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Evening star., 1932-01-10
Shelves for Your Books

ONCE upon a time books stood in
solemn rows in rooms set apart for
them. They were kept behind glass
doors. Dust might hurt them.
But today, If you want your living
room to be gay and bright you must
let your books stay in the sunlight.
Glass doors are out. They always were
a nuisance Before book could be
taken out the door had to be opened.
When the old-fashioned sliding doors
we're used, some unwieldy volume was
always certain to get In the way.
Low shelves, of course, are always
best. And the most interesting effect
is gained If you paint the inside OF
them a gay color. Red makes an
interesting lining. Especially if you
have a red leather lounging chair in
the room or a Chinese red maga-
zine rack. Yellow is also quite effective.
And green, too, has its points.
Built-in bookcases are the most
practical. However, if your house isn't
arranged that way you will be sure to
have a wide space somewhere that
seems TO call for books. Watch the
height. Don't put your books too far
obove your head.
Volumes that you don't use belong
In a museum or In the attic, not in the
rooms where you live. Bookcases
should be in proportion with the rest of
your furniture.
There is a trend today to arrange
pottery, an odd brass teasettle from
an old curiosity shop or pewter
candlestick that looks historic. among
the books. In case you haven't enough
books to fill a wide group of shelves,
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Guest Room Should
Be Made Comfortable

DON'T feel that you must offer your
house guests the best rooms in your
house if to do so means that members
OF the family have to be turned out Of
thelr usual quarters.
OF course, If you have no regular
guest room, and in order to accommo-
date them and your family some must
sleep in the garage or on a lounge in
the hall or on a cot in the children's
room, then it is only ordinary courtesy
TO do this yourself and to give the guest
your own more comfortable quarters.
But If there is any sort of spare room
that Is decently warm in Winter and
cool in Summer-it is a far wiser plan
TO let your guests occupy this even
though 1t may not be so well furnished
or so large as your own room.
The most important thing is to have
q really comfortable bed in the guest
room. Then it doesn't matter so much
II the rest Of the furniture Is of more
or less miscellaneous sort. Almost any
guest would feel more comfortable in
room OF this sort than in the perfect
ly furnished room which he felt he had
turned his host out Of in order to oc-
cupy.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Colors Are Taken
From Gay Chintz

IT'S time to look about the house and
see what new is needed. And then
it's time to count the pennies and see
what of those needed things we can
get.
Not all of them, of course. But
there are some that we must get and
there are others that we can surely
afford-and that will surely make the
house look more attractive.
In this second class come sofa cush-
ions and all other small pillows. It's
a wonderful time to renovate them, be-.
cause the fabrics to cover them with
are lower in price than they have been
for ages. Add to that fact that the
fabrics are most charming to look at
and you've a double reason for cover
ing every shabby cushion in sight.
One sort of cushion is the big one
for the floor. Sometimes we call 1t a
pouffre. It's knee high-not to the
proverbial grasskopper-but to a full
sized person. It's covered with any Of
a number of materials-leather, ve-
lours, suede, rep, anything substantial
and strong,
Then. at the other end of the scales,
Is the tiny, soft cushion to pile up on
the chaise Tongue or bed or couch.
1t Is covered with finest batiste, lace
trimmed or eyelet trimmed. The sheer
white cover Is mounted over blue or
pink satin. sometimes. The whole thing
Is as dainty as baby pillow.
Sometimes these little pillows are
covered with silk, and at Christmas
charming little packages of two or
three Of them were sold-Son1ettmes
covered with velvet.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

