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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
By Angelo Potri

Little children annoy their
elders by their insistence upon
handling things. There is some
thing to be said on both sides,
most on the child's side. Han
ding objects that are easily
broken or soiled will be disas-
trous in any home. But the
child is impelled by curiosity to
help his seeing by feeling things.
His hands are linked to his intel
ligence. The more he uses them,
the more skillfully he applies
them, the greater his understand
ing of the life about him and the
finer the quality of his intelli-
gence.
Man lifted himself out of the
depths Of ignorance and misery
with his hands. His need was felt
first in his mind. 1t was born
as a wish. 1t would have re-
manned a dim wish had he not
been able to bring it to life by
the skill of his hands.
Train every child to use his
hands. No matter how bright he
is. how high his marks in school,
train him to use his hands, to
create. shape, bend things to his
service.
1t is a sad mistake to conflne
hand training to dull children.
There is a close relationship be-
tween intelligence and handed
ness. Power in one reflects pow
er in the other and together they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24

WV " |ohn r. Dnls Ca
rhythms. incidentally. you'll gain
an added control over your walk
as well as your dancing.
When you feel that you've mas
tered all the rhythmic patterns.
start working on this routine:
With your feet together and your
arms raised in dancing position
as If you had a partner, Cd slide
the right foot to the right. CD
Slide the left foot into place beside
the right foot. 90 Now repeat
the right slide once more and hest
tate for the beat.
"a Slide your left foot to the
left for two steps and hesitate. 60
Take three glides forward and
hesitate. co Glide three steps
back and hesitate. Cd Repeat the
entire routine until the music is
ended.
/ Practice the above to all the
current dance rhythms, being sure
to keep your feet on the floor and
move them in a smooth glide.
Next time you get on dance floor
you will be able to follow your
partners lead in relaxed fashion.
You won't want for one. either!
Your Beauty Diet
No matter what your weight problem
-Whetner you want to gain, lose or re-
main the same-your beauty diet viii
provide. you with a safe and sane pat
tern OF laboratory-tested menus that
can be followed by the eIsire family
according to each individuals needs.
Your beauty diet is a way of eating,
not starving, and the tasteful. appe-
tlzing meals 1t contains require no extra
planning or preparation. For the book
let, write to John Robert Powers in care
| OF The Evening Star and inclose 10 cents
| in coin to help cover cost, plas htamped,
self-addressed envelope
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
Windsor
ca Service

Would you like to feast your
eyes on fabulous gold tea serv-
ice? On display this week in a
popular F street store will be the
amazing eighteen carat gold
Windsor tea and coffee service.
The set was designed and manu-
featured in commemoration of the
650th anniversary of the institu-
ton Of the English Hall Mark. The
service. on tour of sixteen other
cities in the United States, is an
exact reproduction of the silver
service presented to the Queen
Mother Mary at the 1887 Glasgow
Exposition. The set weighs 427
ounces and the heaviest part of
the service is the tray, which
weighs 220 ounces. 1t is believed to
be the largest single piece of
eighteen carat gold ever assayed
at Birmingham's Assay Office
which has been in operation since
l773.
Besides the tray, the service
includes a coffee pot, tea pot,
cream jug. covered sugar bowl,
hot water jug, and a waste bowl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
GARDENIAS.


From Mrs. M. L. F., Washington.)
To Mrs. F. K. F., Washington:
I am glad you have had luck with
your Easter gardenias as they are
dollhouse ones.
I have had good luck growing
them and keeping them through
the winter. Never but once have
I tried to have them bloom. The
heated house is too hot and dry.
I have grown them for nine years.
I have one very large one, it
had at least 80 blossoms this sum-
ner and is full of buds.
In the late fall, I take it up
with a good ball of earth, pot it
in a big box about 15x24x12
inches high.
I pack it in damp peat moss
all around, also underneath, water
it well, leave it outdoors to be
acclimated a few days and then
put it in the basement at a west
window next outside door.
When spring comes, the buds
have grown. I then mix lots of
peat moss, as it needs acid soil.
In the winter I water it about
once a month. If possible.
turn the hose on it to wash it off.
Have others coming on in
sawed-off nail kegs, planted in
peat moss. They have more than
doubled their size in three months.
If you will write to me through
RICH will be glad to advise you
as best I can.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
With Needle and Thread
By Peggy Roberts

