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Evening star., 1933-06-24
BUILDING SHOWING
SIGNS Of STIRRING
Huge Public Construction
Program Overlooked in
General Situation.

A comparative analysis of building
statistics indicates that the new public
= works program is coming at a time
when the construction industry is show
ing the first signs of stirring. according
. to the current issue of the Architectural
!. Forum.
With residential increases of more
than seasonal character during the past
few months as the principal evidence
of revival, the magazine finds numerous
minor factors at work to aid construc-
tion in general.
1T is much easier to underestimate
than overestimate the result Of higher
commodity prices upon building" the
magazine states. The Architectural
Forums survey Of a typical industrial
town showed that there are a great
many people who have been willing to
build as soon as they felt the bottom
had been reached. These people now
not only sense an end to the continu-
building costs, it is pointed out.
Won't Permit Backsliding.
. Although it is true that the recent
advance in commodity prices has been
based upon anticipation of initiation
rather than actual currency initiation"
the article continued, ''it seems reason
able to think that the administration,
committed to higher prices. will not
permit any substantial backsliding.
. The immediate passage of the mort
gage relief bill allowing aid for homes
up to $4,000 is another direct boost
for construction All the renoviZe cam
paigns in the world will not get man
to spend $40 in fixing his front steps
if he feels that within the week he
may lose his home through foreclosure.
Likewise, by aiding the lending agencies
the Government frees money which
normally would have gone out in loans
but has been needed to safeguard
solvency''
The magazine pointed to several
minor factors that are aiding the in
dustry, notably the number of industrial
plants which because of inactivity will
demand repairs and rebuilding. This
demand, plus building reInodeling due
to beer, plus reforestation camp work,
plus dozens of other minor classical
tions, plus the $4,000 900, 900 in public
works, can swing the total of contracts
let back to a figure which not so many
years ago would have been considered
mot so very bad" the magazine added.
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said Mr.. Whitlock "The percentage
Of total families in cities and towns oc-
cupying their own homes has also in
creased from 36,9 in 1890 to 46 in
1890 This rise in home ownership
standards has characterized the most
momentous period in our industrial
and financial development in the
United States 1t has been the result
largely of a 15-fold increase in build
ing and loan assets
Plans for this years convention,
while yet in the formative state, in
clude commemorative phase in the
rere2ding of the address of the first
president Of the League, the late Judge
Seymour Dexter of Elmira, N. Y, de-
livered at the convention in 1893-in
which the slogan The American Home
the Safeguard of American Liberties"
was officially recommended to the
building and loan associations through
out the country.
Evening star., 1933-06-24
Initiation Little Felt.

During the first three months of
the so-called imitation period, or since
March Of the present year, commod-
ity prices as whole rose about per
cent and little of this can be attributed
to imitation.
That the general rise in prices has
just begun is plain. That wage levels
have only started on their climb is
equally apparent To what extent the
President may choose to exercise his
authority in the matter of currency in
f1ation is anybody's guess, but the Gov
Evening star., 1933-06-24

Also at the reduced price reasonable cash
payment with monthly instalments to suit your
income may be arranged
Evening star., 1933-06-24
REALTY MARKET
BETTERMENT SEEN
Frank A. Simon Says Federal
Reorganization Will Not
Prevent Increase.

An increasing market for both COM
mercial and residential property in
Washington, despite impending reor-
ganization of Governmental bureaus
and the Federal pay cut. was seen as
on the way by Frank A. Simon, veteran
real estate man here.
Promptly begun and vigorously
prosecuted Mr.. Simon said, the ad-
mlnlstratlonS recovery program will,
by mobilizing in Washington far greater
forces than the city has harbored since
var days, shortly galvanize the long
torpid realty market into an activity
somewhat reminiscent of those times.
From the White House has Just
come assurance that there will be few
diSmissalS from the Federal service due
to reorganization. At the same time
the new partnership of Government
and business will make necessary the
establishment here of permanent head
quarters by scores of industrial lines,
adding thousands to private pay rolls.
The new governmental activities pro-
vIded for in the recovery program will
bring In additional throngS of Federal
workers. In fact, the adjournment of
Congress should mark the beginning
of the busy season in Washington.
Effects in General.
'As for the effects of the grievously
needed and most gratefully received
tax relief action On rental trends in
the District. the savings to realty in
tereStS thus effected will be speedily
absorbed by increases in the cost of
maintenance supplies and the advance
in wage scales which inevitably follow
any increase in general business condi-
tions. Certain building materials have
already advanced from 4 to 10 per cent
while supplies such as paints glass,
plumbing supplies, etc, have been
marked for further increases to be-
come effective July l
Moreover, it is acknowledged by
District officials that many of the cuts
Evening star., 1933-06-24
u. S. CONTRACTS MOUNT

