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The Washington times., 1935-03-08
Spring Ensemble

Just in case you buy a gray
suit for early spring wear, give a
thought to the smart ensembles
consisting of hat, gloves and
scarf, now available in various
shades of red, as we'll as in varl'
Gus fabrics including velveteen,
corduroy. wool, taffeta and
satin.
The Washington times., 1935-03-08
Contrasts

A good thought being devel.
oped by millinery stylists is that
Of having crown and brim in
contrasting fabric and color. A
smart hat of this type is a cape.
The Washington times., 1935-03-08

cept tn a t
they are of
coarse lace in
which Sits
won't be OBJ
v i us, and
they may be
hung by these
Sits, t h r ee
rows of them
that make it
po ssible to
have tn e m
three lengths.
If you need
the curtains
their longest.
;1Ief ,,ea thn
The Washington times., 1935-03-08

Excessive PerspiratiOn
Dear Miss Shelby:
My entire body perspires in
great profusion. This condi-
ton has caused me much EN-.
barrassment. Will you please
help me?
Sincerely, E. R.
Dear Miss E. r.:
You must bathe daily in
warm water and scrub your
skin we'll with a flesh brush
that has not too stiff bristles.
Use a pure soap for lather.
If you add a little ammonia
to your bath water it will help
to check perspiration.
Shampoo your hair at least
once a week if you perspire so
freely, but keep a little olive
oil masSaged into your scalp
between shampoos.
For perspiring face and back
I would advise that you wash
The Washington times., 1935-03-08
bic Curtains a
New Idea
By WILMA LAVILLE

All Of us who have bought ready-made curtains
drapere then had to sit down and put in hens make
them fit will welcome the that there
the market, which adjustable to windows Of
The Washington times., 1935-03-08

sign of real illness, call the
doctor at once. Teething is
not necessarily nor even prob
ably the reason for this mani
festation, so that it must not
be ascribed to "only teething"
and acceped as something
which will wear off and cure
itself.
The Washington times., 1935-03-08

oVVVI d4 4IeISAIo'
These glass curtains are like
any others you might buy, and
indeed no more expensive, ex-
The Washington times., 1935-03-08
Regrets
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Does a formal invitation to
the wedding of my niece in a
distant city require a reply If
I cannot attend because of the
distance? If so, what form
should it take? K.
If your invitation is to the
ceremony only, a formal invi-
tation, it does not require an
answer. But if it is to the
reception also-with the second
line reading, request the pleas
ure of your company"-then 1t
must be acknowledged. Your
regret would read like this:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Royal
regret that they are unable
to accept
Mr.. and Mrs. Brides Parents) s
kind invitation for
Tuesday, the first Of May.
The Washington times., 1935-03-08

Sets Hair
Quickly
Bv JULIET SHELBY

ny JOA4G4 0AGADA
The day I saw Ginger
Rogers she was practicing
her new steps with Fred
Astaire on the set of that
lovely extravaganza, "Ro-
berta. The steps are in
tricate, and those around
the R. X. o. studio say that
the dances in Roberta"
will top the Carioca and the
Continental!
At any rate, Ginger was con-
centrating on them, working
harder than most of you do,
dressed in slacks, a tight sweater,
and with her hair tied up in net!
These are her work-a-day clothes,
and little does she think of her
glamor when she goes through
new dance routine.
No, indeed! But she does have
to think about it before she
goes on the set to practice. For
it is always possible that the di-
rector may decide to shoot" a
scene at any given moment, and
Ginger has to be ready to rush
into her costume, shake out her
hair and be filmed.
So every morning, while she
is working in a picture, Ginger
has to get up at an early hour,
rush to the studio, and have her
hair set. Every morning! How
would you like to go through
that? We think it a trial to sit
under those darned heaters once
a week, or once every ten days.
But the stars of Hollywood must
have their coiffures set each
morning before going on the lot.
Imagine how long it took
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lotions we're concocted! Now
one special lotion which, by
the by, I told you about a year
ago, has reduced the time to
one-third of the old routine.
What a time saver to the stars
and to women in general. Not
only does it save time. but it
saves the scalp as we'll.
For this splendid quick-set-
ting lotion does not leave a
flaky residue on your scalp,
as do so many setting lotions.
And what is more, if your
time is limited, or the weather
too hot, you can use this lotion
at home to set your hair with
out the aid of an electric drier.
AS this is the season for new
permanents, or pampering old
ones to last a wee bit longer,
I thought you would like to
be reminded that this splendid
wave lotion is available to you.
The Washington times., 1935-03-08