CIX or seven years ago milliners in
Paris were seriously concerned over
the universal acceptance among women
of untrimmed hats. 1t seemed likely,
said they, that "le chapelier" would
usurp the place Of "la modiste." Mere
hat makers were taking the business
away from milliners-artisans against
artists
Fortunately change took place. The
plain felt cloche went out of style, and
now there is as great an opportunity
for the artistic talents of the milliner
as one could wish.
True enough, the feather trimmed
Eugene hat was of short duration and
lavish trimming of feathers and flowers
does not appeal to we'll dressed women,
but hats at the present time show a
wide variety of shapes, and what the
trimming lacks in quantity 1t makes up
In ingenuity.
The type of hat that is attracting
most attention is the very small brim-
less shape that may be worn without
interfering with the generously proper
toned fur collar. These new hats are
light Of weight and fairly soft, but they
still possess considerable formality. They
are made of felt or sometimes OF
grosgrain silk. Usually they tilt down
at the right side and show more of the
hair at the left than the right, and they
are trimmed with small quilts or feather
fancies, with small bows or ribbon or
with braids Of felt or wool.
From Paris come reports OF all sorts
of small ornaments on the new hats.
Several very smart French women wear
hat pins for ornamentation-twos stuck
In one side of beret for ornamentation,
for instance. Sometimes they are pearl
headed, sometimes gilt or silver. And,
sometimes crystal. They are, OF course,
not thrust In carelessly, but are put In
by the milliner who designs the hat as
part of its line and foundation.
Flowers, now and then, but in unusual
ways. Whether flower trimmed hats will
come In with the Spring or not nobody
knows. They may. At all events, the
hats Paris is wearing at the moment oc-
casionally utilize flowers to make them
selves more beautiful. The smartest idea
just now is to have q pair Of flowers, one
placed little above the other at the
side OF the hat-the left side.
The louis XVI hat Is something that
Evening star., 1932-01-10

And above all other qualifications
she possessed a perfect body and knew
how to dramatic 1t according to the
needs of the picture she was posing for.
Nevertheless, for an entire year she had
to pose for a dollar an hour.
"If any woman thinks being model
is a romantic profession, let her try to
hold simple pose for half an hour"
she says. Every muscle in her body
will ache and her expression will hardly
be fit to paint.
"All women can make themselves
more beautiful than they are. If every
woman will stand before her mirror and
study herself with a detached view
point, she will find some features that
are lovely enough to emphasize.
Let her think of herself Is picture.
She will soon unconsciously use her
body and her face to interpret that pic
tIire in her mind to the world. And
she will soon find herself much lovelier
in every way"
Success came rapidly after the first
wear. The artist, Robert Henri, used
Miss Agniel constantly and loved to say
to her, Sometimes you are the most
beautiful woman I have ever seen, at
other times you are plain"
Ben Ali Haggin, Leo Lenteni and
many other great artists found the tail,
supple body of this Indiana girl an IN
spiration to outstanding work. When
Warren Davis first painted her he ao-
mitted that all his life he had been
painting girls like her. but that she
was the first girl he had ever seen VINO
looked like his pictures.
Sometimes Miss Agniel poses as
seductive Javanese court dancer, az
other times as sanity, ethereal type,
then again as the embodiment OF youth
and freedom, and often as poised,
classical type. Her ability to interpret
all the human emotions with her face
and body has made her invaluable TO
creative artists.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Magenta Comes Back
AS Purple Gains Favor
One of Hard Colors, Not Always Becoming,
But Always Smart and Distinguished.

MAGENTAl You've doubtless heard
1t spoken of as one of the new
strong colors favored for evening wear,
and you doubtless know the purple red
tone that goes by this name. But you
may not know how the color got its
name.
The story goes back 76 years to the
time when the first artificial dyestuff
was discovered. 1t was the first of the
so-called aniltne dyes and because of
its pale violet shade was called
'mauve"-the French word for the
mallow flower.
Experiments, with aniIine went on
and three years later French chemists
discovered a dye yielding purplish
red color OF a very striking sort. 1t
happened that at this time the French
and Italian troops were fighting the
Austrisns In Northern Italy and when
the Franco-Italian troops defeated the
Austrians at the town of Magenta,
Italy, the new color was given the name
Of the popular victory-and within an
amazingly short time women in Amer
lea as well as Europe were accepting
this vivid shade as the latest fashion.
About the same time another victory
took place at Solferino, Italy, and
another new aniline color of a vivid
purplish pink that had just been dis
covered was given the name of this
triumph. Solferino also became q
fashionable color, but 1t did not at
Evening star., 1932-01-10

tain the lasting fame of the deeper
tone Of magenta.
Magenta. Is not what you would call
a pretty color, and 1t Is usually not
especially becoming, but, like a num-
ber Of rather hard colors, 1t carries
conviction, and in a season like the
present when vivid colors of the more
defiant sort are in favor 1t makes O.
definite appeal to the well-dressed
woman.
This season magenta is definitely an
evening color. It Is used for the one
color formal gown of sophisticated lines
in satin or crepe and sometimes pro-
vides the touch of contrasting color ON
dress Of pastel tone-by way of o.
girdle or shoulder strap Of twisted
velvet. Magenta Is also used for some
OF the new hostess pajamas and negh-
gees.
The revived interest in magenta ia
all part Of the comeback of purple,
which has been going on here and
there for some months. ~
Ofen the strong color note of an eve
ming costume Is introduced by way Of
a short jacket-usually of transparent
velvet, though sometimes of satin. Pure
white satin evening dresses are worn
with jackets of emerald green, ruby red,
sapphire blue. deep purple or OCCASION
ally OF magenta or that other reddish
purple tone we call fuchsia. And these
short jackets are frequently left on DUR
ing the entire evening. .- -
Evening star., 1932-01-10

