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NAKED EYE

From a radio broadcast
heard on Wednesday night of
this week, it was learned that
a new Comet, visible to the
naked eye in the early morn
ing hours, had been discover
ed from an observatory in
South Africa.
Cloudy weather prevented
any successful observation dur
ing the past two days, but this
morning in a clearing sky the
visitor was observed by me
at 400.
The Comet, officially desig-
mated L ls4S. is clearly visible
in the southeast about 20 de-
grees above the horizon, just
below the famous Constella-
ton known as CRATER The
Cup.
The "head" is as bright as a
second magnitude Star and the
tail" extends for about Is de-
grees-a truly magnificent
spectacle.
No details are yet known re-
garding the Comet L-1948, but
regular observation should
prove exceedingly interesting,
and especially so as no celes-
tial visitor in this category is
expected to "calP' until HA-
LEY'S famous Comet returns
in 1885.
, 1948-11-13

campaign is over, and it is for
all to support the administra-
ton in its efforts to make a
better America. That is the les
son we do SO need to learn, but
stubbornly refuse to. Yet, if
anyone said that we. were in
fants in democracy and its
workings, the already low
ceiling of insult would fall
even lower.
WE are very hopeful for the
future, and with that nope we
shall continue to work cease
lessly for a broader and more
enlightened outlook. We, too,
had a campaign, but we are
very unlikely to forget that the
people have spoken, and drag
out highly unnecessary petty.
peeves and bitterness develop
ed during that time. Let us
take the lesson shown by the
Chairmen of the major parties
in the U. s., and, leaving the
campaign behind, stand be-
hind the Council for a bigger
and better program for Saint
Croix.
, 1948-11-13
A LESSON FOR US TO FOLLOW


over the radio a few days after the national
election may well serve as an excellent lesson for us here in
St Croix, and the Virgin Islands. A radio commentator had
as MS gueStS-on the same program-the chairmen of the De-
mocratlc and the Republican National Committees, + How
ard Nc Grath and Hugh D. Scott, Jr, respectively. The bet
between Scott and Nc Grath was a hat, and lust as soon as
ooou knew NC Graths head size the hat would be bought.
EACH OF these men spoke frankly and honestly, each
mentioning what ne considered the strong and weak points
OF his management. Yet, there was perfect understanding
with reference to the future outlook of America, and its role
in the world. The winners could call upon the losers for help,
and the losers would come quickly and willingly to work for
a better nation.
UNFORTUNATELY for us here there are no parties
SO that programs, platforms, PHILOSOPHERS of government, and
approach are completely out of the question. Each candidate
runs off in whatever direction he thinks best. and if he oets
IN an organization it is just for the moment, and when the
group has served its purpose a natural and inevitable death
follows. During a campaign many new wounds are made
and old ones opened Candidates completely forget that the
matter is political, and fly off on purely personal issues, and
our readers will agree that many a lifelong enemy has been
made via the doubtful highway of politics in this island. An
interview such as was had between Nc Grath and Scott
could never have been possible here. We regard politics in
a lite and death fashion, and defeat at the polls brings bitter
ness and much iLl-win, all of which is highly unnecessary and
tends only to nunify the advantages of government by the
people.
HE IHERE is another very important factor. All
the radio reports and the newspapers of America have ad-
mitted the victory of Mr.. Truman and the defeat Of Mr.
Dewey, but they all acclaim Nth one uoice that theu are
ready to stand 100 per cent behind President Truman. The
, 1948-11-13