DAMAsK DRAPER1Es shown new type glass
curtains, which adjustable for windows of different
heights They of lace in cream smart
in almost any
For the name of the store shouting these curtains
tOeen 8 and weekdays, or and Saturday, wrte
Miss LaviNe at The Times, enclosing seHaddressed,
stamped enveEope.
Evening star., 1935-09-16
BY BARBARA BELL,

- IMPLE frocks are made inter-
esting by the use Of Vell-se-
lected details, yokes, bows,
~ seams, which fulfill ornamental,
as well as functional purposes. Dress
maker fashions they are, which only
means that the designs have been
well thought out. to do justice to the
superlative fabrics Of the season and
to make them as becoming as pos
sible TO the woman who Is 10 wear
them.
Today's dress Is one Of those nice
daytime frocks that are sometimes
hard to find, but easy to wear once
you've located them. The blouse has
. yoke, with ends which tie in a
soft. butterfly bow and is fastened
to the dress with two ornamental but
tons. The neck is v-shaped and the
graceful line, with tie and all, Is most
becoming to the older woman. The
back Of the blouse is quite plain, all
the interest being concentrated in the
front. The skirt has inserts at the
sides, which give a panel effect both
fore and aft. and also produce the
width in the hemline, which skirts
are apt to have this season. Sleeves
are long, crushing little at the
wrist and although they are shaped
to the contour Of the arm, they are
not fitted tightly, for the skin-tight
sleeve has departed this life.
This Is design which is good in
silk or wool. The silk should be
Evening star., 1935-09-16
vegetables and rather highly seasoned.

FcsetapleS anu IdLller QlRnly seasoned.
The term salmi is used with duck.
What Is the difference between
sauerbraten. pot au feu and plain pot
roast?" The meat for sauerbraten is
soaked for a number of days in
vinegar and spices, then Drowned and
cooked several hours in a sweet sour
sauce. Pot au feu refers to beef or
chicken, or a combination of both,
cooked long time with vegetables.
Either is a glorified pot roast.
What does borscht mean?" Borscht
refers to a soup Of Russian origin
made from beet and cabbage and
usually served with sour cream. As
long as We are on the subject of
Russia, blinys are small pancakes made
with yeast and served with melted
butter, sour cream, minced onion and
minced hard-boiled egg whites and
yolks. Although the pancakes are
supposed to be made with yeast, I
sometimes serve ordinary pancakes
this way.
To go German for q moment,
kartoffel pfannkuchen means potato
pancakes, and wiener schnitzel is q
delicious veal outlet. And word
about desserts: Peche Melba is half q
peach filled with ice cream and
dressed with fresh raspberry sauce.
You have probably had it more often
served on sponge cake with q sauce
made of canned raspberries. What is
the difference between fruit cup and
a compete? A mixture Of sliced fruit
is called by both names, but the
French usually use the term compete
for group Of dishes containing whole
cooked fruit or canned fruit from
which you may help yourself
Evening star., 1935-09-16

"HE worlds greatest optimists
are mothers. A benevolent
Providence not only provides
L every mother with rose-colored
glasses that enable her to see her on
spring Just as she wishes to see them.
but it also endows her with an un-
shakable faith that they will be every
thing she desires them to be.
Thus is wrought the miracle by
which every old hen matches out
swans of SURPRISING whiteness and
beauty, and all's well in the nursery.
Mother beams with pride over the lit
tie pie-faced baby in the bassinet.
She sees genius and intelligence in
o countenance that has no more ex-
preston than q cream cheese. She
thinks that it is only jealousy that
keeps her lanky, snub-nosed, sandy
haired daughter from being chosen
Miss America, and she lies awake at
night wondering whether she would
rather have her slow.witted son be
President Of the United States when
he grows up, or q famous author or
o millionaire.
So far 50 good. Especially for the
human race, which would be dec
imated II our mothers were not
pollyannas. For 1t is only because
hope springs eternal in the maternal
breast that makes our mothers think
that most of lis are worth the trouble
Of rearing.
RUT much as we admire this
sanguine spirit in mothers, it has
its defects that lead to many Of the
bitterest tragedies in life. Because
mothers will not, or possibly can
not, look at their children clear-eyed
and see them as they are, prevents
them from giving their children the
help that might have saved them.
Physicians will tell you that there
are many physical defects that may
be corrected in child while 1t is very
young, that even the feeble-minded
can be greatly helped by proper treat
ment II taken in time, but mothers
will let the golden opportunity slip
by because they cannot bear to admit
to themselves that Johnny Is not
normal, or that Susie Is not bright.
They say that Johnny is slow in
learning to walk and Susie is back
ward In talking. But 1t Is nothing
to worry over. They will be all right
when they grow up. So nothing is
done to help the poor affiicted child.
And another victim is added to the
human scrap pile.
The optimism of mothers finds its
most general expression, however,
in the belief Of thousands Of women
that It Il entirely unnecessary to
teach children morals or good man
ners when they are young because,
when they need to possess these
virtues and charms, they win some
how be nysteriously supplied to them.
OF course, nothing Of the kind hap
pens, a. they see illustrated about
them every day Of their lives, but
that doesn't shake any mothers
Evening star., 1935-09-16
Fear Induces
Bad,POSture
For Children.
Happy P u pill S, Re
lieved From Tension,
Get Good Training.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

