Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1937, Page 44

c+4 WOMEN’S FEATURES. Many Housekeepers Do Not Make Much Use Of Lesser- Known Cuts Cushion Roast Is Especially Good and Eco- nomical—Lamb en Brochette Deliciously Novel. PRINGTIME always brings thoughts of lambs—those fanciful visions where one pictures snowy lambkins gamboling over incredibly green grass—or those more practical ideas about a succulent leg of spring | lamb for Sunday dinner. As a matter of fact lots of people seem to forget that there is anything This is too bad—for there are many delicious cuts that are not expensive and yete more to a lamb than its legs. are full of flavor nourishment and all the other qualities found in the leg. Let us, for a moment, comsider some of them. Perfectly broiled lamb chops and a salad of tender fresh vegetables is & splendid early Spring luncheon or supper combination. There is plenty of high-quality lamb on the market now, so you can serve lamb chops without straining the old budget too much. Chops shown here are known as Prenched rib chops. They are cut from the rib section. removed from the end of the rib bones. and after broiling, paper frills are slipped over the ends of the rib bones. thoroughly preheat the broiling oven. lace the chops on the broiler rack far enough from the flame or heating element is nicely half done. Seas turn and allow to brown and finish cooking on the second side. Season, remove to a hot platter and serve im- mediately, The temperature of broiling has e real influence on the tenderness | and juiciness of lamb chops, as well as the appearance. too close to the source of heat often results in a ch the inside is cooked. If the oven lator is t ed to “high,” best are obtained if the chops are bout ee inches from the r hea element. If the ance must be less, the temperature d be lowered accordingly. It re- quires 12 to 15 minutes to broil lamb chops cut % of an inch thick. b has such a delicate it seems rather like " to worry about the The meat is | ‘ mint is considered the proper accom- For perfectly broiled lamb chops, | Paniment. For a change, instead | These are simmered in a sweetened so that by the time the top | sirup which has been flavored with a browned they will be about | few drops of oil of peppermint. n the browned side, | lacing the chops | red exterior before | ing and sew or skewer the edges to- gether. Season it with salt and pepper and place fat side up on a rack in an open roasting pan. Do not cover and do not add water. Put in a moderate oven (300-350 degrees F.) and let roast at that temperature until done. It requires 30 to 35 minutes per pound for roasting. Mint sauce is frequently served with lamb, because its flavor accents the delicate flavor of lamb. And too, fresh mint is regarded as an early Spring green coming at the time when lamb was most abundant on the market. However, due to improved marketing conditions, lamb is avail- able all the year around, but still of serving a mint sauce, the flavor is gained by “minting” canned pears. * x kX LAMB en brochette, or in other words, lamb on skewers, is an extremely practical meat dish. The cubes of meat used for it may be cut from any section of the lamb, since any part is tender and may be cos)ked by broiling. Those from the shodllder or leg are the usual choice. These are cut one to one and a half inches in size, threaded onto skewers and cooked in exactly the same way as are chops. The broiling oven is thoroughly preheated. The skewers of meat are placed on the broiler rack about three inches from the flame or heating element, if possible, or if depth of broiler compartment does not permit this distance, decrease the temper- ature. Turn so that all sides are nicely browned. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON There Is a Great Deal More to a Spring Lamb Than Just Its Legs! Dorothy Dix Says Mother Should Never Interfere When D. C, THURSDAY, Any luncheon or supper party could be built around this dish of juicy French chops. The paper frills to disguise the ends of the bones come in colors, but are best of all in white. MARCH 25, 1937. “Heads Up” Corrects Posture Little Tots’ Clothes Attractive Two-Piece Suit for Boys and a Pretty Dress for Girls. Compliment Her, It Does Wonders WOMEN’S FEATURES. Dad Disciplines EAR MISS DIX: My sister | and her husband are having i difficulties over their chil- | dren. He is a high-type, | successful man, a good father and de- | | voted to his children. Like any father | who undertakes to keep up with chil- | dren, to require them to study, to do their chores around the house, to live | within their allowances, et cetera, he | occasionally " has trouble with them. | Nothing serious, just the usual con- | flict with youngsters. He handles | such matters wisely and kindly, and | in a few minutes it is all over and the children are hanging around their father, for they are very fond of him. But my sister always throws herself into the