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Evening star., 1947-02-11
Pocifist Group to Meet

George w. Hartmann, of the CO.
lumbia University faculty, is sched-
uled to lead discussion of the topic,
"Armistice or Choose" at q
meeting of the Washington Pacifist
Fellowship at 8 o'clock tonight in
Friends Meeting House, 211 Florida
avenue NV. Frank Olmstead, field
director OF the War Resistance
League, also Is to, speak.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
. Why Grow Old?

Men usually like and can use the
following exercises:
l. The punching bag. II you do
not have real punching bag, pre-
tend, and go through the same
motions in the air, jabbing out
vigorously.
2. Stand with the feet comfortably
apart and the arms at the sides.
Bend over and try to touch one hand
to each foot, the left to the left foot
and the right to the right foot.
Raise the trunk upward to the erect
position and the arms to star posi-
ton, halfway between the upward
and the shoulder height position.
Continue.
3. Lie on your back with your legs
straight and your arms at your sides
or overhead on the floor. Raise the
trunk and both legs simultaneously.
Try to touch the fingers to the toes,
or if you cannot do that, touch
fingers to the ankles or legs. Return
trunk and legs and arms to the
floor. Continue.
This makes beneficial short and
simple routine for any man and
takes only a few minutes day.
If you wish to have my complete
daily routine for men, send a
stamped, self-addressed envelope
with your request for leaf1et No. 20
to Josephine Lowman In care OF
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
By Josebhine Lowman

y " VOC pVs"C IVSS"S"Ss
Since many of the subjects dis
cussed in this column are just as
interesting to men as to women I
receive many letters from my mas
culine readers.
Health, splendid diet and longev-
ity, are just as important to men as
they are to the fair sex and II you
think men are unconscious of the
benefits Of an attractive figure and
carriage and good grooming and
clear skin, you would change your
mind after reading the letters which
come to me.
I have one before me which says,
in part: please tell me how to
Danish pimples and the best method
of overcoming stiff hair. At present
I am doing all of your exercises for
reducing the waist, calves and abdo-
men. After following your instruc-
tions for a while I managed to
reduce my waist and stomach in
an Unexpectedly short time and
now I'm very proud of my W shaped
trunk"
The slimming exercises are just
as effective for men as for women.
There are others which build large
muscles which most women do not
want, namely those of the arm,
chest and back. Not many men
wish to reduce their hips while most
men, when approaching middle age,
can do with some waist and ab-
dominal slimming.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Fashion Notes

"Oh, East is East and West Is
West" says Mr.. Kipling. And we
say "Oh, East is East and West
is West" and the two merge to
make good fashion news. Yvette,
the designer pet of the interna-
tional colony in Shanghai pre-
sented her, first American fashion,
show recently and the Oriental
influence proved itself very ac-
ceptable to the many Washington
women present. Rich fabrics, the
exquisite cut Of the Oriental
robes, and the significant coll
ors intrigued the many women
present. Yvette combines the
Occidental with the Oriental
pleasingly. For many years the
European women OF proninencs
in society, the theater,. and mo-
ton pictures, have worn her Gre
ations. Now for the first time
American women are able to
wear her original and exotic de-
signs. =.
And from the Philippines comes
news of another designer who is
using the "East-and-West" theme
and making it a fashion-worthy
item. The designers name is S.
Lin. and from that signature has
come the name "Slim," so well
known and liked by the women
of the American, British, French
and Dutch colonies. Sims"
gowns have become widely known
here in the States through the
wearing Of her designs by wives
whose husbands have diplomatic
posts here. This 25-year-old
daughter Of Filipino mother
and a Chinese merchant father
works in Philippine fabrics and
motifs. She incorporates West
ern trends, thus modifying to
some extent the traditional Phil
ippine garments Chinese silks,
brocades, and pima, the gossa-
mer pineapple-flber cloth of the
islands. are the fabrics she uses
most in her designs. Sims"
fashions have created quite stir
in Manila, where there has been
an undeclared tug-of war be-
tween the tradition minded who
like the delicate, conventional
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Dorothy Dix Says

