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Show ( THE LEII1 SUN. LEIII. UTAH Kathleen Norris Says: The Shoe on the Other Foot gpring Coats for Children gaSy to Make from Old Wool Bell SyndlcaU. WNU Features. I G-RDU(D pJU Art ORfW PEARSON 4f ld Beaci to freaf tie ntt, :w wheri iw where am. i j3 ft J fra J4aleij nth6rlare acutely aware rod" " r crow- es?s " ,npfully unpre- c!?witb this year's sizes. JSudget doesn't per-, per-, , ... pW coats. onktoherold 'Jclothing can easily be iJS " .,!.!. ncofnl for into 8omeu6 -"- .! . but this will take ..ttinn. It's not P m . -..,! th mat tt(r 01 CUlB ,ralher oi rvt"B " , md oftentimes dyeing jttracuve cuw v a it I ffQT? L too yuuB " .- P . itv,oi in somber i, to oe cw""-- L so try to make even Uer I knew recenuy of her ex-navy uuauai . tf converting them into 1 girl's coat she added a y on the little boy's coat He sleeves. Both young-with young-with these addi- fjeujuicu r goes to prove that even lvje snaae tan U with little crisp or bright r,,.i. nnlir a few min- pDJtfl WA w " lave pasici j even suits) that have faded, M woolens for making . . !ye them Into bright colors to particularly attractive on '4a set become so beset with your : and laundering problems w shy away from gay, iags for the children. We bt the youngsters to look atee wise old owls even if e a little more cleaning to i! Important lira Masked this point before, Se to mention it again. 4e things too large for the thinkine thev will crow k Little girls will look like J are dressed In short. Pases and coats, and little M the more masculine If aes are of a proper length f inch or two too long. R you may make larea F coats and such so they will set, But the point is. don't N long to begin with. If . we child will dislike the lo thoroughly by the time at' into it that he will '"Put it on unless there's a pame every time you insist wring the garment Bake fitting a hrlo o. ! it becomes tiresome for ! 101 to stand still fnr Mod. Have all vour omiln. set the rhilrlror, f 'able to make the task Smart! Am J flowers and discard 1 Uat'l tun Jt m.. fnl a. life Md twlce f anch j i . vu at wisp . a brim that's the Ust iasmon mat is iu more lm- Sunbonnet Sue .-1, .tin v . This little lady is aU ready for the sun and beach with this sun-suit sun-suit and bonnet outfit made at home. Gathering In bloomer fullness is no problem if you use the gathering foot attachment for the sewing machine, according to directions by local sewing center experts. easier for yourself, . and work quickly if you would avoid a trying time. Children's clothes are primarily simple, but they may contain one or two little details to make them look-even look-even more attractive. Straight-Line Coats Easiest to Adjust Coats which have simple straight lines those of a boxy style, for example are preferred by many mothers because they are easy to adjust from time to time for length. Children do not get broad as fast as they grow in height, so have plenty of hem to let down as time goes by. Double-breasted coats for both girls and boys are popular, too, because be-cause these follow simple, straight lines and look good on the youngsters. young-sters. Having no belt,-there is no belt line to be a problem when lengthening the coat Tailoring is easy on these small clothes because there is not as much to do as on a larger garment Spring coats for youngsters. Use basting generously, particularly particu-larly when applying the sleeves to the armholes and press and fit carefully care-fully after this is done to make certain the garment will give comfort com-fort The edges of the collar and lining may be taped. Interfacing helps in giving a tailored look if you have planned pointed lapels on the coat Baste the canvas to the collar. Youngsters' coats do not have to be lined for warm weather wear but they do' hang better when lined. If you do not line them, finish the edges by binding them with matching match-ing tape rather than using the pinking pink-ing shears. Coats such as these receive re-ceive too much wear to withstand much tossing around unless finished properly. If you want to make a little princess prin-cess style coat for daughter, it will need a little more work and tailoring tailor-ing than the straight dine models, but the attractive garment will repay re-pay every care. Select a pattern and fit it carefully before cutting the woolen material. The linings of these coats should be sturdy as they will need to take a lot of wear. A closely woven cotton cot-ton and rayon fabric will give good wearability, provided it is sewed and fitted carefully to the coat All buttons should be sewed securely, se-curely, and buttonholes must be finished carefully so they will not fray after a few wearings. Fashion