By ANGELO fAIhA.
livery once in o while the teacher
~ says: "Up tall, children" And
the little ones straighten their spines
and sit tall in the benches. Soon they
droop forward again. Lower and
lower they sag until only the tops OF
their heads are showing above the
desks. The teacher calls again: up
tall, children. My! My! Sit up tall"
It is necessary that children carry
q straight backbone. Their health
depends upon that backbone. If 1t
does its full duty the child will work
happily, do good work, play heartily
and grow in health. But If the back
bone is bent and bowed, If the child
slumps forward, his whole being suf-
fers. up tall" Is the word.
We ask little children to sit still
for too long time and keep them in
school in sitting poStures for too
many hours a day. The children in
the first grades ought to change their
positions frequently. They attend to
O lesson we'll for about IS minutes.
After that they are tired, their bodies
slump, their posture grows worse and
worse. Just as soon as this is seen
the class ought to be allowed to rise,
stretch, move about, loosen the ten
sion Of their bodies and give their
blood q chance to circulate.
This seems q needless interruption
TO the techer who Is trying to cover
heavy program in short time. II
she will keep an attentive eye on the
posture Of the class and relieve the
children as soon as she sees them
wearying, the work will go faster, be
better and cover more ground. Tired
children cannot learn.
Frequent exercises are needed dur
ing the school day. Marching with
the windows open, singing in freshly
aired room, an easy rhythmic drill,
setting-up drill, game that allows
change Of seatS-all these can be in
corporated into the days work and
benefit all concerned.
Special exercises ought to be given
to those children who have bad pos
ture. The school doctor can ex-
anime them and suggest the type Of
exercises needed. The teacher can
give the simple ones. The more COM
plicated ones for children who have
curvatures must be given by special
1st. An unskilled. unframed physical
director might do more harm than
good. Special defects ought to be
treated by experts. Some can be
treated by the special teacher of
physical training under the direction
OF the specialist.
Our chief concern is with the chill
dren who have no defects, but who
rapidly acquire them by poor posture
They must be reminded to sit up tall,
to walk with their heads up, to loosen
up their tense bodies. The well
planned daily program will 60 far to-
ward establishing good posture and
6ne carriage. Rhythmic exercises,
plenty Of activity, working in time to
music, q happy atmosphere in the
class room all help.
Fear makes the body tense. Chill
dren who live in dread and fear Of
the teacher or the supervisor have
poor posture. Happy children are
free from tension and are easily led
into holding good posture. As long
as We must hold children in benches
for prolonged periods let us take every
precaution against injuring their
health by bad habits Of posture.
(Copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1935-09-16
Dorothy Dix Says
Children Must Be Properly Guided in
Early Life.
Early Life.

