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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06
REMEMBER, IF YOU'RE oVERWEIGHT-

v Necklines in preference to round or square necks-
Surplice necklines-
Single-breased jacket closings-with buttons and ~buttonholes
placed below the waistline-
Overblouses rather than tuck-in blouses-
Skirts with draped fullnes-rather than pleats-
Elbow sleeves finished with a haring drapery over the wrist
rather than very short pulled sleeves
Sleeves that come well down over the wrist for daytime dresses
Drapery extending over the upper arms, draping down slightly
at the back .
Narr W belts of self material placed an inch or $ below the
normal waistline, rather than wide, high belts
Bodies made with draPery not too tightly drawn over the waist
rather than the very long waist and hip gIrdle Of a season or
so ago
All these details n fatering to the woman inclined to over
weight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06

broken by straps or lacings makes
for slenderness OF outline. Fairly
high heels give a slender effect 10
the ankles but should never be so
high as TO give an unstable effect
Black faille. with very little trim
ming II any. is a good choice for
evening shoes. with dun black kid
for daytime. Plain beige pumps
are also well chosen because when
worn with matching stockings
they give an unbroken line from
the henr OF the skirt 10 the toe
OF the shoe. With black shoes
sheer gunmetal stockings should
be selected when they 90 with the
rest OF the costume. and gunmetal
does "a with navy blue or black
With brown or beige. beige stock
ings are a better choice.
Rose tones OF beige are not so
favorable as grayish or brownish
beige. and the new crepe silk
stockings with a dull surface are
a better choice than those OF a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06
Dress to Live or
Live to Dress

Some people eat to 1--we. while
others-4t IL said-ltve TO eat
And 90 some women's objective
in buying clothes Is TO have suit
able raiment for the various hours
OF work and play which comprise
their days while others look upon
the various iottings in their en-
gagement books simply as Cd
porrunities to display their care
fully selected clothes.
The first class OF women ~.
II have accepted ar invitation To
a dinner. Now I must see
whether 7 have anything to wear.
RI not 7 must buy something new
The second class OF women say:
II have bought a new dinner
dress. I hope that some one will
ask me 70 ? dinner party before
the week - OUT
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06
Blue Serge May Be
Used For All Coats

TT IL a little difficult 10 decide
Just what sort OF coat to give
your children for hot weather
Perhaps they don't need new
coats az home. but when they go
away on vacation, they do need
them.
There Is always something trim
and neat and becoming In a sim
PIE blue serge coat. Moreover. n
whole family can Be coated ~
blue serge. from little 10 big. and
the result is decidedly good to
look at. 60 consider blue serge
when you are making your de-
cision.
Blue serge coats can Be bought
IN any shop for any age. almost.
The clever needle-woman can ma
nipulate this fabric herself "a tha
making Of serviceable and smart
coats. 1T needs a little skill and
a good deal Of patience to get
the small ccass pressed properly.
Perhaps yo-f tailor will, for pay
ment do the pressing for Won.
Some tailors Will do this sort OF
thing.
Jersey cloth coats or sweaters
are also a good choice. Dark
gray IL always a good color IN
this jersey cloth. The shades OF
tan are usually good, too, though
they show soil more quickly than
a darker color. Blue or green are
more likely to fade than the dark
gray. but they. too, are a good
choice. These coats can be bought
with neatly buttoned fronts and
with pockets and turn-back col
lars. or else with a banded edge
and no collar. Such coats. with
the fat edge. look especially well
when the suit or frock beneath
them has a white collar to turn
back over the coat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06

suggest skirts that hang three or
four inches below the knees-lonR
enough "a look up-to-date. vet not
AZ all longer. and for afternoon
and evening skirts that hang to
the ankles ar below-skirts that
are long enough 10 hang IN A little
toward the ankles.
Jacket Costumes Good
We have III mind a chiffon
Jacket costume that will give A
slender contour to any woman
that wears IL. II ~ made with a
perfectly plain. sleeveless bodice
thaf extends 70 a deep hip woke.
with "a narrow belt of the material.
worn loosely enough SO that N
rests an inch below the normal
waistline, with "A very slight blous-
ms of the bodice above. From
the deep. shaped hip yoke the
skirt hangs almost 10 the floor
with circular f~ullness falling in
long. unbroken lines from the
back and front and Rwavinr as
the wearer az the dress walks or
dances. There IA a straight chif-
ron jacket, made with long
sleeves. extending well below the
hips al back and sides.
skirt rufies may not seem ap-
propriate 20 the matronly figure
yet there is a certain sort OF skirt
rufie that Is decidedly hattering.
we speak or the circular RUNE
four az five inches wide that Is
sometimes arranged IN two or
three tiers from a low hip line 70
the knees. These rufies hide the
dipping IN or the dress below the
hips and accentuate the slender
ness OF the skirt drapery from the
knees to ankles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06

