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HOUSES FOR SALE-N.W.
1900 BLOCK KENNEDY

Det. brick; lst f., liv. rm. with mir
rored fireplace. dining rm., modern
kitchen with bkfst. nook, bedrm.
with complete bath; 2nd f., 8 spa
cious bedrooms and bath; finished
attic; double built-in garage; base
ment lavatory; oil h.-wh.; this Is
truly a livable, compact house of
the better class. 2llO Nichols ave.
sc. GEO. 8. KING CO., LU. 4-2501.
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,oLoRED-sEMIDEI BRICK. 6
'OLORED, MERIDN PL. NV.
CoLoRED-sBEpuepn 60 M,
CoLoRED BARGAINS

5s2S 18Th 81 NV. Sl3,950. 2 apts..
1872 TAYLOR st NV. Sl5.95n.
81 900 caSn. 8 rms, bath. oil heat.
university place NV SlSa5o.
.S.,Vou cash 10 rms. bath, oil heat.
4H6 lSt 81. nv. apis. $l2. 500.
@5uo block N. Capitol st. SI5.950,
5000 cash.
1905 F 81. ne. $1,000 cash. bal.
like rent. rms. bath.
LOUIS Ridden EX hHnr
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GEORGETOWN

One of the few left for sale. a home
which has been remodeled and dec
grated with exquisite taste; large
4 bedrms., 2ia baths; patio and
garden. For appt.. telephone MRS
HANES, MI. $3.50; ewes, HO. 4132
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I437 spPTNG Pm NV

GUEST HOUSE APT. on historic va
estate, mod. 4 rms. furn; h-w. h
gar. 80 mins TO District; pref. ma
ture working cpl. ST. 24S3. Fair.
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Children
By Lillian Cox Athey

making of parachutes. The wild
silk" contained in the rooster-sized
nests, looked promising. The hitch
was, the silk producers worked in
dividually to construct the rest
home. The thread could not be
reeled off in a continuous thread,
and besides, 1t had a knot at regular
intervals. 1t was a great disap-
pointment.
However, England, not to be
caught in the same predicament
twice, established a large true silk
worm factory in the northeastern
corner of the Belgian Congo. The
last reports are the undertaking is
a great success.
Left to themselves, the oc-
cupants remain within their silken
cloister until their pupation period
has run out Then the moths step
forth clad in dull white with a few
brown ortblackish bars on the wings.
The moths are not large. Their
wing spread being slightly more
than 2 inches. Their life history
differs not at all from other moths.
Evening star., 1951-01-11
Words to Watch.

Watch the word poignant. Do
not say "POIG-nunt." The "g" is
silent. Correct: PION-unt; Or:
POIN-yunt. I prefer the latter.
The word piquant is sometimes
heard as "PEE-kw'nt." I have even
heard it given a French" pro-
nounciation, "pi-KWAHNT." Nei-
ther has any sanction. Better say:
PEE-k'nt.
The word pistachio is pro-
nounced "pis-TAH-shi-oh" by prac-
tically all the dictionaries. But the
"ah" sound in the second syllable
is gradually disappearing in stand
ard American speech. The Gus
tomary pronunciation nowadays is
pis-TASH-yho or pis-TASH-ee-o -otls
@. Merriam Webster's pronunci-
alton of papaya is pah-PAH-yah.
I don't hear it that way.-E. A. P.
A. OF course you don't. Web
ster's pronunciation is Spanish.
The standard American pronunci-
alton is: puh-PY-uh; or: Pub
PAH-yuh.
Evening star., 1951-01-11
A One-Minute Test of You
Ne1Us Knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
BY Tom Henry

/. OUCH-Last year 26.6
cents out of every dollar
earned in the United States
went into Federal, State and
local taxes. How much will it
be this year?
2. BORN-What country is
the big brother" of the Saar
that became a nation last
week
8. HONOR-Who is recipi-
ent of the Woodrow Wilson
Aware for Distinguished Serv-
ice presented this week?
4. RIDERS-Jockeys Shoe
maker and Culmone ended the
season with 388 victories each
70 equal the all-time record.
When was the record set?
5, QUOTES-What woman
ambassador said: "The whole
of Asia today is psychologist
ally, emotionally and histor-
ically in a state of transi-
ton?
Answers.
/. A predicted % cents.
World War II peak was 26.1
cents in 1945. 2. France who
will protect its borders and
mlne it's coal until 2001. 3.
President Truman. the first
President to be so honored.
4, 1905 by Walter Miller. s..
Indla's Nine. Pandit.
Tom Henry's "Quiz En-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with The Star.
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axe NV Word for Ii
By Fronk Colby

