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The Washington times., 1933-12-18

across the face. Bangs also
bring the too-long face into bet
ter proportion-and as a finish"
ing touch, the rouge is applied
on the cheeks instead of the
chin"
SWirIs and CurlS
Swirls and curls at the back
of the head matter not at all
in Armand's opinion, since all
the hair that influences the
shape of the face is within the
two inches directly around it.
But bangs are back with a
bang, he believes, and slanting
side parts are something to
swear by.
When we inquired whether all
our patiently endured shampoos.
messages and hot oil treatments
had been in vain, Armand re-
assured US that he did not mean
to neglect the hair itself. He
said:
"Of course, the hair itself
must be kept live and lustrous.
for the hairdresser cannot work
with poor hair any more than
the dressmaker can work with
inferior material. And just as
the dreSSmaker does not cut
across the grain of the goods,
So the coiffure artist must not
go against the natural growth
of the hair in trimming or way
ing.
Never go against Nature-in
hair or anything else!"
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Rhymins
Optimist
BY ALINE MICHAELS
For This Is Home

Today is good. Why ask for
more?
The snowflakes swirl. the cold
winds roar.
And yet, de.ying chill and gloom.
The firelight's flicker cheers the
The dancing flames. like scarlet
flowers,
Dispense such warmth as sum-
mer hours
May squander in a garden place
Where all is fragrance. song and
Why look beyond these kindly
walls
Whereon the leapinE hreEE-
falls?
Here are no fear and no ~
But every need Of life Is y
BY love as glowing as the EEh-
Which shines away the cold. ne
night:
Whatever terrors elsewhere roam
These portals bar. for this 3
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Try These
Recipes
Kris Kringles

2 eggs.
11a cup sugar.
l teaspoonful vanilla.
212 cups rolled oats.
2 teaspoonfuls baking powder.
y teaspoonful salt.
/ tablespoonful melted fat.
Beat eggs; add sugar gradu-
ally and continue beating for 1
minute. Add vanilla and oat-
meal flakes which have been
mixed with the baking powder
and salt. Add melted fat. Mix
carefully and thoroughly and
drop from end Of spoon onto
creased baking pan. Bake in
moderate oven (375 degrees FD
for Is minutes. Loosen with
spatula or broad-bladed knife,
moistened in water, as soon as
cakes are baked.
Candied Orange Peel
Remove peel from four thin
skinned oranges in quarters.
Cover thinly. with water, bring
to the boiling point and cook
slowly until soft. Drain, remove
the white portion, using a
spoon, and cut the yellow por-
ton in thin strips, using scis-
Sors. Boil one-half a cup of
water and one cup of sugar
until the syrup will thread
when dropped from the tip Of
spoon. Cook the strips in the
syrup for five minutes, drain
and coat with fine granulated
sugar.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18

develops the same fears. And
even in adult life it is difficult
for him to shake them off.
Mother becomes unduly ex-
cited over a trivial matter. Her
excitement is quickly communi-
Gated to the child and he, too,
becomes excited and upset.
Keep cool and quiet while
around children. Even if you
have to smother fears, etc. that
have been yours all your own
life. Some careless adult gave
them to you. Don't pass them
on to the next generation.
Little Essays
Good ways to think and bad
ways to think can be instilled
in the childish mind by care
less remark.
The youngster may seem to be
absorbed in play but his little
ears are very apt to be open for
anything mother says. She is
his oracle.
He stores away what he has
heard for future reference. And
mother is surprised when he
drags it out later. She cant
imagine where he received such
an idea" If she will think a
bit and has a good memory she
will discover the source was her
self.
Suggestions can be used with
good effect in forming good
habits in the child. Mother is
brave, even when it thunderS
and Hghtnings. Or in the dark.
The child is brave.
Desirable Traits
Not by imitation alone, but
by the "suggestion" that there
was no cause to fear.
Mothers can suggest truth
fulness, honesty, all the desir-
able traits. Despite the ridicule
heaped upon the washington
and the cherry tree story it had
a sound psychological basis.
Grown-ups may laugh at it, but
it is an excellent "truthfulness"
story for children.
Good health may be "sug-
gested" to the child. Don't dis
cuss his ailments in front OF
him. Mothers complains he is
nervous or hard to keep to
diet. His nervousness will not be
cured by the suggestion nor will
her difficulty in making him
eat properly.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Advice
7 O
L-ove|orn
By Beatrice Fairfax