When most men and women
marry, they do so for love. Not
many men are fortune hunters, nor
are there many women who are
avaricious enough to be willing to
sell themselves for money. Love and
romance and the desire to settle
down and have home and children
are the lures that entice 80 people
In 100 to the altar.
Such being the case, it would seem
that the world would be filled with
happy homes and contented married
couples who would never care to
wander away from their own fire.
sides and who would continue to be
great lovers. Strangely enough,
however, after having married for
love, innumerable couples seem to
regard the incident as closed busi-
ness and apparently make no effort
to keep the affections they have won.
Why this is true is anybody,s guess.
Probably the one that comes the
nearest to hitting the mark is that
both men and women, once they are
married, only too often take each
other for granted and consider that
they do not have to chase the bus
once they have caught it, and that
they do not have to be even polite
to a mere husband or wife
Husbands are especially given to
this fallacy, for the average man is
not romantic by nature and he
exhausts his supply Of sentiment
during courtship. So it is relief to
him when he can just slump down
and let his wife deduct that she
is the one and only. or else he would
not have assumed her board bill and
shopping ticket.
When man ceases to tell his wife
how beautiful and wonderful she is
and how he adores her. it isn't be-
cause he has fallen out of love with
her. He has just run out of soft
talk. He still feels that he is the
Evening star., 1947-12-23

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
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 CasweU
Evening star., 1947-12-23

worlds greatest picker Of wives, bus
he doesn't consider it Is necessary
for him to go around proclaimins
the fact.
But if the dumbness of husbands
wrecks many a marriage, they are
ably assisted in their nefarious work
by the wives who never even try
to understand the men to whom they
are married. Still less do they try to
find out what makes husbands act
the way husbands do.
Before they were married their
boy friends piled them with fat
teries; they lavished gifts on them:
they were never too busy or too
weary to go stepping OF an evening,
but after marriage it was different
story. Husband dropped all low
making. He was as stingy with
compliments as if they were dia-
monds. His feet hurt him, so he
wanted to rest them instead of going
dancing. His idea of an exciting
evening at home was snoozing be-
nina MS newspaper.
That wasn't what the girl expected
of marriage, and she couldn't take
it. She wanted to be made love
to and there was silence. She wanted
to be babied and she was told to act
serhibly. She wanted to be gay and
carefree and there was the never-
ending job Of cooking and washing
and tending.
And she never realized that her
husband was working as hard as she
was and making as many sacrifices.
So what was sweet in her turned
into vinegar and she became one
of the bitter, nagging. disgruntled
wives who keep drunk on self-pity.
When a marriage fails, it is almost
invariably because the husband and
wife took it for granted that they
didn't have to make themselves
DleaSant To live with
Evening star., 1947-12-23

This adorable little princess dress
is so sweet for daughter-and easy
sewing for mother. Gay tulips are
appliqued in white to match the tiny
collar. The yoked back is cinched in
with a perky sash.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1851 is
designed for sizes 2, 8. 4, S and s
years. Size 3 requires ia yards of
35-inch material; u yard for collar
and applique.
For pattern, send Is cents. in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. O..
Box 90, Station @, New York l9,N. 2.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
By Peggy Roberts

Two-toned mittens in an easy-to-
knit pattern stitch, will keep little
hands warm in zero weather. Made
of sports yarn, you can knit them
in a very short time.
Pattern envelope No. R2588 con-
tains accurate, easy-to-follow knit
ting instructions in small, medium
and large sizes, stitch Illustrations
and complete direction.
To obtain this pattern, send 15e
IN coins, giving pattern number
your name, address and zone num-
Der to Peggy Roberts, The Washing
ton Star, P. o. Box 100, Station G,
New York 10. N. Y.
Evening star., 1947-12-23

Mrs. Chorito DeIgodo
Nicely models one Of
"S|im's" mestizo gowns. 1t
has the traditional angel
wing sleeves but the siIhou-
cite is definitely Occidental.
"mestiza" dress, and the moderns
who like the latest of the Occi-
dental haut couture imported
from Paris, Madrid and the
United States. e. S.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Readers Clearing House

sultana's blooms dropped OF. They
will not bloom In a hot room, they
don't like too much sun or too small
a pot. had the same trouble when
I lived in town, but now that We
have moved to q big house in the
country. which Is never too warm
In spite of oil heat, they bloom
constantly. Keep mine In a kitchen
window, east exposure, which only
gets 3 hours Of early morning
sunshine. I use the same potting
soil as African violets although any
soil will do as long as it Is rich.
They also need plenty Of water
twice a day If the pot is small. If
you have space, it Is indeed beau-
tiful plant, always in bloom. Mine
bloomed all last winter, and this
spring, in May, I took it out Of the
pot and planted 1t in a semishady
garden spot. 1t grew to 3 feet tall
and was covered with beautiful Or
ange reddish blooms. In September
I took cuttings from it. It also self
sowed, and have plants from seed.
One name it has Is impatients plant,
as it bursts its seed pods at the
lightest touch. It Is also called the
blooming fool"
Evening star., 1947-12-23
AFGHAN STITCH;
HOLE IN VASE?

