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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Theater.
Notes

Mary Kelley, director of the
Millinery Fashion Bureau, was
in town for the Association Of
Women Broadcasters' doings
last week. She stayed over and
went with us to the opening
night of "Burlesque," starring
Bert Lahr at the National. Mary
is the gal known as "Hatsy"
Kelley and who was instrument
tai in presenting Mrs. Truman
with her new bonnet decorated
with flowers and ribbons. We
asked Mary what she thought of
Washington opening night
audiences. Her reply was "it
looks more to me like the last
few nights audience. Course
in New York a hit play sees
the minks, diamonds and lacy
looking clothes out in full force
almost It'll the end of the run"
She did, however, agree that
the few women who had taken
pains with their evening cos
TUNES did look most attractive.
A few new spring bonnets were
in evidence. Small, trimmed
with frothy yelling, they were
mostly worn on the side. The
basic black" dress for dresSup
wear seems to be back again
worn for the sophisticated
effect with gobs and gobs Of
pearls at the throat and at the
wrists. e. S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
By Josephine LoYman

Mrs. Lucille Nathanson teaches
dancing and corrective exercises at
Barnard College, in New York City.
This week I am giving you some OF
the exercises observed in classes at
this splendid women's college. Il
was impressed with their physical
education program, because it Is so
individualised that 1t aids those
girls who need special instruction in
health and posture.
Mrs. Williamson approaches exer-
else In an interesting way, in that
she attempts to influence nervous
and muscular action through teach
ing the student to think in order to
execute the exercises correctly, For
instance, she called the following
exercise the chain exercise:
Lie on your back with your knees
bent, your feet fiat on the floor
toes turned in, knees touching.
Arms are crossed over the chest.
Slowly bend your knees up toward
your abdomen and lift the shoulder
tips forward. Imagine that you have
a chain down your spinal cord and
that it is being pulled down toward
your heels. Return legs to floor and
shoulders to rest quickly.
In the next exercise you think OF
q paper bag. Stand erect. feet under
hips or sit in q straight chair. Raise
arms above head and hiss the air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04

color and would all over one color
be more effective than in alternat-
ing colored blocks? Or would a
shuffiebosrd, or other game on the
floor be better?
Well paint most of the furniture
that will go in it. So far we've
planned for card tables and chairs,
ping pong table and dart board.
What else do we need? Maybe some
of these smart teen ayers, would
be nice and help me out too!
You've q wonderful column, it's
furnished with a great deal of
help. Believe me, it's one of the
Stars very best features.
FEEDING PROBLEM.
from Mrs. F. A. G., Washington
For Mrs. w. G. R. Try FASTING
a picture on the bottom of your
child's drinking glass. Put picture
on glass in such way that the
child must drink the milk in order
to see the picture. Sounds simple,
but it worked with my little girl
when all other methods failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04

one had experience with buying sec
ond hand pianos and repaintlng
them for the recreation room, or Is
this money wasted and is it better
to purchase a new one at the pc
ginning?
Can some one furnish me with
photography of books on modern
furniture and on Spanish furniture
available today? Please list specinc
sources as I have such general ref
erence books as Decorating Tor
YOU by Terhune: Color and De-
sign in the Decorative Arts" by Bur
ris and Myer;; The Encyclopedia OF
Furniture" by Joseph Aronson;
THE Encyclopedia Britannica etc.
Can any one please inform me
where I can obtain what is called
Monterrey Furniture seen so much
on the West Coast Of the United
States? I seem unable to find any
in the East here.
Where can I obtain Mexican or
Spanish furniture without having to
90 to Mexico? If there is not any
place in the United States that this
is available where does one request
or order it from Mexico and about
what does duty run on household
furniture, say on $500 american
money! dining room suite?
WEDDING?
COMMENT ON IRON.
From A. H., Was]lirnton}
I would like some suggestions
about a church wedding, the bride
is to wear suit. and about small
reception later at home. What to
serve, etc? $50.
To the reader from Greenbelt,
asking about the combination steam
and dry iron. I would like to tell
her that I have had mine since
before the war and like 1t very
much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Why Grow Old?

out slowly, watching your ribs COM
press like punctured paper bag.
Drop arms to sides Immediately after
the air Is all expelled. This pro-
notes the correct use of the dia-
phragm in breathing and releases
shoulders from tension
The first exercise is splendid for
posture and spine lengthening. The
second one is relaxing and a fine
remedy for tension.
II you wish to have my leaflet
No. "a, Exercises for Relaxing"
send a stamped, selfAaddressed en-
velope with your request to jose
phine Lowman, in care of The
Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
RECREATION ROOM?

