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Evening star., 1948-08-24
APPLE DUMPLINGS WITH
ORANGE SAIJCF.

MACARONI EN- CASSEROLE?
From Mrs. C. R. A., Washington
For Mrs. F.. R. c., Laurel: Make
rich pastry or use prepared pie
mix. Four mediums sized tart ap-
pies, u cup brown sugar and y cup
granulated sugar, a teaspoon Gin
namon, 4 teaspoon salt, table
spoons butter or margarine Roll
the pastry out to Is Inch thickness.
Cut out 5-inch squares. Peel and
slice the apples and heap them in
the centers Of the squares. Mix
sugar, brown sugar. cinnamon and
salt together. Sprinkle over the
apples and dot with butter. Moisten
the edges Of the pastry, fold the
four corners together and seal. Bake
in deep dish in hot oven 1925
degrees, until brown, about 40 min
utes.
If the apples are not juicy. add
two tablespoons of water to the
sliced apples before putting on the
dumping crust. Serve with fruit
sauce.
Orange sauce: Two egg yolks.
slightly beaten: !. cup sugar, tea
spoon grated orange rind, = cup
orange juice. 2 tablespoons lemon
juice, egg whites, stifay beaten.
Mix slightly beaten egg yolks with
sugar. orange rind and orange and
lemon Juice in top of double boiler
Cook mixture over hot water. stir
ring constantly. until mixture thick
ems slightly and coats the SPOON.
Remove at once from heat. set in
pan Of cold water and cool silently
Fold in stiff1y beaten egg whites,
This sauce can be served on apple
dumplings, sponge cake or cottage
pudding. Makes enough for six
servings.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
STUDIO COUCH IN BABY'S
ROOM.

| From Mrs. V. G. A.. Arlinqt0n)
To Mrs. B. r., Washington. Re-
1 garding the use of studio couch in a
baby's room Most valuable l have
/ had a roll-aWay bed in my little
girls room since infancy and find
it most helpful when there is ILL
ness. Often I sleep in her room
thus saving any disturbance for the
family. also giving her some assur-
ance when she is ill.
! I bought faded blue denim and
made a cover. Used deep rose mass
fringe for contrast binding and it
washes beautifully and is most dur
able.
Her room is quite grown up
now, but the bed remains as part OF
her room. 1t has been a boat. a
train and goodness knows what all
for imaginary play.
To Mrs. J. M. j., Silver Spring
Regarding recovering umbrellas.
There is an excellent store in Wash
ington on. 18th street that does
nothing but umbrella and cane work
While I have never done one, a
friend had one recovered and was
most pleased. She found it more
economical. l believe you can buy
covers that you can put on yourself
Department stores used to carry
them.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Rv Maraaref Child

Helen Yort probably knows more
people in Washington than any
other one girl. Several thousand, al
least. And she knows all about thei,
reading tastes and lots OF other
things about them. Yet possibly not
a dozen of this enormous circle OF
acquaintances even know Helen's
last name, much less the multitude
Of fascinating facts there are to dis
cover about her
Helen is the slight, blond second
in-command at Brentano's big F
street rental library. Any one In
Washington who has gotten a book
there In the past two and a halt
years knows Helen's thin, intel
lectual facade. The glasses help give
her that thinking, learned air
They help, but she would have 1t
anyway, for Helen actually is as
smart as she looks. And talks-if you
can break through her shyness and
get her to talk.
She can converse at great length
about many things. from extential-
ism to motion pictures and in every
thing from French to Danish. Helen
really Is lesson in how little we
know Of the people We see every
day.
However. to give Washingtonians
their just due, they aren't as bad as,
say. New Workers thataway. New
York Is the prime example of city
in which a gal could drop dead, lit
orally or figuratively right on the
street and no one would notice her.
Helen knows She's done it!
The story is that she has a cute
trick ankle that gives away at odd
moments. One of them happened
to be on a crowded New York side
walk. Down went Helen and down
size stayed for several minutes. Life,
New York version, just flowed fever
ishly on around her. She'd be there
yet if she hadn't finally picked her
self up and limped on with what
casualness she could muster.
But back to Washington where
Helen was bred if not born She was
born in Salt Lake City-probably
the only non-Mormon child In
Utah's lovely capital of Mormonism.
This was a situation soon remedied
for when Helen was barely months
old her parents brought her East to
Washington-in a Laundry bag
She has never been back to Salt
Lake City, but knows Denmark
like her own living room. Both
Helen's parents were Danish, which
accounts both for her frequent trips
to that country and her fluency in
It's language.
She also speaks German and, as
Evening star., 1948-08-24