from Mrs. C. M. c. Washington.
For Mrs. A. J. B., Chevy Chase:
The directions for the afghan stitch
Is as follows: Oh for desired
length. Starting with 2nd ch from
hook, pick up a loop in each st of
ch, retaining all loops on hook.
There should be as many loops as
sts on chain.) To work of, yarn
over, through first loop, Hyarn over,
through loops. Repeat from
#across. This Is one row. Second
row Ooop remaining on hook Is first
st of this row. Pick up loop IN
End and each succeeding vertical
bar, retaining ali hoops on hook
Work of as tn row !. Repeat End
row throughout.
To decrease: When picking up
loops, draw q loop through 2 verti-
cal bars at once. To increase: When
picking up loops, pick up loop in
vertical bar as usual and the next
loop In horizontal bar at back Of st.
These directions are contained in
a book for crocheted accessories
with the individual look put out by
John Dritz' Sons, New York, N. Y,
and the book was purchased in a
department store Just a
year ago this month.
I have just finished mittens, using
this stitch, and they are lovely. I
do not know, however, how you get
one color on one side and another
on the other. I do not have an
afghan needle and wondered, what
it was like, since I did wonder how
you would hold many stitches on a
regular crochet hook.
If I can be Of further help, can
me at Spruce 0159-W.
Will some one please repeat the
instructions for grinding a hole IN
the bottom Of = vase to make a lamp
out. OF It? These instructions have
been printed some time ago in this
column, but at the time I did not
think I would ever have use for
them and did not save them.
Evening star., 1947-12-23

holiday appeal
holiday available here Full
Not
sprkIe nestone left shoulder
eGstenng available locally
practically become indispensable In the wardrobe
Of white holiday
included
America Elen
Evening star., 1947-12-23
YOLKS OF EGGS?

(From Mrs. A. w., Washington.
Can some reader tell me different
ways how to use up the yolks OF
eggs? These are left over after
baking cakes which require the egg
whites only.
Evening star., 1947-12-23

OF truth never Will Qlc, put WILL
blossom at some future time in
beautiful thoughts and deeds.
The "Story Ladies" wish to con-
tact two of the volunteers for the
story Hour" at Gallinger Hos
.pital. Their addresses were lost. one
is B. w. who is training at some
kindergarten training school. The
other is Miss S., who is a secretary
of a Representative in Congress II
we got the telephone message cor
rectly. We have made many efforts
to find these people, but none was
successful. Call Jackson l655-W,
evenings before 8 o'clock.
NIESENPFFEFFERN
From Mrs. T. L. B., Washington.)
This is a reply to Mrs. r. w. D.,
Arlington. Niesenpfeffern. One
half pound butter or margarine,
creamed with 2 cups Of flour, u
teaspoon vanilla, cups pecans.
chopped; 2 tablespoons confection-
ers sugar in the batter.
into balls about the size OF walnuts.
Bake slowly (not over 300 degrees
F. for so minutes. Dust In q bag
with powdered sugar.
I just baked these today. They
are delicious.
CLEANING BROADLOOM;
ORANGE DESSERT?
(Fron, Mrs. W. H. R., SilDey Spring.
I have not seen an answer to the
lady who wanted to know whether
or not broadloom rugs can be cleaned
successfully. I have never tried
cleaning mine by home methods, but
each year 1 send them to CONNER
cial cleaner and they are returned
beautifully fresh and bright, with
the colors renewed and the nap
f1uffed up. 1t is like putting down
new rug, and gives such a lift"
to the room and to me that I con-
slider the few dollars it costs well
spent.
MY mother used to make what she
called Orange Dessert. 1t was a
dark loaf-type cake covered with
luscious orange filling and a me-
ringue over that. 1t was lovely to
look at and delicious to eat, but I
never have been able to find an
orange filling that will hold its
shape and not run. I am hoping
some of the readers will be able to
help me out.
USING DOWN.
From M. T. H., Wdshington.)
In re your down mattress, any one
of our bedding manufacturers listed
on yellow pages of phone book will
renake it into pillows, either bed
or sofa cushions.
SUGGESTIONS.
From Mrs. F. H. H., Accokeek.)
I Just discovered q wonderfully
easy way to cook baby's egg yolk.
Separate egg, putting yolk in q Gus
tard cup (heat-resistant glass, pour
in boiling water carefully to cover.
Let stand about 8 minutes, pour
water of, stir and serve!
I would like to add some ideas I
have not seen mentioned In regard
to filing RICH, ETC., clippings. I keep
mine in box, divided into the head
ings which interest me different
sections of cooking, spot removal,
child care for 3-6 years, 6-10 years,
etc.. I use manila folders for divi-
sions, and on the front inside Of each
folder near the top have attached
a large business letter envelope with
flap removed. I put large clippings
in the folder, small ones in the
envelope; thus they are easier to
find. In labelling, all cooking index
tabs are red, gardening green, etc.
I prefer this method to scrapbooks,
because it is quicker (no pasting)
and one can easily discard clippings
any time.
q SULTANA.
From Mrs. H. J. H., SilDer Spring.
Eor tho LODI, that ssked Univ her
Evening star., 1947-12-23
CLOTHING FOR ALASKA.

