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Evening star., 1949-01-10
Budget Decoration

incorporated in the above photos
Naturally, if young married couple
with more to invest is interested in
professional advice, more elaborate
furnishings would be used to better
advantage However. let us use this
one room apartment he has recently
redecorated as an example. A room
of this description would be excel
lent for career girl or a bachelor.
The total cost of all furnishing
was less than 500. Each piece
of furniture used with the exception
of the draperies and the table lamps
was purchased secondhand and
restored. The lamps we're pur-
chased at a special sale and the
draperies. secured at regular price,
are tmuch to our surprise the new
finished paper variety. This type
of draperies he has found to be
especially good for transients who
wish style while in their home
away from home" The bed is
built from set of springs to which
fitted legs have been attached. The
small tables are cut down from an
old vanity table and the original
mirror is used as a wall mirror.
The occasional chair was stripped
to the frame. reupholstered then
slipcovered The other chairs were
sandpapered and painted You'll
notice the walls are done in one of
the new dark colors Cthis happens
to be brown. The bedspread, chair
pads and slipcover are finished in
material that lends note of color
to the room, but blends in with the
dark walls. We would say, attrac-
tiveness can be obtained even on a
yerV low budget.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
By Dorothy Bihlman

Career girls, prospective brides
and grooms and families in the
lower income group will be de-
lighted to hear of newcomer
to Washington decorating field
Otto Tingen has had shops in San
Francisco, New York and Phila-
delphia, where he was well known
and respected in his field. Now he
is preparing to devote his decorat-
ing talent to the average and below
average budgeted families, for he
feels that people in this category
have just as much right to the
services of professional as those
with an unlimited budget. If you
have the minimum to spend on
setting up or redoing your room
apartment or house and you want
the maximum of dramatic effect
for your mode of living perhaps
you'd be interested in consulting
him for advice or to complete the
whole job.
Working as economically as pos
sible, he stresses that every piece
bought is basically good furniture
and can be used later in different
surroundings. One of the most out
standing features of his decorating
Job is the remodeling of outmoded
furniture, that is still in use. but
not in the latest style. This deco
rator has a plan whereby his clients
if they care to- can do some OF
the work themselves, thereby fur
ther whiting down expenses. In
other words his aim is to be of as
sistance to those with limited
budget.
Some of Mr.. Tingen's ideas are
Evening star., 1949-01-10
WhyGrow
Old?
Bv JOsebhine L0acman

The idea that thrift is the basis
of financial success has long been
admitted as a fact. l understand
that John D. Rockefeller. often gave
dimes to his friends in order to i'm
press this thought upon them. Too
many of us forget the value of a
penny.
l think that thrift in the expen-
diture of energy is just as essential
to happy living. We have just so
much energy, as we have just SO
much money, and it is apt to be the
small expenditures, the nickles and
dimes and the little heckling irri-
tations and worries and duties; the
minutiae of living, which bankrupt
us financially and physically which
make us weary and take the bloom
from life. The big responsibilities
and the hard work are often revi-
talizing.
Learning to slough off the small
nonessentials, which we take fan
too seriously, is an art we'll worth
learning. Many housekeepers are
slaves to their houses. They are
such perfectionists that they have
little time or inclination left fol
gaiety and laughter and in this way
depress their families and lose the
rich flavor of living themselves.
Most of us try to do too much
One human being can expend only
so much energy and if he continue!
overspending, with no time for re-
coupling his vital stores, he will
sooner or later 60 bankrupt physi
cally. When that happens every
thing in lost!
1t might be good idea to lool
over the things you do day after day
and make a thoughtful choice con
cerning the way you spend you
energy. Are you paying it out il
ways which give you the creates
happiness and satisfaction? 1t i
easier to get an objective viewpoin
of your life and what you are tryin
to accomplish. if you actually max
a list. This should include sublist
of the smallest energy leaks an
duties. Then take sharp penci
and begin slashing away!
Your lists should include not onl
duties and work but those sma
emotional deterrents to successfu
living. BY these I mean the littl
: irritations and worries; hurr,
, tenseness, false values Of all sort
envy, jealousy and critical atti
tude.
You will be surprised how man
debilitating situations can be rem
. edied or improved by your own atti
) tude and how many energy savin
= short cuts you will discover. Try
sometimel
Evening star., 1949-01-10