Go to the drug store and get small
jar Of fullers earth and mix small
amount with cleaning fluid. Make a
paste and spread on spot with a
knife. Thinning along edges to avoid
leaving ring. Allow to dry, then wipe
of with clean cloth. Will guarantee
that the spot will disappear. Have
been using this for years.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Fashion
Note

Local fashion editors and radio
commentators of women's pro-
grams will judge the dress de-
signing scholarship contest being
sponsored by the Capitol T'heater.
Washingtonians over 18 may
send in original sketches to the
Scholarship Editor at the theater
until September when the
contest closes. Judging will be
based on the appeal and ver-
satility of the design.
The winner will receive full
scholarship to the Magda School
of Dress Design.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Readers Clearing House

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 it
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them. BETSY Cas,yeU
Evening star., 1948-08-24

swinging coot with on elob-
orote yoke treatment of
black Persian lamb. On the
right the "tweedy" type of
sports ooot takes on new
meaning with unusual
pocket detail. 1t has q con-
vertibIe collar and comes in
brown with white fIecks and
also in q gray with fIeeks.
The "L|omoro" fabric is
very soft and for from
heavy. -ELENI.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
WATERMAN FLOORS?

From Mrs. w. S. r., Washington. J
I wonder if some kind reader can
tell US about waterway for floors?
I heard some time ago that by
mixing water and liquid wax you
could clean and wax your floors in
one operation. saving both time and
work. Have any of YOU readers had
experience with this process? What
proportions do you use and how
successful Ia IL?
Evening star., 1948-08-24

The good coot is on in
vestment intelligent women
never regret making. They
don't becouse the coot
usuoIly shows that it wos
bought with an eye to rine
fobric, excellent styling ond
fl@terine qualities.
Women plonnine to make
q dent in the family budget
and purchase q new foil
coot will find thot this seo-
son the radical silhouettes
Evening star., 1948-08-24

have been toned down. This
foil sees the variations on
siIhouettes that have been
previously launched.
Much interest has been
oentered on collar lines.
Detail touches include but
tons, possementerie trim
ming, pockets and rich fur
trims. Fabrics are another
news item. Deep fleeees,
broodoIoths, tive e eds and
suede cloths, ore to be seen
Evening star., 1948-08-24
COMMENT:
SHINE FROM DRESS

Sf11NE fROM DRESS.
(From Miss A. G.; Brookeuille.)
To Mrs. c. J. S.: Tuesday night !
picked up the newspaper and turned
to RICH. One headline in particular
that caught my attention was, Let
Her Have Specs" I violently dis
agree because of my experience with
glasses.
have been wearing glasses ever
since I was IL and T am now a
senior in high school t1D Since
I've had to have mine changed each
year, have tried different styles
and even painting them with finger
nail polish, but I haven't found
pair yet that glamorizes or looks
chic Naturally, fashion designers
create new styles of glasses for,
mostly, people who have to wear
| them. Some styles are more becom-
ingSto some people than others, but
they certainly aren't very glamorous
looking. Having to wear glasses has
been constant worry and expense
to me and my mother, also. l have
to wear them practically all the
time. Since 1 am on the basket ball,
track, soccer and softball teams,
have to wear eye guards. They
certainly do not look very pretty
and most. annoying. I am also a
cheerleader and during football and
basket ball season I am burdened
with taking them off and putting
them on all through the game.
Whenever cheer with any aero
battles comes up have to take them
off, hand them to some one to hold
land run the risk of the, person
putting them down and having some
one sit on them, like it happened
once). Then, to see the rest of the
game, have to put them back on
and It's like that all through the
game. Whenever I go to the movies
I am bothered with them. One Ger
tainly doesn't look very smooth" at
formal dance with a really chic"
gown on and then glasses to ruin
its effect.
From all I've said, Mrs. C. j. s.,
your daughter should realize that
glasses spoil the fun OF practically
every activity participated in. Can't
You make your daughter realize
what a burden they are when you
have to wear them? If so, then that
childish idea OF wanting to wear
glasses just for the sake of wearing
them would be dropped.
Can any one tell me how to get
the shine out of black crepe dress
caused by putting hot iron on 1t?
From Mrs. T. d. Groom Station. J
I can't see where you have prob
lem at ALL
Don't you think that the organs OF
vision are too vital to health and
happiness to be treated SO frivol-
ously as your daughter would like
to? If she needs glasses, by all
j means get them, and in that case
let her have her choice in selecting
the frames However, if her eyes do
not need them, explain that glasses
are for those who have eye defects
: and not just an accessory to a cos
tune.
BY wearing glasses when they are
not needed you are taking the
, chance of injuring the vision.
s When I was young, I wanted a
e gold tooth like my fathers. but
< thank heavens. I outgrew that de-
e sire before persuading him in my
r favor.
! If parents consider this sort OF
! thing problem, pity the school
! teacher when she gets 40 Of these
: problems together.
u
VI GREASE FROM WALLPAPER.
81 (From Mrs. II. E. MEG, Tdkomd
e Park
r To Mrs. v. A. S., Washington. In
|, ireply to your request for way to
remove grease from your wallpaper
Evening star., 1948-08-24

