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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-9-27, Page 7By Willard in11 Wilkinson Urian didn't look like n detec- tive. He realised this for a fact m',hcn the girl with the chestnut morn hair ramie up and *poke 10 111111, "You're Uri ah 1'11115, aren't you.' Airs. Keith told tae, I'm June In- galls. It's going to he n gnr„eoui ueliding, 1:01'1 you tllinlc? Have you seen the swlnluling 1)001 yeti" Orion knew at once berate of her easy informality she hail nais- t,d;cn him for one of the guests. • And 15111dcn1y be decided to 1,0 uu 111111 the gtnur, "Hello," the said cheerfully. "ft's lice to sec you again. No, f haven't seen the pocd, Ir it new? Shall we 60 look al it together?" • They went and looked at it. In fact they swain in i6 They stayed near the pool for almost MO hum,. At the end of • that time Orion male to two de • - cis10ns, First. he decided that the girl was the loveliest, utast 'beau- tiful creature he'd ever known. Se- cond, he derided he was a •fool. At first this business' of pretending to be a guest smacked of a lark, Note it Was different. He wa± falling in lure, (-le went bask to his room and changed into 115 tux, Ile'd have to go down and keep his eyes 011 things and amid June Ingalls, if he coned. Ile took up a station within ob- sereatiun distance of the table where the gifts were pieced and acted as trawl' like a guest as he knew how. J1ne was not among the crowd that milled around the living -roost, lie was convincing himself that he a was glad of this, when a feminine voice behind hits said: "Why, Mr, Peters, you're stand- ing here like a statue. I mean, shouldn't we dance, or something?" "I'm dreadfully sorry," he said. "I hurt my ankle in the pool this afternoon, I'nm afraid dancing's out, for me," "Oh, how wretched! Is there any- thing I ean do? I mean, oughtn't you to see a doctor, or something?" Just then Orion's desperate glance fell on the table where lay the gifts, There 1'as- a man stand- ing at one end talking to a woman. The woman had a fan, wlticii she maneuvered skillfully. Behind its ruffled folds the man to whom she was talking suddenly darted out a hand, scooped up something on the table, and' thrust it beneath the tails of itis coat. Orion came back to earth with a jolt. He started toward the man, who .was moving thorough the crowd toward the terrace door, He caught up with the fellow just as they got outside and fell into step beside hint, "Ail right," said Orion when they reached the end of the terrace, "Take it easy and you won't get hurt, You're under arrest." The ratan looked at hint quickly, 'Orion didn't have time to lift his , arms in defense. Something struck him a terrible blow on the head. He swayed, caught himself glimpsed the thief racing down the steps. Orion anticipated the direction of time man the was chasing by leaping the fish pond and making a flying tackle at the fellow's legs, They Wein clown in n heap. When he opened his eyes tbcre was a crowd of people around, He heard snatches of conversation and guessed that time thief had been cap• tm•ed and everybody thought that (1e, Orion, was quite 11 hero, Then he knew that his head was pillowed on something soft. 11(11 saw a face bending over ]min. "Well, that settles it, T guess," he grinned, "Now you know, But I'm not really a -detective. 3 go to law school nights and detect clays and week -ends," It doesn't make a particle of dif)'erence," June told him. "Ian Mrs, Keith's secretary, She asked me to sec that you were looked out for, Can I help it if you thought I was a guest? And now that you know the truth, I suppose you don't like me any amore?" "Suppose," said Orion, "yott let, Itle ask a question." She agreed and he asked it and she blushed 1s she sfticl, ";yes," ' TI -IE END Special Village For Tenants Who Refuse To Behave 11 an :\1)(5A'rdamn suburb there's a new housing estate with 110 waft - ling list, Weary of had neighbour's who quickly spoil the atmosphere of net; suburbs, the Dutch authori- ties have deliberately created a new made -to •inra tire shun for these housing lo1/,hs. - The houses In this "model village" have flat fared concrete walls and crack -proof pavements, built-in drainage pipes, and steel lamp -pasts —all specially designed to defy quarrelsome roughs, destructive children and hooligans with an itch to throw things. The flush safety -glass windows are proof against small boys with stones—and the other accurately - aimed mi'siles which are inevitably part and parcel of the !rate quar- rels caused by doorstep slander. No two entrances adjoin in this town of bad tenants. Very few door'w'ays overlook one another. No fetter than 133 families have been transferred to the straight- jacket suburb on the assumption that the housewife who can't keep her house in order deserves segre- gation, and a suggestion has been taut for'w'ard that an