Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1936, Page 11

WOMEN'S FEATURES, THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1936. WOMEN’S FEATURES. A—11 — 'Clothes Moths Vie With Carpet Beetles for Possession of Furniture < v Fumigation Is Only Real Remedy for Badly Infested Heavy Pieces Much May Be Done by Constant Cleaning and Care to Keep the Pests at Bay. BY BETSY CASWELL. O CONTINUE last Tuesday's dissertation on the subject of clothes moths: I The two that do the most damage in this locality are the webbing clothes moth and the case-making clothes moth, described last week. Constant watchfulness, thorough cleaning and storing articles in tightly sealed containers were recommended as the primary methods of discouraging the moths from taking up living quar- < Exposing the Villain at His Nefarious Work Dorothy Dix Says EAR MISS DIX: You tell us how husbands and wives can live peacefully and happily together. What about the | children of these happy couples? Please tell us how brothers and sisters can live in peace and harmony with each other. M.E L. Answer—Harmony in the family cir- cle is like harmony between nations. Everybody believes in it and is for it. and nobody knows how to bring it about. Why brothers and si not imitate the little bircs “that in their nests agree,” as the nursery rhyme says, nobody knows. It just ers do | ters in clothing and similar materials. In addition to the above precautions, the Bureau of Entomology of the United States Department of Agricul- ture says that napthalene flakes or | balls in large quantities, placed in the | sealed containers, also are helpful in keeping the pests at bay. The fumes from this substance do not “just smell"—they actually gas the insects in a minor way. Gum camphor and one or two other products of the same type also may be found.effective. The danger in using any of these substances lies in the fact that most people do not yealize that just as soon as ali the fumes are given off and the crvstals evaporate the articles so treated are | no longer safe. Renewal of the pro- tective flakes is indicated at once. | Of course, cold storage and profes- | gional fumigation may be depended upon at all times to save the articles from moths, and, for many people, both are the simplest and surest so- | lutions, if one doesn’t have to count pennies. Fumigation should be under- taken only by an expert. * ok o % N THE matter of clothes moths | attacking upholstered furniture and rugs, things are definitely more | difficult. Constant brushing, deep | vacuuming and exposure to light and air are the best preventives. The larvae feed upon the woolen fibers in | covers, the feathers in cushions and upon the hair fillings. Vegetable | praducts used in upholstery are mnot | fed upon by the larvae, and therefore furniture protected with a thick layer of cotton batting placed between the outer covering and the filling stands & better chance than furniture so con- etructed that the moths can eat their way gayly through the outside fabric | to the inside structure. } The female moth lays her eggs in | the tufting of piled carpets or ccvers | or in some dark, inaccessible cormer | . &t the back of the chalr or sofa. The | eggs hatch and the larvae start to | work, eating their way through ihe | covering or squeezing through try | openings to get at the filler inside the piece. Much of the problem of clothes moths in furniture may be eliminated if the piece is covered with covers of leather, silk, cotton, rayon or linen. | However, as many people want a woolen fabric &s & cover for uphol- stered furniture, they must have some | otner medium of control. Mothproofing solutions are gocd, if used repeatedly and thoroughly. Many manufacturers are making cover materials now that are chem- ically treated, and guaranteed moth- proof over a number of years. Well- made furniture today is generally so constructed as to be almost mothproof in any case—but many of us have old family pieces in the home, over which we must constantly stand guard, * x % x LIP eovers made of linen or cot- ton, if tightly fitied, are good: they should, however, be removed at frequent intervals, washed, cleaned or brushed, and the cover beneath them Our wandering bookworm showed | given a good brushing or vacuuming to destroy any possible eggs that an | exploring female has laid beneath | the cover in a crack or corner. Contact sprays are helpful, if ap- plied often. Care should be' taken that the spray is not applied so closely or heavily that the fabric becomes !spotted. The fumes resulting will take care of a mild infestation of | moths, but if a piece of furniture ap- pears to be really overrun—then fumi- gation is the only answer. This should be done by a reliable concern, and the simplest way to go about it is to send the infested piece to a storage or fumigating firm, and have it set in their “gas chamber” for the required period of time, and then returned to you. Wrapping sofas and chairs in tight paper bindings. with napthalene or some similar substance umder the wrapping. is effective when done to protect the furniture during an ab- | sence of a few months. Again, how- ever, it should be borne in mind that | when the fumes cease, so does