1t is delight to knit these
charming gloves and ascot scarf
trimmed with the attractive cable
stitch design. This two-needle
set is easy to knit and can be
worked up very quickly. It makes
most welcome gifts.
Pattern Envelope No. R2903
contains complete knitting in
structions for scarf and gloves
(medium and large sizes for gloves
included), stitch Illustrations, ma
terial requirements and finishing
directions.
To obtain this pattern, send zoe
in coins, giving pattern number,
your name, address and zone
number to Peggy Roberts CThe
Washington Starr, P. o. Box 100,
Station G. New York 10, N. Y.
Just what you've been waiting
for the big new book of
Needlework News! Chockful of
fascinating designs. including four
gift patterns with instructions
printed in the book. Special fea-
lures =. needle know how" and
exciting information on what's
new-to-make. Send Is cents in
coin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
AMUSING 4-YEAR OLD.
(Fron, Mrs. r. s., Greenbelt.)

From Mrs. r. s., Greenbelt)
To Mrs. J. c. c. highly recon-
mend this idea for amusing her
4-year- old: Let her help you do
your many chores.
Some suggestions are: Cut an
old tea towel in two to make small
cloths for her to use to- dry your
silverware or other small unbreak-
able objects. Place them on the
table where she can reach them,
or, better still, let her stand on a
stepping stool by your side at the
sink. Stools are easily made or
can be bought in many children's
departments in stores. have seen
them in a well-known mail order
house catalogue.
Place the baby's diapers in q
place where she can wash them
and teach her to carry them to
you when the baby needs a change.
At baby's bathtime let her get
his powder or other bath supplies.
After his bottle has been prepared
she can carry that to his bedside
More than likely. at this age, baby
drops his toys frequently. Teach
her to gently place them in his
hands.
Also. a small dust cloth could be
used by her to dust an end table
or kitchen chair. Perhaps you can
think of many more ways in which
she can work with you. It may
take much patience, but eventually
it will save you many steps. Most
important, when you do give her
a chore, make it one where you
can be working and chatting with
her. Perhaps an appropriate story
or song. such as This Is the Way
We Dust the Room" will add to
her interest. Remember, she
wants companionship.
might add, also, that it prob
ably will be best not to ask her to
give up her play. if she does be-
come interested in it, to do these
things. She is quite young yet, so
forcing her to overwork may cause
hatred rather than love for it..
But letting her help you when she
is unoccupied hope will substi-
tute for the time you used to share
in play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
CARPENTRY:
BRICKLAYING.

From J. S. A., Takoma Park.)
Some time ago I read a letter in
the RICH asking for information
on carpentry courses in the WASH
ington area.
A class in carpentry was started
last June in the Silver Spring In
termediate School under the
sponsorship of the Montgomery
County schools and the Associa-
ton of Home Builders of Metro
politan Washington.
Any Of the readers who are
genuinely interested in a course
in carpentry and also bricklaying
should write or call the Montgom-
cry County Board of Education at
Rockville.
II enough people are interested
in the carpentry or bricklaying
courses, it is believed that classes
will be started soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
MOVING DATE?
SHY GIRL.

tFrom r. N. L., Washington.)
I am thinking of moving to a
town about 1900 miles from here.
I would appreciate information
about best method of having fur
niture, piano, books and phono-
graph records shipped. Was
thinking of moving by van as I
think it would cost least.
For the shy girl. I think 1t
would help if she took music les
sons,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
COOK BOOK.
From q. S., Washington.)

