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The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Party Seasons Here Again

Oh, what a Joytul time every
ones having at the Joneses'
party! Our sketch shows the
guests having their fortunes
told. And they love it! See
how eagerly they cluster round
the gypsy fortuneteller.
Take a tip from the clever
Joneses. Make your parties the
gayest, the merriest, in your set
by providing entertaining games
and pastimes for your guests.
Fortune-telling is always popu-
lar. No one takes it seriously,
Of course that's exactly
why it is popular. 1t makes
for fun and laughter. and that,
after all, is what parties are for.
Teacup Fortunes
One way of telling fortunes
is by reading teacups." This
is how it's done. Put a spoon
full of dry tea into the cup to
be used and pour boiling water
on it. When tea is brewed,
drain the cup dry, turn it up
side down in saucer, then turn
around three times. After a
little practice you will see vari'
Gus symbols in the leaf-group-
ings that will give you the key
to the future. A ring, for in
stance, means a new home; q
dog means scandal; a star, sue
cess.
An old Chinese song gives
other interpretations of the
leaf groupings. 1t says that
one leaf indicates loneliness;
that two leaves mean mar
riage; three, that you'll gain
your wish. Four leaves, &C
cording to the song, represent
"a letter from a loving swain"
five, that a letter will bring
you good news.
And
"six in a row, a song you'll
sing,
Seven together, good fortune
waits"
Short and long tea-leaves
mingled together are supposed
to bring you company, and
'Tea-leaves many and sorted
fine
Are of bad luck the surest
sign
Tea-leaves few and clean thu
rim,
Your cup with joy o'erflows
the brim."
The Washington times., 1935-10-09


There are some definite rules
as to how much soda to use
with your cream in order to get
a light product without leaving
a taste of the free soda.
If YOU want to substitute sour
cream for sweet in recipe, use
"a teaspoon of soda for each cup
of slightly sour cream. For well
soured cream use u teaspoon of
soda. Then since "a teaspoon OF
soda has the same leavening
power as 1 teaspoon of baking
powder, you can decrease the
amount of baking powder &C
cordingly.
A wise plan is to collect a few
dependable recipes for using
sour cream and then after a
few experiments with them, you
can try others with equal sue
cess.
SOUR CREAM CAKE
1 cup granulated sugar
/ teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon cream of tartar
/ cup sour cream (whipping)
112 cups flour
1 egg
/ teaspoon vanilla.
To the one we'll beaten egg,
add sugar and sour cream. Sift
dry ingredients together and
add to first mixture. Add vanilla
and pour into a creased and
floured cake pan e inches
square). Bake in moderate oven
for IS minutes. Flour should be
sifted once before measuring.
For the icing, here is simple
recipe that is unusual and de-
licious:
Take three tablespoons of
butter and mix with five table
spoons of brown sugar. Add one
fourth cup of shredded coco
nut. Spread this mixture on the
warm cake. Sprinkle another
quarter cup of coconut over
the top Of the cake. Set in broil-
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ing oven for two minutes under
a low flame and allow to brown.
It is a delicious icing on cake or
on cup cakes.
If you are interested in try
ing other recipes for sour cream,
here are two suggestions:
SOUR CREAM BANANA PIE
2-3 cup of sugar
/ tablespoon flour
"a teaspoon cinnamon
/ cup sour cream
1s teaspoon salt
2 bananas
2 egg yolks.
Combine flour, sugar, sour
cream with the seasonings and
cook in a double boiler until
thickened, stirring constantly.
Add the beaten egg yolks and
cook 2 minutes longer. Slice the
bananas into a baked pastry
shell and add the cooked filling.
Cover with meringue and bake
in a slow oven 600 degrees) for
Is minutes or until the meringue
is set and Drowned slightly.
MERINGUE
2 egg whites
4 tablespoons of sugar
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"The couple reside in a diff.
ferent State, and / am unable
to meet them until that evening.
To whom should 1 give the gift,
and what should 1 say? G."
Your boy-friend's gift should
be sent separately from yours.
Since you are invited to the
wedding, you will probably wish
to send a gift, and it should be
sent ION your own"
Send your gift as soon as pos
Sible before the wedding, two
weeks or 10 days before. If you
wish you may have it sent from
the shop in which you buy it.
Enclose your visiting-card or a
plain white with your name and
a best-wiShes message written
on it, and send your gift to the
bride-to-be at her home.
GIFT FOR BABY
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
my boy friends sister is to
have a child soon. Would it
be proper for my friend and me
to make a present of a bank
book with $40 deposited in the
child's name? Is that amount
ali right. NJ"
I heartily approve of starting
a bank account for baby as
a birth gift-it's so much more
sensible than giving one of the
ten silver mugs that they may
receive, or one of the five
spoons or a ring which a baby
shouldn't be allowed to wear.
And I enthusiastically approve
of the baby's uncle, your boy.
friend, starting this bank &C.
count.
But unless you and he are
engaged, your. cooperation in
such a personal gift may be
open to question. You would
have to decide this, and it de-
pends on how well you know
the boy and how well you know
the parents Of the baby-to-come.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Silk and Silver

