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Of blouse or loose jacket worn
outside the sarong.
To Aid Trade
Mrs. Toemenggoeng arrived
in New York May / and is in
Washington this week for con-
ferences with officials of the
State and Commerce Depart
ments in her attempt to help
organize Indonesia's export
trade.
America is a tabled land,
a very admirable, wonderful
place." she says. II can under
stand the secret of Americas
success-the people work so
hard. It is not the Government
that has made the country, but
the people"
Mrs. Toemenggoeng brought
with her. in addition to her
native clothing and materials,
a great many pieces of Ind
onesian jewelry such as ear
rings, pins, and bracelets, silver
and gold belts, fans. wood cary
ings, shoes, pocketbooks and
paintings.
At 8 o'clock tonight. she will
display the entire collection at
a meeting of the Esperanto
Club of Washington in the
Pan American Union building.
The event is open to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09

Of the material large enough to
make a simple skirt would take
the designer one month to
complete in the hand-printed
pattern.
ITO teach our won e n
patience" Mrs. Toemenggoeng
relates, young girls sit for
hours at a time holding a raw
egg under the chin in a way
that a single move would break
it," While sitting in this man
ner. they study methods Of
experienced batik workers.
Widow
Mrs. Toem enggoeng, a
widow, is the mother of seven
daughters; has nine grand
daughters and two grandsons.
Her single son was killed in
the fighting prior to the forIna-
tlon OF the young repupllc.
Married at is. she set to
work a few years later orr
ganizing women's groups IN
Sumatra to fight for their
enlightenment and to secure
greater rights for them.
This led her into the pub
fishing field where she put
out both women's and chill
dren'S magazines monthly,
sometimes pitching in to
write most of the material
herself.
She was instrumental in
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the establishment Of chill.
dren's schools throughout Su-
matra. has written and pub
lished more than 20 books,
five cookbooks. and presently
is director Of The Indonesian
Publishing Company and or
ganizer of the Indonesian
Ladies Trade Fair.
Although she speaks only
Dutch and her native tongue.
Mrs. Toemenggoeng prepared
for her long trip by learning
. TO speak the international
language Esperanto in less
than two months.
IF I had not'studied Esper-
anto," she explains, II would
not have come to the United
States or to Europe. If I had
to learn English, French.
German, Italian and all the
others I would not be able
to travel before / de-.
With the help of her Es-
peranto Association hand
book, she has contacted
fellow-speakers in London.
Stockholm, Bern and Ham
burg. where she set up fashion
shows with models displaying
the unusual batik prints in
Western-style skirts, sarongs,
selendangs or stoles, and
kabaya. The latter is a form
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INDoNESIAN VISITOR
Talks on Handicratt
And Raw Eggs

world the various handicraft
products of the women of
IndoneSia.
The beautiful batik pat
termed materials from this far
off land are illustrative of the
time and patience required by
the maker.
Fashioned by hand, a piece
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09
INDoNEsiAN VISITOR
By MARY VAUGHAN

I'm Indonesia the women
must be patient and simple
like the EARTH" Mrs. Datoe
Toemenggoeng, visitor from
Sumatra philosophers.
She stopped off in Wash
ington this week on a round
the-globe tour to SHOW the
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by EARNEST ELMO cALkINs

Amhor of They Broke The Prairie etc.
Earnest" she said, Il want you to
succeed not in spite of your deafness but
on account of it. In short, don't fight it
use it," Few philosophers have said
anything wiser.
when one loses sense, she continued,
THE remaining senses mean more; they
acquire new dimensions, greater possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23

honestly say that am never bored, never at
loss for something to do. Solitude has no
terrors for me, for Miss Ida taught me to
make those saved hours rewarding.
Deafness has given me more than it has
taken away.
The happiest fact about Miss Ida's advice
is that it is not for me alone, not merely
for the deaf, but for everyone who faces
a handicap or setback of any sort. For
all of us, there is challenging ring to her
words: "DOn'f fight if use it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23

