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Evening star., 1936-07-03

(See FLOODS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1936-07-03

(See ZIONCHECK, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1936-07-03

(See HAYES, Page A-2.)
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FRANCE PROPOSES
FORCING PEACE BY
RE|NF0RCEDPACTS
Speedy Reformation of In
ternati0nal Body Urged
at Geneva.
REPORTER SHOOTS SELF
AT LEAGUE Meeting
Act Intended to Draw World At.
tention to Situation of Jews
in Germany.

BACKGROUND
The League OF Nations paragraph
on military sanctions originally en-
poUered the Council to recommend
to the several governments con-
cerned What effective military.
naval or air force the members OF
the League shall seuerally con-
tribute to the armed forces to be
used to protect the covenants"
Evening star., 1936-07-03

(See DROUGHT, Page a.
Evening star., 1936-07-03

CU. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Occasional showers tonight and tomor-
row; little change in temperature; light,
variable winds. Temperatures-Highe
IS, at Ais pm. yesterday; lowest r. at
6 am. today.
Full report on page AS.
Evening star., 1936-07-03

(See HEARING, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1936-05-08
Salad Knife
Correct and
Necessary
When Lettuce Leaves
Or Other Greens
Are Served.
BY EMILY POST.

NEAR MRS. POST: No matter in
what. my wife and her friends .
think your word is final! And in one
particular, your word has meant con-
siderable inconvenience to some of us
men. For instance, why ask us to
eat a salad-which usually means half
head of lettuce-by the crude and
unreliable method of cutting with q
fork? This utensu was obviously con-
structed merely for spearing foods?
I have told several of my friends that
I was writing you to ask If you will
not, for our sakes, remove the ban on
eating foods with a fork that we're
intended by Nature to be cut with AZ
knife. If you agree with my wife.
then please just lie the matter drop.
for if you print your refusal to give
us a knife there will be no chance to
induce her or any of the other women
to give up this stubborn refusal to
supply one. But if you can see our
side of the case your printed approval
will be appreciated.
Answer would love to believe in /
the importance Of my word to your
wife and her friends, but can't quite
understand how any one who has rad
much of what have written can pos
sibly believe that disapprove of salad
knives-when useful. On the con-
trary, I have written time and again
that a silver-bladed knife or one
with any other non-corroSive blade.
is not only permitted. but absolutely
correct. Where the belief ever came
from that one must struggle with a
stiff leaf Of lettuce, or worse yet, one
of greens, I have never found out
Correctly, the rating of salad knife
and a fish knife is exactly the same,
For fish that can by any chance havd
bones in it, a knife is necessary. A
knife is also provided with soft-shell
crabs. But with fish mousse, or lob1
ster newburg or crab meat, or hali1
but or fllet of sole, knife is omitted
In the same way precisely, salad
knife should be provided for all leai
salads, and whenever cheese. such al
Camembert, accompanies a salad
Chopped-up chicken, or vegetable OF
shellflsh. or alligator pear salads ID
not require a knife. Alligator pear
served a half to each person, is eaten
with fork alone if the pear has beer
peeled. But if the half is surrounded
with its rind, it is eaten with a fork
or if you prefer. a dessert or tea or an
orange spoon is equally proper.
Evening star., 1936-05-08

does for her linen, furniture and
kitchenware. This, of course, does not
refer to the fancy pieces, such as bon
bon dishes, silver platters and trays,
and the other articles that ere re-
ceived so often as wedding presents.
Sterling silver fiat ware is the goal
of every bride-and with good reason.
But If the present budget cannot stand
the strain of so many new things for
the new home all at once, and sterling
silver seems just impossible, don't
despair. Buy set of good, reliable
plate, in a pretty pattern, and use 1t
while you gradually assemble your
lovely sterling pieces one by one until
you have an entire beautiful service.
often, when you take inventory"
after the wedding trip is over, and
you are becoming really acquainted
with your new home, and your new
possessions, you will find that odd
Evening star., 1936-05-08
Nowadays the Bride Must Often Shop for Her Own Flat Sverwa
Dorothy Dix Says
There Is No Truth in the Theory That
Mothers and Daughters Must Be Pals.

