Evening star., 1932-01-24
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

A cynic Is a man who tells his wife q
vicious circle is an automobile steering
wheel.
She had been driving in free wheel
| ing and came to an unexpected down.
grade. Sensing that the car might
coast beyond control, she tipped the
shift lever over to second, then pressed
the clutch pedal to the floor and ad-
justed the knob on the dash for the
conventional gear position. When she
let the clutch engage the car was IN
conventional second, with the motor
acting as powerful brake.
And yet we still hear the man folk
declaring that free wheeling Is all right
for men.
Among the new features for 1882 that
seem especially made for milady are:
Insulated bodies, making the car
warmer in Winter and cooler in Sum-
mer; automatic starting. rendering 1t
unnecessary to scuff fine slippers in
fishing around for the starter button;
centrally locked doors, providing
means Of obtaining protection from in
truders; safety glass, making 1t even
more difficult for intended intruders to
break in; silence engineering, affording
opportunity for conversation without
shouting.
Quite a number of service stations
and repair shops have lacquer depart
ments where cars are refinished. While
you are waiting for your car to be
serviced, don't light a cigarette. Lac
quer fumes are highly explosive, and
as such ultra-hazardous. Gasoline these
days also Is more dangerous than 1t was
for long period following the war.
Better not take chances smoking. 1t
might be reaching for an 'unlucky."
One of the builders Of de luxe cars
has been commissioned to upholster one
of its creations with cloth especially
woven and colored to match pair OF
evening slippers. We're just wondering
what1l happen If milady decides to
take the slippers back and exchange
them for another hue.
Did you know that it is now possible
to go to your electrician and order an
electric eye," which, properly installed,
will enable you to light up the garage
or the grounds when you swing into the
driveway at night2 Seven companies
already market the new device, which
functions as relay to control by lights
and shadows any electric device.
The last group of queries started a
number of bridge table arguments.
Here are few more:
/. Why should you keep the gas tank
well filled in Winter?
2. What is mohair?
3. Why should you never use chain
on only one rear wheel?
The answers, If you need them, are
below.
"Why don't you ask some of your
readers to take look at the head
lining In their cars?" asks a woman who
has been little more observing than
most of her sisters. There's not
stitch in an eyeful, so far as the human
sight can detect I inquired about this,
and found thsS the stitches do not show
through the cloth because the work is
accomplished with the aid Of sewing
machine so accurate that the needle
takes a stitch just half way through
the thickness of the cloth"
One of the advantages OF automatic
starting that ought to appeal to women
| is the fact that you are not likely to
park the car with the ignition turned
on. With these starting devices the
motor cranks over Just as soon as the
switch Is snapped "on." So long as
| the switch remains In the on posi-
] ton the motor either runs or Is cranked
by the starter.
There Is no getting around the fact