GENTLY, in THIS WEEK, MIR.
~ Bernard Baruch suggested that it
would be good thing if more of us would
speak up in grateful praise of those teachers
who helped and inspired us to make the
most of life.
knew one such and owe her great
debt. For at a critical time in my life she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23

ties. The same thing IS true
of practically all handicapS.
If you ignore what you can
not have, then you are more
likely to make the most of
what is left"
With those words as my
precept, life shaped itself
around my handicap as
you have seen a tree adapt
itself to a rock embedded in
its roots. Almost uncon-
Sciously l found rewarding
interests and occupations.
When deafness forced me
out Of my job | made a new
career of writing. Now at
the end of SO years, l can
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gave me a lesson in the art
of successful living that
solved my greatest problem.
Ida Mccall taught Latin
over 10 years ago in a small
Western town; she also
taught character, as you
will see.
Twas deaf when / reached
high school and becoming
deafer. was discouraged,
rebelIiouS, ruefully contem- 4.
plating what | was missing
in the class and on the play
ground. Miss Ida took me
out of the class and taught
me in her own time. l had
been reading VoraciouSly
since was four years old, bu
me how to read - how to 6
out Of books.
Ever since, books have been
recreation throughout a long
out of that rare sympathy
standing that was hers she CAV
Of view that has made even
spice to living.
For one afternoon at the en-
son she spoke the words that b
taliSman for 70 years:
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named 1.-THE Cottage" also ex-
|emplifies the telescope style in a
later period. Here, the three
sections possess identical roof
lines and the walls step back in
the usually accepted practice.
The sections are identical in
detail, except for the absence OF
la porch across the last. From the
highway. pillows of lockwood
obscure this dwelling.
Even nearer to Washington
wonderful old "Mullikin's De.
light" has graced its steep hill
side since the late 18th century
This house is telescope in its
SetbackS of foundation walls
But its divergent rooflines might
rule it out In the strictest sense
Southwark, in the heart OF
Charles County, dents Palace
is a prime example of the brick
telescope and probably dates
from the mid-eighteenth century
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09

houses of frame. One dates from
the middle of the 18th century.
This is wyoming" near Piscat-
away, surrounded by some OF
the county's Oldest lockwood. The
original house was rectangular,
with double chimneys with penis
at both ends.
Sometimes Don't Match
The first addition joined the
earlier building at a point BIZ
secting one of these chimneys;
the second steps back less pro-
nouncedly. 'Wyoming's" roof is
gambrel, but the two additions
do not have gambrelS and their
pitched roofs do not even match
each other.
Near Upper Marlboro, a great
frame house of 81 rooms, slyly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09
I260-Aere Project
Put Under c Construction

Country Club Estates. border
ing Fairfax Country Club, will
have its opening tomorrow. Ash
ton Building Corp, the developer,
ANNOUNCED this week. The de-
lvelopment area contains $50
acres in Fairfax, the announce
Iment stated.
The development will have
one-floor and Split-level homes in
brick and redwood.
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HOMES
Continued From Page B.

Continued From Page B.
might. in fact, have enlarged his
existing house by an addition
larger than the original. and
then, in time. have extended it
further in the opposite direc-
ton. Great Neck Farm" has
additional interest in that one
of the interior sections had a
gambrel roof (now altered)
while the other three did not.
Talbot County has two fine
examples in "Claylands" and
king Hays Farm" The latter
is not only of true telescope
styling but has 10 windows in its
gable end overlooking the beau
tiful Wye River.
Prince Georges has three such
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09
APARTMENT BUILDING SOLD

The Commodore Apartments, 1921 T street NV,
has recently been sold by the estate of James A.
Wagenhorst to group of investors organized by
Norman Bernstein SyndicateS, Mr.. Bernstein has
announced. The 73-lnit apartment building was
built in 1925. The new owners are planning extern
Sive rehabilitation of the building, the announce
ment Stated-AnkerS Photo
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Our 81 Years in Business Says:
THESE ARE VIRcINIA'S BEST BUYS"
Bellevue Forest
$27.e5o-GI

