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Evening star., 1947-10-17

brought back to France by train
He said the plane, with one of its
two engines stopped, was forced to
come down in Cartagena Bay.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Rev. GumbIe Awarded
S.. 900 For Injuries

The Rev. Charles Gamble, of the
2300 block of Sherman avenue NV.
Evening star., 1947-10-17

Woshineton's newest. most
beautiful and most complete
record department. II it's.
a record, try Lubor first
you'll sove time, effort and
money and always find just
what you want.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
On the Scent

nantly feminine section Of store,
She told us that men have now
arrived at a point where they will
ingly tell the salesgirl q description
of the person VINO is to get the per-
fume, their coloring, tastes, size and
whether the fragrance Is for day or
evening use. Usually they settle for
cologne for daytime wear.
Men, Miss Aub says, shy away
from intriguing names that have a
yelled reference to the power Of the
perfume. They prefer to buy scents
with names that won't prove embar-
RAISING to the recipient of the gift.
They are much more free-spoken
about why they are getting the per-
fume. It may be a special occasion,
an anniversary or just to get out of
the doghouse!
Another reason that perfume ap-
peals to men other than the fact
that they like fragrance to surround
their women at all times is that
Christmas time Is also the time that
Evening star., 1947-12-09

they can add to the perfume collec-
ton of their favorite girl" It may
be an entirely new perfume or. in
the case of many Of the old French
houses, such as Guerlain, Chanel,
Patou, Caron and Lanvin, they are
able to buy those not available dur
ing war years. This Is particularly
true this year, with imports as good
as they ever were.
Most men know exactly how much
they want to spend for their perfume
gift. II they have set $40 as the
limit, they may 60 up to $12, but
that's all, brother! The last-minute
furry Of male perfume buying two
days before Christmas provides the
salesgirls with conversational tidbits
for time when business isn't as
thriving. They run something like
the time man breezed in, tossed a
500 bill on the counter, asked for
bottle of q famous aroma, had $81
deducted, got his change, seemed
pleased about 1t and murmured
"Boy, that's really getting of cheap!"
Evening star., 1947-12-09
By Eleni

Around Christmas time the heav-
lest purchasing of perfumes is done
by men. A man wants an important
gift to give to that important per-
son in his life. And q No. / gift Is
a bottle of perfume.
In the last five years men have
becomemore educated In the knowl-
edge of perfumes. This Is partly due
to the fact that they themselves
have become more frequent users OF
after-shave lotions and cologneS
Men are very sensitive to fragrances,
and salesgirls testify that men are
easier to sell to because they realize
the Importance Of scent.
When we went in to talk to Mary
land Aub, perfume buyer for a lead
ing store here in town, we were rath-
er taken aback by a few Of her state
ments. Originally we had planned
to find out just what were the
biggest worries men encounter when
suddenly thrust into a predomi-
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Dorothy Dix Says

Possibly you havs to have q talent
for marriage. Otherwise you bungle
the job and make a failure OF it, as
you would Of being carpenter If
you couldn't hammer q nail in
straight, or Of being a grand opera
artist If you couldn't carry tune.
Any way, that is as plausible an
explanation as any Of why so many
marriages that should have been a
bit Of heaven on earth are nothing
but preview of purgatory.
If only people who are sadistic
by nature and who get a kick out
Of torturing others got married, we
could understand why one marriage
out Of three ends in the divorce
court. Nor is it difficult to COM
prehend why the woman who
thought she was getting Prince
Charming for q husband doesn't go
around singing roundelays Of Joy
when she discovers that she Is tied
to a tight wad and a crouch. And
even a blind person can see that
the man who espouses a nagger
always looks like an early Christian
martyr.
But 1t isn't alone the meanies,
the tyrants, the viragoes and the
slave-drivers who are responsible for
the marriages that are failures.
Some Of the best men and women
in the world are the worst husbands
and wives. They have every good
quality except the know-how to get
along with their mates.
And the pitiful part Of this trage-
dy is that oftener than not the men
and women who are wrecking their
marriages are perfectly unconscious
of the crime they are committing.
The hen-pecking wife, who never
gives her husband . breath of free
dom, and who tortures the very life
out of him by her bossing, isn't
ALWAYS actuated by malice, She is
Evening star., 1947-12-09

