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Washington Markets Busy Getting Ready for Those Big Days Next Week
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Juicy, Tender Beefsteak
Suggested for Sunday;
Pork Still a Good Buy
Tangerines Now Arriving Daily
Along With Much Improved
Oranges and Grapefruit
By BETSY CASWELL,
Woman's Editor.
Washington markets are displaying the "calm before the storm."
There is very little news to be found wandering through them—appar
ently all the dealers are busy getting themselves ready for the big days
next week. Favors and confections featuring turkeys and similar items
are springing up all over the place; there are "specials” on nuts, shelled
and unshelled, and on table raisins. Cranberries and prepared cranberry
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■played. And there is a marked ab
sence of trade in turkeys, with every
*one whetting their appetite for the
bird on Thanksgiving Day!
Pork and beef continue to be good
buys. We suggest a beefsteak din
ner this Sunday as a change. Coun
try sausage and hams are inexpen
sive and very popular. Guinea hen,
squab and tiny little chickens are
there for the dinner party, or for
“"the person who doesn’t have to
•fount pennies. Rabbits, of course,
^Everywhere. Fish is, as usual, plen
tiful and cheap. I wish oyster crabs
^hadn’t become such a delicacy—I
^can remember in the old days when
»two or three or even more oyster
JJcrabs in one’s plate of oyster stew
jjfwas the accepted thing. We chil
dren used to beg them off the
^grownups, who didn’t think much
■•■of them! And now they must be
^ordered ahead of time and are priced
2;like all luxuries!
2 Lois of good sauerkraut going the
"Tounds—think of it the next time
Jyou buy spareribs. And freshly
^ground coconut and horseradish
Jwill lend zest to any dish calling for
2these ingredients. A supply of good
Jziippy New York State cheese should
(£be laid in for the holiday, too. It
Jean serve a dozen purposes.
2 Tangerines finally are beginning
* to arrive in quantity and are very
2 good for the first shipments. There
* are prickly pears—which I never
tknow what to do with—and fine
2 Bose and D'Anjou pears. Also some
* more of those Seckels from Cali
” fornia. Pomegranates, persimmons
’ and several varieties of grapes will
* add glamour to your fruit bowl. In
some specialty shops there are fresh
2 figs to be found, along with the
2 packaged kind. Oranges and grape
« fruit are getting better all the time.
- There seems to be a slight dif
l ference of opinion about tomatoes—
* in some markets they have jumped
well up in price; in others they
. have stayed at recent levels. Peas
* and lima beans are high (now’s the
time to use canned* but those faith
v ful old string beans—of which I
' am heartily tired—stay about the
same as usual. Salsify, carrots, small
yellow turnips, beets and spinach
won’t hurt your budget at all. Broc
coli looks a bit blowsy, but the
cauliflower heads are firm and
white.
SUNDAY DINNER MENU.
Cream of Tomato Soup
Croutons Ripe Olives
Broiled Sirloin Steak
French Fried Onions Succotash
Endive-Lettuce Salad
Cream Cheese Balls,
French Dressing
Mixed Fruits in Jelly
Caramel Cake Coffee
BROILED SIRLOIN STEAK.
1 steak, l*i-2 Inches thick.
% teaspoon salt.
Vi teaspoon fresh black pepper.
6 tablespoons butter.
2*4 tablespoons lemon juice.
5 tablespoons minced watercress.
Few drops Worcestershire sauce.
Have the oven very hot—500 de
grees. Wipe the steak with a damp
cloth and place it on a greased hot
broiler rack. Sear for three to four
minutes on one side; turn steak
over and sear other side. Reduce
heat to moderate, 350 degrees, and
broil, leaving the broiler door open,
for 10 to 12 minutes if you like the
steak very rare. Otherwise, broil
for 15 to 20 minutes. Place steak
on a hot platter. Cream the butter,
salt, pepper, lemon juice, minced
watercress and Worcestershire sauce
together and spread over the steak
while it is still piping hot. Serve
at once, garnished with sprigs of
watercress.
FRENCH FRIED ONIONS.
Wash and peel four or five large,
mild onions. Slice into Vi-inch
slices and separate into rings. Dip
rings in Vi cup milk and then into
V4 cup flour that has been seasoned
with salt and pepper. Fry in hot
deep fat for four to six minutes,
until lightly browned, and drain on
unglazed paper before serving.
MIXED FRUIT IN JELLY.
Buy a lemon-flavored prepared
gelatin. Follow directions on pack
age for dissolving and work first
with half of the gelatin. Pour dis
solved gelatin into bottom of a
mold and let set until almost firm.
