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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
BY THELMA TODD .

The vogue for black appeals
particularly to me because I
am blonde, but it is equally
attractive on the brunette or
the woman with Titan hair.
Velvet also gives a feminine
touch that is seductively allur.
ing.
I was enchanted with this
gown, created for me by Will
liam Plunkett, because of its
lovely lines and it's adaptability,
either for dinner or formal eve
ming wear.
The braided velvet band at
the neck line gives a touch Of
Stateliness to the ensemble and
terminates at the waist line to
swoop in two fascinating Grapes
to the floor.
Entirely backless, the gown
has a low front decolletege and
a sweeping train. The sole or
namentation is a diamond
shaped pin of brilliants.
Sophistication should mark
the couture with a gown Of
this type.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28

According to news from Paris,
dictionary words are inadequate
to describe the delicacy Of the
shades.
Another shade for the woman
DESTROYS Of red hair has made
its debut-golden red, which is
considered utterly charming
for the person with naturally
light hair and very clear skin.
Blondes, as we all know,
should watch their hair as they
grow older. It Is bound to
darken-and what a pity!
Now hair dyes have been per-
fected to such a degre that it
is possible to keep ones gleam-
ing blondness as the years pass.
Masters Touch
Perhaps it is only necessary
to tint the hair at the roots
now and then, in order to pre-
serve a natural appearance.
A master coiffeur knows how
to apply a sort of pink tint to
blonde hair, to give a charming
tea-rose beige. But the result
would be far from charming if
the hairdresser were not an ex-.
perienced artist.
That is why we wish to stress
that We do not approve of at
tempts at hair dyeing made at
home. We have always, and
probably will always maintain
that it is a job for an expert.
If any temporary rinse is ap-
piled to the hair, that's another
story. But dyeing is out, unless
you visit one of the reputable
beauty salons.
Aulluring Reds
Bruera, in Paris, is showing a
deep purple BLACK for brunettes,
but we are not so sure that this
would be flattering. Bruera'S
red sounds much more alluring.
It is called RenaisSance-red.
Persian red is another popular
shade. This has been evolved
by Emile, ir Paris.
He also tints white hair a
faint pastel inauve-quite a diff
ferent effect, but just as attrac-
tive as blued white hair. This
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Hints

Starch With Sugar
When washing lace use two
Jumps of sugar in the water
instead of the ordinary starch.
1t will preserve the lace and
keep it looking nice.
Mending Leaky Vases
Pour hot paraffin over the
cracks in leaky vases. When it
hardens water will not pene-
trate it.
Curling Rugs
Dampen the curled ends o.
the rug, turn on the wrong side
and press with a hot iron.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28

The original form Of Ara
bian perfume was really an
incense, c tanned by burning
aromatic gums and woods in
religious ceremonies. AS the
blue wreaths of smoke mingled
with the prayers going toward
heaven, they left behind the
powerfully sweet, fragrant
fumes.
Through Smoke"
These mingled with the &C.
static songs and dances of
those believers in many gods,
until the perfume-intoxicated
people we're thrown into a re-
ligious frenzy. The word per-
fume is taken from the Latin
words, per meaning through,
and fu1lum meaning smoke, so
you can easily see how it
started.
The Egyptians used many
cosmetics and perfumes. In
the immortal Anthony and
Cleopatra" when Anthony
meets the queen at Cyndus, he
remarks "From the barge a
strange, invisible perfume hits
the sense of the adjacent
wharf"
The Greeks Amounted
Next it was passed on to the
Greeks, who ascribed a divine
origin to perfumes. With the
advent of the Romans, many
new developments occurred in
perfume art.
Solid ointments, liquid oint-
ments and powders, compound
odeurs, some containing as
many as q ingredients were
used.
The Arabs made their Sec
ond appearance on the scene
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Beauty Queries
and Answers

Question: My bust is a bit too
large for the rest Of my body.
I'm going to keep following
your bust reducing instructions,
but was wondering if there's
anything can do to make my
bust at least appear smaller.
Can you aid me? E. A.
Answer: The only way that
I know Of in which you can
max" your bust appear smaller
is through your gowning. First,
avoid wearing gowns that tight
ly fiC the upper part of your
body, as they will accentuate
the largeneSs of your bust.
Also, keep away from wide,
frilly collars and jabotS, as they
will tend to make you appear
topheavy. Wear dresses with
low v or oval necklines, jacket
frocEs, and costumes with oval
or pointed vestees of a contrast
ing color.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28

