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Evening star., 1948-04-28
BANANA CAKE;
GAUZE CURTAINS.

IfrTUW MIS-. n. j. T., washington. J
For Mrs. G. P, Manassas. Have
used the following many times. 1t
is delicious, keeps moist. The icing
is not nice after the third day but
we usually eat it up before then,
| it is so good.
One-half cup shortening, ~ cups
sugar, 2 beaten eggs, cups flour,
y teaspoon salt, l teaspoon baking
powder. "a teaspoon soda, 4 cup
sour milk, l cup mashed, sieved
banana q large bananas or 3
smalD, teaspoon vanilla extract.
Cream shortening and sugar; add
eggs, beat. Add sifted dry ingre-
dients alternately with milk, banana
and vanilla extract. Fill creased
pans half full and bake in moderate
oven 375 degrees.
Frost with lemon banana FROST
ing. Cream y cup butter and 2
cups confectioner's sugar; add 3
tablespoons mashed, sieved banana
(l2 banana) and l tablespoon lemon
juice; mix until smooth.
Nice recipe for cup cakes for
luncheon. This is really a rather
rich recipe for the warmer months
of the year. I usually make it up
only in wintertime.
(From L. G., Washington.J
Here is my recipe for banana
cake which was requested a few
days ago. 1t is from the Settle
ment Cook Book" I have used it a
number of times and it Is very good
One and fourth cups sugar, u
cup butter, eggs, teaspoon soda,
tablespoons sour cream, cup
banana pulp mashed, IL cups pas
try flour, I teaspoon vanilla. Cream
butter and sugar, add eggs, beaten
very light, and the soda dissolved
in the sour cream. Beat well; then
add the banana, pastry -four, u
teaspoon salt and vanilla. Mix well.
Bake in well buttered oblong pan
7A by il14 by Ia inches in mod
crate oven. I have also baked this
cake in round layer cake pans sue
SCoo4 LID SdhC
to lot of beating.
Perhaps one of your readers can
tell me how best to launder the
atrical gauze curtains? Can they be
done in washing machine?
Should they be starched and Is it
necessary that they be stretched.
BRIDES BALL.
(Fron, Mrs. N. F. G., Arlington.)
Some time ago some one asked
for the words to THE Brides Ball.
found it among my keep-sakes and
am sending it for her.
Spring once said to the nightingale:
4 mean to give the birds a ball:
Pray. madame ask the brides all,
The birds and brides great and small"
Evening star., 1948-04-28
BRIDES BALL.

Soon they came from each bush and tree
Singing sweetest songs Of glee.
Soon they came from each coy nest,
Each one dressed in his Sunday best.
Chorus.
The wren and the woodpecker danced for
life,
The raven waltzed with the yellow bird is
wife.
The awkward owl and the bashful Jay.
Wished each other a very good day.
Chorus.
The woodpecker came from his hole in
the tree
And presented his bill to the company;
Berries ripe and cherries red =,
Twas very large bill---the brides said.
Chorus. ssSazF
They danced all day till the sun was low,
Then the mother birds all prepared to &C.
When. one and all. both great and small
Flew home to their nests from theehtrdies'
IL.
Evening star., 1948-04-28

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Evening star., 1948-04-11
Holds 20 Gillette Blue Blades
40 Shaving Edges and Deals
Them Out One at a Time, Presto!

NTow easy-shaving Gillette Blue Blades come
IN in remarkable new plastic container-
the Gillette Dispenser that saves time and
bother. You feed out blades presto, unwrapped
and ready for your razor. The edges are perfectly
projected and reach you factory sharp When
the case is empty, throw it away. Enjoy this
newest shaving convenience. Get 2O-blade
Gillette Dispenser for the price of the blades
alone. Gillette Safety Razor Company
Prices apply IN Usited States osiy.)
Evening star., 1948-07-27

shawl and convertible collars, ano
striking combinations of fabrics
One three-piece travel costume o1
a long coat and slim skirt of mems
wear worsted in gray has a striped
woven jersey sweater blouse, was
particularly good looking.
CARMEL BROTHERS feel strong
ly on the point of the American
woman investing . little more
money into . good coat or suit
They know that 1t will be the suit
or the coat that will always look
we'll on her no matter what. Their
suit fabrics are the soft kind. Full
ness sat the hipline is out in this
house. It may crop up In the front
or back, but never on the hipline
Goats are in neutral shades. The
better to wear any kind Of accessory
that might appeal to you. CasuaI
coats can either be loose-back OF
fitted, depending on your choice
need and f1attering quality desired.
And last but lot least JANE
DERBY pooh-poohs the idea Of
having to design strange looking
creations to make a hit in the
fashion business. Steadily, her:
has been a quiet" collection o1
ladylike clothes made of excellent
fabrics. Imported tweeds, jerseys
cashmere broadcloth and velvets are
used in this falls collection. Ths
Victorian theme Is seen in severa
outfits. One of her favorite colors
as with many others-is gray.
Evening star., 1948-07-27

