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Inquisitive genes fit on scion of Heloise

By Nancy Arcayna

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 21, 2008

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Cynthia Lee of Waipahu began reading the "Hints from Heloise" column in the '60s. "I was in my late teens. I recall that she wrote helpful, easy solutions to ordinary problems," she said.

"I think it's great that her daughter is carrying on her mother's tradition. In Hawaii family means a lot, so when your child carries on the family business, we feel very proud of them."

Ponce Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans, more commonly known as Heloise, worked with her mother for several years after college but hadn't planned on taking over the column. Fate intervened.

"She became sick, had a heart condition and she died suddenly. I took over the column and I'm here 30 years later," she said. "I can't imagine doing anything else. I'm real inquisitive."

Perhaps that's an inherited trait. Heloise II remembers her mother testing a hint from a reader about how to make new bluejeans look faded or stone-washed. "She took my brand-new blue jeans, laid them on the driveway and poured bleach on them, in different spots," she said. "She waited a few minutes, then put some more on, a little at a time. Washed them and they looked great. But, after a few washings, they ripped out. A note: Don't full-strength bleach anything."

She added, "She bought me a new pair."

As technology advances, people still need help figuring out how things work, she said. "We have all of these fabulous technologies, and everything is faster. But, we still need to know how to take care of these tools."

For example, many people have stories of dropping their cell phones in the toilet -- it was in a pocket and slipped out. A helpful hint from Heloise: "It's best to fish it out, open up the phone, take out the battery and let it air dry. When you slap it back together, it just might work."

And, microfiber cloths are a new version of the nylon net her mother once recommended for anything from scrubbing sinks to tying up plants.

"I wish I had invented the microfiber cloth. They are worth their weight in gold," she said. "We can clean so many things with them without using any cleaning agents. It's perfect for people who have allergies or environmental concerns. A dry cloth will clean anything from windows and mirrors to stainless steel and eyeglasses."

Heloise even uses them to clean up the family dog after an outing. "I rub a damp cloth over the dog. It pulls out all of the dirt, grime and odor. They are absolutely wonderful and can be used over and over again."

 

Cynthia Lee of Waipahu began reading the "Hints from Heloise" column in the '60s. "I was in my late teens. I recall that she wrote helpful, easy solutions to ordinary problems," she said.


"I think it's great that her daughter is carrying on her mother's tradition. In Hawaii family means a lot, so when your child carries on the family business, we feel very proud of them."

Ponce Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans, more commonly known as Heloise, worked with her mother for several years after college but hadn't planned on taking over the column. Fate intervened.

"She became sick, had a heart condition and she died suddenly. I took over the column and I'm here 30 years later," she said. "I can't imagine doing anything else. I'm real inquisitive."

Perhaps that's an inherited trait. Heloise II remembers her mother testing a hint from a reader about how to make new bluejeans look faded or stone-washed. "She took my brand-new blue jeans, laid them on the driveway and poured bleach on them, in different spots," she said. "She waited a few minutes, then put some more on, a little at a time. Washed them and they looked great. But, after a few washings, they ripped out. A note: Don't full-strength bleach anything."

She added, "She bought me a new pair."

As technology advances, people still need help figuring out how things work, she said. "We have all of these fabulous technologies, and everything is faster. But, we still need to know how to take care of these tools."

For example, many people have stories of dropping their cell phones in the toilet -- it was in a pocket and slipped out. A helpful hint from Heloise: "It's best to fish it out, open up the phone, take out the battery and let it air dry. When you slap it back together, it just might work."

And, microfiber cloths are a new version of the nylon net her mother once recommended for anything from scrubbing sinks to tying up plants.

"I wish I had invented the microfiber cloth. They are worth their weight in gold," she said. "We can clean so many things with them without using any cleaning agents. It's perfect for people who have allergies or environmental concerns. A dry cloth will clean anything from windows and mirrors to stainless steel and eyeglasses."

Heloise even uses them to clean up the family dog after an outing. "I rub a damp cloth over the dog. It pulls out all of the dirt, grime and odor. They are absolutely wonderful and can be used over and over again."

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