Bruyere has preferred a COM
bination of pure silk and silver
for her charming new lace frock
in brown and silver. A subtly
widening skirt from back and
center panels, it is marked by a
front bolero effect and sleeves
which come down over the
thumbs, mitt fashion, and hug
the arm to the elbow, leaving
the shoulder intriguingly bare.
A quilted silver belt completes
the medieval picture, and the
fabric, though filmy, is a solid
one and not one of the floral
patterns which we may visualize
when someone says a lace eve
ming dress"
Mother-of-pearl effects are
another novelty, and though
the creator of the fabric isn't
telling his secret there seems
every reason to believe that this
is another one of the thousand
uses to which cellophane has
been put. At any rate, it makes
many a black lace, either Of
the classic flower patterns or
the more novel geometric de-
signs, sparkle as only sequins
used to or just as metal threads
outline the designs.
New cottons for blouses have
attractive nubbly surfaces, due
to the manipulations possible on
the lace machines and seem the
correct thing to complete winter
suits, not to mention the tailored
dresses and suits they will make
for vacationers at Palm Beacn
and other winter resorts.
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FaVOriteS

Winning entries in the FGu-
ortte Recipe Contest for dishes
made Uith cheese t0ill be pub
liShed nert Ueek. The Wash
inoton Times tDiH pay 81 TOR
each recipe used. Each day this
week, a thinning recipe in the
Fauorite Cookie Recipe Contest
is published.
Halloween is just around the
corner and Mr.. Pumpkin has
presented himself in a new
guise in this unusual recipe.
PUMPKIN COOKIES
1-3 cup shortening
l cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
/ cup canned pumpkin
21a cups flour
- cup chopped nuts
teaspoon vanilla
y teaspoon salt
IA teaspoon ginger
"a teaspoon nutmeg
l cup raiSinS
4 teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon lemon flavoring
Sift flour, measure and sift
with salt. spices and baking
powder. Cream sugar and short.
ening. Add eggs, pumpkin and
flavorings. Combine with flour
mixture. Mix thoroughly.
Add fruit and nuts. Blend
thoroughly. Drop from teaspoon
on to well-oiled baking sheet.
Bake in moderate oven (400 de-
grees F. Is minutes.
Submitted by Mrs. Minnie A.
Alexander.
You haze until Saturday. Oct.
IL, to enter your tGUorite cheese
dish. Mail recipes to Miss Jean
Green, The Washington Times,
1917 H st, N. w.
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Beauty
Formulas For
Scrap Book
BY DONNA GRACE

Here are a few suggestions
and formulas to paste in your
beauty scrap book:
Hard water will make the
skin dry and coarse and does
not have the cleansing effect
of soft water. For bathing,
the water may be Softened with
borax, soda, vinegar or am
monia. For the tub, a heaping
tablespoonful of boraX will
soften the water. A half-tea-
spoonful is plenty to use for
a large basin.
Benzoin Is also a water
softener and delightful to use
hot or ice cold. Ten drops to
a basin of water is the amount
to use.
A teaspoonful of vinegar
added to a full basin of water
will act as a watersoftener.
The following is a nice for
mula for making a cleansing
cream.
2 ounces of white wax
112 ounces of spermacet1
3 ounces of sweet almond oil.
Melt slowly, then beat in one
ounce of glycerine. When beaten
to a light creamy consistency.
add five drops of neroli oil and
five drops of lemon oil. Then
place it in jars.
A soothing oil for dry skin:
y ounce Of almond oil
p ounce of castor oil
p ounce of mineral oil
5 drops of lemon oil
5 drops of rosemary oil
This is a nice mixture to use
when the skin is naturally dry
or for chapped skin. 1t is very
effective in cold weather and
may be used several times a
week. A very little is all that
Is necessary as it is penetrating
and spreads easily. Cleansing
cream may be used to remove
any excess oil.
You may have some others
Of my facial formulas, If you
wish. Send a stamped, self
addressed envelope for your re-
ply and address Donna Grace,
Beauty Editor Of this paper.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Best AdUice