For sports and town wear
Claire McCordeII uses knit
ted fobries, SUCH hos the black
wool rib knit that makes
this hieh-neeked dress.
Purple wool is used for the
blister knit" sling which
may be worn as pictured or
as an olI-oround hug-me-
tight. Adele Simpson has
designed the tunie suit Of
gray wool. A double row Of
buttons on the jacket adds
fashion interest. Hattie
Carnegie offers q dinner
dress Of luminous blue and
green mesh in q princess
silhouette. NeckIine and
hemIine feature scoIIoping.
Herbert Sondheim is respon-
sibIe for the two winter
navy" sotin cocktail dresses.
One is q reeuIor-sized dress
and the other is his new
"Sondette" size, scaled down
for the shorter figure.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
WhyGrow
Old?
By Josebhine Lowman

Dp JOSepHtUc LOUWUW
I have received some interesting
information recently about foot
care from the National Foot Health
Council. am passing some of 1t on
to you, because when I wrote about
feet a few months ago received so
many letters wanting more help.
Many mothers wrote to me asking
where they could obtain more in
struction concerning the care OF
their children's feet.
When we take q look at statistics
we are amazed to see how rapidly
the number of defective feet in
creases with the early years OF
childhood. At the age of year.
all but per cent of children have
perfect feet. BY the age OF ten So
per cent have defective feet, and
by the age of fifteen 76 per cent
need help. Massachusetts, now has
a law requiring the examination of
children's feet as a part OF the
school health checkup.
Here are a few of the suggestions
made by the National Health
Council:
/. Be especially careful about the
care of your children's feet when
the tiny bones are forming and the
muscles are developing. The feet
must be carefully watched at this
period to prevent deformities. They
should have expert supervision
periodically at this time of life.
2. Children's feet grow rapidly.
Shoes should be replaced when they
are outgrown, even when they are
still in good condition. Some chill
dren's feet outgrow shoes within
four to eight weeks. Remember
that 80 per cent Of adult foot faults
can be traced to improper shoes.
3. Be sure stockings and socks are
long enough.
4. Children's shoes must be wide
enough to conform to the shape Of
growing feet.
5. Children's shoes should be made
of soft, lightweight upper leather,
kid or calf, with flexible leather
soles that bend easily with the foot.
6. When a child is unwilling to
walk or run or play. when the heels
run over, the feet toe out" or the
shoes bulge ut the inner side Of the
ankle, then the feet need expert
attention.
7. Do not allow q child to wear
run-over heels. Have them 1xed.
Teach your child to walk rs though
he were walking along q straight
line, toeing neither in nor out.
The National Foot Health Coun-
Gil recently sponsored National Foot
Health Week. If you wish more tn
formation they will send 1t to you
without cost. Write directly to the
National Foot Health Council, the
Phoenix Building. Rockland, Mass.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
By Marearet Child

There has never been q period in
fashions history when pearls
weren't smart. And today more
than, or as much as. ever, pearls
are pertect-in bibs. ropes, chokers
or the classic single strand. Eleni
says SO. Vogue says so, and Glamour
and the Bazaar and Mademoiselle.
Why? Because their neutral
cream-white color goes with every
thing. everywhere, at any time. Be-
cause their luster adds glow to
the most sallow skin. Because their
quiet beauty never becomes mo-
notonous and is always in the
best Of taste.
The Hindus believe that Krishna
one of their most widely worshipped
deities, was the discoverer OF pearls
According to their legend, Krishna
took pearls from the ocean to adorn
his daughter on her wedding day
The pearl is still q sacred jewel in
India and fathers the world over
from George Of England to George
Smith still give them to their
daughters on their birthdays and
wedding days.
Another and even more poetic
legend about the origin Of the pear
is the Oriental one which says that
at the full of the moon the pear
oyster rises to the surface Of the
sea and opens its shell to receive
the falling dew drops. These con-
geal, hardening into pearls.
More comical than poetical is the
belief of certain natives OF the
East that pearls breed pearls, A
pearl, placed in a box and left fol
a certain period will surely give
birth to countless other pearls!
The pearl is truly the gem OF the
ocean for 1t Is the only precious
Jewel we know which comes from
the sea and the only one which
is the result of q living process
Cultured pearls, which are also
made by oysters but with human
encouragement, are considered man.
made and consequently are not a
valuable. And although the pro.
cess is the same in both cases, ex-
perts can easily tell a natural pear
from a cultured one.
More than "a centuries ago, pearls
were used as tribute in China
Cleopatra wore them. During the
days of the Roman Republic, pearls
from the Red Sea were worn
pendant fashion. Montezuma ol
Mexico had them. The Incas o1
Peru wore personal ornaments oi
pearls and the invading Spaniards
gathered 50 many along the South
American coasts that they were sole
by the basketful at public auctions
in Spain.
Pearls were so especially fashion.
able at the time of Queen Eliza.
beth when those who could affort
to do so encrusted their dress anc
person with them and even twinec
them in their hair. And smart in
deed was the gentleman who Wort
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Perpetually Pearls

