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MONDAY, MARCH 17,

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Homemaking—

Give Lin

And They Will Repay in Long Wear

1941

PAGE 5

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

ens the Proper Care

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waem. on to grteful granddaughters? Tast that long, too.

And now that Irish linens are gr

~ With a possible increase in price the best of care, ] If you're going to put linens away | for future use, give them a thorough | washing in cold water before doing] 80. Certain finishing agents used in| manufacture should not be allowed to remain in linen too long. Store linens in a cool, dry place— not in a linen closet through which | steam or hot water pipes pass. Use a pure, mild soap, free from alkali in laundering. A good, thick suds in warm (not hot) water, should be used and if the water is hard, mild | water softener should be used. Two rinsings in clear, warm water and a final rinse in blueing water for white linens are required. For white linens, a bit of powdered borax ded to the blueing water is 1elpful. Hold linens smooth and taut as they go through the wringer. Dry out of doors in sunlight if possible. In winter, don't allow them to freeze as this tends to crack the “fibers Iron while damp with a mediumweight, moderately hot iron. Table damasks are improved by ironing, both sides. An important “don’t” is don't, if you can help it, fold your linens in the same creases each time they are laundered. Even better, | rolling them over cardboard mailing fubes or broom handles obviates creasing and thus prolongs wear. |

Fruit Cream Pies

REMEMBER THE LOVELY LINENS that lasted Grandmother from the time she began using thiem from her hope chest until she passed

With proper care, your linens can

owing scarcer as a result of the war threatening—it pays to give them

Your Health

By Jane Stafford

Science Service Writer YOU HAVE HEARD that nicotinic acid, the pellagra curing and

preventing vitamin, is a “must” in-| 3

gredient for the new enriched flour ana bread. Unfortunately, a good man persons, I am told, have been | frightened about this, because they | have the mistaken notion that the

| acid might be caustic and the substance itself might be harmful be-

| cause nicotinic acid was first an-

| tomatoes, cabbage, strawberries and | 3

other fruits and vegetables. Nicotinic acid is not the same as | nicotine, and it is not poisonous. It| can be made from nicotine, as well | as in other ways. When it is made from nicotine, however, the poison- | ous properties of nicotine are com-|

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This suit of honey beige wool was designed for Kay Francis of

Delta Theta Chi

Gardening No. 7—Dahlias

Schedules

Guest Meeting

Omega Nu Tau Will Initiate Pledges

By HENRY PREE Times Special Writer ULBS play an important part in our gardens. Not only are they the first .to bloom in the spring, but a proper selection will give a succession of color as the season progresses. Few flowers offer us such variety a” in form and eoloring as do dahlias. A guest night program and &|7Ta)) growing varieties are used to St. Patrick’s dinner feature sorority | good effect at the rear of the hercalendars this week. baceous border while the dwarf sorts are excellent for bedding purINDIANA ALPHA CHAPTER of| poses. Both types make grand cut DELTA THETA CHI SORORITY! flowers. Unwin and Coltness variewill have a special program at its ties grown from seed will produce Guest Night meeting at 7:45 p. m. magnificent sturdy flowers the first today in the Hotel Lincoln. season.

| Although dahlias i 2 grow best in a Min rea Jl on hot, high, dry climate, they can be I Saxiie: Davis Wil toll grown almost anywhere in the U.

. S. They should have exposure to how to review a book. Mrs. Wil-| fu;1 sun.’ Dahlias grow best in a

liam Kraas is to speak on soror- sandy loam with a gravelly subity customs. | soil and require a large amount of After the program Miss Davis) humus in the soil. Do not try to will read the minutes of the State| grow dahlias in a heavy clay soil. executive meeting held recently Phosphorus and potash are needed and will conduct a short business| for good blooms. session. Pledge training will fol-| Dahlias of the large type require low under direction of Mrs. Jer- at least three feet between plants, ome Long.

{spaced 15 to 18 inches apart. Allow only one stalk from a tuber to de-

Rough initiation of pledges will velop for the finest blooms. Shallow |

follow a St. Patrick's dinner party for members and pledges of GAMMA CHAPTER, OMEGA NU TAU SORORITY, at the Democrat Club, 4141 College Ave, tomorrow at 6 p. m. Hostesses will be Mesdames John A. Lyons, Bernard Smith, Henry Ross and Miss Gertrude Corydon. Mrs. Paul Cook, pledge captain, will conduct the initiations,, as-| sisted by co-captains, Mrs. Lee| Oldfield, Miss Bette Ulrich and| Miss Allene Champion. Those to be initiated are Mesdames Herman Bishop, Lawrence Bowen, William Franck, John Mil-

plant a handful (two

about each plant. {thoroughly soak into the ground, | | then give a mulch of partially de- | cayed leaves and cultivate ne more. | n n n |

for the summer garden is the amazingly Gladiolus will do well on almost any soil of medium fertility. Soil of

slightly heavy texture produces flow-| ers of superior quality, but not so many small corms. loam soils produce the opposite.

ler, George Rotroff, Robert Weber land Mrs, Wilder, Miss Mabel Day|witt and Miss Georgia Rose Over- | field.

| P.