dispute on the side of the children, no matter whether they are right or wrong. She protests the father’s discipline and tries to make them feel t ¢t he is cruel and that they are bel.., persecuted. Naturally, my brother-in-law resents his wife's attitude. He is losing respect for her, |and I can see that they have begun to drift apart. What is your opinion, and can you suggest a remedy? A READER. _AnswPr—My opinion is that your | sister is committing a crime for | which she will have to pay, in all probability, by losing her husband and having her children grow up into | being the wild youngsters who bring shame and sorrow on their parents. But I have no remedy to suggest whereby she may be brought to see | what a mistake she is making. Noth- ing can cure a silly mother of her | silliness. | Unfortunately, your sister is not | alone in her folly. There are mil- lions like her. Women who are so besotted by their mother love that they cannot see that their children have a single fault, or bear to have | them corrected; who think that if little Mary wants to smear jam all over your best frock you should let the darling amuse herself that way, and that the neighbors are old | grumps because they object to Johnny breaking their windows when he is in | & playful mood. They are sure that | Tommy's teachers give him bad marks | because they have a spite against the little dear; that Bobby doesn't mean | anything when he is caught pilfering | oranges from the fruit stand on the | corner, * x % x THEY are so weak they let their children run roughshod over | | | their children | is his only friend Children Justly. their appetites. They let them grow up overbearing, ill-mannered, dis- obedient, insulting, a law unto them- selves. Then they wonder why it is that their children turned out so badly. Why they are always having to hush up scandals and pay them out of trouble; why they are loafers, idlers and no earthly good in the world “As you sow so shall you reap,” is nowhere else s0 inexorably true as in the rearing of children. Bring them up in the way they should go and they will not depart from it once in a thousand times. I never see a man or woman who is a failure in life, who is a waster, who is a weak- ling, without knowing that he or she was a spoiled child whose mother ruined him or her. We often wonder why fathers take 50 little active part in rearing their children, and why, when they see ruined by a foolish mother, they don't do something to avert the tragedy. The answer is fur- nished by such women as your sister. Every time father tries to correct lit- tle Johnny and make Mary behave mother rushes to their defense. A scene ensues that leaves the child triumphant in its naughtiness and father and mother not on speaking terms for days. The man knows that his wife is wrong; that she is fostering every bad t and weakness in the child's character; that she may be depriving it of an education and chance in the world; that she is alienating the child from him, making him believe that father is a cruel tyrant, who makes him go to school when he doesn't want to, and who won't let him have three slices of pie, and that mother But after a few battles royal with senseless mother love the man gives up ng to have any authority over the children and sacrifices them to peace in the family Whenélefioy Escorts A Girl ¢ of foods. If this is the case, try | 5i7ed, fancy metal skewers may be . o used for the lamb en brochette. If these are not available or if appear- ance is not so important, the wooden ones, which may be obtained at the meat market, are quite all right. In 5 fact, lamb en brochette, we are told, BY ANGELO PATRI. is really an adaptation of the Nwr‘ 'HILDREN running about the house Eastern custom of placing cubes of | usually carry themselves well. 1 n green twigs and broiling th : Btp on & & ToLInE e Himheir posture is natural and easy and out-of-doors over the open fire in i hunter style. Since lamb was a |Tather good than otherwise. After | they go to school and are forced to sit them. They never discipline their children or teach them to control| He Should Stand Be- side Her If Bus Ride Is to Be Short. BY EMILY POST. Is it considered beiter manners, when there are only scattered single seats in a bus. for a boy to stand near the girl he is with than for him to take a seat at some dis tance away? Some of the boys al Healthy Children Are Usually Ableto Carry Themselves Well. She Will Strive Allthe More to Improve Her Looks. 