IF your own eyelashes aren't all they
l. ought to be, buy a little envelope
of them. Glue them on, one by one, or
have somebody do it for you,. and you
will get the feel Of eyelashes that
sweep the cheek.
Some poet who had looked into
somebody's eyes too long once remarked
that the eyes are the windows OF the
soul. But the soul is more interesting
when it is yelled. Eyelashes do the
trick.
The eyelashes come very long: II
you are gluing on your own, take q
tweezer, put an eyelash in 1t, dip II IN
a small bottle of glue which comes
with the eyelashes, and fasten II al
most at the end of your original laShes.
1t takes about an hour to 90 botn
ewes, The bottom lashes aren't sup
posed to be included in the process. A
line of eyebrow pencil and mascara Will
do enough for them.
For three hours after the eyelasheS
have been added you must let them
dry. After that mascara Is perfectly
safe.
For three or four months your eye
lashes will do all sorts of beguillng
things to your eyes. When they start
to come off, they will do it gradually.
You will have plenty of warning that
1t is~tirne to buy another envelope.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Models Beauty Secrets
Show Valuable Methods
MARGUERITE AGNIEL is the vivid
4FA fulfillment of the dreams OF

MARGUERITE AGNIEL is the vivid
A'1 fulfillment of the dreams OF
countless women.
Because of the ripping perfection OF
her body, she has become the fayorite
model of many of the great artists In
America and Europe.
Born in Princeton, Indiana, she grew
up in lively household with four sisters
and two brothers, all of them led merri-
ly on in their education by French
father who loved flowers and fine
horses, and a mother of English descent
who was musician.
"Our house was lot like the San
gers house in The Constant Nymph, "
she says, land every one of us, my
mother and father included, felt that
life was just packed with significance.
guess that was why all of us had such
an uninhibited time. We were all too
busy to stop and warn the others to be
careful.
Incidentally, I learned more about
life from my fathers horse books than
ever learned from my school teacher" 3"
When she was IT she was seriously
i'll, but out of that illness she dragged
herself by series of physical exercises
which she learned from animals in the
zoo.
"If most women could be as graceful
as the elephant" she said, "or as well
adjusted to their environment as the
Brazilian sloth, who knows all there is
to know about inverted exercise, or if
women who want TO have beautiful
bodies could learn to culver their mus
cles the way a horse does when he
shakes off flies, we would all be far
happier and a lot easier to gaze upon"
When Marguerite Agniel first began
to pose she had had experience as a
dancer, and had developed her own sys-
TEN Of pantherlike exercise which had
won the en- husiastic approval of such
world-famous critics as Havelock Ellis,
Sigmund Spaeth and Ruth st. Denis.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Make Eyelashes Longer

Water, tears, swimming are supposed
to affect the artificial beauty aids no
more than they would your own eye
lashes. Just the same, there are some
beauticians who suggest that creams,
instead of soap and water, should be
used for cleansing the area around
the eyes.
These eyelashes are made from real
hair. Most Of them are brownish-black.
Every woman knows that her lashes
should be darker than her hair to
have the proper effect.
After the eyelashes are firmly
added to the shorter fringe that ma
ture gave you, the matter Of cutting
them arises. You may make any sort
of dazzling curve that you want to.
An even sweep, a curve, line that
is very coy and subtle or one that is
quite dignifled and aloof are Just wait
ing for you to make up your mind.
Curl them up, If you want to. They
are more than long enough.
The process Of removing the eye
lashes is very easy A bottle Of liquid
remover is part of the outfit. Put some
Of it on a daub of cotton, close the
eye, and brush down on the lashes.
Beauticians will perform the service
for you or show you how to do 1t
yourself.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
New Aprons Appeal.

