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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Gray Hair May Be
Mark of Good Looks

1t would have taken a good deal Of
courage a generation ago for novelist
or short-story writer to work with
gray or white haired heroine. But
hsroines with "prematurely gray" or
"prematurely white hair are not e. ali
unusual nowadays. Many young man
will confess that among the women with
whom at some time or another he has
fancied himself in love was at least one
woman with silver locks.
One of the best known dress models
in this country is tall, queenly young
woman with hair almost white. She
wears 1t in a straight mannish bob,
parted in the middle. Her gray hair is
really an asset She is remembered by
her hair, while models j;::s+ as beautiful
as she may be forgotten for lack Of
some outstanding popularity of ap-
pearance.
The feeling used to be-did it not?-
that the coming of gray or white hair
was a sort of warning that it was time
to put away youthful things There
were certain colors, certain fashions that
were regarded as too youthful for the
woman with gray hair. no matter how
young she might be. She retired into a
sort of half mourning for hfe-gray and
lavender and white and black were the
colors she wore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Vanities for Christmas

You can't go wrong when you fill a
woman's stocking with vanities.
Jewels, nice lingerie, a pretty this or
that that she just wouldn't buy for her
self. Those are the gifts that bring en-
thusiastic Thank you'll" notes.
When it comes to lingerie, pretty
undies are always welcome in the ward
robe of a girl. But very decorative
nightgown is about the smartest gift
you can give this season.
The new nighties are princess in
line, are delicate, feminine colors and
have the most unusual ornamentations.
If you want to be very chic with your
gift, a Seafoam green cape Elizabeth
gown, cut on princess lines and made
with appjqueS of black lace or beige
lace. Is Just superlative.
This gown is made lot like party
frock. 1t has a sweet neckline, a
pointed v one, outlined with lace edg-
ing, and a yoke effect, made by the lace
let into the gown. There is lace about
tho armho!es, and for a hip-yoke eff
feet there is the loveliest yoke of the
same lace. let in by hand to make the
daintiest decoration imaginable.
This type Of gown is fine made of fiat
crepe or crepe de chine or the French
ninon. And turquoise blue, rose pink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Charm in Holiday Setting

fewer dress problems than If you are
short and broad However, you must
choose the colors that suit you best
and that bring out your own coloring
most effectively.
1t is important to know where you
vary from the acknowledged form. A
beautiful form consists Of q small head,
long neck, sloping shoulders. fiat back
round chest and slender tapering legs.
Bearing all this in mind you will see
at once that anything which shortens
the neck adds width and height to the
shoulders.
The matured woman who wishes to
preserve her youth into old age does
not follow the prevailing styles She
selects what is best in every mode and
adapts these to her individuality; she
wears garments that do not date; she
is therefore always beautifully, becom-
ingly and hygienically clothed.
Being conspicuous doesn't help you
achieve individuality in dress. Leave
the extremes to those who seek noto-
riety in this field. Confine yourself to
that which suits you and you will be
far better off than if you try Slavishly
to follow the mode.
The "smarteSt" women in the world
today possess the rare art of distinctive
individuality as expressed in chic. And
that is not mere beauty of counte-
nance, but includes ease of freedom
and motion; slender figure, that in
deflnable something which makes you
stand out beyond others; good taste
>. a knowledge of the fitness of
things, particularly in dress; and the
allure, the mystification of feminin-
ity subtly achieved through del
icate perfumes and the combined gift
Of knowing how to handle yourself.
(Copyrisht, 1902
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Fur Goats Need
Constant Care

Don't forget that every fur coat or
wrap or collar you have is an added
responsibility as well as an asset. FurS
need to be cared for If you do not want
to have them deteriorate. A cloth suit
may be neglected to a certain extent;
1t may be left unbrushed and Impressed
and allowed to get a little spotty, and
may then be sent to the cleaners and
t2ior's and come back in preSentable
condition. But furs neglected can
rarely be restored to their original good
locks
You should have a special brush for
your furs, which should be soft and
should be kept clean. Furs should be
nightly brushed with this regularly. 1t
Is better to brush them after you have
worn them, rather than waiting till you
are about to wear them.
Nice furs should not be allowed to
get wet or damp. However, If your fur
does get wet, don't think of brushing it
or smoothing it. Just shake the fur
well and hang it in a warm, dry room,
but do not put before fire or radiator.
When thoroughly dry brush the fur with
| your soft brush.
White furS are source OF much care.
They should not be allowed to get really
soIed. If slightly soiled they may be
| cleaned at home by several applica-
| items of magresia. This should first be
heated in the oven and then rubbed
| through the fur with a piece Of clean
! gauze or cneesecloth. The magnesia
! should remain in the fur for a little
while, and should then be Thoroughly
! brushed or shaken out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Your Baby and Mine