a single large pear-shaped pearl In
one ear. So elegantl
Pearls were smart In America long
before the Pilgrims landed. The
Indians who met them upon their
arrival wore pearls and at one time
Powhatan made John Smith richer
by . chain Of the milky gems. BY
the 10th Century, American women
were wearing them constantly, too
but mostly in brooches and lockets.
Imitation or simulated pearls. not
natural, not cultured, but entirely
man-made, were first created by the
Venetians. Those skilled glass work.
ers turned them out by the millions,
the beads being painstakingly blown
one at time. Joaquin Of Paris in
troduced them to Frenchwonen in
1880, and they Immediately became
tremendously popular. which. was
very fortunate for Madame Aver
age-Income since the real thing can
literally cost a fortune. A pearl
necklace which once belonged to
Madame Thiers, wife of the first
President Of the French Republic.
was purchased by Cartier. the
jeweler, several years ago for two
and a half million dollars!
The shape and luster - not the
size-decide the value Of q pearl.
Pearls take one Of four shapes.
They are spherical (the most valu-
able), pearl. button or baroque tir-
regular) shaped. They vary in color
from white to rose to black. Pink
pearls, found in the West Indies,
are highly priced but apt to fade.
The very valuable black pearls, such
as the Duchess of Windsor owns, are
found chiefly in the Gulf of Mexico.
The creamy. spherical queens of the
pearl world are usually found in the
Orient, like La Pellogrina. the pride
of India-a pure white. perfectly
sperical % carat gem supreme which
Is literally priceless.
But whether YOUR pearls cost a
thousand dollars or a dollar, they
are the smartest jewel purchase you
can make.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Fall Showings Roundup

be fitted will be seen belted with a
high collar, deep cuffs and big
patch pockets. Coat and suit en-
sembles are going to be played up
considerably this coming season.
BRUNO of Spectator Sports al
ways shows hand-loomed knits
among other things. In these look
for lovely, misty" pastel tones
Also colors like green and gold.
His signature note this time appears
to be tabs that fasten many of his
jackets.
VERA MAXWELL designs many
of her own hasd-loomed tWeeds
Noted for classic coats and suits
her designs this season are dis
tinguished by full facings to side
seams. deep turned back cuffs, small
Evening star., 1948-07-27

Here is an apron that will keep
mothers little helper spic and span
while helping with the chores-and
quietly amused with the pocket
dolly when work is done The apron
is made of organdy and trimmed
with gay ric-rac braid . dolly is
made of soft cotton and is COM
pletly dressed.
Pattern envelope No. R2624 con-
tains tissue pattern for apron doll
and dolls clothes. tracing for face,
embroidery stitch illustrations and
complete sewing and finishing di-
rections.
To obtain this pattern send Is
cents In coins, giving pattern num-
Der. your name, address and zone
number to Peggy Roberts, The
Washington Star, p. o. Box 100,
Station G., New York, 10. N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Bv Barbara Bell

A trim, nicely tailored shirtwaist
frock that's suitable to practically
every occasion. Gathers add soft
touch to the simple skirt. A choice
of sleeve lengths is provided.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1852 is
designed for sizes 80, "a. 36, 3S, 40
a, A and 46. Size "a, short sleeve
requires Al yards of 35-inch ma
terial.
For this pattern send Is cents. in
coins, your name, address. pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, P. o. Box SO, Station q, New
York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-07-27


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 CasweH
Evening star., 1948-07-27
FRENCH CHILDREN.

