Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

The driver who says she never made
a mistake starts making one the mo-
ment she boasts.
Observing a group OF cars parked by
women attending social function, j
could not help but note the high per-
centage Of color schemes that were all
out of place for what might be termed
formal motoring. A salesman tells me
that the ShrewdeSt woman buyers pick
cars that have just enough Swenk for
the golf club but which are toned down
sufficiently for use on any occasion call
ing for more formal mood. Just a
matter of good taste.
Women who want to avoid having the
car made unsigntly during a light rain
should keep of the main concrete high
ways as much as possible. On the best
paved roads cars travel faster and tos1
up fine spray of dirty water.
1t is possible for brakes to drag even
If they have been properly adjusted and
whether they are of the mechanical or
hydraulic type. A seasoned mechanic
passed this thought along to woman
customer who had been troubled with
the car losing power. If there Is no
clearance between the master cylinder
piston and the pedal in the case Of the
fluid type brake, there may be drag
ging. The trouble in the case of me-
chanical brakes is due to rusting of the
actuating mechanism or trouble with
return springs.
Friend husband will probably stand
out in favor of a moderate size trunk
for the cars luggage carrier, but head
him of If you can. The history of mo-
tor travelling is one long series of re-
gretS voiced by people who have pur-
chased understood luggage. In these
days Of long distance travel it Is neces-.
sary to carry more clothing, and you
can't put it in two dinky suit cases.
A convenience that appeals to any
woman who sees it is knob which,
attached to one of the spokes of the
steering wheel, becomes q steering aid
A woman can swing the wheels for a
quick turn or make a parking space
very comfortably with this gadget.
Step pads should be bolted to the
steel running boards and not cemented
down. I was reminded of this by the
case of a woman owner who was sued
by a passenger who suffered a broken
leg when a cemented pad slipped as the
latter was alighting. After a number
of washings the cement will allow the
pad TO loosen.
Having once sung Rings on my fin
gers and bells on my toes" many a
woman is justified in wondering why
there must be rings on the engine pis-
tons. She hears lot about rings from
the garage man, and has spent her
money for many ring job.
Why isn't the piston sufficient for the
engine? If 1t fits snug, why must rings
be added?
To understand this 1t is merely neces-
Sary to picture the average engine as it
runs from one extreme of temperature
to the other. Cylinders expand with
heat; pistons likewise. There has al
ways been difficulty getting pistons and
cylinders to expand at the same rate,
and with pistons of a different kind of
metal than the cylinders this Is nat
uraly an even greater problem. Here
the rings offer the solution.
Because they can compress and ex-
pand in accordance with heat condi-
lions. the rings provide a proper SEAL
whether the engine is starting or out
on the open road doing its top speed.