Flashes mn T 7 ensembles are kui. J younger set ij'. . - uuine now mat re reaching the FtW .1 lesl Mts are In fS'that "ything, but is or Some of the shades of white you see will border on beige, especially in hats. If they are in straw, you'll like those trimmed with pink roses. If you're looking for something new in a spring bat consider the popular half hat with gay flowers. If the hat is taffeta, you might carry out the theme with taffeta cuffs or puffs on your gloves. Two of them are fond of children and glad of the 50 cents an hour I Pay for baby cars, bousecleaning, gardening and dishwashing.1' By KATHLEEN NORRIS A MOST ridiculous situa-ZA situa-ZA tion has arisen be- 1 x tween my husband and me," writes a young wife from Portland, Me. "Jerry is in an office that employs several sev-eral attractive girls. Ever since our marriage seven years ago I have taken quite serenely the fact that when I telephone Jerry during business busi-ness hours a charming voice answers, and that sometimes instead of calling 'Mr. van Arden,' it calls 'Jerry.' " From time to time I have come to know some of these secretaries and bookkeepers, liking some, not liking others, just a little uneasy, now and then, as to what my husband hus-band thought of this one or that Jerry is tall, handsome and magnetic, mag-netic, and it isn't human nature that the admiration of some of these girls should not affect him. We women who stay at home with our children I have three small childrenhave chil-drenhave a way of worrying about the trim, smart perhaps unscrupulous unscrupu-lous women in the offices. "Well, here's my problem. We live close to a man's college, and some of the boys have got into the habit of wandering over my way between eight o'clock and one or two o'clock classes. Two of them, brothers, are fond of the children, and glad of the 50 cents an hour I can pay for baby care, housecleaning, gardening, even dishwashing. They are gentlemen gentle-men born, lots of fun,' full of college col-lege gossip and delighted to escort me occasionally to come college show or lecture. "Jerry doesn't mind the occasional occasion-al date, but he gets white with fury if he calls me at home and a man's voice answers the telephone. He points out that these boys come of a good family, have lots of idle time, can afford to read books, see shows, be amusing company. While he, he reminds me, is shut in an office all day, and comes home jaded and quiet 'Stimulating Companions' He says that he would be only too glad to fool around "the house with the babies, get out into the garden, experiment with special dishes. I am a ghost-writer for one of the New York magazines that handles many manuscripts not ready for the printer, print-er, cutting and correcting, so that I have a fair income of my own and can afford some help. These undergraduate under-graduate helpers of mine save me much time, give me stimulating companionship, and are sufficiently younger than I am to prevent any nonsense about love affairs. "Since my husband expects me to be unsuspicious and happy about bis office relationships with younger and better-dressed women," mis letter concludes, "do you think it consistent in him to go into rages of jealousy because personable young men are assisting me with my work? Of late he has been muttering mut-tering about the boys taking his place, alienating his children,' and all that sort of nonsense. If I talked that way about the girls in his office he would think I was an idiot. Should I concede him this point double my housework, give up amusing friendships, friend-ships, jeopardize my job, simply because he cannot see mat there is a parallel in our positions? Sometimes Some-times it seems to me that men are the most ridiculously inconsistent creatures alive." On this last point my dear Martha, Mar-tha, I emphatically agree with you. There never has been any consistency con-sistency in the way men regard women; their charms, their faults, their wisdom, their foolishness. A man will marry a woman for her .S3 Beautifully groomed, alert. . . SAUCE FOR THE GANDER It's a poor rule that doesn't work both ways, says the old adage, but jew men are willing will-ing to allow their wives the same social privileges they enjoy en-joy themselves. Men expect to flirt with the girls in the office, but any similar carrying-on by their wives are viewed with alarm and stern disapproval. To revise another old saw, what's sauce for the gander isn't sauce for the goose, as they see it. Folkways are slow to change and the emancipation emancipa-tion of woman is far front complete. A Portland, Me., wife writes Miss Norris that her husband, ferry, is tall, handsome, magnetic. mag-netic. The girls in his office can't help but