Usually when a girl asks me
whether it is possible for a girl
to be both modern and inno-
cent, she sends a stamped and
self-addressed envelope, because
she has had some bitter per-
sonal experience that she
wants to keep confidential.
Very likely she has come
from q line Of women who
have been good" in the old
fashioned sense, and she is
genuinely puzzled to know that
"good" girls aren't always pop
ular.
CIean-Minded
Here at last is such a let
ter, written by a girl who asks
me to answer through the
paper:
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I suppose were what you'd
call old-faShioned people.
Mother and father have been
married 20 years and they're
still fond Of each other. AS a
family we don't go in for di-
vorces or affinities; when we're
married, we stay married.
Mother has brought us up
to be clean-minded. She has
taught us that when we marry
and go to homes Of our own,
we shouldn't go as hardened
and experienced women.
A year ago I went to college
as a freshman and was amazed
at the point of view of some OF
my classmates.
Many Of them had had a
great deal of experience and
they agreed that a girl couldn't
be innocent and be popular.
Naturally this was a shock to
me, and I'd like to know what
you think about this state Of
affairs. GRACE B.
These classmates of yours
make me think of patients suf-
fering from jaundice. Because
they see yellow, the whole world
looks yellow to them. And to
try another figure Of speech,
they're like gamblers at Monte
Carlo; when they've lost, it's
gall and wormwood to see any
one else winning.
Lack Of Morals
Of course, everyone with half
an eye knows there's a deplor.
able lack of morals in the world
at the present time. It may
have been the World War, the
depression, or drinking some Of
the vile concoctions people
drank during the so-called ''pro-
hibition."
In Mrs. Roosevelt's book: "It's
Up to the Women" she speaks
of homes such as yours being
the backbone of the country.
Choose your friends from homes,
SucA as Cne one III WHICH you We
been so happy as to have grown
up.
Not Wanted
Some day you are going to
marry, and you'll want to marry
a man of decent principles and
ideals who will give you a home
like your mothers and fathers.
That sort of man doesn't want
a wife who has led an irregular
life.
Even if he married you, know
ing about past sordid expert
ences, the specter would always
be there, and human nature be-
ing what it is, the chances are
that he would never quite trust
you.
"a short life and a merry
one" may be the motto for girls
whose life roots are as shallow
as the weeds that spring up in
a public highway, but not for
a girl who comes from a home
c11nIo oe v011rc
The Washington times., 1933-12-18

He IS quick to form, from your
careless speech or the tone Of
your vSice, impressions that will
shape his entire life.
Fear
A child learns fear by sugges-
ton. Mother is afraid Of light
ming, of being in the house alone
at night. AS a result the child
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
CDS RESPONDS SUGGESTIONS ACCEPTING GOOD AND BAD
Tinted Vanishing Cream, Used As
Base for Powder, Lends Skin
That Rosy Glow
BY LISA DUMONT

We have learned of little trick which will give your
skin rosy glow.
If the wintry blasts not enough to put color in your
skn then try tnting the vanishing which you use
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
When Manners
Are Correct
By MRS. CORNELIUS
SEECKMAN

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Will you kindly inform me
whether il is proper for a lady
10 tip. while she is dining with
a gentleman? S.
No. this would be inappro-
pirate. The gentleman who is
ner host would take care Of
all Of these details Of his hos
pItality-
7th the Tuxedo
SeeCkman:
proper 20 wear a black
1el- nat with a Tuxedo?
JACK.
Yes. q man may wear. with
his Dinner Jacket. a soft felt
hat either IN grey or black. or q
DERBY hat. OF. If he wishes TO b0
N@T -dTesEE' Q tOphaS
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Students, Artists and Sportsmer
Easy to Select Gifts for
By WILMA LAVILLE