experimental village of this type shall be built in Britain with the object of curing anti -social citizens of their destruc- tive and insanitary habits, In life, too, it has been suggested that bad tenants of Council (louses shall be sent to special training establish- ments. It is doubtful, however, if these ideas will ever get beyond the talk:ng stages. Inside the grim, prison -like houses everything is conditioned by tough- ness. The plain concrete rooms are anti -vermin. Chained to the central heating stove the poker offers no opportunity to husbands with a grudge against their wive_. Every doorway is of thin but solid metal, treated with unacratcltable paint. Every Window is either small - paned or safeguarded by slats against breakage, Three times a day dustmen tour the streets in perpetual war against litter. Disinfected Twice a Week Twice weekly, too—to shame the enforced slum -dweller — municipal cleaners, with special pass -keys, have a right to enter and disinfect any houses which, despite all pre- cautions, are not decently kept. Medical attention costes the round with time tradesmen. Compulsory inspections are yet another reason for not breaking Amsterdam's imy- giene laws. Habitual slackers, watched when- ever they pass through the gates, sooner or later come under the in- ward compulsion—precisely accord- ing to the anticipations of the cre- ators of this suburb)—to set about odd jobs in their homes. No family is drafted (mere until it has proved itself hopelessly irre- deemable by other means. There is a long waiting-list of those who want to get out! Snappy .A Scottish surgeon, a ratan of few words, net his match—in a woman! She called at his surgery with her (rand badly inflamed and swollen. The following dialogue opened by, the doctor, took place: "Burn?" "Bruise." "Poultice." The next day the woman called again, and the dialogue was as follows: "Better?" "Worse," "Dfore poultices." Two days later the woman made another call. "Better?" • "Well. Fee?" "Nothing. Most sensible woman ever I met." eparcttes Are ; . uickoCha This 'trimly tailored shirt has convertible neckline and French cuffs with pearl cufflinks. Pearl buttons march down the front to match the cufflinks. Accessories Chane Their Character -®)JW 'YORK --Since setiartijes are an important part of fall fashions, the chore¢ Of 'a blouse counts. A blouse should be able to team nicely with more than one suit or skirt in any wardrobe, It should undergo a subtle change in appearance with each switch in jewelry, scarves, or ribbon. One blouse which meets all requirements is a faultlessly tailored shirt with convertible neckline which acts as a foil for scarves or jewelry. The pearl cufflinks set into the French cuffs match the buttons which march down the front. Another blouse which fills the bill has a Peter Pan collar. Tailored in sanforized broadcloth, with ocean pearl buttons, it's a classic style which will outlast extreme trends. The neckline will take a pearl• choker, a pendant, or a bit of velvet ribbon and a jewel. With each new piece of jeyvelry, this shirt will change character. rt fists A classic shirt with Peter Pan collar is styled In sanforized broadcloth. Short, simple sleeves give it a youthful air, make it ideal for classroom wear, • ABLE TALKS � ela.And«ws To my way of thinking — and that of a lot of otter people—pears are a much neglected fruit, both in the average hone and in the aver- age cookery column, That is to say, pears are a much more versa- tile fruit than most housekeepers realize; and to make up for'any past neglect in this matter, this week's column will deal with various Ways in which to use pears more abund- antly. Rich Pear Shortcake Serves 6 Sift together 2 cups sifted flour • 4 teaspoons baking powder 5-5 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar Cut in IA cup shortenng Add all at once • 14 cup rich milk 1 well -beaten egg Stir until mixture forms soft dough, follows spoon around bowl. Turn out on lightly floured board. Divide dough in half; roll or pat out each part to fit 8 -inch round cake pan. Brush one half with melted butter and top with second half. Bake at 425° (hot oven) 20 minutes, Spread 4 cups sweetened sliced pears between layers and on top. Serve slightly warm with 1 cup heavy cream, whipped. tl• 5 1 Baked Pear Dessert Pare, halve, and core 6 fresh pears Bring :o boil and s:comer 5 minutes. cup orange juice . 