OUR FIRST OEFERlkc-on individually
styled home PRICED WAY BELOW
SURROUNDING HOUSES. ExesptionqI
lotl FULL ENTRANCE HAll-luroe
living room with firepioee-l7-FT.
SEPARATE DINING ROOM OPENING
ONO LOVELY REAR SCREENED
PORCH WITH VlEW-(Porch olso
opens off living room). 3 bedrooms z
ere IS IT, plus z de luxe ull-tilo
baths. Crovnd-Isvel basement.
To Inspect: Out Lee Hiohwdy or
Lorcom Lane to Military Rd.. right
to N. .SOth ST., right TO Pollard
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OUR FIRST OFFERING OF THIS MAGNIFICENT NORTH
ARLINGTON RAMBLER-No expense spared in its
picture windows, full center hol
hoi-woter heat e separate eontros rono-reGr living
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big bedrooms and boths full basement completely tiled
Super de luxe Ponslsd rsereoson with picture win
dow and wood burning fireplccel LARGE LEVEL LOI,
ONLY l BLOCK TO DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION
illness in fomly forces sale Of this H2yeor-od home.
70, Inspect: Ont Lee HwV:. to GIebe Rd, right to
qeToss Chain Bridge and continMe on MiIitary Rd to
FOLLOW THE METZLER ARROWS
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Beautifully classic shape per-
feet for every setting. Heat
proof. Set includes 6 dinner
plates, salad plates, soup and
cereal bowls, cups and saucers,
sugar and creamer, vegetable
bowl and platter. Plus 2 extra
cups and saucers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19

At this marvellous saving "a
floor lamp that gives you ex-
cellent lighting and good design, (,
both. You'll be proud to see it
In your living room. Shades OF
laminated polyplastex with metal
band around top and bottom.
Polished brass legs. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19

A beautiful touch in any room
bedroom, living room, dining
room. Lasting finish gold metal
mounting. Each lamp a tall 80
inches. 2 styles with hand
shocked shades; 2 with tailored
shantung shades. Sway light
ing on all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19
MONDAY ONLY

Wan planter with water
eontainer above and
spigot for convenient
Watering. Turquoise.
Huge eavinG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19

Floral pattern seteing in-
cludes / dinner plate, !
salad plate, l bread and
butter and I teacup and
saucer. Matching pieces
In specially priced open
stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19

Just the opportunity you've been
waiting for-to complete your
homes modern setting. New, {
modern styled lamps at reduced
prices for this one day only.
Lasting finish polished brass
with shades in hubby fabric over
paper parchment in drum style.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19

Only The Hecht Co. has this q
speed window ventilator and
only one day will you find it at
this all-time low price. Dis
places 1885 GU. It. of air per min.
It's safety-designed grill keeps
out inquisitive finger and ex-
pands to fit any window 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11
No Cloves

Strangely enough, gloves are
seldom found in the glove
compartment Of an automo-
bile. 1t is usually crammed
full Of road maps. shopping
lists and car-wash tickets.
The gloves. most naturally, are
generally found on the drivers
INDEPENDENTLY the warm
wooden gloves with the slip
proof leather palms.
However. the wearing APP
parel most often found in
glove compartments are the
very handy plastic raincoats
that fold so small and require
little room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11
Fashion Lexicon

! STEP-IN: This word, back
in the twenties, was confined
to lingerie. These days, it's
used to describe & dress that's
easy to get into. The dress that
buttons or zips down the front.
so that you can save couture
and makeup by just stepping
into it Is becoming increasingly
popular. A Paris designer
shows high-fashion tunic S
made this way; many of>fall's
woods follow suit. For the re-
sort season to come, look for
high-style linens and cottons
that make changing a cool
and comfortable procedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11
Tricks to All
Good Trades,
|Homen1ukinq,

