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The Washington times., 1935-09-13

He may, if he wishes, ask you
about what color dress you are
wearing, so that he may choose
the kind of flowers to harmon
ize with this shade, or he may
ask you which kind of flowers
you prefer for The corsage he
plans to send.
This is polite and generous
of him, but it isn't necessary,
nor should it be taken for
granted. But by no means
should you mention his sending
flowers to you-this would be
very awkward manners on your
part. And it is better for you
not to wear a corsage if he
doesn't send one, for this would
be apt to make him embar-
raised, and you wouldn't want
to do this if perchance he can
not include in his budget the
luxury of sending flowers.
If you know this boy very
well, you might ask him to in
vite friend of his to accom-
pany your sister to the recep-
tion.
GIFT FOR TEACHER
"Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Gas our eighth grade teacher
is retiring this year, we have
taken a collection and we have
10 dollars. We would like to
know if we should give her the
money or buy her something
with it? If we should buy her
something, will you kindly make
a few suggestions? "Z."
It would be incorrect, very
awkward, for you to give the
money to this teacher. She
would, I am sure, resent this,
but she would, on the other
hand, be delighted and deeply
touched at your giving her a
gift as an expression of your
sweet thought of her.
With 10 dollars you could buy
a very handsome purse. Or an
evening bag. Or pen and pen
Gil set, imprinted with her in
itialS or name. Or a small fit
ted overnight bag, or some
other compact travelling acces-
sorry. Or a three-piece (mirror,
comb, brush) dressing table set,
monogrammed.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
Clues Nothing

Or are they still likely to be
beguiled, as I fear they always
have been, by the self-indulgent
coquette who makes herself ir.
resistible by demanding that
everything in the world be done
for her while she does nothing
in return?
wonder! And what has set
me to wondering is the case OF
a girl whose loss of a lover seems
to be due to her complete un-
selfishness and her innocence
of the age-old trickery through
which women hold" their men.
This poor girl, Alma x, has
been deserted by her boy friend.
And why? She, herself, tells
the story.
"I had been engaged" she
says, "for three divinely-happy
years. The time for our we'd
ding was very near. Now I have
lost him. He cares for another
girl and has told me so. 1t is
worse than losing my life. l
love him with my whole being
and always shall.
"But now 1 can do nothing
but weep, both day and night.
Sleep and food are out of the
question. Do 1 deserve this
misery, Miss Fairfax? Is it in
any way my own fault? 1 beg
you to tell me.
my beloved has always had
a small salary. So that we
might save up and have a nice
home, 1 have, against my
parents wishes, been working in
q factory for three years. To
help Jim save also, 1 haven't let
him take me out at all. We
just sat at home and planned
our future.
II loved him so terribly
much that this was all I
wanted, and I thought he felt
the same way. 1 thought no
two people ever loved each
other so much before. And in
my mind we were just as firmly
bound together as though we
were married,
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
Art of Letter-WritinS

The present trend in letter
writing, as in most things, is
toward simplicity. Write natu-
rally and sincerely. Then your
letters will make a good i'm
preston wherever they go. This
applies to all letters-social
notes, chatty letters to friends,
and business communications.
Suppose you wish to send a
bridge invitation by letter. You'd
probably say: Dear Jane, I am
giving a luncheon-bridge. on
Wednesday, October second, at
one-thirty. I do hope you can
come"
In writing business letters,
express yourself clearly and be
brief. Suppose you are writing
a letter offering room and board
to new teacher in your town.
Correct Wording
You might say: my dear
Miss Rathburn: I have learned
of your. recent election to a
position in our high school, and
1 am writing to ask you to con-
slider my home when you are
looking about for a boarding
place.
II have a large, sunny room
which I am sure you would
like. If you have not already
made other arrangements, will
you not let me know whether
it would be convenient for you
to come to see it?"
In closing such a letter you
could say, Every truly yours:
but for all ordinary friendly
letters the expression Sincerely
yours" is the best ending. If
you want to be correct, do not
leave off yours" The word
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
Times Daily Pattern
PATTERN 1898

