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Evening star., 1949-03-22
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low price then add Others as you wish for q
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Evening star., 1949-03-22

and am now anxious to replace
them, as have come to like this
cool, comfortable footgear around
the house. Any help will be great
ly appreciated.
CREAMY CHOCOLATE SAUCE.
From Mrs. J. T. r.. Washington
For the lady, who wanted q
chocolate sauce that would be
thick though served hot,
Creamy Chocolate Sauce: Ont
and one-half cups milk, 2 square
chocolate, u cup sugar, table
spoon flour, dash Of salt, 2 table
spoons butter, u teaspoon vanilla
Heat milk and chocolate over
boiling water, when chocolate is
melted, beat with rotary beater
until smooth. Combine sugar,
-four and salt. Gradually stir In
milk, chocolate and cook 5 min
utes, stirring until thickened. Re-
move from heat, add butter and
vanilla and serve hot or cold. Ap-
proximate yield: One and one.
half cups sauce.
Frankly l usually make this
with cocoa instead OF the squares
of chocolate. adding cocoa to dry
ingredients and stirring these into
heated milk, then continue with
recipe.
Our thanks to Mrs. e. c. S. for
her boiled raisin cakes, also.
RIPENING AVOCADOS.
From Mrs. T. r. B., Washington J
For the lady who inquired about
ripening avocados. If she viii
place the fruit in the sun IN s
window or porch that will solve
her problem 50 quickly as any
thing I know Of. My salute tt
the Clearing House page.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Why Grow Old?

exercise and cut down on your
food you can control your weight
as you grow older. AS for the
elandular cases, only very small
percentage of overweights belong
to this group and in most cases
this difficulty can be controlled
through expert medication and
diet.
Maybe it is mean of me to hec-
kle feminine excuses and would
hesitate to do so were it not for
the fact that I feel so sure you
would be happier. feel better, and
enjoy life more If you would use
sound methods of figure control
So don't blame your poor little
baby-or your 20-year-old child
for the bulge at the tummy and
the roll over the girdle. Place
the blame where it belongs-on
you.
Today's exercise will help re-
condition those stretched abdom-
inal muscles. Lie on the floor on
your back. Your arms rest on
the floor overhead and your legs
are straight. Bend both knees UP
close to the abdomen and GRASP
the knees with the hands
Straighten your knees as you re-
turn legs and arms to starting
position. Stretch out against the
floor and then continue.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Many Marches Ago

the process with each strand. The
treatment was more beneficial
than an expensive tonic. the de
lighted mistress declared.
The custom OF afternoon tea at
last became the fashion in the
best circles of French society, so
years ago. There had been a time,
not so long before, when 1t was
impossible to find even in the best
hotels of Paris any tea fit to be
taken into the stomach. Now,
however. several tea rooms had
opened in that city and were be-
ing patroni7ed by French as well
as English and American women.
A new and dainty dessert in
troduced in March, 1899. was
coffee parfait.
Richard Mansfield was appear
ing at the Columbia in "Cyrano
de Bergerac." And buy home
at Kenilworth" was the cry of
large newspaper advertisements.
Lots could be purchased on terms
of one, two three dollars weekly.
Among the March bargains was
a $400 upright piano, with all the
latest improvements for $155-
full octave, full swinging rainbow
front, Boston revolving stool and
three pedals. A beautiful scarf
and pretty new style hardwood
stool were included in the pur-
chase price. No exchanges al
lowed.
"The frail society woman can
stand enough excitement to stag
ger a sturdy man." commented a
Star scribe feminine, undoubted-
ly) triumphantly. "One or two
lunches, a half dozen teas, dinner.
the opera and a ball ending at
daybreak. Is the race being
vitalized by the demands Of social
life? The society woman of today
can endure more and look less
like1-she has undergone an ordeal
than all the women put together
of the good old days
There was blizzard in Wash
ington, March. 1899. as there usu-
ally is every March. But during
this blizzard, when gas and steam
both struck and coal ran low. the
saving possibilities of the chafing
dish were demonstrated. Alcohol.
skill and a few food materials
sufficed for the production OF a
breakfast quite sufficient to allay
the pangs of hunger and send the
good man of the house on his way
rejoicing.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
By Josephine Lowman