+ sHRENaYH
IN
UNITY
Evening star., 1948-02-17

Der emulsion. Use your up
word and outward strokes
first from base Of neckline
to chin, then from chin to
cheek bone. Finally, using
The same strokes, smooth
the emulsion across your
forehead, down your nose
and across your chin. Leove
the emulsion on 10 minutes
before blottins off excess.
Some women prefer to let
the film remain overnight
for added fabrication.
Most women do not fol-
low the directions given
them with the products they
buy. Thus, they do not de-
rive the biggest beouty divi-
dends on their money.
Another beauty rule many
women overlook is cleans
ing the skin thoroughly
with cream both morning
and night. Your skin re-
quires daily yeor-oround at
tention.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Dorothy Dix Says

road on the old maid crop occurred
during the war when thousands OF
little bobby-soxers rushed into mar
riage and forever sacrificed their
status as single women.
But whatever caused the slump
in the number of old maids, 1t Is
sad blow at domestic felicity. For
no home is real proper home that
hasn't an old maid auntie in 1t tc
rock the baby to sleep, and hear the
kids prayer, and kiss a hurt ano
make it well, and do all other chores
that mother is too busy to do.
When God especially blessed a
family He put an old maid in it whose
whole life is a sacrifice for others
It Is the old maid daughter who
nurses querulous old parents through
years and years of invalidism. 1t
is the old maid sister who gives up
her own youth and love and chances
OF happiness to toll to educate her
brothers and sisters and give them
advantages she never had.
1t is the old maid cousins, who
never had a romance of their own,
who listen with sympathy to the
condolences of the little teenager
about her boy friend and give the
bewildered child the wise counsel
that keeps her on the right road.
What sorry plight a family is in
without an old maid!'
And where would the world be If
there never had been any old maids?
Suppose there never had been a
Florence Nightingale to pioneer
modern nursing, or a Clara Barton
never had founded the Red Cross,
or g. Jane Addams the Hull House,
or q Frances Willard the Women's S
Christian Temperance Union, or a
Susan B. Anthony to make the fight
that gave women suffrage Wouldn't t
it set civilization back to the dark
ages?
No, we can't do without our old
maids, either in the home or out of
it. They are one of our greatest
assets. Let's hope and pray that not
all the girls will get married.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Beauty Roundup

The bobby pin automatically slides
into the curl. It's really some
thing you've got to see in action
to fully appreciate.
DEBUT: For, 10, these many years
women have used fine bath crystals
that came in a plain cloth bag.
Now these same famous bath adj
junctS are available in q colorful
and well-designed canister that will
make a welcome addition to your
bathroom. The crystals have been
improved, with more perfume
added to them to insure softer water
and q more lasting fragrance. They
will help leave your skin clean and
petal soft. Choose from the five
fragrances Of gardenia, carnation,
apple blossom. bouquet and pine.
Each fragrance comes in the can
lister that is easy to hold and from
which to pour. The canister also
helps keep moisture out and the
fragrance in.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Capital Careers

home Mexican TomaSa, her right
hand man." calls them and says
Mrs. Jordan has q dress for you"
and that's all there is to selling it.
Tomasa is character, too, and
so Is Rose. What else would you
call two women who, when the
Jordan fortune came crashing down
in 1929, refused to be fired and
stayed on their jobs at half wages?
And another is Jimmy, the other
member of the Jordan household,
for what else can you call a Boston
bull terrier that celebrates each Of
his passing years with a birthday
party complete with cake? And
sports huge white bow when a
friend of Mrs. Jordan's marries?
Mrs. Jordan dislikes being inter-
viewed, can't understand why she
should be and told one inquiring
reporter that she had an old Evie
Gordon clipping about her that
could be used to write her article
She doesn't need publicity, she
doesn't care for it, so why should
she have 1t, she reasons. On the
ether hand, once story has been
pried out of her and printed, she
isn't above storing it away with all
the other articles she has garnered
through the years.
Things she likes include simple
black dresses and corsages Of white
carnations. She doesn't much care
for concerts, playgoing, books or
much of anything except being with
friends and doing things for people.
She has been doing things for the
Red Cross, her War Department
citation says, for exactly 80 years
now. She is one of the original
gray ladies of World War I, and
to this day never misses Monday
at Walter Reed. She has letters of
gratitude, nostalgia photographs ga
lore, silver service from one CRATE
full group of cared-for vets and a
raft of wonderful memories OF those
80 years.
AS chairman of three canteens
during the First World War she got
her picture taken lot With Presl-
dents, with generals like Pershing-
"a fine figure of man, whose like
we don't see today'-and to see
those yellowed photographs Of her
smiling and lovely in her 1918
gray lady costume you'd never
know that often she was up at dawn
to work for the boys. In the days
of the Maryland estate, the 16-dog
kennel and the limousine, she used
to buy more than 100 packages of
cigarettes a week for the soldiers.
Later some of the badly needed
dress business money used to keep
UP the practice, but during the war
such donations were stopped by off,
cial dictum. So now Mrs. Jordan
knits. afghans-40 of them so far.
Tomasa is on her 18th. And If the
remarkable Jimmy could knit she'd
have him plying the needles, too!
Evening star., 1948-02-17