Rather better dressed crowd
than last year" a graduates
mother said TO q graduates father.
The women, ] mean. I suppose
that is because clothes are so
much more becoming now than
they were
Perhaps" said the graduates
father. glancing across the sun
splashed campus, but why is It
that the fat women never know
how to dress7 You'd think they
had their dresses and hats de-
signed 70 make them look as
mountainous as possible. Normal
sized women always seem 20 have
50 much better ideas on the sub
5ect."
The graduates mother laughed
n little, because she knew that the
graduates father considered her
still normal sized. though she
wasn't, and she knew he had a
high regard for her ideas on the
subject OF dress. she thought at
first that she would exnlain-and
then she decided that she wouldn't
that the fat women who knew
how 10 dress failed 10 register
with him as fat women, and that
the minority who wore the clothes
that made them look mountainous
were the only ones he thought Of
es not being normally sized.
Enlarging Colors
There was the important lady In
the large acknowledged chiffon
dress who fattered herself that
because she was nearly six feet
all ii didn't matter IL she did
weigh two hundred odd. When
she was twenty-one the man she
later married had told her in q
rash moment that she reminded
him az a daifodil and she had
worn yellow ever since on impor-
tant occasions. Realizing. IN the
years THAI had elapsed since the
tender compliment was paid, that
tf- girth ~ her waist had IN
creased q little. she bad decided
to retain the lowered waistlire no
matter where fashionable dress
makers decided 10 place it- And
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06
SKIRT LENGTH MAKES
FIGURE SEEM
EITHER FAT OR SLENDER

+ you are young and slender and perfectly proportioned the
question OF skirt lengths is easy to answer, because it does not
much matter whether you choose a sports skirt that comes four
inches below the knees or one that merely covers the knees or
whether you choose an evening dress Of the short sort or with a
skirt that touches the floor. You will look we'll ANYWAY.
But when YOU are not 50 young, and not = slender. and moi,
perfectly proportional then the question Of skirt lengths u impor.
liant and choosing precisely the right length may save YOU from
looking dowdy or grotesGue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06
looking dowdy Or grotesque.

When short skirts first came
into fashion we were an rather
surprised-were We not ITO find
that they were ~fiattering rather
than the reverse 10 most stout
women, or al least 10 those stout
women who had rather nicely
proportional legs and ankles. And
a skirt short enough 10 show the
slender lines OF the leg toward the
knee was found 10 be- very much
more f%iattering than the not So
short skirt that terminated just
where the calf OF the leg was
thfckest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06
Longer Skirt Helps

The return q the longer skirt
now that IL is an established fact
has certain disadvantages for
the stout woman. and these are
most apparent In the rather fun
afternoon or evening skirt that
ends midway between knees and
ankles. Our personal opinion Is
that skirts OF this length should
be stricken from the list az things
wearable for the matronly wo-
man.
For sports and street wear we
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06
About The Hat

The choice OF a hat depends so
much on the proportions OF the
face that IL Is hard to give any
specific rules that will apply to
all women who call themselves
stout. Generally speaking the
very large cartwheel hat, the hat
that DROPS well down to the
shoulder. and the small hat that
makes the face look wide should
be avoided; and usually black
hats are best. II a light effect is
wanted to go with a thin summer
dress there are lightweight black
lace straws that are amazingly
~fiattering.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06
MERE MAN THINKS FAT
WOMAN THIN WHO WEARS
WELL CHOSEN CLOTHES