II a woman wishes to have an
excuse for being overweight,
motherhood is as good as any
thing.
However, there is no more sense
In it than In the other allbis
given. Everywhere we hear such
remarks as, Its my glands or
"Well, you see. I am mother and
can't expect to have a good figure
or We'll. at my age"-Why Grow
Old? says, "Phooey!"
It Is true that many become
obese during pregnancy, and that
the average woman becomes fat
as she grows older and that ab-
normalties in the glandular sys-
tenn can cause overweight. How
ever, a woman does not have to
accumulate layers OF fat during
pregnancy, and if she does, she
can rid herself of them later on
The reduction of physical &C
tivity and sports, the bulldup In
rich foods and the slowing down
of the glandular system all make
us more susceptible to overweight
from middle life on. but these
factors can be controlled.
The middle-aged person does
not require as much food as the
younger one. If you build up your
Evening star., 1949-03-22
TRAVEL WITH BABY.

From Mrs. r. A. W., KenSingtonJ
In reply to the request Of Mrs.
J. M. L. of Chevy Chase, who is
taking small baby on a 500-mile
trip, I can offer my experience
last year driving from San Fran
cisco to New York, and then to
Washington with my infant
daughter, my 2-year-old son and
our half-grown police dog!
I found that a bassinette with
legs attached, one set Of legs folded
under and on the seat. the other
pair resting on the floor, took up
no more space than a single pas
senger and was easier to reach for
changing, etc. We bought camp
ice box, a metal box with compart-
ment for ice and plenty OF room
for baby bottles and cold drinks.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
CHILD PROBLEM.

(From Mrs. S. w., WaShingtonD
To Mrs. E. G. O., Washington:
1 wonder whether one Of the doc
tors you have consulted is a psy-
chiatrist? Something is obviously
troubling this child emotionally if
all physical causes for such slow
ness have been investigated and
the child found normal. 1t seems
to be that one thing you might
consider is that this child may
never have needed to talk. That
is, all his demands or wishes were
met without his vocalizing his
need. Has his mother been too
protective, never permitting him
to 90 out and play with mud or
learn the give and take of playing
with other children?
I cannot but think of another
child who reacted as this child
does, but the child was found to
have defective vision and hearing.
Is the mother SURE that this
child does have normal faculties
of hearing and seeing?
Has this child been frustrated
in all his attempts to grow up?"
Was he given opportunities when
younger to feed himself, dress
himself? Was he put on the
floor and permitted to crawl? Did
he have any serious illnesses when
younger which caused his parents
to be overly protective?
Let the mother ask herself these
questions and many more in order
to probe into the beginnings OF the
problem. Is the mother Well-bal-
anced mentally? Let her answer
honestly and frankly, for in no
other way can she help her child.
But most important, let her con-
suit an able psychiatrist either
private or through one of the
best clinics, the address of which
can be found in the telephone
book.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Sent Home
Bv. AnSeIo Pafri

The classroom door opened
slowly and Danny slipped in,
hoping against hope he would not
be noticed. Every head turned to-
ward him and the teacher said.
Late again. Did you bring that
note I told you to get? OF course
not. Well, young man. you go
right home now and bring your
mother here. I want to see her"
Danny went home.
whats this Why aren't you
in school?'
Teacher sent, me home to get
you. I should have brought a
note for being late yesterday and
you didn't write me one, so she
sent me home for you
"And I'm to be running to school
with the baby sick. the washing
to do and your father in the
hospital. Did you not tell her?'
"She wouldn't listen to me-"
"Well, if she doesn't want you,
I can we'll use you. Here, turn this
wringer," and the suds began to
fly.
Lateness is a nuisance and ha-
bitual lateness a school crime,
but sending a child home won t
help. It may relieve the teachers
mind for the moment. but the re-
suit will only add to her grief.
Don't send children home unless
they are expected. That way lies
trouble. Once a child enters the
school, he is under the super
vision of the school people and
they are responsible for his safe
ty and we'll being. Keep him
there once he arrives and attend
to his needs later.
Busy teachers see only the
school side of difficulties. The
other side is just as difficult, may
be more so, and sending a child
home is likely to add to the
troubles already piled there. They
were what caused the school diff
iculties to begin with. If moth
ers had nothing to do but send
children off to school on time.
they could lend a hand to the
teachers; but their lives are COM
plicated beyond belief these days
and the teacher must get along
as well as possible by helping her
self.
Most mothers plan their day
and work on schedule. Once
child is sent to school. he is off
their minds until he Is due for
lunch, or afternoon freedom. If
the mothers schedule calls for
out of the house engagements and
the child arrives to find locked
door. what then?
Don't send them home without
their mothers request. If they
must be sent home under the
physicians orders, or because OF
accident, send a teacher home
with them. Nobody lives alone,
for himself alone. and we must
all consider what our acts are
likely to do to others.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
By Marearet Child


