oven, $50 degrees, TO
7 to 10 minutes.
Prepare pudding according to In
struction on box. When 1T COOL
pour into shell, then trim.
For filling: Two packs of any de
sired pudding mix. Vary vanilla b.
folding in any of the following
Chopped nuts, sweetened berries
chopped dates, coconut or crushe'
peanut brittle.
For pie trim: Crumb mix save
from shell, 2 tablespoons whippe
cream or shredded coconut. Choppe
nuts may be used Berries In seasol
or cut UP fruit are highly appro
pirate.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
WASHING BLANKETS?
To SHRINK SWEATER?

From Mrs. D. G. j., TakonlG Pdrk.)
wonder If some good, kind reader
will be able to help me to solve my
problem. I have two baby blankets
which have become hard from fre-
ouent laundering. I would like tc
know what to do to make then
soft again. Also they have shrunk
in size.
have a very beautiful hand.
made sweater and I washed 1t &C
cording to directions for washing
When the water touched 1t the
sweater spread like a balloon.
have had it blocked at cleaners
and 1t is still too large to wear
What should I do to get it back tt
the normal size?
Evening star., 1947-12-01
pAssINETTE SKIRT?

From Mrs. r. L. P, Wdshington.)
Would some one who has made a
gathered skirt for a baby bassinette
be 50 kind as to tell me how many
wards of material it required? Also,
what material is most suitable, one
that is not too expensive? MY
basket is about 321a by 18, on fold
ing legs and without hood.
II y X
SOUFFLE POTATOES.
From Mrs. E. L. S., Chevy ChdSe.)
The following recipe is for Mrs.
M. H. w. and I do hope it will
be satisfactory: "Pommes de Terre
Souff1es a la Creole" Two cups OF
cold mashed potatoes, 2 eggs, 3
tablespoons of cream or milk.
! tablespoon butter, salt and pepper
to taste. This is a nice way to
utilize leftover potatoes. Mash the
potatoes we'll and put them into a
irving pan with the butter. Add the
yolks of the eggs, well beaten. and
stir well and add almost immedi-
ately the cream. Let 1t get very
hot, stirring all the time. Then take
the potatoes from the fire and add
the whites of the eggs, beaten to a
stiff froth. Butter baking dish or
biscuit pan and fill with mixture.
Let it bake in quick oven until
brown.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Readers Clearing House

floors. I think you'll ind this much
faster and easier to do. In spite ol
hearing remarks to the contrary
any one can do anything II they
make up their minds to do 50. Any.
thing Is work, but you'll have fun
besides enjoying something pretty
you've created yourself. Good luck
and I'd like to know how you got
along and how you like 1t wher
finished.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-08-29
Alexis Smith Gets
Starring Role

Alexis Smith has been assign
ced by Jack L. Warner, execu-
tive producer, to the leading
feminine role in Warner Bros.
christopher Blake" forthcom-
ing film version of Moss Hart S
Broadway hit play.
Peter Godfrey will direct and
Ranald MacDougall, who wrote
the screenplay, will produce
christopher Blake" for War
ner's as his initial assignment
under his new writer-producer
contract.
Ted Donaldson, brilliant boy
actor, already has been cast in
the title role of Christopher
Blake" a story about a youth
'caught between his divorcing
parents.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-08-29
"Unconquered'
Premiere Set
For Pittsburgh
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD - American
premiere of Paramount's Cecil
B. DeMille Technicolor film
"Unconquered," starring G airy
Cooper and Paulette Goddard
will be held October 3 at Loew's
Penn Theatre in Pittsburgh, ii
was announced recently.
The action in "Unconquered'
takes place at Fort Pitt at the
time of the founding of Pitts
burgh. The Pittsburgh premiere
festivities will be an official civic
celebration.
A two-month advertising, pub
licity and exploitation campaign
the most intensive big-scale pro-
motion of its kind ever attempted
by Paramount in advance of a
pictures pr m i e r e, has been
launched for "Unconquered "
and will reach its climax with
the u. S. premiere.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-08-29
Life With Father
Sets New Record

After record breaking capa-
city week with standees at every
performance, Warner Bros
Life With Father" Technicolor
screen version of the famous
long-run stage play, has entered
a second week at the Warner
Theatre.
Running far ahead of Warmers
"This Is The Army" former
record-holder at the recently re-
named Warner Theatre, Life
With Father" starring William
Powell and Irene Dunno, set a
new attendance mark for the
theatre, shattering all previous
records by a large margin.
Elizabeth Taylor, Edmund
Gwenn, ZaSu Pitts, j m m y
Lydon, Derek Scott, Johnny
Calkins and Martin Miner have
the leading supporting roles in
the noted family comedy.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-08-29
Ellen Drew Cast In
Outdoor Color Epic

HOLLYWOOD - Ellen Drew
whom top cameramen consider
Hollywood's m o ST photogenic
outdoor girl" in color films, will
play her third successive out.
door role in Columbia's Cine
color western, Coroner Creek, -
opposite Randolph Scott.
Following her smash hit as
the other woman in Johnny
O'clock" Ellen was cast oppo-
site Larry Parks in the Techni-
color action drama, "The
Swordsman," and Immediately
thereafter went into "The Man
from Colorado, another Techni-
color epic with Glenn Ford and
William Holden.
Coroner Creek" will be her
third successive location assign.
ment. The perturbation of the
Saturday Evening Post serial by
Luke Short has been tentatively
scheduled to start work in
Sedona, Ariz., Aug. IS.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-08-29
Richard Webb Given
Top Role In eyes

HOLLYWOOD - Richard
Webb, busy young actor, re-
Gently was assigned the import
ant role Of the millionaire's Sec
retary in Paramount's might
Has a Thousand Eyes" AS such
he will be in the unsusual posi-
tion Of being a candidate for
Gail Russell's affections and also
suspe cted of numbering her
father,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-08-29
What's Happened To Gable Since "GWTW"

Clark Cables "Rhett Butler
is as alive today as in 1889 when
Gable created the dashing hero
of Gone With the Wind" which
is now brought back to the
Valentine screen as an M-G-M
masterpiece release. One of the
greatest spectacles of all time,
the Academy. Award winning
photoplay, based on Margaret
Mitchell's novel of the old South,
has piled up more awards than
any other single motion picture.
Gable stepped into the role of
Rhett following outstanding per-
formances in such pictures as
"Test Pilot" "San Francisco -
''Too Hot to Handle" and idiots
Delight" Since "Gone With the
Wind" the actor has spent three
years in the Army Air Corps,
rising from Private to Major.
Currently he is working in
M-G-M's important new picture,
''The Hucksters.
Gable was born in Cadiz,
Ohio, and was educated in the
public schools of Hopedale and
Ravenna. When he was fifteen
he took a job in a rubber factory
in Akron and while there saw
a performance of "The Bird of
Paradise" which changed his
entire life. He determined from
that moment on to make acting
his career.
1t was not, however, until
after he had tried his hand at
a number of other things
oil-drilling, selling g, lumber
lacking and touring in stock,
that he finally arrived on Broad
way in 1925. He played a bit
part in '"The Great Diamond
Robbery" subsequently going on
the road in Romeo and Juliet"
and what Price Glory"
While appearing in "The Last
Mile" in 1880 Gable got his
chance in pictures. During its
run he was signed for "The
Painted Desert" which led to
his contract with M-G-M. His
first role at Metro was "The