About the best advice I can
give to young girls who COM
plain that good-looking widows
are spelling their fun. stealing
their men and introducing an
element of unfairneSs into their
social life, is this:
Don't boycott the widow.
Don't start a feud, where none
exists. Don't let the boys see
that you are jealous of the
widow; that you want to shut
her out of things.
On the contrary. be as nice
to her as you can bring yourself
to be. Study what makes her
attractive. Is her talk more in
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Testimony

The unScrupulous man-devour-
ing widow doesn't happen to
have come under my own per-
sonal observation. But it may
be that she exists. A surprising
number of women who write to
me feel sure of it.
We all know, of course, that
most widows and widowers wish
to remarry; which is, by the
way, an extremely flattering
testimony to the desirability of
the welded state.
It's quite likely that a lonely
young widow, encountering a
man whom she could love, has
more courage and initiative in
putting across her idea than
young and inexperienced girl
could have.
The fact that she has been
one mans chosen mate gives
her confidence. Her experience
in marriage has convinced her
that she knows all about all
men.
She's less fluttery-less given
to miSgivingS, misunderstand-
ings, having her feelings hurt,
getting mad-than a young girl
who takes every passing emo
ton seriously. Doubtless she
asks herself:
Why should I sit demureIy in
. corner waiting, like an old
fashioned spinster, for the man
to do the seeking and make the
formal proposal? Why not help
the poor tOngue-tied creature to
know his own mind; intimate to
him quite plainly what he wants
and bestOw upon him the bless
ing he has, perhaps, only dimly
begun to desire?
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folding in the whites of the
eggs, beaten to a stiff froth,
last. The butter should be
melted but not Drowned before
adding.
Pour the mixture into a we'll
buttered baking pan and Sprin-
kle the top with a mixture OF
the cinnamon and brown sugar.
Put into a moderately hot oven
covering the pudding for 20
minutes with brown paper.
Then remove paper and cook
for about 25 more minutes or
until the potatoes are thor
oughly cooked.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
WOOIen Lace

One Of the most attractive
suits which Lucien Lelong
showed at his winter collection
in Paris was a black wool lace
model. That sounds startling,
if your mind visualizes lace as
sheer, diaphanous stuff that
seems made for moonbeauAs
and dreams. But lace is now
a lot of other things beside.
This particular suit is quite as
heavy, and quite as prepared
to withstand stormy blasts as
any of the tweeds which we
associate with winter.
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Scarlet

More than a dash of scarlet
enlivens some of the new suits.
An ankle-length cocktail suit of
black broadcloth has blouse OF
scarlet crepe marocain. A scarlet
chiffon handkerchief shows from
the slip pocket on the hipline.
There is also a belt of scarlet
suede with a black prystal
buckle.
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and bottom, they make the
whole garment.
There are all sorts Of these
all-lace underthings, in laceS
that seem to replace the classic
silks and chiffons most effec-
lively and are really less sheer
than the georgette night gowns
and slips to which women have
become accustomed. One of
the new cotton laces is shadow.
proof" and has been baptized
Majorca.
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proved school
of her time.
S our-c cream
cookery was
the thing. If
you are not
lr eady IA
miliar with
its use, try
making our
dish of the
week and re-
discover how
d e Ii C 10 usly
light and ten
der c q k e S
made fr ON
sour cr cam
The Washington times., 1935-10-09