There always certain people your Christmas list
who suggest specialized gifts.
Students artists enthusiasts sporsmen
motor fiends, and so on come in this class
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Impressions Formed In Childhood
Determine Views That Last
a Lifetime
a Lifetime
By MARTHA WINsLoW

Children are susceptible to suggestion than
adults
In handling the problem of training, it is wise to
member that the childs mind mpressionable and with
practically experience upon which to base conclusion
is extremely responsive to suggestion.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Send Your Queries

If you have any beauty prob
lens to be solved. write to Lisa
DumOnt, The Washington Times,
1917 H st. N. w., enclosing
self addressed, stamped enve-
lOpe, and your questions will
be answered PERSONALLY.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Child Health
Questions
About Santa?

Question-My family insists
upon telling my little boy, age
five, that "Santa won't bring
him anything if he is naughty"
I ara opposed to this but /
haven't any arguments to back
uu my theory. What do YOU
think? MRS. X. b. 5.
Answer-I think you are per-
fectly right. Santa Claus should
never be used as an easy way Of
gaining an end with a child
even the very desirable end Of
"being good" Especially as
the youngster by previous ex-
perience knows perfectly we'll
that Santa Cor someone) isn't
going to let him down on Christ
mas no matter how much mis-
chief he does.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Use of Tissues

Use of Tissues
QuestiOn-Why are tissues
urged above the use of soft
towels for cleansing the face. 1
can't see, can yOu?-MisS V. X.
Simply because they are far.
more convenient. There need
be no washing of them, you see.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Hot Temper

Hot Temper
Q.-My husband and / both
have hot tempers. 1 am begin
ming to be afraid that our little
scenes (neither of us mean a
thing we say) is bad for our
child. What do you think?
MRS. l.. T.
A.-No greater infhction can
be thrust upon an innocent
child than being born to par
ents who refuse, themselves, to
grow up. You are cheating
your child of a happy home
background.
Martha WinsIOw is prepared
to assist in solving your child's
problems - physical or psyche
logical.
Send seIf-addressed, stamped
envelope to her, care Of The
Washington Times, 1917 H st.
N. w.
Names Of such correspondents
will be regarded as confidential
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Lovely Skin

Lovely skin
Question: Can you give me
some advice on how to correct
an oily skin? My makeup looks
very nice for such a short
time, and in its place is enough
grease to fry a batch Of French
fried potatoes. 1 am nearly
frantic from this condition,
and do hope you can help me
with this problem. r. X.
Answer: OF course I can.
But I haven't room here to
give complete directions on
local care to correct this con-
dition. So I suggest you send
along a stamped, self addressed
envelope for a personal reply.
Please don't forget to repeat
your question.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
Weight

Question: 1 am 16 years old,
S feet, 2 inches tall in my
stocking feet, and large-bOned.
What's the average weight for
a girl my age and height?
T. d. Nj.
Answer: About ia pounds.
But weight varies largely in
different people the same age
and height, so don't worry too
much if you are several pounds
under or over this figure.
The Washington times., 1933-12-18
White Henna

QuestiOn-Can you tell me a
method of bleaching SuperfluOus
hair through the use of white
henna. I've been having this
work done in my local beauty
shop right along, but am no
longer financially able to con-
tinue the practice. Can you ad-
wise me as to how to use the
white menna bleach at home?
F. E.
Answer-The white henna
bleach is the one most fire.
quently used in shops for bleach
ing superfluous hair. To pre-
pare this bleach, mix enough
chalk of magnesia with two tea
spoons of peroxide and half a
teaspoon of ordinary household
ammonia to form smooth.
even paste. Spread this paste
over the hairy areas, and
permit it to dry. Then, when
it is thoroughly dry, remove it
with tepid water and a soft
cloth. 1t is really only the
peroxide and ammonia that do
the bleaching. The chalk of
magnesia is used merely as a
base to insure moisture for a
longer period of time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-10
Turn Of The Tide

