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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
Ignore Fork
If Dropped
From Place
Person Who Puts It
Back on Table Is
Condemned.
BY EMILY POST.

BY EMILY POST.
DEAR MRS. POST: I would like
your opinion. In restaurant
the other day I picked up fork from
the floor in passing a table from which
it had been dropped by a lady. A
friend with me claimed that I should
have left it for the waiter, and even
went so far as to say that no gentle
man would do it."
Answer: You should have left it.
"A fork dropped on the floor is not
properly returned to the table. There
fore you were not showing courtesy
to lady, but bungling the duty OF
q waiter. Had she dropped something
Of her own. that would have been
another matter.
Dear Mrs. Post: A friend and
have had quite a discussion, which
has not been decided. The subject
under fire is whether or not q girl
should 60 to the door with q young
man who has spent the evening at
her house. My friend insists that she
should and I say that she need not
60 farther than the living room door.
And that she should not help him on
with his coat"
Answer-If there is servant in the
hall she should not go to the door
with him. The servant should hold
his coat and open the door for him.
But II there is no servant to see him
out she would go as far as the hall
and he would help himself on with
his own coat and open the door to
let himself out of the house.
Dear Mrs. Post: After my divorce
last Summer the court restored
my maiden name and very few
people know that I was married, as ]
spent these six years in q city across
the continent. Under the circum-
stances, may I be called my sisters
maid Of honor?" Matron, followed
by my maiden name, would be con-
Trajectory"
Answer-You cannot possibly call
yourself miss" and maid Of honor
unless your marriage was annulled and
you are willing to make q public
declaration of the fact that you have
remained Q spinster and face the
likelihood Of unpleasant gossip that
never would arise II you accepted the
name Of Mrs. and kept the story OF
your marriage-or not q marriage
to yourself.
Dear Mrs. Post: Is it necessary
that the maid Of honor take charge
Of the bridegroom's ring?"
Answer-No. The bride can (and
usually does) wear it on her own little
finger over her glove.
(Copyrisht 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
1850
BY BARBARA BELL.

Dx DhnDhHh OLAAs
- HAWL collars topping low v
necklines are the prettiest I'm
ish . wrap-around house dress
~ can have, and for Summer no
type Is comparable to 1t TOR
comfort and neatness.
The sketch shows q design that will
please all housewives. The details
are plain but cunning. All your favo-
rite points are incorporated into the
dress so that jaunty hat, bag and
pull-on gloves are all the accessories
necessary to make it suitable for
marketing on a Summer morning.
Set-in sleeves are more satisfactory
than other types If you actually in
tend to be active in your clothes. The
ones featured here are slashed on the
outside so that the possibility of
strain Is removed.
A trim, well-fitted appearance Is
achieved by darts over the bustline
and a panel treatment in the back.
The skirt is given extra width at the
bottom by the side pleats at the bot
tom.
The wrapped theme Is balanced on
the right side by q large-sized pocket
included in the seamlines.
Wash cottons offer q wide variety
of colors and designs. Among the
matelasse weaves seersucker is out
standing and because 1t can be cared
for quickly housewives like it very
much. The old prejudice against it
for making the figure look large van
ished with the arrival of a newer,
thinner brand Of material. Percale
continues popular for printed frocks
For plain solid colors poplin and cot
ton broadcloth are leading favorites
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1653-B is
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General Observations Keeping With the Tide of Feminine Actt
Dorothy Dix Says
Don't Marry Mammals Boy Unless Pre-
pared to Take Second Place.