often prompted by . love that makes
her feel that she must keep q con.
tinual watch upon him lest some
accident might befall him. or he
might eat something that disagreed
with him.
And all of us know husbands who
simply adore their wives, and who
work themselves to death to give
them luxuries, yet who never pay
them q compliment, or say q word
Of affection to them, or give them
kiss that isn't as frigid as If 1t had
been in cold storage ever since
their wedding day.
Now the trouble with these misfit
husbands and wives is not that they
lacked any of the basic virtues of
domesticity, but that they just didn't
have a talent for marriage. The
husband Is a good provider, but he
feeds his wife on pork chops while
her soul starves for hyacinths. The
wife gets corns on her fingers pinch
ing every penny and burns herself
to cinder cooking good meals, but
she has cotton so unglamorous her
husband calls her mother.
We often wonder why certain
married couples of our acquaintance
live together in such harmony and
peace when they do not seem to US
to be especially congenial; while
others who we would think are just
made for each other are in a per-
petual fight. The answer to the
conundrum is that one has a talent
for marriage that the other lacks.
One couple uses as much diplomacy
In handling each other. after mar
riage as they did in the days of
courtship. The other couple believes
that marriage gives them the right
to say and do things to each other
that they wouldn't think Of doing
or saying to a stranger.
Which Is right?
Evening star., 1947-12-09
By Josephine Lowman>

Few individuals are untouched by
music in some form! Music soothes
the troubled mood and in it we find
expression for every human longing
and Illustration, for every human
dream and grief. 1t can be sophis-
ticated or primitive, gay, turbulent
or poignant.
Listening to music provides us
with a safety valve but playing some
instrument is even better. Wait!
Do not stop reading here! There is
some instrument you can play.
Some are very easy to master.
When listening to music most
folks are prodded into q wish for
self-expression. Some want to
dance, others to sing, some to act,
some to write sonnet, while others
say, "Oh, I wish I could play"
I do not know how people stand
it who cannot beat their emotions
and dreams out in music once in
a while. I find myself playing the
lifting Strauss waltzes and always
feel released and relaxed and young
and happy afterward. I have even
written dozens OF songs. I write
them in the shower rather than
sing other peoples. None Of these
have been published, but I have
derived a lot Of fun in creating them
to express the mood or the thought
Of the moment.
Most people are frightened away
from learning to play some instru-
ment by the feeling that they must
become accomplished along the
chosen line. Even If you never play
in the drawing room or the parlor,
you can gain great enjoyment in
this way. Besides, many instru-
ments are very simple to learn.
It may be ukulele or q guitar
you master. The sting has been
taken out Of piano lessons and 1t Is
no longer necessary to go through
those long sessions of scale prac-
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Why Grow Old?

tice. You can be taught chords and
harmony which make it possible to
play quite attractively in a short
time. Your technique will not be
that Of an accomplished artist, but
the pleasure of self expression you
long for will be a reward.
The accordion is a gay and COM
municative thing and you can learn
this very easily. The violin is diff
cult but many people have started
lessons at middle life and have
found this comfort and satisfac-
ton all through the rest of their
lives. Do not be frightened away
from this source Of happiness by a
feeling Of timidity or a belief that
you must excel in order to obtain
pleasure from this kind of self
Evening star., 1947-12-09


Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both am 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 it
is obviously impossible for US
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them. Betsy Cas,OeH
Evening star., 1947-12-09
ROASTING FOWL?
YELLOW LAYER CAKE?

From L. H. B., Washington.)
When I roast a chicken or turkey,
the second joint or thigh piece never
seems to get done. cook the turkey
the usual amount of time, but when
we carve the meat, the second joint
is always pink and underdone.
I have tried turning the bird in
the pan, but seem to have no better
success. Would the readers advise
roasting in an open pan, or in q
covered roaster? I shall appreciate
any help on this, very much.
Also, can some one give me
recipe for yellow layer cake with
fresh coconut filling and frosting?
I am looking for a layer cake recipe
that makes a tender, moist and
feathery cake.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
By Peaay Roberts

Knit this fattering hood and nit
ten set in colors to match or con-
trast with your winter coat or SKI
suit. Four-ply wool and large
needles make for fast knitting.
To obtain this pattern, send
Is cents in coins, giving pattern
number, your name, address and
zone number to Peggy Roberts, The
Washington Star, PO. Box 100
Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
WORDS TO SONG?
MEATLESS DISH;
FOR DAMPNESS.

(From Mrs. P. E. H., Silver Spring. J
My little son has asked me to
teach him the words Of Brahms
Lullaby" so that he may sing it
for his little first-grade classmates.
I have sung 1t to him, humming
where I didn't know the words. Can
some one help us?
For meatless Tuesday or any day,
we like this tuna -macaroni dish.
Cook a box of macaroni, drain; mix
Evening star., 1947-12-09
BUTTERsCOTCH WATERS.