The various agencies of the United
States Government awarded contracts
during April for buildings to cost S4.-
720.642. This is nearly $4,000
greater than in March, but more than
ST 900 900 less than in April, 1892
Contracts were awarded by the su-
pervising architect of the Treasury De-
partment for post Office and Federal
customs house in St. Paul. Mimi, to
cost over sl.800,00o. and for post
Office and customs building in ST. Louis
Mo- to cost over $4,000 900.
Evening star., 1933-06-24

Sixth and Seventh streets, occupied at
present by three small frame stores.
1t is understood to be the plan of the
concern to demolish the buildings,
Nos. SOB. COS and GOT E street, and
use the space for parking cars.
The negotiations were han0en
through the real estate Office of Will
liam P. Normoyle. Michael ]. Curley.
Roman Catholic Archbishop of BaIti-
more, a corporation, acted on behalf
Of the church. The consideration was
not disclosed
Evening star., 1933-06-24
BUILDING AND LOAN
SESSIONS PLANNED
League to Convene in Chicago
for Three Days During
September.

The forty-first annual convention of
the United States Building and Loan
League will be held September l3, IA
ard Is at Chicago, the scene of the
groups first meeting in 1898. Then,
the Worlds Columbian Exposition
formed the background for the meet
ing. This year a Century of Progress
Exposition will be the setting.
The 40-year span since the first
meeting is described by Ward B. Whit
lock of Springfield, Ill. fortieth presi-
dent of the league, as being charac-
terized by the most significant events
in the history of home ownership.
THE number of urban families own
ing their homes has increased from
2 ,923,671 in 1890 to 1O,5O3 1886 in $780,"
Evening star., 1933-06-24

wei instructed hmeat
with New ENGLAND with
fan and
o alton Extrir
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ernment has repeatedly indicated that
a return to 1925 price levels was the
eventual goal
ANY Interpretation of these early
signs Of changing conditions which
fails to take into account natural in
crease in rental rates argues a strange
distortion of vision"
Evening star., 1933-06-24
PRICE INCREASE NOTED
Gain of One Per Cent Reported in
Building Materials.

The index number of the wholesale
prices of building materials for the week
ended June stood at 718 on the basis
of the 1926 average of 100, according
to the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
This represents gain of per cent
over the cost a month ago. All COM
moc.'iss advanced from 619 as of May
6 10 638 June 3, the bureau reported.
Evening star., 1933-06-24
English Houses Stay Sold"

For the first time in 200 years it is
now possible to buy the Grange at
Staplecroos, England. The last trans
action for this property was closed
about 1871, when ancestors of the
family occupying the house acquired
the estate.
Evening star., 1933-06-24
6, 1873 Houses Built Yearly.

Sixty per cent OF residential Phila-
delphia has been constructed in the
last 81 years-228.752 dwellings. at a
cost of s762 495, ,595. The yearly aver
age was 6183 houses
Evening star., 1933-06-24
CHURCH PROPERTY SOLD
TO DEPARTMENT STORE
Three Small Buildings on Z Street
Likely to Be Removed for
Parking Space.

The Hecht Company this week ac-
quired from the Catholic Church three
pieces Of property on E street, between
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-24
Decorate the Thanksgiving Table
InexpensiveIy by Making
Your avors