ence over their husbands than they
have. There Is no arguing with o
mother's-boy husband, anyway, be-
cause with him mother Is always
right and wife Is always wrong.
There is just one Of two things
that the girl can do who Is con-
fronted with the problem Of marrying
man with the mother complex.
She can give him up or else she can
make up her mind to be content with
a second mortgage on his heart rather
than have no place in it at all.
DOROTHY DIX.
DEAR DOROTHY DIX: We are
~ both in the middle COS. Both
from not-to-well-off families. Both
at work and earning $40 a week be-
tween us. We have been giving every
thing we made to our families, but
now there are others working and we
want to get married. We would be
willing to help out for year or two
by boarding with either family. What
would be reasonable amount to pay?
Another thing, we would like to get
married without letting any one know
about it until it was all over, for
even a modest wedding Is expensive.
Please give us your advice. W.D.
Answer-I think your plans are
exceedingly sensible and that you are
right to start out for yourselves. II
you keep putting of getting married
until the family doesn't need your
help you will never get married at all.
For families, perhaps without realiz-
ing it, become very parasitic You
may have noticed how often a middle
aged, able bodied man develops q
rheumatic knee or some mysterious
heart ailment and knocks OF work
as soon as the children get to bringing
in pay envelopes. And you may
also have noticed how often the oldest
son and daughter of family never
marry. 1t is because father and
mother dump the whole family sup
port on them and sacrifice them to
the younger children. This Is all
wrong, and, while children should
help their parents, they should not
permit themselves to be made the
family goats.
Your plan Of just stepping around
to the parson and getting married
and then telling your friends and
relatives about it afterward is a swell
idea, and would that more poor young
couples would do likewise. Many a
young couple could have gone to
housekeeping on what they spent for
10-minute promenade in white satin
and broadcloth, with bridesmaids and
ushers in attendance.
DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyright. 1851
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09

Is Possible
Ear Victim
BY ANGELO PATRI.
"DENNIS is getting worse every

hENN1S Is gettltls WorSe every
day."
whats the matter with him now?"
HE doesn't mind a word I say. I
told him about five minutes ago to
put his book on the table and go up
stairs to wash his hands. He laid
the book on the chair, just where he
was. and never moved to wash his
hands. That's only a sample
why don't you make him mind?"
make him mind? Isn't that what
I'm trying to do all day and all night
long? Try it yourself and see"
Dennis, march yourself up those
stairs and wash your hands. Hear
me?"
Father roared so loud that the win
dows ratified, and Dennis. look Of
startled fear and bewilderment on his
face, fastened up the stairs.
There. You see? All you got to
do Is make him understand you mean
it. He thinks you're fooling with
him."
Mother sighed and said no more.
She couldn't shout like that, not even
once q day, and there were many,
many occasions during the hour
when she had to push and prod Den
mis- into doing simple things, such as
closing his mouth, studying his lessons
and doing his homework. His teacher
was complaining about that home
work and about the inattention that
spoiled every lesson. Something had
to be done, but what?
How are you getting along in
school, boy?" asked father sternly, as
Dennis returned washed, clean, and
brushed smoothly.
Dennis looked at his father DULY
and said nothing.
II asked you q question. Haven't
you tongue in your head? Answer
me-" and again father roared his
loudest.
st don't know what you said" said
Dennis, bursting into tears.
"You don't know what I said? You
don't want to know what said. You
60 upstairs. I'll see about this later"
Now it was mothers turn to burst
into tears. That's right. The min
ute I try to help you with him you
start to cry. No wonder he's getting
worse and worse. Somebodyll have
to take that young one in hand. What
in time ails him anyway"
"Oh, don't know. Every since he
had that cold last Spring he's been
like this, needless, half listens, never
gets things right. His face is getting
sort of stupid look. I'm SO worried
I don't know what to do. Maybe
there's something the matter with
him. He wasn't like this before"
why don't you take him to the
doctor and find out? Call him down
here, Ill 60 for him. Poor kid. Guess
I scared him yelling like that. Come
along, Dennis. Your dinner is wait
ing. Come along, say. Dear, dear.
Don't you hear me, Dennis?"
"You calling me. dad? I thought
heard you-"
OF course Dennis was hard Of hear
ing. Once he was placed under treat
ment, his seat changed to one close
to the teacher, q bright and kindly
child assigned to help him, things
Strengthened out. Many q case Of
poor lessons, stubborn temper, stu
pidity, disobedience are caused by
poor hearing. Better look into the
ears of any child who is having such
difficulties. Don't take hearing for
granted.
Copyright. 1889
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09

She suggests that the slipper be
between three and four inches in
length. Try cocheting q chain Of
that length and then varying 1t &C
cording to your own desire.
The number of stitches will be less
naturally, when the coarser yarn Is
used and shorter when fine thread
Is employed.
The widening Of the toe and the
heel is done according to the printed
direction which may be obtained by
following the directions given at the
end Of this column today.
The eyelets may vary in number
according to the stitches, but the
method Of making Is the same, nc
matter what the size.
The same thing is true Of the vamp
or tongue. The T strap should be
narrow, as should the ankle strap
that Is fastened with a small pearl
button. In each strap buttonhole
is worked as the crocheting Is done.
The buttonhole is at the left end Of
one strap for one foot and the right
for the other.
The nat toe or vamp may be en-
broidered with a few flowers in lazy
daisy stitch If desired, but Nancy
prefers to omit them on this simple,
tailored little T-strap bootee.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
Oatmeal Facial Benefit
Adapted to Needs Of Oily Skin and
Other Conditions.
Other Conditions.

