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Evening star., 1947-06-16

BY now, the Washington Govern
|ment girl" has become an American
classic along with Barbara Frietchie
and Annie Oakley. During the war
years, experts In these matters
sometimes viewed with dismay the
lonely girl in q miserable room,
which, they added, she probably
shared with seven or eight other
lonely girls.
Mrs. Eleanor Keating Barsanti
found 1t wasn't true what they said
about washington. From the day
she saw q man making his way to
an elevator In the Mayflower Hotel,
preceded by q bellhop carrying a
bale Of hay, she loved Washington
"The trees" explained Eleanor
"were one Of the incest things OF all
And the low buildings made 1t seem
more like q town than a city" She
lived, not with seven other girls ir
a two-by-four room, as pessimists
had predicted, but In SCOTS Hotel
much publicized Government girls
haven during the war years. Sht
found you waited in lines for buses
but the wait wasn't very long one
(She SWEARS it wasn't long on the
Il line she used.) In brief, Eleanor
found Washington q most exciting
place. And she made 1t her hobby
In a scrapbook bursting with clip
pings and other mementos she KEEP
Ia record of the town from the day
of her arrival from Aurora, ILL.,, II
1912, to the present day. She begar
life in. Washington as secretary Il
Senator Brooks Of Illinois. Tel
months later she switched to th'
Inow-famous Special Senate Com
mittee Investigating the Natlona
Defense Program'-better known
alternately as the Truman Commit
tee, the Mead Committee and ths
Brewster Committee. Many Of hel
clippings are devoted to it, includ.
ling its investigations and It's f1gh'
for survival.
Working on the hill, she went te
committee hearings. saw dignitaries
arrive, and the news was Of more
than academic concern to her. Part
Of the Washington scene, too, were
the lives Of thousands living in the
city. Her scrapbook includes pic
lures of the brownout; Of the all
raid practice that occurred during
a performance of Aida" at the
Water Gate (Eleanor ended up sit
ting on the Mall in the blackouD
Of the unbelievable lines waiting fol
buses; of the then new switchboard
at the Pentagon, capable of han.
ding calls for city of 125, 900; o1
the hectic crowds at Union Station
Eleanor was one of the cele'
brated girls at the Stage Door Can.
teen with whom servicemen lef
their hearts, and among her clip
Evening star., 1947-06-16
From Mrs. M. J. S., Washington }

trfSHt MO- W. ~ o.s w uoftItStOIt'(
To Mrs. D. B. T., Washington, who
asked about the advantages Of
various types of diapers. My diaper
service brings me three different
kinds of diapers so I'll give you my
opinion Of each kind.
1. Birds-eye. This diaper is a
small rectangle about Is by 20 inches.
1t is only fairly absorbent and the
size, while ideal for tiny infant, is
too small to give a larger baby the
necessary protection.
2. Gauze. Mine are a large rec
tangular size measuring So inches
by 18 inches and of a double thick
ness. I have found this type very
satisfactory both in absorbency and
In size. 1t also makes a neat-look-
ing diaper when folded and dries
very quickly.
8. Gauze with birds-eye weave CSC
by 18 inches. This, in my opinion,
is the best of the three since 1t Is
extremely absorbent and is softer
than the plain gauze. The only dis
advantage is that it has a tendency
to draw up when washed and must
either be smoothed carefully when
hung to dry, or ironed.
have never tried pinning diapers
in the three-cornered style, but 1t
seems that, aside from the neatness
angle, the pins on the side would
be more comfortable to babies since
they sleep on their tummies now
adays, and would also prevent mis-
haps by leaving no larger openings.
The method of folding diapers
which your friend used sounds like
the one where the diaper is folded
Evening star., 1947-06-16

