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Evening star., 1948-06-07
TheChef
Says

I've been trying to find out where
squash" got its name-other than
the obvious answer because it usu-
ally Is mashed or "squashed" after
cooking.
That elegant writer and famous
gourmet, Enroll Sherson, writing
from the English point of view, COM
ments that "the pumpkin, some
times of an enormous size, is much
eaten in America made into pies
and other national dishes and is
known as Squash . name almost
nasty enough to make one turn
aside from it in disgust" There
seems to be some misapprehension
on Mr.. Sherson's part, for Of all the
so-called gourd family, the pumpkin
is about the only one that we do
not call squash.
The other squashes do have their
own names, however, such as crook
neck or yellow squash, cymling or
patty pan, zucchini, chayote, Hub
bard or winter, acorn or Des Moines,
vegetable marrow (beloved by the
British and few others.
The word squash" is said to be
derived from some Indian word, for
some varieties Of pumpkin and
squash, which originated In America
and were used widely. A Dutch ver-
sion is that squash" comes from
"quaiens, used by the early explor-
ers of Central America and Peru
and a form of the term used by
natives Of those countries to de-
scribe their type of the vegetable
All OF the squashes make good
eating. The winter varieties 60 into
pies, are used as mashed vegetable
made into fritters and so on; the
summer ones are cooked whole,
boiled, fried, mashed or sliced, in
casseroles and countless other
dishes.
And the squash blossoms dipped
in batter and fried until crisp in
deep fat are delicious. Italians have
used the little zucchini blooms in
this way for years. If you have
planted squash in your garden, take
q few blossoms when they are in
bud and enjoy q brand-new taste
sensation. If you have to depend
on the usual market, you'll probably
have to skip the floral meal. but
buy the smallest, smoothest, crispest
squash Of whatever variety you
choose. Cook it whole, and un-
peeled if possible, in a little lightly
salted water. spiked with a bit OF
lemon juice, and dress it with but
ter and freshly ground black pepper.
Evening star., 1948-06-07
Silk Screen Skill

work on, Mrs. Nelson points out, be.
cause prints are less apt to bleed"
on 1t than on other material. She
was first introduced to osnaburg
while living in New Orleans, where
the material is used extensively, and
Is often seen in draperies.
Choosing the design is the first step
in silk screen printing. Sometimes
the printer creates her own design.
The pattern Is cut on q stencil film.
which is made of a 1llm Of gelatin
on a backing sheet. The Aim Is
mounted on the screen with SOL
vent, and when dry, the backing
sheet is removed. The screen is
laid on the cloth. the paint is applied
to it, and q rubber squeegee used to
pull the paint over the screen. The
same solvent that Is used to mount
the film on the screen can later
be used in quantity to wash the
film away, and the screen Is ready
to receive another pattern.
There are innumerable uses for
the different designs" Mrs. Nelson
pointed out. The pattern shown on
the valence was also used to make
a ruflle for a lampshade. The bum
nies under grass design pictured on
the table mat was used effectively
around the scalloped edge of
child's dress. Women who become
adept at the work find they them
selves can produce dress and drapery
material more handsome than their
budget would normally allow.
A multiple color design Is achieved
by using a different screen for each
color. The colors are set with q
hot iron, and are not affected by
washing.
What's your hobby' Can
Betty Miles, National 5000, En-
tension 396-she'd like to hear
from you!
Evening star., 1948-06-07

In response to the many requests
for a knitted bedspread we are sure
you will love today's pattern. The
effective and easy pattern is a SIM
pie repeat, which means fast work
for your nimble fingers.
Pattern Envelope No. R2696 con-
tains complete knitting instructions,
stitch illustrations, material re-
quirements for either full or twin
size bedspread.
To obtain this pattern send Is
cents in coins, giving pattern num-
Der to Peggy Roberts, The Washing
ington Star, P. O. Box 100, Station
iG, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-06-07
By Betty Miles

Following in the wake Of rug
hooks and kilns come the silk
screen and the squeegee. Silk screen
printing, that already has caught
the eye and fingers Of lobbyists in
California and New York, Is chal-
lenging ceramic making, rug hook
ing and textile painting as q con-
tender for top spot on the hobby hit
parade.
In California, that delight and
demon of the modern kitchen, the
pressure cooker, has been called
into play by silk screen printers.
There, . fragile dye Is sometimes
used instead Of the regular silk
screen paint. The dyes, gray when
applied, assume their true color
when the cloth Is steamed. Many
lobbyists simply fold their deco
rated cloth, place 1t In the pressure
cooker, and let the cooker do the
work. On the West Coast, too, the
holiday season sees many silk
screen printed Christmas cards in
the stores, and linen shops also
carry many items decorated in this
way.
One local lobbyist who already
has attained considerable prowess
as a silk screen printer is Mrs.
Erwin E. Nelson, Of 4422 North
Dittmar road. Arlington. Mrs. Mel
son learned the work at the West
chester Workshop while the family
lived in White Plains. N. Y. She
makes her own screens, which can
be used again and again. Screens
can be made inexpensively. The
largest monetary outlay is for paint
and the filter used tn printing.
Mrs. Nelson has done much of her
work on a coarse cotton material
called osnaburg. Cotton Is easy to
Evening star., 1948-06-07
More About Careers