admire bim and enjoy his attentions. Jerry is a good husband, faithful and a good provider, bis wife attests, but she can't help worrying wor-rying about the attractions of the women who surround bint. She tries to take a light view of it, however, and to hope for the best. On the other band, she often employs college boys to do gardening, housework and baby-tending and the presence of these young men stirs up jealous rage in her husband. She sometimes goes to "a lecture lec-ture or school show with a college man, just for the intellectual in-tellectual companionship. Jerry Jer-ry can't see that this is the counterpart of bis office flirtations flirta-tions and that what is all right for him is also all right for bis wife. conspicuous beauty, and then bully the poor thing into faded plainness because other men admire her. He will hold forth, before marriage, upon his longing for a home and babies, and a few years later represent rep-resent himself as a martyr to the nursery and stay out every night. He will grudge her a scanty allow ance, and wonder why she never nev-er looks smart If he isn't telling her that he is ashamed of her dull ness he is reproving her for talking too. much. Men Are Old-Fashioned. Your husband's position is basically basic-ally and completely reasonable. If he is to be trusted with the sirens of the office, then surely you may be trusted with a couple of agreeable agree-able and helpful college boys, especially espe-cially on an employer and employee basis. But ask nine out of ten men how they feel when a man's voice answers the home telephone, and they will flush up angrily and mention the lynch law. A hundred years ago there were no women in downtown business, and that particular danger did not exist ex-ist There were no office love affairs af-fairs and the only women in a man's day were those of his own house hold. Now the most attractive women in the world, special trained college graduates, beautifully groomed, alert, sexually free, are on the prowl through all downtown. I think that with your literary work and your friendly college neighbors you have quite innocently provided yourself with a safeguard that will keep both you and Jerry straight in marriage. As long as this arrangement arrange-ment works as a help and pleasure I think you might say to Jerry that until he takes work in an office staffed only by men, you feel justified in continuing it Mother Honored The National Catholic conference on family life has chosen Mrs. Math Lies, of Andale, Kas., as the Catholic Cath-olic Mother for 1947. Mrs. Lies is the mother of 14 children and lives on a farm. Her husband is dead. At the same time the conference made public a letter from President Truman, in which he termed the family "the root and flower of civilization." civi-lization." He said the church had made a great contribution toward development of a sound and responsible respon-sible family life. THE TEACnER PROBLEM WASHINGTON. School teachers have gone on strike in Buffalo, St. Paul and several other cities, with more strikes brewing elsewhere. But the new congress has failed even to consider the fact that janitors jani-tors and charwomen in many cities are paid more than the teachers responsible for training the next generation for an atomic age. Several bills providing federal funds to Increase teachers' salaries have been introduced perhaps the best and simplest being that of Vermont's Ver-mont's outstanding GOP senator, George Aiken. Others have been written by Democrats Green and McGrath of Rhode Island and Mc-Carran Mc-Carran of Nevada, and Republican Taft of Ohio. On the house side Democrat Pace of Georgia and Republican Re-publican Welch of California have entered bills, in addition to a drop- in-the bucket bill by Rep. Sterling Cole of New York. But the GOP leadership apparently ap-parently thinks that the labor situation even though we have no major strikes is more an emergency than insuring the uninterrupted education of the nation's children. In both the house and the senate, education and labor legislation are handled by the same committees, and the two chairmen Taft of Ohio and Hartley of New Jersey have not bestirred themselves about education, edu-cation, even though Taft does have his name on two bills relating to the matter. Taft has appointed Aiken chairman chair-man of a subcommittee to handle education. But because the Ml committee com-mittee is heading into weeks of wrangling over labor laws, Aiken probably can't schedule hearings before April. A subcommittee has been appointed on the house side, but no hearings are scheduled. MISSISSIPPI VS. N. Y. TEACHERS Never before has the federal government made a regular appropriation appro-priation for educational