The dictionaries are very unreal
istic about the pronunciation OF
the Spanish loan word patio. They
give the American pronunciation as
"PAH-tee-oh," and the Spanish as
''PAHT-yoh. In the prevailing
American pronunciation, however,
the first syllable "a" is fiat as in
Pat, thus: PAT-ee-oh.
The fattening of the "a in
words of Spanish origin is natural
speech. and is not debased nor cor
rupt as some purists would have us
believe. Note the fiat "a in these
Spanish loan words: Ranch, can
yon, plaza, corral, stampede, cafe
terra, etc.
Of course, I am not suggesting
that PAH-tee-oh is wrong. One
may say PAH-tee-oh or PAT-ee-
oh with equal correctness.
Bob Crosby recently mispro-
nounced the word lethargg. He gave
it as 'li-THAHR-jee" The accent,
of course, falls on the first syllable,
thus: LETH-er-jee. However, the
adjective lethargic receives sec
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Mammoth Cocoon.

Make No Small Plans" must be
the family motto of the process
sionary caterpillars of Africa. The
result of their efforts for a re-
treat during pupating days is a dull
silk walled castle about the size of
a football.
Three to four hundred individual
caterpillars combine their labors
and silk to construct this mammoth
nest. 1t weighs about a pound.
Naturally such an amount of wild
silk" would attract attention.
There are four other related
species widely distributed in tropical
Africa and Madagascar that con-
struct such nests. Their silk is used
for the insulation of cables, some
fabrics and sewing-silk.
1t was during World War II that
the nest of Anaphe venata came to
the attention of English scientists.
At that time England was in dire
need of quinine, rubber, minerals
and silk. She needed silk for the
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ond-syllable accent: Li-THAHR- jik

Houston: A local newscaster pro-
nounces such words as Chinese,
Japanese, Burmese with final IS"
sound, as "shy-NEESS." etc. Is
that something neW?-Mrs. j.
A. On the contrary; it is an obso-
lete pronunciation of the -ese
words. In standard American
speech, all such words end with
the "z" sound; chy-NEEZ, jap-uh-
NEEz, ber- -MEEz, and so on.
The fact that the "ss" pronunci-
alton is shown by some dictionaries
is beside the point. The diction-
aries are full of pronunciations
that no one ever uses.
Evening star., 1951-01-11
Congo to Get Electricity

BRAzzAVILLE, French Equa-
torial Africa. - A hydroelectric
power plant is being built where
the Djoue River falls into the
Stanley pool of the Congo. This
will supply electricity to Brazza-
ville's fast-growing population.
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Pass Pass
Opening lead, five of diamonds.
In the recent international
matches at Castle Harbour, Ber-
muda, the American team sue
ceeded in winning the Governors
trophy emblematic of the worlds
team championship over the rep
resentatives of Great Britain and
Sweden who had qualified for the
finals by finishing first and second
in the European championships last
June.
While their bidding methods
varied considerably from our own,
their standards of play and de-
fense didn't suffer the least bit by
comparison. However, my own
Oscar for the neatest defensive
play of the match goes to my
teammate, Sidney Silodor, who sat
West on the hand shown today.
Against the contract of three no.
trump he chose to open the five Of
diamonds. This was taken by the
ace and the nine was returned. De-
clarer won with the king and
forthwith attacked the spade suit
attempting to drop the jack. This
is actually not the best manner of
handling the suit, for on percent
age the finesse of the ten is a.
slightly superior play. When the
jack failed to drop, he continued
to establish the suit. Silodor, on
lead, was in position to establish
another diamond trick while he
still held the ace of clubs and a
heart stopper, but such play would
develop only four tricks for the de-
tense. Furthermore, quick sur
vey of declarer'S assets revealed
that he had eight sure tricks, four
spades. two diamonds, the ace and
presumably the king Of hearts. If
declarer were put in his hand with
a diamond, he would probably find
it convenient to lead a club which,
Of course, would produce his ninth
trick.
Silodor chose for his return the
ten of hearts. Even though this
lead should prove to go into de-
clarer's king-jack, no trick will
have been lost, because declarer will /
be blocked out of cashing all three
heart tricks.
South, upon the lead of the ten
Of hearts. was faced with the fol-
lowing problem: He could permit
it to ride to his own hand, cash
the diamond and play for the club
guess, or he could decide that East
rather than West held the queen
Of hearts. Silodors lead made the
latter theory appear more plausible 4
He, therefore, went up with the ace
of hearts in dummy, returned a
heart and finessed the jack, with
disastrous effect.
(copyright, 1851, by Charles H. Goren1 |
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Word Come
Find SO or more words in
INFECTED.