ored illustrations Of six hooked and
braided rugs.
Gardening and photography are
two satisfying hobbies. declares L.
L. Dolson, author of Before Retir-
ing-Stop, Look and Listen" In
cluded, too, in this issue is data on
keeping your Christmas plants, in
Guiding cyclamen blossoms, poinset-
tias and the Christmas cactus. alive.
Want to worry Jess? Better Homes
and Gardens says that real sense
of security can be achieved only
through the expression of inner en-
ergies, and lists 10 ways to worry
less and accomplish more among
them:
Don't think of problems as diff
culties-think of them as opportu-
mites for action.
After you have done your best to
deal with situation, forget it and
go on to the next thing.
Keep busy. Keep your day filled
with work, recreation and sleep.
Don't concern yourself with things
you can't do anything about.
Get up as soon as you wake up.
Arrange your schedule to cut
down on hurrying. Hurrying helps
to shatter poise and confidence.
Break up big projects into simple
steps of action. Then negotiate
those steps one at a time. Don't
allow yourself to think about step
number two until you've executed
step number one.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
For January Reading

officials think nothing of travelling
thousand miles if they hear of a
likely prospect. DR.. George Ebey,
assistant superintendent in charge
of personnel of the Portland schools,
did just this last year, travelling
the Northwest, Colorado, Nebraska
and Minnesota, and going as far
East as Massachusetts,, where he
rounded up seven of Portland's
new teachers. In order to keep
these finds happy, Special Project
Chief Georgia Howe, "a years herself
in the Portland schools, secured
apartments that were ready for oc-
cupancy when the teachers arrived,
and saw to it that they became &C
quainted with many of the citizens,
with their superiors, and the equip
ment at their disposal This plan
can be followed in other cities, Mr..
Maisel believes, as an effective
weapon in the fight for happy,
qualified school personnel.
Hobby and retirement minded this
month, The American Home ad-
dresses itself to those interested in
! just such things. Rug making is
family hobby" this magazine de-
clares. and adds that, traditionally,
it has been fathers business. Men
set up the original tools and equip
ment for rug making, and to this
day we depend largely on men for
rug-making supplies.
A Bostonian, Edward Sands Frost,
a Civil War veteran, was the first
commercial rug designer. He
caught the fever" from his wife.
When he saw her working fruitless-
ly with an inadequate hook, he de-
cided to make a more practical
instrument. The hook he designed
and made is the one commonly used
today Mr.. Frost finished the rug,
and created better designs than
those his wife had used. He also
invented the stencil method of
printing designs. Included are COL
Evening star., 1949-01-10
By Betty Miles

Pictures beautiful of the flowers
that will bloom in the spring abound
in this months homemakers mag
azines. If you're a gardener, We
think you'll enjoy this particular
sort of mid-winter day dreaming.
while the garden sleeps, the gar
dener should be wide awake de-
clares House and Garden. Cram
med full of lovely illustrations that
are bound to make even the novice
eager for spring and gardening, the
magazine offers a soup to nuts
treatment of the subject. You'll find
included here information on 40
perennials and 40 ANIMALS, on how
to garden in partial and dense
shade, and on the tools and ma
chimes available.
In an end-of- -the-year salute
Mademoiselle pays tribute to ten
young" women for outstanding
achievement in their fields. The
winners: Grandma Moses (Mrs
Anna Mary Robertson Moses Of
Eagle Bridge, New York, painter;
Barbara Ward of London. England
economist; Louise Suggs of Carol
ton, Georgia, golfer; Hortense Will
liams of New York City, educator
Jade Snow Wong of San Francisco
craftswoman; Phoebe M. Bailey of
Philadelphia, responsible for all
Quaker work in mental hospitals;
Doris Varnum of New York City
fashion designer; Dorothy @. Noyes
of New York City, interior decorator;
Florence Kelley of New York City
lawyer; Valerie Belts of New York
City, dancer, currently in Inside
U. S. A"
The hiring of teachers has be-
come cross between big-league
baseball scouting and a sorority
rush week." declares Albert c.
Maisel in his recent article in
McCall's. Today, he adds, school
Evening star., 1949-01-10
By Violet Faulkner
Food Editor.