but do they save on your stock
ing bills!
They relieve the strain on
those hard-pressed points, the
toes and heels, you see, and
many a woman wears them for
that reason alone.
Fingers and Nose
From feet to hands-since
these three points, feet, fingers
and noses, are where Jack
Frost stings us hardest. We're
sorry we can't suggest suit
able nose-warmer-no one has
put any one the market. yet, as
far as we know-but we can
give you a grand tip for your
fingers.
Get one of those excitingly
new muff-bags-those combina'
tions of a muff and bag in one.
They come in fabrics, in furS
or in suede, so that you can
find one to go with any cos
tune you wish. Slip your hands
into their coy interiors, and
you won't feel winters cold
est blasts. With these muff-
bags being so smart and all
this season, there's absolutely
no excuse for any woman's hav.
ing a han6shake like an icicle
this winter.
Incidentally, they would make
swell gifts for any Of your
warm-hearted, but cold-fingered
friends this Christmas.
Wooden indies
Last of all, there are wooden
undiec for winter wear. Don't
giggie, girls, they're not that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
7 O
Love|orn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
She Is Taller

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I have been going with a
young man for three years. He
is quite a bit shorter than I.
Lately have become quite
self-conscious about this, as
I've heard so many remarks.
Since am older have grown
to dislike him because of things
didn't notice before. I told
him that I did not care for
him any more. and he said I
would be taking everything he
had in life, if we parted.
I told him before I get mar
ried I want my share of good
times, and also to go out with
other young men. He thinks
after I am married I will for
get all about these things, and
he doesn't see why I should go
with anyone else now.
I know that lie will do some
thing desperate if I go back
on him, and if I stay I will be
very unhappy. What would you
advise me to do? c. r.
If you've grown to dislike
this young man because you've
been leased about your differ
Ice in height, that is no real
reason for parting. You're only
letting silly chatter sway your
judgement. Ridicule is.like water
that wears away a stone; it's
absolutely disastrous in love af-
fairs.
But if the cause of your
estrangement is really deeper,
and has to do with your lack
OF congenial tastes, perhaps it's
just as well to part. You tell
me you're afraid he'll do some
thing desperate. May I remind
you what Shakespeare says:
Men have lied and worms have
eaten them. but not for love-"
Suppose you tell the young
man that you want to be free
for a year or so. This is GER
tainly your right. Then you'll
ave time to make up your
mind, If your sudden indiffer.
ence is due to being leased, or
If you really care. So many
girls do, after they've broken up.
And If you don't, it will be
kinder to him than going on
when you don't care.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Cfmpsins
|. 7 he
Styles
BY Victoria Gaines

SSSSA~S
Special Correspondent of The Washing
ton Times in New York, Americas
Style Center
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.
Whether we like it or not,
we'll have to start thinking Of
ways of keeping warm, now
that winters really here.
Sheer silk stockings hardly
compensate us for an attack
of the sniffles, you know, and
even red flannels aren't as bad
as a red nose. AS one smart
shop says, cts silly to be
chilly"-especially when there
are so many ways Of keeping
warm without showing it.
Let's begin at the bottom
with feet. You can wear these
new foot-warmers that slip
right on over your heels and
toes. They won't show under
even the flimsiest stockings
because they're cut to come up
to the soles of the stockings
themselves-and no further.
They're made in an almost
Invisible flesh color, in silk or
wool. And not only will they
keen your feet from freezing,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28

of perfume history after they
conquered the Roman Empire
of the West. They made a cult
of the art of perfume making,
and it was an Arab physician
who discovered that he could
extract the aroma Of flowers
and plants by distillation. He
also succeeded in producing
rose water, which they used in
large quantities.
In the Fourteenth century
alcoholic perfumes were pro-
duced. Later ambergriS, civit
and musk were combined with
synthetic chemicals in order to
increase the permanency, and
to release the floral content Of
perfume.
Blending Smart Now
Today, more than ever. is
the blending of perfumes an
art. Perfumes must keep pace
with feminine desires.
Rarely do women now use a
one-floWer odeur, and even a
bouquet of odeurs must be
skillfully combined with other
ingredients, to satisfy their
exotic tastes.
Where you select a perfume
for a Christmas gift, be sure
to get one in the mood or type
of the person you're giving it
to. There are gay, light,
youthful. subtle, sophisticated,
and many other fragrances,
and if you take time, you can
find just the right odeur.
AS a hint, go downtown and
see the array of windows one
of the stores is displaying.
The bottles alone are an in
spiration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28

shade is really nothing new to
Washington.
One of the Capitals best
dressed matrons, about two
years ago, startled her friends
with the most alluring family
lavender tresses, having had her
prematurely white hair tinted.
Bluing is still much used,
however, on gray or white
heads, or for shades that are
too carroty red. If you do go III
for any artificial color, Of course
it must not look artificial.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28

sort of thing
at all! These
new woolens
are Of the
S a me soft
angora a n d
rabbits hair
that make up
your m o S t
cuddly sweat
ers and they
fit like your
newest laSteX
girdle. T h e y
come in pam
ties, boomers
and V e S t S.
a n d they're
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
RuffIes