Don't throw away old corks,
advises Mrs. Homemaker's
Forum. They can be used to
clean silver. Just dip the cork
in silver polish and rub silver
ware with it.. This does away
with messy, dirty cloths.
To mend a mirror that has a
scratch on the back, Mrs.
Homemaker's Forum advises
smoothing a piece Of aluminium
foil over the back Of the mir
ror. the size Of the scratch.
Coat well with plain shellac
and allow to dry. The scratch
viii disappear.
II you have q hard time
: cleaning a crater after having
grated cheese. rub a cut po-
tato over the crater, advises
Mrs. Homemaker's Forum.
To prevent the burning and
scorching Of wooden parts OF
aluminium saucepans, cover
the knobs and handles with
double aluminium household
Toll. advises Mrs. Homemaker's
Forum. They can then be
placed in the oven and used
Tor casserole cooking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11

Shop Early, Shop Late Monday at Woodward & Lohrop
uAUSorOs ~uD.u ,s 70
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special Offer on matching
APIECE HOSTESS SET

This lovely matching four-pieee hostess SET
Is also available TO complete your service -Four
pieces include sugar spoon, berry spoon meat
fork and butter knife Sutton pattern shown).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11
6-PIECE STAINLESS STEEL
PLACE SETTINGS SPECIAL

choice of 4 lovely patterns
with hollow.handled knives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
The Lincoln Items On Our Cover

] he Lincoln items shown on our cover
are on display at the Lincoln Museum
in Springfield, Ill. James Hickey, the
museums curator. assembled them
partly from the museums permanent
collection, partly from private collectors.
The large open ledger is turned to a
page showing Lincoln's store and bank
account in the lS40's. The paper on the
ledger is a petition signed by Lincoln
Second name, second column if your
eyesight is something speciaD and other
citizens to improve a road.
In the background is the desk on
which Lincoln wrote his Inaugural
Address in February. 1861. Also shown
is the Presidential seal with which
Lincoln stamped the Emancipation
Proclamation and other important doc
uments Of the Civil War period.
The flag draped a carriage that took
Lincoln to giant Republican rally in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

My FRIEND KNEW LINCOLN - Continued from !
a mass production Of essays titled. What Inter-
ests Me Most About Lincoln" set to work
happily wrote down nearly everything knew,
which by that time was quite lot.
A few days later when dropped in TO see Mr.
Swanson he showed me form that he had to
fill out in regard to his pension. He asked me
TO do it for him.
Can't see so good any more" he confessed
at last. You'll find everything you need to
know right here" He handed me worn manila
envelope. There were lot Of clippings and doc
uments inside. Halfway through the pile came
across a set Of papers detailing his service - in
the Spanish-American war. was shocked. Why.
MIR. Swanson was hardly even a contemporary of
Lincoln! He was born in 1887 in Manchester.
England and did not even enter the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

WORDS AMERICA LIVES BY: This series Of
stories behind Americas famous patriotic
slogans will resume next week with Stephen
Oecatur's ''0ur Country Right Or Wrong"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

States until 1867 two years after Lincons
death! All his stories were plain made up!
Its lie!'' | cried out. You lied when you
said you knew Lincoln!''
He didn't answer | whirled around. He was
sound asleep.
finished filling out the FORM Although was
mad. forced myself TO use my best printing.
| put the finished form on the table, folded the
other papers back in the envelope and went home,
feeling miserable.
The Reward
On the day before Lincoln's birthday my teacher
announced that my essay was the best in the
class. She wrote on my paper in red pencil.
You have really caught the human spirit of this
wonderful man who was one of our great preSi-
dents"
And as a reward. she gave me framed repro
duction of the Gettysburg Address.
was pleased that l had won the award but
the more looked at il the unhappier got. AS
mad as ! was at Mr.. Swanson. without him |
never would have won it. One afternoon tucked
il under my arm and walked down the street to
the candy store, opened the shabby door beside
it and climbed the long fight of dark, narrow
stairs that led TO MIR. SwanSon'S rooms. I found
him sitting in his rocker. told him about the
essay and showed him my prize.
''You helped me win it. want you to have it,
I said sheepishly, holding the frame out to MIR.
Swanson.
He patted my head and chuckIed. mo, boy
he said. you keep it. don't need it. Why. |
remember every word Of the Gettysburg Address
as though il was only yesterday. l can see Abe
now, standin' there with the wind liftin' the tails
Of his frock coat. Just before he climbed up on
that platform. he turned to me and said. -
sat down on footStool, put my arms around
my knees and began to listen. | hadn't quite
figured it out yet, but | knew that even though
Mr.. Swanson'S stories were all made up, he had
really known Lincoln.
He was truly one Of Abe's best friends - and
he had made him one of mine! ! have enjoyed
knowing both of them. The End
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