Dr. ClendeninE fatigue, en-
tirely out of proportion to the
amount Of effort which he
made.
II had a magazine article
to do. 1t dealt with a subject
that interested me and of
which I had, in addition to a
mass of collected material,
considerable firsthand knowl-
edge. It was an article that
should have written itself but
it didn't. And I couldn't write
IL. ..
MIND A BLANK
every morning at $3.50 Il am
one who believes a writer
should keep office hours 1
would go to my work table, read
over two or three pages l had
ground out the day beforehand
tear them up. ...
my mind, God knows, had
been blank enough even in my
most fluent days, but that had
been a different kind of blank
ness, a normal, healthy blank
ness. 1t had not, for instance,
been a prelude to OverpOwering
drOwsinesS, except very late at
night.
"But now, after an hour or
two of Straining to produce a
paragraph, 1 became so sleepy
that there was nothing for it
but to lie down and sleep. This,
mind you, at 10 o'clock in the
morning. 1 wanted to work. 1
needed to work. / had work to
do, but couldn't do it. A dis
cOncerting situation"
Fatigue of that kind always
should be a signal for careful
physical examination.
Mr.. Chapman was, indeed,
unfortunate in his doctors. He
consulted two, one Of whom told
him he had a case of nervous
shock and the other that he was
suspicious" But as he says:
81 shall never understand why
the scientist who considered me
suspicious neglected to verify or
diSprOve his position by means
of a sputum analysis and an
X-ray."
Mr.. Chapman proceeds to
take the general practitioners
to task and says, quite truly,
that they all should learn to
suspect and recognize early
cases of tuberculosis. My own
experience would incline me
to believe that the general
practitioners in the United
States are alert to the impor-
tance of the subject and, as
say that his experience was
simply unfortunate.
Under treatment he notes an
other unfortunate experience
of his was that he was ad
vised to lie down for at least
a half an hour with his chest
exposed to the sun.
Contrary to general belief"
he says, sunshine not only is
not good in cases of pulmOn-
ary tuberculosis, but is often
dangerous"
This is true, although sun
light is used in other forms of
tuberculosis-of the bones and
joints, for instance.
The story has a happy end
ing because under proper super
vision, with rest in bed and
other forms of modern treat
ment, he has made a recovery.
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machine em- "nlhH AHVII0
ploys all of them, playing no
favorites. Perhaps that is why
it is known as the universal
fabric. Certainly it is why so
many of the fascinating and
different" materials are
brought to us by the products
of these looms. Lace fabric"
is a new word in the dictionary
of style, due to the utilization
of all of these threads and
their utilizati in an entirely
new manner.
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teresting than yours? Does she
dress more carefully? Is she
clever at organizing good times?
1t is even possible, you see,
that instead of boycotting the
widow and being catty about
her, you may get some valuable
pointers from that lady.
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t a lie a n d
m a nm a d e,
] a m e a n d
m e tai, it
seems a revo-
luton. B u t
the real hap
py hunting
ground for
t h e m a ii
comes in one
of the most
u n e x pected
pl C e S-i n
the field Of
lace fabrics.
The la C e
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Fine in Lingerie

At the other end of the scale
are the all-lace undies. Some
of them are as thin and deli
cate as your grandmother's
dream of lace, but instead OF
being the little edging at top
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Cone Crowns

Cone-crowned hats appear on
some of the smartest heads. A
cone crown of black velvet is
set off by a rolled edge Of
twisted red, white and black
velvet ribbon, the twist sitting
rather far back on the head.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09

plantations:
az cups grated sweet potatoes
(yamS)
cup dark molasseS
2 cups rich milk
2 eggs
teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
teaspoon grated rind of or
ange
Dash of nutmeg
2 tablespoons brown sugar
To the grated yams add the
molaSses and the yolkS of the
two eggs beaten well. Add all
the other SeasoningS, except
the cinnamon and brown sugar,
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There are
two or three
things in this
personal &C.
count which
deserve com.
ment. FirS t
are the Symp-
toms which
he had at
tn e begin
ming.
AS W it h
most people,
the first SYM
tom was an
overwhelming
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Boycotting Such a Rival
Is Regarded as Being
UnWise Tactics
Bv BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority on Problems of LoUe and Marriage
Copyright Features Syndicate. 1nc)
Everyone remembers the older Weers advice to his
Sam: Beware of the wd0w! And good many girls who
write to this column share old Weers suspicion
Girls who lost fiances husbands and seades to
widows under the impression that widows have code
that who have been married once feel longer any
obligation to play fair in attracting men.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
FORTUNE-TELLING PROVIDES LOTS OF FUN

Riddles ConundrumS
Games Tricks Stunts
Parties for All Occasions
Menus Decorations
Church or Charity Benefits
To order your copy, use
coupon.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Brioht Accent

An afternoon frock of smooth
black silk crepe has a tuck-in
vestee and collar Of bright royal
blue Sequins.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Wedding Gifts Should Be
Sent Separately
By MRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMl

Dear Mrs Beeckman:
II going to wedding very and would like
to know few things.
my boy friends pal is to be married Is it proper for
to buy gift is it to my boy friend? am also
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
New

On it's way here from Paris
is a very new cape, a knee
length model of black baby lamb
with a Medici collar and facings
of white ermine.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Says Girl Can Learn About Love From Widow
Health
Heed Danger
Signals

BY LOGAN CLENDINNTNG, MD.
We referred yesterday to
the account which John Chap
man Hilder, a former maya
zine editor, gave of his own
case of tuberculosis,
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
No Respecter of Threads
Is Lace, a Universal
Material
Material
By WILMA LAvILLE