From Mrs. I. S., Washington.)
The following recipe is grand!
Butterseotch waters: One-half cup
butter, or margarine, cup brown
sugar, egg, IL cups plain flour, u
teaspoon soda dissolved in one table
spoon warm water, dash of salt, Y
teaspoon vanilla, " cup ground nuts,
though it is just as good without
the nuts. Roll very thin and cut
out. Bake about Is minutes.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
SULTANA PLANT.

lFTOW MIS-. ". B. s., SHGdy Stde.J
In reply to E. B. Of Mount Rainier,
the sultana plant. The
tiny crystals on the stems and leaves
are the work of aphids, or plant lice.
Nicotine sulphate will clear up the
situation. If you will look on the
under side of the leaves, you will
see tiny black lice, which suck the
juices from the leaves and eventually
will kill the plant. 1t will be well to
spray the plant thoroughly and also
water the ground from the top of
the pot to kill any that may be in
the soil. I have treated mine Sue
cessfully in this way and my plants
are now In full bloom.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
GARDENIA SLIPS.

(Fron Mrs. E. H. S., Washington. }
In answer to the letters regarding
gardenia slips or cutting: My moth
er has had a very large bush in her
yard all my years at home, so will
pass on as much information on
growing them as 7 can. We have
about the same weather conditions
here, so don't see why you can't just
root them in a jar (fruit jar will
do) and after they have roots set
them out as you would rose cut
ting. Naturally, this isn't always
successful. My mother always put
extra fertilizer around them, as the
earth isn't always rich enough.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Readers Clearing House

can be added to this II desired. It
makes a very nice flavor.
Here is q very fine cookie recipe
for the holidays. The older they are,
the better they taste (if one can
keep them until they are old (!
One cup sugar, l pound oleo or but
ter or vegetable shortening, pound
nuts In shell walnut or BraziD, /
tablespoonful molasses, l teaspoon
full vanilla, teaspoonful baking
powder. cup coconut ground fine)
4 eggs, pinch of salt, AZ cups -four.
Cream sugar, molasses and oleo,
add eggs, well beaten, then add all
the other ingredients, mix well and
make into roll, wrap in wax paper,
leave in cold overnight. Slice thin
and bake In 400-degree F. oven.
Makes large batch of cookies.
If the Brazil nuts are laid length
wise in roll and rolled in dough
when the cookies are sliced, with
very sharp knife, the nuts will be
IN thin slices.
The oil of the Brazil nuts, when
left In the cookie jar a few weeks,
gives the cookies very unusual
flavor.
BUTTERSCOTCH ICEBOx
COOKIES.
(Fron Mrs. L. r. G., Washington.
For Mrs. G. M. w., Covington, KY.
Butterscotch icebox cookies. One
cup brown sugar. u cup butter
(melted after measuring), beaten
egg, / teaspoon vanilla, 1A cups
flour, sifted with Y teaspoon salt
and " teaspoon soda, Y cup
chopped nuts. Mix In order given.
Form In q roll, wrap in waxed
paper. Keep in refrigerator. Cut
in slices to bake.
X Il
WHITE FRUIT CAKE
RECIPE; PLAY PEN. q
from Mrs. J. S., Washington.)
White fruit cake recipe.
One cup sugar, Y cup canned
peach Juice (any other canned
fruit juice is just as good, 8 cups
cake flour, y teaspoon baking soda,
/ cup coconut, l cup chopped can
died pineapple, cup candied cher
ries, Y cup candied orange rind,
4 cup candied lemon rind, 8 egg
yolks, 6 egg whites, / cup butter, 2
teaspoons baking powder, u tea
spoon salt, 2 cups thinly sliced
citron, cup raisins, 2 cups nuts.
Cream sugar and shortening. Add
beaten egg yolks and beat thor
oughly. Sift flour and measure. Use
l cup -four for dredging fruits. Sift
remainder with baking powder. bak-
ing soda, and salt. Add alternately
with fruit juice to first mixture. Add
fruits, coconut. and nuts. Mix thor
oughly. Fold in stif1ly beaten egg
whites. Pour into well oiled pan.
Bake In slow oven (325 degrees F0
about l hour.
To Mrs. r. r., Washington. If
you scrub the play pen well with
hot soap and water, then just give
1t two coats Of clear shellac, think
you will be pleased with the results.
I have done this many times with
mine.
4 -
Evening star., 1947-12-09
POLISH REMOVER spoTsq

