Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-20

So drive that If anything happens
YOU won't have to ask whether you re
In a room or cell.
News of the new features in car con-
troll Is being received differently by
those women who nave never driven
and those who already drive. The first
group seems cheered by the vision OF
ease and simplicity; the second group
seems fearful lest buying a new car
means having to learn all over again.
II NAV help women who are in the
| latter group to know that friend of
mine recently took a demonstration in
a new car and did not know until she
returned to the show room that she
had been free wheeling all the time.
We adopt new ideas with becoming
grace-if we don't build up false fears
| about them in advance.
Maybe it was a mistake on the part
of the artist but the advertisement
that showed a mechanic about to put
anti-skid chains on the front wheels of
a voman's car probably will 60 long
wav toward shattering the belief that
chains are needed only on rear wheels.
A steering skid, started with the front
wheels, is one of the most serious Of
the lot. So long as you have control
of the front wheels you usually can
| check a rear wheel skid, but with both
sets of wheels out of control-well, bet
Ter stay home and play contract.
If your new car carries ride regula-
ton remember that the great virtue in
| this new control lies in using it. Too
many misinformed persons seem to be
under the impression that after one has
found a satisfactory adjustment the
| control should be left at this point.
Because some mornings will be cold,
some hot; some trips taken slowly, some
fast, it is important to adjust the con-
| troll of the shock absorbers to meet the
situation. Change as you go, for there
will be variations in speed, tire pres
sure and the temperature of the fluid
in the shock absorbers, even If the road
surface remains more or less constant.
| Women should be excellent selectors
of the suitable ride because they are
more sensitive and better able to judge
the fine points Of comfort.
Women who have seen and admired
| the new rear view mirrors which fea-
| ture a timepiece in combination should
be interested in the latest improve
ment, which shows clock Of unusual
design. A small upper opening in the
| mirror reveals the hour, while another
opening below shows the minutes. Each
| time the minute dial passes go the fig
ure above jumps an hour. The main
| advantage is that the timepiece does
not encroach on the rejecting space Of
! the mirror.
Speaking of mirrors reminds me Of
! the story of the woman who made such
sudden change in her plans as to
upset the car. CHANGING into the rear
view mirror she thought the car behind
very much nearer than it was, not ap-
| preciating that some of these mirrors
magnify. I have never been convinced
that this enlargement OF the vision be-
hind is a genuinely safe feature. But
so long as we have it we must reckon
| with it and not become unduly alarmed
when a car behind seems unusually
| close.
Being skilled in the art of working
with dress patterns, it isn't any wonder
that most women who have been look
| ing over the new cars have been keenly
interested in the frames Those in
creasingly complicated foundations