the protection, and the pieces should eithe: be rewrapped, and treated, or exposed to general use. As with clothing, protection of rugs and furniture from moths is ac- complished only by unwearying vig- ilance. to remain unused or kept from light and air over too long a period of time, no matter how carefully you think you have taken care of it. And | remember that brushing and vacuum- ing are invaluable. They keep the eggs on the move, and do not give the larvae a chance to make a meal of your most cherished possessions. My Neighbor Says: Old vines and vegetable tops should be burned up now except lettuce, turnip tops, cabbage and carrot tops. These seldom carry pests or diseases. Spade in bone meal around newly set-out shrubs and trees. Fall rains will send it deep into the soil and fertilize it. To braise roasts, steaks or ckops, first brown the meat, then put in a tightly covered utensil with very little water, either on the top of stove or in oven and continue cooking siowly until meat is tender. After removing the tough por- tion of the center of a grapefruit and separating the pulp, place an after-dinner mint in the center of each half and chill. The mint gives the grapefruit a delicious flavor. Ta clean fireplace bricks cover them with a paste made of pow- dered pumice and household am- monia. Let it dry for an hour, then scrub with warm, soapy water. (Copyright. 1936 ) us a page in her note book that was full of sketches of snowflakes. She had a thought that the snowflakes would make a good design for & hexagonal motif for an afghan and we thought that it was an excellent idea. So, here we have the snowflakes of white on a background of a deep, wvivid blue. We feel sure that it will inspire delightful dreams through many an afternoon siesta. The afghan is crocheted in Germantown with ea. : hexagon measuring 815 inches acress. You'll enjoy working it because the crochet pattern is such that you'll remember it after you've mu can carry a piece with you, putting the hexagons together when enough of them. ade three or four of them. And you you finish The pattern envelope contains.complete, easy-to-understand illustrated directions, with diagrams to aid you; a « terial and how much you will need. 1so what crochet hooks and what ma- To obtain this pattern, send for No. 357 and inclose 10 cents in stamps or coin (coin preferred) to cover service and postage. Address Woman's Editor, Evening Star. A (Copyright. 1936.) Az No article should be allowed | larvae. ~Photos Courtesy of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, United States Department of Agriculture. 1. Two case-making clothes moth larvae, greatly enlarged, partly hidden in their portable houses. 2. Moth eggs laid in the pile of the furniture cover. (a) Female webbing clothes moth greatly enlarged, (b) side view of head. 4. Cross-section of a portion of overstuffed furniture, showing how the larvae do their damage. 5. Same covering after vacuuming. Note how the pile has fallen out where it was undermined by the ‘Helping a Stranger In School | Newcomer Should Be Made Welcome by Kind Treatment. BY ANGELO PATRI EAR BOYS AND GIRLS: When- ever you find a strange child in your class, in the playground, or in | your neighborhood, go out ‘of your way | to meet him, speak to him and make | | him welcome. It is very hard to be & | | stranger among strangers. A boy or a girl your age comes to | live near you and go to your school. | That must mean that he has left a school where he was known and where he had friends. It means that he has | lett the familiar things he has known and loved behind him and that he is feeling his lonely way about in this strange place. Of course it is not strange to you. You know the policeman on the cor- ner. He smiles at you. or he shouts a | warning at you, as you go and come. He is your friend. You know the fruit stand man and his cranky ways. He growls at you as you pass and you | smile and call, “Hullo, Tony,” for you | know he likes you. When you go| down the street somebody yells across | to you, somebody slaps you on the | back, some one grabs your hat or| knocks your books from under your arm, and you protest valiantly and joyously. You are among friends. The boy or the girl who has just ar- rived knows nobody. The officer is & | stranger in uniform, the children are strangers who might be unfriendly, the teachers are all new and fearsome. ‘The one in the yard who swells his chest and roars, “Line up,” is just Uncle Tommy to you, but he is a ter- ror to the stranger. And the bells, the monitors, the traffic regulations—all familiar and matter of fact to you— are bewildering to the stranger who does not know whether he is to go for- ;'nrd or back or when or how. Help im. ‘Whenever you meet a stranger child smile at him and take him along with you. If you can't go his way just then see that some friendly boy or girl takes him over and makes him feel certain of himself. It is the only decent thing to do. You would want to be treated that way yourself if you were in a strange school or a new neighborhood. Children coming from another country or city are likely to be differ- ent from you and the other children. If they come from & far country their differences will