davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1947-05-26

Here's a stunning "go everywhere"
frock designed with an eye to help
ing you look your loveliest. Three
buttons fasten one shoulder, soft
gathers add the right feminine
touch. Three sleeve lengths are pro-
vided, making a smart year round
style.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1859 is
designed for sizes IL, IA, 16, 10 and
20. Size IA requires 3I yards of So
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.
N. Y.
Send today for the Summer FASH
ion-our complete pattern magazine.
Smart styles for every age free
patterns printed inside the book. as
cents.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
SUGARLESS CAKES.

(Fron Mrs. v. S. P, Mount Rainier J
One-half cup shortening, pack
age butterscotch pudding mix, l egg,
l cup sifted all-purpose flour, u tea
spoon soda and u teaspoon cream
of tartar, Il teaspoon salt, l cup
rolled oats (quick or regular, un-
cooked, u cup nut meats or u cup
raisins or chopped dates. Cream
shortening and pudding mix to-
gether, add egg and beat until
fluffy. Sift together flour, soda,
cream of tartar and salt. Add to
creamed mixture with rolled oats
and nut meats or raisins when we'll
mixed drop from teaspoon on a
creased baking sheet. Flatten with
fork. Bake in a moderate oven,
375 degrees, for II to Is minutes.
Sugarless Cake: CUse either vanil-
la or butterscotch for this) Cream
u cup shortening, teaspoon vanilla
and cup corn sirup 0ight), add
l beaten egg, add package pudding
mix (either butterscotch or vanilla)
and beat thoroughly. Sift together
2 cups sifted cake flour. n teaspoon
Evening star., 1947-05-26
,e c. o. 6 Il.
By Betty Miles

took one look at their locale and
decided it MUST be the West--the
East never looked like that. The
State, they decided, is Oregon, and
the body of water painted lavishly
between the mountains is without
a doubt Puget Sound. The sub
chaser Dick helped to man dur
ing the war can be spotted on the
Sound.
When people discuss model rail-
road building, they mean precisely
that. When you build a model
freight car, for example, every piece
on the car Is put together by hand
with the aid Of lady's manicur-
ing kit. This includes sliding doors,
tiny ladders, air cylinders under the
car, and so forth.
The tiny pieces are sometimes
painted separately. The cars bear
the name and number of cars
actually used by railroads. The en-
gine shown in the picture <ts a
B. g. o. switch engine. The trains
on the G. o. g. H. are made on the
the HO gauge. ct is said that 90
per cent accuracy is achieved In
reducing large models to minia-
tures.) Eventually, the Board OF
Directors hope to have the G. o. &
H. seal on each car. Building the
trains Is Bills business.
The town and the people In II
are I yOlIisa's lob. Houses are built
to scale, coinciding with the scale
of the railroad, and require put
ting together piece by piece. A
barn, chicken house, lunch
wagon, and a farm house are already
built. The tiny lead figures cloth
ing is painted In detail.
Since the community is a rural
one, it's not at all surprising to see
two fields, one of them neRtly
plowed, both Of them turkish towel
ing dyed brown. Green dye and
another towel nrndllced the lawns
Evening star., 1947-05-26
LEMON sHERBET:

COLD CREAMY RICE PUDDING.
From M. e. NJ, Washington
For the lady asking for low calorie
desserts. Desserts must be watched
for too many calories. These low
calorie desserts are delicious, too.
Lemon Sherbet: One egg sepa-
rated, 12A grains saccharin tablets,
Il cup lemon Juice, u cup orange
Juice, u teaspoon grated lemon rind,
IL teaspoon grated orange riad, 2
CUBS milk, dash salt. Beat egg yolk
slightly. Add juices and rinds. Add
saccharin and stir until dissolved.
Beat and stir into milk. Sprinkle
salt on egg white, beat until stiff,
fold into milk mixture. Pour into
tray of automatic refrigerator. Set
control to coldest point. Before 1t
is completely frozen remove mix
ture. beat well. Return to refrigera-
tor and freeze firm. -Four portions.
Another low calorie dessert: Cold
creamy rice pudding with fruit
sauce: Two cups milk, u cup rice,
Il teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons sugar,
/ beaten egg, / cup strained fruit
saucse, apple and apricot Is a nice
combination; III to 2 tablespoons
lemon juice, u teaspoon vanilla.
Scald milk in top Of double boiler,
add rice, salt, / tablespoon sugar.
Cook until rice Is tender. Pour some
Of hot mixture into beaten egg, stir,
add to rice mixture In double boiler,
Combine well. Cook about 8 min
utes stirring. Beat for a minute, add
vanilla, cool and chill. Add table
spoon sugar to fruit sauce. The
lemon juice beat to blend. Chill.
Serve rice pudding in saucers with
fruit sauce on top. Have both cold.
-Four portions.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.