CaCdSCFOpne! nave nao LQe mis-
fortune of spilling fingernail polish
remover on a mahogany table and
wherever 1t dropped there Is a white
spot Can some one please tell me
what will remove them? I immedi-
ately washed the spots with mild
soap and warm water, to no avail.
CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT?
From L. K. E., Washington.)
Could some one please tell me how
to care for a small chrysanthemum
plant? I received 1t last spring as a
slip from nursery and had it in
my window box through the sum :
mer. This fall planted 1t in a pot,
and now, although it has some new
growth at the top, the lower leaves
dry up and drop off. Should
keep 1t very wet and what kind of
soil is best? I am anxious to keep
1t alive and hope I viii get some
help in time.
\ X X
HARD ROLLs2
from Mrs. T. o. NJ, Washington. J
I can't find q recipe for real hard
rolls. Will some one please tell me
how they are made?
\ X
OILCLOTH ON CEILING.
From I. II. M, Vienna.)
To Mrs. r. w. NJ, Fairfax: You
can use oilcloth on your ceiling
You should have paper hanger do
the job. I had my kitchen all COW
cred with oilcloth over a year age
and 1t Is sticking fine, and oh what
a pleasure it is! Why not have the
checked ceiling and plain walls?
Tt would be lovely. I bought the
OCULAR 46-inch table oilcloth and
ad our local paper hanger do the
Job.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
BLOUSE PROBLEM?

(From Mrs. ]. c., WGshtngt0n.)
I own an expensive white per-
manently stiff rayon organdy blouse,
but the extreme roughness from the
rufhes, seams and embroidery irri-
tates my lower neck and arms very
painfully. What could do to soften
this permanent finish? Dry clean
ing did not help. Any suggestions
would be appreciated. Call Jean,
National $685., during office hours.
COMMENT.
from Mrs. j. T., WGshingtOn.)
hasten to issue word of warn
ing on the use of lye as paint and
varnish remover. It should only be
used on pine, maple or poplar, never
on walnut, mahogany or veneered
surfaces. 1t burns and spots ma
hogany and walnut permanently,
going deep into the wood. 1t dark
ems the soft woods, but they can be
bleached by applying household
bleach, full strength, with paint
brush, letting set about half hour,
then washing with plenty of water,
preferably with hose. The furniture
to be cleaned with lye should be
taken outdoors. the lye solution ap-
piled with dish mop and allowed
to set about an hour, then removed
with hose and scrub brush. If all
the paint is not removed, other coats
of lye should be applied and let set
t11 DC
clean. Then wash over the whole
piece with vinegar to kill the action
of the lye and harden the wood,
otherwise when the new finish is
applied the lye will eat into it. This
information is from years Of expert
ence in refinishing antiques. For
the best results 1t is cheaper in the
long run to use the commercial paint
and yarnish removers purchased at
any paint or hardware store.
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CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS?
From Mrs. c. r. A., Arlington.)
My children have outgrown the
childhood customs of Christmas and
Christmas eve. They are now 13,
Is and 20. We still want to keep
Christmas the lovely, breathless time
1t has always been,. but our observ-
ance of it must be revamped little
to fit their ages. Christmas eve
used to be a rush to finish the tree,
hang the stockings and get in bed.
Now, what to plan for the long eve
ming?
Christmas Day began at dawn,
with every one up to see what Santa
had brought. Even when Santa
was no longer man in a red suit, "
the same procedure still carried.
What now for anticipation?
We have discarded the suggestion
of an open house for Christmas eve,
as the children believe it should be
family time" We are planning on
singing Christmas carols, as we have
gained piano this year. We are
also planning on bigger and better
Christmas stockings with every one
contributing for every one. There
our ideas have stopped. Now we
need help and would appreciate
any suggestions.
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ELECTRIC RADIATORS.
From Mrs. C. W. NJ, Silver Spring.
We have used two for several
years. They are excellent for small
rooms, such as bathrooms or any
square.
They burn about 300 XIV. per
Evening star., 1947-12-09
BOTTLE DOORsTOPS?

(Fronl Mrs. c. v. r., Woodbridge.)
I read near Christmas Of last year
how lady somewhere made door
stops from bottles filled with sand
and dressed them. Il can't remem-
Der If saw it in RCH or not3 If any
one. can give full information, I'll
appreciate 1t so much.
Evening star., 1947-12-09