be marked. Their language will be different from yours. Maybe they will not be able to talk to you at all, and in that case you would be very thoughtful of them and help them all you could, of course. Imagine how you would feel if you could not make yourself understood among the people about you. It is & terrible predicament, espeeially for a child. Their clothes and their manners, their accent may be different from yours. What of {t? Your good man- ners would prevent your making any remark about such things, and you would do your best to put the stranger at ease. Just be kind. You will find “your heart warmer, your step lighter, your day brighter because you have come closer to & human child. Just try to remember the stranger. Cordially, ANGELO PATRI Back-Yard Detecting. CLEVELAND (#).—It looked like ordinary clothesline to passersby, but the detectives said it was sash cord and arrested three men living nearby, charging them with burglary. The officers, Clarence Kiefer and Edward Kartisek, explained that sash cord ‘was part of the loot in a lumber yard theft & month ago. Y Youthful Smock That Will Help Make Work or Play More Fun Than Ever. BY BARBARA BELL. ERE'S a smock that's dressy, practical and refreshingly new in every detail—equally at home in the office, behind & counter, or in the art class, because it doesn’t abide by the rules of an ordinary smock with its apron-like appearance, Needless to ask what in this ador- able design attracted your attention. It may have been the novel drop BARBARA BELL, ‘Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1800-B. Bize. Address ... (Wrap coins securely in paper.) shoulder yoke with its wide scallops, the Peter Pan collar and handy pock- ets, the swagger effect or even the full bishop sleeves with the wide cuff bands. However, the pattern is here and yours for the making. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1800-B is available for sizes: Small, 34 and 36; medium, 38 and 40; large, 42 and 44. Size 36 requires 4!z yards of 35-inch material. If yoke, collar, cuffs and pockets are made of contrast 7% yards of 35-inch material is/ required. Send for the Pall Barbara Bell pat- tern book. Make yourself attractive, practical and becoming clothes, se- Jecting designs from the 100 Barbara Bell, well-plannea, easy-to-make pat- terns. Interesting and exclusive fashions for little children and the difficult junior age; slenderizing wel- cut patterns for the mature figure; afternoon dreses for the most particu- Jar young women and matrons and other patterns for special occasions are all to be found in the Barbara Bell pattern book. Send 15 cents today for your copy. (Copyright, 1906., L3 ‘““Major in Beauty,”Says Authority, { Every Groomed. School Girl Should Be Perfectly | BY ELSIE PIERCE. DON'T want to go down on record as saying that I put beauty before important study, though sometimes I | feel it is more important to one's des- tiny. I don't think it is necessary for the college miss cut classes to devote the time to beauty. But I do feel there is room for beauty in the college girl's program. and a major place it should have. What is more, it is gratifying to note the movement afoot to give beauty such a place in the college cur- riculum. Some colleges have already added courses in charm. And, though, I say the college girl should assign & major place to beauty; if her program is & sane, sensible one, beauty should take less time than any other ecourse of study. After all, isn't beauty an important course of study— study of yourself, your natural endow- ments and how to make the most of them? Her daily beauty program need take no more than haif an hour to keep the college gir! perfectly “turned out,” flawlessly groomed, with just enough individuality and dash of “style” io her coiffure or her make-up to satisfy her ego, yet not enough to distract even a conservative prof. As I say, the daily program should be very simple. The young college girl's £kin shouldn't need more than clean: ing and toning with possibly the add! tion of a light nourishing cream if the | £kin is dry or in extremes of weather. Halr care: brushing and scalp massage with a weekly or twice monthly sham- poo, preceded by an ofl treatment 1if scalp is dry or there is a light, flakey condition of dandruff. Hand care: weekly manicure with a 1-minute emory board repair treatment daily, cuticle pushed back, hand lotion used. But the college girl can lead a dua! personality from a pictorial peint of view, To classes she wears a very deli- cate make-up. Gay dances or parties are something else again. To classes her coiffure should be quite simple. But if it is the “adaptable” kind it can turn glamorous, intricately so, at a flick of the comb. She goes to her studies in smartly simple, practical clothes; but week end evenings find her in romantic ruffies, It's interesting! (Copyright, 1936,) The Old Gardener Says: As & rule, there are not many pests which infest dahlias, but sometimes damage is done by moles, which use the runs made by field mice and ruin the dahlia plants. It is not possible, of course, to use bisulphide of car- bon or similar remedies in runs which are close to dahlia piants, because the plants themselves would be ruined. Mole traps seem to give the best results. There are several kinds, and if one kind proves inefficient, another should be tried. It is important not to touch the trap with the bare hand, as the pests seem to catch the human odor quickly. Some garden makers have been able to save theiy dahlias only by setting up 10-inch boards in the ground around the beds. This is a plan which can be adopted to advan- tage when only s few choice plants are being grown. It is & plan which rose growers also use, not 30 much to exclude moles as to keep the garden free from the Toots of strong, growing trees. {Copyright. 