With the burdens of the physical
care of children so immeasurably null
tiplied, there has resulted a rather I'M
happy STATE of affairs. Busy with her
housework, with giving baby his bath
with washing his clothes and preparing
his diet, walking out with him daily
there is mot always q moment in the
whole day when mother has time just
to play with the baby.
BY the time 4 o'clock arrives and baby
is tired and needing some entertain
ment, his mother is 80 worn to fraz-
him to bed in order that she may gain
strength for another strenuous day,
When there are older children the
duties are so much more numerous
that mothers one desire is that they
play by themselves. That Is the height
of her ambition.
OF course, there is no one answer to
this problem, unless the mother herself
is determined to FIND one. Her one hope
is great desire to get closer to her
children, as only playing with them
can accomplish. and to so budget her
time as to make this possible. Surely
there can be found 20 minutes in the
whole day in which to really enjoy these
children mother is caring for so well.
would enjoy knowing how other
mothers manage to sandwich in some
extras" that aren't literally necessary
for them to do. 1t may be powerful
incentive for older children to help
mother with some of her duties If In
exchange she devoteS a half hour OF
longer to their interests alone.
Our list of Party Games" may sug-
gest what can be played with the little
ones from to 6, and Indoor Games
for Winter Evenings" games the whole
family may play from to 8. These
hours are VIGOROUSLY the most "ghast-
ly" of the whole day.
Sadly enough, most mothers flnd
Just playing with their children hard
err work than doing a family washing.
1t is obvious that children must learn
to manage alone, but plainly it is a
mistake to give them the idea that
mother is just a household slave,
neither human nor companionable. 1t
is the father to whom most children
run Wildly at night, sure that he Is
a playfellow with whom they can romp.
Mothers can change this state OF
affairs only By recognizing it and de-
termining to alter it. 1t is too long to
wait until children are grown up for
mother to learn to enjoy them and for
them to enjoy her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Gay Paper for Wrapping

Christmas wrappings from which to
choose. There are the good old con-
ventional designs in red, white and bright
green. usually making use of holly,
Christmas tree, stars, Santa Claus,
bells, reindeer, ETC., for decoration, and
there are the modern designs which
make use of all sorts of interesting
colors and designs that until recently
no one has associated with the Christ
mas season.
If you are fond of the traditions, you
will select the first sort; if you have
"gOnc modern" you will want the other
Sort-or possibly you win consider the
taste of those for whom the gifts are
intended, using the first~Sort for your
oldfashioned friends and the newer
sort for those who are partial to mod
ern art.
If you have not laid in your supply
of wrapping papers and ribbons, etc.,
you should attend to it as soon as pos
Sible on Monday morning, so as to have
q wide assortment from which to select.
You will need three sorts of paper
heavy paper in which to wrap pack
ages that must be sent by mail express
or messenger; plain white paper to be
used for outside wrapping of parcels
that are to be given personally, and
then the special colored paper for the
inner wrapping. And Tor each or these
wrappings you should have appropriate
Irvine, cord or ribbon, with stickers,
pastors, tags and cards to carry your
holiday message.
Highly scented packages, like highly
scented note paper, may be offensive to
good taste, but the fresh, Christmasy
aroma that some people contrive to
impart to their holiday packages is de-
cidedly agreeable.
One country woman we know cuts
sprays of wild bay with their frosty
grean-5lue berries and lays them in the
chest in which she keeps her Christmas
paper and packages for week or so
before Christmas. She crusheS some of
the berries and sprinkles them among
the papers to give a persistent but deli
cate aroma that every one likes.
few sprays of cedar or other Christmas
evergreen laid among the wrapping pa
pers for a day or so before they are
used will impart fragrance that is as
deeply associated with the spirit OF
Christmas as the five-pointed star of
the east or the holly leaf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. sPRowLs.
Identical Twins.

Now and then Dame Nature "for-
gets" her fundamental law Of variation
and creates what are commonly called
identical twins"
Identical twins are of the same sex
Thus the first great law of variation
is overlooked" from the very begin
ming. And in such cases nature con-
tinues to overlook the creation of indi-
vidual differences until We have what
for all common observation appear to
be exact duplicates. Even the parents
of identical twins are sometimes tenn
porarily unable to say who is who and
which is which. But not long For
there is a greater range of variation in
temperament and interests than in
physical features. There nature leaves
of and environment begins. Environ
ment has never been able to create
duplicates.
A lot of superstition has accumulated
concerning identical twins AS usual, q
few facts are back of the superstition
Upon good authority it is stated that
identical twins have been known to
take the same disease on the same day
and at the same hour, to dream the
same dream on the same night at the
same hour, awaken practically at the
same time; and further, twins of this
sort have been known to think SUBJ
stantially the same thoughts on the
same day at the same time, even when
the Atlantic Ocean interviewed between
them" So much for facts. Be sure
to take notice of the phrase, "have
been known"
The biggest superstition that has ac-
cumulated around the "have been
knowns" is mental telepathy.
(CopyriRht, 1901
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Keep Clothes Spotless

