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Evening star., 1935-12-16
Menus Made
To Serve so
InOneGrOup
Season for Club and
Church Gatherings
Creates Demand.
BY EDITH M. BARBER.


VACATION days are over, the chill
dren are back to school, the club
and church activities are getting into
full swing and the pleasant routine
Of the Fall and Winter is upon US.
Already have had several requests
to help plan menus for club or church
suppers and to supply large-quantity
recipes. This made me think that
perhaps many of my readers would be
interested in this subject.
Almost every woman interested IN
the activities Of her circle is some
time during the year called upon to do
her part on the planning and prepara-
ton of food for large numbers Of per-
sons. Often the amount Of money
which can be spent is limited and in
order to keep within the amount the
quantity Of food as well as the menu
must be carefully planned. Such
meals owe their success to the choice
Of dishes.
I am going to give you today few
suggestions for suitable meals which
can be prepared easily in the kitchen
at home and taken to the club room
or church parlor or which can be pre-
pared easily in the kitchen of the or
ganization. In the latter case it Is
exceptional when the equipment per-
mits the cooking of elaborate meals.
If you wish to add another course TO
the menu suggest a soup or grape
fruit or melon for a good beginning.
Allow one quarter of a pound Of
solid meat or one-haH pound fowl
for each person and one and one-half
rolls for each person. The rolls should
be reheated in paper bags to keep
them soft. One gallon of ice cream
will make so small servings, which
are large enough, if used with a sauce
or meringues. Sailed nuts and candy
may be added to the menu.
DINNERS.
Scalloped Potatoes ButteTed Squash
Pineapple and Cucumber Salad
Ice Cream Coffee
Roast Lamb
Glazed Carrots Creamed Potatoes
Cheese and Pepper Salad
Apple Pie
Coffee.
LUNCHEONS.
Salmon Loaf
Franconia Potatoes
Cabbage with Sour Cream Dressing
Coffee Cottage Pudding
American Chop Suey Hot Rolls
TomS -Sly Salad
Fruit Bars Ice Cream.
A MORE ELABORATE MENU.
Grapefruit
Tomato Soup
RoESt Chicken Creamed Potatoes
Buttered Beets Hot Rolls
Olives Pickles Jelly
Heart of Lettuce Salad
Ice Cream in Meringue Glaces
Coffee.
Evening star., 1935-12-16
suggestions for Making Vacation Joy to Children and Parents A
Amount of Extra Work
Apt to Mar Maternal
Pleasure in Holiday Visit
Solution May Lie in Engaging Additional
Help-Gift Budget Could Be Planned
to Include Wages.

select new clothes for the rush OF
parties, to be wtdeawake and inter-
ested in all they have to tell her
when they pause for a breathing
spell between festivities. She would
enter into their entertainment plans
with far greater vim and enthusiasm
If the prospect of the party itself
did not flll her with dread over the
fatigue and trouble it would incur.
And there should be parties planned
for the youngsters in their own
homes-plenty of them, formal or in
formal, luncheons, teas or dinners
anything, just so there is a fair give
and-take between them and the rest
of their crowd" Remember that
this is the one big break in a long,
dreary year for most Of them, and
they are out to make the most of it
with all the fire and intensity Of
youth. After their return to the class
rooms and dormitories many a dull,
slightly homeSick evening will be
whiled away in "post-mortems" on
the holiday fun and parties.
IF 1T is humanity possible, don't stint
them on clothes during this period.
The dresses and wraps don't have to
be expensive for the girls-but several
changes will make them feel gayer
and more assured. Perhaps Sonny's
first dinner coat could be a Christmas
present this year. Certainly he will
need it more and more as time goes
on, and, If carefully chosen and clev-
erly fitted, can be ''let out" during the
next year or so to take care of those
protruding wrists and ankles.
Let them sleep in the mornings.
(Another reason for that extra pair of
hands to be engaged) II you have
not forgotten the hideous clamor of
the school rising bell, you will UNDER
stand their yearnings for the luxury
OF sleeping until nearly lunch time.
This is no time to discipline them
with early rising-they get enough Of
that throughout the school year, good
ness knows, and a few hours extra
sleep won't do their active, husky
young bodies one bit OF harm.
And make up your mind to enjoy the
racketing up and down stairs-the in
ceSSant Shrilling of telephone bells, the
hearty laughter and the ceaseless flow
of conversation. The more of it there
is, the more the children are enjoy
ing their vacation and the more CRATE
full they will be to you through the
years to come.
II you wish advice on your individ-
ual household problems. write to Betsy
CasweII in care Of The Star, inclOsing
sta nped, self addressed envelope for
reply.
Evening star., 1935-12-16
Dorothy Dix Says
Are You Guilty of Perpetrating Minor
Irritating Social Offenses?