meaning, poisoned, tainted" Av-
erage is "a; limit, Is minutes.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of IS such as bats"
.'cats." are not used Only one form of a
word is used Proper names are not used.
A list will be published tomorrow.
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Goren on Bridge

North, South vulnerable. North
deals.
NORTH.
AAKQ108
2A2
N43
&KJ86
WEST. EAST.
AJ632 A754
0Q1096 253
1Jl075 oA96
"A %Q10974
SOUTH.
A9
2KJ874
DKQ82
&532
The bidding:
North. East. South. West
spade Pass 2hearts Pass
3 clubs Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass
0oep;no lead five of diamonds
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Mother: I've dyed Sisters dress
and changed the buttons so no one
will know it is the same one she
wore. This color is more becom-
ing to you.
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Mother: You may as well stop
fussing about wearing this dress
Ann has outgrown. It's still good.
and we can't afford to buy you Q
new one.
Evening star., 1951-08-29
Bishops S Bread

Bishops bread" is the name
of this palate-pleaser.
Sift together 2l2 cups flour.
cups, firmly packed. of brown
sugar. Y teaspoon salt and a
teaspoon OF cinnamon. Cut in half
a cup of shortening. When well
mixed, set aside "a cup of the
mixture.
Into the rest mix a teaspoon
of baking powder, u teaspoon of
soda, and egg, we'll beaten and
combined with "a cup of butter
milk. Stir into the mixture, and
beat until very smooth. Pour into
2 9-inch creased pie plates, top
with the reserved crumb mixture.
Bake for 25 minutes in a mod
crate oven, cut in pie shaped
wedges for serving Have plenty of
sweet butter and jam handy to
go with this one!
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Pineapple PIun1es

A refreshing and cooling con-
coction is pineapple plumes"-as
pretty to look at as it is good to
eat.
Cut a large ripe pineapple
lengthwise into 8 wedges. Leave
part of the flower" or leaves on
top. Use a sharp knife to cut
close to the skin, then cut down.
ward in thin slices. but leave the
meat adhered to the shell.
Sprinkle generously with pow
dered sugar and finely chopped
mint, and put on individual salad
plates with watercress or shredded
lettuce. Garnish with whole ber-
ries in season, or with cantaloupe
or honeydew cut in small balls.
Sprinkle with lemon juice and
chill thoroughly before serving
with French dressing.
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Recipe Notebook

finishing with a layer of potatoes
Pour in some juice from the jar
of anchovies and dot lavishly with
butter. Bake at about 400 degrees
for 10 minutes; then add IL cups
of cream. Cook 80 minutes more
reduce heat to 800 degrees ano
bake another 80 minutes. When
the potatoes are soft, the dish is
ready.
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Anchovies on Grotin

One Of the best-known Swedish
horS d'oeuvreS consists of an
chovieS au gratin.
Slice 2 onions and saute them
in a tablespoon of butter. Peel 5
medium potatoes and cut
them in strips. Butter a baking
dish and in it lay layer of pota-
toes, onions and 20 anchovy filletS,
Evening star., 1951-08-29
GERMANY.