Many Of the newest evening
frockS sho ruffled treatments.
One of bla =: satin has shoulder
straps with ruffles on the ARM
of black jet sequins. This treat
ment makes a nice oval on the
shoulder. There is also rur..
fled tier just above the broad
hemline flounce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28

just as chic as your crepe and
chiffon flimsies, and twice as
comfortable. You'd be surprised
at Row many of these woody
urdieS the shops are selling
and not to doddering grand.
mothers, either, but to smart
young things with tendencies
towards colds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Growing Pains

Growing Pains
@. What are these growing
pains" one heard about so much
a few years ago. I don't hear
parents speak of them these
days. r. B.
A. The so-called growing
pains should not be regarded
too lightly. Nor are they today.
That is why you probably do
not hear them referred to as
such by your friends. It doesn't
hurt to grow and growing
pains" are properly regarded by
modern science as an indication
Of something more serious.
They may be an early sign
of hip-joint disease. Or a very
mild form of acute rheumatic
fever that should not be over
looked because of possible flu
ture complications. Again they
may be due to some unusual
use of muscles or improper
shoes, flatfeet or knock-knees.
In any case they should not be
ignored. A doctor should be
consulted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Child Health
Questions
Needless Temptation

Needless Temptation
@. How can I train my little
girl, Just beginning to walk
about, to leave things alone,
Will I have to hide all my break
ableS? B. S.
A. When the baby Reaches
for something she shouldn't
have, try substituting another
idea. Say, "no, no." and get her
to look out of the window at
the little bird flying by, or
something like that. Constant
substitution with the mo"
should work. However, I think
it is a good idea to keep any
thing you value out Of her
reach. There is no use Of put
ting temptation in her way I'M
necessarily.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Open Back

A new dinner frock model in
dull black velvet has the back
open from neck to waist in a
broad U line, but the long, tight
sleeves reach to the wrist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Perfume Has Hera|ded Romance
Ever Since Early Ages
Bv WILMA LAVILLE

There's romantic history in perfume that's interesting to
know that re all thinking in terms of delightful
fragrances for Christmas.
For after ALL there's nothing quite delightful to receive
for gift and there few things sure to give.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Imported Glove

An import of elegance is a
black antelope glove with white
stitching and a cuff onamented
with two diagonal rows Of er.
mine tails.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Attractive Blouse

To dress up a simple black
suit there is a grand blouse Of
silver lame with a tiny ruffle
at the neck closed with a draw.
string Of silver cord.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28

Martha Winslow is pre-
pared to assist in solving
your child's pr0blems-phys-
ical or psychological.
Send Self.a d DIRE sSe d,
stamped envelope to her,
care Of The Washington
Times, 1917 III st. N. w.
Names Of such correspond
ents will be regarded as con.
fidential.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28

Platinum Tress Fad on the Wane.
New Shades Of Blonde and
Red Appear
By LISA DUMONT

For the who dyes her hair there are some inter-
esting notes from Paris. .
The fad for observation-disclosures is waning but fascinating
new blonde shades appearing.
Antoine of New York. for example has gone IN Tor oege
blonde and another shade which he calls pale rose.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28

The pale, listless child who is
Railways tired" is more apt to
Slouch and droop. Fatigue pos
ture" is well known to every
teacher and child specialist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
When Body Is Out Of Balance the
Various Organs Are Placed
Under Strain
Under Strain
By MARTHA WINsLOW


Good posture does necessarily good health but
the two are closely related
The child who is well nourhed and rosy checked who
alert and vigorous in play likely to be the child who
holds his body well poised and balanced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-28
Send Your Queries

If you have any beauty
problems to be solved, write
to Lisa DumOnt, The Wash
ingtOn Times, 1917 H st. N.
w., enclosing self addressed,
stamped envelope, and your
questions will be answered
PERSONALLY.
Evening star., 1933-05-28