that it will look gay and festive,
will be grand with the simplest
china and glassware.
For Children, Too
Another good reason for going
into the matter is that you may
be having a children's party, or
may be putting the children at
a side table for the feast. It's
practical to give them a paper
cloth, paper napkins, and small
fittings that are not easily
broken or ruined. And it saves
endless trouble and expense in
laundering fine linens.
CellOphane Sparkles
There are two ideas for your
tablecloth. One is to buy a
Thanksgiving cloth and napkins
of crepe paper. They can be
found for as little as Csc for a
size 61x108 inches. Napkins to
match are in a package of two
dozen for 10c. Enough for a
party! Or if you prefer, you
can cover your linen tablecloth
with sparkling cellophane, which
is an added attraction, and a
gay protection.
Use Paper Border
That has been done on the
table in the photograph. A
fine linen cloth has been COW
cred with pale yellow cello
plane. Then more cellophane
makes decorations around the
candlesticks, this in yellow and
orange. A crepe border is laid
along both sides of the table.
over the cellophane.
Make Your Favors
All the favors and decorations
in the picture, you can make
for yourself, and how much fun
it is! The ear of corn favors,
the Horn of Plenty nut cups.
the plate doilies, all contribute
to the grand festive effect, and
all are easy to make. And we
will send you the directions free
of charge, on receipt of a
stamped envelope, as you can
see below. Candles, which
should be yellow or orange, are
inexpensive, from SC up, and
you may use your own bowl,
with turkey cut-outs pasted on.
For instructions for making
these decorations, send a self
addressed, stamped envelope to
Miss LaViIle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-24

Today we will offer you a
simple routine in caring for the
skin.
It is a slight variation on the
usual care recommended and is
designed to see you through the
winter season.
EVERY NIGHT
Every night, before retiring,
especially when the face has
been subjected to over-exposure,
battle the skin with a heavy ap-
plication of cleansing oil or
cream. Let it remain on long
enough to dissolve all makeup,
then use tissue or a soft towel
for removing it.
If you use soap and water as
folloW-up step in your cleans
ing routine, add a few drops Of
tincture of benzoin to your basin
of warm water. Place your soap
in the water and benzoin and
then work up lather. Sat.
urate your wash cloth with this
lathered benzoin solution, and
use it for facial cleansing.
When your skin is freed Of
all cream and makeup, rinse
with tepid and then cold water
to remove all soap.
If your skin has been irri-
tated by chill winds, the soap
cleansing may cause a burning
or tingling sensation. The cold
water rinse will, however, prove
temporarily soothing.
SPECIAL OIL
Now you should apply special
cream or oil to the skin, or, in
a pinch, you may use any good
grade of mineral oil. Spread
the oil literally, don't Skimp,
and massage it well into the
skin. When you notice the oil
disappearing, or rather being alb
sorbed by the pores. apply more.
Now place about one pint
Of water in a pan and set it
over a low flame. To this add
10 or IL drops Of tincture Of
benzoin. Let the water reach
a point just below boiling. It's
at this point that most vapor
or steam rises.
After your hair has been
pinned back and wrapped with
a towel, hold your face over
the steaming water. Let the
benzoin vaporS rise and blend
with the special oil on your
skin.
FOR DRY SKIN
This will leave your skin In
a soothed condition. Steam"
your skin for two or three min
utes, then take minutes re-
cess before repeating the pro-
cess. Steam your face for at
least five minutes, then wait
five minutes before removing
the oil.
If your normal skin condi-
ton is dry, it will of course.
require more fabrication than
a skin whose usual condition
is oily.
Therefore for dry skin, apply
a light application of remedial
cream or oil and let it remain
until morning. For oily skin
simply remove the previous ap-
plication. Repeat the steam
ing and cleansing as often as
necessary to keep your skin
smooth and velvety.
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The Rhymins
Q ptimist
Diana, Huntress Moon

Diana, HuntresS Moon
Last week the mon was but a
lantern, swaying
Beneath the branches Of the
nearby wood;
Had I been there, among the
pine trees straying,
I could have reached and
touched it as stood.
It dangled from an unseen
giants fingers
To mark a pathway for the
feet of night;
IN ruddy radiance it's memory
fingers,
A moon for lovers and for
loves delight!
But. ali! Tonight it is Diana
racing
Across the sapphire meadows
of the sky;
Too cold for love, too chaste
te~~ loves embracing,
Serene and proud, the goddess
moves on high!
She leaves a spell, not to be
banished soon,
Upon the heart, Diana, hun
treSS moon.
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By WILMA LAVILLE