mixed to a paste with fresh milk or
cream.
For the oily type of skin, the paste
is made with an astringent skin tonic.
When there are a few blackheads
that need softening, muscle oil Is
mixed with the meal, q fairly thick
coating of the massage cream is left
on the skin and the pack Is applied
rather thinly.
In all cases the pack Is left on
from Is to 20 minutes, then 1t Is
gently wiped of with q warm, wet
turkish towel. After the pack has
been carefully and thoroughly washed
OF the skin Is blotted dry and mas
saged again lightly for . minute or
two.
The massage is fabricated with .
lightweight facial cream, which Is
wiped of afterward with clean alb
sorbent cotton pads moistened in Q
skin tonic. The face is now ready
for makeup if one is going out after
the treatment.
like that just described may be taken
once q week. In addition to this
treatment the skin must, of course,
have daily care suited to its condition.
A large part Of this daily care in
cludes three well-balanced meals Q
day and q walk outdoors.
The idea that beauty Is only skin
deep has not survived in this scien-
tifie age. Every effort to improve the
NTH n~rfo pstxr otAo
should be supplemented by correct
hygiene habits that build beauty from
within. This Is . truism that any
professional beauty knows
- tcnnw1iRht. 1nak.A .Ians<
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09

designed in sizes SO. SO. 40. A, a.
IS. 4s. SO and 50. Size 50 requires
"a yards Of 36-inch material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
An illustrated instruction guide which
Is easy to understand.
Send for the Barbara Bell pattern
book. Make yourself attractive. prac-
teal and becoming clothes. selecting
designs from tho 104 Barbara Bell
well-planned, easy-to-make patterns
Interesting and exclusive fashions for
little children and the difficult junior
age; slenderi1ng, well cut patterns
for the mature figure. afternoon
dresses for the most particular young
women and matrons and other pat
terms for special occasions are all to
be found in the Barbara Bell pattern
book. Send IS cents for your copy
today. Address orders to The Eve
ming Star.
(copyrisht 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
EATING ASPARAGUS

You rarely see persons take stalks
Of asparagus In the fingers any more.
but when it happens, doesn't 1t look
untidy and canabalistic? Cut aspara-
gus stalks in short bits with the fork
not the knife and fork-and eat
them with the fork. If you must have
that last bit of juice and pulp and
goodness that remains In the stalk
part that is too tough to cut. lift 1t in
the fingers and manage it as quickly
and as unobtrusively as possible. Never
put the whole piece IN the mouth, Of
course. in an effort to chew the tough
er portion and afterward remove the
stringy part.
Artichokes are pulled apart leaf by
leaf, the edible end dipped In sauce
and eaten In the fingers. When the
leaves have been disposed Of, scrape
the spiny part away from the heart,
using q knife, and eat the teuder last
MOI sci with . fork, or the knife and
fork,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09

M building health, but did you
w know that they also make a
fine facial pack for COM
plexions that need softening
and refining?
Beauty shops are using three KINDS
of oatmeal facias, adapted to the
needs of the oily skin, the dry SKIN
and the one with q mild case Of
hlackheads. These are called recon-
ditioning mask treatments because
thew aim to bring new beauty and
snoothness to compilations that have
become o bit harsh and rough during
Winter and early Spring. This Is q
good time to begin having q series
Of such facials at q beauts.' shop or
at home, SO that by vacation time
YOU may be proud Of your skin.
Like most other faciaE, this par
ticular treatment begins with q thor
ough cleansing of the skin. Next
comes q scientific massage described
in INV leaflet, Correct Facial Mas
saee"). with a massage cream. The
movements are firm but gentle up
ward stroking and patting. Much Of
the benefit from any facial in which
massage is used comes from these
manipulations that stimulate circu-
lation. The quickened flow Of blood
brings more nourishment to the It's
sues. removes their waste products
and generally tones them up.
After the massage the cream y LETT
on the skin and the oatmeal pack Is
spread over! For use on dry com
! nlexinna tina poNdered oAtmsA 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
Style Is Put
In BOOteeS
By T Strap
BY FLORENCE LIE GANKE.