Are you still retrenching from tn,
holiday season when care and dis
cretion of the food budget wer,
tossed to the four winds? Knowing
how to make a little 60 long wa.
and using up every scrap of left.
overs in an interesting manner i
worthwhile knowledge at any time
But when you can add touch O.
romance to your cooking, ther
economy becomes a pleasure.
Crosby Gaige, well-known author
and gourmet, says that food withou
seasoning is like talk without rea'
soning. It's his theory pleasing
aroma is one of the first aids tt
good digestion. When you get &
Whif of good food cooking it sets ul
an anticipatory flow of the digestive
juices and puts the stomach into a
happy, receptive state.
A knowledge of spices will lift the
commonplace staples of everyday
fare out of that humdrum routine
and put character into the simplest
meal. There's adventure, eXplora-
ton, wars and conquests all bound
up in spice history. Since time
immemorial the recipes which have
made culinary history we're fragrant
and spicy with the products of these
foreign lands. The average house
wife of today can duplicate these
recipes and even create new com.
binations to intrigue her family'S
appetite.
To fully appreciate spices, one
should have some understanding o.
what spices are and where they
come from. They're grown chiefly
in the tropical regions of the Orient
the main countries being the Meth
erland East Indies, India, China
Japan, the Malay Peninsula ano
some islands off the coast of Africa
Allspice is the only one Of the major
spices native to the Western Hemi-
sphere, and this is grown in the
British West Indies. In general
spices are classified as roots, buds
flowers, fruits, barks or seeds
Every spice depends upon delicate
volatile oils to give off aroma, but
curiously enough when this oil i
separated from the plant form i
loses it's distinctivenesS. That Il
why spices, either in whole or pow.
dered form, are the most satlsfac'
tory for seasoning.
Spices don't improve with age a!
YOU might think; in fact, 1t is quite
the opposite. The oils upon which
the spices depend for their potency
evaporate when exposed to air anc
deteriorate over a period of time
They should always be kept Tight!
covered when not in use and re
placed with fresh spices as soon a
they have lost their strength
That's why it is better to buy spice
in small quantities and use then
frequently before they have
chance to lose their favor. Spice
are not expensive. so it's not tot
great an extravaganza to keep
fresh supply on hand.
There are more than 80 dlf1eren
spices and herbs for you to choos
from, each one imparting its owl
characteristic seasoning. In addl
Evening star., 1949-01-10
The Spice4|in Food

ton to the many individual spices
which you may blend to suit youl
taste, there are number of mix
lures made specially for certain
types of cooking Such blends in.
clude curry powder, chilli powder
cake spice, pumpkin and apple pie
spice, poultry and sausage season.
ing. salad blend, and mixed picking
spices, plus new ones being intro
duced on the market from time tc
time. These blends save the house
wife the trouble of mixing her own
and make it a simple matter to
duplicate many famous foreign
dishes.
Some of the less well known spices
and their uses are listed below; use
them with subtle touch so people
will say. "Ummm, what have you
put in 10 give this delicious favor?"
Anise-Sprinkled on coffee cakes
sweet rolls. Good for cookies and
candies. Added to sweet pickle.
Caraway seed-Used to flavor
baked goods, especially rye bread.
Good sprinkled over meats such as
pork, liver, or kidneys before cook
ing. Often added to sauerkraut.
Excellent mixed with soft cheese
spreads.
Coriander - Whole: In mixed
picking assortment. Ground: In
sausage, to rub on pork before
roasting.
Cardamom-Whole Used in pick
ling spices. Ground: Used in sweet
breads and coffee cakes.
Cumin-In making chilli powder
an ingredient in curry powder.
Dill seed-Used for picking. A
small amount added to sauerNaut
lis good
Fennel-Used with fish Popular
in Scandinavian cooking.
Oregano-Used in making chilli
powder. A good seasoning for vary
ing the favor of pork dishes.
Poppy seed-Topping for breads,
rolls and cookies.
Saffron-Used principally for the
yellow color it imparts to food.
Latins use it in saffron rolls and
buns.
Sesame seed-Delicious roasted
nut flavor on rolls, breads, etc. The
source of sesame oil.
Sweet Basil-Used mostly to sea-
son tomato paste. Good sprinkled
on broiled tomatoes. Use in turtle
soups.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
By the Chef