From Mrs. Ma. G., Arlington.)
I wonder if some of the smart
homemakers can help me out. We
are preparing to finish our recrea-
ton room, and I'd like suggestions
both as to color scheme and what
to put in it. We have a daughter
Is and We want it to be thoroughly
used by her and her friends, but we
expect to use it some too.
1t is about 13x23. Finished in
knotty pine panelling. Has a fire
place, all brick at one end. We are
doing the panelling and are ar
ranging open shelves and closed
space for records and one for card
tables. What else in the way of
built-in space do we need?
How can we best finish the knotty
pine panelling to make it as light
as possible, but a minimum of up
keep and trouble? We're going to
put asphalt tile on the floor. What
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Readers Clearing House

SHORT PLAY OR PANTOMIME?
From Mrs. S. L. S., Falls Church.
Could some kind reader of thu
RICH tell me how to secure materia
for a short. Easter or spring play
Something that would entertain 8
group of ladies. Would appreciate
any information along those line:
as have to put on some kind o.
entertainment in the near future.
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SUGGESTION.
From Mrs. C. G. G., SilUer Spring. }
I think it would be interesting fol-
the women interested in herb grow.
ing and cooking to form club. I'm
sure it would be an excellent way
to change herb and spice recipes
I grow many of my own herbs ano
have several good books on then
usuage.
The Cathedral Gardens have
always been most helpful in obtain
ing young plants for me.
u
FNESSOtCE CoohbTV!
QUERIES?
From r. M. L., Washington
In all the comments have seer
about pressure cookers no one has
mentioned the fact that the cooker
seems to remove all the seasoning
from foods. We like our foods well
seasoned and find this factor quite
a drawback.
Can some one please tell me how
to keep wool blankets from she'd
ding? Repeated washings do not
seem to help.
How to remove hard food stains
from aluminium pots?
How to clean copper bottoms on
stainless steel pots and pans?
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REDOING WALLS?
From Mrs. M. X. c., Washington
1 live in a three-room apartment.
The management used to do all the
redecorating for us at their own ex-
pense,. but now that the apartment
has changed hands, the tenants
have to stand for any redecorating
out of their own pockets.
Here is the situation. Something
has to be done to the walls in both
my living room and bedroom as
they have gotten SO dirty. How
ever, I don't want to go to too much
expense as I do not know just how
long we will be here. At our own
expense three years ago, we water
painted the wallpaper in both OF
these rooms. The paint had tend
ency to stiffen the paper so that it
has cracked in the corners and in
certain spots on the ceiling and
even pulled off slightly under the
windows and I do not believe one
can successfully again paint over
these same walls. Also we cannot
paper over the paint. so it will
necessitate, I am afraid, removing
about three layers of wall paper and
starting from scratch again. I have
an idea this would be quite job
and also quite an expense. Gould
my husband do 1t himself if he had
the proper instruction and just how
would one go about steaming off the
Ole wallpaper, also what imple-
ments would be necessary and
where could 1 find out about this?
Do you have any suggestions on
Steaming off wallpaper or of REM
edvinp the situation in any other
way?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04

Applique or embroider these cum
ming little animals in pink OF blue
on a white background. the borders
matching the color of the applique
The finished cover measures "a by "A
inches. Order additional motifs to
embroider on nursery curtains!
Pattern envelope No R2648 con-
tains hot-iron transfer for II ami
mails, color chart, stitch illustrations
and full directions for making the
quilt.
To obtain this pattern, send 15c in
coins. giving pattern number, your
name, address and zone number to
Peggy Roberts, The Washington
Star, p. o. Box 100, Station G, New
York 10, N. Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
FURNITURE QUERY?

