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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
Bv GLADYS Miller

Mothers and fathers of sons and
daughters graduating from high
school constantly write and ask
well-known decorators how their
children may be trained for that
profession.
Although the profession has been
suffering from growing pains ever
since the turn of the century, the
need for better interiors has grown
faster than the school system could
raise the funds to train teaching
personnel to perfect those practic-
ing.
In the beginning, practicing dec
orators learned by the trial-and-
error method. Usually they came
from homes where the family was
we'll educated, had native good taste
and sufficient money with which to
purchase well-designed furnishings
They read good books and maya
zines. Sometimes they travelled and
absorbed through the eye and asso-
citation and appreciation of beauti-
full line, color and composition.
! The furnishing of good interior
! is an art. To be fine, 1t must be
designed. Some decorators work as
an architect does. charging per-
centage on the total cost Of furnish
ing a home. In this case percent
age of the fee Is for the designing
and the balance Is for their knowl-
edge OF sources and capable work.
men to provide the best possible
furnishings for the amount of money
available.
They follow the Job through to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lovman

Most of us suffer some from heat
during the summertime. Even in
good climates there are sizzling or
muggy days which we find uncom-
Portable. In thinking of ways to
make hot weather more comfortable
and enjoyable we cannot forget
figure comfort.
You might as well wear . fur coat
as carry around those extra pounds.
Fat women endure much more dis
comfort than their thinner sisters.
They cannot attractively wear play
clothes or swimming suits. They
are sometimes bothered with chatting
or rashes and they feel much more
unsightly in the light colors Of sum-
mer than they do when tucked into
their winter suits.
Summer is a splendid time for
reducing because you do not need
50 much food and your appetite Is
somewhat dulled as compared to
the zest Of cold weather. Most
women have little more time in
the summer season because many
organizations drop their activities
until fall.
Why not take advantage of the
fresh fruits and vegetables and cut
down On the heat-producing foods?
You do not require foods now which
have staying power except IN mat
tiers Of health.
Not long ago I gave a few sug-
gestions about how to do your
housework in such way as to i'm
prove your figure. These exercises
are especially adaptable to hot
weather because you feel more like
doing your housework in a stretchy,
lazy way.
For instance, when you are dust
ing the bottom Of table or chair,
do this: Kneel on both knees as
far away from the object as you
can and still reach it. Lean for
ward, from the waist with the dust
cloth in your right hand and stretch
your left arm back, reaching behind
you. After little practice you can
dust well with your left hand. When
you can, the next time reach for
ward with your left hand and back
with your right arm. You will feel
grand stretch.
If you would like to have my
leafiet No. SO, Count Your Cal
ories," send q stamped, self
addressed envelope with your re-
quest to Josephine Lowu1an in care
Of The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
The 'Minder'

is what is required rather than pro-
fessional training.
When illness comes, when special
help is needed for an exceptional
child, then we must have profess
sionally trained people. But for the
minder who is helping the mother
within sight and sound Of her most
of the time, a wholesome, simple
nature is just about right.
The health of the minder must be
perfect. Nobody who is afflicted
with disease, handicapped by deaf
ness or lameness. ailing in any way
can fulfill the duties of this position
Above all, the record Of mental
health must be clear. On no account
is a hinder to be accepted until
her mental health record is ap-
proved 1t happened that a mother
engaged minder who had just been
released from the hospital for men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
By ANGELO Patri

A "minder" is a great help to a
mother with a handful of children
to manage, but the greatest care
must be taken to make certain that
the individual is the right sort to
tend a child. She-sometimes he's
taking the mothers place and be-
comes the medium through which
the experiences that educate the
child in his most impressible years
flow, taking on the color and quality
of the minders character.
1t is character that counts here
Culture is not to be scoffed at if it
is obtainable, which is seldom
enough in this cape city; but char
acter is not so difficult to obtain
A simple nature, honest, kind, low
ing things children love-rhythm
music, nursery rhymes and stories
simple games and much activity
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tai diseases-on parole-and the re.
suit was very unfortunate.
The speech of the hinder should
be as clear as possible, with nc
speech defect. Children initiate the
speech of those about them, anc
the habits they acquire at this time
are likely to affect their speech fol-
the remainder of their lives. A
minder had a pretty lisp. The
mother thought it pretty, until the
child initiated it and went the mind
err one better. She was still strug-
Cling to cure herself of that lisp al
college entrance time, and the dear
made great point Of the defect
keeping a close watch to see that
it disappeared.
Minders are important people ir
the household. Once accepted, once
their reliability is assured, they
should be given the trust and au.
thority their position demands.
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Capital Careers