lMC0lN'S HOME In Springfield
Springfield, August 8, 1860. Law books
shown contain laws written by Lincoln
as a member Of the Illinois legislature.
The Lincoln home (above) is across
the street from the museum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18
DORIS FLEEsoN
Throngs on Trip West Called RoIIickino
And Bigger Than Those of Stevenson

SEATTLE, Wash. - Pres.
ident Eisenhower's soft sell"
Of peace and prosperity is
bringing out more king sized
crowds on this Western swing.
They have induced in the
candidate and his aides a
mood Of absolute confidence.
They are claiming another
sweep in States thought to be
battlegrounds-Mi inn esota,
Washington, Oregon and Cali
fornia.
Reporters make what checks
they can en- route, note the
many school children, catch
echoes of scattered boos. But
they all get an impression that
the aura is still there.
The difference of mood and
size of the crowds especially
strikes those who have been
travelling with Adlai Stevenson.
Stevenson has moments; he
has often evoked mass emo
ton. But the Eisenhower
crowds are bigger and they are
rollicking.
Stevenson, of course, has
the "hard sell"-the task of
arousing the customers to
face problems and demand
alternatives. He aims essen
TALLY at the mind. This is
Stevenson; he could not
change it if he would.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18

The Presidents best politics,
luckily for him, is what this
President does best. He soothes
and treasures.
His aim is TO make Steven-
son seem waspish and insecure.
The President is selling the
solid gold Cadillac. Stevenson
is looking under its hood, a
much less dazzling operation
than wheeling it along the
open road.
The President also comes
to the present group of States
in a psychologically more sat-
isfying position. He is here to
help Republican senatorial
candidates, spreading the
glitter and the gold of his
personality prodigally to make
them more acceptable to the
voter.
Stevenson frankly is relying
on the Democratic candidates
in the same States to help
him.
They are unquestionably for
him and share his view that
Eisenhower is a weak Presi-
dent. But in the hard game
OF politics. survival some
times dictates selflshness.
Until Senator Warren G.
Magnuson could be absolutely
sure Of his own pulling power,
ne was concentrating on his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18

county. said sonic blasts had
damaged the library so badly it
would have to be RACED.
Public Works Director Chester
James urged that an investiga-
ton be conducted to determine
whose planes caused the damage.
The desert town of Mojave has a
Marine Air Base at its outskirts,
Edwards Air Force Base 10 miles
southeast and a Naval Ordnance
test station Is miles north.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18
DORIS FLEEsON
Eisenhower, the Crowd Fuller

own problems. His private
polls now reflect the approxi-
mately 10000 more primary
votes he got than his OPP
ponent, Gov. Arthur B. Lang
lie. He has, in consequence,
beefed up his support Of Ste
venson; his aides. feel he can
pull Stevenson through.
The State Of Washington is,
Of course, more apt to be
Democratic than its neighbor,
Oregon. Also the big labor
vote has been aroused by a
right-to-work proposition on
the ballot this fall. This year
we got 'em registered, and
they'll all VOTE" one labor
leader insisted.
Gov. Langlie has so far
proved less formidable as a
campaigner than at first APP
peared. His high moral tone
has also been damaged, some
people believe. by his permit
ting a Langlie Senate commit
ting distribution of a deeply
personal attack on Magnuson.
This is a risky operation
against a man who likes peo-
pie and is liked by them,
regardless Of politics. The
American voter also tends to
shy away from such private
moral judgments. Even critics
OF the late New York Mayor
Jimmy Walker cheered when
he once said, IN match my
private life with any mans"