CLOTHING FOR ALASKA.
From M. J. B., WGshington.)
For Miss A. w. r.. Washington.
Anchorage is cold, judged
by D. c. standards, heavy clothing
is not a must. Have wool scarves or
hoods for headgear, lined mittens
for hands and stadium boots. Warm
wool coat, of a close fitting type all
right, though fur is better. Heavier
clothing is necessary only if one is
spending much time out of doors.
I would be glad to give further in
formation over phone. I lived in
Anchorage three years.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
MUSIC FOR SONGS?

from Fl. B., WdSh1ngton.J
would like very much to have
the music to two songs if any of
the readers can help me. The titles
are I'm Waiting for Santa Claus"
and "Santie Was Good to Me-" I
used to have an album with these
two songs and 1t has been mislaid.
I would appreciate it if any one can
tell me where can get this music.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
POEMS.

From Mrs. M. D. F., WastingtonJ
AS we ring in the New Year
think all your readers would love 10
refresh their memory by a reprint
of Tennysons In Memorlam" which
is enclosed and clipped from my
cathedral Age" 1943. Also "A
Candle Is a Lovely Thing" quite
appropriate some time prior to
Christmas Day, 1947.
By ALFRED LORD TENNYsoN.
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild Sky
The flying cloud. the frosty light:
Tn, r.. yssF sa is via ds'pe Ses n s and et him die
gns on. @ the !; olH ring in tbs The Enov nsT
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here We see no more;
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out slowly dying cause.
And ancient forms Of party STRIFE;
Ring N the nobler modes OF lie,
With sweeter manners, purel laws
Ring out the want. the care. the sin,
me faithless coldness of the times:
Ring Sout ring out my mournful rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring In the love of truth and right,
Rinr in the common love OF good.
Rine out old shapes of foul disease;
Ring out the narrowing lust OF gold
Ring oft the thousand wars Of old,
Ring In the thousand years OF peace.
Ring In the valiant man and free.
The larser heart, the kindlier hand:
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
VENETIAN BLINDS?

From Mrs. B. B., Wdshingto1.)
I have Venetian blinds for the
first time and would like to know the
best cleaner to use for them. Soap
and water has left them streaked.
Will appreciate any suggestion as to
the proper and best care for them.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Aunt: Het
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

BY ROBERT CULLEN
Toms ignorance Is just
right. He amt too ignorant
to make a HUin', but he's
ignorant enough not to be
a,Dare OF hoW ignorant he is.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
HONEY BALLS

(Front r. M, WGSht1gton.J
For Mrs. r. w. D., Arlington:
Honey balls (sent in originally by
Mrs. w. M. L. C. of Washington
One cup shortening (part butter),
u cup honey. 2 cups flour, z tea
spoon salt, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 2
cups finely chopped nuts.
Cream shortening and honey and
vanilla and beat well. Add sifted
-four and salt, and lastly nuts. Form
into small balls and bake IS min
utes at 375 degrees. While hot, roll
In Ak sugar and roll again when
cold.
find these unusually delicious
and they mail well, too. 1nclude
sorne in your Christmas cookie COL
lection.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
The following poem is from Ca

A candle is lovely thing;
It makes no noise or stir at ALL
But softly gives itself away,
While. ouice unselfish it grows small;
80 light the star in Bethlehem's skies.
That showed the ROAD the wise men trod'
The Christmas candle exemplifes
III. Christ Child, born the Son Of God.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION;
STORY LADIES?"

