Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1933, Page 23

MAGAZINE PAGE. s Odd-Piece Silverware Cases BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. l U HANDLES OF ALTERNATE PIECES OF SILVER SHOULD EXTEND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS CASE to hold pieces of flat silverware which are odd in sizes and shapes has been Te- quested by readers, so many of whom sent in for of cases for knives, forks and spoons. A diagram pattern has been made for the odd-piece silverware case offered to- day. It is 10 cents. The knife, fork and spoon case pattern is 10 cents also, or the two can be had for 15 cents and a self-addressed and stamped envelope. Please protect coins sent so they carry safe Direct requests to Lydia Le Baron Walker, care of this paper. Measure the length of the longest piece of silver to go into the case, and cut the material deep enough to hold it. Allow enough extra material to fold over the silver at top and bottom. At one side, cut the case wider between portions allowed for these turnings. When the case is filled and the extra material at top and bottom is turned over the silver, this extra wide side- piece forms a flap. To the center edge of this flap sew a piece of tape match- ing that used to bind the edges of the case. Use the tape to wind about the case and tle the ends together to pre- vent the case from unrolling. Before binding the edges of the case, cut a strip of the material approxi- mately 2 inches in width and bind it along all edges but one of the narrow ends. Baste this strip to the case por- tion across the center, having the un- bound end come at the straight side of he pattern | the case and the bound end on a line THE EVENING NATURE"’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Bluets. Houstonia coerulea. UAKER-LADIES are as clever and scheming as their violent neighbors. The violet mother has hidden some of her chil- | dren under her leafy petticoats. |but the blue mother has two sets of STAR, My Neighbor Says: Cover your recipe book with a iece of white oflcloth. This will eep the cover from sticky if touched by fingers ml‘llels with cooking. The oflcloth can be washed easily when it is stained. Flowers which are fading may be restored by immersing them halfway up their stems in very hot water and allowing them to remain in it until it cools Then cut off the scalded portions of the stems and place the flowers in clear cold water. (Copyright, 193:.) WASHINGTON D. C. SPRINGTIME BY D. C. PEATTIE. Lily Family. E lovely lily family {s blooming all around Washington. With the buttercup and rose families, the llly family is one of the three ruling queens of beauty among our Spring flowers. Of course, no real wild lilies bloom before Sum- mer, but already there are quantities of trout lilies or dog-tooth “violets” in MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1933. only the beautiful common kind, with bright yellow flowers, but the rarer white kind, that is really & plant of tue Mississippi basin, and just reach Little Falls, by extending down the Potomac Valley. Corn lily or bellflower is out in abun- dance in the thickets and forests and on some of the islands in the Potomac | (where the knowing go to look for | Star-of-Bethlehem larkspur and Coville’s phacelia, and early phlox), you may find wake-robin or red trillilum, a rare plant here, rare and mysteriously beautiful, with its maroon-purple flowers and its strange, delicious odor of crushed strawberries and its big leaves, mottled in three shades of green. WOMEN’S FEATURES. B—7 |also for the huge Solomon's Seal mznt the elegance and fragrunce of | bloom, Polygonatum giganteum, as it 1s | hyacinth about them. | ‘Lcllled. This is like the ordinary kind,| 8tar-of-Bethlehem, with its six white |but much bigger, with greenish flowers | petals, looks as though a shower of | {;!Dexld of yellowish, and greenish-black | shooting stars had fallen to earth. Out | berries. | Some of the most lovable members |of the lily family, hereabout, are the | and the Grape and even along raflroad tracks, It | hyacinth. These quaint little flowers |tempts one to pick unlimited quanti- are not natives with us; they are u-iuu, but I've never succeeded in get- capes from old-fashioned gardens. | ting them back to Washington before | Country people, at least in Virginia, they faded. More' exactly, they close |often call grape hyacinth “blue bot- |up. One puts them in water, confident |tles,” a name I like much better, for that they will open in tomorrow's sun- {the queer little bottle-shaped flowers, | light, but they never do. When I was with their odor, that is both sweet and |in France I heard them called “eleven toward Bowie it 'is one of the most abundant plants along the roadsides, flower in the rich Potomac woods; not| On the islands of the Potomac, watch 'repellant at the same time, have little 'o'clock ladies.” ’chudren. and she keeps them apart in| | separate clumps. From April until !July you may see great patches of | bluets in meadows and along the way-| side. Often from a distance the ficld