ACCOUNTANT, records started. kept
monthly. statements, tax returns. Call
ACCOUNTANT, expert. books etarted,
Sept. part time; tax returns .prepared.
GAS WATER HEATERS, 20. 80, 40 gal.
automatic; no cash needed, small monthly
payment; immediate installation. D. A.
GAS HEATING BOILERS and hot-water
heating plants; no cash needed, small
monthly payment: immediate installation
N0TICE-An widows and orphans Of such
members OF Federal Lodge No. /, r. A.
A. NJ, Washington, D. C.. as were IN good
years prior to July 22, 1881, Will please
communicate with the secretary OF Federal
Lodge, WRIT B. FURR, 724 11th st. nv I,
SKILLED OFFICE ASSISTANCE, IS needed
Letters composed, stenographIc ana TYP
ave. R8s
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Readers Clearing House

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We win withhold both and 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 CasweH
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Working theC., .&H

This is not the story OF the Atchi-
son, Topeka g. Santa Fe, nor the
Pennsylvania, nor the B. & o. 1t is,
however, the story of railroad that
Is destined to be remembered when
the legend of railroad fame and for
tune is told. Already word of Its
revolutionary operational plan is
reaching the public.
For this is the story Of the Cornell,
Oakland & Hackensack.
Louisa Farrand, Bill Wood and
Dick Linkroum are the members of
the board. Louisa, special repre-
sentative in public relations for the
Red Cross, is the daughter Of Cor
nell president, the late DR.. Living
ston Farrand. Bill, acting chief of
the radio branch, division Of public
liason Of the State Department, Is
a native of Oakland, Calf. Dick,
program director of WTOP (CBS),
halls from Hackensack, N. j.
It all began when Dick bought his
two little girls an electric train for
Christmas. Bill volunteered infor-
nation about model railroads that
could be put together. Working on
a principle akin to mental telepathy,
Bill and Dick discovered they had
gone to the same hobby shop to look
into the situation. Louisa was in
terested in the houses that are part
of the locale. Dick had a basement,
a perfect spot for a railroad. They
formed the Board of Directors. The
Cornell, Oakland 81 Hackensack-
the c. o. g. H.-was born.
Construction on the railroad be-
gan originally in February. The
board discovered they had too many
levels of track, tore them out, and
have now settled on two levels. The
specially made table on which the
railroad is being built occupies the
better portion of one room in the
basement.
After they had built and painted
mountains on grand scale, they
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Star STAR Photo.

OF the town. For good measure,
Louisa added a mirror lake.
Dick specializes in building the
region and laying the tracks. The
towering mountains in the back
ground were accomplished by poster
paint on cardboard. The noun
tains rising from the table we're
made by bending screen wire over
vertical wood supports, firmly Sc
cured. A thick coating Of plaster
is applied over the wire and tenn
|pera sign paint is used for the color
ing job.
The tracks are laid In a roadbed
Of black cement. The railroad
bridge, also Dicks contribution. is
composed of hundreds of small
pieces, put together by hand.
OF course, the board has plans
for expansion. Those plans include
a freight yard and a larger town.
To date, they've spurned the trans
continental streamliner and are
concentrating on trains of the 1910
20 vintage. Tentative schedules are
being made out, with local passenger
trains scheduled to run every day.
A friend is being considered as a
Chicago agent.
The board plans on running the
railroad with power unit they're
constructing. AS consultant, they've
called in the chief engineer at
WTOP, who instructs them in the
ways of currents and transformers.
It's reported that wives of friends
tear their husbands away If they
so much as glance at a model train,
lest they, too, be railroaders in their
spare time. Hope looms for those
who won't get a chance to build,
however-the board is currently
considering selling stock.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Discourse on Diets
Bp YioIef Faulkner