There seems to be little confu'
sion regarding sWeetbreads. These
expensive but delicate glandula1
meats are not as we'll known to the
average housewife as they are to the
gourmet for obvious reasons. Let's
do a little clearing up on the sub
ject.
Only CATS and lambs sweet
breads should be used in cookery
except in large meat pies, casseroles,
etc, when beef sWeetbreads may be
found acceptable. Calls sweet
breads are chosen most frequently
Each animal has two distinct
kinds of sweetbreads-one in
the throat and one in the body
The throat sweetbreads are the
thymus gland of the neck, which
shrink to almost nothing as the
animal reaches maturity. These are
longish in shape. The body sweet
breads are called heart or belly
sWeetbreads and are rounded
These are the ones that delight the
true epicure, as they have the best
texture and flavor. Veal and lamb
sWeetbreads are white. and very
tender and they must be strictly
fresh, for they spoil quickly and
easily.
For that reason, here is a must
When you get a pair of sWeetbreads
do not put them in the icebox to
await your pleasure-plunge them
Immediately into iced water. This
draws out the blood, and leaves
them firm. Change the water often
but keep the sweetbreads soaking
for as much as an hour.
Then put them in a pan of fresh
cold water with little salt and the
Juice of p lemon. Bring to boil
and simmer for Is minutes. Blanch
again in ice water and then remove
all tubes and membranes. Leave the
tissues as intact as possible. Put
them in tho refrjoerat for until rea n q
Evening star., 1949-01-10
SWeetbreads in Cookery

TO use, which should be within "a
hours or less, if possible.
You can do many things with the
sWeetbreads once they have been
prepared. They may be creamed,
broiled. fried in batter, baked.
braised or cooked en- brochette.
This is one of my favorites. Split
the prepared pair of sWeetbreads.
Cut each half in quarters. Thread
on long skeWers, alternating the
pieces with slices of bacon, mush-
rooms and small onions. Repeat
until the skewer is filled. Dip all in
beaten egg and then in crumbs and
broil under a slow fire, brushing
from time to time with melted
butter to which lemon juice has
been added. Serve hot on the
Evening star., 1949-01-10

To obtain this pattern, send zoe in
coins, giving pattern number, your
name, address and zone number to
Peggy Roberts, The Washington
Star, Post Office Box 100, Station G.,
New York 10, N. Y.
Pattern Envelope No. R2772 con-
tains material requirements, pat
TN for pieces, complete instructions
for making single and double size
quilts.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
CANCELLED STAMPS?
MENUS FOR ONE?

From Miss J. B. F.. Washington
Do any readers know OF any or
ganization that can use Cancelled
postage stamps? During the war
heard that they were sold for the
ink on them and there may be other
uses.
I would be glad to hear through
the Clearing House OF menus and
recipes for a woman living alone
I find it so hard to cook little enough
for one person and not eat the same
things two or three days in success
sion
Evening star., 1949-01-10
TENDER LIVER.

(FrOm MIS-. r. j. D.. FQttS CHuTCH.l
To Mrs G. j., Washington. l
flour, salt and pepper liver, cut in
desired size Brown quickly in hot
fat Gust as rare steak is prepared =.
Remove each piece as it is Drowned
Then pour off all but three or four
tablespoons of fat. Return liver to
pan and cover with water I season
it with a teaspoon of Worchester-
shire sauce. half teaspoon poultry
seasoning adds to taste. l add raw
sliced carrots, potatoes, small whole
ones or large ones halved or quar-
tered, diced or chopped celery, green
peppers and onions. Cook slowly
until vegetables are done. Takes
about nalf hour. the slower cooked
the better. I then remove vege-
tables and thicken gravy. l use 5
to 4 tablespoons corn starch, enough
water to mix, to a quart tmore or
less of stock. When gravy Is
thickened, return vegetables to pan
and simmer a few minutes. A
whole dinner in one pan. l often
prepare after breakfast dishes are
done Tin the morning. and reheat
slowly just before dinner. THIS
improves the favor. Be sure and
cook with lid on pan, after water
etc. is added. Vegetables may be
omitted left OUT. l also COOK othel
meats in same manner, If desired
Wish you luck.
X
COMPOST HEAP
From Mrs. M. E. S., Takoma Park
In answer to your question re.
! garding compost heaps. l ice.
the same way that you do. Besides
being a good place to breed gnatS
and mosquitoes, it is also wonder
full harboring place for rats. we
know, because traps have been set
1 There is just such compost heap
on the other side of our back fence
. and has been there for more thar
Il3 years. From all indications the
llowners don't even make use OF it
t and if they do the amount is yer!
5 small as the pile keeps increasing
ltdu Ill6 Ullllc. IL lOCho llO" a.
, though it may be converting into
E Junk pile as we'll, as you can imagln'
S the unsightly appearance it all add
/ up to for the neighbors all arount
! to enjoy.
Each year when the run of clear
v up week" comes around we watch
] hope and pray that this unsightl,
j spot will be disposed of, but tn
e years come and go and still it re
> lmains for all to enjoy.
s., In spring the county is reminded
: to clean away all fire hazards. Fir
broke out on said compost heap
Y when it became ignited by a sparl
= from the inclnerator, set our garag
= on fire and would have lost tn
& lgarage had it not been for tn
tIprompt arrival of the fire depart
lment.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
NEW ORLEANS?