from Mrs. r. =. r., Washington
The letter which you 20 kindly
published in your column last April
about my trip abroad to visit the
French children brought 80 many
responses that wanted to tell you
little more about these children.
In spite of the Marshall Plan and
the many packages Of food and
clothing sent to France, there are
many children still suffering from
the after effects of war.
Here in this country people cannot
realize that life Is as hard as ever
in France. Food prices have risen
in more rapid proportion than even
in this country.
Widows are left with no raise In
their income and with costs con-
stantly soaring up. There are q
class we are trying to help.
All the fancy window dressing"
in the best shops in France and all
the good food which Is slowly COM
ing back on the market are not for
VIC VI PI1d41C0 C1u1SQ Gil W1lOSC 4dL1lCk6
gave their lives for liberty.
It might interest you to read the
contrast in prices Of certain articles
between 1889 and now in France. A
pair of shoes formerly cost As francs.
Now one can buy boxes of shoe
polish. Not much help without the
shoes!
A hen once cost so francs. Now
one can get pearl buttons for that
sum.
A vacuum cleaner used to be 1900
francs. Today for that-3 coarse
brooms!
This is to give you a small idea of
how prices have jumped, so that you
can well imagine what 1t means to
these people to receive parcels from
this country.
Following are few brief histories
of children who were adopted"
through your kindness In publishing
my letter in your column.
Monique is 2 and lives near Paris.
The father died leaving the mother
with 3 children to support. In spite
of this she became q member Of the
Resistance which required great
courage, endangering her life and
risking the chance of leaving her
children completely orphaned. The
child was adopted" through your
help by a Mrs. F. and her club in
Arlington.
Miss r. in Washington requested
the name of 2 children, but asked
that no mention be made of her
name as she wishes no publicity.
We sent her the name of a boy
of whose father died in captivity,
leaving the mother to care for 3
children, and girl of 9 whose
story is really poignant.
The father, member of the
underground, headed a Resistance
group to parachute munitions in
certain parts of France. He was
caught and deported by the Gestapo.
He died in prison. A fine family
now in very straitened circun-
stances. The little girl has a gift
for music.
AS you may remember American
Aid to France has, here in WASH
ington, at ITO Connecticut avenue,
the names and photos of children
who may be adopted" by sending 2
packages of food and clothing a
month for at least months. (The
telephone number Is Decatur 1861
Discarded clothes In clean condition
are welcome.
May I reprint one letter from one
of our godmothers: I'VE cannot
ever tell you how much our childs
heartfelt gratitude has meant to us.
Our whole family is so very proud
of her and she Is considered a part
of our family"
So you can see how well worth
while this program is, and how
grateful American Aid to France is
to you and readers of your column.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
ll(lzI:y9|S{5N
with ART RA

YHI SHAMPOO WITHOUT TGARS
4. Its rich iath reonta ains no SOAP or
harsh alkaM (. smart children's eyes
Z. Cleans hair cleaner, leaves hair
brighter, more iustrous than any soap
Or soap shampoo.
>, Pure white cream In tube. No Jar Or
bottle 70 spill or break. No liquid to
trickle In children's eyes.
ARTRA "Sospisss lathss' Cream Shampoo
at oil drug counters ....... 6o< also Il
lane ouiitsf, 1912. Sind st.. NV.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
COD LIVER OIL STAIN?

From Mrs. w. ~, Washington
Are there any readers who have
had experience in removing a cod
liver oil stain from baby's blue
wool bathrobe? My son had worn
his only two times when by mis-
take I dropped tablespoon of oil
right in the upper left hand corner.
1t is nice robe and I would ap-
preciate any suggestions anyone can
offer.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
DEPRESSION FLOWER?

I wonder why I cannot or do not
have luck in raising depression
flower? I have followed every in
struction given, but no luck. have
tried anthracite. coke, bituminous,
cinder and clinkers, iodized salt,
plain salt, rain water, well water,
bluing. mercurochrome, and vege-
table coloring in different attempts
but no flowers" appear. Let's hear
from some one who has had luck.
I hate to fail.
Evening star., 1948-07-27

PATTERNS WANTED.
From Mrs. F. P. H., Alexandria.
I would like some patterns for
making silk quilts and cotton ones
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Julius Garfinckel & Co.