lt wasn't SO many years ago that Attorney General Homer S. Cummings of Stamford was one of the leaders of the democratic party in Connecticut in an active sense. In this eaptcity he. together with the other members of famous triumvirate = Messrs Thomas J. SpelIaey and David E. Fitzgerald - fought for the nomination of Senator William Gibbs MeAdoo in that historic democratic con- yention in Madison Square Garden. That was in 1924. This is l933 and the situa- ton is somewhat reversed. In 1924 Presi- dent Roosevelt nominated Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York for the presidential nomination. Cummings fought against this nomination.
 A year ago Mir Cummings was as active in the interests of President Roosevelt as were Messrs Spellacy and Fitzgerald for ex- Governor Smith. And when the smoke of tribute rewards to the deserving Mir Cum mings was called to the Cabinet solely, in temporary capacity to be sure. but never theless to position where his talents would be recognized. Originally slated to become Governor General of the Philippines Mir Cummings took hold of the Department of Justice with such firm grip that there is little likelihood of his being superseded now.
 That is still far away from our point in this article. We have merely given the back ground. Now the facts are brought to light. As administrator of the prohibition bureau which is under the Justice Departments jur- isdction Major A. V. Dalrymple was ap-. pointed. It is not news that this appointment yves secured principally through the earnest efforts of the democratic senator from Cali fornia William Gibbs McAdoo. This week the prohibition bureau was wiped out and with it Major Dalrymple's job. That was mainly due to the efforts of Attorney Gen. eral Cummings. But this is 1893 and it was back in 1924 when the California senator and the Connecticut leader were SO chummy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-10

Whether or not the threat of the New York Stock Exchange to leave New York state should be taken seriously remains to be seen. Officers and directors of the Ex- change, however, have declared that unless the solons at Albany stop adding taxes on stock sales and transactions the Exchange may be moved to an adjoining state. That ought to make Connecticut prick up its ears and show some interest. If it costs too much to run the Exchange in New York, we know a number of Connecticut cities Waterbury included that would welcome the Exchange with open arms. There is nothing to pre- vent its operation in small city within hundred miles radius of the metropolis, so here's our recommendation for the Brass City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-10
United Democracy

Happily am now obliged to discuss only two instead of three labor provisions in the steel eode,' said Secretary of Labor Per- kins when the steel industry abandoned its claim for 'employe representation" or com pany unons.' She added: T cannot re- fran from cohgratulating the employers of the steel industry with all sincerity and thanks for their patriotic and far-sghted policy. l feel this is one step more in the direction of making the people of the United States a united democracy
 This last remark comes pretty near saying what it's all about. The nation is struggling to correct business situation threatening the life of an industrial society 5,O00.000 people. It cannot do so unless the two great powers, capital and labor can agree on plan of procedure and then live on friendly terms with each other
 Their historic attitude has been that of foes. If they have been such in the past. they cannot be in the future. Neither can exist without the other. Capital must be democratic. Labor must be democratic. American democracy cannot survive unless these two work together as equals, each hav- ing no basic rights that are denied the other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-10

Harry E. Mackenzie will not head the state republican party. not right away. but will try to establish county groups similar to the one from which he recently resigned as head in Fairfield county. Incidentally we just learned for the first time that Mr Mackenzie headed the Fairfield county group for the last Is years. Another thing we learned is that by profession Mir Mackenzie is pharmacist. However. in this state he is better known for his political affiliations which have been many. He was successive ly U. S. Prohibition Administrator in Con- nectcut, State Labor Comm -ssioner. State Director of the U. S. Employment Service. and last an official in the State Insurance Department Such career should certainly qualify him for the task of establishing eight efficient g.o.p. groups in this republican stronghold CD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-10
Once More The Chorus