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for them. Betsy Cas,0eH
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Readers Clearing House

like Kite. Once you get the knack,
this Is the easiest and, I think, the
|neatest and best way to fold diaper.
Any nurse can show you how II you
feel hesitant about asking your
friend.
One last suggestion: Don't be
afraid you are displaying great
ignorance by asking questions. No
one expects a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
flrst-time to know everything there
is to know about babies, and you1l
get some very helpful hints by find
ing out how your friends take care
of their babies. You don't have to
follow all their methods, but 1t is
nice to see how others manage, and
I, for one, have proflted so much by
listening, asking questions and read
ing. Even with this, you still must
form your own opinions because
there are so many conflicting
theories on how to raise baby. But
you'll be amazed at how quickly you
will learn after the little one arrives
From Mrs. A. N. M. Falls Church. j
| There Is a straight fold and a
conical fold that can be used with
either type of diaper. For the
straight fold with the rectangular
gauze diaper: Lay the diaper out
flat and fold in the ends so that 1t is
folded in thirds. For small baby
this is folded in half crossways. For
an even smaller baby 1t can be
folded in half, then again in half
When the diaper Is folded it Is easy
to see that it is pinned at either
side with one or two pins on each
side.
For the straight fold with the
birdseye diaper: Proceed in the
same way, folding in thirds or
fourths, and then In half for a small
baby.
| The conical fold is a little more
complicated to learn, but I think
it is far superior to the straight fold
There is extra material just where it
is needed most and being folded on
the bias, they fit better and conse-
quently stay on better.
For the conical fold with a BIRDS
eye diaper: Lay the diaper out fiat
with q hemmed edge toward you,
holding the corners nearest you in
the left and right hands. Keep the
left corner stationary, draw up the
right corner in a diagonal fold till
the hemmed edge that was nearest
you Is a little past the center. Then
do the same with the corner op-
posite to the right one which you
have just folded. The diaper will
be roughly triangular with an extra
corner at the top. Fold this corner
down and the corner in your left
hand up. The baby Is placed on the
larger half of the diaper, the smaller
part drawn up through the legs and
pinned at the corners.
The rectangular diaper may be
used in this way II it Is first folded
In half.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
POEMS.

(From Mrs. r. r., Wnshington.)
The nonsense poem requested b,
Mrs. S. H. H., Silver Spring, is Il
be found in "A Nonsense Anthology
collected by Carolyn Wells and pub,
lished in 1902, by Charles Scribneri
Sons. 1t is called "'Tis Midnight
Very like this is another on tn,
same page, and it too is anonymous
THE MOON Is UP.
The moon Is up, the moon Is uni
The larks begin to fly,
And, like a drowsy buttercup,
Dark Phoebus skins the sky,
The elephant, with cheerful voice,
Sings blithely on the spray:
And bats and beetles all rejoice,
Then let me, too, be gay.
would I were q porcupine,
And wore q peacock's tail;
Tomorrow, IL the moon but shine,
Perchance. I'll be q whale
Then let me, like the caulinower,
Be merry while may,
And, ere there comes a sunny hour
To cloud my heart, be gay!
X Il X
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Bv Peggy Roberts

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Make them of fresh white accented
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To obtain this pattern, send 15c
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Evening star., 1947-06-16
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

(Frona Mrs. A. W. A., Washington. }
I am a devoted reader of your
page, but usually wait until I have
number of things to write about
before I send my contribution. First
OF all, I want to speak about boys
curtains. I have two sons and SIX
years ago when we moved into ou1
home here, I bought monks cloth
for their room. chose the lightest
shade possible so it wouldn't fade
and preshrunk the material before
making up. I cut sill-length cur
tains, with wide side and bottom
hems, and they still look Just as II
they were brand new. They are
easy to wash and iron, too, and
need no starching. These can be
tied back with ball fringe or ribbon
during the day, yet make heavy
drapes at night. They can also be
decorated with appliques Of boats,
anchors, ETC., or the material easily
adapts itself to cross-stitch.
I make my own hand cream and
find it much better, at least in
winter, than any liquid lotion. Buy
2 or 3 ounces Of a good commercial
hand cream not lotion) and q
tube Of zinc oxide. Squeeze the
oxide into a bowl and very gradually
add the hand cream, blending thor
oughly little at a time. A tube
Of lanolin can also be added.
find this cream very healing in
winter weather and not a bit sticky
have had trouble with pie crust
shrinking and have tried everything
including suggestions from other
readers. Mrs. Rombauer bakes her
single crusts in a 500 degree oven
and I think this is one of the
secrets for nonshrinking. Also, ]
have come to the conclusion that q
crust must cook long enough and
be thoroughly baked through. II
it comes out Of the oven too soon
it is more apt to shrink.
think the easiest and quickest
way Of washing windows on the
outside is with the hose. Never
again will struggle through that
exhausting task Of doing them by
hand. A strong stream from the
nozzle does just as good job, ano
in addition it cleans the surrounding
woodwork of dirt and dust. After
the first rain they are streaked any
way-but If hosed on a warm day
they will dry practically spotless.
I hope these ideas will help some
Of the ladies, as much as their ideas
have helped me.
TULIP BULBS.
From Mrs. N. D., Falls Church,
In regard to one Of your readers
asking about taking UP her tuliI
bulbs. I would like to say that my
husband, who comes from the lane
of the tulips and has raised quite
a few at different times, says 1t Il
not necessary to take them out o,
the ground the first two or three
years, but it is better to do 50.
take great pleasure In reading
the RICH. It Is very interesting te
read how different people viii give
such different advice on the same
subject; that, Of course, is one o1
the interesting things about youl
column.
I have q very nice recipe fol
cookies, made with prepared pud-
di~,o v,,iv epd Q "a hJaxv,rny,e ~ c1fcay
If any of your readers care for it
Evening star., 1947-06-16