BY FLORENCE LIE GANAE.
NANCY had knitted bootees and
other small articles Of wear for
babies. But she had never crocheted
a slipper. She decided that she would
try to make one that looked like the
Mary Ann pump for children. It
would have style because Of its sim
plicity, its regular stitchery and It's
narrow T strap.
It was a question in her mind as
to whether she should use wool or
thread. She made q pair In No. 40
DINO crochet cotton. using q No. Q
steel crochet hook. But the slippers
took Q long time to make and were
almost absurdly tiny when finished.
She knew that the directions would
remain the same whether she used
yarn or thread and whether she made
the slipper larger or smaller.
The difference would come in the
length Of the chain she made for
the center bottom Of the sole, for
that is where this slipper is started.
Her original pair measured only
two inches when the first row of
double crochet had been made.
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It, and all that
she need do is to
follow the de-
tailed advice Of
the experts who
h We made q
sc i e n tifc and
chemical study Of
the situation.
Acc ording to
the Bureau Of
Home Economics
OF the Depart
nent OF Agricul-
ture, fruits and
vegetables spoil
because of GER
tain ms tllr 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
Canning Skill Achieved
By Every Woman Who
Heeds Experts Advice
Difference Found Between Fruits and Some
Vegetables, Because Of Conditions
Due to Acids.

most gloriously red-abiding berries,
and they stayed that way indefinitely.
I am going to 60 over some of her
old books and papers that she left
me and see if I cannot find Just the
priced recipe which she used in this
instance.
THE first step in the fruit-canning
process Is to get good fruit at
exactly the proper moment in its de-
velopment. Discard all that is bruised
or imperfect and use the remainder
without delay. so that you may get
every bit of food value into the jar
or can.
Wash the fruit well, heat It thor
oughly and slowly-if you are using
the recommended "hot-pack method,
either with sugar or with sirup-to
drive all the air out of it and shrink
it somewhat.
Before filling the jars or tins, wash,
rinse and sterilize them by boiling
them in water. Have them hot when
the fruit goes into them and seal them
quickly before it begins to cool. Then
you prevent any extraneous organisms
from getting in their work after the
fruit has been canned. BY the way,
do not fill the jars plumb-full, but
leave a little head space.
As the jars or tins are filled with
the fruit you process" them-that
is, you give them a final heating to
kill any bacteria that might possibly
be left lurking about. For this you
can use a wash boiler, or big canning
kettle, partly filled with boiling water,
and with rack on the bottom on
which to stand the jars. Put the
hot, sealed jars on the rack, with the
water covering them, and keep the
water boiling. How long this goes on
depends on the particular fruit. and
for Just this situation have prepared
a number of leaflets on canning by
various methods which I should be
very glad to send you, if you write
me, inclosing stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope.
WHEN the processing is done, take
the jars out of the water and
set them to cool slowly, out Of a draft.
Store them away in a dark place. to
retain all the color that you can, and
see that the storage space is moder-
ately cool.
The canning of food is an applica-
ton of three branches Of science-bac-
teriology. physics and chemistry. Al
though you do not have to be scien-
fist to succeed with it, you must care
fully follow scientific principles II you
want your canned food to keep long
and well.
II you wish advice On your fndi-
vidual household problems, write to
Betsy Caswell, in care Of The Star,
inclosing stamped, self-addressed en-
velope for reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
|Cook'sCorner
By MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.
DINNER SERVING FIVE.

O42NN6kb o61St 4NO
(Mentless.)
Noodle Ring.
Mushrooms Supreme.
Buttered NeD Potatoes.
Bread. Apricot Jam.
Sliced Tomato Salad.
Cherry Cobbler.
Coffee.
Milk for Children.
MUSHROOMS SUPREME.
3 tablespoons "a cup diced cooked
sssss9e en- -four ssss.s os:.,,
i cup SToxnsd Y ttsssssDBsssonn Sss.lIsi;,..
Melt butter, add flour and when
blended add milk and cook until thick,
creamy sauce forms. Stir constantly.
Add rest of ingredients and cook two
minutes.
CHERRY COBBLER.
2 cups seeded L tablespoon lemon
cherries Juice -
Y cup sugar. 2 tablespoons butter
:, tablespoons flour. u cup water or
z teaspoon cherry juice.
Blend cherries with sugar and flour.
Add rest of ingredients and pour into
buttered shallow pan. Cover with
crust.
CRUST.
IA cups -four 4 tablespoons lard.
u teaspoon salt. y cup milk.
Mix flour and salt. Cut in lard with
knife. Slowly add milk. When soft
dough forms. pat out and fit over
cherries. Make four Sits in top. Bake
80 minutes in moderate oven. Serve
warm or cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09