tFTOTn II. 81, w GSHtngLOn.)
I would suggest to Mrs. r. G
OF Falls Church that she go to the
Library of Congress Annex, fifth
floor, room for bound periodicals
and ask for the Honolulu paper
OF two years ago. Reread the
article. get the name of the book
as well as the name of the author
Then get a good book store tc
look up the publisher. If the book
was published only two years ago
it should not be so hard to locate
it seems to me. I would like tc
know about this cook book myself
although this is the first time that
I have ever heard of it. Best
wishes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information and requests sent
in By the tollowing haze been
forwarded to those to whon1
they ,Uere intended:
Washington-M. M. S., L. G. S.,
H. E. A., j. w., Miss E. A., S. F. R.,
M. F., Mrs. H. r. NJ. L. w. St. P,
Mrs. E. j. McCm., K. H. B.,
F. M. c., Mrs. A. T. M.
ArlingtOn-Mrs. A. H. Chevy
Chase-Mrs. D. c. Hagerstown-
Mrs. P. c. Landover-Miss M. L.
j. Wheaton-Mrs. H. H. P.
Our thanks to these readers,
10hose contributions Dere similar
to those already received and
Awaiting. publication:
Washington-Mrs. Al E. j.,
R. o. r., Miss H. l., Mrs. H. A. T.,
Mrs. D. G., Miss B. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
Conducted by
BETSY CASWELL
TRICK OR TREAT

TRICK OR TREAT"
(From Mrs. A. B. c., Washington.)
Just want to say that the wom-
ans page of The Star is indispens-
able and have looked forward to
It for years. Also. have obtained
many wonderful ideas from its
articles. =
May we have a reminder to the
parents at this times of year re-
regarding the trick or treat"
idea that has been very much in
vogue the last few years. Food
has scared to such fantastic
heights and when children of all
ages start calling at our homes
from 6:15 pm. on the night before
Halloween asking for handout,
I don't feel (neither do my neigh
bors) that it is a commendable
way to celebrate the occasion.
Could not our schools, armories,
recreation centers, ETC., not have
a street celebration. parties, Co.'S
tune gatherings and dispense with
this very unattractive night before
Halloween? The children in the
suburb where I happen to live
have nice homes, television sets,
radios, nice cars, clothes. etc.
When 20 children in one evening
call for treats it hits a person
hard.
Frankly. we do not feel that we
can afford it and especially when
the children are not hungry and
I have seen them go down the
street and discard from the bulg-
ing booty the food they are not
interested in.
Perhaps if all parents Coop
Grated in this matter and tried to
show their children that 1t is
waste of food. money. ETC., they
might return to- the one-night
celebration festivities of Halloween
that they had when we were chill
dren.
IRON Mrs. +. NJ. -, CheDy ChGSe.)
Last year there were a number
of letters in RICH on Halloween
after the event. Let's exchange
ideas beforehand this year.
For years we have held open
house for the children on Hallow-
cen and have had as much fun as
they. Some of the children of
several years ago still drop in on
their way to their grown-up dates
which pleases us at lot.
keep the punch bowl filled all
evening and serve cookies and
candy, I always ask them to sit
down for a visit and most do.
They seem to enjoy being treated
as adults.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
Readers CIearinq House
ECONOMY COMMENT.

From Miss E. r. S.. Washington.)
In defense Of r. N. L. of Alexan-
dria I wish to state the following:
Three pounds of chicken backs
(Which vary in price from IL to
Is cents per pound make one
quart of jellied chicken. Our
family of two calls our Sunday
plate at So one with jellied
chicken in the center surrounded
by sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, let
tuce or any garnish we may hap
pen to have.
Top it with cottage cheese and
sliced hard-boiled egg, if not too
expensive, plus a plate of hot bis
cults and you have meal fit for
the gods.
The remaining chicken we have
hot on noodles plus a can of UNI
diluted mushroom soup and, now
that green peppers are so cheap.
two parboiled ones chopped are
added to the mixture. This makes
more than enough for five servings.
and liberal ones, too. Should Mrs.
F. G. of Takoma Park be more
interested I can tell her other
ways of fixing the lowly chicken
backs if she will write to me
through RICH.
I have been a constant reader
Of the RICH and am deeply CRATE
full for the many. many splendid
recipes and helpful suggestions.
X X X y
RECOVERING CoMFORTERS;
TOY BULLDOG.
Iron, Mrs. D. w. L., Washington.)
Readers Clearing House has
solved so many problems for me
and given me so many hints in
household activities that I am
very sure you can help me out
with the following two problems:
l. I have an old down COM
forter badly in need of recovering.
Is there any one in Washington
that does that kind of work? If
so, I'd appreciate the name of such
establishment or at least a gentle
hint as to where it is. None of the
department stores have such a
service, I am told.
2. I am quite interested in get
ting small dog for my little boy
for Christmas uaS thipkioo ~
a Boston toy bulldog. Has any
one had experience with such a
dog with children?
I would appreciate any ones
thoughts on what type of small
dog Is best and where we could
get one. My son is a fodder and
apparently seems to love dogs ex-
ceedingly because he can hardly
contain himself when one Is in
sight.
~ IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24

