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1 XIANK. YOU NOTE.”
(from Mm. M. A. E., Washington.)
To Mr*. B. H. S.. North Beach. Md„
tny sincere thanks to you for coming
«o promptly to my rescue with the
copy of ‘ Imperfectus.” If you've
ever experienced the frustration of a
loet chord in music, of an unfinished
story, or an incompleted canvas, and
then after years of searching help
lessly for the finale, to find it sud
denly within your grasp, you will
understand the joy that your kind
ness has brought to Mrs. M. A. E„
<E. B. E >
To R. C. H.. my deep appreciation
for your page and the wonderful
help it is to us women in its ex
change of ideas, recipes and
memories.
HAND SAVER.
(from Mrs. H. M. F., Arlington.)
Mrs. K. J., asks what she can do
When a chronic skin condition re
quires that she keeps her hands
away from water and yet rubber
gloves irritate the skin. I believe
she will find she can use rubber
gloves without irritation or too
much inconvenience if she will buy
the thin latex gloves about two
siaes larger than usual Uhey are
found at drugstores) and especially
will use under them the thin cos
metic gloves which can be bought in
at le^st one large department store.
Talcum powder under the cotton
and gloves might be a further help
This attyice was given me by a
dermatologist.
MONTICELLO APPLE
PAN DOWDY.
(From Mrs. T. A. C., Washington.)
Six apples, l'i cups molasses, 1
teaspopn nutmeg, 2 teaspoons cin
namon, t2 teaspoon ground cloves,
pie crust. Pare and core apples, cut
in small pieces. Cover with cold
water and let stand for 10 minutes.
Remove apples from water and
drain. Place apples in buttered bak
ing dish and cover with the molasses
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and spices. Cover the top with a pie
crust and bake in moderate oven
350 degrees until done, about one
hour. When cold, break the crust
into the apple mixture and place on
the fire to simmer for a few minutes.
When well cooled serve with cream.
* * * *
GUPPIES.
(From Mr. W. P„ Alexandria.)
To Mrs. E. B. C., Washington, on
the raising of guppies: First of all,
if you do not have one, I would sug
gest that you get a rectangular tank
which has a capacity of 2% or 5 gal
lons. Then put in plenty of floating
plants, such as cabomba or myrio
phyllum. (Be sure that the plants
are thoroughly washed.) These
plants can usually be bought by the
bunch at the “dime" store and they
are recognized by their fine, hairlike
leaves. The plants provide a hiding
place for the young, as the parents
are very cannibalistic. Set up your
tank and let the water age for a
few day* Let me say here that un
less something happens that sours
the water, you NEVER need to
change it. All that is necessary to
do is to add water to make up for
evaporation. In fact, too many water
changes are definitely harmful to
the fish. Be sure that you have a
pair of guppies. The male can be
recognized by his bright colors, while
Two Sides in Marriage
By Fredric and Alice Fox Pitts
THE HUSBAND:
Poxy just loves to «ee things
wear out—so she can go and buy
new ones. And If they don't wear
out fast enough she accelerates the
process.
'I-he wins:
i I’m tired of being lectured on
! economy.
I market carefully, and the food
11 waste in a month wouldn't make
a meal for a
When she tires
of a particular
dress It's uncan
ny how a nasty
blueberry stain
or a horrible cig
arette bum—ei
ther one entirely
accidental — will
make it absolute
ly unwear able
Of course, she
has to replace it
immediately.
If the lawn
squirrel. I’ve al
ways turned the
collars on Fred
dy’s shirts, and
•since shoddy
hand kerchiefs
went up to 29
cents I’ve been
making them out
of old shirt tails.
But I will not go
in for the penny
pinching Freddy
advocates.
If I throw out
mower pusnes a bit hard, Foxy runs
It through the gravel on the drive
way and then shows me it's too
dull to be sharpened, so “We ll just
have to buy a new one.”
The smaller children swung on
the refrigerator door and Foxy
made no protest. When it finally
broke off she snickered in glee,
for she thought that meant a new
refrigerator. (I fooled her on that
one; I bought new hinges.)
I’ve seen dozens of canning jars
stacked for the trashman and
dozens of new ones delivered to our
house. To me it seemed wasteful,
but the only explanation I could get
was "wrong kind.”
Last week Foxy went to a book
sale and brought back 16 books.
There just wasn’t shelf space in
the house for them, so she tossed
out 16 old ones.