The effectiveness Of your
makeup is lost when you
haven't applied it on top
of q clean skin. If you
haven't learned how to thor
ouehIy cleanse your foee,
it's high time you did! You'll
save yourself skin worries
and money at the same
time. You'll oIso begin to
enjoy your cosmetics much
more.
First step in effective
cleansing is to apply a good
cream with long, upword
and outward motions. Re-
peot the movements until
makeup is obviously dis
lodged. This way you
cleanse your skin thor
ouehIy. Remove cream with
tissue using the same up
ward and outward strokine.
Number two is to soak q
pad of cotton in water.
Squeeze it dry and soturote
with soothing freshener To-
Evening star., 1948-02-17

Your little girl will love this soft
bunny with movable arms, legs and
ears. Ready for the Easter parade
bunny is dressed in cute dress
and flower bedecked hat.
Pattern envelope No. R2226 con-
tains complete easy-to-read and
easy-to-follow directions, plus neces-
sary pattern pieces.
To obtain this pattern, send 15e
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. Y.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Bv Elem

SPICY and SWEET is this fint
new perfume that recently arrived
on the counters. limiting of blacl
satin and glamorous evenings out
dancing-this new peffume is GER
tain to beguile = number of Wash
ington women with its delightful
fragrance. It's sophisticated
aroma that's not too spicy and moi
too sweet. It comes not only In
perfume but in bath powder, cologne
and soap. You have your choice OF
buying the items singly or you may
have them co-ordinated into q set
This is an Angelique presentation
that we know you women who seek
new scents will like. -.
DIDJA KNOW THAT many wom-
en- in Turkey, Syria and Palestine
areas use makeup in reverse OF
the way women OF the Occident do?
They apply cosmetics before going
to bed instead of taking them Oh
as We do. The women who apply
the most makeup are the Chinese
who use it much more heavily than
do women of other countries. It's
okay for them but not for Ameri-
cans. The reason SO many of us
are guilty of over-applying make
up Is that oftentimes they are just
plain color, blind. II you happen
to fall into that category have q
makeup artist select your tints. .
SHORTY: Lassies who have
taken the short hairdos to their
own little heads are going to enjoy
this news of a brush curler that
has just hit town. Those short bobs
are easy to care for but little ones
with no curl at all to their tresses
are going to welcome the fact that
this new item made of aviation
aluminium with a retractable hair
brush has been designed to last
almost a lifetime. When the bris-
ties wear down they may be re-
placed at the cost of 81 set II
the brush Is mailed back to the
company. What this wonder item
does is first brush the. section of
hair before it is rolled and the
bobby pin inserted to hold it fast.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
PAINTING ON GLASS:
TARNISHED SILVER:
I1NrnXnE6lrI,En HI1HcYc