proper facial makeup the casts
features just won't register in terms
of light waves. There is no reading
of set lines, it has to be real anc
natural in every detail, so it looks
as though working in a televisior
show would be far more exactine
than doing radio job.
Still another field that lures the
home economist is magazine anc
newspaper journalism. Most WON.
ems magazines have sections de-
voted to various phases of home
making and home management
They cover multitude of subjects
foods, nutrition, child care and
training, house planning, house
care, interior decoration, use anc
care of household equipment
fashions, care of clothing and
budgeting.
The home economist in the news
paper field covers a similar number
of subjects. although her work Is
more restricted to the preparation
of food material. She makes menu
plans, reports on new food products
plans layouts, answers hundreds OF
requests either by phone or letter
and the requests range from "how
to can cows milk" to planning a
house warming party. She markets
and keeps up on the current food
prices, sends out recipes, tests
recipes when possible, writes edi-
torial material, reads proof (Which
by the way is very important and
very, very necessary and builds
good will for her paper. Some pa
pers have departments with test
kitchens, sometimes with auditori-
urns, where regular cooking schools
are held; occasionally, these schools
are put on the air. The home econo-
mist in this job needs good basic
courses in nutrition, general foods
history of foods, experimental anc
demonstration courses, composition
Journalism, public speaking, and 8
course in the value Of advertising
liz there is any time left over. She
must also make herself familiar with
the editorial policy of her paper
Some papers combine their food
departments with editorial and ad-
vertising while others confine II
entirely to the editorial department
Life on a newspaper is seldom dull
your experiences are varied ano
extremely interesting. When you
get to the office in the morning
there's no telling what may develop
in the way of a good story before
you put the cover on your type
writer at night. But -. one thing
you must do on a paper . there
are headlines to be met and meet
them you must. So, if you like
variety, meeting people, getting ir
on the ground floor when a new
product breaks, tracking down in.
formation, then look for news
paper job and have wonderful
busy, gay, mad time.
This, by no means, covers the
entire field but I'm hoping it will
give you a little insight into the
opportunities offered. Thst 1t will
at least, stir your curiosity enough
to make you investigate the othel
advantages Of a career in home
economics.
(This is the last of a series OF
articles on choosing q branch of
home economics es career. II
you missed the preceding ones,
send a stamped selt-Gddressed
enpelope to Violet Faulkner, The
Epening Star, Washington 4, for
the complete set.)
Evening star., 1948-06-07
.WhvGrOw
Old?
By Josephine Lowman

Many women may feel tempo
rarily lulled into smugness about
leg contour since the hemlines have
dropped. The ankle is still i'm
portant but a bulging calf may re-
main unscorned because of long
skirts.
However, it is a funny incon-
sistency that the longer our dresses
become the more exposing we find
play clothes and swim suits. I will
not attempt to delve into the
psychology Of this situation. Per-
haps designers have decided that
extremes in variety are intriguing
The fact remains that pretty leg
contour Is still essential.
Actually, the percentage Of nat
urally lovely legs is rather small.
You no doubt noticed this when
skirts were just below the knee and
at times even exposed this honey
concoction to public view. The con-
tour of the leg is drastically tied in
with its masculature. Straight up
and down legs, and those which are
too big or too thin, can be greatly
improved by exercises designed to
correct special defects.
If the. muscles in your calf are
large and overdeveloped, you should
not take exercises which contract
these muscles-but only those which
stretch them. 1t is about impos-
sible to set down rules for measur-
ing the legs because your general
size enters into the analysis. The
thing to worry about is the differ
ence between your ankle and your
leg measurements. In other words
your calf should taper down to your
ankle. You might adopt the stand
ard of between 4 and inches diff
ference between these two meas
urements. This will give you some
thing to judge by.
Today I am going to give you a
few exercises which build UP the
calf and few which reduce it.
Building exercises:
l. Rise high on your toes, lifting
your heels as far from the floor as
you can.
2. Stand with your left side to-
ward the wall Place your left hand
on the wall. Rise high on your left
toe, lifting your left heel from the
floor and letting your right leg hang
with right foot off the floor. Re-
turn to starting position. After q
time turn your right side toward the
wall and rise high on your right toe,
letting the left leg hang.
These exercises should be done
so to 100 times, morning and night
For calf reduction:
| l. Sit on the floor with your legs
stretched out on the floor, in front
of you, knees straight. Reach for
ward and grasp a toe in each hano
Pull your toes back toward you. Re-
lax and continue repeating.
| 2. Stand in a doorway. Place
one hand on each side on the door
frame. Raise your toes upward as
high as you possibly can, feeling the
pull on your back leg muscles.
| If you wish to have my leaflet No
Is why Not Take Steps Toward
Lovely Legs?" send a stamped, self
addressed envelope with your re-
quest to Josephine Lowman in care
10 The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1948-06-07