2/3 cup water 2/3 cup sugar 4 whole cloves 2 teaspoons grated orange peel Arrange pears in buttered baking dish Pour syrup over pears. Cover and bake at 325° (moderate oven) until pears are tender, 45 minutes to 1 (tour. Baste pears with syrup every 15 minutes during baking. Serve warm or chilled, topped with whipped cream if desired, * 1 Glazed Spiced Pears Makes 10 halves Simmer slowly 10 minutes 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 3 -inch stick cinnamon 5 whole cloves Peel from r/ lemon (cut in nar- row strips) ..Peel from 54 orange (cut it) Har- row slips) Add 10 peeled fresh pear halves Simmer until tender (5 to 6 twin-' +rtes• Drain and serve hot or cold with meats. BY HAROLD ARI1ETi hieing Trick • AVOID SHARP CREASES WHEN STORING A LAMIE LINEN TABLECLOTH BY ROLLING ON A BROOMSTICK OR MOP HANDLE. PEAR -ROQUEFORT SALAD Serves 6 Dissolve 1 package lime gelatine in 2 cups water (fruit juice may be substituted for part of water) Add 1 tablespoon vinegar - Chill until slightly congealed. Fold 1% cups diced pears in 54 the gelatine mixture Pour into individual molds or 1 large mold Chill until firm. Set bowl with remaining gelatine on cracked ice; beat gelatine until fluffy and thick. Blend 1;z ounces Roquefort or nippy cheese with 1 tablespoon light cream Beat cheese into whipped gelatine. Pour cheese mixture over pear mold. Chill until firm. * * 1 BAKED STUFFED PEARS Serves 6 Wash and core, do not peel 6 large fresh pears Fill cavities with TA cup chopped nuts 14 cup chopped dates or raisins Place upright in buttered, deep baking dish. Boil together for 5 minutes 55 cup sugar 2.5 cup water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel %' teaspoon nutmeg teaspoon salt Pour syrup over pears. Top each whole pear with 1 marshmallow Cover and bake at 375 degrees (moderate oven) until tender but still limn (about 1 hour). Baste with syrup every 15 minutes during baking. Serve hot or cold with cream, * * * PEAR AND CELERY SALAD Sprinkle 2 cups diced pears with juice of % lemon Add 1 cup chopped celery r5 cup broken nutmeats Moisten with 5cup mayonnaise Chill thoroughly Serve on crisp lettuce. Variation: Stir in 6 marshmallows, quartered 9: * i. CINNAMON PEARS Makes 10 halves Bring to boil 1' cup sugar 1 cup water '/5 cup red cinnamon candies Simmer slowly 5 minutes Add 10 peeled, cored, fresh pear halves Sitnmer until tender, about 5 min- utes, Increase cinnamon candies to 54 or 34 cup if deeper -pink pears are desired. Serve with meat, or chill and top with, whipped cream for dessert, JITTER W0'VE TRIED EVERY KINDOP BAIT. ISAAC WALTTON COUWNT Nook NIM/ FROZEN PEAR SALAD Serves 6 Soak 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatine in 2 tablespoons pear or other fruit juice for 5 minutes Dissolve over hot pater. Add 1 3 -ounce package cream cheese or / cup cottage cheese 2 tablespoons mayonnaise cup heavy cream, whipped Mix well, Fold in 1 cup diced pears 54 cup diced canned pineapple or peaches 6 marshmallows, quartered Pour in refrigerator tray; freeze firm, Cut in squares; serve on salad greens, Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. Is it considered proper to say, "Mr. Brown, shake hands with Mr. Green," when introducing two men? A. No; this expression is crude. If the two amen are well-mannered, they will shake hands without being commanded to do so. The best introduction is merely, "Mr. Brown, Mr. Green." w * 1 Q. When at the table, how should one remove a seed, a bone, or some foreign substance from the mouth?` A, Drop it unointrusively into the cupped hand, and then place it on the plate, * 1 * Q. Is it all right for the parents of the bridegroom -to -be to an- nounce the engagement? A. No; this is strictly the pri- vilege of the girl's parents. * * * When circumstances force a man to allow a woman whom he' has been accompanying go to her home in a taxi, should he pay the driver? A. Certainly; this is the courteous thing to do. He should ask the driver to estimate time fare, then add a little more, with a tip. * * * Q. Should a banana be skinned and eaten with the fingers when it is served whole at the dinner table? A. No; the banana is not classed among the "finger foods." Strip off the skin, place the banana on time dessert plate and cut, one bite at a time, with the side of the fork. * * 5, Q. Should the woman proceed first when a mean and a woman are to descend stairs? A, Yes, and also in ascending stairs. * * t. Q. If one is declining an invita- tion that it is impossible to accept, is it absolutely necessary to state why one cannot accept? A. While it is not absolutely necessary, it still "softens" one's . refusal of an invitation to give some logical reason for being unable to accept it, * * Q. When one is introducing Mr, Jones to Mr. Smith, is it proper to say, "Mr, Jones, my friend Mr. Smith?" A. Not if Mr. Jones. is also your friend. This expression implies that only Mr. Smith is your friend. G .EEN T UMB Gordon Smith.' In the gardener's battle with the bugs,, the important thing is to recognize the real enemy when he appears. A garden is the happy hunting ground for hundreds of in- sects, but, as a rule, only a fraction of them require special attention. If the major menaces are recog- nized and controlled, the balance of nature will usually keep the rest in satisfactory cltecic, Insects can be identified in sev- eral ways. Physical characteristics —size, shape, color