When the children break a toy
they ran to Foxy and howl with
joy as she tells them, "That’s all
right. Mother will get you a new
one."
To the least remonstrance against
her reckless spending Foxy tosses
her head and proclaims, “What
good is money except for what it
will buy?” And buy she does until
the cash runs out. Then, strangely
enough, she puts as much zest into
doing without as she normally does
on spending. It’s a strange philos
ophy and very trying on a husband
who was brought up to save his
pennies for a rainy day.
an empty vinegar bottle he dives,
into the trash can to retrieve it.
After letting it drip 15 minutes he
has proved that I wasted seven
drops of vinegar (worth, at generous
estimate, one-tenth of a mill). And
he’ll do a two-hour jobbie unravel
ing the string on a package that a
careful sender has tied into every
knot known to an Eagle Scout.
To defer the evil day when he
must buy new pajamas he’s been
wearing a shirt to bed, and any one
knows what thrashing around all
night will do to a shirt. If he’d
buy a few spare pairs of socks I
could apply the stitch in time policy.
He thinks it’s cheaper to buy a pair
at a time and wear them until
they’re ground into shreds. (That's
why he still wears spats 20 years
after they’ve gone out of fashion.)
If I step into the dining room he
turns out the kitchen light to save
electricity. Coming back into Stygian
darkness a minute later I knock
over a quart of milk. Is that econ
omy?
But when Freddy buys a new car
it’s the highest price make on the
market. That’s not extravagance.
Oh, no! Freddy says he “saves on
repays in the long run.” Maybe so.
All I know is he couldn't afford a
fancy car if I squandered money as
recklessly as he seems to think.
I’m in favor of economy, genuine
economy, but I balk at saving
cheeseparings and candle ends.
Foxy adores people; Freddy doesn’t. Letters addressed to them
in care of The Evening Star will be answered by Foxy. We can’t
predict a thing about Freddy.
With Needle and Thread
_ . -.—-r—
By Peggy Roberts
Flower spray of pink roses and
purple violets make this one-piece
blouse an important item in your
summer wardrobe. The blouse is
quickly made and easy to embroider.
Pattern envelope contains hot
iron transfers for 2 designs plus a
tissue pattern for sizes 14, 16 and 18.
Our 60-page multicolored book of
Needle Arts containing five free pat
terns, and many other suggesstions
for dressing up your home and
yourself is now available. Send your
request for this book to the address
listed below, inclosing twenty cents
<20c) in coins to cover the cost and
mailing charges.
Send 15 cents (coin) for Pattern
No. R2247 to Needle Arts Dept., The
Washington Star, P. O. Box 172,
Station D, New York 3, N. Y. Please
Include your postal zone number.
1518
3^52
By Barbara Bell
Destined for the star role in sum
mer wardrobes is this charming
afternoon dress designed for the
slightly heavier figure. Gentle
shoulder gathers give a dainty
feminine look—the gored skirt is
easily made and fits to perfection.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1518 is
designed for sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44,
46, 48, 50 and 52. Size 38 requires
3% yards of 39-inch fabric.
For the pattern, send 25 cents, in
j coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. O.
Box 99, Station G, New York 19,
N. Y.
the female is plain. Put your fish
in the tank, feed them once a day,
all the food they will eat in FIVE
MINUTES. This is important, as
overfeeding will cause the water to
sour and kill your fish. Purchase
your food from the pet shop, not
from the "dime’’ store. When the
young are born remove the parents
to another tank. It is advisable to
keep fish together only if they are
equal in size, as the larger fish might
make a meal of the smaller. Feed
the young brine shrimp (brine
shrimp eggs may be bought at the
pet shop with complete instructions
for hatching) and dust fine fish food
three times a day, remembering not
to put too much food in at a time.
When the young grow enough, feed
them the same as the parents.
(From Mrs. I. S., Vienna, Va.)
In answer to Mrs. E. B. C., Wash
ington, I am just an amateur but will
try to give you some information
about guppies. I would like to hear
others' experiences with them and
also with other kinds of tropical fish
which would be easy to raise, as I
am planning to buy some in a few
months.
Having several females, I do not
know exactly how often each one has
little ones, but it must be quite often.
The baby guppies have to be re
moved or else the adults will eat
them. I use a tropical fish food
and sift some through a fine mesh
tea strainer for the little ones and
then feed the adults the balance
that is left in the strainer. They all
should be fed once a day not more
than they will eat in about 15 min
utes. Too much feed will sour the
water.