expenses. However, Senator Aiken points out that 60 per cent of all Americans today are living in states other than those in which they were educated, proving that education is an interstate inter-state or national problem. Aiken further points out that educational edu-cational standards vary so widely that in Mississippi the average ex penditure per pupil per year in 1944- was only $42.25, while the average In New York state was $185.12. His bill would insure expenditure of at least $100 per pupil per year in each state. Chief opposition to such a bill Is from southern senators, who , fear it might require their states to spend "too much" on Negro schools. For the bill specifies spec-ifies that the $100 average for each pupil must be maintained for each school district. Aiken's committee on expenditures expendi-tures in the executive departments plans hearings on a bill by Taft and Senator Fulbright of Arkansas calling call-ing for establishment of a new cabinet cabi-net post secretary of health, welfare wel-fare and education. While Aiken is anxious to proceed with this bill, he Is more anxious to see increased teachers' salaries. . GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY BOGS Whether he intended it or not, President Truman's trip to Mexico did more for the lagging good neighbor neigh-bor policy than anything since Franklin Roosevelt's time. Thanks to the astute backstage guidance of Sumner Welles, Roosevelt Roose-velt built up our friendship with Latin America. He made a special pilgrimage to Buenos Aires and Montevideo, and frequently cruised through the Caribbean, touching at Ecuadorean and Central American cities; also visited Mexico and acted as host to many Latin American Ameri-can presidents. With Welles' exit from the state department much of this came to an end. So also has ended the economic eco-nomic cooperation given Latin American neighbors. Regarding this, Latin Americans have been especially bitter. They complain that whereas during the war they sold raw materials to the United States at stabilized prices, foregoing any war profits, they now cannot buy goods in the U. S. A. When they attempt to purchase here they find that European countries coun-tries have a priority. We pay more attention to Greece, they complain, than to neighbors close at home neighbors which are much more important im-portant to our long-range welfare. What Latin American diplomats hope is that in addition to good-will tours, the U. S. A. now will loosen up economically. They want to buy, not beg, but they can't even do the former. MERRY-GO-ROUND J. Edgar Hoover has locked in FBI files several sensational stories on big city corruption, showing how certain city bosses are tied up with crime. Unfortunately this is beyond Hoover's bailiwick, so he proposed a sensational educational movie to 20th Century-Fox based on his files. Cautious 20th Century-Fox turned him down. . . . General Eisenhower has ordered the bodies of all American Ameri-can soldiers buried in the China theater to be collected and shipped home. Have Crusts Flaky, Fillings Delicious For Good Pies ''"Vt -v-i H A v LYNN CHAMBERS' MENU Cheese Fondue Baked Tomatoes Slivered Green Beans Molded Pear in Lime Gelatin Melba Toast Honey Lemon Chiffon Pie Beverage Recipe given. Two small spatulas or pastry blenders are excellent for cutting fat into flour when making pastry. Never Nev-er use the fingers, as this warms the ingredients, which ought to be kept well chilled If flaky pastry is to be achieved. "Yes, it's easy to make a good piecrust if you're not too ambi tious," said a good cook to me once. That may sound like a strange bit of advice, ad-vice, but it's true. The more you work with the crust the tougher it eets. There's another tip you should follow too, if you want to make a good pie, and that is in regard to the filling. Make it just as juicy and delicious as you pos sibly can. A good crust helps, but the filling has to be good, too! Chiffon pies should be light and downy, never tough. Never use too much of a thickening agent in fruit, berry or cream pies. These should be firm enough to stand up easily when sliced, but they should never be pasty. If you make pies often, have on hand a jar of homemade pastry mix such as this: Pastry Mix. 1 cups sifted flour 4 teaspoons salt 194 to 2 cups lard Combine flour and ealt. Cut lard into flour mixture until crumbs are about the size of peas. Store in covered cov-ered container in refrigerator and use as desired. (Do not add water until ready to use, and then add Just enough to hold together.) Fresh Strawberry Pie. 1 baked 9-inch pie shell 1 quart strawberries 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch Dash of salt Sweetened Whipped Cream