forgotten religious sources but from half
understood science.
There are nervous women who put the legs
OF chair a table in glass tumblers or
bowls and roost covering on this supposedly
insulated perch during thunderstorm. There
are plenty of persons of both sexes who think
that lightning follows a draft" and will not
have an open window in the house SO long as
there are flashes in the sky
And the idea that thunder sours milk seems
to he robustly flourishng as though milk
bacilli had never been discovered.
The best cure for superstition is a dose OF
plain fact. What is flash of lightning, then;
whence does it come and what does it do?
A flash of lightning is simply a big electric
spark, leaping the gap between a positively
charged body and negatively charged one.
When you stroke cat until her fur crackles.
you are making lightning a minute scale.
The physicist in the laboratory, turning the
handle of a static electric machine until he
gets a bigger spark that jumps with a loud
snap is also a small-scale lightning -wielder.
1t was just to prove this point that Franklin
flew his kite into thunderstorm and charged
battery jars with electricity from the clouds
A /HERE do the clouds get their electrical
Wv charge? 1t is built up by the separation
of positively and negatively charged particles.
Everything carries an electric charge, even
the least dust particle in the air, or the smallest
raindrop. But most of the time positively ana
negatively charged particles mixed in so
nearly equal numbers that nothing in the way
of an electrical display happens.
But in the chaos of a thunderstormS front,
where masses Of warm air are rising as violent
vertical winds and other masses of cold air
are descending with equal violence, a grand
Evening star., 1933-05-28

sorting out of charged waterdrops occurs. Small
drops, bearing negative charges, are whirled
aloft on the rising air currents; We get vivid
evidence of that in the high-piled thunder
heads that often form on hot afternoon.
Big drops carrying positive charges, sink In
spite of the up-blowing winds, and form the
bottom of the cloud. Thus a thunderbolt car
ries a massed negative charge at its top,
massed positive charge at its base.
The ground underneath is usually negatively
charged, so that there is sort of electrical
sandwich-positive charge between two mega
tive ones
Where opposite charges of static electricity
exist, there is always a tendency for them to
unite and end the state of tension that exists
between them. When the charges powerful
enough to break down the insulating effect OF
the air. they leap the gap as a spark-and if
the spark is long enough, it is flash of light
ming.
When we see lightning flash, it is so sudden
as to seem outside of time-something done
instantaneauSly But that is not all there Is to
a flash of lightning. Before it can leap, there
must be a path prepared for it.
This is done by kind of electric "feeler"
sent out from both sides-a silent, usually in
visible electric discharge that loads path
through the air with sufficient electric charge
to make it conductor. In the language OF
the laboratory. the air is "ionized."
THIS path does not go In straight line rs
| it theoretically might. This is because OF
uneven amounts of moisture in the air, influ-
ence of the wind, etc. Hence when the light
ming discharge suddenly leaps along the path
it makes an irregular streak.
The path of a lightning fash, however, is
Evening star., 1933-05-28


uous Thor Since Ben Franklin flew his ad-
venturous kite, nearly two centuries ago, we
know it is made of electricity
We have some idea how it prepares its pain
through the air. We have found out What
almost infinitesminal fraction of a split second
it takes for its leap. We guess Nhoush
crudely) at the amount of energy in fash
But we do not know with certainty What
makes its light We can only infer why It
causes thunder And as helpless as
were our most scared and benighted forebears
at the job of predicting where it is going TO
strike next Weather scientists who specialize
in lightning work for many years pe1ore
they need sigh for more worlds to conquer
The terrific power for destruction that rloes
In lighting stroke probably what I'M
pressed primitive man most and first.
If lightning struck a man an animal, he
died instantly If it fell in the forest, trees
were blasted, and very likely fire started. Ii
it struck the ground a stone could usually oe
found that nobody had noticed before-plalnly
the core of the destructive missile from on high.
CO it easily came to pass that the principal
y god was always the lightning -wlelder
Jupiter-Zeu among the Romans and Greeks,
Thor among the peoples of the north. Even
Yahvh of the Senites is said to have been orig
inally weather-god; the attributes Of majesty
and finally the sole god came through the in
spiration of the patriarchs and prophets of that
genius race in religion, the Jews. And we still
see the lightning flashing about him on the
summit of Sinai.
With this SAVIOR of the supernatural clnging
to lightning through the ages. it is not at ali
remarkable that real knowledge about the fire
in the heavens is almost altogether modern
knowledge Nor is it remarkable that frag-
ments of the old religious awe still survive,
furtvely, superstitions.
"Thunderstones' are still sent to museums
by sincere but mistaken believers in their gen.
uineness. Village atheists still climax TRADES
by challenging God to destroy them with
stroke of lightning atheists are usually ex-
tremely supersttious). There are still people
who believe a marriage will not turn out well
If it thunders the wedding day.
Curiously enough. too, there are lightning
superstitions that sprout not from half
Evening star., 1933-05-28
Science Still is
Helpless atPre-
dieting Where 1t
WifI Strike Next,
and Though 1t Can
Tell You What
lightning IS and
Where 1t Comes
From, HSNotSure
What Causes the
Light and the
Thunder.

BY DR.. FRANK THONE.
LIGHTNING, most awesome of the spec
tacular forces of nature, has yleloeo
some of its mystery to science. But not
all.
We no longer credit it, as did our
a8 IN az, anory ZpIIS or an lmDeC-
Evening star., 1933-06-16

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