From Mrs. D. J. K, Arlington.)
To Mrs. G.. v. N, Arlington, re
painting on glass: A pure, high
gloss enamel can be used with good
results, although there is a specially
prepared paint for this purpose OBJ
tainable at most artists supply
stores. My source of information
is a new book I found in the Local
library, Painting Patterns for Home
Decorators" by Ruth w. Spears
published in 1947 by M. Barrows &
Co., Inc, New York. In addition tC
general information on home paint
ing, it contains a great number OF
clever patterns which can easily be
traced and used on various house
hold articles.
To Mrs. r. S. NJ, Washington, re
cleaning silver service: In a large
container (aluminum put about a
handful each of baking soda, salt
and sugar and add hot water
Place your tarnished silver in the
pan of water and boil for short
time. I tried this out on a not-too
badly tarnished baby set of silver
and it worked beautifully. 1t may
take longer with your silver, though.
since you say it is rather badly tar
nished. If this process does not
clean your silver thoroughly, make
a paste of baking soda and milk and
polish the more stubborn stains.
To the lady wanting suggestions
for what to serve unexpected dinner
guests: Keep a special shelf in your
cupboard stocked with such canned
foods as tiny Vienna sausages (de-
licious with crisp bacon), canned
boned chicken, canned Goldfish (for
Goldfish cakes or tuna fish for a
casserole dish) and plenty of canned
soups to help stretch your meal
a bit.
For Dessert-Canned fruits OF
several kinds, packaged gingerbread
mix (served with whipped cream or
chilled apple sauce) or have the
man of the house run down to the
store for some ice cream. Hope
these suggestions will be OF some
help to you'll
Evening star., 1948-02-17

person of high social rank in Wash
ington and who is of great distinc-
ton by virtue of her unceasing
work for the Red Cross is, there
fore, a character on all counts. Be-
sides, all her friends say she is one.
And then they invariably add in
tones OF affection, You'll love her" !"
They are right on both counts.
Mrs. Jordan also runs one of the
most exclusive and unusual dress
shops in Washington. She has done
so for the past 10 years but still
talks about the enterprise as though
1t is something she began last
month and can't get used to. The
business is successful. 1t supports
Mrs. Jordan, her charities, her
high-ceilinged old Georgetown home
and two servants. But she hates it.
It'd rather be giving dresses away,
as I used to-" she declares, instead
of selling them
She makes selling them as hard
as possible. None of that, MY
deah, you look too, too divine in it,"
technique. II the dress ill-becomes
the customer, she is told so, but
bluntly. Customers who want to
tamper with the merchandise get an
equally fast mo soap" Like the
woman who said she would buy a
certain hat, but would take the
flowers off it. Mrs. Jordan, who is
her own buyer and saleswoman,
scotched that idea in a hurry.
On the other hand, she Is prob
ably the only woman in the coun-
try who could sell one of her own
old evening gowns 90 years she
had IT'D and have three other Gus
toners clamoring for one just
like it!
Mrs. Jordan's dress shop is un-
usual because Cd it isn't shop,
she sells from her home, and ca
most of the stock Is presold. On
her frequent buying jaunts to New
York Mrs. Jordan picks this and
this and this with specific GUS
toners in mind. When she comes
Evening star., 1948-02-17