FURNITURE QUERY?
From Mrs. M. F., Arlington.J
I would like to know some various
viewpoints concerning furniture. l
particularly enjoyed the article writ
ten about solid and veneer wood.
The questions I am interested in
hearing discussed now are:
We have small apartment.
Would it be better to purchase mod
ernistic or period furniture at pres
ent?. We hope to build Spanish
stucco home within the next five
years. 1 intend to have each room
furnished differently when we own
our home, lie. bedroom Louis XVI;
dining room, Spanish: den, mod
ernistic, etc.
Would it be more desirable to
purchase pieces of furniture (such
as chairs, to take care OF our liv-
ing room furniture now and use
them later in various rooms, or
would it be wiser to buy all the set
(sofa and chairs, etc. OF one style
and trust they will be suitable size
for our living room in our future
home? Some how I wonder If
maybe five years wear on a sofa
wouldn't ruin it for appearance in
new home).
I'd like the comparative cost Of
an apartment size averaged price
piano in 1888 and 1913. Has any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Recipe Roundup

oysters are pulled and the edges
start to curl. Serve with pilot bis
cult or toasted soda crackers.
Ginger Drops
Can you remember when the
cookie jar at grandmother's never
was allowed to get empty? Now
adays, it's so easy to order pack
age of cookies from the grocer's
that the art of making cookies is
becoming less known. How about
taking a whirl at one of grandmas
favorites-ginger drops?
Boil together for one minute Y
cup of molasses, u cup of butter
and n cup OF sugar. Then add IL
cups -four sifted with teaspoon
salt, a 4 teaspoon baking soda and
IL teaspoons ginger. Beat mixture
hard and then let chill.
When you are ready to bake, drop
the mixture by spoonsful onto a
creased cookie sheet. Bake in a
moderate oven for about 10 minutes
or little less.
Tuna Salad
To those who go for tuna in a
big way this nodded salad should
have definite appeal
Soften up Ia teaspoons plain
gelatin in tablespoon of cold water.
Add to it, stirring until the gelatine
is dissolved, Y cup of boiling water
Let chill until partially set and
then fold in u cup of faxed tuna
fish; about tablespoons sweet
pickle, chopped fine; 4 cup chopped
celery, "a cup chopped olives, little
salt, 2 teaspoons lemon juice and
about 4 cup of mayonnaise.
Pour this into mold "a ring
mold is my choice-and chill until
firm. Serve with the center of the
ring filled with sharply seasoned
cole slaw.
Street Potato Pie
Here is a recipe for one of the
best pies in the world:
Boil large sweet potatoes until
they are tender. Then peel and
mash them to creamy consistency.
Add the yolks of eggs, good slug
of sherry, "a teaspoon Of cinnamon
and u teaspoon salt. Stir in 4
tablespoons of sugar.
Mix we'll and then spread about
an inch thick on pastry lined pie
tin. Flute edges of pastry and bake
pie in a quick oven for about Is
minutes, just until the crust is
brown. Serve hot or cold. If you
don't want to use sherry substitute
u teaspoon of vanilla - but the
sherry makes all the difference in
the world to the flavor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
DYEING WOOL?

wv oO1oI1ko A1SNo.
From Mrs. F. S. G., Takonta Park
I am writing to ask If any OF your
readers can help me with this prob
lem. I have some bright orange
wool which would like to dye black
so that I can use it in. an afghan
I am making. Does any one know
of a method or preparation for dye
ing wool with a permanent fast
color so that I need not be afraid
the color will run if the afghan is
washed?
Here are a couple of ideas that
might be useful We have found
that combining a package each of
the prepared chocolate and butter
scotch buildings makes very pleas
ing chocolate pudding, not tasting
quite as strongly of chocolate.
Also, when one of my children
could not eat apples with the skins
on, I found that if I peeled the skin
off in one continuous peel and then
wrapped it Immediately around the
apple and wax paper tightly around
it, the apple did not get discolored
by noontime when she was ready to
eat her lunch in school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Rv Barbara Bell

Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1852 is
designed for sizes 10, u, IA, Is, ID and
40. Size IL requires ~ yards of 35-
inch fabric for the short sleeved
blouse; skirt, "a yards.
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.
The spring and summer Fashion
will be dependable guide In your
spring sewing plans. Special designs,
fashion tips. free pattern printed in
the book. IS cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
HOMEMAKERS CLUB?