What's YOUR hobby? Call
Betty Miles, National 5000, EI-
tension 396-she'd like to hear
from, youi
Evening star., 1947-06-16
OLD PRAYER,

From Mr.. H. W. M, Arlington.)
I note an inquiry from j. M. T.,
Washington, as to the exact wording
Of an old prayer which, as he states,
contains the sentence, From ami
mails that go bump In the night, God
Lord deliver U.s." Very probably he
has in mind an old prayer found in
a Book of Common Prayer, which
was in use in Southern Scotland
and Northern England about 600
years ago.
The correct wording of the prayer
is as follows:
From ghoulies and ghosties and long
legged beasties, and from animals that
go boop in the night. God Lord deliver us.
The word in the original prayer Is
hoop" and not bump"
Evening star., 1947-06-16
THANK YOU" NOTE.

from Mrs. J. T. ", Washiagton.)
Please say thank you" for me to
all the kind friends who graciously
helped me in entertaining my
friends from California. When they
left they said they felt more at ease
and enjoyed their stay better than
any place they had been.
No doubt much of their feeling at
home was due to the fact that I
was able to prepare meatless meals
without any effort (due to the good
help receiveO and everything went
very smoothly I'm sure most people
enjoy their visit most if they can feel
that they are not putting their
hosts to a great deal Of trouble.
MINT JELLY?
(Fron Mrs. F. L. X, Washington.
Can someone tell me how to make
mint jelly using fresh mint, and a
well-known pectin preparation?
Many thanks in advance.
n X X
GARBANZO BEAN SOUP.
(Fron Mrs. J. l.. M, Washington.
In answer to I. G. MS request for
Garbanzo bean soup. In a kettle
place a soup bone Cor several strips
of bacon, cut in pieces with about
quart of water, and boil until
partly done. Add about medium
potatoes cut in fourths and one
good sized onion cut in small pieces
Cook until almost done and add one
No. 2 can of Garbanzo beans and
a pinch of saffron. Boil for 80 min
utes. This soup Is served with
Cuban bread and a green salad
and makes a very filling meal.
I also have q request. Can one
secure Garbanzo beans here in
Washington?)
Evening star., 1947-06-16
GARDEN BOOKS;
DAMP SALT.

from II. M. A, Bethesdd.)
In answer to Mrs. w. L. C.'s re-
quest, the following book is highly
recommended: THE Modern Family
Garden Book" by Roy E. Biles; pub
fishers, ]. G. Ferguson, Chicago, and
Greenberg, New York, at $1.50. 1t
contains information on flowers, veg
etables, trees and shrubbery, lawns,
planting and pruning, pest control,
etc.-just everything!
Another excellent book for your
garden library is Garden Flowers
In Color" by Daniel J. Foley. the
Macmillan Co., 1943, at $198, con-
tanning colored photographs identi-
flying q multitude Of flowers and
shrubs and giving adequate cultural
directions.
A helpful hint: Place your salt
shakers over the pilot burner of your
gas stove between meals during
damp spells.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
QUERIESP

from. Mrs. M. W., Arlington.)
have been reading the RCH for
a long time and I thoroughly enjoy
it. I have received so many helpful
suggestions and have clipped so
many recipes and other articles Of
interest that my book is running
over with clippings. would like to
know how some Of the other readers
care for their clippings.
I would.also like to know how to
take an old apple stain from my
baby's crib sheet.
Does any one know the secret Of
having = soft towel after washing?
Mine al always stif1 and hard.
We also have what 7 call thou
sand-legged worms come up through
our draint In the bathtub. Does any
one know how I can keep them out?
I have used disinfectants, but they
don't seem to help.
Does any one know = good recipe
for milk shakes?
have one more request: Soon
am going to Bermuda. Does any
one know what kind Of clothing I
should take? I'll be gone for sew
eral years.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
HELPFUL BABY HINTS.