xxTILOWYt tall girls, daintly prPortioned short girls, broad
Wv ~shouldered, straight-waisted girls Of the obviously athletic
type, young matrons who didn't look their years and young
matrons who did, mothers that looked like sisters and mothers that
looked like grandmothers-they were all there trspsing over the
campus in their chifons and voiles, crepes and georgettes. 1t was
class day for the class Of 1880 a. one of the historic universities
and it was safe to assume that the mothers and sisters, cousins and
aunts OF the graduates had dressed with more than casual care.
In many cases hats and dresses and accessories had been specially
hnnnht for the Gala occasion
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6 Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06

please give me some specific
suggestions about choosing my
clothes" writes a reader who ad-
mits 20 forty pounds overweight
at forty. What sort OF shoes.
stockings. gloves and hats would
you suggest 2"
Opera pumps by All means-so
far as shoes are concerned-be-
cause the line OF the vamp IN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-06

glossy surface. A neat clock at
the side OF the stocking con-
tributes TO the slenderness of the
ankle
Gloves OF the puIl-on sort should
be chosen IN preference TO short
gloves or those finished with a
cuff. II worn drawn up over the
sleeves OF he dress they give a
slender appearance to wrist and
hands. And Of course suede gloves
are preferable to those OF glace
kid-black suede, light beige or
white suede but never the yellow
ish tones OF natural channels
gloves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09

This was all . very splendid theory, from the
standpoint Of the Moscow leaders, at least: but
It did not take into consideration the deep
rooted individual instincts of the peasants IN
these isolated, medieval villages. Instead Of
producing all they could on their various par
GELS Of land and handing over to the govern
ment every bushel Of grain above that necessary
to sustain their establishments until the next
crop, the peasants began to produce only what
they needed themeselvesl
AS consequence there was no surplus two
years later with which to feed the several mil
lion city workers and the army. The pinch
OF famine IN 1920-21 was more severe than 1t
had been during the worst years Of the war.
1t was at this point that the first great de-
parture was made from the original program
OF Communism. Instead of pooling all surplus
farm products the government agreed TO buy
whatever quantities the peasants elected to sell.
The old motive Of individual profit thus was
restored as an incentive to q great majority
OF the Russian population. Unfortunately, how
ever, the villagers had little use for money, for
the simple reason that it was no good to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09

THIS condition Of isolation and provincialism
has been one Of the greatest obstacles In
the way Of the full realization Of the original
revolutionary program.
Inclined by tradition and every factor Of en-
vironment to making their own way in life by
constant struggle with the land and the terrific
Winters, the villagers were strong individualists
They demanded large degree Of personal con-
troll over the elemental affairs of life. They
resented the thought Of being governed They
wanted land-and then to be let alone. The
revolution Of 1917 gave them land-and the
revolution then was over so far as they were
concerned.
In Moscow, however, elaborate political and
economic theories were being worked out on the
various boards Of the revolutionary leaders
They provided for the pooling of all surplus
farm products-above the individual require
mentS Of each farmer-for the sale Of all ex-
port commodities by the government.
All the individual peasant had to do was
produce. The government would feed the in
dustrial workers and the army, and export
grain with which to buy all other necessities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09

Types IN tOdGys Russia as the Senator
atO them. From top to bottom: The
|cife of a city workman and her sUeU
dressed child, a young Russian urchin
pho seems sOeu pleased by his fur cap
nd collar, and a Soviet mail carrier.
nd the i've large cities and you have seen all
European Russia" he told me. This was the
rmula derived from his own 10000 miles Of
1ayel up, down and across Russia.
But can recommend it only to those who
be not particular about their roads and, even
ore important, are not pressed for time. For
ayel on the beaten paths Is slow, toilsome and
ncertain. ] recall one days tour in which,
It'll quite steady driving. we negotiated 30
flesI
q Is difficult for those who have not seen the
remote villages Of the country to picture
e degree of medievalism which prevails in
primal village life, even today, Is years after
e revolution. Although the Moscow author
eS have pushed the adult education program
q rapidly as their resources permitted, and de-
lite their expressions Of general satisfaction
tlf the results therefrom, tlliteracy is almost
iversal In the villages
There are no newspapers or magazines OUT
ie Of the I'VE larger cities Even the movie
ns could not be used effectively for educa-
nal purposes before the recent developments
me talkie, because the villagers could not
Ad the few little lines absolutely essential TO
understanding Of even the simplest educa-
nal pictures
Ihe houses Of the villages are mere shacks
III matched roofs, without plumbing or light
Farming Is carried on with the instru-
MS and machinery described IN the biblical
tur1es Grain Is cut by hand sickles.
ashed by the old hand fail The villages
seif-contained communities, the vast ma
ity Of the people having moved all their lives
4 radius Of 20 or 80 miles. Many have never
htared beyond the next village in any direc-
p Instance. perhaps. Of I'VE to eight miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09