can purchase plain or assorted
packages of coconut bars. oatmeals
pecan, or cocoa cookies; the waters
can be had in three var1eties-
vanilla, almond, or lemon.
In event your doctor has posted
the mo smoking" sign, many peopla
find gum gives them 9 certain
amount OF satisfaction. There's .
gum made that contains no sac
charm and Is sweetened exclusively
with new sweetening agent used
for foods restricted In carbohydrates.
This gum is so nearly like ordinary
sugar-rich gum you'll hardly notice
the difference. 1t chews as gum
should chew and has a cool, pleasant
peppermint flavor that really lasts"
II you've ever been on diet you
know how aggravating it can be at
times to compute the calorie value or
a meal. For very nominal sum
you can get quick, easy operating
food calculator that. shows at q
glance just how many calories thers
are in over 200 foods. This little
calculator is small enough to tuck
In lady's purse or for man to
slide in his vest pocket. For ex-
ample, suppose your physician says
you may have Y cup Of string beans
for dinner, but the restaurant doesn't
have string beans on its menu that
day. At glance the calculator will
tell the calorie value Of other veg.
etables that may be substituted. Ans
other thing this chart gives the Inc
formation in terms OF home meas.
ures, such as tablespoon. cup, tea
spoon or slice. When charts give
this information in terms of grams
| 1t is pretty difficult for the average
person to transpose the amount to
servings. i
Evening star., 1947-05-26
ACKNOWI ,EDGMENT.

Information sent in by the fol-
Ioaping has been forwarded to
those for Utom 1t 1Dds intended:
Mrs. E. L. s., Takoma Park.
A. c., HyattsviIle; M. C. H., Nc
Lean; Mrs. w. I. L., Mrs. w. E. B.,
Bethesda; Mrs. H. P. p, Mrs.
L. I. J., Arlington: G. X. Nick,
Miss E. E. B., Mrs. w. E. G, Mrs.
w. NJ. P, jr.; E. w. P, L. c., Mrs.
C. j., Washington.
Our thanks also to these read
ers whose contributions ,Uere SIM
liar to others previously receiued::
Mrs. G. L. P, Falls Church;
Mrs. w. H. p, Arlington; Mrs.
w. L. W., Washington.
Application for a future RCH
book - extremely doubtful - has
been filed for Mrs. E. B, Wash
fndton.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
SPECIAL NoTlcEs (cont J

SPECIAL NOTICES tCont.I.
GENUINE VERMONT MAPLE SYRUP, pints,
quarts, gallons. Write w. A. DODD, 1900
Fort Davis st. s.e.. for price list. ,sP.
EXPERT WATCH aEPAIRING-Fiye-da
service; all work electronically checked
and guaranteed year ARTHUR Markell.
Q40 p st
Evening star., 1947-05-26

What's YOUR hobby7 Cal
Betty Miles, National 5000, erten-
sion 396-she'd like to hear from
UOui
Evening star., 1947-05-26
RE. COTTRTESY

| I'VE. SoOn i Eto L.
(From Mrs. P. II. X, Washington. J
In reference in the present dis
cussion about courtesy between
clerk and customer. I just stopped
in the middle of my morning chores
to give my opinion.
ANY one who is in business will
tell you that the average person ac-
cepting service of any kind Is rude.
1t isn't only in the department
stores but 1t occurs at the grocers,
the dry cleaners, the shoe repair
man and at candlestick-m makers, so
to speak.
| People walk into these places
without any regard for the person
serving them. They leave their
manners behind them and treat the
person in charge deplorably. I have
conviction behind these words for
I've been in business for myself.
The only place you'll find courtesy
is in an Office. I've worked in Offices,
also, and I know that In most offices
you'll find politeness.
The average customer believes
that she is doing the clerk favor
because in return for purchase or
a service she is giving money.
II only their best friends would
see them in their rude moments
perhaps them there would be an
awakening!
Let us treat the clerk as human
being attempting to earn a living.
Il
ADVICE ON RADIO?
From Mrs. L. T., Arlington)
There's been some criticism on
our page concerning radio pro-
grams. Now, here's your chance to
say what you LIKE to hear!
AS free-lance activity, 7 am
working on the preparation of q
woman's program. Perhaps some
thing that will interest the women
who don't like soap box operas
Plans for material are still tenta-
tive. That's where our advice comes
in -
What would YOU like to hear
household hints, cooking pointers
fashion news, child psychology in q
lpalatable form, gardening tips, en-
Itertaining dramatic monologues, a
potpourri-or what?
ALL suggestions will We carefully
considered. What is YOURS?
X
| WATERPROOFING
BATHINETTE?
| From Mrs. E. B., SiLper Spring.)
Has any one a suggestion fol
imending leak in bathinette? In
fact, the whole canvas could profit
by a waterproofng process.
| X X
| MACAROON PIE?
| From Mrs. P. H., Falls Church,
Can any one give me a recipe fol-
a pie that 1 think is called macaroon
ipie? AS I recall, no crust was used
and the pie had between 10 and Is
soda crackers crumbled, vinegar
water, sugar and egg whites. don I
know how much or in what order
but would appreciate any informa-
tion on similar recipe.
+ + =
STOVE QUERY?
| From Mrs. P. H. ", Apondale.)
| Am buying my first stove ano
would appreciate readers comments
Ire the advantages of an electric
Evening star., 1947-05-26
ADVERTISEMENT.
Classified Advertising
Office Hours