where to hang q picture or how 10 fry
potatoes as there can be over any
world problem.
And, finally, there is the unending
battle over the question Of personal
liberty that goes on between mother
and daughter. AS long as a girl Is
unmarried her mother considers she
has a perfect right to boss her. 10
matter If she is 10 years old. She
must dress according to mothers
taste.
Let mother pick out her friends.
Let mother read her letters. Let
mother listen in on every telephone
conversation. And when the daugh-
ter fights for her freedom, mother
calls her ungrateful and there are
tears and recriminations on both sides.
The moral Of all Of which Is that
1t is time for us to scrap the old
superstition that mothers and daugh-
ters are always congenial and enjoy
being together, and to recognize the
fact that they are often poison to each
other and that when this is the case
the wise thing is for them to part and
get so far away from each other that
they will get a perspective on each
others virtues and be able to love and
admire each other.
DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1936-05-08
Tips on the Food Market
By LUCE EBERLY.

are still being sold by the pound by
many merchants, both at the stores
and market. Oranges and grape
fruit are still good and lemons are
coming In better with every ship
ment. Mint for ice tea and other
Summer drinks is selling at 10 cents
q bunch. Honeydews have become
regulars" now and cantaloupes, which
were expected last week, arrived in
fairly good shipments. Though still
rather small in size, they have q
very good flavor and color. Raspber-
ries, . few boxes. arrived as pre-
dicted and were sold almost the min
ute they were unpacked. There will
be g. larger supply on hand for to-
morrow's market, we understand.
Strawberries are still poor-though
there are . few choice boxes here
and there.
CHAD and herring are becoming
- more plentiful every day and
should be enjoyed while they last.
The season for these two Spring den
izeus Of our Potomac will soon be
closing and though the fish will be
available from other sources, they do
not seem quite ss tasty to US as our
own natives" Perch continue to
run and rock are being caught in
larger patches now, too. Crab meat
and lobster are excellent. Soft-shelled
crabs from the Carolinas, appear
to be the item of most interest in the
seafood line Just now. They are ex-
ceptionally good this season, say mer-
chants, and will apparently from re-
ports be plentiful throughout the
Summer.
Evening star., 1936-05-08
On
Caring for
Gray Hair
Couture Suggestions
For Mature
Woman.
From a washington shop.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

LIAR care grows more important as
one grows older. The hair has
a way of getting thinner, darker and
more discolored with the years. Since
that Is the natural course, modern
women take a keen delight in stump
ing Dame Nature. And it isn't hard
to do either. The brushing habit
should be formed in childhood and
continued right through. Brushing
stimulates the circulation, promotes
healthy hair growth, keeps the hair
coat highly polished. This means
healthier, more colorful hair.
Scalp massage and oil treatments
are also excellent to keep scalp and
hair up to par and to overcome the
tendency to tight scalp and dry hair
which too many have.
Caustic soaps, harsh rinses, excess
heat of marcel irons, permanent wav-
ing, particularly the inferior methods,
or artificial drying may all have q
tendency to add to scalp dryness as
well as hair discoloration. These
should be avoided, particularly If the
hair is gray, as these agents may
have q yellowing effect on the gray
or white head.
Gray hair, by the way, can be in
finitely becoming, particularly If the
skin is soft, the contour firm and the
individual knows how to make the
most of the flattering influence OF q
blue-white crown. But here is the
secret: The hair must be cared for
even more than in its original color.
1t must be polished to q cleaning
sheen and whitening or blueing rinSes
used to offset any yellowish tinge.
And it should be dressed in soft,
flattering waves. It Is serious mis-
take to dress gray hair in close, tight
waves. As q matter Of fact the COR
cugated wave is paSse, heaven and
the hairdressing artists be praised! It
was becoming to none-least Of all
the mature woman. A good perma-
nent is q very wise investment, par
ticularly for the middle-aged woman
(Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-05-08
BY MARGARET WARNER.
ACE in all its enhancing varia-
tions Is the choice of the mo-

ii AVE Ia GIL C1lbl d44IA44e fdX Ad-
tions Is the choice of the mo-
ment for evening frocks and
- will have special prominence
at the lace ball to be given for the
benefit of the Homeopathic Hospital
of Washington next Monday night.
This ball follows in the footsteps Of
the brilliant charity lace balls held
in Paris and New York this season,
when leading members of society in
both of these cities appeared in mod
ern and heirloom laces. A most in.
teresting quadrille in quaint lace cos
tunes Of 1860 will be featured, as
wall as a lace promenade showing
the versatility Of lace for Summer
costumes for all times Of day and
for all occasions during the coming
season.
A LII the variations in silhouette OF
= which Paris has steadily informed
us will be in evidence at the lace
ball-the higher waistlines In dresses
and coats, marked influence Of the
First Empire; high neck lines and
wide shoulders; tight sleeves, pencil
slim lines, as well as the bouffant
type, with yards and yards Of lace
floating out from dancing feet. There
will be frocks with little waist-kngth
bolero jackets, and hip-length jackets
with ripple fullness at the back; also
the longer tunic jacket buttoning
down the back and looking like an
integral part Of the frock.
We have seen such q wealth Of ex-
quisite filmy lace frocks in all Of the
local shops In anticipation Of the lace
ball and q lace season in general that
we are captivated by the idea. In the
photograph above are shown two par
ticularly lovely lace gowns. We have
Just been looking at the frothy, pale
Evening star., 1936-05-08