Perhaps she's yours. or yours!
This alert, wide-eyed Junior miss
who's so mysteriously saving OF
her allowance until you learn
her secret is a brand new school
frock she's gone and made her
self at sewing class and after
school hours. The choice of
fabric was her only difficulty,
but she finally chose a soft
brown woolen which will give
her the utmost service all fall
and winter. She found the yoke
and sleeves, all-in-one, an easy
to-make feature and looked long
ingly at the short sleeves but
decided the longer ones were
warmer. She can always cut
them off in the spring. Pretty
smart, this Junior.
Pattern 1898 is available in
sizes 6, 8, 10, IL and IA. Size
IL takes 23s yards 54-inch fabric
and 4-yard 36-inch contrasting.
Illustrated step-by-step sewing
instructions included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c)
In coins or stamps (coin pre-
ferred) for this Anne Adams pat
tern. Write plainly name, ad-
dress and style number. BE
SURE TO STATE SIZE.
THE ANNE ADAMS PAT
TERN BOOK for fall and winter
is just out! In it's 40 hand
somely-illustrated pages, you'll
find just the smart and eaSy-to-
use pattern designs you want
to keep yourself and family we'll
dressed all season through.
Exclusive designs for every oc-
casion-home, business, school,
parties, coats, frocks, undies. =.
even doll wardrobes. Fascinat-
ing specialties to make for gifts.
Helpful advice on fabrics, acces-
Sories, beauty. etiquette of dress.
SEND FOR YOUR COPY TO
DAY! PRICE OF BOOK FIF-
TEEN CENTS. BOOK AND
PATTERN TOGETHER, TWEEN
TY-FIVE CENTS.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
Decoration for
Hallway VS.

Railways in city apartments
or small houses are being dec
Grated in a bold manner now
with greater frequency. The
alert hostess realizes that her
personality is most quickly re-
flected in the room in her house
which first greets her guests.
So she plans her home accord
ingly.
One small home which was
redecorated recently had a hall
with walls finished in tomato
red and a glistening black floor.
A white border surrounded the
floor about a foot from the
outer edge and in the center a
circle was outlined in white.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

sincerely" alone is ungram-
matical and seems hasty. The
most formal beginning for a
social letter is, MY dear Mrs.
Smith" Of course, in letters
of friendship you may run the
gamut from Dear" to Dear
est" or Darling"
Don't let your love of gay,
bright colors run away with you
where choosing stationery. Plain
white, cream, pale blue or gray
is in best taste.
Letter-Writing Booklet
Our Home Institute booklet,
HOW TO WRITE LETTERS
FOR ALL OCCASIONS. gives
actual samples of social and
business letters. It is an au-
thoritative guide to correct
form, grammar, and wording.
Here's a sample of the contents:
Social Letters and Notes
Business Letters
Correct English
Applying for a Position
Enlarging Your Vocabulary
To order your copy, use
coupon.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
For More Comfort

Furthermore these braces will
adjust themselves automatically
o any shoulder movement,
without straining or binding.
A further improvement is that
instead of buttonholes for the
elusive buttons on your pants,
there are jewelry clips, which
you simply clip on at the most
comfortable place, without hav-
ing to have buttons moved.
and without having to grope
for them when you dress. The
long and the short Of it is that
dressing time is cut short, and
the old-time button is on the de-
cline.
AS to colors and patterns,
deep tones are best this fall,
deep blue. with perhaps a polar
edge to tighten it. deep green,
maroon and brown.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
fax Says Charming Deceits Help Hold Mans Love
Beauty
Remove Signs
OF Age
Rv DONNA GRACE