Classified Advertising may
be placed over the telephone
MONDAY through FRIDAY
from 8 am. to 8 pm.
SATURDAY from 8 am.
to 2 pm.
SUNDAY from II am. to 8 pm.
For those wishing to trans
act business in person the first
floor Business Counter Is open
MONDAY through SATURDAY
from 8 am. to II pm.
SUNDAY from 8 am. to 9 pm.
Evening star., 1947-05-26

II you'd like to kroaD more
about these foods and iDhers
they can be purchased, tcsH BE-
rlnd to tell you. Just cal Ma.
tional 5000, Extension 495.
Evening star., 1947-05-26

guess it
TUESDAY
Baked Carrot Ring aoith Dried Beef Crazy
Green Salad PopoUers
Fresh Pineapple Cookies
Baked Carrot Ring with Gravy.
IL diced, wellb beaten
Ia cups canned or cooked breadcrumbs
Il cup finely chopped onion cup eyaporated milk
IL tablespoons melted
IL teaspoons X teaspoon pepper
Combine all ingredients given
creased ring mold and
In $50 degrees inserted the ring
clean. Serves
Dried Beef
tablespoons butter pound dried
tablespoons ouart r,fk
Place butter in skillet
burned Add flour until particles of or are
Drowned Next add dried beef which
cried beer to become brown and well
S srrg constantly until hckened and to prevent Jumping
BY "V-s
Evening star., 1947-05-26
POEM FURNISHED.

O4l4fA = o3e4t4A14111s
(From, Mrs. r. R., Arlington.)
THE RAINBOW FAIRIES.
TWO little clouds one summers day
Went flying through the sky,
They went so fast they bumped their heads
And both began to cry.
Old Father Sun looked out and said,
20 never mind, my dears
I'll send my little fairy folk
To dry your falling tears"
One fairy came in violet,
And one in indigo,
In blue, green, yellow, orange, red,
They made a pretty row.
They wiped the cloud tears all away,
And then from out of the sky,
Upon line to the sunbeams made
The hung their gowns to dry.
by LIZZIE M. HADLEY
Evening star., 1947-05-26
LOCATING BOOK?

FOR MOTHERS OF TEENAGERS.
(From Mrs. J. H. B., SilDer Spring. J
I have tried for over two years to
locate a book entitled Russell H.
Conwell and His Work." by Agnes
Rush Burr. and published in 1926
by the John C. Winston Co. Note ::
This is not the little book entitled
"Acres Of Diamonds" which seems
easily obtainable. I am anxious to
contribute this book to one Of our
service hospitals, but have been
unsuccessful in finding copy even
from rare book dealers. If any
one has an idea where I could seek
a copy I should appreciate being
informed.
I'd like to pass on an idea used by
one mother of sdolescents on nights
when they go out on dates. She sets
an alarm clock at the hour they are
expected home. She then can go
to sleep without waking and look
ing at the clock periodically. The
children seem to manage to get
home in time to cut off the alarm
and very rarely is the mother awak-
ened. The children like this idea
better than having mother lie
awake listening for them Needless
to say it is easier on the mother.
May add my sentiments to those
already expressed that requests for
recipes in the RCH be limited to
those not easily found in any good
cookbook.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
OUT-OF-TOWN RATE
Four Lines (Minimum)

Four Lines (Minimum)
Flat rate per line 45c
Out-of-Town Rate is charged
on all advertising rs miles or more
from Washington.
Claims for errors must be made In time
for correction before second Insertion
When canceling classified advertisements
be sure to make q note of the cancellation
statement does not show q credit for the
cancellation
II advertisement was prepaid, retain
cash register receipt. which bears serial
number. with date. and identifies your
advertisement.
Lost and Found Advertisements
appear on Page AS.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
STOVE QuERY2

from Mrs. P. II. v, Apondale.)
Am buying my first stove and
would appreciate readers comments
re the advantages Of an electric
stove over gas and vice versa. Is the
electric stove more expensive to buy
and to use? Does it throw off" less
heat than the gas stove?
Evening star., 1947-05-26