All hearts are set toward
Thanksgiving now, and all house
wives are planning ahead for
their dinner, their table setting,
their entertainment for guests
and family. And this day, of all
times, the table setting holds the
center of the stage.
The Pilgrim Fathers certainly
never dreamed of any such
elegance at their first Thanks
giving in 1921. But in this year
Of grace, 1888, we certainly owe
it to their courage and fortitude
to do honor to the Thanksgiving
tradition in fitting fashion.
A Practical Idea
Some of us will buy new
china, linen, extra bits of silver
we've long wanted. Others of
us can't afford new supplies,
and may not have particularly
grand table settings, and so we
must make more effort in an
other way. The answer is, Of
course, to dress up the table so
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Correct
Manners
BY MRS. CORNELIUS
BEECKMAN
Preparing for Showers

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
A friend of mine is giving a
shower for a friend of hers
whom I have never met. I
have been invited and would
like some information concern
ing an appropriate gift and
what to wear.
What is the usual entertain
ment at an affair of this sort?
It is to be given in the evening.
Do I take the gift with me,
and to whom do I present it?
K.
l. Usually, on the invitation,
there is some indication of
what kind of gift is expected
=. that is, whether the shower
is to be a linen shower, a
kitchen shower, a glass shower,
or even the indefinite "miScel-
laneous shower" Was there
nothing like that to guide you
in the gift that you are sup
posed to bring? If there isn't,
then by all means inquire Of
your friend as to her sugges-
ton. she may know and may
have forgotten to tell you about
the type of gift. An informal
dress, a dress of the dinner
dress" type, would undoubtedly
be the appropriate dress to
wear.
2. Usually showers are not
held in the evening, but when
they are, usually there is
bridge, or something of this
kind, and later, supper, usually
now a buffet supper.
8. Yes, you take the gift with
you to the shower. AS you
arrive, give the gift to your
hostess, who will have plans
as to how the gifts will be
placed and presented to the
guest of honor.
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the First Lady, Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt, while she is here.
Not that the Amy. Blatt
knits bear any more reSem'
blance to grandmother's knitted
shawls than Amy herself does
to a gray-haired grandma.
Amy is a crisp, vivacious per
son whose needles click no
faster than her tongue. To her
there is nothing homemade"
about hand-knit clothes; she
believes that they are as much
an art as any grand couture
creation.
Her knitted costumes are as
carefully constructed as any
fabric model, they are Joined
and scanned with consummate
skill. Unlike most knitted
things which become as shape
less as an empty flour sack in
time, Amy Blatt's knitwear al
ways fits like a second skin.
Her stitches are all her own,
too. They're fantastical-looking
most of them, that somehow
manage to look smart in the
final result.
Sometimes she invents special
stitches, such as the one that
looks like woven fabric when
it is finished. To do tricks like
this, she drives the yarn manu-
facturers mad with specially de-
signed yarns-which they en-
dure patiently, knowing that
Amy will then produce some
thing sensationally beautiful.
Not satisfied with designing
her own yarns and clothes, Amy
also has her dyes made to
order-new lusciously lovely
colors that look as though
they'd been touched by the
Riviera sun. In her shop estab-
lishment in Paris. she has ayers.
Weavers, knitters-all at work
connecting new Oolors, blends
and yarns for her. Knitting, as
practiced by Amy Blatt, has
come a long way from the old
fashioned womanly art-ltS
definitely big business now.
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After birth, in order that the
teeth may develop normally, the
baby's own diet is of the ut
most Importance, especially if
he is bottle fed" If breast
fed the mother should eat the
proper foods and get plenty Of
sunshine.
milk" TEETH
The first set of teeth are called
the deciduous or milk teeth"
Most Of them come through the
gums during the first two years
and remain until they are re-
placed by the second and per-
manent teeth.
Neglect Of the first teeth is
dangerous.
1t must not be forgotten that
ut birth every tiny tooth of
both sets has already begun to
form. Nearly all the first set
are partly or wholly hardened.
If baby is healthy they are
ready to start cutting through
the gums at the sixth or
seventh month. During the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-24