4 BY ELSIE PIERCE. H ME’N may prefer collecting stamps, | H books, paintings and autographed | {| base balls, but there’s nothing we | women like to collect more than com- | pliments. It's altogether feminine, and delightfully so, I think, to crave heese after they are broiled | piping hot. This adds an | very delicious flavor. | is also very delicious ake. Take three large | ut in half or if you can from which the | J drained and two large | Spanish onions cut in half and place | in the bottom of the pan forming a | Cook’s Corner BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE. BREAKFAST MENU. Grapefruit Wheat Cereal Cream Scrambled Eggs Buttered Toast pre: = favorite meat with those peoples, it “bed” for the leg of lamb to rest on while cooking and salt and pepper well. Add a littie water and cook the lamb in the usual manner. When finished make the gravy in the cus- 7 1 in the pan with the onions and then mash serve in a gravy boat. The hostess will find that the members of her family and guests will give her many compliments on her savory dinner. 'FCONO‘»IIC%L and delicious” aptly “ desc cushion style shoul- der of la st, because it manded cuts of | , and yet, it is| | of flavor. The cu: was named be has the rou cushion the cavity e by removing the blade bone expands on heating, giv- he roast the puffed appearance. Beside making it possidle to use your favorite dressing, the removal of the blade bone has another decided ad- vantage, for it makes the carving of the roast easy. When the bone is removed, the roast can be carved into neat slices, whereas had the odd- shaped bone been left in place, carv- ing would have been extremely dif- ficult. To cook the cushion style roast, stuff it with your favorite bread dress- d ing Bedspreads have a way of getting soiled and worn out even in the best of fanilies. However, if you have a handmade one, of knitting and crochet cotton, it can withstand a great many more launderings than any other kind and will still look new. So it would be worth your while to knit yourself a It is made in 6-inch squares, so you can always have a lovely one like this. | or mushroom caps are threaded onto style shoulder of lamb£ se when cooked, it | appearance of a | The dressing inserted into | is not surprising that lamb still is the | meat most often used in this way. Sometimes olives are slipped over the ends of wooden skewers. Frequently, sliced bacon, tomatoes, the skewer with the lamb cubes to add more variety to this meat dish. My Neighbor Says: Iris should not be fertilized with manure or with vegetable matter of any kind. These create an acid-soil condition that destroys the plants. Bone meal and potash are the best fertilizers to use. 1If ivory enamel is to be used on furniture an undercoat of flat ivory paint should first be put on. Imperfections in the application of enamel will show less if & flat coat is first applied. Never pour water on burning fat, it spreads the blaze. Ex- tinguish blaze with flour. If iodine - stained linen 1is soaked in a solution of ammonia and water, a teaspoon of am- monia to a pint of water, stain will quickly disappear. (Copyright, 1937.) T i s ere vt ovon iy Saemeney S0 much they begin to droop forward, hunch themselves into awkward poses, which are bad for their growth. Par- ents and teachers begin correcting this, ' reminding the children to tall, to stand straight, and the like. It all helps. A very simple direction and one that helps a great deal is the old one “Heads up.” Smile when you say it, and the heads come up, the backs straighten, the posture improves. holding himself up at the same time, and that is precisely what we want. All of him must go up, body and spirit must stand tall Tired children droop. Their shoul- toward their chests. They cave in at the middle. It is time they rested. so the next best thing is to have them change their bodily and mental atti- tudes. Heads up. Stand up tall, get from here to there and do it rhythmi- cally if possible. Standing up, windows open, no draughts, and singing a jolly song is one very good way to restore the flag- ging spirits of school children. Even when it is not down on the program it should be used. Tired children cannot learn because they cannot hold their attention on the subject long enough to hear it. Rest them, change their attitudes, freshen the air they breathe, give them a happy thought to mull over, and their heads come up, their chests lift, and their eyes shine again. By that sign you know they are ready for work agsin. I have no faith in the mechanical gymnastics for such purposes. Cor- rective gymnastics supervised by a skilled expert are fine for the preven- tion and cure of poor posture in those inclined toward it, but they are of little use to tired school children. ‘They only add to the fatigue. Rhythm, music, a joyous, carefree movement will restore them, but the rigid, “One two,” “Right, Left,” No. There are some postures that are definite signs of trouble. When a child hoists one shoulder high, swings one leg in a queer fashion, rotates his hips as he walks, don’t bother him with protests about his posture, but send him directly to the expert. Have him thoroughly examined and train him to do the exercises the expert ad- vises. Don't try to correct such a defect without the advice and close supervision of the skilled physician lest harm be done. Healthy children are usually able to carry themselves well. Remind them in