salt, 3 teaspoons baking powder.
Add to mixture / cup milk, alter
nately with dry ingredients. Pour
into two creased, Toured 8-inch
pans. Bake 80 minutes in a 35o-de-
gree oven.
Jelly FE0sting: One-haH cup tart
jelly, / unbeaten egg white, over hot
water until fluffy.
II 4
JUMP ROPE SAYINGS.
fFron, N. s., Wds1tington.)
Here are some Jump rope rhymes
requested In your column.
I hada little monkey, sent him TO the
country, fed him on gingerbread. He
Jumped out the window. and broke his
little finger. And now my monkeys dead.
Charlie Chaplin went to France to teach
we go. Salute to the captain, bow to the
queen. touch the bottom Of the submarine.
Down in the valley where the green
grass grows. there sat (girfs name) sweet
as rose. She sang, she sang, she sang
SO sweet. Along came (boy friends name)
and kissed her on the cheek. How many
kisses did she receive? (Turn rope real
fast.)
Ice cream, soda water, gingerale, pop.
Tell the initials Of your sweetheart. A,
B, c land SO on until you jump to boy
friends initials and stop).
I am 10 years old and jumping
rope is my favorite sport.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
EASTER LILIES?

(Fron, Mrs. H. M. c., Washington. J
Do any of the readers know if
Easter lilies can be grown success
fully at home? II so please give in
structions on how to handle them
after those from florists have
bloomed.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
MIDNITE CAKE.

from Mrs. Z. r, Silper spring.
TO Mrs. r. N. r., Hyattsville. for
chocolate cake that never fails.
Mfdnite Cake - One-han cup
shortening, IN cups sugar, 2 eggs, !
cup hot water, " cup cocoa, IN
cups -four, " teaspoon salt. ] tea
spoon soda, 1 teaspoon baking pow
der. teaspoon vanilla.
Cream shortening, add sugar
gradually, and cream until fluffy
Blend In well beaten eggs. Slowly
add hot water to cocoa and mix
until smooth. Stir to dissolve COM
pletely. Sift flour, salt, soda and
baking powder together and add to
creamed mixture. Blend in vanilla.
Bake in creased loaf pan for 80
to IS minutes, or layer pans 80 to
35 minutes in 350-degree oven.
Cocoa Frosting: Two tablespoons
shortening, / tablespoon butter, II
teaspoon vanilla, v teaspoon salt, "a
cup cocoa, 2h cups confectioner's
sugar, tablespoons scalded cream.
Blend shortening, butter. vanilla
and salt. Sift cocoa with confec-
toners sugar. Beat in II cup sugar,
cocoa mixture. Add hot cream
alternately with remaining sugar
mixture, beating well after each
addition. Add only enough cream
to make a nice spreading con-
sistency.
JAPANESE BEETLES.
(Fronp Mrs. E. c. B., Falls Church. J
To Mrs. NIP, College Park:
We have found the only way to
combat Japanese beetles on berry
bushes is to cover them with cheese
cloth. We drive iron posts at inter-
vals of 6-8 feet and run a heavy
string across the top Of the posts.
Stitch 2 lengths of cheesecloth to-
gether to make strip SIS feet wide.
Sew 2 strips of cheesecloth with
twine and a big needle to the heavy
string on the posts, one piece on
each side Of the bushes and weight
to hold close to the ground.
X 4
SIMPLE FORMULA.
(Fronl Mrs. T. M. B., Washington.
I have enjoyed reading the
woman's page and look forward to-
its arrival with its many helpful
household recipes, etc. I would like
to add a remedy that has been a
great blessing to me. 7 read 1t in
a Syracuse paper.
II your skin is tender and subject
to cold or heat that causes an Itch
ing which is most annoying to say
the least, just try this simple but
most effective remedy. The formula
is two thirds lime water and one
third glycerine. Shake and apply.
X \
PLANTS?
(Fronn Mrs. o. B. W., Washington J
I would like very much to have
any plants, shrubbery or bulbs that
are surplus to any of our readers.
I will be glad to call for same If ad-.
vised. would like very much to get
some chrysanthemums, etc. Would
like a leaf of pink and white At
rican violet also.
EASTER LILIES?
(Front Mrs. H. M. c., Washington.
Do any of the readers know if
Easter lilies can be grown success
fully at home? If so please give in
Evening star., 1947-05-26

CLEANING WAxED FLOOR.
from Mrs. G. w. c., Washington. J
Only new suggestion I can give
10 the readers is that of easily
cleaning waxed floors. Use a soft
scrub brush and the white paint
cleaner that comes in buckets and
Is soft, white, and has the appear
ance of melted white soap, but
doesn't lather. 1t isn't dangerous
to use and has kept my floors as
light as they were when I built the
house in 1882, and I have never had
them ref1nished. However, never
put wax on the floors until they
have been cleaned with the white
paint cleaner.