Crush half the berries and bring to boiling point. Stir in sugar combined com-bined with cornstarch and salt. Cook, stirring constantly until thickened. thick-ened. Spread other half of berries into baked pie shell and pour hot, cooked berries over them. Cool, then top with cream and serve, Pecan Pie. S eggs, beaten 1 cup light brown sugar 1 cup dark corn syrup 1 tablespoon flour 1 tablespoon melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla H cup pecans Place all ingredients except pecans pe-cans into a bowl and mix thoroughly. Pour into an unbaked un-baked pie shell and place pecans carefully over the top. Bake in a hot (450 -degree) oven for 10 min- V V utes. then contin ue baking in a clow (325-degree) oven for 30 minutes or longer, until filling shakes like gelatin. Here's a heavenly pie that deserves de-serves its name. Its crust is not the regulation type made of flour and shortening, but rather a meringue. The filling is a delightful combination combina-tion of lemon and eggs made light and fluffy with whipped cream and chilled thoroughly before serving. Use it for your next party. Lemon Angel Pie. 1H cups granulated sugar Y. teaspoon cream ef tartar LYNN SAYS: There's a Trick In Doing Eves Simple Tasks When cleaning green vegetables, always add a handful of salt to the second water in which they are washed. This will cause the sand in the leaves to sink to the bottom of the pan and really help make vegetables veg-etables clean. Use old soap scraps by grating them or putting through a food chopper. chop-per. Then add water and make a soap jelly to use for laundry. 4 eggs, separated ' 3 tablespoons lemon julre 1 tablespoon lemon rind, finely grated f " teaspoon salt ; 1 pint cream for whipping Sift together 1 cup of sugar and the cream of tartar. Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Gradually add the sugar mixture, continuing to beat until thoroughly blended. Use the meringue to line the bottom and sides of a 9 or 10-inch 10-inch well-greased pie plate, hollow ing out the center and being careful not to spread the meringue too close to the sides. Bake in a slow (275-degree) oven for one hour. Cool. Beat egg yolks slightly, then stir in remaining Vi cup of sug ar and lemon juice, rind and salt Cook over boiling water until very thick, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from fire and cool. Whip cream and com bine half of it with lemon-egg mix ture. Fill meringue shell and cover with remaining whipped cream. Chill In refrigerator for 24 hours before serving. , Lemon Chiffon Pie. . 1 baked 8-lnch shell 1 tablespoon gelatin Y cup cold water 4 egg yolks cup sugar cup lemon juice H teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 4 egg whites Add gelatin to cold water and let Btand 5 minutes. Separate eggs and beat yolks In top part of double boiler. boil-er. Add sugar, lemon juice, salt and grated rind. Mix well. Cook over hot water until mixture coats the spoon. Add gelatin and stir in welL CooL Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, and add Vi cup more of sugar. Fold mixture Into beaten egg whites and turn into a baked pie shell. Chill thoroughly. Coat with meringue or whipped cream. It's not always necessary to bake a pie in order to serve pastry. There's a banana puff dessert that can be very popular if you enjoy this fruit and it's topped off with a meltingly delicious sauce. r 1 v ( :7J Mix sparingly when making pastry pas-try and don't get too ambitious. This applies also to rolling dough, which should be done In outward directions with very little pressure on the rolling roll-ing pin. Banana Puff. Allow one banana for each serving. serv-ing. Roll peeled banana in sugar and cinnamon and roll In rich pie crust Bake in a very hot (450-degree) (450-degree) oven for IS minutes. Serve with the following sauce: Lemon Sauce. M cup sugar 1 tablespoon flour Yk teaspoon salt 1 cup boiling water or pineapple Juice Juice and grated rind of H lemon 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons raisins, If desired Cook sugar, flour, salt and liquid over hot water for 10 minutes. Add lemon, butter and raisins. Serve hot This sauce is also delicious served over baked and steamed puddings. -Released by Western Newspaper Union. To prevent brown sugar from lumping, store' it in a damp place such as the bread box. Powdered sugar may be stored in tightly covered cov-ered tin or glass containers. Door pockets or shoe pockets hung on the inside of closet doors are excellent for keeping such small articles ar-ticles as whisk brooms and dust cloths in a handy place. Avoid hard-frozen pieces ef fruits and berries in ice cream by allowing allow-ing them to stand in sugar befere adding them to the cream mixture. |