made dresses are content with any sort
of fit that when you do see girl
with dress that is precisely right in
this regard you are apt to think that
she has had it made to order at some
smart dressmaking establishment. If
you cannot do the alteration yourself
you should not begrudge the little ex-
ira that it costs to have the ready made
dress altered at the store where you
buy it or by some clever little tailor
who will do it fer small cost.
Only remember that the little tailor
may not have a very good idea OF the
desirable silhouette. Make sure before
you employ him that he is willing to
take your suggestions.
Another way to make your dresses
look high-priced is to keep them spot
less and perfectly pressed. No one
can maintain that desirable bandboX
appearance that is char 1cteristic of
women who have personal maids to look
after their clothes, if not willing to
spend time over the iron and the press
ing board
Another way to give tone to mex
penSive clothes is by making slight al
terationS in the trimming or finish of
the dress. Very often a dress looks
cheap not because of the actual cut or
material but because of some tacky bit
of lace or cheap buttons or buckle that
can quite easily be removed. Often, of
course, very expensive dresses are made
from precisely the same models as dresses
costing much less, and designers of In
expensive dresses are often every bit as
clever and as well paid as those who de-
sign dresses of the more exclusive sort.
A great many of the inexpensive dresses
in the shops nowadays are made from
f91nfnTiQIC PVnnnGGS
somewhere along the line the makers
of these dresses are quite likely to use
inexpensive trimmings, buttons, etc.
Their only profit on the dress may be
because they have been able to cut ex-
penses on these superficial details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Proper Care OF t e n
Eliminates Much of
Difference Between
Expensive Dresses
and Others-Sligh
Alterations May Be
Very Useful.

OF course you don't wish to deceive
people about the amount of money you
spend on your clothes. But the chances
are that you do like to wea- clothes that
look somewhat more expensive than they
really are. At least If you can wear a
SIS dress so that it looks as If it cost
$50 or $40, perhaps more, you would
be rather foolish to show the price tag.
In any assortment of inexpensive
dresses there are always some that look
as II they cost precisely what you pay
for them, there are others that look as
If they cost somewhat less, and 9TH
erS, thank fortune, that look to the
average observer as II they cost q good
deal more.
Usually these expensive dresses are
rather simple. We are likely to over
look them as they hang on the rack 1t
Is only when we try them on and find
that they possess the line and silhouette
OF the more expensive sort of dress that
we come to appreciate them.
So If you want to look as extensively
dressed as possible you will try to ac-
quire the knack of picking out the
dresses of this class
Another SURE way of imparting to
your clothes the desirable expensive
lcok is to have them fit we'll So many
women who wear inexpensive ready
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
How Do You Keep
Your KEYS in Place?

Have you ever visited in house
where the door keys are always being
miSlaid? Where the housewife runs
hither and yon when she is about to
leave home to catch g. train, because
Bobby must have carried the front door
key off to use as a pretend wrench Tor
his toy automobile? Where the timid
guest never has key for her bed room
door? Where one Of the drawers in the
buffet is for the time permanently
licked shut because the key, after 1T
was turned, must have got brushed to
tho floor and lost?
Whether or not you have been in
such house, such houses there are
and they are most uncomfortable places
to be in. For there is peculiar sort
of confusion about them.
There is, of course, good deal Of
difficulty in keeping keys always In
place.
one housewife solves the problem by
having a duplicate made Of all her keys.
Then She has each key put in place and
all the duplicates safely placed in her
desk drawer, each labeled. When one
of the original keys turns out to be
lost, another duplicate key Is made to
put with the reserve supply.
Another housewife follows this plan:
She runs dark silk cords through all
the door keys. cords matching the color
scheme of the room. These she ties
over the doorknob, leaving them long
enough so that there is no difficulty in
handling them. Then the keys cannot
get lost.
When it comes to the front door key
the difficulty is greater. 1t is very
good plan to impress on each member
of the household the fact that each
front door key must be carefully &C.
counted for. 1t is most unpleasant to
the neighborhood. Children when they
are first allowed to carry a key will ap-
preciate this line of reasoning and viii
be more careful not to lose their keys
because OF It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
r o ger's Desire for
Skates Results in
n e gotiati S
Mother and Grand.
mother Disagree on
Question of Ethics
FranknesS an Issue.
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON.