Rejuvenate old comfortables and
decorate lovely new bedspreads,
lingerie cases, bed jackets and pill
lows easily and inexpensively.
Pattern Envelope No. R247l con-
tains tracing for designs illustrat-
ed, complete quilting instructions
and helpful suggestions for choice
OF materials
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., 1948-08-24
MESH DRESS FORMS,

From Mrs. E. W. L., Washington
For Mrs. H. w, Arlington, who is
interested In the mesh dress forms
They are not for sale in Washing
ton. but /. have recently bought one
from the manufacturers and like il
very much Information on order
ing can be obtained from My Dou-
BILE Co. Al East Forty-fourth street
New York II, N. Y.
x&
WRITING PEN; POTATOES.
From Mrs. r. H. H., HynttSpille. J
Mr.. J. J. w. of Branchville might
try writing to Goldsmith Bros,
Nassau street near Fulton street,
New York City. for his ruling and
writing pen. It's big, interesting
store near the financial
district and specializes in stationery
supplies OF all types.
I'm almost sure the secret OF
potatoes is to drain well,
whip on low speed of the electric
mixer fpreferably) until smooth and
then add milk and butter whipping
at high speed. Adding liquid too
soon makes them pasty.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Br Barbara Bell

A graceful frock for occasions
when you want to look your love-
liest Scallops outline the comfor-
table sleeves. Note the soft curved
detail at the hipline. The keyhole
neck Is most becoming.
Barbara Bell pattern No. l7s'
ts designed for sizes IL. IA, l6. IS
10; 40 and a.. Size IA cap sleeves
requires yards of 35-inch material
For this pattern, send Is cents, ir
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbars
Bell, The Washington Star. P. o
Box 90, Station G, New York 19
N Y
Evening star., 1948-08-24

mode up into coots that ore
either loose, free-swineine,
beIted, semibeIted or fitted.
Sketehed ore three coats
from q Connecticut avenue
shop. On the left, a light
beige wool coot with beaver
pockets and q large beaver
collar. With q coot in q
neutral shade you quickly
alleviate accessory worries.
In the center q black free
Evening star., 1948-08-24
ANSWERS TO QUERIES;
HOME MADE JELLY

From Mrs. H. C. B., PiSgale.J
To the lady interested in budget
menus. the Government has printed
booklet. Print your name and
address on postcard and mail to
Food Conservation, Washington 25,
D. C. The booklet is called Money
Saving Main Dishes" To the lady
interested in watercreSs. There is
kind that grows on igh-dry land
Send to Burgess Seed Co, Galesburg
Michigan, for Upland Cress Is
cents package post paid or so cent
ounce.
I would like to know why my
homemade Jelly and Jam turns
whey after few months storage
Evening star., 1948-08-24

BABY FOOD.