Madame Is fond Of the modern
touch in interior decoration. She
will not, however, 'infiict" her taste
on her clients. If one were to insist
on a purple living room, Madame
would demur Cbut automatically,
then execute the commission as Or
dered. If purple room makes the
customer happy, then Madame is
happy, too.
Charity may begin at home but
not interior decoration. Madame
Boncesco has been. happily, SO busy
since her reputation spread that
her own apartment is still awaiting
re-doing. Notwithstanding, it's q
honey place that shows a blend
of old and new with its typically
American furniture and handmade
Central European scarves and cloths
and such.
Madame loves handmade things
and 1t Is by nandcraft that she
feels Europeans should make their
way in America. When her European
friends, exiles now, come to her for
career counsel, she tells them this.
What chance have they competing
with Americans in white collar"
jobs? she demands. And how UNI
suited they are for such work, any
way! No, it is their centuries Of
Old World hand skill which should
be put to use to make possible
new life in America and to acquaint
Americans with Old World culture.
Madame Bonesco has been re-
sponsible for starting many con.
tinental refugees off on q new life.
She keeps up all her social con-
facts, not because she cannot live
without the gay party whirl, but
because such contacts are a con-
slant source of aid for her bereft
friends. The rooms of her apart
ment are cluttered with boxes Of
food and clothing which she is
constantly sending to Europe, for
although the Bonescos are Amer
leans now, they cannot forget their
native land in its greatest time Of
need.
And do you know" Madame
fixes her dark eyes upon you and
smiles vivaciously, II am happier
now than I ever was before In
the old life!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13

, moves natural oils and lrster from
your hair. To keep 1t shiny, sleek,
and neat that soft couture of yours
will need a little bit of homework.
Hair is dry, oily, or normal. These
three quite different hair conditions
require different hair preparations.
For dry hair there is lather oil
shampoo; for oily hair, lacene
shampoo, and for more normal hair
and scalp conditions regular sham
pooh developed by a company
famous for their preparations to
help you have beautiful locks.
Other preparations include a hair
cream, and a lotion. These have
been used for years and years with
more than satisfactory results in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13

Use the hair dressing in the set
ting of your couture, too. After
wards brush well, and your couture
is as neat and as pretty as any
seen in a fashion magazine.
Don't neglect your daily brushing
This is an important part Of hair
cleanliness, and calls for . clean
brush and an immaculate comb. In
between shampoonings you help
keep your hair free from dust by
brushing. Do not hesitate to brush
because you feel it may disturb your
wave. Brushing tends to make your
hair healthy and strong. Your wave
will hold better when you have a
healthy head Of hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
By Marsaref Child

MMe. Georges Boncesco of social
and diplomatic circles Is making
quite a name for herself around
town as an interior decorator. But
it's not another one of those cases
Of bored social butterfly dabbling In
business for laughs and taking Gus
toners away from some one else who
is working for his bread and butter.
The Boncescos are, as madame
neatly phrases it, diplomats left
over" When Romania went to war
in 1910 the Boncescos knew that for
them one life had ended and
another must be created, here in
America. A lifetime of service in
the diplomatic corps, vast estates in
Romania, both gone.
Georges Boncesco Is businessman
now, madame quite the career wom-
an. At first she would 60 for months
without q single commission. When
she did get one she would make no
profit from it because to balance her
inexperience she would hire the best
workmen with no regard to cost.
Now she has all the work she can
handle and may soon open shop
instead Of working from her Con-
necticut avenue apartment.
Madam has learned a lot since
exchanging one life for another.
She knows now how to do all her
own housework, she has learned to
cook and she has learned to sew, so
well that she makes all her own
dresses and can whip up hat in no
time at all.
Mime. Boncesco was born with the
good taste that marks her work, but
the knowledge of how to transform
it into a business has come to her
gradually. She once took course
in interior decoration (almost 20
years ago., but not with any inten-
ton of making career of the sub
ject. She took it to improve her
English.
Later she became interested in
painting, for arts sake, not that of
her grammar. Her apartment is full
of Boncesco water colors, one done
on assignment in class in 20 min
utes; a stack of others painted at
leisure in a field that varies from
Rock Greek Park, Mexico, and Guat-
emala and other points on the globe
she has visited.
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beauty shops throughout the coun-
try. Explicit directions come with
them, and all available locally.
If you have perhaps, dry hair, here
in brief would be a part of the
homework procedure you would fol-
low. To prepare it for shampooing,
part your hair in small sections and
apply hair cream to the ends.
Massage and then work in the
shampoo into your locks before
using any water. Two soapings and
rinsings are required. After this
remove extra water with a towel.
Apply a little amount of hair lotion
and work into your hair. To help
bring out the lustre, apply hair
dressing to split or dry ends.
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Bv Elem

The job doesn't end where hair
attractiveness Is concerned with the
new styling and setting done at the
beauty parlor. No matter how
modern your hairdo, it will never
curl and CLEAN without little effort
on your part. To shine with clean
mess your hair has to be clean to
begin with. =
Frequent brushing and sham
pooling are the best treatments
Your hair is subjected to particles
OF dirt and dust, perspiration, and
the throwing off of oils. Unless
these are removed your hair will be
in rather drab state.
In the summertime the sun re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
ROSE JAR:
DRESSMAKING.