Place on this layer, in an attractive
pattern, segments of tangerines,
seedless grapes, sliced bananas,
canned Bing cherries and cubed
canned pjneapple. Dissolve the re
mainder of the gelatin and pour
over the fruit. Let all set until firm.
Unmold and serve with cream.
Charming Two-Piece Suit
For School or Business
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By BARBARA BELL,
Made up in bright wool, velveteen
or faille in one color or contrast,
this gay little two-piece dress is
tailored enough to wear in the sta
dium, and go to tea or cocktails
afterward. And it’s smart for busi
ness and classroom, too—a perfect
example of the softer tailored style
that is smartest of the smart! The
skirt has plenty of swing and ripple.
The Jack^-blouse is very small
at the waist with a modified pep
lum that breaks into saucy fullness
at the back. It buttons straight up
to the throat, and has a beguiling
"little boy” collar, extremely be
coming to the slim and young. The
pattern Includes both long and
short sleeves. It is easy to make,
and a step-by-step sew chart comes
with it.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1858-B
is designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18
and 20. Corresponding bust meas
urements 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38. Size
14 (32) requires 2K yards of 54-inch
fabric for long sleeves. With short
sleeves, 4% yards of 36 or 39 inch
fabric.. 2H yards to line. % yard
contrasting.
What to give—what to wear?
Send 15 cents for our Pall and Winter
Pattern Book. It gives more than 100
fascinating answers to these im
portant questions! You’ll be en
chanted to see how easy and eco
nomical it is to make the smart
gifts and clothes, by using these
simple, accurately cut, beautifully
styled patterns!
t.
BARBARA BELL,
Washington Star.
Inclose 35 cents in «Mns for
pattern No. 1858-B. Size.
Name _...
Address ...-—
(Wrap coins securely in paper.)
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An Expert Shows How It Is Done ...
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1. A TURKEY, a sharp knife and a person
who knows the procedure make for good carv
ing. George Arrieu, maitre de hotel of New
York’s Park Lane, shows the procedure. The
first move is that above: Outlining the drum
stick and second joint with tip of knife.
2. LIFT THE SECTION to a separate plate
(a couple of extra plates come in handy, even
for expert carvers), then separate the first
joint, or drumstick, from the second joint with
a slicing, twisting motion of the knife. Serve
the drumsticks whole to the children.
3. DARK MEAT—Almost everybody likes
at least a slice of it—comes off the second joint,
so cut it off in thin slices. With every two
slices of dark meat, says M. Arrieu, serve a
generous slice of white ‘meat, a big spoonful of
dressing, some gravy and tart sauce.
4. FINALLY, dislodge the wings, if you
haven’t used them in the gravy or the stuffing.
Turn the bird so the neck faces you, dig the
fork beneath where the wing was, and slice the
white meat from the breastbone toward the
wing, then pivot, and slice the other side.
Answering
Reader’s
Query
Bright Red Dress
In Good Taste
Nowadays
By EMILY POST.
Dear Mrs. Post: Is there anything
questionable about the color red in
clothes? I like red and wear a great
deal of it, because it is more becom
ing to me th^n any other color. The
other evening I went to an organi
zation dinner in a dinner dress that
was red. The dress was conserva
tively cut, and I think very suitable
as well as becoming. During the
evening, however. I heard some one
refer to me as "the woman in red”
and I didn’t think the manner in
which this was said sounded es
pecially complimentary, which is why
I am writing to you about it.
Answer—Bright colors have come
into fashion everywhere during the
last few years! In the present day,
bright red is worn by even the most
conservative. In other words, eve
ning dresses and summer dresses of
vivid colors are no longer conspicu
ous. To see an older woman wearing
a bright red dress on the street in
winter, or a bright red dress at a
public gathering where every one
else is in dark street clothes, would
be conspicuous, of course. But un
less at your organization dinner
everybody else was in street dress,
I see no impropriety in the fact
that your dress was red. (You your
self said it was conservatively cut!)
Miniature Furniture
Display Is Helpful
And Interesting
Standing outside of the display
window of a local store, we suddenly
realized how it must feel to be a
giant. For there, Inside the case,
were three rooms completely fur
nished with the most exquisite
pieces, all so tiny that you could
hold each article in o®e hand.
This lovely display consisting of
bedroom, dining and living room
furniture in miniature is more than
Just a pleasing, doll-like exhibit.