They could buy nothing in the way OF intluS-
trial products, for Russia had none. Much Of
the land, furthermore was in the hands Of the
village kulaks, class of semi-professional
squires.
I JNDER this system the profit incentive tlld
not penetrate to the real producers ana
there was. consequently, little more food than
under the old pooling system. 1t was this
extremity which led to the latest modincatiOn
Of the agrarian program, that of the industrial
farm.
Here again, however, the deep-rooted instincts
Of the villagers stubbornly resisted the Moscow
program. The plan to bring all peasants in d
given area into one huge collective farm calico
for unequal contributions. The peasants who
owned only cow were willing enough, but
those who owned or 10 cried, mo bargain
Suddenly the villagers began to kill of their
extra live stock In less than two years tie
COntiaGed on Fourteenth Page
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
RUTHLONEYANK
UNSIGNED

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Baoe
Ruth today was the sole holdout
of the New York Yankees.
Ed Barrow. secretary of the
New York Americans. announced
all players had signed contracts
with the exception of the Bam-
bino.
Nineteen pitchers, five
catcherS, six infielderS and
five OutfielderS have been
signed by the Yanks.
Barrow refused to comment on
when Ruth was expected to sign
or what steps, if any, had been
taken to meet the Babes demand
for a three-year contract at $685.
600 annually. He has been Of
fered 1000 annually in a two
year contract.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
ROW Ik(,'
TON E

District League-Stanford Paper VS..
Hyattsvilie, at Coliseum.
National Capital League-King Pin
vs. c, W. Smith. at Lucky Strike.
Lansburg Bros. VS.. Marceron Colvin, at
King Pin No. 2.
Georgetown Gaslight VS.. Chamberlain.
at Georgetown Recreation
Suburban League-Northerns vs. Capi-
| tai Cigar. at Petworth.
NsyH GSp'!3, YARD Hin n GsnIfO, LsaFoeKsd M s"1 "
Recreation League-Bearcat Vs.
Patent Office, Lo Ko Service VS.. Pops
strOllers nn,u vs. Patent AttOFneyS: S,:: Cub.
Commercial League-Diamond Cab Vs.
Evening Star. wilkins Coffee va
Peoples Drug. Woodward and Lothrop
Standard Oil, c. and P. Telephone va
United States Daily. at Convention
Hall.
odd Fellows League-Eastern Va
Mount Pleasant. Harmony vs. Wash
ington, Magenenu vs. Mount Rainier.
Fred D: Stuart VS.. Mount Nebo, At
Lucky Strike.
Masonic League-NationaI VS.. St
King David VS.. Federal, Pentalpha va
silver Spring, Columbia VS.. Lebanon,
Hope VS.. Harmony. King solomon va.
Dawson, BrightwOod VS.. Mt. Hermon,
Barrister vs.. Mt. Pleasant. At Conven-
tiOn Hail.
North of Washington League
Colorado Radio VS.. Service Motor,
Silver Spring Giants VS.. Potter Radio.
J.. Carey King vs.. Diplomat Coffee.
Blair Citizens No. VS.. Professional
Men, at Silver Spring.
North of Washington Ladies League
Womans Club No VS. Bliss Elec-
trical school. at Silver Spring
Mt. Rainier League-Riverdale vs.
Plumers. at Mt. Rainier.
Prince Georges League-College Park
VS.. Dixie Pig, Legion VS. Sioux No. 1,
Tomahawks VS.. BARRIERS, at Hyatts-
vile. Md.
Interior Department League-En-
gravers ys. Reclamation, Pension VS.
Survey, Disbursing VS.. Land, Indian
VS.. Secretary, at King Pin No. l.
A. G. o. Ladies League-Butchery
VS.. Labor, Casual VS.. Mine Planters
Ammunition Military Police. Bal
loon VS.. Pack Trains, Bombardmeut
vs. Development. Light Artillery vs.
Pursuit. at King Pin No. /.
Laundrymen's League--Home VS. Ma
tlonaL Washington vs. Ambassador,
Manhattan vs., Tolman, Elite VS., Berg
man, Page VS.. Arcade. at Recreation
Clarendon Commercial League
Arlington Motor. w. Dean, Kelley and
son VS.. Arlington Tile, at Clarendon,
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
.CE[T|CS list
70 CANES