From Mrs. M. B., Brent1Uood.) 1
Would some reader know If there
is homemakers club in my vicin-
ity? Contact me through the COL
umn, please!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
TIGHTENING DRESSES;
CLASSES AVAnABIE2

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From Mrs. d. A. c., Washington
For ages I have been intending
to answer some ones query about
frightening girls dresses so that
the old hemline does not show. I
sometimes stitch a tiny tuck right
along where the hem was turned up
(and where there is often a soiled
streak, then add tuck on each
side about u inch away This does
away with the soiled or faded streak
and gives a finish to the skirt.
Does any one know Of classes In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Taneerine Jam

4 an9erfne Jam
While tangerines are still with
us, plan to put up few jars of de-
licious jam. On hot biscuits, this is
a thing of taste beauty and a JOY
while it lasts-to paraphrase the
old saying.
Crate a teaspoon of the tangerine
rind. Then remove the skin and
seeds from the tangerines and cut
UP the pulp To cups Of the pulp
and Juice, add IL cups of sugar.
Mix in the teaspoon of grated tan
gerine rind and then add the pulp
and juice of lemon.
Boil the jam for about 10 min
utes-until it is thick and sirupy.
Then let it cool and seal in steril-
lied jars.
incidentally, for a hurry-up des-
sert, heat a jar of the jam and
pour it hot over vanilla ice cream.
S wonderful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04

handcraft, millinery. poetry appre-
citation. etc, held during the day.
time on Thursdays (my day OUT !?
The YWCA has such classes, but
so far have. found none to fit my
schedule.
II Il 4 4
SIMPLE SMOOTH SAUCE.
From Mrs. M. H., Chevy Chase.)
All these conventional but COM
plicated ways of making cream
sauce compel me to submit the fol-
lowing method which always gives
me smooth, lump-free sauce.
Simply put tablespoon butter Gun
melted, l tablespoon flour and /
cup of cold milk in pan, place over
low fame and stir constantly until
thick. Then season as desired. I
often add a lump of cheese for a
sauce for caulif1ower, broccoli, etc.
Hope others will find this as salts
factory as I have.
4
THANK YOU" NOTE.
From Mrs. V. B. H., Washington.)
Would like to thank C. v. D.,
Washington; K. H. R., Arlington;
r. v. F., Patuxent River for send
ing so kindly recipe for orange and
grapefruit marmalade.
X r X
ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION?
From Mrs. G. J. ~, Washington
I'm planning fifth anniversary
reception. 1 would appreciate any
helpful suggestions from the read
ers on decorations and arrange
ments. 1t will be in April, but am
anxious to have some other views
on the subject as soon as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
SPOON Bread

Spoon Bread
From a famous cook at an equally
famous plantation near Charleston,
s. c., comes this special spoon
bread, which is distinguished by its
rice flavor
Mix and sift together cup of
rice -four (health stores probably
will have this if your regular grocer
doesn't, u teaspoon salt and IA
teaspoons baking powder.
Beat up l egg and add a cup OF
milk to it, Then combine with the
dry ingredients. Stir in IL table
spoons melted butter and turn into
q well-buttered shallow pan. Bake
for three-quarters of an hour in
moderate oven, until a straw comes
out clean. Serve hot with plenty
of butter and honey.
Oyster Chowder
We talk lot about clam chowder,
but why not mention another fine
member of the chowder family
one made with oysters? This is
real herman dish and one particu-
larly welcome on cold, blustery
evening.
Fry out 2 slices of fine fat bacon,
remove it from the pan and add
2 chopped onions. 2 stalks of minced
celery and 6 peeled and sliced po-
tatoes. Season well with salt and
pepper. Just cover with boiling
water, and cook until the potatoes
are nearly done. Then turn all into
a casserole and add pint OF milk
and pint of cream.
Heat to boiling and thicken with
O little butter and -four rubbed to-
gether. Keep stirring until smooth.
Then add a pint of oysters with
their liquor and cook just until the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04

oysters are pulled and the edges
start to curl. Serve with pilot bis
cult or toasted soda crackers.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-20
Child Dies Saturday
After Hit By Truck