We are going to hold up the
mirror of middle-age-that in.
evitable period in the life Of
everyone. 1t is the time when
we first begin to realize we are
no longer young. The faded
skin and hair and innumerable
marks of advancing years are
far too real to be ignored.
1t is indeed a depressing time
of life for everyone-Women and
men, too. There are no Alladin
lamps wherewith we might wish
for eternal youth and no one
would risk the counsel and
magic of a MephiSto. even if
perchance-We met one.
Some women are so distressed
by the first definite signs of
age that they feel the time has
come for them to give up all
their pleasures and retire to
seclusion. They are unhappy
and find no enjoyment in the
full serene dignity of the mid
dle-aged period. So, they are
settling down to merely exist
and mark time until the end.
Easy Method
That, my children. is the
morbid mirror, but we hope it
will not be used by any one of
these happy times.
Any woman who is interested,
can learn how to keep from
showing the marks of age.
There are SO many easy methods
of keeping yOunglooking and
interesting long after one has
reached the middle-age period.
Preventive measures are the
best, of course, but even the
woman who has lost courage
or has not learned her beauty
lessons can become really re-
juvenated with scientific beauty
treatments. We have some that
can be compared to the Alladin
lamp in their magic effect and
one that is especially miraculous
is the new hair-coloring.
They are so natural and
beautiful and can be done so
easily we wonder why any
woman will endure unattractive
mixed gray hair when she can
have her natural rich shade.
Exact Shade
Some women may look we'll
with gray hair, but to the
majority it is ageing and drab,
especially for the woman in
business or social life. There
may be a time when the skin
changes color and becomes
faded that it is advisable to
wear gray hair, but during the
early part of middle age. why
not look as young as one
feels?
Hair specialists are so expert
now in this art of hair-coloring
that it can be made the exact
shade one desires. Clever women
have learned to do their own
hair at home and keep it that
way with very little effort.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
Ostrich Feathers

We enjoy flattery when it is
offered by the use Of ostrich
feather trimming. A charming
hat of black fur felt has green
and black uncurled ostrich
posed under the brim to fill in
the space between hair and hat
where the brim extends at the
back.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

t h e heading
on this story,
and the fact
that I'm dy-
ing to break
in t o poetry
myself on the
subject. But
1 will save
the fun for
y o u. S e e
or yourself,
a n d admire
the fine jew
els they wear
in their gar
t ers a n d
laugh at the
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

Just because so much has
been said these latter years
about women's independence;
Just because so many young
wives have held jobs and done
the housework, too, have young
men come to prefer the girl who
is not only deeply loving and
devoted but who unselfishly in
sists on standing squarely on
her own two feet?
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
Correct Manners
To Ask Boy for Flowers
lust Isn't Done
BY MRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
II am asking boy accompany to reception. Is
up to him to mention the flowers should mention
flowers to him; since asking him, should buy
them myself? Would it be proper ask him to bring
another boy with him to accompany my sister? don't
think So but nv sister does. B."
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

it is late for the shower, but in
time as an addition to her chest.
She will be delighted at your
thoughtfulneSs. I am sure.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

The method used in my
beauty college is the same as
the better class salons use
and you may have it without
charge, if you wish. Send a
stamped, seIf-addresSed en-
velope for your reply and
address Donna Grace, Beauty
Editor, The Washington
Times, 1917 H st. N. w.,
Washington, d. C.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
Art in Loving

1.-TWO months ago, girl,
who had just met him, began
to scheme to get him away
from me. She would never
lift a finger to help him, and
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
Generous, Unsefsh Girl
Often Loses Lover To
Schen7in6 Siren
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority ON Problems of Love and Marriage
Copyright Ing Features Syndicate Inc)
We've heard good deal these past few years about
equal partnerships in love.
Does life abound examples of these 505o love affairs?
Or is true as beginning to suspect that it is just
as natural now for to be the leader and
protector we'll the lover accepting good deal more
than half share in socalled love partnerships?
The Washington times., 1935-09-13
From Poetry to Prose" "
Reads the Story on
Mems Carriers
Rv WILMA LAVILLE

Nothing could be Of contrast to garters Of the
knights and gaants of many decades ago than the trim
things nowadays to keep their socks up butt.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

garter with its printed legend
in defense of a lady. and so
on. In other words, be sure to
see them.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

SHAPED much like gigantic is this white satin
flower which adorns round collar will make your last
years frock look like new, and be almost
any shaped neckine the of the store showing
it, write Miss Lave The Times enclosing self addressed
stamped envelope call District 7000 extension 283 be-
tween and weekdays and i Saturday.
The Washington times., 1935-09-13

IllEI1 a uLSpIdy OF gdI
of old" coming to town next
week, and I've had a peek at
them in advance, which explains
Evening star., 1935-01-10
After Twelve Years.