HAVE you seen the new aprons? Not
- Just maids aprons or nurses aprons
or practical work aprons for the woman
who does her own housework, but what
used to be known as ladies aprons. +"
They are made of sheer cotton mate
rial in printed flower design and many
of them are trimmed with lace.
Hostess aprons" you might call
them, because they are Just the thing
to wear when you are serving afternoon
tea Informally to a friend or two. The
college girl-who might once have
scorned anything so frankly domestic
now has her little apron to wear when
she prepares a dormitory spread. The
young business woman who usually
takes her own dinner out, but who will
cook dinner for you in her small htch-
enette as a special honor, must also
have an apron OF this sort, and II 1t is
pne Of the lace-trimmed sort she may
proudly leave 1t on through the meal.
You will need one to wear when you
prepare and serve Sunday night sup
per o. when the cook Is out.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Pajamas Came West
From Far.Off India

RACK to India we must 90 to dis
cover the prototype of the modern
pajama costume. And your dictionary
will tell you. II you take the trouble to
look 1t up, that 1t comes from two Hin
doc words-"pae," meaning leg, and
jana" meaning garment. The origi-
nal pajama was no more than a "leg
garment" the usual sleeping and neg
lge attire of men In India. The coat,
which was added as matter of con-
vention by the English in India, had
nothing to do with the original pajama.
For years the pajama In England and
America was worn exclusively by men,
but eventually venturesome women
dared to adopt it, and now it has been
SO generally accepted as part of wom-
ems wardrobe that 1t Is no longer con-
sidered even n1annish. Incidentally, the
present feminine pajama costume bears
practically no resemblance to the In~a
dian original.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Unbleached Aprons.

Aprons made of unbleached muslin
are decorated with appliqued flowers
in gay colors, sometimes with pockets
Of brick-red muslin like flower pots,
with flowers growing above them. They
are used for housework aprons. Make
them in a big, enveloping fashion, Of
a kind that cover the frock completely
and stay in place securely on the
shoulders.
For children, too, unbleached muslin
makes good aprons. You can put on
borders of little ducks or kittens or
flowers, cut out of colored muslin. and
run on with colored threads. You can
put on pockets shaped like animals
Remember that on any apron this year
the pocket may be emphasized. Pockets
are in high fashion.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

Lace Knit Scarfs
White for Sportswear
Velvet in Evening
Old Jewels Reset
Many Colors Used
Velvet Ribbon Sash

ZAP and scarf sets, not cap and
~ bells, are in vogue nowadays. AL
sorts of sets, for all sorts of tastes
and all sorts Of purses. A smart young
thing appeared recently in a crazy
quilt tam and scarf, the tam perched
jauntily atop her pretty head, the
scarf wrapped round her throat in a
warm and comfortable manner. The
wool fabric of the set was combined
In squares of a dozen colors, purple,
red, green, orange, blue yellow in many
shades.
T ACE-KNIT fabric, corduroy, vel
- veteen, jersey and all sorts of new
knitted fabrics are used for the smart
cap and scarf sets that young girls
like this Winter. At the Northern re-
sorts, where skating and skiing, snow
shoeing and tobogganing are INDUCED
In, these smart, gay sets are a delight.
,HERE are some of the names used
IL to describe the colors of the new
negligees: Tea rose, banana, turquois,
coral, Nile, crabapple.
WHITE is much used for sportswear.
w White jackets, white gloves and
caps and white sweaters. Suede jack
cts OF white are specially good-looking.
WASHABLE capeskin gloves with re-
movable inner Innings of wool are
among the useful things YOU can buy
at the glove counter. The inner lining
may need washing, too, but 1t will
come through the laundering process
much more satisfactorily if it Is washed
separately than If 1t is washed with
the leather.
pRINT dresses for evening wear in
the South are often made with
jackets of plain material. The effect
is most attractive.
A ND for daytime wear in the South
"a which probably foretells day
time fashions in Spring in the North
there are print dresses with full-length
coats of thin wool.
WITH snow on the ground, or at any
w rate possibility, white evening
gowns have been much worn in the big
Northern cities throughout the holiday
festivities. Often gowns of white crepe
are much decorated with pearls and
shimmering sequins.
VELVET evening dresses, much In
vogue, are made In every possible
style. Some of most striking lines are
made Ike Eizabethan gowns, with stiff
ened skirts and square-cut, ruffed necks.
AT debutante's party .the other
night the debutante wore most
stately gown of velvet, cut in clinging
lines. Incidentally, at her party the
walters wore green windsor ties. It's
Evening star., 1932-01-10