If you keep snails, the water has
to be changed only when it becomes
very murky. Perhaps you will notice
your snails multiplying also if the
water is not changed too often. The
little snails look like small dots to
begin with.
You should have sand or small
gravel on the bottom of your aqua
rium, and growing plants are good
for the health of the fish, too. Do not
let your aquarium have more than
an hour’s direct sun every day. A
light glass cover raised slightly for
air will keep dust from the water.
When adding water to replace that
lost from evaporation, let it stand
in a bottle for about a half hour so
that it will be the same temperature
as that in the bowl.
* * * *
DANISH PASTRY?
(From Mrs. J. M. S., Laurel, Md.)
Please help me by asking some of
your readers for a recipe for Danish *
pastry.
“THANK YOU" NOTE.
(From Mrs. M. R. B., Mount
Rainier, Md.)
Re playpen problem. Thanks to
E. G. C., Greenbelt, Md., for her
helpful suggestions regarding the
playpen problem. I am following
her advice, but find baby still has a
fear of the vastness above her, even
though I'm sitting down next to her.
Temporarily I will abandon the idea,
then start from scratch in a week or
so.
* * * *
"CONSERVATION" COOKIE.
(From Mrs. C. E. S„ Bethesda.)
For the benefit of Mrs. J. A. S.,
and any one else who in these con
servation days is interested in a
delicious cookie that takes almost
no fat or wheat, I repeat the recipe
for Lace Wafers which came to me
originally through this column.
Two tablespoons shortening, 1 cup
sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, 2 eggs, Vi
teaspoon salt, Vi teaspoon nutmeg,
2H cups oatmeal, 2Vi teaspoons
baking powder, 1 teaspoon va
nilla. Cream shortening and
sugar. Add beaten egg. Mix salt,
nutmeg, oatmeal, flour and baking
powder and add to first mixture.
Mix well. Add vanilla. Drop by tea
spoonful on greased cookie sheet
about 2 inches apart as they spread
while baking. Bake at 350 degrees,
12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly
browned. Remove at once with spa
tula.
Smooth Ways to 'Rough It1
So you want to get away
from it all? Well, there's
no better antidote for that
type of feeling than hieing
yourself to the mountains.
Horace Greeley said, "Go
West, young man," and we're
not the person to contradict
the gentleman, but we will
soy that the East has more
than a goodly share of
mountainous terrain. In
fact, the Poconos chain and
the Adirondacks are the
base upon which several in
terior decorators have
worked out new designs, and
the above pictures show
what can be done to make a
mountain retreat a really
sumptuous spot for hot and
humid days out of town.
We asked the decorators
about three new rooms—two
of which are shown—that
they had whipped up, and
discovered several things
that ought to be passed on.
Extensive use has been made
Beef Tongue Good, Cold or Hot
With many meats hard to get in
>ome sections, it is well to be on the
ookout for the more unusual items
;hat crop up unexpectedly in the
market from time to time. Beef
xpngue is one of these—and it can be
prepared so that it is equally good
hot or cold, and therefore does
iouble duty in the home.
Men, as a rule, like tongue and an
amateur chef I know has worked
put a special recipe for cooking one
that I long have cherished in my
ales.
First, buy a large, fresh tongue
and have the butcher trim it, re
moving any roots and fibers. Wash
it well, put it in a kettleful of cold
water and let it come to a boil. Let
it boil for five minutes only, take it
put of the water and cool it enough
By the Chef
to take off the outer skin. Put it in
a large bowl.
Now, pour 1 cup of spiced vinegar
or spiced wine—use allspice, pepper,
cloves, ginger and a nubbin of
crushed garlic—over the tongue and
soak four hours, turning occasionally.
Heat a Dutch oven or similar con
tainer and put into it a tablespoon of
bacon drippings or other fat. Take
the tongue from the liquid, flour it
lightly and brown it quickly in the
heated Dutch oven, with one large
chopped onion. After it is browned
on all sides, pour in the liquid in
which it had been soaking, add 2
cups of boiling water and let it all
cook slowly.
As it cooks along, add '2 cup of
tomato juice or pulp. 2 grated car
rots, >2 cup of chopped celery, half a
bay leaf, a teaspoon of salt and a
good dash of pepper. Cook the
tongue for two to two and one half
hours, depending upon its size, then
remove it to a platter, reduce the
gravy and serve this from a side dish
as the tongue is passed.