or put in layers with macaroni. II
may have a can of mushrooms
added. Sometimes it Is Drowned ir
the oven, but often heated on the
top of the stove.
Thank you, readers, for so many
helpful hints! To the people living
in damp basement apartments: Gel
small bags of pebble-like compost.
ton at local department store, Il
be hung in closets and behind furni'
ture. They don't drip and may bt
dried in the oven and reused. Ivt
used them in our bungalow and
found them big help.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information and requests sent
in by the tollotDtng haze been
forwarded to those for whom they
Dere intended:
Washington: Mrs. A. j. K, Mrs.
G. E. P, Miss M. E., Mrs. w. A. S.,
Mrs. R. K. H., E. B. B., Mrs. T.
@. H., Mrs. H. A. S., Mrs. L. NJ,
Mrs. H. G. r., Mrs. H. w. Mrs.
F. A. F., Mrs. H. D. A., Mrs. P. A.,
Mrs. M. w., Mrs. H. ", Mrs.
s. H. P, Mrs. T. c..
Arlington: Mrs. r. H.. e. E. B.,
Mrs. B. v. L., Mrs. w. D. W.,
Mrs. R. A. L., Mrs. K. A. McC.
Silver Spring: Mrs. r. F. c., Mrs.
c. Bladensburg: Mrs. L. B. r.
Chevy Chase: Mrs. L. E. w.
Bethesda: Mrs. B. L. j., Mrs.
F. S. H. Waldorf: Mrs. L. T.
Riverdale: Mrs. F. I. r. Hern-
don: Mrs. B. D. w. Burke: Mrs.
s. A. B. Berwyn: Mrs. B. College
Park: Mrs. ]. M. o.
Our thanks to these readers
1Dhose contributions 1Dere similar
to Others previously receiued::
Washington: Mrs. M. l.. B.,
M. F., Mrs. H. L. Y. Rockville:
Mrs. H. A. w. Beltsville: Mrs.
PEELING COCONUT;
REMOVING WHITE SPOT.
From Mrs. G. w. B.,
Upper Marlboro.)
To Mrs. L. H. j., Washington. I
she will peel the coconut and grine
with the finest food chopper blade
she will find 1t shreds just right.
have kept it over two months in ths
electric icebox.
To Mrs c. H. D., Mclean. Spirit:
of camphor will take all white marks
from mahogany or walnut furniture
From Mrs. c. P. Y, Oyster Point. :,
Although I do not live In your city
I do get The Evening Star and enjoy
the RICH page very much. Mrs
c. H. D. of Mclean asks for way tc
remove water marks from mahogany
desk. Here is the way I have re-
moved such stain many times and
always find it most satisfactory.
From drugstore get a bottle OF
essence of peppermint. : Take a
soft cloth and rub we'll on spot
Repeat until all watermarks vanish
I have always had perfect success
with this method.
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PUNCH RECIPE;
COOKIE RECIPE.
(From Mrs. G. S. p, Washington.
In answer to the request for the
fruit punch recipe by T. L. D., Ia.
koma Park, I have used the follow.
ing recipe to serve 80 people, ant
it was proclaimed delicious by all.
Four and one-l1alf quarts pine.
apple juice, l quart orange juice
tx cups lemon juice, 2 quarts ice
water, plain sugar, sirup to taste,
to 3 quarts ginger ale, / box straw
berries or crushed cherries (mara-
schino).
Mix pineapple juice, orange juice
and lemon and water together
Sweeten to taste with plain suga,
sirup (boil equal parts Of sugar ane
water together). Just before serv.
ing add ice-cold ginger ale. Put :;
block Of ice in a punch bowl an
pour over the punch. Garnish wit.
thin slices of lemon or orange an,
sliced StraWberries CRANBERRY ilficf
Evening star., 1947-12-09
ELECTRIC RADIATORS,

(Fron, Mrs. C. W. M, Silver SPRING.
We have used two for several
years. They are excellent for small
rooms, such as bathrooms or any
square.
They burn about 300 XIV. per
hour, so even with a low rate you
would find them expensive and in
adequate in an old house, particu-
larly If it is draughty.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
THANK YOU" NOTES.

From Mrs. J. s., Washington.)
First of all I want to thank those
who answered my inquiry about
musty furniture. AS one lady sug-
gested, the musty odor almost van
ished as soon as the heat was
turned on in the house. I also
want to thank the lady who sent
me the name of preparation to
be obtained in a drugstore. I
secured the town trying to find
that one, but it is not being manu-
factured any more. I finally OBJ
tanned one and have been using IT.
in the dresser drawer.
From Mrs. L. r. s., Washington
I wish to thank Mrs. j. p, Wash
ington for information about Clero-
dendron and RICH for forwarding
her letter. Also Mrs. T. M. L.,
Arlington, whose letter was pub
lished in RICH.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
BAKING TINS7

(Frorn Mrs. w. p, Washington
I wonder If any of the readers
could help me in locating the little
baking tins in which the Norwegian
cookie "Sandbakkels' are made. I
would be most grateful for any in
formation.