1936 seems instinctive for them to differ on every subject in the world and to get into each other's hair, as you will ob- serve if you will notice two little angels at play. Five minu'es is as long as a peace pact reigns between them. Then they mix it. The thing that turns mothers gray is refereeing fights be- | tween their children. * % % ¥ PERHAPS the reason that brothers and sisters do not get along amica- bly together is because they are too much alike. They have too many of the same characteristics. Oliver Wendell Holmes once said that the reason that families broke up and scattered to the four corners of the earth was nature’s remedy for keeping the Joneses from beirg Jonesed to death and the Smiths from being Smithed out of existence. Or perhaps the reason that brothers and sisters squabble when they are children is because they are children and hence little savages with all of a savage's selfishness and greediness | and lack of consideration for others. | Johnny and Tommy both want the last slice of pie and fight over it. Mary and Sally both hate to do the dishes and they quarrel over it. Sam Harmony in the Family Cirele Is Like Harmony Between Nations. and Lou each have a date and each is determined to monopolize the family car, and bitter are the accusations they lay against each other, Certainly most households in which | there are children are places of ture | moil and warfare but, curiously | enough, the brothers and sisters who fight like cats and dogs among them- selves will turn on any outsider in a united attack and rend him lmb from limb. Nor do these interfamily | feuds that sometimes last from the cradle to man and womanhood often leave any bitterness. Sometimes they engender a hatred that lasts as long as life does, but generally the brothers and sisters who kicked and scratched each other all through their childhood are devoted to each other in spite of the knocks they have given and ree ceived. | - ox .‘HOW!VER, it is noticeable that | most brothers and sisters never appreciate each other's good points and are never really fond of each other until after they are grown and separated. It would be easy enough to give & formula for promoting peace and harmony between brothers and sise ters. They would only have to follow mother's oft-repeated advice: “You must love your little brother.” “You must be good to your little sister” “You must divide your apple with Charlie.” “You must let Jenny play with your new doll.” But it would take divine power to make the youngsters follow the rules, As long as children are children they will follow their instincts, which are belligerent rather than pacific 3 DOROTHY DIX. Gourmet’s Guide for the Hostess THE time will yet come when we housekeepers will have prac- tically nothing to do in the culinary department! Everything necessary in the way of cooked fruits and veg- etables is procurable in eans and jars —and even meat—siews and hash! Now comes ham, regular full-sized hams weighing from § to 15 pounds, completely cooked and baked, cloves and all, ready for your table! If you want to serve it hot all you need do is to push it into the oven for a few minutes and, presto! you have & beautiful cooked ham ready for the platier. No more hours of boiling. then skinning, garnishing—and slow baking. The hams come securely wrapped like the uncooked ones, with an extra wrapping of cellophane to insure freshness. There is no ex- tra charge added to the price of these hams for the cooking. So, it would seem that for real economy of time and money, as well as for goodness, they will, or should, become very pop- ular. The hams are cooked by a spe- cial vacuum process, under pressure method, which retains all the flavor and juices. They come from Ohio and are hickory and cherry smoked. The | that this connoisseur will tell you alone should make you went to try them, for the old hickory smoking process gives meat that pungent, mel- Jow flavor. Sold at one of our leading downtown merchants. * % x % VWEVE sung the praises of coffee— different types—from time to time—but no more praise did we give than was due. Now comes something entirely new in the coffee line to make you exclaim: “What next!” The new item is no other than liquid coffee! Cook’s Corner BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE. PARTY MENU SERVING TWELVE. Piquant Tomato Appetizers Toasted Cheese Circles Asparagus Rolls Stuffed Celery Dill Pickles Fruit or Vegetable Cocktails Hot Coffee Salted Peanuts Pretzels PIQUANT TOMATO APPETIZERS. 3 firm tomatoes. 14 cup dark brown sugar. 2 teaspoons prepared mustard. 1 teaspoon chopped onions. 1 teaspoon chopped parsiey. 