Scottish Rite [Luncheon Set

The Ladies of the Scottish Rite will meet tomorrow in the Scottish Rite Cathedral for a 12:15 o'clock luncheon, a review of “H. M. Pulham, Esquire” (John P. Marquand) by Mrs. Russell J. Sandérs and solos by Miss Rosalind Phillips. Following the program, members and their guests may play cards in the women's parlor. Mrs. Murray H.

| Morris and Mrs. James H. Lowry are

in charge of the program.

Sorority to Meet Mrs. Gayle Herner, 239 Iowa St. will be hostess for members of Sigma Lambda Chi Sorority at 8 m. today.

Stenotypists

Dine Tomorrow

The monthly dinner meeting of the Indianapolis Chapter of the Associated Stenotypists of America will be at 6 p. m. tomorrow in Canary Cottage. A report on the mid-winter conference of the Association held this week-end in Cleveland is to be presented.

Zephyr Zebs to Meet

The Zephyr Zebs will meet at the home of Miss Neoral J. Flack at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening for a business session. Following the meeting, Mrs. Lois McCreery Carter, sosial chairman, will be in charge of a St. Patrick's Day program. Miss Marjorie Katterhenry lis club president.

Excellent specimens of the bril-

liant St. Brigad anemone.

easily grown specimens. The hardy amaryllis attractive green foliage

crown about 4 inches.

u o ” { HE ST. BRIGID anemones are in| NOTHER excellent bulb or corm flower and excellent for cutting. | spring | adaptable gladiolus. 1'anting is recommended; for south-| Cover in winter

exceedingly brilliant when

For northern states early ern, fall planting. with straw manure. The Cape hyacinth summer-flowering hyacinth,

is a white

gracefully surmounted with

growLight, sandy ing three to five feet in height, from,

while the dwarf types grow well if, Where they make beautiful and |

produces | in early | cultivation and plenty of water dur- spring which ripens and disappears. | ing the growing season is most| About a month later, as if by magic, | necessary. In early August give each the flower stalks spring from the to three ground to a height of 2 to 3 feet,| ounces) of a 2-10-6 commercial fer- | developing an umbel of large, lily-| tilizer., Spread it in a broad ring shaped flowers, 8 to 12 in number | Cultivate and of a delicate lilac-pink shade. Cover

every true son of Erin!

beat until smooth.

; St. Patrick’s

Day PUNCH %®

® Sure, here's a drink that will delight the heart of Try it; it's delicious!

1 8-0z. glass of mint jelly, 4 cups of unsweetened pineapple juice, 6 tablespoons of Jemon juice. melt in sauce pan over low flame. Combine with juices.

Cut up mint jelly and Remove from heat and

Pour over crystal clear Polar Ice until ice cold, and serve

from Ice Punch Bowl.

ICE AND

|Superphosphate has proven to be 20 to 30 pure white bell-shaped

ADDING FRESH or canned fruit the films. It has a wide chocolate

pletely lost. | o n = CHEMICALLY, the two substances are quite different. Nicotine contains 10 atoms of carbon, 14 atoms of hydrogen and two atoms of nitrogen. Nicotinic acid contains | six carbon atoms, five hydrogen [oxygen atoms. Even if you do not know very much about chemistry, | 4 . ~ you can see from these figures of SWalm to Speak the substances that are in nicotine | . and nicotinic acid that the two are At Legion Party

| quite different. : If you are still a doubting Thomas| H. Nathan Swaim, past com- TAU SORORITY, will be at 8 p. m.

signed especially for left-handed °F a worrying Martha, remember | mander of Indianapolis Post 4, today in the Hotel Lincoln. people. 4 the people who were sick With| American Legion, will be guest]

{pellagra and who were given doses | Joys Go Patriotic

| of nicotinic acid daily not only with- | NEW STYLES in kites, balls, bal

[out harm but with great benefit, | since the chemical cured their pellloons, board games, marbles and doll costumes are taking their inspira-|

agra. You might also consider that tion from patriotic colors and em-

all the steaks, pork chops, roast veal, liver, eggs and cheese you have blems. Even the 1941 Easter rabbit €aten in your life contain far more has heard the call to the colors | nicotinic acid than the amount that | Rabbits dressed in red, white and is being put into each pound of enblue costumes decorated with patrio-| riched bread or flour. tic emblems are one of the new Eas- | "~ ter toy styles on exhibit at The Mrs. Geddes to Speak

the most effective fertilizer. Apply in the row at the rate of 5 pounds per 100 feet, cover lightly with soil