ner or luncheon you have invited them
to, and that means that you will have
to squeeze another one in at the table
and have an alien break up a per-
fectIy balanced party. People who
cadge the drinks on you by stopping
by your country place with car full
of people and demanding food and
drink.
Borrowers. People who borrow your
money and books that they never re-
turn; who ask for the use Of your
car and bring it back battered and
worn; who sponge on you for stamps
and food and clothes and put you to
untold Inconvenience and loss.
pEOPLE who pay surprise visits and
who always drop in on you when
you have a scrap dinner or a house
cleaning or somebody is sick.
People who let their children wreck
your house by playing Indian with
your old mahogany and making tents
OuG VI yOQT 1ulcSL rugs anu put Jl1CI
dogs to sleep on your satin-covered
couch.
Melancholy people whose conversa-
ton makes the lamentations Of Jere-
miah sound like a cheer leader.
PolyannaS who tell you what
bright, beautiful world it is and how
happy you should be when you have
sick headache, and a notice from
the bank that you are overdrawn and
a letter from Cousin Sally that she
is coming for nice, long visit.
Reformers who think everything Is
wrong that they don't want to do
themselves. Husbands and wives who
stage their fights in public. And
others. DOROTHY DIX.
Copyright, 1880
Evening star., 1935-12-16
BY MARGARET WARNER.

IF YOU are like the rest Of us you
have probably left a few names
and a few gifts for that we'll
Il known 'laSt-minute rush" Be-
sides the mental confusion, there's
always the possibility of giving the
wrong thing. Here's a suggestion
which will help solve your shopping
problems and avoid dlIemmaS-a gift
that will delight every feminine heart
No woman can have too much per-
fume. And perfume Is always an ac-
ceptable, useful and welcome gift.
With the triple ensemble shown above
you don't even have to know the per-
fume tastes of the recipient, for in this
one lovely package you are giving a
perfume for daytime. afternoon and
EVENING" trio to suit every taste and
to accent any costume.
This ensemble is packaged in a
handsome gold-andblue gift box. 1t
contains a sophisticated. seductive
perfume that is regal accompani-
ment to formal clothes and occasions,
a delightful bouquet fragrance, perfect
for afternoon tea parties. bridge and
informal tete-a-tetes at home, and
your choice of any floral odors, such
as gardenia, jasmine and violet. The
cost Is very moderate, too, for such a
dainty little gift.
A ND then, Of course, there are many,
many other delightful perfumes,
and of them we have shown one in
most attractive crystal bottle. This is
one of those exotic, unusual odors,
and it is new, too, just in time fer the
holidays. You will want to try this out
for yourself and see if you like it. 1t
is full-bodied and lasting, yet neither
too light nor too heavy-a creation Of
a famous house of France. whose
founder devoted his life to blending
rare unguents and seductive perfumes
for the nobility.
The fiat. oblong facon in mottled
effect was especially designed by a
noted glassmaker, whose extraordinary
artistry did so much to make the
steamship Normandie a thing Of beau
ty. The larger-size bottle is particu-
larly lovely.
When you use these perfumes be
sure to spray them instead Of Just
dabbing them on. Spraying brings
out all the rare, subtle qualities Of
fragrance, fills your room with sweet
ness and is not SO obvious on your
person as when it is rubbed on the
skin. Even the perfumers themselves
advise an atomizer. One of the best
known says that a diffused odeur is
the more alluring. An atomizer
changes one drop of perfume into
Evening star., 1935-12-16

Acute Skin
Eruption
Diet Should Be Con-
sidered as Part
of Cure.
by LANES BARTON, MD.