According to current statistics
the supply of old maids is at an all
time low. No longer can we speak
of spinsters as unappropriatec
blessings, as we did of yore. They
are in such demand as wives
that they have been grabbed up at
sight and there isn't enough OF
them to go around, even if they
were rationed out. Now, why this
boom in the Girl Bachelor preferred
stock is not Immediately clear, as
reporters say, but several factors
have contributed to it.
One is that the unmarried woman
has improved her technique and
thereby increased her sales value
No longer is she the shabby, down.
at-the-heel, scared rabbit sort OF
creature that she used to be. What
with good clothes and lipstick and
eye shadow and rouge and whatnot
she is so changed in looks that her
own mother wouldn't know her. Re-
suit: The men who used to run
from her now run after her Cas-
ualties: One more wife, one less old
maid.
Also, the unmarried woman does
not now sit on the sideline and suck
her thumb and pray for man to
be sent her way, as our maiden
aunts used to do. She knows that
Heaven helps those who help them
selves to a husband. When she
sees what looks like a good meal
ticket she goes after 1t, and unless
he possesses supernatural powers of
cunning she gets him, and that re-
moves one more old maid from the
ranks.
Still another thing that explains
the shortage in the supply of old
maids is that practically all Of them
are not only self-supporting, but
also able to maintain a husband
in the style his mother always has
done. This makes an irresistible
appeal to the Weary Willies who
find it easier to marry for a living
than to work for it, but it cuts down
the number Of single women with
good jobs. However, the biggest in
Evening star., 1948-02-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Information and requests sent
in by the touoaDing haze been
forwarded to those for tDhom
they 1Dere intended:
Washington: Mrs. M. p, Mrs.
P. C. H., Mrs. r. F. G.. A. E. c.,
E. A., .,sMrs. J. M. S., S. A. K, Mrs.
L., Mrs. F. ]. T., E. B., Mrs. j. r.
c., Mrs. w. c., Mrs. r. E. S., Mrs.
r. F. K.
Arlington: Mrs. M. p, Mrs. ].
H. B., Mrs. M. A.. Mrs. @. B. S..
Mrs. P. S., Mrs. H. D. W., Mrs.
M. v. S. Vienna: Mrs. E. H., M.
D. E. Mclean: M. H. Green
belt: Mrs. F.. M. G. Mount Rain
ier: r. A. Y. Herndon: Mrs. v.
j. H., jr. Cheverly: Mrs. L. L. c.
Brentwood: Mrs. R. H. Falls
Church: Mrs. D. w. E. River
dale: Mrs. R. F. Alexandria:
Mrs. r. L. Hyattsville: Mrs.
w. P. Annandale: Mrs. D. E. r.
Takoma Park: Mrs. C. E. r. Co.
lumbia, S. c.: Mrs. P. B. McC.
Our thanks to these readers,
tDhose contributions aoere similar
10 others previously receiued:.
washington: E. A., Mrs. M. T.
p, Mrs. A. S., Mrs. M. F. R., Miss
M. D., Mrs. w. H. Y, jr. TakG-
ma Park: Mrs. A. G. NJ, Mrs.
v. W., Mrs. r. L. r. Landover
Hills: Mrs. B. A. B. Arlington:
Mrs. D. McN. Mount Rainier:
Mrs. F.. G. B. Philomont: Mrs.
F. T. P. Silver Spring: Mrs. P.
-. Kensington: Mrs. c. H. H.
Greenbelt: Mrs. F. M. G.
X X X
ANSWERS TO QUERIES:
POLISHING SPUN ALUMINIUM.
From Mrs. E. C. F., Washington.
To the lady requesting a littl'
girls knitted coat with cable ant
popcorn stitch. If you will checi
pattern No. 558 on page 20 OF th'
"Bee-five" book No. 129 I believe
you'll find the one you're seeking
There is also a little dress and ma
of the same pattern.
Has the lady who had trouble
with her pie crust getting soggy TIT
second day ever tried hot-water pi'
crust? 1t is my favorite and thu
following recipe makes enough crus
for a two-crust 9-inch pie.
Pour "a cup boiling water over ::
cup of shortening and stir unit
creamy. Stir l teaspoon OF salt intt
2 cups of flour and gradually ado
this mixture to the shortening
Wrap in waxed paper and chill IL
refrigerator for about 20 minutes
It will roll out beautifully and you'll
get compliments on your delicious
faky pie crust.
For a good loaf sized coffee cak'
in only As minutes try the following
q cup sugar, 1s cup butter ON
pound, l egg, u cup milk, y cul
-four, 2 teaspoons baking powder.
teaspoon lemon or CRATE rind OF ont
lemon, nuts if desired.
Cream butter and sugar |melt i
Evening star., 1948-02-17
THANK YOU NOTE;