faith in her children being the ex-
ception to the general rule.
GO MOTHER lets her children grow
up into Doors and rufdans. She
lets Johnny come into a room full of
ladies without taking OF his cap or
speaking to them. She lets Tommy
grunt when polite inquiry Is made
Of him. She lets Sammy hold his fork
and use 1t as If 1t were q spade and
Mary gargle her soup. She lets Mabel
use bad grammar, Anna snarl over
the telephone, Susan be rude to older
people, fully expecting that the little
savages she has reared will be ele-
CANT, polished men and women Of the
world. with the ingratiating and
charming manners that are so attrac-
tive and that carry the individual
farther than anything else in the
world.
That is why we have so many
sword-swallowers at whose table man
ners we jeer. Why so many young
men have to take courses in salesman
ship in order to learn to sell them
selves to the general public. Why
there are so many rude, tactless girls
who are awkward and Ill at ease in
society, who never know what to say
and who, as the Irishman says, when
they open their mouths, always put
their feet In them. For mothers hope
that her hoodlums will turn into ladies
and gentlemen never comes true.
y
CTRANGEsT OF all is the mother
optimism that makes a woman be-
lieve that she can spend 20 years in
teaching o child TO be one thing and
then it will suddenly turn about and
be the exact opposite. All Of us know
mothers who, from the very minute
their children are born, begin culti-
waiting selfishness in them and i'm
pressing on the youthful minds the
idea that mother is no-account, o
slave to do their bidding and that she
doesn't even expect to be treated with
respect or consideration.
Mother never goes anywhere. She
is chained to her cook stove and sew
ing machine making goodies and
pretty clothes for the children. Mother
Is . human ragbag. All the fine
clothes are for the children. Mother
walks while the children joy-ride in
the automobile.
Mother takes any kind of back talk
from even the baby. She lets the
older children deride her judgment
and scof ut her opinions. Then when
they treat her as she has taught them
to treat her it breaks her heart. She
had fondly believed that when they
were grown they would be unselfish
and tender and considerate to her.
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1935-09-16
Work Ahead
When Arms
Go Haywire
Reconditioning Must
Include More Than
Face and Hair.
BY ELSIE PIERCE,

K ECONDITIONING treatments
~ should not be confined to face and
hair alone. There's arm work, home
work to be done. Evening gown sea-
son may be quite some time away.
Nevertheless 1t isn't a bit premature
to start now. Those big brown spots,
general discoloration, peeling, rough
areas are not to be routed in a hurry.
When AIMS go haywire (and they
usually do in the good old Summer
time), there's much to do about it.
Those spots cannot be changed in a
day. 1t takes persistent treatment to
fade them away.
Scrubbing, SOftening, Bleaching.
The ideal routine takes a three-in-
one treatment: Scrubbirg. SctteIing
ar bleaching. First, you want to re-
move the dead skin. A good bland
soap, hand or bath brush and plenty
Of friction. Use quite warm water at
first. Then rinse thoroughly in warm
and finally in cold water. Pat dry.
Give the elbows a double-header.
Arms and elbows should be pink and
glowing.
If arms or elbows cannot get rid OF
few stubborn rough spots, make
paste OF powdered pumise and peroxide
and rub this into elbows with a small
nail brush, or dip hand brush into the
mixture and rub over arms. Allow it
to remain for a few minutes, then
rinse on. This should get the unwel-
come visitors to move. Following the
pumice and peroxide brushing, apply
good emollient cream generously and
massage well. The bleaching treat
ment comes next. but following the
pumice 1t might prove little too dras-
| tic. Therefore on alternate nights
follow the soap and water scrubbing
with the bleaching.
Half lemon juice and half peroxide
makes a bleaching recipe with which
most readers should be familiar. Pat
1t over arms and elbows, leave for
Is to 20 minutes. Or, use any lemon
leftovers-half a lemon with a few
drops Of peroxide poured into the pulp
Is fne and is easy to handle. Simply
go over entire arms with it.
Softening comes next. Use a facial
nourishing or emollient cream, cocoa
butter or coconut oil. Massage in a
firm, rotary motion from wrists to
shoulders, then from tip of fingers to
wrists. Repeat several times. Double
dose to elbows each time.
Meal Sprinkling.
To the incest part Of the treatment:
over the creamed skin sprinkle a mix
ture Of half almond and corn meal.
While this remains on skin, wind hot
towels around the arm, changing about
half dozen times as the towel cools.
Remove towels, friction gently any re-
naming meal and cream, rinse with
warm water, then cool. Add a few
drops of benzoin to the last warm rms
ing. Pat dry with towel Cdon't rub
Dust with talcum powder Follow this
treatment twice a week for three
weeks and you'll be ready when any
unexpected party invitation pops up.
Evening star., 1935-09-16
Alien Words
From Menus
Interpreted
Meanings Ease Minds
of Puzzled Cooks
and Housewives.
BY EDITH M. BARBER.