A FEW years ago all that was done
= about asthma was to try to treat
the attack; nothing was done about
finding out the cause.
Similarly with eczema; various
forms of treatment were tried with
more or less success.
Today the cause of asthma is
searched for diligently and many cases
have been cured since it was found
that certain foods, pollen from plants,
the fur or feathers of animals. growths
or other defects in the nose were
causing the asthmatic attacks.
Today also eczema is not simply
treated with sulphur, mercury, zinc
or other ointment, but the underlying
cause is sought and many cases
cured.
During these investigations 1t was
found that asthma, eczema and hay
fever were all closely related to one
another and the tendency to one or
ether or all three of these ailments
was found in many families.
DrS. ]. G. Hopkins and B. M.
Kesten, New York, in the American
journal of Diseases of Children,
state: Among about 400 cases Of
eczema studied in the allergy (sen-
sitiveness to certain substances) divi-
sion CT the skin clinic during the
past six years, rs were found in which
food was the sole or part cause.
Patients with eczema due to food
often have symptoms o. being sem
sitive to other substances also.
In trying to find out what foods
are responsible for the eczema, skin
tests were made. and also suspected
foods were left out of the diet.
When the foods are unimportant
they are easily left out of the diet,
but when they are important or neces-
sary foods for the body's health, then
it is necessary to get the body grad
ually used to them so that it will not
be sensitive to them. This is done by
starting with a very small quantity
Of the food and gradually increasing
the quantity by a very small amount
each day.
The fact that these patients suffer
also with hives, asthma, hay fever
and one-sided headache shows that
eczema is just one part of this sem
sitive or allergic tendency.
Remember, there are other causes
Of eczema besides this sensitiveness
TO various foods, but this particular
sensitiveneSs as a cause should not
be overlooked.
Evening star., 1935-12-16

Dig OeIeCLS VI CIlAE dCVcI
that make it a Righteousness for you
to avoid them as you would the
plague, but the little personal pecu-
liarities that make some otherwise
worthy individual persona non grata
to you. Each of us have our own
catalogue of things that get on our
nerves and rub our fur the wrong
way, but most Of us would put on
our blacklist those who are:
Egotists. We can forgive every 9TH
er sin easier than we can SNUG self
complaiSance. We can see no beauty
in the prettiest woman If she is vain.
No talent in the most gifted man if
he is his own chief admirer. We just
naturally hate those who seize the
center of the stage and tur4 the spot
light on themselves wt1e they pro-
claim how wonderful and great they
are and repeat the compliments they
allege have been paid to them.
Monologists who are so enamored Of
the sound of their own voices that
they never let anybody else get a
word in edgewise. Nothing but the
strongest moral principles keep us
from committing murder upon the
person who seizes the floor and goes
through his repertoire of stale jokes
and moldy stories, or the woman who
Just babbles on and on and on while
her victims writhe in agony.
X X 4 X
DEOPLE who talk about themselves
and who seem to think that the
world is waiting breathlessly to hear
every detail of their private lives and
all about how many miles their cars
make on gallon Of gas, and what
they said to Jones, and Jones said to
them, and what kind of breakfast food
they use, and the cute thing little
Johnny said, and the smart thing little
Sally did.
Oracles. the know-it-alls who 'ay
down the law on every subject and
tell you how to raise your children.
and conduct your business, and what
to take for your rheumatism, and where
to 60 on a vacation, and who know
exactlI how to balance the budget
and take care Of the unemployed and
who is going to be the next President.
Practical jokers. Village cut-ups.
would-be wits. Buffoons. People who
think it hilariously funny to hold
some shy, sensitive person UP to
ridicule and who simply split their
sides with laughter when they burn
cigarette holes in your best table
cloth just to tease you, or spill coffee
over your new evening gown.
** 4 y
UCK-PASSERS. People who never
~ give anything themselves or buy
anything from the agents who go
from door to door, but who sic all
the beggars and peddlers onto you,
who send the widow with seven small
children to you because you are so
kind and sympathetic, and give the
purveyors of allegedly smuggled goods
your name because you are so fond
of fine linen.
People who give letters of introduc-
ton. Anathema be their name.
Friends who give friend Of their
friends letter to you that causes you
to spend your time and money taking
people about and feeding them-peo1
pie that you never saw before and
hope to Heaven you will never see
again.
People who make you do their en-
tertaining for them by asking II they
may bring 9 guest with them to din
Evening star., 1935-12-16
of
Self
Good Plan
Putin g on Own
Clothes First Step To-
ward independence.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