Wide lamp shades spread light
well. A white-lined shade is more
efficient and provides more light
than any other type.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-24
GREETING CARDS.

From Miss A., Arlington.)
In regard to old greeting cards,
they will be gratefully received by
st. Mary's Mission, Akulurak,
Evening star., 1950-12-10

was the American dime novel. A
definitive work on that phenome-
non, a magnificent treatment of
its subject, was THE House of
Beadle and Adams" by Albert
JohannSen <Oklahoma, 500.
Twenty years in the making, it
lists practically all of that pub
lisher's output, with author biog-
raphies and cross indexesf to all
the literature that, behind the
barn, supposedly ruined segment
of now elderly America. That
was Americana in it's own right
and not because of any accurate
reflection of life: Kit Carson was
depicted in one of the Beadle
novels as Staying seven Indians
with one hand, while he claSped
a fainting maiden with the other.
When Carson, an old man, was
shown the picture. he adjusted his
spectacleS, studied it long time
and finally said: THAT there may
have happened, but amt got no
recollection of it."
Two Captains West" by Albert
and Jane Salisbury Superior;
$3.50, was a handsome photo
graphic and textual retracing of
the Lewis and Clark expedition.
j. Frank Dobie reappeared with his
yarns again in THE Ben Lilly
Legend" Little, Brown; $3.50.
This time he told of the greatest
bear hunter in history (after
Davy Crockett, naturally who,
born in Alabama in 1856, followed
the bear and panther west into
Texas.
Rivers of America
Series Additions
THE story of American Roads,"
by Val Hart (Sloane; So, was a
painstaking tale of development
of Americas roads from Indian
trail and hard-packed traces to
the 3-million mile network of to-
day.
The local histories, although
perhaps not so numerous this
year, nevertheless continued. Two
Of the Rivers of America" series
Evening star., 1950-12-10
Poetry Award

The Poetry Society of America
is pleased to announce the renewal
of its Alber Ralph Korn 500 Lyric
Award. All poets in the United
States and Canada are eligible to
compete. Poems, limited to three
by the same author. should aver
age not more than 56 lines for
each submission. Deadline. Feb
ruary l. 1851.
Manuscripts must be unpub-
lished. typed in triplicate. SUBJ
mitted anonymously, with authors
name and address inclosed in an
accompanying sealed envelope
bearing on the face of it the title
of the poem only, and addressed
to Candace Stevenson, so East
Seventy second street, New York
81. N. Y. the mailing envelope
marked "Korn Award"
No manuscripts will be returned.
Authors are cautioned to retain
copies Of work submitted.
Evening star., 1950-12-10
By Fletcher F. IsbeII

A FALLING off in the num-
~ ber of books dealing with
~ intimate aspects OF the
- - Nations history seemed
evident in 1850, but the quality
was, if anything, above that OF
the previous year. The flood OF
volumes concerned with the CEN
tennial of the California gold rush
subsidized and was succeeded by
works showing an inclination to
view from midcentury perspective
the entire panorama of the last
SO years.
Outstanding among these was
the 1850 edition of Year CYear.
Inc, $695). A lavish photo
graphic history, it covers in 1000
pictures the lifetime of most OF
the population today. Here are
the good old days" of Mckinley
and the first Roosevelt: the duster
and veil auto era: the coming Of
the airplane; the Four Cohans
and the Floradora SeXtet. The
almost-forgotten First World War
leaps UdCh u1GO 1ONSAo. liz 4SetA
ing '20s are here again with jazz
and John Held, jr.: Clara Bow
and Lindbergh; there are the
troubled '30s and the New Deal
days, and a sound selection of
World War II pictures. 1t is a
book to touch the wells of men,
ory.
In this spirit, but more textua
and microscopic, was Herbert AS
bury's 1.-THE Great Illusion"
doubleday, 50, an informal his
tory of prohibition. The author
of "Barbary Coast" and The
French Quarter" summed up the
speakesy era but did more: he
traced the history of the drinking
habit back to the Republics be-
ginnings, treading into new field.
American Politics
In McKinley's Time
Then there was "A Journal
of the Mckinley Years." by
Charles G. Dawes Donnelley, So.
Edited and with a foreword by
Evening star., 1950-12-10
Books in National Policy