12 strips bacon. Cut tomatoes into 1-inch slices and each slice into 1-inch cubes. Spread with sugar mixed with mustard, | onions and parsiey. Work quickly and be careful not to press into toma- toes. Tie bacon around and over each tomato cube and hold in place with wooden picks. Arrange in shallow pan and broil 10 minutes. Remove picks used for cooking and insert new picks. TOMATO CHEESE CIRCLES. 18 one-inch bread circles. 3 cup grated yellow cheese. 1, teaspoon horseradish. 1 egg yolk. 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, 13 teaspoon salt. 13 teaspoon paprika. ‘Arrange bread circles on flat sur- face. Spread with rest of ingredients combined. Bake or toast until slightly brown, insert wood picks and stick in large apple. ASPARAGUS ROLLS. 2 cups flour. 4 teaspoons baking powder. 1, teaspoon salt. 3, teaspoon celery salt.. 1, teaspoon paprika. 4 tablespoons fat. 25 cup milk. 18 spears cooked asparagus. Mix flour and seasonings, cut in fat and slowly add milk. Use fork or knife for mixing. When soft dough forms, pat it out until 3 inch thick. Using sharp knife, cut into 2-inch tri angles. Place asparagus on each piece of dough and roll up. Pinch in place or use wooden picks. Bake 10 min- utes in moderate oven. Serve warm. e Aviation Experience Short. OAKLAND, Calif.. (#).—Eleven- year-old Norman Leon’s ambition to be an aviator took him only as high as a steam shovel crane. The boy climbed on & crane being used at the alrport. He fell. Hospital attendants treated him for a head cut. @y ] Heresthat NEW <A Pg‘fluriz‘fllhney BY LUCIE EBERLY. Concentrated extract of coffee, all ready to use for a hasty breakfast be- fore you dash down to office in the morning—or for a quick, hot drink for | luncheon or dinner. Merely add a teaspoon of the liquid to a cup of boiling water and you have a luscious, steaming cup of fragrant, tasty coffee! No more percolating or coffee grounds to bother with. You have uniform strength, too, because you use precisely the same amount for each cup. Sold in-small cans and large bottles. *'% % » "THE newest thing in the biscuit line are timy cheese-fiavored crackers or biscuits. made exactly in shape, like the ofd-fashioned soda. soup or oyster crackers. They are highly sea= soned with sharp cheese and are rece ommended as perfect complements to soup. or bouillon. and salads, or to nibble on as snacks, and to serve witn beverages. Another very new item are the dainty little toast shells or tim- bales for canape and hors doeuvre filling. There are 28 of these crisp toast cups to a package—enough for a nice platterful of delectable hot or cold appetizers. Fill them with ane chovies, sardine paste, lobster or shrimp, cheese sauce or meat balls— or if you feel at all “creative” use them as shells for some kind of des= sert concoction. At any rate. be sure to try them next time you entertain! * o % % ARE you among those who have |“™ not put up a single glass of preserves or jelly this Summer? While { to our mind there really never is | anything quite as good as homemade | sweets, there are some very good ones on your grocer's shelves. Hun- dreds of jars and glasses, neatly piled | high, rew upon row—clear and | translucent, deliciously fragrant with | flavor—waiting for you to carry them | home. One new line of jellies features the clever idea of coming packed in nice tall ice tea glasses. Every time vou buy a glass of jelly you are stocking up on an attractive and use- ful item as well! Some of the glasses have striking designs; others are plain, The jelly comes in all the favorite flavors, too—quince (we tried some and it's marvelous—tastes almost like the old-fashioned quince honey), crabapple, cherry, plum, grape and gua Btock up on these, especially if you are needing a dosen or s0 of tea glasses! * % % DON‘T forget it's an “R" month and oysters. those delectable bi~ valves that offer scores of dishes | for luncheon and dinner, are here |again. Bluepoints and New Havens | are considered by some epicures tastier than any other variety—to us however, they're all good! Our fish | markets are well stocked now. and both shucked and unshucked oysters are featured at every stall. Down on the wharves you'll find interesting old merchants selling their loads brought up from Chespeake Bay. ‘Whether you buy from them or order from the markets you'll be sure to enjoy that luscious oyster stew or cocktail with real sest, for merchants say that this is the best season for them. If you are looking for a good cocktail sauce, we'll be glad to give you a list of some really good and unusual ones. For information concerning items mentioned call National 5000, exten- sion 342, French for Egg Plant? “Plant d'oeuf” is not the word the French have for eggplant. but the way they cook that oft-despised plant | is something to telegraph your grand- mother! Peel your eggplant and eut | it up in small slices. Douse it in very cold water and leave for a half hour: | drain. Dip the slices into beaten egg (about three) to which has been added sliced ripe olives, a little minced onion Iancl minced parsley, then into sea- | soned eracker crubs; plunge into geep hot fat (378 degrees Fahrenheit) and fry untll browned. Drain and day is | Cleaning