H
ONE of the first things children
~ learn in the way of self-nelp Is
ca dress themselves. Now dressing
seems a simple matter to us who nave
made the motions so many times that
they have become automatic. To chn-
dren il means new adjustments tha1
require great effort. The first at
tempts are bungling and the results
are far from happy The effort must
be made again and again until they
are mastered. This often takes
months. sometimes couple OF years.
Mothers have to be patient and, above
all. they must be encouraging if the
child is to keep on trying to master
the task.
buttons are hard. The clumsy lit
lie fingers slip over and under and all
around the little knob. The button
hole is never in the right place to
meet the button. Tears are shed ana
nerves are edged in the effort. 1t Is
only when many repeated efforts have
made the right adjustments that any
degree of success is achieved.
I would give little children, the
2-year-olds, clothes that have the
sliding fasteners. Zippers are so
easy, and are great fun. Once the
child masters the first pull he has
the secret touch and the thing is
soon done. He learns to enjoy dress
ing himself because the experience
is always successful and always pleas
ant. When he, has formed the habit
Of dressing himself the buttons can
be introduced.
There are buttons and buttons.
Some garments have buttons too big
for the holes. No matter how haro
the child tries he fails to get them
into the buttonholes, He breaks down
and cries, and mother is tried to the
utmost. Sometimes we get little bits
OF buttons too small to take hold OF
with any Surneness, and for them
the buttonnoleS are too big. The but
ton slips out as soon as it has been
put in and again there is trial and
failure.
A button little larger than half
an inch is about the right size for
child's garment. I would not have
them any smaller, and certainly no
larger.
It is a temptation to dress children
in dainty clothes. They look like little
dolls, so quaint and cuddly. But look
ing quaint and cuddly is not likely to
make child feel comfortable and fit
for the job of learning to live. He
does better in simple clothes, loose
enough to allow freedom of movement,
well ventilated so the air can circu-
late about his body, warm enough to
prevent chill. The color ought to
suit the child, and ali his clothes
should be durable and washable. The
fancy dress ought to be saved for par
ties, and no child ought to be asked to
wear it if he says he does not like it.
Clothes are a personal matter in
the long run. They have their effect,
and it is not a slight one, on the emo
tional lives of the children who wear
them. If the clothes suit the child
his spirit is strengthened because he
has a feeling of fitness and impor-
tance. If they are wrong, and he is
the Judge of that, he has feeling Of
unftneSs, Is uneasy and low-spirited
and so unready for what the day
offers. Simple clothes, pleasing to
the child, with easy and effective
fasteners, help wonderfully. They af-
feet health, behavior and growth.
Evening star., 1935-12-16

1000 tiny particles, so that you can
cover a much larger surface with a
small amount of perfume than could
otherwise be accomplished.
So we think that an atomizer makes
a splendid Christmas gift. They are
now made in miniature sizes to hold
just a dram of perfume. These take
up but a wee bit of space on the
dressing table and even two Of them
would not be in the way and would
take care of two different pet fra
grances.
These small sprays are in line with
the prevailing scheme of. selling the
most expensive perfumes by the dram,
which enables you to test out the vari-
GUS ones without any tremendous out
lay of money. We have shown above
several Of these small atomizers, all
of which come most delightfully."-
packaged as gifts. They are also
equipped with a little gadget which
eliminates evaporation while the ato-
miZer is not in use-a great advan-
tage when you are addicted to the
more expensive scents.
X X
IF YOU have last gift to purchase
do look at the radiant jewel set Of
compact and lip stick shown above,
which is ideal in every way, even to its
lovely suede-f1n case in ivory tone
with silver trim. 1t is mace by one Of
the exclusive houses and besides be-
ing completely smart in itself, it car
ries an excellent lipstick.
This gift may be made individual
by having an initial engraved within
the silver disc on the compact, and
the circle Of rhineStones around it,
and around the top of the lip stick
provide the final touch Of smartness.
These are lovely for evening in
black with rhinestones, or ivory with
emerald, ruby, diamond or sapphire
simulated settings. The compacts
may be purchased in both single and
double style. and the colors of the
rouge and lipstick are exceptionally
good.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column call Ma
tiOnal 5000, Extension 396, between
10 and IL am.
Evening star., 1935-12-16