gray one Of sheerest Chantilly lace
in an amusing pattern. The shorts
loose Jacket, In bolero fashion. is one
of the important bits Of news cabled
in the latest Paris reports from the
midseason collections. The jacket has
long sleeves, quite full above the
elbows and snug fitting below. With
out the jacket 1t Is perfect as formal
frock.
The other gown, of daintiest pale
rose-pink net, uses insertions of alen-
con lace in three diagonal teirs around
the skirt as well as on the bodice.
This comes without jacket and
makes o charming dancing dress.
MET also falls within the category
! y of lace. One Of these is in a
luscious shade of golden maize over
the same color taffeta slip. The high
neck has a circlet Of small silk roses
in the same golden color and the puff
sleeves have several vertical rows of
pleating. Everything else Is quite
plain and unsophisticated-the plain
narrow belt and untrimmed full
skirt-but full Of naive charm.
Sophistication Is quite evident, how
ever, in an ensemble Of Chinese influ-
ence of white fine scroll braiding on
sheer cire black net. The jacket has a
Chinese collar. A bright obi sash Of
green and red gives an exotic touch
to the whole.
Heavier laces in soft hues, violets
and grays prove interesting to the older
woman, and in fact 1t Is only space
limitations that restrain our further
descriptions Of enhancing lacey
frocks that we have seen about town
today.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column call Ma
tional 5000, Extension 396, between 10
and IL am.
Evening star., 1936-05-08

A 8 THE last Spring month advances
and June. the first Summer month,
nears, we find Western produce trying
hard to maintain its high standard
until our early nearby gardens begin
to yield. This time of year both
Western and Southern truck farms
are winding up the busy season-the
earth Is tired after six months Of hard
work, steadily producing two or three
crops for the East's Winter demand,
and will be allowed to "rest" in most
instances for while. In some regions,
however, new top earth will be put
down and crops will continue to be
produced all through the Summer for
the benefit Of the large canning plants.
However, In any event, from June the
1st on, the East will be more on 'its
own" as far as some vegetables are
concerned.
I ARGE tender heads of green cab
- bage selling at 4 cents q pound
are without doubt one Of the weeks
best vegetable buys. (Since the old
theory that cabbage must be cooked
all day has been definitely exploded.
ami it has been proven that it is far
more digestible when cooked one-half
hour at the most, this old favorite
should be included more frequently
and generally in the Spring menu0
Spinach and baby kale are plentiful,
as are green snap beans and crisp
green peas. Limas, however, are very
scarce and priced accordingly. Fresh
''black-eyed" peas are on the bargain
list, too, as usual. Dandelion greens
are seen on every side. AL Of the
salad green's, especially watercress
and Boston lettuce from nearby, are
unusually fine and cheap. Corn from
Texas has improved and Is now far
more edible than 10 days ago. It Is
more tender, full-eared and has, at
last, acquired q flavor! Nearby gar
den asparagus Is attaining its par
excellence stage and has dropped quite
a bit in price.
4 \ r. 4
pINEAPPLE and rhubarb continue
= to be the fruit favorites; both
are being received in unusually large
quantities and are among the cheap.
est items In the fruit line. Bananas
are improying. are plentiful and
Evening star., 1936-05-08
EN- Million Crocheters.

Department Of Commerce figures,
supported by the National Retail Dry
Goods Association. report that there
are 10000. 900 knitting and crocheting
women In this country. And survey
Of public Libraries reports that said
libraries are very sulky-women who
are Knitting cannot spare hand to
leaf over pages Of book, SO this new
handwork fad Is cutting In tremen.
dously on the libraries business! More
balls Of knitting and crochet cotton
than base balls were sold last year.
Evening star., 1936-05-08
Own Dose
Best Cure
For Bully
Putting Aggressor in
Place Good
Example.
ny ANGELO PATRI.