will appear to have a patch of snow upon it. | The bluets mass themselves together | as an advertising efiect to the flying| squadrons they wish to attract, for| he bluet is dependent upon the assist- | ance of the insects, and has pertecled‘ a plan that is most clever for cross- | fertilization. | ‘These children of the madder family | are the most interesting ones. The ' average person will pass by millions of | these dainty blue flowers and never ob- | | serve the wonderful plan of the quaker- | | ladies. There are two distinct groups | of flowers, and the two types are never found on the same plant. | ’ Look closely at one clump and ex- | ’lmme the flowers. One group wm‘ | have a swollen throat that seems to be | jalmost closed by four anthers, the next | clump you observe will have flowers | with a forked stigma in their throats! | | What is the answer to this riddle of | !the bluets? They have perfected a| | plan to insure perfect cross-fertilization. | The calling insect goes to the one with the lower placed anthers and sips from | its deep cup. Her tongue is powdered with the pollen from the stigma, and as she goes to the other flower, she leaves the pollen gathered from her first with the beginning of the flap. Divide | this narrow band into sections with stitches taken through the band and the case portion. It is through thesce sec- | tions that handles of the silverware |are run, so be sure they are wide | enough for this. ‘The case in its simplest form is now complete, but to make it match the | other cases, the knife, fork and spoon |design on the other flaps should be | transferred to the flap of this case, and !be worked in ouiline. Position the knife in the center and the fork and | spoon on either side of it, and the dif- ferent sort of articles in the one case will be designated. The shape of the | flap should also conform to the graceful (shape of those in the pattern for the other cases. Besides supplying the decorative de- sign to be used for embroidering on the flap of the odd-plece silverware case and the shape of the flap for it, the | pattern for the silverware knife. fork and spoon cases will prove helpful. as full direction given for these cases can be followed in making the odd-piece case. Patterns and diagrams for all four cases can be had for 15 cents. Tt facilitate making the odd-plece case, it is advirable to keep this article. When putting silver in this new case, run handles of alternate pieces in opposite directions, a< the pieces fit into the case best with this arrangement. (Copyright. 1 MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. Blackheads and Whiteheads. LACKHEADS are little black specks in the skin, chiefly about the nose, forehead and chin. Each speck marks an obstruct- ed outlet of a sebaceous gland. and if pressure is exerted on either side, something having the appearance of a little worm may be pressed out. Upon “careful examination this proves to be a mass of hardened fatty mat- hazel after thorough cleansing will help to keep the skin free from black- heads. Whiteheads (acne molluscum) are & peculiar form of this skin trouble. It usually appears on the forehead and about the eyes, nose and mouth. The | pimples look like small white seeds: | they are embedded in the skin and are really cbstructed sebaceous glands. | They differ from blackheads only in| that the surface is too hard to collect | | i ‘ ‘ | nz | 1 -BLUETS | | hostess with the second one. The great | | patches of smiling quaker-ladies are | | proof of how marvelously perfect her ‘ plan is H ‘The services of the bees, insects and butterflies are called in. They are served an abundance of nectar and the family grows mightily. With a good | magnify.ng glass, you can see that there |are two sizos of pollen grains. The larger ones come from the high-placed anthers and the smaller ones from the lower-placed ones. | There is one gay vagabond of the meadows, the meadow fritillary. She | hovers over the pale blue cups with quivering, tawny wings as she sips the !sweet. Her services are the short- styled flowers, as she avoids the stigma of the long-styled flowers in sipping the honey. It is not that she has a | preferencs, but her tongue is too short. | . Beloved by every one from Eastern | Canada through the United States west | to Michigan and south to Georgia ard | ;Amam, millions of these Spring har bingers make the meadows and fields Jjoyful by their gresen:e. ‘A clump of bluet roots, gathered in the Fall. with a goodly amount of earth | about them. may be placed in a pot !and stood in a sunny window. Here | the gay little ladies will provide you with gay little flowers a1l Winter. i (Copyright, 1933.) Maple Bavarian Cream. Beat the whites and yolks of three | eggs separately. Cock one cupful cf maple sirup until slichtlv thick. Add | This Sofa, Chair and Ottoman...3$59 Its Regl_tlar Price Would Be $89 A luxurious two-piece suite with ottoman. You'll feel like you are sitting on air—hundreds of springs that make it even msre ccm- fortable than ycu cculd believe possible. We've never sold its