From Mrs. p. E., Wdshington.)
Recently I have noticed two diff
ferent requests in "our" column for
directions for making the old-fash-
toned rose jar. The answer can be
found in the July issue OF the
American Home Inasmuch as these
directions are lengthy. it seems to
be more advisable to secure copy
of the magazine rather than to
attempt to copy them for reprinting,
If Mrs. c. H, Springfield, will
contact me through RICH, I will be
glad to tell her how 1 solved the
problem of designing at home with
out taking an expensive course in
designing. I, too, have an 'in-be-
tween" figure that means making
over ready-to- and as the re-
suit I make all of my own clothes
from undies on through the suits
and coats. When one already has
the basic knowledge for sewing the
rest comes easy with little forth
tude.
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Corn Pudding

A real Southern corn pudding is
hard to beat, so tuck this recipe in
your files for use during the corn
season.
Cut the kernels from enough ears
of cooked corn to make l cupful
Chop up a small green pepper and
an onion and saute them in table
spoons of butter until the onion is a
golden color. Add 2 tablespoons OF
-four and blend in we'll. When
smooth. add gradually u cup of milk
and stir constantly. Bring to the
boiling point, remove from the fire
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Creme Caramel

creme l. UfQmef
Have you wondered how the
swanky restaurant chefs make that
delectable Creme Caramel" that
has delicately Favored custard
base, topped by a layer OF clear
caramel? Here's the secret:
Beat eggs until light and lemon
colored and add to them a quart
of scalded milk. Season with q
teaspoon of vanilla and stir in a
cup of sugar.
Line a large mold with caramel
made by melting half cup OF
sugar and cooking it until it be-
comes a rich brown. Be careful
that it does not burn. Now pour
In the custard, set the mold in a
pan Of hot water and bake at
moderate heat for 20 minutes. Let
cool and then unmold upside
down" on serving platter.
Mesican Noodles
For a good main dish for lunch
you'll find Mexican noodles are hard
to beat. Most men like peppery
foods and most of them like noodles
so the combination is pretty sure
to please.
Fry a couple of onions in some
bacon fat until the onions are
Drowned lightly. Take out the
onions and fry the contents of a
package of noodles in the fat until
Drowned. You'll need plenty OF
fat. Watch out for the burning
Now, pour off the fat, put the
onions back in the pan, with the
noodles and add two green peppers,
seeded and sliced, l very hot red
pepper and a can of tomatoes with
their liquid. Cover the pan and
let the works simmer until the
noodles are cooked. Add salt and
pepper to taste.
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Recipe Roundup

add the corn and the beaten yolk
of egg.
Pour all into a creased casserole
or baking dish, top with bread
crumbs and dot with butter. Bake
in hot oven until a straw comes
out clean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13

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 HoIse are not necessarily
those of The Star and, as it
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted. we
cannot assume responsibility for
them. Betsy Cas.peU
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VINES FOR WINDOW.

From M. r. M, Cameron, Mo-
Mrs. v. E. H., Mclean: For eight
years, grape ivy vines have provided
curtains and blinds for four OF my
very large north windows. Inciden-
tai additions are large-leafed vining
arum (nephtytis) and japanese wax
vines Choya karnosi0
Recently, decided to curtain on
four other north windows with vines.
I bought one dozen grape ivy vines
in 4-inch pots. These divided into
four 6-inch pots, placing one pot to
each window, thus saving sill space.
The ivies were thrifty ones, the
longest being about two feet long.
These new vines require string or
Irvine strung up and across the
windows for guidance and support,
or according to the flow OF the
vines and ones wishes. Each case is
individual. Dead leaves should be
removed at intervals.
1t will take some time for my new
ivies to make privacy, so I have
added some philodendron and sweet
potato vines (both grown in water
Although these have been growing
for only about four weeks, the re-
suits are good, and pretty too!
In the space between the windows
and screens, have placed jars with
sweet potato vines. now fiourishing.
These vines provide outside green
cry, and they are very effective,
especially when the windows are
closed-particularly from the out
side view. These outside" vines
are held here and there to the
screens with double-bitted tacks,
which injure neither the vines nor
screens.
Since all of these vines can SUI
fer from scale, mealy bug, or other
pests, I have found that spraying
household DOT near or about the
vines when needed, keeps them free
of such nuisances. About every
three weeks, one rounded teaspoon OF
plant food is given to the old vines
and one level to the younger ones.
The sweet potato and ivies require
generous and regular watering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
Cheese DRESSING