From Mrs. r. 3. A.. Bethesdn.J
To all mothers of young babies
who must travel with them. From
the inquiries from time to time as
to how to refrigerate formula while
en- route, let me repeat. Do not mix
the formula before starting on the
trip but simply boil water and pour
the amount of water, ETC., required
for each feeding into a sterilized
bottle Then take enough of the
small cans Of evaporated milk and
open a fresh can each feeding and
pour into a fresh bottle with water
already in it. You will have to throw
away the rest of the can, but it Is
the safest and easiest way to solve
the problem. Be sure to take one or
two more than you think you'll need,
just In case.
Evening star., 1948-08-24

GREASE FROM WALLPAPER.
fFrou Mrs. Fl. E. MEG, Tdkonla
Park
To Mrs. v. A. S., Washington. In
reply to your request for way TO
remove grease from your wallpaper
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Simeon Strunsky

There are more than a few columnlStS
whose showmanship excels the quality OF
their minds and whose regulations stem
quite as much from an ability to exploit
and exhibit themselves as from anything
UNIQUE or valuable in what they have to
say. Simeon Strunsky was not one OF
these In all probability, only small
percentage of his many thousands OF
readers ever knew even his name, though
his faithful and enthusiastic following re-
garded his column pretty much as an in
dispensahle daily source OF intellectual
delight and instruction. He preferred
anonymity. Ever since he began writing
it in 1892, his Topics of the Times" ap-
peared unsigned every day on the edi-
torial page of The New York Times. It's
popularity did not depend upon its being
presented under the byline of a celebrity"
or personality" It became famous for
what it was in itself-for its wit and wis
dom, for it's unpretentiouS erudition and
it's beautifully simple style, for its fine
sense of balance, its warmth, it's general
leavening of sincerity and clear, solid,
quietly humorous thinking. It's qualities,
of course, were the qualities of the man
who wrote it. Mr. StrunSky was one of
the better spirits of the age. Russian
born, he had a profoundly deep and
highly informed affection for the Ameri-
can way. But he was a good citizen of
the world as we'll as of the United States,
and his comment on the tragicomedy of
humanity as whole was at once search
ing and sympathetic. The Times has lost
a great contributor. Our journalism can
never have enough of his kind.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
ENDING an Anomaly

It is good to know that the Internal
Revenue Bureau has finally gotten into
step with it's next-door neighbor, the
Department of Justice, in its attitude to-
ward certain front" organizations. The
absurdity of one arm of the Government
(the Department of Justice) pointing
accusingly at these groups as potentially
subversive while another arm, the Internal
Revenue Bureau, was extending them tax
exemption favors should have occurred
to bureau officials long ago.
Why the bureau waited until Senator
Ball, Republican. of Minnesota called
public attention to the anomalous Sltua-
ton is hard to understand. The organ
izations should have been stricken from
the list of the bureaus tax-exempt char
liable, religious, scientific, literary or
educational groups as soon as their names
appeared on the Attorney Generals pub
lished list of organizations deemed to be
Communist fronts" BY that listing, the
chief law officer of the Government, IN
effect, branded them as political organ
izations masquerading behind false 'front.'
AS political organizations they are not
entitled to tax-exemption privileges. And,
as Senator Ball pointed out, the bureau
has been very careful to exclude other
political groups from the tax-free list
The law governing tax exemption speci-
fies that no organization shall be eligible
to such benefits if it devotes "substan-
tial" part of it's activities to propaganda"
or trying to influence legislation" In
view of the apparently liberal attitude
which has prevailed in the past, the bureau
should review its whole tax-free list to
make sure that the intent of Congress in
barring political and propaganda organ
izations from the list is carried out fully
and effectively
Evening star., 1948-02-07

accepted by the other peoples. The pre-
else boundaries of the constituent mem
bers of this federation have not yet been
defined, but state governments are now
functioning and the federal government
is slated for Inauguration on January /,
1949.
This projected United States of Indo-
nesia" is envisaged as forming part of a
larger partnership consisting OF the
Netherlands itself, Indonesia and the
Dutch settlements in the West Indies and
Guiana or Surinam. The idea is that of a
commonwealth somewhat analogous to the
British Commonwealth of Nations, the
cement to this larger union being the
Crown.
Obviously much remains to be done
before this concept is translated into
reality. Yet constructive start has been
made. And it's consummation should not
only bring peace and prosperity to the
East Indies, but also, as the Queen well
says, "set pattern for solutions in wider
parts of Asia"
Evening star., 1948-02-07
A RoyoI Send-off for Indonesiu