and markings— offer one clue, The plants on which they feed provides another. Some also have special habits (the red spider mites spin delicate webs); while others may be detected by the effett they have on host plants. The following deserve a more or less permanent place on any blacklist of the principal pests found in many areas, First On The List The Japanese beetle is oval, about half an inch long, and is a shiny metallic green. While their prefer- ences among vegetables are rela- tively limited (they attack corn, as- paragus and rhubarb), these beetles are found at work on dozens of different shade and fruit trees, vines, shrubs and flowers. They are par- ticularly fond of roses and grape leaves. The larvae of Japanese beetles, hairy, white grubs with brown heads, live underground where they destroy grass roots. Brown patches on the lawn ,in fall or spring are the warning signs of their presence. A Relative The Asiatic garden beetle is simi- lar to the Japanese beetle in size and shape, but is brown in color. Distinguishing trait of this insect is that it feeds only a night, leaving. irregular holes along the edges of leaves that grow near the ground. Flowers and vegetables seem equal favorites, and the list is long: asters, azaleas, dahlias, delphinium, roses, zinnias, beets, carrots, corn, peppers and turnips. Its earth -dwelling lar- vae also destroy grass, leaving the same traces as Japanese beetles. hounder and a bit 010111liet' than the ra manese beetle is the Mexican bean beetle, It Is bright yellowy, with sixteen black spots on a con- vex back, Both beetle and the torr (which is yellow with black -tipped spine) devour cowpeas and all types of beans, The larva, however, feeds only 011 the underside of leaves/ leaving lacy shreds as it chews away, everything but the veins. During the winter, the adult beetle hibern- ates in dead weeds and trash near the garden Patch. Although occasionally found on tomatoes or eggplants, the Colo- rado potato beetle generally sticks to the vegetable froth which its name derives. Nearly half an inch long, its distinguishing markings are ten fine black stripes down a yellow back. Both the beetle and its red hump -back grubs devour leaves of potato plants, In whiter, time adult insect hibernates in the grounds. There are several kinds of leaf- hoppers, ranging in color front creamy or greenish white through green to brown. Compact insects, about an eighth of an inch long, they are shaped like a small shield standing on edge, and have power- ful legs for jumping. Not only do these sucking insects rob innumer- able plants of their sap, causing leaves to discolor, but they also transmit a number of serious plant diseases. Growers of corn flowers, calendula, chrysanthemums, pota- toes,_ beans, rhubarb, roses, dahlias and many other plants should car- taitily be on the watch for the leaf- hoppers. The larvae, which do notch dam- age by sucking sap, are usually found clustered on the underside of leaves. They look like small white scales. Hosts for these- insects in- clude asters, aaleas, beans, begonias, berry bushes, chysanthentunts, grapes, holly, lettuce, peas, peppers, potatoes, primroses and many other crops and flowers. Aphids and Others Aphids (plant lice), leaf' miners, red spiders and thrips are all too small to be identified except by the damage they do. Aphids are -about tate size of the head of a pin, and can just barely be seen in the clus- ters they form along plant stents, buds and foliage. Leaf miners gen- erally cause blisters or elaborate traceries in the leaves of plants they affect. Red spider mites can be located by their webs, and the presence of thrips is generally re- vealed by silvering of leaves that soon wilt. Poor Mother! A commission investigating foot- wear concludes that the housewife takes something like 20,000 steps in tate course of her day's work, and covers on an average some fourteen miles. Now, front the None gran Insti- tute of Statistics, come some more staggering figures which should en- dow husbands with respect for their wives. They show that the average housewife cleans 380 square yards of floor space each week, prepares 165 lb. of food and makes 35 beds, Int addition, she washes 900 pieces of crockery and stands for about 14 (lours over a hot stove. All this in addition to carrying home many pounds of shopping, standing in queues, and washing and ironing numerous items of clothing. The average woman also rises earlier than her husband and gets into bed only when he is safely tucked in between the sheets. No wonder most women say they'd rather be nte01 'No Thought of Sex' 7 Toni Moht, Vienna -born dancer current- ly doing a milk - bath routine in a Chicago .night shot, says she thinks Ameri- can strip dancers are "vulgar." )Miss Mohr claims stripping - should be a delicate art. }der own' act, she says, has "no thought of sex." .: lay Arthur Po titer