No governor of this state has been be- sieged by as many demands for special legis- lative sessions as has Governor Wilbur L. Gross Even in his first term there was much talk of it. Last year he was turning away visitors every day whose sole purpose was to force him to summon the General Assembly into extraordinary session for various purposes. The principal one. so far as we could see, was to give cities some sort of relief from their unemployment prob- lems After what happened when the reg ular session of the Legislature finally arrived we can't see that this special session would have helped the situation any.
 And so we naturally look rather pessimis- tically at the present efforts. There is only one good cause for such session. That would be to amend the present banking laws which prevent. so we have learned from news dispatches, some of the banks of the state investing in the government bonds that figure in the transactions of the new home loan banks. designed to relieve the burden on mortgaged property owners. It may be necessary to amend some of the present statutes so that the home loan bank may operate properly in this state. That cer- tainly demands action, as failure of these emergency banks to function properly would defeat one of the eoys in the wheels of re- covery machinery set in operation by Presi- dent Roosevelt.
 If it is necessary to call special legls- lative session to keep the National Recovery s Act prgoram working in Connecticut. then by all means we must have it. Connecticut certainly won't allow few statutory pro- visions to throws monkey wrench in the Rooseveltian plan. That would hardly be in keeping with the spirit of cooperation rampant throughout the land right at this moment. But when 1t is proposed that other matters also be brought up at this session then we grow less enthusiastic It IS sug- gcsted that the session also overthrow the r,ilk control board that was just created. How can that be logically done The Legis- lature one month creates such board and gives it the necessary power, but in the same year disowns it.
 If there is any fault to be found with the milk control act or the mebmership of the board, then we think that it should not be presented to the present Legislature for consideration. It's the same one that created the act and board. We recognized the fact that the milk situation in Connecticut is acute. We may even have conditions here similar to those in New York or other states where actual strikes have occurred and blood been shed. We siaesfcly hope nos, but we think that in this ctsis it is up to the governor, the state officials, and the board to show their mettle by using just what authority they have at hand to correct all existing differences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-10

Necessity is still the mother of invention and the good old American stock proves itself quite capable of displaying its ability to cope with any and all situations as they present themselves. Witness the recent grasshopper plague in New Mexico. It seemed to center on lands of the Navajo Indians. Their alfalfa fields were laid bare peach trees were stripped, melon vines lay wilted. as the insects progressed slowly across them. Instead of trying to stop their pro- gress by fire or poison the superintendent of the reservation secured funds from tn. emer- gency conservation relief - Sl,4OO in all He, bought LIDO young turkeys and with Indians shepherding them they were turned loose in the areas that the hoppers were then approaching. As the grasshoppers dwndled in number the turkeys increased in grth. They should be nice and plump by late fall while the fields threatened wit. ruin are once again blooming. The only worry now with the Navajos is that there won't be enough grasshoppers to keep the turkeys fed. This is a true story and those who don't believe us can write to Robert Fechner, di- rector of the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico. He will vouch for its au- thenticity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-10
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
Story Of French Chef Is Unusual

Prince was just a scroot of un- distinguished ancestry, owned by a young Englishman; and when 1914 came, and theJ Epglishman Joined thearmy and was ordered to France, Prince felt pretty badly about it.
 A couple of months after the masters regiment had sailed, Prince disappeared! His mistress searched everywhere without suc- cess. Then, one day, two weeks later, the dog turned up in France, found the regiment he was looking for and rejoined his master!
 How he got there, no one knows to this day. That he did make the trip all by himself-from London to a front-line trench-was undis- putably established by an official investigation. He served" with his master throughout the war, slew a prodigious number of rats, and died peacefully in his, kennel at home after the armistice.
 This is just one of the stories from Animal War Heroes" by Peter Shaw Baker; and, as you can judge by the sample, it is an un- usual and appealing sort. of book.
 It tells of the many mascots the troops had during the war; of Rags, the mongrel who adopted a Lancashire regiment, went to Galli- poll, landed at V beach with the troops and survived until peace time; of Peggy, bulldog mascot of the battleship "Iron Duke," for whom a destroyer once made a special trip; of Jimmy, the donkey who was born in a ffront-line trench and served with a Scottish regiment throughout the war--and of lot more whose stories I would gladly repeat if space were avail able.
 It also tells of the animals which were part of the war machine carrier pigeons, artillery horses. and so on: and it's stories, if you like animals, are exceedingly inter esting.
 The book is published by A. & C.. Black.