In the second vehicle accident in
volving children within the past
two weeks in Holmes County, Shir-
ley Sanders, 8, met death Saturday
shortly after she was run over by
truck from which she had fallen.
The accident occurred at approx
mately 2:40 p. m. one and one-half
miles north of Durant on highway
IL.
According to Patrolman E. F. Ray,
the truck was driven by J. r. San
ders, relative of the child, who was
with several other persons riding
on the back of the vehicle. Evident
ly the child fell off the truck in
front of the left rear wheel which
ran over her, with the possibility of
her having been hit by a passing
truck, Mr.. Ray said.
The accident occurred as the par
ty were returning to Canton, home
of the child's father, ]. L. Sanders.
Patrolmen w. w. Smith of Walden,
Jim Bridges of Kosciusko, and Ray,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-20
BY WILLIE LAIRD
Stute Employment interviewer

Now that the curtain is about to
drop on your high school career,
seniors of the graduating class of
l948, many of you % members may
look across what appears to be a
narrow gulf which separates you
from the adult world. This one great
step is very necessary one in your
development toward adulthood.
When you stand upon this threshold
looking back on the good old school
days." and looking ahead to what
is to come, you may find yourself
faced with the problem of deciding
what is the next step.
You may have number of things
in mind that you would like to do;
or you may be one of those who
have nothing definite in find that
you really want to do. If on one
hand you know exactly what you
want to do with your life, action
is the next thing; or, on the other
hand if you don't know just what
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-20
Vocational Advice And Guidance Offered YOUNG
Graduate On Threshold Of College Or Career

you want to do, the first thing is
to consider your likes and dislikes
and see if there is any way that
you can better prepare yourself
for your likes. Forget your dislikes
- they are negative and should
be eliminated Immediately.
College EducGtion Important
There are numerous opportunities
open in this land of ours for both
the man or woman who has college
education, and for he who does not.
OF course most of the professions
require as prerequisite that one
has satisfactorily completed college
and has degree in the particular
line. But, some Of the higher paid
managerial and semi-professional
positions are acquired through ex-
perience from the ground floor up.
This second way up to the higher
position may require longer Pc
riod of time, but in the meantime
you have acquired experiences,
Continued On Page q
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-20
Durant Boosters Hold Cake Walk Saturday
Might On Front Street To Benefit Scouts

The Durant Junior Chamber of
Commerce will hold a cake walk
Saturday night, May %, at 8 o'clock
on Front street next to the band
stand. The event will be for the
benefit of the Durant Boy Scouts,
which are being reorganized and
sponsored by the Jaycees. The Ro-
tary club is also taking an active
interest in the Scouts, as well as
other clubs, which have been asked
to aid in raising funds for the Durant
Troop.
The main objective is to get
enough money with which to build
Scout Hut, around which the
Scouts will center their activity.
Everyone is urged by Robert X. Ray,
Jaycees president, to come out Sat
urday night to the cake walk. There
is no better way to Boost" Durant
than by contributing to the Boy
Scouts" Mr.. Ray say.
Officials report that the contest
itself is off to a good start with
much interest being shown. AT the
conclusion of the contest Durant will
have new slogan in keeping with
its progress and opportunities, oc-
cording to expectations.
The contest is free to all persons
wishing to enter. On the entry
blank is space for the entrants name,
address, telephone number, slogan
and answer to whether member of
family own car or truck, with
name of owner.
Each contestant is to submit only
one slogan, and drawings or illustra-
tions accompanying entries are well
come, according to officials. Entries
must be mailed to the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce in Durant, before
the contest closing date which will
be announced.
Mr.. Ray urges all residents of the
city to make entry and BE Boos-
ter"