from T. ~, CheDy Chase.)
You may obtain quite few free
helpful booklets from the Children's s
Bureau, Federal Security Agency,
Social Security Building, Third and
Independence avenue S.W., Wash
ington, D. c. The one I have is
publication No. Infant Care" !"
There is an illustration showing how
to fold diapers and list Is given OF
the other books obtainable.
I have used both the heavy and
the thin diapers, but prefer the
former. They are much more alb
sorbent and therefore the baby is
not so uncomfortable If he cannot
be changed, Immediately (for in
stance, during the night or on trips
to the store, etc..
think pinning the diapers on the
side gives more freedom and looks
better, but there may be other rea-
sons.
1t is great advantage to get
diapers from a baby laundry" for
the first month or so until you get
adjusted to your new routine.
If cod liver oil or similar drops
are given to the baby when he is
undressed ready for his bath, 1t will
eliminate the staining of his cloth
ing. I always have a tissue ready
to catch any he doesn't swallow.
I am grateful for the many help
full hints I have gotten from this
column.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
AEWhat$ Coohin'


Broled Lamb Pdtties
Minted Peas Buttered Carrots
Tomato Salad
Graham Nut Cake Squares MIR
Graham-Nut Cake Squares.
eggs, separated tablespoons milk
u tablespoons melted shortening
u teaspoon salt II graham crackers, finely
u teaspoon baking powder rolled
VI teaspoon vanilla II cup chopped nut meats
yolks until light: add slowly beating We'll
In remaining ingredients whites Beat whites si
carefully fold into the first mixture into creased snch square
Bake in moderate $3.50 degrees F. 20 minutes Serve
with favote whipped Serves BY "W"
Evening star., 1947-07-25

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Unquentine Burn Ointment Tube ..47e
75c Bell.Ans, Bottle Of 100 ....... 59c
Peoples Colamine Lotion 3-ounees' zsc
75c Fletchers Cdstorid, FdmilY Size. Soc
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75c Bdume Ben Coy. HdndY Tube 4sc
e0c Murine Eye Drops ....... 3se
75e Unquentine Rectal Cones. =. .6sc
40e Midol Toblets. Package OF IL &c
75c Doon's Pills. Vial Of 40 ....... 49c
Csc Freezone for Corns ........ .29c
Evening star., 1947-07-25

Prices may vary slightly in Maryland and Virginia Stores
. few items which under State Contract Laws. RI
reserved to limit quantities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27

GOOD MORNING
Kindness is a language the dumb can
speak, and the deaf can hear and under
t.nd Bowed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
There's A Difference

Now that Secretary of Agriculture Ander-
son has begun releasing the names of "big
traders" on the commodity markets, 1t
would be well to give consideration to the
difference between the markets gamblers
or pure spectators and those who trade
because such il a necessary activity OF
their business
MIR. Anderson's first report, containing
I'll names, designated this difference. II
covered traders engaged in "hedging," a
non-speculative type of operation, and in
spreading, semi-speculative operation.
"A manufacturer or one otherwise in
terested in certain commodity from a
long range business proposition practices
hedging" as method OF insuring that,
regardless of price fluctuations, he will
nave raw materials available at a future
date for price which he already knows.
lie thus is able partially to compute his
operating costs in advance.
OF the North Carolina companies or in
dlvlduals listed on Mr.. Anderson's first re-
port, all trading in cotton futures were
listed as hedging" Therefore, they should
not be looked upon in the same light AZ
those primarily in the market for specula-
1--WE purposes. Although there is no law
against speculation, the recent admission
q q EoWln W. Pauley, special assistant te
secretary OF the Army Royal, of tradins
IN the market, has given the word an IN.
\ t"elcomed color at this time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
SATURDAY, DECEMBER H. ls4'
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington tavoieo
N nroportion with its resources 10 NJ
cr,de public terminals. tobacco s.oi'
age warehouses, ship repair taclhues
nearby sites for heavy industry anu
a5-foot Cape Fear river channel.
CITY auditorium large enough W
meet needs for years to come.
development Of Southeastern Noisn
Carolina agricultural and industrla,
resources through better markets ano
food processing. pulp wood proooc''o'
and factories. u.,r.,
ton advantages and Improvement o.
resort accommodations.
Improvement OF Southeastern Nortn
Carolina's farm-to-market ana pr'-
mary roads, with a paved hlgn"ay
from Topsail inlet to Bald Head Is
land.
Continued effort to attract more IN
dustries.
Proper utilization Of Bluethentha'
airport for expanding air service.
Development OF Southeastern North
Carolina's health facilities, especially
in counties lacking hospitals, and IN
cluding a Negro Health center.
ENCOURAGEMENT Of the growth OF
commercial fishing.
Consolidation Of City and Count,
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27

