Evening star., 1948-09-14
Readers Clearing House

ing to the beach. sightseeing or
visiting.
2. There is no fresh milk avail
able. But the children soon learn
to drink canned or powdered milk.
The commissaries have ample sup
plies Of canned foods OF all kinds,
including baby foods. Eggs and
meat are available, but almost no
fresh vegetables. Take some seeds
and fertilizer and plan to start a
garden. Tomatoes. green beans and
lettuce do very well.
3. Take all the clothes you will
need for year. Be sure to take
shoes two half sizes ahead for your
baby. You will need simple sports
clothes mostly. Stacks and sweat
ers for the winter. Sun dresses for
the summer. The winters are windy
and one feels the cold. Although
the temperature never drops below
As degrees. Raincoat and galoshes
are essential. A few normal after
noon dresses are all you will need.
Also two OR three evening dresses.
The summers are hot and humid,
not unlike Washington.
4. No yard goods are available
except silks from Shanghai, and
you should take a lot. What you
will not use you will find much
appreciated as gifts for your maids
or you can sell them to your
friends. There is one small women's
shop, but the clothes are expensive
and not very smart; they come from
Manila.
S. Shoes are not available.
6. The Army furnishes the Quon-
sets with nice rattan furniture. You
should not bring any, as it will only
be a nuisance. Bring china, linen,
table utensils and cooking utensils.
Your husband can get Army blan-
kets. Bring a radio. Bring an extra
electric or kerosene heater for the
bedroom. Be sure to bring cook
books as, except for bread, you will
have to do all your own baking.
7. Take your sewing machine, by
all means, and be sure to take extra
needles for it, also take thread, but
tons, zippers, trimmings. everything
you will need.
8. Each base has a club, where
there is dancing-once or twice a
week. Mostly informal dresses are
worn, formal parties about once
month. There will be woman's
club for bridge and much inviting
of friends back and forth to dinner.
9. You can have all the servants
you want, at no cost to you. Most
people have 2. They are very nice
little people, intelligent, honest and
eager to learn. The young girls are
the ones who work in the American
homes. Be sure to take a few pres
ents, which you will want later to
give these maids Bobby pins, scis-
sors, needles and thread, yard goods
are things they much appreciate.
Take your old clothes with you to
give away when you get there.
10. Iceboxes and stoves are now
furnished-the stoves were being put
in when I left. You will live in a
Quonset, which makes q surprisingly
nice house. Be sure to take mate
rial for window drapes and for
covers for the cushions of your
rattan chairs. If you have any more
questions, would be glad to answer
them. If you are good sport, you
will enjoy Okinawa, but one has to
he prepared to. rough it little and
to make the best of whatever comes.
COLE SLAW.
COMMENT.
From L. S., Washington
Before it is too late this summer
for those who like cole slaw, I'd
like to contribute the recipe for cole
slaw we always use, because 1t Is
so good and different from any
other we've tasted.
Cole Slaw-Haf cup cream (either
sweet or sour), 3 tablespoons sugar
not heaping or level, 8 tablespoons
vinegar, l teaspoon QeveD salt,
mix with fine chopped cabbage.
This mag be varied by adding
chopped celery or chopped green
pepper. Serve very cold.
Many thanks for the idea OF using
rubbing alcohol to take dark stains
from white calf shoes. It has been
such q big help to me this summer,
| in doing that before whitening the
shoes.
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