John THOMAS was a healthy,
y happy schoolboy, bright-faced.
rather plump, and very good natured.
"I don't want you to fight. John
Thomas" his mother said when she
started him in school. Never fight.
II Q boy hits you don't hit him back.
Tell the teacher, or tell me, but don't
hit him back. I'd feel disgraced for
ever If you got into fight"
"Yes'm," said John Thomas without
hearing the meaning Of the words at
all. "Yes'm," was the right answer
when your mother spoke to you.
Whether it was John Thomas nature
or his smile, I do not know, but he
reached the nth grade before he had
any cause to remember his mothers
warning.
In his class there was sharp-faced
lad. wiry, quick, slangy and none too
good in his classes. He made himself
the terror Of the younger boys, pinch
ing them, grabbing them about the
neck and running them down the yard
50 fast that they could not keep their
feet and then letting them 60 so that
they fell on their faces. He knocked
books from under his classmates arms
on the way downstairs. He pushed
and showed and punched whomever
and whenever he chose, and nobody
seemed able to stop him.
John Thomas had to suffer with the
rest. He got into the habit Of waiting
until the Meanie had left before he
started for home, and planned his
goings and comings 50 as to avoid
meeting him.
One afternoon he found himself
going home in the same group as the
Meanie. He ducked a couple Of blows,
fell back, and slowed his pace. The
Meanie, turning to look for him, faced
o girl who carried heap Of loose books
under her arm. He sent them flying
and rumpled the child's hair, sending
her hat into the street after the books
She began to cry and look helplessly
about her. That was when it hap
pened.
without any prehnlinaries John
Thomas jumped at the Meanie. landed
O plump fist full on his nose and
showed every intention of following
with the other fist. The Meanie did
not stop to wait for that one to land.
but took to his heels with John
Thomas close behind him. The Meanie
reached his door first and slipped be-
hind it as a fish darts under rock.
"If you lay q finger on anyone Of
us again I'll break every bone in your
skin" yelled John Thomas. "Rah.
rah," shouted the crowd.
That brought the battling peace
loving John Thomas to earth. He
hurried home as fast as he had hur-
ried after his enemy. Mother did not
notice anything wrong. When the
children told the teacher that John
Thomas had been in fight with the
Meanie and had chased him into his
own house she merely said, Really?
Was that the bell heard?"
That night father paid a visit to
John Thomas, in his room, where he
was doing his homework. 81 hear you
had q run-in with young Meanie?
How was it?"
.T Just couldn't stand him another
minute, 30 ] socked him one on the
nose. Who told you?"
"The teacher. She thought you de-
served honorable mention. Here's q
quarter foi you. Don't sit up toe late.
And your mother knows about 1t and
thinks you did . good Job. When you
have to sock somebody make good
job Of It, that's all" .-
Evening star., 1936-05-08
Linens.

II you are smart, your Summer
wardrobe will feature shantel linen, .
rough, slubby linen, with . homespun
look about 1t, the kind Of linen which
tailors 50 well, holds its shape and Is
crush-resistant. No more Of this messy
perishable stuff which Is ready for the
laundry bag 20 minutes after 1t has
come from the ironing board. This
linen Is superb for sport dresses and
suits; 1t has q body without weight, it
Is porus and cool beneath the hottest
sun.
Evening star., 1936-05-08

c h e S t Of fiat
S ilv er, in a
matching pattern,
b e a r / n g the
brides monogram.
and complete in
every detail to
serve anywhere
from six to II
people. That era,
alas, seems to be
vanishing - and
now the bride
very often shops
for her silver just
about as prac-
ticallV as she
Evening star., 1936-05-08
BY BETSY CASWELL.

Ter OF lSClIg KICcIltN equip"
wv ment, and the necessities
for the linen closet for the
prospective brides new home-now
there comes up the subject of the
table silver.
In the good old days" the brides
family usually donated a handsome
Evening star., 1936-05-08


yourself These exact Of set made in the
Valley the soft knitting
making bedspread quickly
the platter for small platter
and q
pattern complete illustrated
what crochet hook and what material
much win need 10
for No 267 and inco Is in stamps
Address orders to the Wons Editor
et The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1936-05-08
Cooks Corner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.

BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE. l
DINNER MENU FOR FOUR OR FIVE
Jellied Veal Stuffed Eggs
creamed Caulifo,Der
SPRING Onions Rddisles
Pecan. Nut Rolls Butter
Cherry Ice Cream
White Cake
Coffee
STUFFED EGGS.
6 hard-cooked 2 tablespoons
eggs chill sauce
8 tablespoons 70 teaspoon salt
salad dressing "a teaspoon
paprika
Remove and mash egg yolks after
cutting eggs in halves lengthwise.
Roughly refill egg whites with rest
of ingredients combined with yolks.
Chill and arrange around veal.
PECAN NUT ROLLS.
cake COM tablespoons
pressed yeast fat melted
"a cup lukewarm / cup lukewarm
water milk
{ tablespoons 2 eggs beaten
sugar 412 cups Hour
! teaspoon salt
Crumble yeast in large bowl, add
water and sugar. Let stand 5 min
utes. Add two cups -four and rest
of ingredients. Beat minutes. Add
remaining -four, cover and place in
room of moderate temperature until
dough has doubled in size. This will
require about 4 hours. Roll out dough
until 1s inch, spread with filling and
roll up like a jelly roll Ia inches
thick. Cut of one inch slices and
place in buttered muffin pans. Let rise
until doubled in bulk (about 3 hours).
Bake IS minutes in moderate oven.
Turn out. pecan sides up.
FILLING FOR DOUGH.
tablespoons teaspoon
soft butter cinnamon
y cup brown u cup broken
sugar pecanS
Mix ingredients and spread on soft
dough.
PECAN MIXTURE FOR MUFFIN
PANS.
cup brown "a cup whole
sugar pecans
Sprinkle q tablespoon sugar In each
butter muffin pan and add three
pecans.
Figs, dates, raisins or prunes often
whet the appetite Of youngsters when
added to cereal, add minutes before
cereal Is served.
Evening star., 1936-05-08
>Itemized List of Pieces
Necessary for Informal
And Formal Entertaining
Scheme of Living Should Be Taken Into
Consideration When Purchase of
FlatWare Is Made.

g11LS OF SLVer LQaC oOQ'L seem 70 NJ
into your scheme Of things may be
exchanged for a dozen spoons or forks
or something, in the sterling pattern
you choose-and there you are, well
started on your silver chest already!
II y
THE amount Of fiat silver required
by two people varies, Of course, in
accordance with how much Of an es-
tablishment they plan to have and
how much entertaining they count on
doing. It also should be remembered
that if the bride is planning to do all
her own housework, that cleaning sill.
yer takes time and patience. There
fore, simple patterns and essential
pieces only should be chosen. Orna-
mental articles may be lacquered. so
that they do not need the weekly pol
ishing, but silver that is used on the
table daily cannot be treated in this
manner.
Here is q minimum number Of pieces
that two people, living very simply,
could manage to use successfully:
teaspoons.
large forks.
large knives.
small forks.
dessert spoons.
serving spoons.
l sugar tongs.
In this case, If soup were served IN
bouillon cups, teaspoons would have
to be used. If in soup plates, then
the dessert spoons would come into
play. Meat would be carved with the
kitchen carvers and gravy dipped out
with a dessert spoon. The large knives
would have to be used for butter
unless you bought some of the little
crystal butter knives which saw in
a shop the other day. Naturally the
large knives should not be used for
butter-but to keep within the budget
adequately, there it Is! Or butter the
toast at the stove or make dainty
d-butter sandwiches! This
number Of items will make it possible
for the young couple to entertain two
other people in the most informal way.
X y y X
RUT here is q list which we Will
- call "the happy medium" 1t is
not too lavish, but 1t Is adequate
in that a really dignified and formal
party for eight may be given with
no lack Of silverware. And a formal
party for eight Is about as large
seated dinner or lunch as can be
managed in the average two-room
apartment or small house, with the
hostess doing most Of the food prep
aration herself.
ADEQUATE SERVICE FOR EIGHT.
18 teaspoons (extra spoons are al
ways needed for teas, etc.).
8 Bouillon spoons.
oyster forks.
soup spoons.
- dinner forks Qarge).
8 small forks.
large knives.
small knives.
dessert spoons.
butter knives.
coffee spoons.
iced tea spoons.
serving spoons.
/ steak set.
! gravy ladle.
pie server.
set sugar tongs.
I have suggested u dinner forks
because the extra ones will be
needed to use with the four serving
spoons, for vegetables, fruit desserts,
etc. If desired, more small-sized
forks could be added to the List, to
use with the dessert spoons as pair
on each dessert plate. Otherwise, II
this type Of service is followed, the
small forks would have to be washed
between the salad and dessert courses.
The small forks and knives may also
be used with the fish course. One
Of the oyster forks wiH spear"
lemon slices or olives or pickles II
no one gives you . fancy implement
for this Job!