In these days when there is cotton week. silk parade
wool specials and rayon promotions, sometimes begin
to feel that there should be League Nations for Friend
illness in Fabrics Though is probably quite accidental
sometimes feels that the boundary lines of fabrics
beginning to be carefully watched the customs bor
ders of European countries.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Sour Cream Cake Chosen
"Dish of the Week"
Bv JEAN GREEN

Every and then do you find cream on your
hands? It really calamity it is very valuable in
gredient in home cookery
The Washington times., 1935-10-09

Is there a battle royal, none
theleSs violent because it is un-
acknowledged, going on between
unmarried girls and widows, in
which the latter seize all the
advantages?
These suspicious and ques-
tions, I assure you, are not of
my framing. Piles Of letters
coming to this column suggest
this inolIirV
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In fact, back in the days
when grandmother was a girl
and learning to cook in the ap-
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Nonsense, of course! But it's
good fun, and a grand way of
popping up a party.
Clever Party Booklet
Wouldn't you love to know
more about fortune-telling?
Our 40-page Home Institute
booklet, GOOD PARTIES, has
a whole chapter on this en-
chanting pastime. In fact, it's
a complete guide to gayer, jol-
lier parties. Here's a hint
of it's contents:
The Washington times., 1935-10-09

dress of different shade of green wool,
this time with stenciled lapin which imi-
tates the leopard as closely as his own
spots. The jacket is lined with the wool,
and the dress has velvet scarf. The hat
is a square black felt pillbox with green
feather. For the name of the store show
ing these costumes, call District 1000, ex-
tension ait, between and weekdays, or
and / Saturday, or write Miss Laville
at The Times, enclosing sef-addressed,
stamped envelope.
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SWAGGER JACKETS are the making
Of these smart little suits, designed for
sports and street wear throughout the au-
tumn. Later you can wear the dress under
long coat On the left is an Italian
green wool dress in a novelty check de-
sign with beaver dyed lapin swagger
jacket, particularly smart because of its
wide lapels. The dress is schiapareli
copy, and the jacket is lined with the
WOOL Notice the smart hat. Right, is
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Creole Recipes

The foUoOing recipe is from G.NeV Orleans lady, who
is famous for the dehcacies her hospitality has long
afforded her fortunate guests. The Times N print
of these recipes every day.
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When we find fabric that
actually uses a mixture of these
various threads, animal, vege-
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PoUDING DE PATATEs DoUCEs
lSWeet Potato Puddingl

This very old recipe found in the files of of the
The Washington times., 1935-10-09

The Washington Times Home
Institute, 1O9 w. 10Th St.,
New York, N. Y.
Enclosed find 15c for booklet.
"GOOd Parties"
4NdAAAC
Please print name & address plainly
street .......ss.s..........
City and State ............
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-04-19
An Unusual
Operation
Performed by Hardin Clinic on
the Three Weeks Old Kendall
W0lcott Baby.

A very unusual surgical opera
ton was performed by the Hardin
Clinic at the Hardin General hos
pital, Tuesday afternoon, on the
three-weeks-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Kendall Wolcott. It was
an emergency operation for the
removal of a pyloric obstruction,
a tumor at the outlet of the
stomach which prevented food
from passing on through the
stomach into the bowels. The
baby vomited all its food for sew
eral days and was in an emaciated
condition. The operation was a
success and at the present time
the baby appears to be holding
its own, with more than an even
chance for complete recovery.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-04-19
WILL ADVERTISE TOURIST
IN COUNTY

devoted to support of the Golden
Guide and the balance to the
erection of signs and markers
whose Importance was brought
out by DR.. Labhitt. The commit
tee appointed consists of Senator
j. A.. Putnam, chairman; r. E.
Warren, R. B. Saunders, Loren
P. Kenyon and James T. Durkin,
and it is hoped that the fund
can be raised and some of the
projected work started within
the next week.
The projects considered of first
importance are signboards at
custer on the Yellowstone Trail.
the junction of the C.. B. H. and
the st. Xavier road, and at Two
Leggins bridge. and markers on
the roads to the Big Horn can
Won on both sides of the river
1hese roads will be shown in the
regional map in the Guide and If
was realized by those present
that, as MIR. Gail stated. if these
roads are marked so that motor
ISIS can be sure to reach the car.
yon. great numbers of people from
Billings and elsewhere in this
region will make the trip this
summer.