A LETTER from q reader suggests
y that I write an article explaining
the meaning Of number Of words
and phrases used to describe certain
dishes which are often found on
American menus and on the menus in
foreign restaurants.
What is the difference" the writer
asks, between hors d'oeuvres and
smorgasbord?" Well, the first is
French and the latter Is Swedish
Both terms refer to q variety of
appetizing dishes, including olives,
pickles, salt fish, fresh Shrimps, a
variety Of mixed salads, caviar and
innumerable other things. Smorgas-
bord contains as well several kinds Of
cheese and meats. Hors d'oeuvres are
usually passed at the table, while YOU
help yourself to the smorgasbord from
0 different table.
"'What is q canape?" A canape is
o small, open sandwich which may be
cut into any shape. 1t may be made
of bread, sometimes toasted, or crack
ers, and is always spread with some
savory material. CThe final Is pro-
nounced.)
The term Benedict usually means
with eggs, the combination Of toasted
English mufins with grilled ham,
poached egg and Hollandaise sauce.
Florentine indicates spinach and a
white sauce. Mornay indicates cheese
in a white sauce, and Soubise adver-
tises the presence Of onions in a white
sauce.
The term Eau gratin" actually means
with Drowned crumbs, but it has come
to mean in this country with cheese"
perhaps because cheese and Drowned
crumbs are often used together.
which is proper, scalloped or escal-
loped?" Technically, suppose escal-
loped is correct, but scalloped is gen
orally used on menu cards. This term
indicates that crumbs are used in the
preparation.
what Is the difference between q
rexout, goulash and salmi?" All Of
these terms refer 70 meat es fowl with
Evening star., 1935-09-16
aataby of Rice Depends Entirely the Method Used Cooking
Important Energy Food
Should Be Used to Vary
Family's Daily Menus
History of Early Efforts to Raise Cereal in
the United States Is Interesting
in ITSELF
in Itself.

meat gravies, beef juice, tomato juice
gg-yolk, and so forth. In these days
Of soaring meat prices, rice may be
worked into the menu in many ways
to act as filler" and PARKWAY SUBJ
stitute for the heavier and more ex-
pensive food.
X X n
RUT no matter how you include the
~ cereal in your diet-dont lose
sight OF the fact that 1t may be either
q good dish or a bad one, depending
entirely upon how it is cooked. Too
many cooks in this country have little
or no idea Of how to keep rice from
becoming q Shiny, glutinous mass. In
stead of turning it into the feather
light, dry grained heap Of snow which
nature and the refining process in
tended it to be. The proper method
is so simple and easy to follow that it
Is almost inexplicable that all cooks
do not adhere to its rules.
Here are the directions:
BOILED RICE.
cup rice.
quarts boiling water.
teaspoons salt.
Wash the rice in several changes Of
water, until all loose starch Is re-
moved. Drain well. Have the water
boiling hard In a deep saucepan, and
add the salt. Drop the rice In slowly,
q little ut q time, and allow it to boil
for about 20 minutes, or until the
grains are entirely soft. II the rice
shows q tendency to stick to the pan,
raise 1t lightly with o fork. but do
not, under any circumstances, stir 1t.
When done. turn the rice into COLI
ander, and run little hot water over
it to wash OF any remaining starch.
Let drain, cover with a cloth and set
over . pan of hot water on the back
OF the stove or in the oven. Let stand
for o short time, until ready to serve,
and you will find the grains have
swelled and kept separate.
DICE cooked in hard water Is not
apt to remain as white as that
cooked in soft water. To eliminate
this difnculty, if you know that the
water you use is hard, add one table
spoon Of lemon juice or one table
spoon Of vinegar to the boiling water,
and the rice will be the perfection of
whiteness.
To reheat leftover rice. simply add
the grains to boiling, salted water,
cook for minutes, and drain and
steam In the colander as before. Rice
does not change in flavor when
warmed over, as do so many foods,
and it is therefore valuable for left
over" dishes
Rice added to soups for children, or
invalids, gives extra substance and
nourishment, as well as aiding the
digestion Of the consumer. In all
pilaus and curries rice plays an i'm
portant part and offers q soothing
medium to carry the hotly spiced
foods.
And, to vary the youngsters eve
ming meal, try o bowlful OF cold rice,
with cream and sugar, and Q few
raisins sprinkled on top!
If You wish advice on your indi-
vidual household problems, write to
Betsy Casweil In care Of The Star, en-
closing stamped, self-addressed en-
velope for reply.