From Mrs. L. C. NJ, Heidelberg.)
Two years ago I was seeking
the same advice as you, concern
ing Germany, only my destina-
tion was Heidelberg. Maybe
can be of some help to you. You
didn't state if you were in the
service or not. We are in the
Army and so we are entitled to
Army housing, which has always
been adequate in our case. We
have lived in Heidelberg, and
other places in Germany. In all
of these places the climate has
been much the same and it never
gets really hot, so you will only
need a few summer clothes. It
rains too much to suit me, so you
will need rain togs and warm
clothing. This summer has been
the warmest in my two years in
Germany and we've only had
about three days I would call hot.
I'm from Virginia in the States,
about a hundred miles from Wash
|ington. I made the mistake of
not bringing my electrical appli-
ances. If you don't have 110 cur
rent, you may use your appliances
with a transformer, so I would
advise shipping them, or better
still putting them in your hold
baggage if you have room. We
buy our food in the commiSsary
and supplement with fresh fruits
and vegetables on the German
market. Most of my friends buy
meat on the German market, but
we do not.
The commissarieS are usually
pretty well stocked. although there
is not much variety as to brands.
Our quarters have adequate fur
niture. Beds are always twin size
unless you bring your own double
bed from the States. In your hold
baggage I would advise putting
your linens, silverware, pots and
pans and kitchen utensils. We
didn't bring our pots and pans
and therefore had to go to the
extra expense of buying them and
I certainly prefer the American
utensils to the German. The P. x.
has clothes for the whole fam
il, but we have trouble fitting
our children with shoes and some
times have them sent by relatives
or order from the mail-order
houses.
The German stores have lovely
tops for both boys and girls of
all ages. If I can be of any more
help to you, just write me through
RICH. I'm sorry I didn't bring
my mixer, toaster, radio and cook
ing utensils. Soon after arriving
I sent for my vacuum, which we
use every day. I hope this reaches
you in time to be of some help.
QUERIES?
From Miss !. B., Washington
Where can I purchase a new
/ plastic device which can be glued
over worn-out holes on phono-
graph records? I understand such
device is on the market, but
have not been successful in locat-
ing a record shop that carries
such an item.
! Do any of you readers have an
old-fashioned recipe for q cake
known as Hot Milk Butter
Cake? A deceased friend of mine
made this delicious cake and I
have never been able to obtain the
recipe. AS nearly as I can remem-
ber the butter and milk were
placed in saucepan and allowed
to heat until the butter was COM
pletely melted and the milk hot.
/ x
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CIGARETTE BURN ON
LEATHER TABLE?

from c. F. B., ArlingtonJ
Could some reader kindly in
form me as to how I might remove
as much as possible of the effects
of a cigarette burn on the leather
top of q coffee table?
Evening star., 1951-08-29
Matching the CoIors

Venetian blind tapes should be
matched to the dominating color
in slipcovers or draperies for a
coordinated color scheme.
Evening star., 1951-08-29
Readers Clearing House
Conducted by BETSY cAsWELL
KNOTTY PINE.
From Mrs. H. W. B., Siluer Spring.

From Mrs. H. w. B., Siluer Spring.
We have just moved into our
new home in which we have
knotty pine for the cupboards.
All woodwork was stained to
match the cupboards. The coun-
ter space is yellow, and the walls
are a soft green. The floor is
green linoleum with a large leaf
in dark green with yellow fea-
ture stripe and green border.
Black wrought iron hardware was
used on cupboards, so we bought
an all black enamel (electric)
stove and a black refrigerator. I
have found this to be the easiest
kitchen to keep clean. The cup
boards were stained with a mix
ture of linseed oil. yellow paint
and burnt umber, then shellacked
and given coat of satin finish
varnish (dull finish, so all one
needs to do is wipe off with a
damp cloth.
From Mrs. II. d., Arlington
This is for Mrs. j. L. A., Wash
ington, who would like informa-
tion regarding knotty pine kitch-
ems. 1 have designed and lived
with three of them and wouldn't
want any other kind. Cleaning is
reduced considerably as they never
need washing like painted or
enameled walls, and, of course.
never have to be replaced as in
the case of wall paper.
We finished ours with. a thin
liquid wax to which was added a
small amount of burnt umber.
This gave mellow tan tone. One
must be careful to have the fin
ish slightly lighter at first as it
will darken with age. My first one
gradually took on an old English
brown shade, which I liked very
much but others might not.
Thereafter. they are cleaned by
going over with more of the liq-
uid wax. uncolored. on a cloth.
Areas around the sink and stove
are done often to keep the finish
from water spotting, the wall
areas require cleaning only about
once year. If you have small
children. you might prefer
glossier Shellac finish, and the
larger paint stores have booklets
showing how 1t should be ap-
piled.
A neighbor of mine recently had
her new kitchen done in a blonde
finish. White paint was first ap-
piled to the pine and then most of
it wiped off. When the walls were
dry, a coat of hard finish was
brushed on. In all the above kitch-
ems black hardware was used. with
highly decorative effect. If you
are hiring a carpenter, it is just as
cheap to buy the higher priced
hinges. etc, which need only be
screwed in place. as to pay for
having cheaper hinges mortised
into the doors and castings.
CHOCOLATE SAUCE.
(From E. L. R., LGndoJer Hills
Mrs. M. c.. Alexandria: It
seems strange that you have never
run across this recipe in your long
search for good, thick chocolate
sauce. Two squares bitter choco-
late. 1l2 cups sugar and a pinch
of salt. Put together in the top
of a double boiler. When the
chocolate melts mix and add one
cup evaporated milk. Cook about
10 minutes and then add a little
butter and vanilla. This serves
eight.
HOME DYEING?
From Mrs. r. A. H., Alexandria
Have any Of you readers sue
cesSfully home dyed a white
Palm Beach suit? I have a new
one which I want to dye navy. Is
there any shrinkage? Please dis
cuss dyeing methods. This suit is
IA per cent wool, the balance
rayon.
Evening star., 1951-08-29