In an international broadcast, queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands gives her
roval benediction to the agreement re-
Gently attained between the Dutch author
tiles and the peoples of the vast insular
region which was formerly known as the
Netherlands Indies Addressed to Hol-
lands allies in World War II, the venerable
monarch, who, for nearly half century,
has occupied the Dutch throne, informs
them that "A Free Federated 1ndonesia is
about to take her place among the demo-
cratic nations of the world"
Behind this happy consummat1on lies
long story of evolution from full-hedsed
"colonialism," which the Queen states Is
now dead" to full government Tor
the peoples of the Indonesian archipelago
on a federative basis.
The first foreshadowing OF this long
evolutionary process goes back almost hall
a century, when the Queen, in her speech
from the throne before the Dutch Parlia-
ment In 1901, stressed the moral duty"
which the Netherlands have to fulhll
toward the people of the Indies" This
generalization was gradually implemented
by the encouragement of native po-
litical activities, first on local level,
and subsequently in shape of "Peo-
pies Council" with increasing legislative
functions.
The pace of colonial devolution proved
too slow for certain elements, especially
in Java, which demanded larger measure
of self government than the Dutch
deemed wise or practicable for the time.
This nationalist" agitation was taken
advantage of by the Japanese when they
overran the Netherlands Indies in 1912.
The result was Republic of Indonesia,"
centering in Java and parts of adjacent
Sumatra, but claiming to speak for the
East Indies as whole.
That, however, raised grave complica-
tions. In the first place, the widely diverse
peoples in other parts of the archipelago
refused to acknowledge what amounted to
Javanese rule over them and welcomed the
Dutch authorities when these returned
after the Japanese surrender to victorious
allies. Secondly, the republic was unable
to maintain order in it's restricted domain
and did not keep, according to the Dutch
the engagements it had purported to make
with them. The upshot was Dutch armed
intervention and occupation of disputed
areas, the dispute being then referred to
the Security Council OF the United Nations
AS the result of protracted negotiations,
the Republic of Indonesia has now agreed
Federation proposed by the Dutch and
Evening star., 1948-02-07

in the District and employed in Maryland
probably could free themselves by appealing
to the courts.
Certainly if one State can collect that tax
from nonresidents, other States can. If those
who live in the District and are employed in
Maryland must pay tax on their wages to
Maryland, those who live in Maryland and
are employed in the District should pay a tax
of equal amount per capita to the District.
Perhaps the District Commissioners, aided
and abetted by Congress- could smite the rock
of Maryland resources and cause abundant
streams of revenue to gush forth.
GEORGE FREDERICK MILLER.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Tax Reduction Resisted
o the Editor of The Star

To The Editor OF The star:
The Southern Congressman who misrepre-
sent the common people who elected them by
stabbing President Truman in the back by
voting for the Republican tax bill that gives
MANY thousands of dollars rebate to the big
taxpayers and only few dollars to the small
ones, should be held in contempt.
What good will tax reduction do the people
without nrice control and an excess profits
tax? We know that manufacturers and pro-
ducers, unless stopped by law, will raise prices
on their products and get all the money that
the people save by tax reduction.
DEMOCRAT.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Unconstitutional Tax on Wages

Unconstitutional Tax on Wages
To the Editor Of The star:
The letter by A. A. Edwards in The Star of
February touches on condition that should
receive publicity and correction
Maryland collects a so-called income tax
from persons who in no sense live in the State
and never have. Employers in Maryland are
required to deduct from wages earned in the
State by persons who commute daily from the
District Employees must sign a form saying
that they intend to file Maryland income tax
reports. That tax, collected by Maryland,
seems to be form of import duty on labor
and unconstitutional, according to Article l.
Section 10, which reads: "No State shall, with
out the consent of the Congress, lay any impost
or duties on imports or exports, except what
may be absolutely necessary for executing It's
inspection laws, and the net produce OF all
duties and imposts, laid by any State on I'M
ports or exports, shall be for the use OF the
Treasury of the United States"
The Supreme Court has ruled out such
duties In various decisions. The victims living