Ok OLANE hODERAo DAhAONs
"Grama?"
Roger opened her door and stuck in
his head. That was his way Of asking
permission to enter her room.
Come on in, honey"
Roger slid on in and deposited his
backbone on the seat Of the hreside
cha r facing her.
Better. giama?"
yves, thank you, Gear. Ny coughs
loosening up, think. How was
"oh. schools all right. Jimmy
crickets, it's cold outside! There's ice
over everything You oughta see the
kids skating in the street Everywhere,
mind you, on the sidewalks and just
everywhere. The rain froze. fell
about II times going to school and ]
guess about 200 times coming home"
"Well, well; that's too bad. You'll
have to skate back after lunch, won't
you?"
"Can'tl Those old skates are an inch
too short and the straps are all broken.
I wisht ! had a pair right on some
shoes-screwed on the soles. You
know, eh?"
"You see" he frowned. IT did speak
to mother and 10 dad, but they always
asy l can get along with the old ones
FOR while yet Honestl. grama.
hate to put them on. I have TO tie
'em on with string"
'WeI, that's too bad. Don't you
think Santa Claus might bring some?
4 Grandma smiled TO herself although
her face was serious enough. She
adored this boy, with his businesslike
franlness.
She knew he wasn't limiting, but just
preparing the way for proposition.
"Say, grama, have you bought my
Christmas present yet?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Ribbons, S e a S a n d
Other Fixings Are
Half of Christmas
Background Types
of These to Be Used
Depend on Taste.

There is nothing at all absurd in
spending quite little time and money
III providing attractive wrappings for
your Christmas gifts. Even mother
nature does the same thing when she
offers her rarest fruits as well as the
more usual sorts in wrapping of lovely
color and design. Perhaps that is one
of the reasons why it is customary to
speak Of mother" nature rather than
father" nature. It is such a dis
tinctly feminine trait to enhance the
value Of our gifts by attractive wrap
pings.
Because it Is the fashion to be femi-
nine, we should all make a special eff
fort to choose attractive papers and
ribbons and other "fixings" for our
Christmas packages. If you are a very
precise sort of person and like to spend
your money according to a definite
system, you may put 1t this way-that
or even 10 per cent of your Christmas
money may fairly be spent for these
externals. That is II you spend $40 on
your gifts, you may spend 81 or even
81 on the ribbons, papers, pastors. etc.
There are two distinct types Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Demands of Business Women Are Emphasizing Bright
Lace Bows.

Lace bows on mules for neglege wear
are most attractive. SO are velvet bows.
The fabric of the bow should be deter
mined by tie fabric of the neglige. II
it's a lovely lace gown with velvet jacket,
either kind will do. You can make the
bows and fasten them on your own neg
lige slippers if you wish.
Negliges are as varied as woman's
moods. Some are made of figured silk
in the regular kimono pattern. Then
there are all sorts of neglige pajanias,
ranging from velvet and lace to crepe
de chine. The velvet and lace ones
show lace blouse with wide velvet
trousers and a velvet coat, which may
be anything from tiny bolero to long,
voluminouS coat that reaches the knees.
There are very smart flannel dressing
robes this year, with collar. cuffs, sash
belt and pocket flaps of silk Ia con-
trastipg shade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21

sometimes a rather soft pastel COM
bined with a bright shade of the same
or contrasting color, and these col
orful dresses will, of course. make an
appeal to the business woman whose
fcndnesS for bright colors has become
so apparent.
THIS does not mean, of course, that
all business women wear bright
colorS, or that working in an Office pro-
duceS taste for color. One still sees
enterprising business women dressed in
navy blue relieved only by trim white
collars and cuffs. There are efficient
private secretaries in smart black, filing
clerks in brown and typists in gray
Only there are mot so many Of them
appears in black today may burst
forth into deep red or brilliant green
tomorrow. She no longer adopts dull
dark, inconspicuous color as a uniform
of her profession.
In fact, the old idea that one had
to choose special clothes of any sort
for business hours has dwindled to in
significance. Any dress that would be
appropriate fer daytime wear is appro-
pirate for business hours. any practical
street costume l. suitable for the trip
BACK ana torth at the beginning ano
end of the day.
X X 4 X
IF the business woman chooses an
ensemble consisting of black or
dark brown coat and matching hat
with a bright dress, it is because she
realizes that dark colors are smart for
the street. But she also realizes that
a colorful dress provides a pleasant
contrast to the dark or neutral toned
background of the office. And because
she has a number of dresses in her
wardrobe she does not hesitate to
select red or bright blue or one of the
bright tones of green, as she might II
she wore the same dress day after day
If she were choosing dress to wear
within the more colorful surround
ings Of her own home she might prefer
a dress Of neutral or dark tone.
Copyright, 1902
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Your Ewes.

The face will become wrinkled and
naggard In consequence of eye strain.
II the daily work is of such a nature
that the eyes become tired, it is a good
plan frequently to get up and look at
some other object, preferably out of the
window.
Always keep the head as erect as pos
sible. To be constantly looking down is
very bad for the eyes.
The moment the eyes are tired the
work upon which they are engaged
should be put away.