cords indicate that those who patroniz'
trains As and 46 are long-haul passen
oers who need and use the service. Un
1;ke the condition as to trains 48 and AZ,
;s not practical for such passengers to easl
ly use bus transportation.
Therefore, considering the SITUATION a.
a whole it is quite clear that the over-al
rub1ic interest will be served best by trains
AZ and 46 rather than the two which Will
remain unless the commission reconslders
The commission has decided that both
sets cannot be continued. 1t did this by
ueiohtine the losses in revenue suffered by
the carrier with the general service to the
nublic. And since it is now being inform
ed that trains As and As are preferable
it should bow to the public's wish. Inc
Star. knowing that it is reasonable BODY
believes that it will Meanwhile, it is hoped
that all interested and affected will JOLT
with the Chamber of Commerce in It's et'
forts to restore this vitality needed train
service. The request to the commission, lr
which Atlantic Coast Line officials are CO.
operating to the maximum extent, IS GER
tainly a reasonable one. We feel that ar
agreeable plan can be effected by permit
ting trains As and 46 to remain in opera
ton and perform more local stops between
the points of destination.
The matter is a too serious one Tor tht
commission not to consider relieving anc
we believe it will, especially if, the efforts
of the Chamber of Commerce receive thu
full support they deserve. The best OF al
means of activating this support is through
fact-supported expressions for presentation
to the Utilities commission.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Matter Of Fact

thermore, are high priests of a
new world faith, international
Communism; and while cynical
realism is common enough
among powerful ecclesiastics,
even the Borgias were not
atheists.
The Mistake of War Time
The mistake that was made in
war time was to assume that
these men were not very differ
ent from Western leaders - to
suppose that they could be ap-
pealed to by the same argu-
ments and convinced by the
same marks of good faith, as
Ernest Bevin and Anthony Eden,
Secretary Marshall and Senator
Vandenberg. Yet even in war
time, there were already warn
ings.
One such warning was the con-
versation between Stain and
Erlc johnston.
Speaking with all the authori-
ty of the Dalai Lama interpret
ing scripture, Stain firmly as
sured the Mortified successor OF
Wills Hays that the whole non
Soviet world would be plunged
in ghastly depression after the
war. The episode was comic.
Yet the expectation of such a
depression drawn from the
Marxist holy books, is the pres
ent foundation of Soviet policy.
Economic misery is counted
upon to weaken the West and
give the Kremlin its big chance.
Again, it was something of a
warning when Stain remarked
to a high American official that
the works of Machiavelli were
his favorite reading. Machiavel-
Ii is, after all, the classical ana
lyst of politics as naked strug
gle for naked power. This also
is the method of Soviet postwar
policy. And finally there was
still another very grave warn
ing indeed. Stain showed clear
signs, at more than one of the
great wartime conferences, of
being deeply convinced by obvi-
Gus h orror stories about his
Western allies, which had obvi-
ously been manufactured by his
intelligence nets.
Here, of course, is another
factor, which influences Soviet
policy probably mo re deeply
than the policy makers life ex-
perience Of ruthless struggle, or
their Marixst indoctrination. The
decision of the Politburo must
be based on facts, as facts are
known and understood in the
Kremlin. But war time inter-
cepts Of Soviet diplomatics
dispatches, the CANADIAN Royal
Commission investigation and
other evidence have now estab-