: AS the Star put it in March,
1899, Lovers of books will find
much to congratulate themselves
because of the action of Congress
in providing a site for the library
building to be donated to the
District by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie.
Mt. Vernon Square will make a
handsome site for a handsome
structure"
Mt. Vernon Square, incidental
", prior to its appropriation for
the library was a hunting ground
for local sportsmen.
+ Coal was down to $4.24 a ton so
Marches ago, and mems trousers
could be made to order for $3.45.
Choice hams were selling for 101a
cents a pound and ladies shoes
were advertised by one shop spe-
cial at 95 cents. OF calf or vici
kid, many had been originally
priced as high as SO.
The new Spring fashions
seemed to be meeting with some
opposition. at least from the Star
style scribblers. The bootmakers
are trying to make us believe we
must say farewell to the common
sense shoe,' one article COM
planned. Certainly the majority
of the models are made with half
high heels in place of the low fiat
ones we have so long been wear
ing" .---.4.
Some of the new shapes in
spring hats and bonnets," warned
another, "are not likely to COM
mand themselves to popularity.
Round hats are very trying to
most faces Picture bonnets
Qike the old-fashioned poke bon
nets) are equally unbecoming."
Beaded purses we're more in evi-
dence than ever in March,, 1899.
The brass bed was holding its own.
A new finish just on the market
gave a velvet effect to the brass
which was most attractive. Can
opies were frequently used, espe-
cially dome-shaped.
Another innovation that month
was the silver-plated orange cup.
Available singly or by the half
dozen, it was a new device which
orange lovers would be sure to
appreciate. 1t held half an orange
face up and, as the news story
heralding its appearance re-
marked, Should do much to OBJ
viate the necessity deplored by
good ladies of withdrawing to the
privacy of their own room to in
dulge the sucking of the luscious
fruit"
Speaking of oranges, another
womans page item remarked
oranges eaten before breakfast
have a wonderfully beautifying
effect on the complexion and can
do no harm if eaten in modera-
ton"
Have you ever tried brushing
your hair the wrong way? Fifty
years ago, there was little wom-
an whose hair had long been thin
and scraggy. In despair, having
used many different tonics with
out benefit, her French maid sug-
gested brushing her hair the
wrong way. In Paris this was the
favored method Of grooming the
hair.) Carefully dividing her
mistress hair into many small
parts, and using a huge and very
stiff brush, she began. Holding the
extreme end of a strand in her
left hand, she started at the bot
tom and brushed up. repeating
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Advertisement
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GENTER
MARKET CITY
with Af Hxk|

