Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-05
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FAvOR1TE DOGS.

FAvORITE DOGS.
MRS. w. r. L., Washington
We have a Dachshund and
our next-door neighbors have
a boxer. The boxer seems to
satisfy them, but to us, he
does not begin to provide the
laughs and sociability that our
dog does.
Our character of a dog gives
us a great love and many
laughing moments. He would
rather be with people than
have the biggest bone he can
handle. He is 31a years old
and big. At 26 pounds he
should probably lose three
pounds, but he is a beggar
for food and attention. He will
sit up, shake hands. jump
through a hoop, smoke a rub
Der pipe, or sit alongside you
by the hour. He is a prize
showoff and a bit noisy, as
we'll as fearless. We have been
given to understand that he
is a sort of Peck's Bad Boy
among Dachshunds. I agree.
but he has caused no damage
to persons or furniture.
He would probably be a bet
ter-behaved dog If he had had
proper early training. We both
worked for eight months after
we got him at the age of
eight weeks, and he was
trained by one or another Of
the maids during that period.
He became house-broken with
out undue trouble, but his
obedience to a spoken COM
mand leaves something to be
desired when compared to the
boxer next door.
Z Our Dachshund is a good
watchdog from the noise
standpoint. He does not have
the scare value of a larger
dog, but neither is he as dan
gerous to our friends as the
boxer, who is an animal that
I am uneasy with.
II and when we have to
replace our Dachshund, 1t will
be done with a deep sense Of
loss, and he will be replaced
in kind; color and size insofar
as we can manage. He gives us
so much in the way of real en-
joyment that he has become
a very important member Of
the family.
4 y \ II
PATTERN.
CLAY.
BOOKLETS.
mrs. W. H. w.. Washington
1.-THE Madonna and Child"
in cross stitch may be obtained
from Anne Cabot, 1850 Avenue
of the Americas, New York 10,
N. Y. Ask for Pattern No. 5106,
send 80 cents and name and
address. It is a hot iron trans
fer giving full directions and
measures 10A by IA inches.
! recently completed one and
I am very pleased with it. It
shows the Madonna with the
child in her arms.
To make your child'S hand
prints into a plaque, make the
clay like this: Mix / cup salt.
/ tablespoon powdered alum
(obtainable at drugStores).
Add gradually / cup water and
If you want it colored add reg
ular coloring to water. Be
sure not to add too much
water. Roll out fiat, impress
hand and let dry at room tenn
perature. This recipe may be
used for modelling clay too, but
must be kept in an alright
Jar.
There are hundreds of help
full booklets put out by the
Government Printing Office.
BY writing them and asking
for the price list for Homes
and Homemaking" and Foods
and Cooking" you can get a
list. Most are priced at five or
10 cents. You can find out
how to remove spots from one,
charts illustrating correct pos
ture for getting housework
done more efficiently from an
other. They also have recipes
and budgets.
CLASSES IN HOOKED RUGS.
"A. D. r., Arlington
Two additional evening
classes in hooked rugs are
tentatively scheduled by the
Arlington County Department
of Recreation to begin early
next month, with a beginners
group to meet on Tuesdays at
8p.m., and an advanced group
on Thursdays at 8 pm. Both
classes are set up for eight two
hour sessions at the Main Gen.
ter. ALL North Third street.
For complete information, call
jackson 1888.