such bore to have trouble Identifying
the guests from the waiters-and this
was big party, with lots of walters
as well as lots Of guests.
A LOT Of women are getting out
their old jewelry and having it.
reset. The old gold and silver settings
hide much of the beauty of the stones
At comparatively small cost the stones
can be reset in most modern fashion.
There Is vogue for really precious
jewelry, you know. AZ
THE combination of colors indulged
in by some of the great designers
Is most interesting. Some of them
make costumes consisting Of skirt of
one color, blouse of another, jacket of
a third. The accessories used bring
all the colors into charming harmony.
RLACK velvet ribbon for sash ON
~ a dress of black or color is the
choice Of many smart women. One
new frock of sheer black chiffon is
most simply made, with picot-edged
cap sleeves, draped bodice, long f1aring,
skirt, its only trimming wide black
ribbon tied in a big perky bow at the.
front
A r smart dance the other night
"a the debutante guest of honor wore
a white velvet gown with red velvet
sash. {
A PLEATED, pinked taffeta ruching
1 about the lower edge of O. long
lace evening frock was the high note
on another dress that attracted at
tentton.
GONE of the new evening wraps show
~ wide velvet ties to fasten the fur
collars-in big bow at the front. +!
HAVE you noticed how the hens Of
Z some of the fiaring lace dresses
are stiffened? with horsehair. This
is a time when an old-fashioned detail
can produce q most new-fsshioned
effect. .
JADE, coral and other semi-precious
AZ stones are used for the clasps Of
some of the lovelisst evening hand
bags. There are pretty limitations, too,
of these stones that make similar
handbags. There are pretty limitations,
too, of these stones that make similar
handbags possibility for women with
less money to spend.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Are Victorious
In Trimmed Hat Vogue

suggests another new trend 1t is tilted
high at the back, off the hair-you know
the coiffure Of ladies in the reign of
that King were so elaborate, back and
front, that hats~ere just little pancakes
tilted on the hair and wished on, one
supposes, with pins or ribbons. The
modern Louis XVI hat is tilted down
over the eyes, and is high at the back.
1t has line quite different from that
Of the Eugene hat.
In the new hats that have gone South
there are good many most attractive
ones of the modified sailor sort. Their
rather narrow brims are often tilted up
a bit rakishly at the left side. Their
trimming consists chiefly of ribbon
bands and bows. Sometimes the ribbon
Of the band is pulled through Sits at the
left side of the brim, which is turned
up. And the ends are tied under the
turned-up brim in smart bow.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Eggshell Satin Blouse
With Brown Suit

I" HAVE a brown cloth suit that Is
heavy enough to wear all Winter
save on the coldest days. ] am wearing
it now with an eggshell silk crepe
blouse, but would like something that
does not show the soil so quickly. Would
a blouse OF matching brown silk crepe
with light, removable lingerie and cuffs,
be in good style?" This is a readers
question.
Darker blouses are worn this season,
but wearing lingerie collars and cuffs
Is not advised. Interestingly enough,
lingerie collars and cuffs are worn with
dresses but are not worn with separate
blouses. green silk crepe or satin
blouse might be worn with the brown
suit or one might wear one OF Spanish
tile, which goes well with most dark
shades OF brown. a.44s s-s'ss
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this scheme will help you until your
library grows.
The return of the secretary also
gives you an opportunity to find q
place for books. Of course, in this
case. glass doors are essential. They
are part of the scheme.
Nurseries and children's play rooms
are featuring their own built-in book
cases, also. If the play room doesn't
have this feature, miniature cases can
be bought to hold Mother Goose, Red
Riding Hood, and so on.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
CenterpieCe Gives Charm
WITH CANDLES.


Artificial may effectively with candles
WITH FLOWERS.
in attractive holders t. father.
is O
b.
Is delightful a outlay
little a dinner
day
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Magnesia for Silk.

Dry magnesia Is usually successful
In removing grease marks from silk.
Rub 1t on with a bit of flannel, hold
ing the garment near the fire to melt
the grease. For finer fabrics make
mixture of one quart of rain water,
two ounces of ammonia, one teaspoon
ful of saltpeter and one ounce of soap,
cut up finely. Shake well snd rub
little on the stain.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

Five hundred privately-owned busses
have Just been placed In operation In
the streets of Athens and Piraeug,
Greece, and $50 more will be added
shortly.