NO MATTER WHAT THE
WEATHER OUTSIDE. you'll
find Spring in your heart the
minute you go down to Center
Market City. For here, under
one roof, you'll find the bountt-
full produce Of a bountiful
countryside.
Stands like those Of John
Vassos, who owns stand 233, are
literally filled with mouth-water-
ing fruits and vegetables. John
used to be at the old Arcade
market at 14th and Park Road,
and many of his customers have
followed him to Center Market
City.
When you see the top quality
produce that John has to offer,
you'll understand why. Temple
and King oranges put you in
the mood for a salad or dessert:
Washington State sends Stark
Delicious apples, Empire grapes
and D'Anjou pears for yummy
concoctions; Calavos from Cali
fornia offer plenty Of ideas for
salads and spreads.
New Orleans is sending up
yams-those delightful accom-
paniments to pork roast. Blue
Valentine beans add color and
goodness to spring menus. John
has plenty of garden onions,
Bermuda onions and garlic to
add taste thrills to salads and
other dishes.
Next time you're in the market,
stop by Johns stand-youll find
dozens of good ideas for pleasing
the family palate.
PORK PRODUCTS-The late
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
used to love the baby lima beans
and fresh pork sausage that the
Fred Weigerts, "Momma" and
"Poppa." produce on their Mary
land farm.
Fare fit for q President can
be yours If you shop at this
stand. The Weigerts specialize
in homemade pork products,
and right now they have plenty
of good, old-fashioned pork
sausage. "Poppa" Weigert grinds
it fresh every day, and it's moth
ing for him to grind six or seven
times on a busy weekend.
Another item you'll find here
is cooked corn beef-it's not the
brisket, it's top round" and
very good, too. The Weigerts
prepare their own hickory smoked
hams, also.
At this stand you'll find cooked
sauerkraut and cooked hominy-
perfect companions for pork
products.
Maybe you're one Of the people
who confuses souse with head
cheese. They are not the same.
Souse has more vinegar than
head cheese. The Weigerts have
both souse and head cheese for
you.
Nothing but home dressed meat
is used in the products you'll find
at this popular stand.
THERE'S A fascinating stand
in the back of the Market, stand
148, Augustus.
We could hardly drag our
selves away the other day when
we found that August has laid in
a stock of small gardening tools
Hand cultivators, trowels, forks,
transplanters and weeders are
among the gardening tools you'll
find at this spot.
August has all sorts of hose
couplings and nozzles, grass
shears, hedge shears and rakes.
He also has both the rotating
and tulip-type garden sprinklers.
If you're in spring gardening
mood, you'll want to investigate
Augustus stand.
You'll find John Vassos' stand,
Weigert's and Augustus all at
CENTER MARKET CITY
5th and K NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-22

It is easy to buy ice on the way
drug stores and some gas stations
will let you have it. We also pur-
chased from the same place a
bottle warmer which fits on the
steering wheel of the car and
ACQUIRES it's heat from the car
motor. 1t is very easy to install.
I filed the ice box with a days
supply of formula Con a short
trip it is possible to keep two days
supply if the weather is not too
warm. An ordinary thermometer
inside the box will keep you in
formed. In a small cardboard box
packed a saucepan. measuring
cup, measuring spoon, large spoon.
a covered jar of clean nipples, and
a jar Of sugar for formula making.
An evaporated milk formula sim
plifies this. but we bought our
sterilized milk before stopping for
the night, and made up the for
mula on a small electric hot plate
brought for the purpose. A baby
bottle holder relieved me OF the
Job Of holding the bottle for the
baby while she drank. but then,
I had other worries!
. Disposable diapers are readily
available, and solve the diaper
problem. A damp wash cloth in
a covered jar and baby cream or
powder will keep baby from be-
coming chafed.
Remember to keep a hat on baby
at all times, to protect delicate
ears. A cotton blanket may be
draped around the top OF the
basket to keep off drafts If it is
necessary to open the car windows.
With slightly older baby, a hang
ing toy tied to the bassinette han
die will keep him or her amused.
I found that, travelling in this way,
the baby was the only member OF
the family who was no trouble
at all!
Evening star., 1949-03-22

All you need to redecorate your
bedroom is this clever pattern, any
of the beautiful materials now
available and your own agile fin
gers. Make your room a reflection
of your own personality and
awake each morning in a room
that is so cheerful, every day will
start on the right, bright side.
To obtain this pattern, send zoe
in coins, giving pattern number,
your name, address and zone num-
ber to Peggy Roberts, The WASH
ington Star, P. o. Box 100, Station
G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-03-22

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and ad-
dress. 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
Clearing House are not neces-
sarily those of The Star and,
as it is obviously impossible
for us to test all recipes sub
mitted, we cannot assume re-
sponsibility for them.
Betsy Cas,CeH
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Readers Clearing House
BOOKS ON TRAY PAINTING.