their drooping hours to hold their heads up. Give them a chance to relax and sing in their periods of depression. But send the children who have pro- nounced posture difficulties to the ex- pert. Posture is important as an indi- cation of a child’s mental and physical condition. It is the outward sign of an inward state. It is not a separate function of the body, but an expression of its many functions. Look into it occasionally. ‘Copyrisht, 1987.) Potato Chip Canapes. Try covering potato chips with thin coats of minced ham and pickle rel- ish, sardine paste, lobster (chopped and mixed with celery and mayon- naise), broiled bacon (chopped and mized with onion juice and chill sauce). Each combination makes a delicious canape. bit with you. In that way, the work will be finished in almost no time. The design is so easy to make that you will have it memorized after a few squares. The finishing touch of charm is the rich fringe that decorates the edges. The pattern envelope contains complete, easy-to-understand direc- tions, also what needles and what material and how much you will need. To obtair this pattern, send for No. 446 and inclose 15 cents in stamps or coin to cover service and postage. of The Evening Star. ) Address orders to the Needlework Editor Use Rubber Hose. Few jobs are more tiring than fill- ing wash tubs by hand with s pail. It it is at all possible, use & rubber hose extension that is attached di- rectly to the water faucet and leads to the tub. : straighten their backs, to stand up | Al child cannot hold his head up without | ders bend forward, their heads droop | They cannot relax completely in school | BY BARBARA BELL. OR school or play, sonny will be the most comfortable boy on the block in this straight- forward little two-piece suit. And the same holds true for little girls who don the pretty dress with gathers and puffed sleeves. Both are simple to sew, easy to slip on, and present no laundry problems. Make several of each, for wear right now and on through Spring and Summer Sun- days. The patterns are sold sepa- rately, and in varying sizes. But if there’s a little girl and boy combina~- tion at your house, they belong to- gether, in sturdy cotton fabrics. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1403-B is designed for sizes 2, 4 and 6. Sizs 4 requires 1}% yards 36-inch material. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1275-B is de- signed for sizes 6 months, 1, 3, 8, and ¢ years. Size 4 requires 134 yards 82-inch material. Send 15 cenws for the Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book. Make yourself attractive, practical and becoming clothes, selecting designs BARBARA BELL, Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for each Pattern No. 1403-B. Size. Pattern No. 1275-B. Size.__... Name oo AdAress oo (Wrap ooins securely in paper). from the Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to-make patterns. Interesting and exclusive fashions for litile chil- dren and the difficult junior age; slen- derizing well-cut patterns for the ma- ture figure, afternoon dresses for the most particular young women and matrons and other patterns for spe- cial occasions are all to be found in the Barbara Bell Pattern Book. Manners of the Moment SOME girls have a habit of pushing their boy friends into corners. And sometimes you can’t help feeling sorry for the poor fellows. They look #0 helplessly caught. It's a neat little trick. The girl poises herself right under a lad’s chin, and then as the lad backs away the girl inches up on him. When he reaches the wall he's stuck, and she has him right where she wants him. Oh, it's extremely neat. But it doesn’t do a girl a bit of good. It’s true that her motives may be of the highest. She may simply be trying to tell a rattling good story with effectiveness. But it's going to be hard to make the man believe that. He can’t shake off the idea that he is being cornered for life. And the whole thing is likely to give him such a case of claustrophobia that he’ll hop the next freight boat for Samoa. If you don't believe ft, try it on & man something. JEAN, }l and to thrive on compliments. The surest way to get a woman to do more for her good looks is to compliment her on them. Say “how clear your eyes look” and immediately she gets more rest, uses an eye wash, pays par- ticular attention to her eye make-up. Tell her that her hands are artistic and she creams them more regularly and manicures her nails more fre- quently. Say “your skin is like s baby's, do keep it that way” and the chances are sh» will—at least she will make every effort to do so. The worst way to drag a woman down is to tell her that she looks tired, that her hair is dull, that her skin needs clearing. Feminine psy- chology is like that. Tell her that her skin is badly broken out and you'll only send her to the depths of de- spair. But tell her that with a little attention she could have her skin looking like silk and that with a