Each piece is a model from which
life-size furniture is created, and
those same tables and chairs which
look as though they were made for
Liliputians can suddenly come to
life and adorn your home.
The three rooms are so complete
in every detail that those who stop
to stare are constantly amazed by
the resemblance to their own fur
nishings ... As one woman said,
looking into the living room, "Why
there’s a three-tiered table just like
mine! And I have china ornaments
on it, too.”
In the living room are not only
the required sofa, occasional chairs
and small tables, but added deco
rative touches. The book-filled sec
retary is complete down to the ink
well, a tiny table is abloom with
flowers, while table lamps, mirrors
and Chinese vases on the mantel
all add to the feeling of perfection
Fireplaces in the living and dining
rooms are equipped with andirons
and logs that seem ready to light
and in the latter room the deli
cately fashioned table has a lifelike
floral centerpiece.
Simple but exquisite furnishing!
make the bedroom a real delight
from the tiny pictures on the wal
to the canopied bedspread and th«
tiny slippers on the floor . . . Tc
describe all the furnishings woule
be a difficult task, and one thal
could not possibly do the displaj
justice. However, for a delightful
few minutes you couldn’t do bet
ter than to stop and look at thesi
fairy-like rooms. Not only will yoi
find them fascinating as an ex
hibit, but from them you are llkel]
to gather ideas for the furnishing
or rearranging of your own home
Being shown this week in the dis
play window, it goes into the fur
niture department of the shop foi
the following seven days. . . . S<
you have bo excuse for missing It
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Dorothy Dix Says—
Ending One’s Life Is the Coward’s
Way Out of Responsibilities
| Dear Miss Dix: I am a young
I man of 19 so discouraged with life
that I am thinking of ending it. I
have a small business that makes a
modest living for me, but I have a
family dependent upon me. I can
get along with the job and the fam
! ily, but the problem is that I have
a sweetheart whom I love very much
and would like to marry and the
catch is that the job doesn’t include
a living for another person. I have
an insurance policy that would net
my family a tidy sum and also an
other one that would take care of
my sweetheart if I were dead. In a
short while they would get over the
hurt of losing me and go their way
in the pursuit of individual happi
ness, with a secure future that in no
other way can I provide. Do you
think that I am wise in deciding
that the best solution of my prob
lem for all concerned is to get acci
dentally killed in the near future?
A PUZZLED YOUTH.
Answer—No. A thousand times
no. Put such a cowardly thought
out of your mind and never let it
enter it again. Suicide is the quit
ter's way out and I am sure that
apu, who have already had the
srength and courage to do a man's
■ork in the world while still a boy,
■ill have courage enough to stand
■> and fight the battle of life to
Ke end.
Vf you will try looking at your
c^e dispassionately you will won
der why you have let yourself be
come so discouraged. If you knew
another boy who, at the age of 19,
had worked up a business of his own
that would support himself and his
dependent family, wouldn’t you
think that he should be rejoicing
over his success instead of bewailing
his failure? Wouldn’t you think
that any boy of that age who had
shown that much business ability,
that much energy and initiative and
push was virtually dead certain to be
one of our leading merchants in 10
years’ time and probably destined
to die a millionaire? You know that
is the way you would size up any
stranger.
It is hard lines on any boy who
has the burden of his family on his
back while he «is still a mere child,
but this need not be such a crush
ing load if you will use some com
mon sense and grit in adjusting it.
If your mother and father are old
and helpless, it is, of course, your
duty to support them. But it is no
part of your duty to support a lot
of brothers and sisters who are just
as able to work as you are.
And at 19 you are so young. So is
the girl you are in love with. You
are too young to marry if you were
as rich as the Rockefellers, so why
make such a tragedy of having to
wait a year or two, or three or four,
for that matter, until you are in a
position to marry? By that time
you will know your own minds and
be far more sure of having a suc
cessful marriage than if you mar
ried now.
So brace up, son. What you need
is a week's rest and a dose of liver
medicine. Take ’em both and you
will never think again about being
a willing victim to an automobile
speeder.
Beginner in Music
The piano Is the mo6t logical
instrument for the beginner in
music, according to Jo6ef Hof
mann, the concert artist.
“II I were a beginner and had
the choice of any existing music
making instrument, I would select
the piano,” he once said.
“Why? Because the first stages In
the study of the piano are by far
simpler and easier than those of
any other instrument I happen to
know: thereby making it possible
for a mere beginner to play a piece
tunefully which, of course, is pleas
ing and satisfying not only to the
performer, but to his neighbors as
well!”