BOOKS ON TRAY PAINTING.
J. From M. M. H., WashingtonJ
To one who wanted lists OF
books on tray painting, etc. The
Country Loft. South bingham,
Mass, has a booklet. Country
Tin" 81 leaflet: General In
structions for Gold Leafing,' 81.
They may have others and they
have a catalogue. Basic 1nstruc-
tions for Painting in the Early
American Manner. 81, Is issued
by Clarence Brazer. Union street,
Flushing, Long Island. N. Y.
Early American Decoration,
$3.50, is also issued by same one,
although the latest printing may
be sold out. You may find a copy
of this at your library. A book by
Ruth Waring called, I think, Wall
Stencils" is also very fine. A
rather new book by Spiers. about
$3.50, is good. Any art dealer In
Boston or Providence. r. l.. has
most of these and can suggest
others. For decoupage consult
"Pooles Index" in your library
TASK librariano. and happy land
ings.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
RENOVATING PILLOWS.

fFfOm MIS-. v. A., 6eLHeSuuo
Some one was inquiring about
renovating pillows. have been
told that since the war, no laun-
dries do this work. I had some
done at a mattress factory on
Twenty-second street. There may
be other places listed under Mat
tresses' in the yellow phone book
that do this work also.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

AOhNo w AC4<JNAoA>A
Information and requests
sent IN BY the tollo1Ding haze
been forwarded to those TOR
,phom they were intended:
Washington-Mrs. AM. Mrs.
ND, Miss CIV. Mrs. E.W.P,
Mrs. C.R.A., Miss M.B.C.. Mrs.
J.A.H., Mrs. ALA, Mrs. REC.
Mrs. R.N.B., Mrs. CP.W.. Mrs.
D.M.L., MIS- Mrs. LIB.
M.P.D., Mrs. R.K.. NAB,
A.McC., Mrs. MR.W. Mrs.
E.W.M Mel. Mrs. ANS. MIN,
Mr.. MS. Mrs. CIR, HI. Mel.
Mrs. H.R.M., Mrs. J.J.P., Mrs.
CHIP, M.E.B., DIG, Mrs.
H.W.C., FIT.
Alexandria-Mrs. FILM, Mrs.
G.S.S., Mrs. E.S. Arlington
Mrs. SINS, Mrs. S.C.S., Mrs.
E.C.Y., Mrs. FAM. Bethesda
Mrs. V.P., Mrs. R.W.B. Cheverly
Mrs. H.BLaM.. Mrs. RVS,
Chillicothe, Mo.-Mrs. G.B.
Colmar Manor Mrs. XXX.
Falls Church-Mrs. A.N.B., Mrs.
C.W.W. Gaithersburg - Mrs.
Avs. Manassas-Mrs. J.N.T.
Mount Rainier-Mrs. L.W.M.,
Mrs. H.V.R., Mrs. P.OK. Pa
tuxent River-Mrs. ETH. Sill
yer Spring-Mrs. DEE. Miss
E.L.T. Sterling-Mrs. J.Y. Ia
koma Park-Mrs. R.R.C.. Mrs.
DIV.
Our thanks to these readers
Whose contributions 1Dere SIM
liar to Others previously re-
ceived and already a1Daittno
space for publication:
Washington-M.E.B. Airing
ton-Mrs. ACC, Mrs. C.S.F.
Kensington-Mrs. C.H.H. Lam
ham-M.T.L.
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CAT TRAP"
From S. G. B., Washingt0nD
My black cat has been caugh
in the same trap at least four O
five times. The first time I hat
to have his front foot operated on
Upon returning from a trip owe
February % I found he had beer
badly hurt again. This time HI
had been caught by his righ
hind leg.
I believe the owner of the tral
is aware of it because he mus
release the cat each time he il
caught.
The only way I know Of to ap
peal to the person who has thu
trap is through this wonderful
column. Won't you please cove.
the trap or move it to place
where other animals won't ge
hurt "Blackie" catches rats too
and he may catch some Of yours
Thank you! d
FLA w AfIE!
BUTTERSCOTCH ROLLS.
From Mrs. r. w. G., Arlington,
I wonder how many of you ar
familiar with the golden-huet
fatware? Do any of you know
exactly what metals go into it
manufacture? I have not chosel
my silver pattern yet, and hav'
been toying with the idea of buy
ing this instead of sterling silve
or silverplate. Do you think
would tire of it? I understand
that the metal becomes tarnishe'
and scratched, as does silver, bu
that the polish removes not onl,
the tarnish but the scratches a
well. Any comments or sugges
tions will be appreciated.
Can any one tell me why tn
glazing on my butterscotch pecal
rolls turns out hard and shin,
one time. and soft and sugar,
the next? I make them exactl,
the same way at $50 degrees ant
bake for IL to IS minutes.