By keeping the gravy separate,
you can use the leftover tongue
cold the next day in several dif
ferent ways. It is fine cut into
julienne strips in a chef’s salad; it
makes wonderful lunch box sand
wiches; it may be cut in cubes and
jellied to make a tongue-aspic ring:
it may be chopped fine and mixed
with a little mayonnaise and horse
radish to make cocktail appetizers.
I also have mixed the minced tongue
with blue cheese to stuff celery stalks
as a warm weather first course for
supper.
Paris Came to Washington
Paris came to Washington this'
week when Charles Armour, Ameri
can designer, staged his show of
original Paris couturier designs in a
local hotel. Fashion-minded Wash
ington women were the first in the
Nation to be allowed to view this
show of Parisian styles and their ap
preciation was evidenced in the at
mosphere of high excitment and ex
pectation which accompanied the
show.
Charles Armour in his introduc
tory speech emphasized the ex
tremely trying conditions under
which these costumes were designed
and executed. Parisian artistry is
tragically hindered by lack of food
and fuel, along with other great
hardships. Coupled with these basic
lacks, are the shortages which di
rectly hinder the making of fash
ions. A fabric shortage that is des
perate, no machinery, and little ma
terial with which to do the neces
sary dyeing of fabrics in order to
achieve effects, are only a few. The
designs presented here were made
stitch by stitch with icy cold fingers,
in frigid salons, often by couturiers
and seamstresses who had not had
sufficient food in many months.
Despite circumstances, as Mr. Ar
mour pointed out, the love of the
French for fashion artistry could
not be stifled. Today they are again
engaged in creating costumes which
will be influential in setting the
world-wide fashion pace.
The designs shown were rendered,
for the most part, by Paris designers
whose names have been famous for
many years in this country. How
ever, it was of interest that several
were presentations of young de
signers who started dress making
only at the close of the war. These
new contributions appeared to be
equally important in the line-up
with the well known designers’.
Among the French haute couture
represented were Jean Patou, Schia
parelli, Balenciaga, Jeanne Lanvin,
Fath, a young designer, and a num
ber of others.
From the Paris costumes, with
their extreme lines, exquisite draped
By Jane Clark
effects, and Intricate detailing, will
come American adaptations. It is
true that Parisian dress is, in most
instances, too extreme for the
American woman’s taste. How-'
ever, Paris’ ability to set style trends
in this country, based on extreme1
pace setting designs, is surely their1
role in tomorrow's fashion world.
Outstanding details among the:
models shown, and those which will j
definitely influence the Fall fashion
picture were capes, soft shoulder \
draped effects on coats, brief flowing
capelike suit coats over slim skirts,
intricate dress drapery through the
waist and bustlines, widely winged
sleeves, and much back interest in
evening and street dress through the
use of button closings, bustle drap
eries, and hipline draped fullness.
The women in the audience gasped
audibly over the daringly low cut
necklines on many of the dresses.
However, they relaxed when they
saw that in the American adapta
tions of these dresses the same
beautifully cut necklines were used
—but modified in the lowness of the
cut or filled in softly with shadowy
or lacy materials. The lingerie and
blouses were, perfect examples of
the traditionally beautiful work
manship of French seamstresses.
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The lingerie was delicately hand ap
pliqued in satin designs. The
blouses featured hand tucked yokes,
fronts, and other fine self trim de
tail. The longer hemline was ob
vious in everything that was shown.
Color was used with a daring and
brilliant hand in the linings and
blouses of the suits and coats.
Corduroy, a cotton fabric, natur
ally is more prevalent in Paris. This
material was used for a bright
green raincoat and hood which was
lined in a gay cotton print. Its
use in many other designs was
stressed. Another interesting ma
terial was a hand woven cotton.
This was used in the styling of a
simple shirt type dress with a wrap
around skirt. Rare, pure dye silk*
and satins were used sparingly, kept
for the most part for blouses.
Mr. Charles Armour's own inter
pretations of the Paris designs will
be presented again in his Pall show
ings. These will be available, loc
ally, at the Washington store which
sponsored this Paris display.
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Love is a Wonderful Thing!
THIS WIFE IS SMART. She knows how to guard her mar
riage happiness... never endangers it by cardtttnest about
feminine hygiene. Yes, her doctor told her that “now-and
then” care isn’t enough. He advised using Lysol disin
fectant for douching—always. Cleanses thoroughly. De
odorizes. A proved germ-killer—far more dependable than
salt, soda, or other homemade solutions. Yet so gentle
for douching, it won’t harm sensitive vaginal tissues—
just follow easy directions. More women use Lysol for
feminine hygiene than any other method. Try it.