beau- tiful complexion she would be per- fectly stunning, and you get her to act. This beauty business goes farther than we think. The better we look the brighter our outlook. Perhaps one reason is the fact that we are made happy by complhiments and good looks call forth more compliments than any other attribute. Spring 1s the open season for com- pliments. There is every reason for inspiring compliments. Fashion is with us every inch of the way. Such luscious colors in costume, such beau- tiful lines, such a variety of things to choose from—things that flatter, of course. The elements are with us, too. Except for a little temperament, here and there, indoors to contend with. So with a little preliminary treatment to shoo ‘Winter souvenirs it shouldn't be diffi- cult to keep the skin satin-smooth. For the hair there are brightening ofl treatments, reconditioning treat- ments, shampoo tint treatments that build hair beauty almost magically, in a very short time. A new perma- nent will do as much for your hair & new woman, a seemingly new per- sonality of you. New make-up, by all means, to flatter you and your new clothes. all the lovely new things the beauty world offers for Spring, because it's the open season for collecting com- pliments. New Cain Story. JAMm CAIN'S newest best-seller, “Career in C Minor,” has been purchased for film production by Twentieth Century-Fox Studios. Cain is the author of “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” Refreshing Appetizer. Honey mixed with grapefruit and seeded white cherries makes a refresh- ing appetizer. MODERNISTIC AND MARBLE DESIGNS, HARMLESS EASY TO USE 8D AR & €0, SWrm Y. [N we don't have the | harsh, chill winds and the overheated | and your ego as a whole new Easter | wardrobe. A new hair-do can make | All in all you should try | Coffee LUNCHEON MENU. Vegetable Soup Crackers Fig Bread Butter Apple Sauce Tea DINNER MENU. Chop Suey Buttered Spinach Apricot Cheese Salad Bread Butter Chilled Diced Fruit FIG BREAD. 1 cup chopped ngs Coffee | 2 cups flour 1'; cups Graham 2, cup nuts ways stand nearby and there are oth- ers who always sit n® matter where the place happens to be. We girls wondered whether one way was more polite than the other. Answer—If the distance they are going 1s short and the boy is actu= ally accompanying her, he ought to stand nearby. But if the distance is very long, he would naturally sit wher= ever there is a place. * X x x 2 Will you please tell us on what * occasions the much-advertised flour 34 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt | 4 teaspoons bak- | | (optional) 11; cups milk 2 tablespoons butter, melted ing powder Mix the ingredients and pour into | & large, greased loaf pan. Let rise 15 minutes and bake one hour in a mod- | erately slow oven. CHOP SUEY. | 2 slices bacon 1 tablespoon 14 pound pork parsley, loin minced 1; pound beef 1 cup boiling round 4 tablespoons 13 cup diced celery %4 cup diced onion Cut the pork and beef into one- inch pieces. Sprinkle with the flour. Cut the bacon into small pieces and heat slowly in a large frying pan. ‘When hot and smoking add the pork and beef and brown. Then add the seasonings and water. Cover and let simmer for one hour, stirring fre- quently. Serve poured over the hot rice. Garnish with parsley. APRICOT CHEESE SALAD. 13 cup cottage 14 cup French cheese dressing cup cooked Cress or lettuce apricots Chill the ingredients. Arrange the cheese on the cress. Surround with the apricots and top with dressing. 2 cups boiled rice % catel, Po %) i Fragrant, deli and satisfying: well as the types to make memorable on galection at once at ALL GOOD HIQU {TALIAN Ll i ALL VARIETIES “housecoat” of either moire or velvet, | or whatever the material happens to | be. may be worn? | Answer—Housecoats, as they are il- lustrated in the fashion magazine would seem to be the young and mod- ern version of a teagown, which can be worn at home at any informal after- noon tea party, or cocktail party, or | for an informal dinner when you are 1 not dressing in evening clothes. x ok K X A friend of mine is designing a * bookplate for me, and now she has asked how I want my name put in, with title or just as Sara F. Smith or perhaps using only my nickname “Sunny.” Is there any proper way? Answer—If this bookplate is to be seriously done and you intend to use | it in your library always, and if you are, mereover, a book-loving person, then Sara Felding Smith is the name that should be put in it. On the other hand, if you are having an amusing and gay design, then “This book belongs to ‘Sunny'" (without or | with Smith—depending on whether any others in your group have the same nickname) would be all right. (Copyright, 1927.) To Combat Milk Mutiny. If the youngest member of y family refuses to drink his or her milk, try serving it in colored glasses with colored sippers. cious, inviting, —Tokay, Mus- rt, and Sherry, a8 dry (table) wine your Easter a e. Make your OR STORES OLONY swss o