From Miss M. T. B., Washington
My friend and I are going to New
Orleans for the Mardi Gras and we
are wondering if any of the RICH
readers could advise us as to the
types of clothes to buy and the
points of interest to see in New
orleans? We are planning to stay
two weeks.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
SHRUBS AND FLOWERS?

From Mrs. J. C. H., Arlington.)
1 enjoy the RICH so much! AS it
seems that an answer can be OBJ
tanned through this page for almost
everything, I am hoping some one
will have the answer to our problem.
We are moving into a new house
the last of January and need several
shrubs and flowers. 1t looks so
bare now.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
OLD FASHIONED CROCK?

From Mrs. C. r. B., Washington
Where can I get heavy jar OF
crock, with cover, holding liz gal
Ions or two gallons, the kind used
for country pickle paking or storing
eggs? l scorn the fancy modern So
called "cooky jars" This homely
lar is the only kind I recognize, the
best for keeping contents fresh
Please help me find one.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
WILL CARLETON.

TFTUHI Z, r :. III, VItNHU'I
Will Carleton, American poet
was born in Hudson Michigan
October 81, l845 He is best known
in literature by his ballads of home
life, many of them having gained
great popularity. His books in
clude, Poems, Farm Legends, City
Ballads and City Legends. His
poem "Over the Hills to the Poor
house" is most famous He died in
1912.
There is also an Irish novelist by
the name of William Carleton. but
his work deals with the traits anC
tendencies of the Irish people.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
DRIED SKIM MILK.

From r. o. r., Washington
For Mrs. H. S. I have bought
dried skim milk as we'll as whole
milk at the health stores at 14th
and Kenyon or Irving.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
STORM WINDOWS?

From, J. G. ~, Washington
wonder if some of your readers
who have purchased storm windows
for steel easement windows would
please advise me as to the best type
to buy. This is my second winter IN
this house and since my gas bill is
extremely high and quite a bit OF
wind and air seems to come IN
through the windows, l would like
to know if they DO offer consider
able saving on this item. Would
like to hear about both storm win
dows for the inside and the outside,
although I am inclined to believe
the outside ones should do the
better job. Also, do they entirely
do away with all the condensation
on the windowsills or merely cut 1t
down somewhat?
Evening star., 1949-01-10
WORDING ANNOUNCEMENT?

(FTOTl T.. D., WuSftfLytOt'J
Will some kind reader please
answer this question for me: How
wedding announcements should be
worded in the case where both man
and woman have been divorced? l
have inquired at two shops, but they
seem disinclined to answer unless
cards are ordered, and we are not
sure we've going to have announce
ments. Neither of us has any fam
;ly to make the announcement, and
we will have to send announcements
to persons in his home town who
do not know me, and vice versa. l
am not so much interested in the
Emily Post" version as l am in one
that is practical for the occasion.
l have gotten lot OF help from
your column and have enjoyed both
recipes and hints, particularly the
hint about removing grease spots
from wall paper with carbon tetra-
chloride and fuller's earth. 1t works
beautifully.
Evening star., 1949-01-10
"THANATOPSIS."

fFrOW n. +. ", WdSHl7tgtOH
May I suggest in reply to Mrs, E.
G's srequest for copy of William
Cullen Bryants poem "Thanatopsis
that she consult pages 467 to 1859 OF
Adventures in American Litera-
ture7 by 1nglis, Gehlmann, Bowman
and Foersher. This text, currently
in use by the local high schools in
the teaching of third year English.
may be obtained at one OF the
branches of the Washington Public
Library.
(From, Mrs. NJ. G., Siluer Spring.
To Mrs. E. G., Deale. You will
find the poem "Thanatopsis' by
William Cullen Bryant in "A Treas
ury of the Familiar which is edited
by Ralph L. Woods. This book was
published by The Macmillan Com
pany in 1912.