Never put damp tea towels in
a laundry hamper; to do so is to
run the risk of mildeW.
Evening star., 1951-08-29

This of 'dresdp
elegance through cleaning and highly Furnished
surfoce
Pcturd Somes design sis solid discs
Of which n
Sterling shopping
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Such works and ways is too much for me
Nobody can't let nobody be-.
The girls is flcunced from top to toe,
An that's the whole o. what they know.
Evening star., 1951-08-29

The men is mad on bonds and stocks
Swearin' an shootin' and pickin locks.
I'm real afraid I'll be hanged myself
Eff / amt laid on my final shelf.
Evening star., 1951-08-29

I'm goin' to die" SAYS the Widder Green
I'm Roin to quit this airthly scene;
1t amt no place for me to stay
In such a world as It's today.
Evening star., 1951-08-29

(From Mrs. L. w. c., Washington.)
Mrs. G. A. A., Washington.
Here is the poem, "Widder Green's
Last Words" which you requested.
Evening star., 1951-08-29

There amt a cretur but knows today
never was loony N any way;
But since the crazy folks all go free.
I'm dreadful afraid they'll hang UP me.
Evening star., 1951-08-29

There's another matter that's pesk
I L can't 60 into a neiEhbor's yard
But what the papers have it in.
We're pleased to say the Widder Green
Took dinner Tuesday with Mrs Keene
Or. Our worthy friend Miss Greene ha
gone
Down to Barkhamsted to see her sonl
Great Jerusalemi Can't I stir
Without a-raisin' some feller's furf
No more than If this was the Jedsmen
day.
And as for meetin'-I want to swear
Whenever ! put my head in there
Why, even Old Hundreds spilled and done
Like everything else under the sun.
1t used to be so solemn and slow
| Praise to the Lord from men below
Now 1t goes like gallopn' steer.
High diddle diddle, there and herel
No respect to the Lord above,
No moren ef he was hand and glove
With all the creturs he ever made.
And all the jlRs that ever was played
Preachin' too-but here I'm dumb
But tell you what! I'd like it some
IF good old Parson Nathan Strong,
An give US a stirrin' taste OF fire
JedRment an testice is my desire.
/ Tain't all love an sickish sweet
That makes this world nor t'othe
complete.
But law, I'm old. I'd better be dead.
When the worlds a-turnin over my head
Sperits' talkin' like tarnel fools.
Bibles kicked out o'deestrick schools.
Crazy creturs a'murderin' round
Honest folks better be under ground.
So fare-ye-wel! This airthly scene
SHAWL.
From Mrs. J. w. d., Washington.
I think I have the directions
for the shawl asked for by Mrs
r. L. McC., of Rockville. 1t i
capelet No. 489 in a direction
book entitled "Bedjackets anc
Smart Slippers" put out by Beal
Brand and Bucilla Yarns, 23(
Fifth avenue, New York /, N. Y
I cannot remember at what store
I bought it or when, but if she
has any difficulty finding the
book, 1 shall be glad to send hel
the directions if she will write tt
me through RICH.
Evening star., 1951-08-29
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Evening star., 1951-08-29

There's another matter that's pesky
hard
I can't 60 into a neighbor's yard
To say How be you or borry a pin
But what the papers have it in.
Evening star., 1951-08-29
CHOCOLATE SAUCE.
HOME DYEING?

From Mrs. r. A. H., Alexandria
Have any Of you readers sue
cessfully home dyed a white
Palm Beach suit? I have a new
one which I want to dye navy. Is
there any shrinkage? Please dis
cuss dyeing methods. This suit is
IA per cent wool, the balance
rayOn.
Evening star., 1951-08-29

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beauty strop is holding the face
firmly in place, and thot is lust
Evening star., 1951-08-29

We're pleased to say the Widder Green
Took dinner a Tuesday with Mrs Keene
Or. Our worthy friend Miss Greene has
Evening star., 1951-05-20

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