st. Mary's Celtics Of Alex
4ndria, Va. will play 10 bask IT.
ball games this year, Athletic
Director Charles Corbett claims
&s much.
We've already passed the mid
way mark" Corbett declares, by
O. substantial margin in fact"
''Out of some 35 to 40 pail
games we've lost only four.
There's a mark to shoot at"
The Celtics in this as we'll as
every other branch. have met all
NomerS.
OF their games. and they've
played plenty of them, they have
dropped a verdict to only one
Washington Club.
Howard A. French Co., recent
conqueror Of the Eagles, bested
st. Mary's by four points in In
dependent Basketball Leagrle
play"
The Green and Gold. it is main
tanned, is saving it's best for the
Eagles.
I'VE think we can stop those
fellows" says Corbett, and we'll
give our best to turn the trick.
Anyhow we're playing a record
number of games for the year.
Or If we aren't somebody's got
to prove it."
The Celtics are operating with
out District A. A. u. sanction.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Maryland Wrestlers
In Tourney Tonight

The opening set of elimination
bouts, seven in number, are being
staged at the University of Mary
land gym in College Park tonight
at 8 o'clock to determine the col
lege wrestling champions in the
various classes. Tonight's pro-
gram calls for two bouts in the
heavyweight class. two in the
light-heavy class, and one each IN
the middleweight,s welterweight,
and lightweight divisions.
In the heavyweight class, Kee-
nan meets Norris and Fisher op-
poses Carliss; in the light-heavy
class, Deckman meets Duley and
Bachman opposes Mitchell. Faber
tackles Wingate in the middle
weight bout, Frazier opposes
Baker In the welter class, and
Jones and WildenSteiner meet in
The lightweight bout.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Martin Races COnget
In Manhattan Games

NEW YORK. Feb. 2O.-Dr. Paul
Martin of Switzerland and Ray
Conger Of the Illinois A. c., will
have 1t out in the three quarter
mile invitation race of the Mar
haitian College games March 80
The winner must beat Lloy G
Hahn's sos to earn permanent
possession Of the Jasper trophy,
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
MATS RELY ON GOSLLN BLUEGE FOR, PUNCH
Sharkey Rehearses Kayo for Scott

The result of the Miami melee? POuf:
Jack Sharkey has it all planned out.
He'll win by Knockout, of course, and
he knows just how he'll accomplish it.
Using Johnny Crosse, his sparring mate,
to act for Scott, the Cob illustrates.
Picture ! shows. Jack as he sends a
left hook to the head. Then to befuddle
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Dog Sled Drivers Set
For international Derby

QUEBEC, Feb. 2O.-Including
such famed drivers as Leonard
Seppala, Of Nome and Emile St
Goddard Of the Pas, a score Of
entries was ready today for the
start Of the eighth annual east
ern international dogsled deroy.
The race, run against time, win
AXE three days, each team cover
ing l23 miles In daily laps Of ii
miles.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20

the Britisher, Jack uses the punch as in
picture Pa left jab to the face. The
body next gets some attention and in
picture 3 Sharkey illustrates his favOrite
left hook. He follows this-as shown
in picture 4-with stiff right to the
body then crashes a right to the jaw
picture number 5-fOr the finisher. Just
elemental, Philip, it's really very easy.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Charlie White Drills
For Comeback in Ring

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Charley
White, the veteran lightweight
flash, today was preparing for
his comeback against Henry Per.
lick, Of Kalamazoo. Mich, whom
he meets in the windup Of Jack
DempSey's show here at the Coll.
scum tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Smith and Sarazen
Paired Against FarreIls

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. 20
u.N.S0.-Horton Smith, Joplin,
Mo-, professional, and Gene
Sara2en. winner of the $25, 900
Aqua Caliente open, have been
teamed to meet Johnny Farrell,
former national open champion,
and his brother. Jimmy. in an
4Shole exhibition match here
sunday,