Alice Brooks always alert newest needwok has designed
lacy Besides being done
feature The design the pattern throughout the
fd collar which adds the entire blouse The
sleeves knitted attractive with
pattern will find complete instructions for making the blouse
40 an given IN the paern and
skirt an illustration the blouse and OF the
material requirements.
stamps Wouan1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
To Keep ECO Yolks.

Never set egg yolks away in the re-
frigerator without protecting them by
adding enough cold water to cover
them. When ready to use them, pour
on the water and the yolk viii be a.
fresh q when taken from the egs
shall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
Mirror Cleaning.

The kitchen mirror quickly becomes
dulled by film of greasy smoke
caused by the fumes of cooking. You
can brighten it in a jiffy by rubbing
over the glass with a cloth containing
few drops of spirits of camphor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
BY BETSY CASWELL.

w YITH the coming of the berry
season comes the begin
wv ming of the Summer can
ming era.
Canning is skilled Job,
which takes real knowledge and an
endless amount of care to perfect.
Fortunately this knowledge is within
the reach of every woman who wishes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
BY LOIS LEEDS.

BY LOIS LEEDS.
4 n ILK and oatmeal are good fol-
M building health, but did you
know that they also make q
fine facial pack for com.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09

II you wish advice On your fndi-
vidual household problems, write to
Betsy Caswell. in care Of The Star,
inclosing stamped, self-addressed en-
velope for reply.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-11-29

It is merely helping a man in 8 temporary piece of bad luck.
 In the olden days, in the middle and western country, when man lost his home by fire, tornado, etc, the neighbors immediately held a "house raising bee and by all ga- thering round with logs, lumber, and other supplies, new home would be erected for their unfortu- nate man. Horses, stock, canned goods, furniture etc. were always iOund and the mans home rebuilt with scarcely noticeable loss of time. Those days are gone forever. But in their stead has come the "Red Cross Bee" to help man or a family who has had temporary run of bad luck.
 Your dollars will help says Chair man A. B. Phillips. If you have not taken membership in the Red Cross you may still do so. Even though the drive has ended, contri- buttons will still be received at any time during the year"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-11-29
MESSERSCHlMIDT
 CHILD IGNORED

Little Roberta Amy Messerschmidt celebrated her third birthday Tues day afternoon with party given at her Twelfth Street residence. Mrs, T. R. Bates and Mrs. George Shaw assisted Mrs. George Messerschmidt in serving.
 Ice cream and cake featured the menu Many exciting birthday gifts were received by Roberta.
 Those present were: Evelyn Holl- man, Patricia Connors, Lynn Bod- ding, Alice Jean Davis, Jean Hermle, katherine Bavard, Arthur Lowell Robert Koski, George Shaw Jr., Gerald Shaw, Albert Shaw, Jackie Schmitz, Ilean MacSpadden, Erna Slender, George Messerschmidt, Jr Roberta Amy Messerschmidt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-11-29
RAINBOW GIRLS
 HOLD BARN DANCE

Bales of hay, pitchforks and milk
 pails aided in providing authentic at mosphere for the barn dance spon- sored by the Rainbow Girls in the Scottish Rite emple Wednesday
 evening.
 Nearly one hundred guests attend ing the invitational affair pronounc- ed it one of the most successful danc-
 es they had ever enjoyed. Fine music by Miller's Melody Makers did much to insure it's success. Credit for the management and arrangement of the affair belongs to the following com
 mittees.
 Entertainment-Emma Ness, Sybil
 Godfrey. Bernice Lovejoy, Nola Mae
 Seelye.
 DecOrations-Louise Tanner, Jean
 Boyer, Marguerite Thompson. Refreshments-Inga Lindstrom,
 Corinne Duncan, Mary Crossman. Invitations-Rachel Borleck, Mi riam Lea, Doris Freeburger. Program-Sylvia Berg, Kathleen
 Carlson, Patricia Harland.