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The Washington times., 1936-11-10
Etiquette
ByMRS.CORNELIUS BEECKMAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

MRS.CORNELIUS BEECKMAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
81 am planning to go to a house
wedding, which is to be held in
the evening at 8 o'clock, with a
reception to follow.
please tell me what would be
the proper dress to wear-semi-
formal or formal?
Il am going alone. Should 1
wear a cOrSage?
"ShOuld 1 take a gift with me
to the wedding, or send 1t before
the wedding?
"ShOuId an evening wrap be
worn? A"
If the wedding is to be a formal
one-that is, if the invitations
were formal, engraved ones-you
wear formal evening dress. If the
invitation we're, say, note of in
vitation, then you know the we'd
ding is to be informal, and you
might wear a dinner dress.
You may wear a corSage if you
wish.
You should send your wedding
present before the wedding, to the
bride-to-be, at her home.
Yes.
(copyright. 1888. by King Features
GyndheatA lac, J.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10
By JEAN GREEN

The fact came to my atten-
tion today that the United
States Bureau of Standards
has established a system of
classifying and grading rice.
This system of separating
the grades of rice into six dis
tinct classes certainly aids the
consumer in purchasing and
getting value received from
the food dollar. The judging
is done on the cleanness of the
rice, freedom from mixture
with other varieties and the
wholesomeness of the kernel.
These grades printed on many
packages of rice sold on the mar
ket are prime, choice, good, me-
dium, common, or Gull. The finest,
of course is prime.
Three Sizes
In making intelligent purchases
it is also helpful to know that
rice comes in three sizes. If you
are buying for pudding or to
serve with chop suey when large
snowy white grains are desired,
the Rexora will be your choice.
This Is the finest Of the long
The Washington times., 1936-11-10
Beauty
BY DONNA GRACE

Dear Donna Grace-My age is
IS and 1 would like to have a nice
shape. 1t would be nice if it were
not for my buSts which are very
small. l cannot get nice dresses
because they hang on me, so 1
have to wear waShableS. All my
friends have full bustS and they
can wear silk dresses. l feel like
a baby every time / go out. and
would appreciate any advice you
have to offer.
CHARLOTTE L."
You do not know how fortunate
you are to have the average figure
of a 15-year-old. The busts do not
develop fully till after you have
passed your teens except in a few
cases, so you have Iothing to
worry about. In the meantime get
plenty of exercises and practice
deep breathing every day. Swim
ming, tennis are good bust develop
erS.
If you would like to fill out to a
more round contour, simply wear
a brassiere with little breast forms
in it, made of net or some such
things a. you will find in the
stores.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10

Saw good-by to the "house
dress" of yesteryear, for this 1886
model is smart enough to serve as
an afternoon frock, too! Indeed.
in the long sleeved version you'll
wear it for informal visits, shop
ping, and innumerable gay occa-
SiOnS!
Pattern 4213 is available in sizes
"a. 36, 38, 40, AZ, A, As and 48.
Size SO takes four yards 36-inch
fabric. Illustrated sUep-by-step
sewing instructions included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS Q5c) in
coins or stamps (coin preferredD
for this Anne Adams pattern.
Write plainly SIZE, NAME, AD-
DRESS and STYLE NUMBER.
Write today for your copy of our
new ANNE ADAMS PATTERN
BOOK, complete guide to the lat
est, Smartest sports clothes,
dress-up frocks and "at home"
styles! Full of new fabric and ac-
cessory tops, too! You'll be de-
lighted with the many suggestions
for gifts, kiddies' togs, party
clothes. and Junior styles-all just
begging to be made, worn, and ad-
mired! BOOK, FIFTEEN CENTS.
PATTERN, FIFTEEN CENTS.
TWENTY FIVE CENTS FOR
BOTH WHEN ORDERED TO
GETHER.
Address orders to The Washing
ton Times. Pattern Department.
243 W. Seventeenth st.. New York.
N. Y.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10
Classifying of Rice Gives an Added Protection

'loaf and bake in oven set at $50
degrees for 80 minutes.
Fish ChOwder
2 cups of cooked rice
6 slices of salt pork
2 pounds of fish
potatoes
l onion
"a pound of butter
2 cups of milk
2 cups of water
Salt
Pepper
Prepare the fish by cleaning
and cutting into slices about one
inch thick. Put the slices of fish
into the soup pot or large kettle.
Add the slices of potato, then
fish Sprinkled with salt, pepper,
and minced onion. Over this place
the boiled rice. Dot with butter.
Add the water, cover with close
fitting lid and simmer gently for
an hour.
Remove the kettle and add two
cups of milk. Serve hot.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10
LeoDard Coat

Just the same, thank goodness,
it is the leopard. and we. for one
are glad that it doesn't change
its spots. A charming leopard
coat is three-quarter-length
SWagger with wide shoulders
marked by pleats and a notched
revere collar. A bowknot puff
and peaked cap of the fur COM
plete the lovely ensemble.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10