equal for beauty of line and quality of workmanship at any~-h~~ =-~¢ this price! Choice of coverings. The New Goldenberg’s—Fourth Floor ter, which has assumed this shape by being pressed through the small outlet in the skin. Complexions inciined to blackheads are usually in need of stimulation, friction, softening of the stubborn blackheads and refining of the skin afterward. The skin is not functioning correctly and the tiny oil glands be- come obstructed with their own natural oil, dust. grime, face powder, etc. Very often the oily type of skin is bothered with this beauty blemish, but they are dust and dirt and make the points black. Bathe the face with warm boric acid lotion and with & sterilized needle prick the top of the little white lump and press out gently with a comedon extractor and bathe again with warm boric acid lotion. At bedtime, after soften and lubricate the skin. In the morning cleanse as usual and pat on & soothing skin lotion, such as the fol- lowing: One ounce alcohol of cologne water, 20 grains sulphate of zinc, 4 ounces rosewater. Shake well. Apply with a clean piece of absorbent cotton and allow it to dry on the skin. If | too strong, dilute with more rosewater. College Humor A sorority cottage. The phone rings. Twenty giris flock to answer it. In the mad scramble one finally gets the re- ceiver off the hook and answers it. “Hello.” she coos. “Hello, is Boo there?” “Boo who?” “There now, don't cry little girl. Cen- tral must have given me the wrong number.”—Red Cat. also found on dry, sensitive skins. Just as Burgess and the widow Jones First, cleanse the skin with a good started up the aisle to the altar, every eleansing cream or oil to remove sur- | light in the church went out. face dust and grime. Then wash with | What did they do then? warm water and a mild facial soap. Kept right on going, the widow knew Lather the skin thoroughly and scrub |the way.—Puppet. with a complexion brush for several seconds. Rinse in warm water and finally with cold water. Then pat on a little of the following lotion and | allow it to dry on the skin: One tea- | spoonful bicarbonate of soda, one| Collegiate—Father, I've a notlion to ounce glycerin, two ounces alcohol, tWo | setle down and start raising chickens, ounces witch hazel. Shake well |~ Father—Better try owls. Their hours “Get something in your eye?” “No, I'm_just trying to look through my thumb.”—Skipper. At bedtime try the following method. | wij;'suit you better.— The Carnegie Tech 2 | especially if the blackheads are hard and stubborn. Wash the skin with a | FUPPel mixture of equal parts of tincture of green soap with witch hazel: apply it thickly over the face or parts affected and allow the mixture to stay on_for a few minutes, then wash it off. Now steam the skin with hot towels and press out the larger blackheads with a comedon extractor or the fingers cov- ercd with clean gauze. Do not bruise | the skin, however. Bathe the face in | warm boric acid solution for several | minutes. Dry the skin and apply & little of the following salve to the blackheads: Petroleum, 120 grains; ||| Pufely, vesetable powdered starch, 60 grains; zinc oxide, | waying of hair. B 60 grains; resorcin, 20 grains. Use the ||| No need to guess. treatment every other night, but wash ||| %, air from your head anq apely s | and scrub the face thoroughly twice || atone does not give your gray. mna) a day with warm water and a mild | . or faded hair its natural color, | Sometimes sponging the skin | o = 21 parts of alcohol and witch | L=~ To My Huskand Keeps 7Agffll Secret | Brushes Away Gray Hair Now you can really look ~vears younger. ~ With an ordinary small brush you just tint those streaks or patches of gray back to your natural shade— whether blonde, brown or black. K is so Brownatone. . Guaranteed | coloring — sgent Defles detection. 100k. ! harml Active is s 4 purely vegetable. luster, - you All druggists. You will agree with this. When you want a job done—say a plumbing job—you call in a plumber, don’'t you? \Why? Be- cause that is his kind of work. He can do it ‘ght and you are willing to pay him a fai: price. Your time tco valuable to waste on such labor. Yet week after week I waste time wash- ing clothes that any modern laundry can wash cheaper. And it’s time that T need for you, for our home, and our child. So next week I'm going to call Decatur 1120 and try the Manhattan Laundry’s Popular Thrifty Service. It will save me work and save yvou money. MARY. is Love. cleansing the skin, apply warm oil to | No . f Cannot aftect | one envelope of gelatin which has been | | melted in cold water. "Add to the yolks of the eggs. Let cool slightly and add | | the beaten whites. Add one pint of | cream whipped and one cupful of | | chopped nuts. Leave in a cold place | | for several hours. Meat Dumplings. | | Mix three-fourths pound of ground | round steak with one chopped onion, pepper and salt to taste, one beate: egg, and one piece of bread soaked in water and wrung out. Make into small | balls with a little flour. 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