| THANK YOU MULE,
BAKING POWDER QUERY?
(From Mrs. L. H. B., Washington. J
I would like to express my thanks
to M. L. S., Washington, and Mrs
G.. r. N, Alexandria; to Mrs. H. A.
Mount Rainier, Md; for their most
helpful suggestions re cooking turkey
so that the thigh piece gets done
would also like to thank Mrs
K. B. NJ, Washington, and Miss
I. I. B., Arlington, for their recipes
for a golden coconut layer cake
that is moist and tender. May I ask
both these ladies about the baking
powder in the recipes. Do they use
a tartaric powder, or double-action
powder? Also are the measurements
level? I wondered, as the amount OF
baking powder used seemed little
small to me.
SUGGESTION.
| (From Mrs. G. F. G., Greenbelt.)
For the one who asked for sug-
gestions as to travel with triplets
year and -half-old baby girls. How
lovely to have them! You are the
envy Of us all. My best suggestion
and it is from experience-put them
into little silk dresses. Ask your
Aunt Amelia If you can 60 up into
her attic and get those old silk
dresses. There will be one white
with blue figure and a blue
with white figure. Wash so
that no more color comes out;
rip and press. Make little COM
bination dresses-yoke and sleeves
of one, and skirt part of the
other. (She might be q rich Aunt
Amelia and have plenty dresses to
make all one color for each child.
Mine wasntJ But for everyday use
one can combine. Have seams fin
ished so that they will stand fire.
ouent washing. They are comfort
able. Spots can be sponged of; they
dry quickly; and think they are
grand.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
BISCUITS, PASTRY, ETC.

To the lady that mixes her own
pancakes and waff1es: I mix my
own in large quantity at one time
and use as desired. It's no harder
to mix a large quantity than a small
one and saves so much time in a
busy household.
Biscuits Il double this, as we use
a lot)-twelve cups sifted flour,
tablespoons baking powder, 4 tea
spoons salt, IN cups shortening
Sift -four, baking powder and salt
together. Cut in shortening with
2 knives or pastry blender until fine
store in covered containers in cool
place and use as needed Il use a
large glass container, labeled on
outside of contents and how to
use). For dozen biscuits, 21a
cups of mix and 20 cup milk. For
drop biscuit increase milk and drop
in muffin tins. Bake biscuits 425 de-
grees F. about II minutes.
For Pancakes-Two cups biscuit
mix, 2 cups milk, 1 egg, beaten to-
gether. More liquid If you like them
thin. These are delicious.
For Waff1es-One and u cups milk
and eggs beaten together. Add
2 cups mix. Bake on waffle iron.
For pancakes and waff1es a small
amount of sugar may be added If
preferred. Pastry mix for pie crust.
Four pounds all-purpose flour G6
cups, tablespoons salt, AZ cups
Sift flour and salt to-
gether in large bowl. Add half of
shortening and cut in fine as meal.
Add remaining shortening and cut
fine. Store in covered container in
cool place and use as needed. Do
not keep mix in refrigerator) Use
IN cups mix and about 3 table
spoons OF cold water for l pie shell.
Evening star., 1948-02-17

hoO 6SAASA eAAS Ia
pected. A Char
acter," says the
handy diction-
ary, is "a person
characterized by
notable traits-a
parsonage. " And
a parsonage, con-
tinues Mr.. Web
ster, is "a per-
son of rank or
distinction. Mrs.
Eldridge Jordan,
who on occasion,
most occasions,
Is Startlingly out
Evening star., 1948-02-17
By Barbara Bell

Juniors adore a smart, eye-catch-
ing frock, and pattern 1879 is the an
Swer!
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1879 is
designed for sizes II, II, 13, IA, 16
and 18. Size II, dress, requires ~
yards of 35 or 39-inch material;
"a yard for sleeves and yoke.
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.