We tnpite the use OF credit facilities In addition
to our regular accounts, shall be glad to arrange
a conuenient deferred payment plan. We OiH keep
the coat you purchase IN our cold storage unults
until called for.
Evening star., 1948-07-27

N. Y. Dress Institute Photos
, 1948-09-09
PUBLICATION

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that the Trademark
shown below which was reg
istered in the United States
Patent Office, Washington D.
c., on April 4, 1888 in the
name of GEO. G. SANDE-
MAN SONS & co. LIMITED,
Of London, England, a limited
liability company registered
under the laws of the King
dom, of Great Britain and
Trademark certificate No.
302,263 issued therefor to
Geo. Sandeman Sons & Co.
Limited, its successors or as
signs has this date been regis
tered in the Office of the Gov
eminent Secretary of the Vir-
gin Islands Of the United
States at St. Thomas, in ac-
cordance with the provisions
in the regulations governing
the registration of Patents and
Trademarks in the Virgin Is
lands, approved April /, 1916.
Government of the Virgin Is
lands of the United States,
, 1948-09-09
PUBLICATION

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that Trademarks No.
59,158 which was registered
in the United States Patent
Office, Washington D. c., on
January l, 1907 in the name
of Clark & Co. Ltd, a corpora
ton organized under the laws
of the Kingdom of Great Bri-
tain; which was registered in
the Office of the Government
Secretary of the Virgin Is
lands on August Is, 1918; re-
newed at the United States
Patent Office, Washington D.
c., for a period of twenty
years from January l., 1927,
which renewal was recorded
in the Office Of the Govern
ment Secretary of the Virgin
Islands on September 9, 1893
has been renewed at the Uni
ted States Patent Office, Wash
ington D. c., on May Is, 1947,
for a period of twenty years
from January /, 1947, unless
sooner terminated by law, to
The Clark Thread Company,
of Newark, New Jersey, a cor
poration of New Jersey, which
has made a showing of owner
ship of the Trademark origin
ally registered to Clark & Co.
Ltd, and that the said renew
al has this date been recorded
in the Office Of the Govern
ment Secretary of the Virgin
Islands of the United States
at St. Thomas, in accordance
with the provisions in the reg
ulations governing the regis
tration of Patents and Trade
marks in the Virgin Islands,
approved April1, 1916.
, 1948-09-09
E. S. w

Robert K Armstrong, having been appointed administrator of
the Estate of THEODORE MOLLER, deceased, does hereby give
notice to all persons having claims against the said estate to present
such claims within six co. months. Persons indebted to the said
estate are likewise requested to make payments within the said
time to the Administrator, or his attorney. Dated: July %, 1948
William F. Moorhead Robert K. Armstrong
Attorney Administrator
, 1948-09-09

GOLD R blue stone.
Finder please return to Ham
ilton House, Christiansted.
REWARD
, 1948-09-09
SCHEDULE OF STEAMERS SAILING FROM NEW YORK

at Frederiksted July 18th 1913.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-06-02
ROUND TABLE LUNCHEON
l. Corinthians 1913

The Ladies of the Round
Table will have their annual
Luncheon in Zion Home Din
ing Room on June 9th at 1890
noon.
They request that reserva-
lions be made we'll in advance
with Mrs. VIM. B. Fry, Tel.
2786 or you may pick up your
tickets at Mrs. Dave Young.
Phone SIP.
The program will be under
the guidance of Mrs. Harold
Zweizig the clubs Literary pro-
gram chairman.
There will be a one act play
Just Like Sister,"
Dinner music will be furnish
ed by Mrs. Roscoe Heath and
Mrs. Claude Spencer.
Mrs. Dorothy Stewart will
give piano selection.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-06-02
PARK BOARD GUESTS OF
ZION CHAMBER

The next dinner meeting of
the Zion Chamber of Com
merce will be held in Zion
Home Dining Room on the
evening of June 9Th at $50
p. m.
The members of the Zion
Park Board will be the guests
of the Chamber and the pro-
gram director William Bicket
stated that Park Board men,
bers will endeavor to show by
drawings and blueprints what
their plans will be for the fu-
ture of Shiloh Park.
They have had the South
east part of Shiloh Park sur
veyed and ideas sketched on
the drawings. Among one of
their plans is a band she'll to be
erected on the north part of
Continued on Page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-06-02
ZION YOUTH
FELLOWSHIP

Come to hear DR.. Jesse Zieg-
Ter, professor at Bethany Bibli-
cal Seminary, Chicago, next
Sunday evening. His subject
will be "God Needs YOU.
Elder Jabez Taylor has as
sured us that DR.. Zeigler is a
very interesting speaker and
his message will be blessing
to everyone who comes to hear
him. DR.. Ziegler was one of
Elder Taylor's professors while
he attended Bethany Semin-
airy.
The meeting will be held in
the Chapel of the College
Building at 7:45 p. m. Sunday.
Everyone is invited to come
and be with us.