suggestion would have q reasonable
excuse.
Dear Mrs. Post: After I returned
last Summer from a lovely visit at
the country house of my employer.
started to make q piece Of handwork,
at which I am rather expert, for his
wife. But so much has happened
that have not been able to finish it
and have not even written a thank
you note to Mrs. Employer. II I can
finish it by Christmastilre. do you
think it would be unsuitable for me
to send it then. and what shall 1
write to send with it?
Answer-Even though it Is not
all neceSsary-or even conventional
that you send her anything, I think
it would delight her very much if you
send it whenever you finish it. And
inclose a note with it saying that you
had begun it while you were staying
with her Snd that you had put so
many thoughts Of your happy visit
into the making of it that you would
like her to have it. Or, perhaps,
Just write her that you began it when
YOU got home last Summer. The
reason for explaining is that other
wise she might think you were es-
tablishing a custom Of sending Christ
mas presents.
~ y
Dear Mrs. Post: I have received
an announcement Of the wedding OF
a bride haven't seen since she was
q little girl. At that time we were
neighbors and her mother and were
good friends, but I have lived In an
other city all these years. As 1t hap
pens, this girl is to live here, too.
ought 1 send a present or go to see
her or what?
Answer-A present would depend
entirely upon your own impulse, since
an announcement itself does not OBJ
Iigate you in any way. In other words.
if-for the sake Of the days when you
and the mother we're friends-you
would like to send her daughter a
present, then do so by all means. And
certainly it would be friendly to go
to see her when she comes to live in
your town, and after your visit you
may know in your own mind what
you could or might like to do further
for her.
(Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1935-12-16
Bride Must
Own
'ThankYOu''
Letters of Apprecia-
ton Should Be Written
by Hand.
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS POST: Will you ex-
- press your opinion concerning
the good taste of sending cards Of
greeting bearing various printed mes
sages at occasions other than at
Christmas. Could you approve of
printed letters of thanks from bride
if she composes and writes the pat
tern letter, and then has facsimiles
made of it? And please, what about
sending other thought cards?
Answer.-A brides letters of thanks
must be written by herself and by
hand. This last exaction might Of
course be broken if she is thanking a
very intimate friend who knows that
she is herself typing the letter and not
debating or even possibly having q
stenographer make copies Of a model
note. A reproduced letter, not matter
how done, would be in just as bad
taste as an engraved or printed card
of thanks-which is just about the
furthest degree that lack of apprecia-
ton can go-short of card Of con-
dolence, which would perhaps be
worse. On the other hand, engraved
or printed or by whatever other
method worded and illustrated. cards
of greeting or good wishes at Christ
mas or Easter or on birthdays or get
well wishes, are all among the very
incest things that the poStman can
bring.
\ X X 4
Dear Mrs. Post: Why is it so few
people simply turn in the flap Of
Christmas card envelopes, thereby saw
ing half the postage necessary when
envelopes are mailed sealed? 1t seems
such b senseless expense when, after
all, there is only card inside.
Answer-Certain economics are ad-
mirable, but others are not. And
this is one Of the mot. times. How
ever, If your budget Is so limited
that full postage means cutting Oh q
number Of names from yo1r List, your
Evening star., 1935-12-16

c x t r a telephone
calls, extra noise
and lots Of extra
work.
For many moth
ers the Joyous as
pect of the period
is som e W h a t
marred by all
these extras. If
there are no serv-
ants, t hen the
bulk of the bur-
den falls directly
upon mother her
self. If there is a
m a i'd or even
cavaraI-r o n or
Evening star., 1935-12-16
My Neighbor Says:

Keep house plants well show
cred. Dust settles on their
leaves and clogs up pores through
which plants breathe.
Mustard and baking powder
settle in cans and should be
stirred lightly before using.
Any faxed ready-to-serve
cereal may be used instead of
bread crumbs in recipe that
calls for bread crumbs.
Poultices should always be ap-
piled slowly and while very hot.
But skin must be covered with
oil to prevent burning before
they are applied.
Cacti plants grown in the
house should be given air and
light. To water set pots in a
pan Of water and do not remove
until soil has become moist.
Water should never be poured
on burning fat. 1t will spread
the blaze. Flour will extinguish
the blaze.
If hot parsfin is poured over
paint left unused in a can 1t will
not harden.
Evening star., 1935-12-16
Fashion Flashes.

FARIS tP).-Waterproof rajah silk
makes something new in raincoats for
resort wear. The coats come in soft
roses and blues and are cut on loose,
swagger, three-quartsr length lines.
Evening star., 1935-12-16
"Kelly Green" :"

PARIS R-Kelly green" is much
used as q color accent in midseason
clothes. It Il generally combined with
black or with black and white, and
Is most often used at the neckline.
Evening star., 1935-12-16
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