Got some blue cheese in the ice
box that Is a little on the dry and
crumbly side? Don't throw it away
it makes a wonderful salad
dressing.
Shred some nicely crisped lettuce
by tearing in pieces. Shred some
endive and some romaine, using the
tenderest leaves. You'll need about
cups of the greens.
Put these in a bowl and add Y
cup of grapefruit sections, a cup of
grated raw carrots and if you like, a
little chopped unpeeled red apple.
Pour over all good tart French
dressing, in which you have mixed
Il cup of the cheese, finely crumbled
All ingredients should have been
chilled to start with.
Tinaigrene Sauce
A good vinaigrette sauce is not
hard to make and does enhance
many dishes-especially calf's head,
cold meats and cold salmon. 1t is
also excellent when you wish to
make a salad out of a cold vegetable,
served as separate course, such as
cold asparagus, artichoke, broccoli
or leeks.
Put in a mixing bowl u cup OF
French dressing, a tablespoon OF
grated onion and a generous tea
spoon each of capers, chopped
.chives, parsley, shallots and mixed
sour pickles. Stir in a heaping
spoonful of chopped hard-cooked
egg white and season we'll with salt
and freshly ground black pepper.
incidentally, have you discovered
the trick of keeping the vinegar in
your jar of pickles after the pickles
are gone and using it in place OF
regular vinegar in French dressing?
1t gives delicious flavor.
GINGERBREAD
Up in New Hampshire, around the
1905, there used to be great cele-
brations called Muster and Train
ing Days" Among all the other
attraction" were the gingerbread
men, who went among the crowds
selling squares Of delicious ginger
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bread, glazed on top. 1t used tc
sell for 10 cents a slab" according
to the story. Here is the origina.
recipe. handed down from genera.
ton to generation:
Sift together az cups sifted flour
a teaspoon of ginger and " tea
spoon of salt. Work 3 tablespoons OF
butter into this. Dissolve teaspoon
of soda in 3 tablespoons Of boiling
water. Add it to l cup of light
molasses and mix with the first in
gradients. Knead well and let stand
in a cold place until the dough Is
firm and well chilled.
Roll out on q Toured board to y
inch thickness, adding more -four II
needed. Bake in moderate oven fol
20 minutes. Then, while still hot
brush over with teaspoons milk
mixed with 3 teaspoons molasses
Cut in large squares before glaze
can harden.
Fish Sauce
Here's a fine sauce to 60 with any
cold fish or shellfish, but which Il
particularly good with picked
salmon:
Combine "a tablespoons prepared
English mustard with 5 tablespoon.
sugar and a teaspoon salt. Ado
slowly 2 tablespoons Of olive oil anc
tablespoon Of vinegar, alternating
them.
Add a couple of tablespoons o.
sour cream, beat well and add
tablespoons Of chopped fresh dill.
Chill well before serving with thu
fish. You may like to try this OF
cold roast beef, too.
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FLANNELETTE DIAPERS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

From Mrs. w. II. T., Arltngton.)
In answer to Mrs. v. B., WASH
lngton of June % in regard to
Easter lilies. Last year put bulb
in the ground in June and it
bloomed again. I have planted two
that received this past Easter and
they have come up. I was so glad
to learn how to save the bulbs as
before they always dried up.
From Mrs. E. L. j., Falls Church. J
Plant your Easter lily outdoors
in a permanent spot and leave in
ground year around
planted two hot-house lilies last
spring after Easter and had seven
blooms last August. Left them in
ground all winter and now have
Is blooms blooming.
Evening star., 1948-10-05

lot once the man meant mussels
not muscles.
The customer nodded and mur-
INJURED, Fine, fine" Then he
ordered a shrimp cocktaial. Blond
with him took the tomato Juice.
Bistro bits-New clothes for the
girls who bring the stuff to the Ia
bles in the Sheraton Lounge-Ann
Mazur, the hostess there, has beer
to Boston to learn about the new
look for mattresses who wear trans
parent skirts. More streamlineo
and more revealing" will be the fall
winter styles, it's said. The girls
though, won't have to streamline
themselves any more than at pres
ent, nor will they have to reveal
any more secrets than they care to
unfold.
Erskine Butterfield, a fast man
at a keyboard, is the new Brown
Derby attraction. He plays both
hot and sweet-a touch of the late
Fats" Waller in his style.
Give them music, dancing girls,
songs and novelty act. It's worked
for many years at the Lotus, and
the people who pay the talent there
have been noting happily that it
still works. Place opened for the
season last week. Since, Jack Cory S
band, Buddy Shaner's singing, the
Wallace Puppets, Cordano and
Corinne and the Cecile Lindsay
Girls have found a substantial num-
ber of customers on hand for their
three shows each night. At the