For Feminine Hygiene use —always
CotrHfhl. 194ft. br Laba A Flak Prednet* Cert,
of cooling colors, such os
greens and blues. Pennsyl
vania Dutch pine furniture
has been used throughout
all of the rooms. Odd bibe
lots have been fitted in, to
lend a charming and per
sonal touch. The little odd
table in front of the fireplace
is a cobbler's bench which
has been done over.
The rumpus room, which
houses a smart bar arrange
ment, is also used for din
ing. Don't let the false
front of the separated wall
cupboard deceive you! The
back of the bottom half
houses all of the parapher
nalia which goes into the
serving of drinks. Maple
furniture has been mixed
with pine and the Penn
Dutch theme abounds.
Breakfastware painted with
houses, trees, quaint figures
carries out the motif.
—Eleni Sakes.
.CONSTIPATED?,
TRY
V USUAUY BRINGS I
I COMFORTING RELIEF IN 1 HOUR I
Why Grow
By Josephine Lawman
Today practically every one knows
Lhat overweight and a short life
span seem to be connected. Of
course, there are exceptions but
statistics high light this fact to such
an extent that we must take it seri
ously. Your body works under a
much greater strain when you have
too many pounds and your organs as
well as your curves are encased in
fatty deposits!
Overweight makes you more sus
ceptible to the degenerative diseases
of middle age and predisposes you to
fatigue, awkward movement, fallen
arches, broken veins in the legs,
backache and skin and hair troubles.
If you are the unhappy possessor of
too many pounds this is a splendid
time of year to lose them. Summer
is Just around the calender and you
will go through the hot weather
more comfortably as you become
slimmer. You will once again be
able to enjoy sports and outdoor
life and movement will no longer
be a burden.
If you have a great deal of weight
to lose I think it will help you to
stick to a routine if you will break
the long Journey back to correct
weight up into small pieces. If you
have 50 pounds to lose it will take
from four to five months to do so
safely and beautifully, without re
sulting flabbiness and loss of vitality.
Think of the period in terms of a
month at a time.
At first you can go on a 'well
planned but rigid diet which gives
you a loss of from five to ten pounds
in nine days time and provides about
a thousand calories a day. A quick
loss at the beginning of a long
period of reduction is encouraging
to the reducer.
Exercise should play an important
part in your weight loss routine
unless there is some organic or
systemic condition which makes
this inadvisable. Exercise is vital
because it firms the body as you
lose pounds and thus avoids flabbi
ness. It is also a great aid in dis
tributing weight attractively. If you
will concentrate on exercises which
are corrective to the measurements
most out of proportion you will
achieve a loss in inches which would
be impossible otherwise.
Today I give you a mild abdominal
exercise. Sit on the floor with your
legs straight. Bend the elbows and
lean back on the lower arms. While
in this position bend the left knee
up close to the stomach. Kick tovferd
the ceiling with the left leg. straight
ening the left knee. Lower the left
leg to the floor with a stiff knee.
Do the same thing with the right
leg and continue, alternating left
and right.
If you wish to have my “Nine
Day Diet,” which gives you a loss of
from five to ten pounds (depending
on your metabolism) send a stamped
self-addressed envelope with your
request for leaflet No. 39 to Jose
phine Lowman in care of The Eve
ning Star,
r Do YOU suffer from
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Taken thruout the month — Pink
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sistance against such symptoms. Also
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I
In the sun-drenched orchards
of Santa Clara V'alley grow the
world’s most wonderful prunes!
Prunes not hurried off the trees
—but left there till the sun itself
ripens them to perfection. Extra
sweet—extra-plump, extra-ius
cious prunes—thanks to those ex
tra hours of sunshine!
Only such tree-ripened prunes
are fine enough forSunsweet Prune
Juice. Only such prunes can ...
Treat yourself today to the
special “live” flavor of Sunsweet
Prune Juice!
So delicious, so rich a prune
juice has never crossed your lips
before!
Naturally sweet—nothing added
—Sunsweet is all pure prune juice.
Rich in iron, too. It's one of the
most healthful of all fruit juices!
No wonder Sunsweet is Amer
ica’s favorite prune juice 3 to 1.
Try it today! So good —so good
for you 1
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