'tender. Blend in the cheese and
butter and serve hot.
Milan Rice Balls
l cup of rice
l cup of chopped chicken
2 cups of tomato puree
p cup of flour
p cup of butter
l teaspoon of salt
Cook the rice in the tomato
puree. Cook the sliced onion in
the butter. Add flour and salt.
Add the liquid and let boil. Stir
one-third of the chicken into one
third of the sauce. Into the rest
of the rice stir the sauce and blend
we'll so that each kernel Of rice is
surrounded by sauce.
Turn both mixtures onto plates
to cook. When cold, form the rice
into balls, make a depression in
each, add chicken mixture, cover
with crumbs and fry in deep fat.
Nut Cheese Loaf
cup of cooked rice
cup of chopped peanuts
l cup of cottage cheese
l egg
2 tablespoons of butter
Onion salt
Pepper
Blend the beaten egg with the
rice. Add to the cottage cheese
and chopped peanuts. Season
with the onion salt and pepper,
Add melted butter. Shape into .
The Washington times., 1936-11-10
FaVOrite

Fall menus and porkl Don't
the ttUo ideas click? That is Why
We are making it our new con-
test this week.
For recipeS-nOt nlenuS-uSing
pork, The Washington Times is
giUing prizes of one dollar. There
will be sir recipes chosen and
these wHl be published in the
FdUorite Recipe column on the
tolIoDing week.
Send in your t1Uorite Wdy to
SerUe pork. 1t may be your recipe
that 1Oill lUin. The contest in
cludeS not only roast pork. ribs,
chops, liUer, and pork pies. Hut
also sausage.
Our tdUorite for today chosen
from recipes entered in last
weeks contest.
Cranberry Dessert
/ package of orange gelatine
l cup of boiling water
l quart of ground cranberrles
2 cups of sugar
/ orange
Whipped cream
To one package of the orange
gelatine, add one scant cup of
boiling water. Stir until dissolved.
To this add one quart of ground
and two cups of sugar.
Stir thoroughly.
Add to this the grated rind of
an orange (only the Yellow and
grind the pulp and add to the
rest of the mixture. Stir well and
set back to jell.
Serve with whipped cream.
This is delicious.
Submitted by Mrs. ]. L. Num-
ley, 300 Ridge St., Charlottes
vile, Va.
Rules for the contest: Write
on one side of the paper only
and include your name and 1d-
dress under each recipe. As
many recipes as you DiSh may be
entered. Mail them to Miss Jean
Green, The Washington Times,
before midnight, November ID.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10

EGNEAD MONEY BAG" is the
VA name of this tiny bit Of
chic, which you carry in the even
ing, and tuck into it not only
your mad money. but your make
up as we'll. For though it is
diminutive in size, it will hold
your needs, and you can swing it
on as little as cne finger, by its
golden cord. The square pouch
shape is very new, and the bag is
nicely lined with white kid. The
colors are lovely-coral orchid,
red, or black. In velvet, the colors
mentioned, the bags are 81. and
in gold or silver kid they are So
Bags of either type will make nice
Christmas gifts.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10

Can Dc 1alrly popular
The trouble with so many girls
is they're afraid to plunge in and
make home-"Be it ever so hum
ble''-a popular center. Perhaps
their mothers don't like the fuss
and bother of having their daugh-
ters' friends around. And when
it comes to fathers, they are worse.
So daughter goes to other girls
parties, and continues to go, until
invitations become scarce and
drop off altogether. And then she
wonders why she isn't popular and
no one invites her any more.
CHANGED CUSTOMS
This is particularly true where
parents are known as strict, or
when they come from old countries
where young people are seen and
heard less than in these United
States.
when in Rome, do as the Ro-
mans" never stood for greater wis
dom than in this country today.
Besides, the ways of the old coun-
try have probably changed con-
siderably since Mother and Dad
left their native shores: and they
would be surprised, if they re-
turned, to see how American ways
of doing things have taken root
lover there"
So these old country parents
try to bring up their girls as they
were brought up, with the result
that the girls are likely to be fail
ureS.
AS we said in the beginning,
food is the great unifier. The
dishes served do not have to be
elaborate, but the more appetiz-
ing they are, the more effective
they are sure to be.
If you have coffee, it should be
good coffee, not the kind that
turns blue when you add the
boiled milk or cream. And tea
made with anything but furiouSly
boiling water is about as appe-
tizing as lukeWarm hydrant water
in the dog days.
KEY TO POPULARITY
Sandwiches should be dainty as
we'll as pleasing to the palate; not
look like the hunks of bread you
see trampS munching along the
roadside. And if girl wants to
be really popular, let her offer a
chocolate cake of her own baking!
In the old days of the white
damask tablecloth, a party pre-
sented difficulties unknown in
this day of runners and doilieS.
The gayer the table, now, the
better.
One Of those many-colored
cloths, that suggest a bed OF
tulips poisoning in the spring,
is just the thing for an informal
Sunday night supper.
And if the old china is Clipped
and doesn't match, there is al
ways the Five-and-Ten. where
good-looking dishes can be found
within reach of the Slimmest pay
envelope.
So, my dear parents, if you are
inclined to be strict, or if you
come from a country where girls
don't give parties, please change
your ways. When in America, do
as the Americans.
If you won't help your daugh-
ter to have decent, creditable
friends those she can invite to
her own home-remember there
are two alternatives. She can
meet undesirableS on the street
corner, or she can grow up to be
one of those dismal. frustrated
creatures who grow old without
ever having been young.
Copyright, 1895, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10
Smart Suit