New Canape
To make cheese canapes to serve
with cocktails, try this: Spread
thinly roJed pie crust with equal
portions of Roquefort and pimiento
cheese. Roll up like tiny pinwheels.
Cut off quarter-inch slices and bake
them, flat, for five minutes in a
moderate oven. They are good warm
or cold.
1/ nusual Patchwork Quilt
By BARONESS PIANTONI.
Wait! Don’t throw out those scraps of material that seem useless.
Remember the patchwork jquilt! Any odd pieces of cloth can make an
attractive quilt—if you have a good pattern. Today’s design is not only
charming but simple to make, too. Composed entirely of triangles and
squares, many figures can be cut at one time. Keep your colors bright
for a gay effect.
To obtain this pattern, send for No. 1377 and inclose IS cents in
stamps or coin to cover service and postage. Address orders to the Needle
work Editor of The Eyenlng Star.
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Teasing Will 1
Break Up
A Habit
Rough Treatment
From Playmate
# Not Resented
By ANGELO PATRI.
"Whoops! Here comes Tom and
his thumb.”
"You better stop calling me that,
you.”
"You what? What’ll you do
about it? Suck your thumb? Tom
and his thumb.”
"I’m going to tell my mother on
you.”
"Sure. Tom and his thumb are
going in to tell his mother Tom
sucks his thumb.”
When Tom Went to his mother she
said. "It’s too bad, they are so
mean, Tommy. Just stay and play
in the yard and don’t mind them.
Maybe you could keep your thumb
out of your mouth and then they
wouldn’t tease you about it.”
“I do keep my thumb out of my
mouth.”
"Not all the time. You had it in
your mouth when you went out and
that's what made the boys tease you.
Just go and play nicely with your
building boards. Nail up the back of
the hut.”
“I want to play with the boys,
I don’t want to stay by myself.”
"All right, go play with them.
Why not?”
"You come make them stop mak
ing fun of me, then.”
“No. If you don’t do things that
make you look funny they won’t
call you names and make fun of i
you. Keep your thumb where it■
belongs.”
I do. And If they say I don t
I’ll punch them good.”
“That might help,” said mother
calmly. "Go out anyway. It is a
good day and you’re missing it in
doors.”
Tom went out, watchfully. He
sidled up to three of his friends
who were rolling stones into line
for a fort. Without a word he
picked his stone and began rolling
it toward the line.
"Thataboy, Tom! Push her over ;
here,” yelled Ronald enthusias
tically.
Tom rolled her. He had a good
time for the rest of the afternoon,
too busy to think about his thumb,
or to forget about it, rather.
"I felt sorry for him,” said his
mother to his father that night,
“but I thought that he might learn
from their teasftig what he doesn't
seem to get from our preaching.
He hasn’t had it in his mouth all
evening, and that’s something. But
as soon as he falls asleep in it will
go again.”
Take it out every time you see a
child asleep with the thumb in his
mouth. Gently withdraw it and say,
very quietly, “Keep your thumb
where it belongs.” By-and-by the
habit will pass, especially with his
playmates on the watch. It may
seem hard for the child to be
pointed at and teased about his
thumb-sucking, but it will make him
conscious of his habit faster than
anything I know. And the teasing
will stop as soon as he drops the
habit.
Children are not hurt by Just
treatment, ever. When their minds
accept the truth of the matter,
when they accept the justice of the
treatment they receive, the treat
ment, even when it is rough, leaves
no resentment. Children learn from
other children faster than they learn
from adults. Tom did.
Is your child a finicky, too
light eater? You will be greatly
helped by Angelo Patri’s book
let, “Eating.” Send for it, in
closing 10 cents in coin. Address
care of The Evening Star, Wash
ington, D. C.
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Good Companionship Rated
Higher Than Glamour in
Questionnaire on Girls
Gentlemen Prefer the Ladies
Who Are Good Comrades;
Beauty Not Prime Asset
By KAY CALDWELL and ALDEN HARRI80N.
Our files are jammed with notes we’ve made on a variety of subject*,
which we hope to pass along to you sooner or later. Many of these will
Snd a place in regular columns on specific subjects, but today we’re round
ing up a lot of tips and suggestions and giving them to you in a miscel
laneous shower.
Some of these notes were made as a result of letters from readers.
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after conversations with young peo
ple, or contacts with them at social
affairs. Still others have come from
unremembered sources. But among
them you’re sure to find something
which you, yourself, can read—and
heed.