time he is teething baby may
be irritable or fretful and may
not eat well.
But teething in a well child
does not account for illness or
fever. If the baby is feverish
and sick, call your doctor.
Many disturbances attributed
to teething are really due to
some other and more serious
cause.
FIRST TO APPEAR
The first teeth to appear will
be usually the oliver central in
Cisors, followed a little later by
the upper central and lateral in
cisorS. Soon after the second
year the lower lateral ncisors
should make their appearance.
And a little later the lower and
upper first molars.
The CANNES, upper and lower
will cut through during the
later half Of second year and
the second molars in the first
half of the third year.
In all there are 20 of the
"milk teeth"-10 in the upper
Jaw and 10 in the lower.
VARIATION
The order and time Of ap-
pearance is subject to consider
able variation and the mother
need not be alarmed il baby
does not follow the pattern.
But if is he has no teeth at
all at the end of the first year
It is indicative that he is not
developing properly and the
doctor should be consulted. The
diet may be at fault.
During the latter half Of the
first year give the baby some
thing hard on which to chew.
Exercise in biting and chewing
helps develop healthy teeth and
Jaws.
Experts agree that the health
Of the second teeth depends in
part on that of the first. Re-
member that in caring for the
baby's milk" teeth.
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CGmpsin9
he
Styles
BY Victoria Gaines
Special Correspondent Of The Washing
ton Times In New York. Americas
Style Center

10y NANGOA ia Nd1IlCO
Special Correspondent of The Washing
ton Times In New York. Americas
Style Center
NEW YORK, Nov. "a.
Women are tending to their
knitting again. Smart shops
are opening hand-knit depart
ments, radio stations are broad.
casting knitting instructions,
and at the smartest bridge
parties women calmly take out
their knitting and purl l, knit
2 between rubbers.
At the head of the hand-knit
movement is Amy Blatt, who
sewed the first stitches, so to
speak, and is now reaping the
ewards-and the profits. She
has recently arrived in New
York to supervise the launch
ing of her collection in one Of
our smartest sports shops.
Amy Blatt is the French
woman who has knit her way
into fame. She started it for
fun, and ended up with a for.
tune. 1t was she who put
French women into knitted
sports clothes something no
human power had hitherto been
able to achieve). It is he.
clothes that are worn by Lady
So-and-so in the rotogravure
photographs from the Riviera,
and rumor reports that the
indomitable Amy will even i'm
part a few fancy stitches to
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Advice to the
LoveIorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
For Her Children's Sake

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Mine is the old story Of a
woman chained to her post by
helpless little children. MY
husband is infatuated with a
woman whom we would have
called "disreputable" in the old
days. He has told me, coolly,
that if I make no disturbance
our children and I are welcome
to our board and keep; but if
we invoke the law, he will
fight us to the last ditch, and
go to Jail rather than pay a
cent of alimony.
It's a bitter alternative.
I'm 20 and have never been
trained to earn a penny. My
family is not able to help me,
and for the children'S sake
there seems to be nothing but
to remain where we are. He
seems to have lost his reason,
and from being the best Of
men is almost the worst. I
shall not tell you of my
humiliations, but ask: Have
you any suggestions for a
woman in my position? My
children are 8, z and 6. All
are in school, the 6-year-old
from 9 till l. Thanks.
ALICE D.
If you'll send me a stamped
and self-addressed envelope, I
shall be glad to send you the
name and address of a won
derful community center and
settlement house in your city,
which gives instructions in
various things to women try
ing to earn a little extra
money. Their classes in voca-
tional training are excellent,
and many of their pupils get
fair jobs.
Meantime, remain in your
own home. Your children are
entitled to the best their father
can give them. And, my dear,
I know it's like asking ice not
to melt in the sun, to beg you
not to show your children q
griGGStricken face. But please
try 70 do this.
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Fashion Questions

Mrs. j. L. P, Alexandria,
Va.-For your long Sleeved din
ner gown, I should suggest a
bright-colored blouse of coral,
chartreuse green or pale or
ange-aS these shades are the
Smartest of the season, and
most becoming to your type.
Crepe would be better than
satin for the skirt. as satin is
just a bit paSse at present.
Miss R. R. H.-You can
wear your black velvet frock
without the jacket in the eve
ming, and with the jacket in
the afternoon, as an opera
matinee is the most formal
type of afternoon affair. And
you can wear your long gloves
and crystal necklace at the
evening performance-with
crystal earrings, too, if you like
but both gloves and necklace
would be too formal for the
afternoon.
Mrs. E. Sat a formal ball
such as you describe in your
letter, an evening hat is never
worn, but one Of the new tiara
headbandS in rhineStoneS or
pearls would be quite appro-
pirate.