Guests of honor at a tea given yesterday by UPSILON CHAPTER OF SIGMA PHI GAMMA SORORITY were the the Misses Dorothy Nikirk, Evelyn Dill and Rosemary Clauer. The hostess, Mrs. Ruby Rehling, was assisted by

brown stripe stitched on to the jacket. The jacket has a long torso line with back slightly lower than the front. The streetlength cape is of the same beige wool, with wide chocolate stripe on the box shoulders. The hat is of beige felt and accessories of brown suede.

to cream pies will give your desserts nice variety. Slice the fruit

into the baked pie shell. Cool the cream filling before pouring over the fruit. Sliced bananas, oranges, peaches, apricots, pineapple are all good for this purpose. Top with whipped cream or a fluffy meringue

Left-Handed Shears

IF YOU'RE LEFT-HANDED, and have trouble using ordinary shears, next time you are at the notion counter try the new scissors de-|

growing best in a sunny location vith moderate amounts of moisture

Mrs. Katharine McConahay and 20d cultivation. iif |Miss Gertrude Wachs. At the tea , Begonias are summer-flowering table were Miss Betty Kelly, chap-|Uibs for bedding and pot plants ter president, and ‘Mrs. Barbara and are of spectacular beauty. The

: : 4 0 | enormous single, frilled or double n, international secretary. | Fabian, v | flowers are held well above the

The regular business meeting of | foliage, displaying a rich color-range LAMBDA CHAPTER. OMEGA AU |from scarlet to white, through {shades of yellow, orange and pink. | (Start the bulbs indoors and put outdoors when the ground is warm. { Mrs. Robert Jenkins, 3348 N. Ta- | Highly recommended for #moist soil speaker when Madden Nottingham coma St., will entertain ALPHA | in shady or half-shady places. Post 348 observes the 22d anniver-' cHAPTER members of SIGMA! Tuberous-rooted begonias come in sary of the Legion at 6:30 p. Mm. DRL, TA SIGMA SORORITY today hearly every color. They are sintoday in the post home, 1130 W. at 8 p. m. gle, double and camellia-flowered 30th St. | | The hardy begonia is a fine bulb Special guests will be Mr. and] GAMMA ALUMNAE OF KAPPA {or growing in deep shade. During Mrs. Jean S. Boyle. Mrs. Boyle is ALPHA THETA will hold their | September and October they are, 12th District Auxiliary president. | March covered-dish supper today |covered with pink flowers. The Mrs. Victor Hammel, dinner chair- at 6:30 o'clock in the Butler chapter | foliage is a deep green with traces) man, is being assisted by Mes-| house, with Miss Sally Heilman as of bronze. dames Guy Heckman, I. R. Boner, hostess. Miss Louise Wills and Mrs. | The fancy-leaved caladium is a| Bill Gibbert, James H. Dunlap, Roy K. Coats will exhibit collections | beautiful, variegated-leaved plant) John Cook, Wilfred Bradshaw, B. of foreign dolls. adapted for pot culture in the house American Toy Fair in New York. | W. Frey, Mildred Allen and Harry | Ee — i Mrs. Trevor R. Geddes will be the Lorber. Pledge services will be held by | Brush Up Woolens {speaker for the 7:30 p. m. meeting of | Post officers are Mr. Boner, com- | ALPHA CHAPTER OF SIGMA Phone BIR. 2 101 for [the Valencian Chapter, Interna-|mander; Lee Simms, first vice com- DELTA PI SORORITY this eve- . . TO RESTORE the new look to tional Travel-Stury Club, Thursday mander: George Freeman, second (ning at the home of Mrs. Francis H. Quality Cleaning N A. C. DEMAREE 52nd and Keystone

Jlong-napped woolens after launder-|at the home of Mrs. Charles Miller, | vice commander: R. C. Phillips, | Miller, 3741 N. Meridian St., with ing, stroke gently with a soft brush.| 2540 N. Dearborn St. Mrs. John adjutant; Carl Woerner, sergeant-|Mrs. Oscar Buehler in charge. Mrs. his should eradicate any “matted” | O'Mara and Mrs. Thomas Burnette at-arms; A. L. Alburtus, chaplain, William D. Bain and Mrs. Jean M. appearances of the nap. will assist the hostess. land R. O. White, finance officer. DaVie will assist the hostess.

before planting the corms in the |

furrow. They require no special care, |

flowers. Culture same as

| gladiolus. Ismene or Peruvian Daffodil is summer- |

one of the best of our

flowering bulbs.

sembling the amaryllis family. Tuberoses have lovely, double flowers of thick waxlike texture borne on graceful, long, strong stems, and a rich, exotic fragrance. Plant the bulbs after all danger of frost has passed, and cover them two inches deep. NEXT-—An herb garden.

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