need for permanent organization
to collect, allocate and distribute
books both nationally and inter-
nationally.
Books That Tell the Story
Of America
In comparably admirable fash
ion, CARE, Inc. diminiShes the
drain on foreign currency by in
cluding book packages among its
overseas gifts. Very recently a
children's book fund, similar to
CARTS fund for adult readers.
has been organized. Now a donor
in the United States may pur-
chase either a picture book shelf"
or literature shelf" for the chill
dren of some other land. The
committee of specialists selects
books for inclusion in these
shelves" on the basis Of their
usefulness in telling the story OF
America.
UNESCO has been actively at
tempting to improve the situation
as it relates to high tariffs. ship
ping charges and postal rates.
And UNESCO has instructed
its director general Ito promote
the development of public Ii
braries in it's member States as
centers for popular education and
for the growth of international
understanding"
Books in national policy? Yes.
they have their place in it. and
with good fortune they may exer-
else their beneficent powers for
peace.
Evening star., 1950-12-10

Bascom M. Timmons, this turned
out to be an almost daily jotting
by Mr.. Dawes of facts and opinion
as they seemed to him at the
juncture of the two centuries. He
was high officeholder in the
Mckinley administration and
friend and confidant of the Presi-
dent, and the value of his notes
lies in the fact that they were
made fresh at the time, not COM
piled years later through the veil
of memory.
Something of the same, but
down to date and of much lighter
mood, was George E. Aliens Pres
idents Who Have known Me"
(Simon & Schuster, so, chatty,
witty account of his years here
in the District and elsewhere that
is better than you think. H. v.
Kaltenborn went all the way back
to the Spanish American War
CFifty Fabulous Years." Put
nam's. So, to recount his rich ex-
perience in viewing men and
events.
Herbert Agar. in "The Price of
Union" Houghton- -Mifflin; So,
Evening star., 1950-12-10
ericana, Viewed From the Midcentury Perspective

deserve remark: "The Saskatche-
wan" by Marjorie Wilkins Camp
bell, and 1.-The Fraser" by Bruce
Hutchison (both Rinehart, 80.
The first told of the great stream
which, as they say, drains the
Rocky Mountains into the Attain
tic, and the second, dealing with
British Columbia and the Cariboo
country, credited it's subject with
making a unified Canada possible.
1t was a revealing account OF an
area that to at least one reviewer
has been little known.
king Philip, the Indian Chief.
by Esther Averill (Harper. $2.5O.
was a readable account OF the
Indian the Colonists hated SO
much they put his head on q
spike.
Early New England Potters and
Their Wares" by Lura Woods1de
Watkins CHarvard, $1O. was q
we'll illustrated description Of New
England pottery, the first to be so
comprehensive, invaluable as q
social and economic history.
Trent Elwood Sanford struck the
same note in different locale In
Architecture of the Southwest"
Morton, So, in which as prac-
ticing architect he covered various
structures of Texas, New Mexico.
Arizona and California.
The Width and Breadth
OF Our Fair Land
Sun in the Sky" (Oklahoma.
50 was a well-illustrated por-
trayal of the Hopi Indians Of
Arizona.
And, finally, there were at least
two books which covered the
whole United States-the ubiqui-
tous travel guides. 1.-THE United
States" (Whittlesey. $500 was
gay and colorful work, good for
reading purposes. The Stevens
America" by Alden and Marion
Stevens little. Brown, So. pro-
vided, after consideration Of all
the local color and history readily
available, specific information on
how to get there.