Evening star., 1948-03-29
CHILD,s BIRTHDAY PARTY,

CHILD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
(Fron, Mrs. Z. W. B., Blddensburg.
In re birthday parties for year
and 2 year olds in an apartment. I
would say I've just had q birthday
party for my 3-year-old daughter
and I'm sure you realize they really
are too young to plan games for and
any set amusements to keep their
attention. You will see they do not
need such II your child has sufiici-
ent toys. because turned our little
guests loose In her room and they
each found the toys they wanted.
Have some one Zone Of the mothers)
keep an eye on their doings. Be
sure and invite the mothers to keep
their own in hand!
Serve ice cream, preferably va
nilla, and q cake with candles.
You will find pretty paper plates
best (also napkins), both for clean
ing up afterwards and less chance
Of dish breaking. The mothers will
feed their own that need help.
Hassocks, etc, will serve as eating
places.
Plan to serve about y hour or so
after they arrive, assuming the hour
Is set for 8 o'clock and In this way
the refreshments will be eaten early
enough not to interfere with dinner
time and also less chance of them
getting into each others hair. Par
ties Of this kind usually break up
around S due to dinner hour. Have
balloons for each and have several
on hand to replace those broken 80
q child won't be heartbroken. Give
them after eating. Then as they
are leaving have your child give
each q large lollypop, not before if
you want your furniture intact! We
had no mishaps and the children
had q good time playing. Gf you
have a movie camera, take pictures
of blowing out the candles. etc.
CHEWING GUM IN HAIR;
DRESS FORM; TWO TIPS.
(Fron Mrs. S. J. H., Chevy Chase.
The lady with the child with
chewing gum in her hair will be
pleased to know that . little alcohol
applied with a piece Of cotton will
solve all her problems. The same
treatment I have also discovered
will remove Npstick from gabardine
suits and perhaps other type of
fabrics, too. This discovered with
a little experimenting on q suit
the cleaner couldn't clean. 49,
The lady wanting advice about a
dress form might like the idea of
making one. My sister made one in
school at the University Of Mary
land. It wasn't too difncult and she
has used it for the last five years or
so. You could call up the Home
Economies Department and perhaps
they could help you.
If any one Is ever unwilling be-
cause of o cold or because Of . lack
of hot water to wash their hair they
might try this simple trick: Take
the white of an egg and rub 1t on
their scalp using the whole white
and then brush 1t into all the hair,
set their hair and it will be clean
enough 10 that If you must let 1t
60 another week you can.
If you are bothered with pies boil
ing over I'm the oven take q piece
of macaroni, not spaghetti about 3
inches long and stick in the middle
of the top Of the pie protruding
about half its length. The maca-
roni will act as sort of q funnel for
the steam to escape and tho pie
will not boil over.
from Mrs. J. B. O.. Chepy Chase. J
Concerning dress forms may
offer this tip3 A fabric covered
form ID easier to use because you
can pin through your dress mate
rial into the from when draping,
or when designing your own origi-
nal pattern. You cannot do this
with q plastic form.
H++t
+ BOOK wANTED'
from Mrs. B. M. A., Washington
wonder II any Of your readers
would know where or how I could
located the book called 1.-THE Life
and Adventures Of Santa Claus" by
Julie Lane. 1t is . most interest
ing book for children and I. too,
enjoyed reading it. I believe 1t was
published In Boston. We have In
quired at the book store and they
do not have 1t.