So here goes—briefs from our
notebooks:
A questionnaire answered by men
reveals that "good companionship”
is a girl’s most attractive quality.
More than two men out of three
rated this characteristic as desir
able, while only 22 per cent listed
beauty as a necessary virture. Think
that over, you would-be glamour
girls!
Too many girls make the mistake
of wearing impressive Jewelry with
sports clothes. The casual outfit
calls for casual Jewelry—and the
less, the better.
If you want to improve your voice,
and would like to know how it
sounds, try standing in a corner with
your hands cupped over your ears.
Then speak into the corner, and
don’t be surprised if the result—
which is the voice other people hear
—sounds shriller than your voice
ordinarily sounds to you.
A friend with a candid camera
can perform an invaluable service
if you’ll have him take a lot of shots
of you when you aren’t aware of it.
One young man, after seeing such
a series of pictures, corrected three
habits which had been annoying his
acquaintances for years. One habit
was constantly curling his hair, an
other was twisting one foot behind
the other ankle, and the third was
sticking out his tongue when con
centrating. You may have just as
ridiculous habits if you only knew it.
anon. neavy Doys snouian t wear
double-breasted suits. A single
breasted coat with long lapels will
add to your apparent height and
decrease your width.
When dancing in summer, or on
a hot crowded floor in winter, a fel
low can earn the gratitude of his
partners by holding a clean hand
kerchief in his right hand. It ab
sorbs perspiration and keeps his
hand from soiling dainty summer
frocks or delicate evening gowns.
A good way to keep a letter from
sounding stilted and formal is to
read it aloud when writing it. This
is a particularly good idea with
bread-and-butter letters, thank-you
notes, letters of condolence and
similar “must" epistles.
If you sneeze or cough, it's nec
essary to say "Excuse me” only if
you have interrupted a conversa
tion. Otherwise, make no comment.
Looking for an informal party
idea? Why not have a half-dozen
couples stop at your house for sand
wiches and a hot drink after the
next football game? Or, if it's on
a Saturday, hold a pre-game bullet
luncheon. You won’t have to worry
about entertainment on an occa
sion like this—the grandstand quar
terbacks will provide itl
If your date’s an ice cream soda
fiend, mix one up for him the next
time he’» parking in your parlor.
A bottle of sparkling water, a little
sirup, ice cream and a dab of
whipped cream for the top, will
make his eyes bulge out in admir
ing amazement.
A place to play table tennis can
make your home the gang’s fa
vorite gathering spot. You need a »
clear space at least 10 feet wide,
and from 15 to 25 feet long. Two
strong lights should be centered
over the playing surfaces. You can
buy a plywood top, 9 feet by
5. and paint and line it your
self. Build your own table to sup
port it, or use a couple of sawhorses
30 inches high.
—
A vacuum bottle full of hot coffee
1 or chocolate tastes awfully good at
a football game on a chilly Novem
ber day!
Painting house numbers on curb
stones was the novel method of
earning spending money evolved by
a high school boy on the West Coast.
He had a set of tin numbers, and
he painted around the proper cnes
with yellow paint, then filled in
tne numerals with black.
^jProtectsBab?MieaTu^^*B^T^^Si
with whiter, fresher.
and sweeter rarments, / ■
beddinr. and bottles. | ■ J
Doctors know
calming effect .
of this great aid A
-to relief of taut j
nerves. Whole- ■
some and satis- |
fying. Helps^
appetite.
A cube
makes
cup in
stantly.
MAKE SMACKING GOOD STEWS
Stews, soups, gravies, have twice
the tastiness when you add zestful
STEERO. Dissolves instantly in
hot water. Buy STEERO at your
grocer’s. New 5*cube 10< size and
12-cube size contain free coupon
for marvelous recipe book.
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1. BIROS EYE TURKEYS are plump
er. 10% more white meat on every
bird. Grade A—U. S. Government
inspected. Cleaned, drawn, no pin
feathers. And Guaranteed.
2. STUFFING? Yes’m. Real, oceen
fla vo red BirdsEyeBluepoint Oysters
...And here’s your chance to serve
the amazing Birds Eye Corn-on
the-Cob. FARM-FRESH!
3.SQUASH is aThankagiving“mustH
for many women. Birds Eye Squash
comes ready to heat and serve. M ar
velous for easy-to-make pies, too.
4. WHEE-E-E . . . STRAWBERRY
SHORTCAKE! Mad* with hoaeat-to
goodneaa FIELD-FRESH atrawber
ries.BirdsEya,ofcouraa^Chaap,too!)
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