(Frou, Mrs. W. H. c., Arltngton.)
During all the Christmas excite
nnent, with Santa Claus whispering
In little ears on street corner ana
store, let us not forget to tell our
children the Christmas story or sing
the songs that tell of His coming
to earth as a. baby. I shall never
forget the time my older sister
came home from school and re-
peated the poem, only two' lines
of which I can now recall:
lover the hill of Palestine :,
The little stars began to shine-
Something in the beauty OF the
words that clothed the idea entered
into my mind and heart and thrilled
nv little soul. Then our mother
read us from the Bible the In
comparably simple and beautiful de-
scriotion Of that first Christmas:
sAnd there were shepherds abiding
In the fields. watching their f1ocks
by night" So we absorbed the idea
back Of Christmas, and the Santa
Claus who passed out gifts from
the towering tree in the church
was only a part of the joy.
A dear little 4-year-old that l
know thought that Jesus should
have a gift at Christmas time, 50
she gave some of her money to
the minister ito give Jesus. y
And we saw this same little girl,
while the rest of us were still at
the table, going round and round
the Christmas tree, singing. Happy
birthday, dear Jesus :. to you"
Children are so impressionable
and seeds sown that have the germ
Evening star., 1947-12-23
POEM FURNISHED.

1oGiM I OItlN40x1GiO
From Mrs. A. J. p, W1sktnqton.)
I do not know whether this Is the
poem that Mrs. E. L. K, Takoma
Park, wanted but if not it may fill
the requirement that she has in
mind; It is called That's What I
Call a Friend" and was written by
John Burroughs, the naturalist.
One whose grip Is . little tighter.
one whose smile Is little brighter.
One whose deeds are little whittier,
That's what / call q friend.
One who'll lend As quick as he'll borrow,
One who's the same today as tomorrow,
One who will share your 3oy-and sorrow.
That's what I call a friend.
One whose thoughts are little cleaner,
One whose mind is q little keeneI.
That's what 1 call friend.
One, when you're gone, who'll miss you
One who'll welcome YOU back gladly,
one who: though ansered, will not speak
That's 1s what call friend
One who is always willing to aid you.
On. who defended when others nayed you,
That's what I call friend,
One who has been hne when life seemed
rotten,
One whose ideals you hsy. not torsotten,
One .s...n .he has given you more than he's
That's what call q friend! =.
I copied 1t from the collection OF
verses In the front Of the Family
Circle" put out by . chain store
many years ago.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
SULTANA

From Mrs. H. J. H., Silper Spring. }
For the lady that asked why her
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-20
Relief

The United States already has
extended postwar assistance to
foreign countries totaling $16,250,-
100000, exclusive of anything
which may be done under the Mar
shall Plan, according to a compila-
tion based on figures from the Blu
reau of the Budget. Senator Harry
S. Byrd, Democrat of Virginia, in
commenting on the report, pointed
out that, in addition to the record
ed total, this country also has ex-
tended another $4,000, 100000 or
more in unrecorded reliefland aid
difficult to calculate" Thus, he
estimated that the overall figure,
either expended or authorized to
date, reaches a level between 10
and 20 billion dollars, ss8
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-20
Home Owners

More than half the country's
dwellings are owned by the people
who live in them, according to the
Census Bureau. The percentage of
owner-occupied houses is 55, com
pared with A per cent in 1910,
before the war. Two-thirds of the
dwelling units in rural areas are
owner-oecupied, while in the urban
areas only 48 per cent were.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-20

ODDS AND ENDS = RALPH Ed.
tt'9rdy is At 10 again, wifb miss Hasb,'
aud fbe eiRes seem tougher than eprr.
-. EreB experts OF tt'ts entertainment
TorlI go tero1g IN enssJiae wbo aiH
ain on ArtbRr Go!irey's talent sbow.
=. Jaek Carson made fbe mistake OF
buying a pony for bis son; Bow be bas
Tonight a ranch so ne poSy wiH bare
q place 10 lire. >. Meredith Wilson.
maestro OF fbe BHrns and Allen sbom.
9lH1ys goes on-sf4se Hifb a trick band
kerebief--aB amateur magician eper-
hopeful OF an audience. Tbe sper-
age age Of noe tVOmeB Tom Brepeman
gire, orchids 10 on bis sbow is IS.