Roundly, twelve years after Presi-
dent Harding, in February, 1923, orig
inally proposed such action, the Senate
is about to take the steps necessary
for American entry into the World
Court. A conference between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Democratic Senate
leaders resulted in a decision to have
the protocol Of ratification reported
out of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee this week and brought to the
Senate floor for an early vote.
The committee yesterday by a two
thirds vote took this action. Be-
cause of the immense administration
majority, there Is no reason to doubt
that ratification will be approved in
due course, despite the opposition
threatened by those veteran irrecon-
cilable foes of the League Of Ma
tions, Senators Borah and johnson,
and some others who share their views.
The proposal for the United States
adhesion to the international tribunal
will have attached to it, when sub
mitted to the Senate, the so-called
Reed amendment, Of which former
Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania
was the author. 1t provides that the
United States would join the Court
Evening star., 1935-01-10

consciously the experience has left Its
mark. The mind retains . sense OF
apprehension which in turn promotes
q desperate determination to be more
careful in the future.
And that, 1t might be argued, Is the
pragmatic philosophical significance of
an illness. The patient has been edu-
Gated to watch his step, to avoid the
risks which might bring about another
attack. An ancient proverb to the ef-
feet that the devil, when sick, a saint
desired to be illustrates the point. But
one need not possess a satanic tenn
permanent to resolve to reform. On the
contrary, quite average people enter
tain the instinct. And to that degree
they do for themselves what even the
most efficient of physicians cannot ac-
complish for them-they adopt a pol
icy OF caution which Is an insurance
against trouble. Possibly, so consid-
cred, illness may be regarded as a
force operating toward an extension of
the duration of life. 1t serves to stim-
ulate conservatism which prolongs
as well as protects existence.
Evening star., 1935-01-10
The Munitions Inquiry.
From the San Jose Mercury Herald.

From the San Jose Mercury Herald.
The investigation of the munitions
industry by Senate committee has
uncovered many abuses. Among them
are lobbying, bribery and interference
with the efforts of Government to
prevent the export of arms when cali
culated to foment wars.
The need of regulation is shown,
but the facts revealed afford no sup
port for the theory that the private
traffic in arms is a major cause of
war. The abuses call for correction,
but the problem is an international
one and the regulation, to be effective,
must be international To provide for
national defense there must be ade-
quate munition supplies, and SO long
as they are unlimited in other coun-
tries the United States cannot with
safety limit them.
The causes of war lie not in the
profit motive Of munition makers but
in national ambitions, desires and
passions. The only way to remove
them is through the slow process of
building an international order on the
basis of law-abiding behavior.
The United States Senate has the
opportunity to render great service
to this cause by demanding that our
Government throw its full moral
strength and influence in support of
the international court Of justice and
the efforts Of foreign nations to ad-
lust disputes by arbitration. concilia-
ton and other peaceable means. Thus
far 1t has been the greatest obstacle )
to our cooperation for such ends.
Evening star., 1935-01-10