THos. J. OWEN SON. .uetioneers: 4ss
.u,S. ow sg1 Sriis Flu. aTsss ssrees
trust duly recorded in Liber No: so45 folio
34l ct seq. Of the land records OF the
q coIumbis Ssl.s and At The IsaSsss n1ges
signed trustees VIII seli at public auetion:
in front Of the premises. on Monday, the
Fourteenth day. of June. AID. 194S, at
threesthirty O'clock pm: the i9llGHips. y ~ nS.
District Of Columbia. and designated az
and being lot numbered sixty -four t64)
/ in Alfred Heitmullers subdivision Of or1gi-
nj nal lot ! in square numbered Eight Hun
dred and Thirty -flye tS35l as per plat re-
corded In the Once Of the surveyor for
the District Of Columbia ip Liber 81 at
folio ~. Terms: Sold subject to a prior
deed Of trust for S3,9es 90. iurthe, par. Par.
of sale: the purchase price above 5sDe.,, sald u
$500 90 required. conyeyancins. Re.
sofdans: 20 be- complied with within thirty days.
otherwise deposit forfeited and the prop
discretion Of the trustees. HERMAN
MILLER, JOHN swAGART. Trustees.
joZ,E,7,10,14
Evening star., 1948-06-07

THos. J. OWEN 4 SON. auctioneers. 435
Southern Building-Trustees' sale Of de-
tached frame dwelling known as premises
1908 Ninth st. Northeast. By virtue OF a
certain deed Of trust, dated December IT,
co.ded December Is, 1945, among the
land records of the District Of Columbia,
and at the request Of the party secured
thereby, the undersigned trustees Will SELL
at public suction In front Of the premises,
9n Thursdsy ths 17th da, ,ss Of }une }u1extnr hp:
land and premises sns s.HsIs
as and being parts of Lots ! and 2 in
Block / Of B. F. Leighton ct al. Trs.. sub
division of "Brookland" as per plat re-
corded in the Once of the Surveyor for
the District Of Columbia In liber County
g, folios 1O3 and 104; beginning at .
point in the west line of Ninth Street.
distant 100 feet from the southwest cor
ner Of said Lot l and north along the
west line Of Ninth Street. 80 feet; west
south along the west line Of Lot z; SO
114.54 feet to the BEGINNING Of said Block
I; now known as Square 1881. Terms:
Sold subject to a prior building assocla-
tion deed of trust for approximately
81 .013.19. further particulars OF whicn
will be announced at time OF sale; tne
purchase price above said trust to be paid
In cash. A deposit Of $500 required. Con-
veyancing, recording. etc, at the purchas-
er's cost Terms to be complied with with.
in 80 days otherwise deposit forfeited ana
the property may be advertised and ges9Id M
LANDwEHR. P. D. HOLMES. Trustees.
{nA 1Ala
Evening star., 1948-06-07

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both anT 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 CaszUeU
Evening star., 1948-06-07

Here is a demure yet very smart
style for juniors with a tiny Peter
Pan collar. pretty yoke treatment
and full swinging skirt. 1t will be
exciting in crisp white, or it also
may be made with two contrasting
fabrics
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1903 is
designed for sizes IL, IL, l3, IA, 16
and Is. Size II requires SIS yards
of 39-inch material
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 80, Station G, New York 10
N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-06-07
Bv Violet Faulkner

One of the fascinating jobs con-
nected with foods is food photog-
raphy, making those mouth-water-
ing pictures that look good enough
to eat right off the printed page
Every major food advertising
agency, large food companies and
trade associations need pictures for
their publicity departments.
Pictures are made up in black
and-whites and in colors; they are
used in magazine and newspaper
advertisement, in recipe booklets
outdoor billboards, labels, posters,
bulletin releases and display ma
terial. You know you're much more
interested in recipe If you can
see an attractive picture Of 1t. II
it is a recipe you're not familiar
with the picture gives you an idea
OF how the food should look when
finished. Pictures are also used to
promote a new food product, to put
over a new idea, or, perhaps, to
teach a new cooking technique. In
planning the pictures you can bring
in all the principles you ever learned
in your art classes. You need to
consider contrasts, balance, textures
and design. Garnishes, accessories
and china are important details to
take note of in making the picture
into thing of beauty or it turns
out just another plate of spaghetti
completely uninteresting. There is
also a certain technique in cooking
foods to be photographed; they
must be cooked just the right
amount of time, the degree OF
browning is important, sauces must
be the right consistency. In fact
there are innumerable little tricks
to learn when it comes to posing
these models to "sit" for their pic
lures.
If feeding the masses appeals tc
you there is management of restau-
rants, tearooms, dining rooms, cafe
terias, etc. A successful business
pays good dividends but it calls fol
a person of good stamina, excellent
health and a cheerful disposition
The hours are long, the work Is
often trying and catering to the
public demands diplomatic tact. II
this is your goal, then you should
chart your college course accord
ingly. Be sure you enroll for courses
in quantity cookery, institutional
management, marketing and buying
and, by all means, a course in book
keeping.
Television is one of the newest
and most talked of fields open to
the home economist. In fact, il
is so new there are very few people
qualified to do the job. BY means
of the video show there is an op-
portunity to do good piece of work
in visual education and that most
valuable of all forms of advertis-
ing "by word of mouth" There's
nothing like seeing to make people
believe and want the product. Ac-
cording to the latest information
concerning food demonstrations by
television 1t has been found desir-
able to time the action carefully
to keep techniques simple, avoid
overcrowding of subject material
and to move deliberately and ac-
curately. The demonstrator should
be a person who has the knack OF
talking rather intimately to an in
visible audience. She has to watch
the camera and at the same time
give the homemaker the feeling she
is talking directly to her. Lighting
and makeup" are important fac
tors in the success of the video
Evening star., 1948-06-07
Ana 49, Fine
MASn Residential
Nr1T1A Work
Since 1919
Floors Sanded. Cleaned, Polished
Installed, Repaired
Waxes. Finishes, Supplies Sold
1915 Goth Street NV.
RsDublls 1910
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Evening star., 1948-06-07
AUCTION SALES.

TMos: J. OWEN WEN q, son, su:.ionesT,: 4sS b
valuable two-story row brick dwelling
known ~ premises No 406 street
southeast BY virtue of Q certain deed q
trust, duly recorded II Liberr No. s1e2
the District Of Columbia, and at the re-
quest of the party secured thereby. the
UNDERSIGNED trustees viii sell: at public
ct three o'clock pm, the following.
District. of ,columbia. and desisnated al
and being lot numbered fifteen 15) In
Hunt and Turpins subdivision in square
PpmBered Eeht Hundred Hundred T., TTentyapn. yer Gtan.
of the Surveyor for the District Of Co
lumbia in Liber % at folio 4. Terms
for s5,0oO.oo and s9oa.33 respectively
nounced at time Of sale: the purchase
A deposit of $4,000 REQUIRED Convey
ancing, recording, etc; at purcnsser's cost
days. otherwise deposit forfeited and tn.
ths dissIstisn q the I1 trustees IWo JOHN H.
ieC.kT.10.1C
Evening star., 1948-06-07

ADAM A. wEsCHLER + SON. auctioneers:
Trustees sale Of valuable real estate: 644
9 st. SEA two-story. brick and frame
n GK ber yfsae No q e
one Of the land records Of the District Of
secured thereby. the undersigned trustees
front Of premises, on Thursday. the 18th
day Of june. 194s, at O'Clock Pm. the
q Columbia, to-vit: The east 2e feet
front on &c" St, by the full depth there
Of, Of original Lot 2 in SQUARE s77. Said
land now known for purposes Of assess
s77. Terms Of sale: All Of the purchase;
$500 required Of purchaser at sale. Exami-
nation Of title, conveyancing, recordina
Terms to be complied with within 30 days
from day of sale. otherwise trustees re-
serve the right to- resell property at risk
and cost of defaulting purchaser, after 3
days advertisement Of such resale In some
newspaper published in Washington. p. c.,
or deposit may be forfeited. or without
forfeiting deposit trustees may avail them
selves Of any legal or equitable rights
against defaulting purchaser JOSEPH
MHMAN, RICHARD J. DoNoHoE, Trus-
Evening star., 1948-06-07
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ness Office, 1lth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, open 3 am. to
II pm, or at any Of the
Branch Omces throughout
the city.
Telephone Hours:
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Saturday, 3 am. to 2 pm.
Sunday. II am. to 8 pm.
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POEM LOCATED.
THANK YOU" LETTER.

From d. C. Public LibraryJ
The poem that begins, January
brings the snow" is "The Garden
Year." by Sara Coleridge. 1t may
be found in Home Book of Verse,
compiled by Burton Egbert Steven
son, and in This Singing World
compiled by Louis Untermeyer. 1t
is also in many other collections.