only on condition that 1t could re-
fuse its jurisdiction over any disputes
involving this country. This reserva-
tion fully safeguards American inter-
ests and should suffice to remove the
doubts OF any one who fears that
membership in the Court would
threaten the loss of fundamental ma
tional rights.
Five Presidents Of the United
States - Wilson. Harding, Coolidge,
Hoover and Roosevelt-and all Of
their respective Secretaries Of State
have successiveH favored American
entry into the World Court. Dis
tinguished American jurists have been
members of its bench. The Senate
last year would have acted afIirma-
lively on the protocol except for the
pressure Of more urgent business.
Hence the Administrations present
plan to seek action now, before an
other legislative log jam necessitates
further postponement.
The United States long and con-
sistent record as q believer in judicial
settlement Of international controver-
sizes makes it highly appropriate that
it should go into the World Court, and
do so without further delay. There Is
an overwhelming bulk of eminent legal
opinion that our entry can take place
without the slightest jeopardy to
American interests.
The Court is not tribunal capable
Of preventing war or guaranteeing the
preservation Of peace, but 1t Is an in
stitution the mere existence of which
provides the world with visible hope
that there are better places of COM
posing Its disputes than the battlefield.
The entry of the United States will
strengthen the Courts influence and
enhance its prestige. The Senate
should speed the necessary vote and
thus finally exemplify by . practical
deed the fair words this country has
always uttered in favor of the arbitral
principle in international relations.
Evening star., 1935-01-10
Deposit Insurance Not Sufficient
Remedy for Present Banking Ills
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
have been very much interested
in the controversy over whether or
not the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp. could require that all banks,
both members and non-members of
the Federal Reserve System, pay a
uniform interest rate upon savings
accounts. Senator Glass apparently
has prevailed in his Interpretation
Of the law to the effect that nom
member banks could not be required
to conform to rules respecting banks
Of the Federal Reserve System.
But. however correct the Senator
from Virginia may be in his interpre-
tation of the law, he must, as a matter
Of logic, concede the necessity of uni
formity of interest payments, as other
wise under the 'eposit guarantee the
banks paying the higher rate of in
terest on savings would very likely
get an undue portion of that class of
business. This should not be per-
mitted. Since the losses are to be
borne uniformly, there must be q
uniformity Of conditions under which
the deposits are obtained. OF course,
if one bank is permitted to pay 3
per cent on its savings deposits and
another only 2la per cent it is easy to
determine which of the two Is going
to get the bulk of the time deposit
business, and the bank paying the
higher rate may be and often is the
weaker bank.
Now am not disposed to criticize
the present deposit insurance or guar
antee law. 1t was proper to take such
measures to restore general confidence
in the banks of the country. But as
permanent policy the law Is we'll
nigh all wrong. Why should money
placed in a savings bank as such or
savings department of commercial
bank as an investment, and millions
upon millions of dollars are thus in
vested, be protected any more than
like amount invested in stocks and
bonds, real estate or what not? There
may be some valid reason for the diff
ferent treatment, but have been un-
able to discover it thus far.
OF course, know that it is argued
that the banks are under State or
Federal supervision and that they get
Evening star., 1935-01-10
Federal Charters for Indus
From the Wilkes-Barre Record.

From the Wilkes-Barre Record.
Elimination of the expense Of code
enforcement is one of the advantages
mentioned in favor of the adoption
of a plan for the Federal incorpora-
ton Of industries engaged in inter-
state business. This plan has been
suggested by John Dickinson, Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce, and
Frank r. Eldridge, chief of the intelli-
gence division of the Commerce De-
partment.
The basic idea is to make it possible
for such industries to govern them
selves without N. r. A. supervision.
At the same time the way is indicated
for the retention Of Blue Eagle prin-
ciples in the conditions laid down by
the charters.
As explained by Charles P. Stewart,
Washington correspondent for the
Record:
"The plan drafted by Dickinson and
Eldridge, approved, 1t is said, by Sec
retary Of Commerce Daniel c. Roper,
and presumably to be submitted to
Congress In January, contemplates
continuation of the exemption Of big
industries from the pinch Of anti
trust legislation. It also aims to re-
lieve them from the expense Of code
enforcement, but stands by the prin-
ciple Of collective bargaining. It also
stands by the Blue Eagle wage. hour
and miscellaneous other standards" F"
The Government would still hold
the whip hand. for charters could be
revoked for cause, and it is under
stood that the authority would be
vested in the Commerce Department
to return the offending companies to
the mercies Of N. r. A.-codes, ex-