Not all smart suits are fur
trimmed. A daytime ensemble of
loose box coat and dress is in
wine-red wool. The jacket and
dress hem are bordered with wide
bands Of scroll cordingS done IN
the dress fabric.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10

TWIN SWEATERS are every
l. where-even in our pajamas,
now. And where could they be
more useful. for you can sleep in
the under sweater, and add the
cardigan for breakfast in bed-or
use both sweaters on an extra cold
night, or for sleeping on a porch!
These pajamas have two sweaters,
both with long sleeves, and ski
trousers, gathered in at the ankles
for extra warmth and snug fit.
They are of tuck stitch weave, in
a fine cotton, and come in small,
large and medium sizes. They are
in lovely soft colors, light blue,
maize and tea rose. They are in,
tended for sleeping, but would be
nice for lounging around your own
room too. They are $1.95.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10

Good Food Fine Basis
For a Congenial
fGet-TO6ether'
Ru REATRInE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority Problems Of Love and Marriage
There is no basis congenial gettogether like food
good ood-and any girl with ktchenette at her disposal
The Washington times., 1936-11-10

FLOWERS that bloom in shoes
Il -tra-la! And flowers that
bloom in logs, no less! That's
just what you see-blooming
tulips, daffodilS and so on, bloom
ing right in Dutch shoes, or if
you prefer, blooming in little
birch logs. They bloom as well
as they do in a carefully tended
pot, and the shoes and logs come
already planted with the bulbs.
They stay in blossom for from
four to six weeks, and are as
decorative as a bit of garden,
brought inside. Besides tulips and
daffodils, there are yellow paper
whites, hyacinths, and Gala lilies.
Small birch logs, ready planted,
are 39c, larger logs soc. Small
wooden shoes are 79c, and
larger size 81.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10
Perfumed Corsage

THEY say the revival of Camille
Il has brought about a decided
demand for camellias. Whether
that's so or not, women are wear
ing them. And so one of the
downtown stores has those lovely
OOrSages that come boxed in
transparent box, all fragrant
with the natural Odeur, and
fresh as if they were real.
They're very lasting, and come
two luscious cameIlias, Tor gar
denias), to a corsage, for 81.
The Washington times., 1936-11-10

For names Of stores showing
the items described here, call
District 1000, Extension 459,
during business hours, or write
Miss Laville at The Times, in
closing stamped, Self-addresSed
envelope
The Washington times., 1936-11-10
'M&~y !
~ WILMA LAVlLLE
LAVILLE
Schiaparelli's Collection


CCHIAPARELLI is the Paris
~ designer who has influenced
the American mode more than
any other, in the past few years.
And so she's newS-almost any
thing she does. Here's a short
digest of her recent midseason
collection "Bull-ish-a fillip to
prosperity-a C h allenge to
greater elegance, to confidence
in better times. Enthusiasm for
color, for embroidery, fine
weaves, chic formality. Femi-
nine charm in many models, an
invitation to dress up for day
-cloaked beauty by night"
The silhouette is high, straight
and narrow. Skirts S h ort.
Shoulders neat, starkly out
lined, waists normal, also slight
ly lifted. Hats taller.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

finger piously on lip. These are Stuart
Chase and Gilbert Seldes, and their
respective books are Rich Land, Poor
Land" and Mainland" both recently
reviewed on this page.
Mr.. Chamberlain gives Mr.. Chase
something Of an edge on Mr.. Seldes,
but thinks both deserve pats on the
back. They love America" he re-
marks. He seems to be not entirely
without irony in this observation, to
be sure. He seems to imply, ever so
slightly, that since Messrs. Chase and
Seldes have been turning America
into copy for years, it Is just possible
that the fine purity OF their pristine
affection may have acquired slightly
professional tinge. And, one has TO
admit, the implication is perfectly
reasonable.
COMING to the American Mercury's
treatment Of these volumes, one
finds distinct drop in the tempera-
ture. In this periodical, Mainland"
is completely ignored and Rich Land,
Poor Land" disposed of with few words.
"One Of Americas leading Fabians, I"
says the Mercury reviewer douriy Of
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Non-Ficti0n.

Non-Fiction.
BAYARD TAYLOR. BY Richard
Groom Beatty. Norman: Uni
versity Of Oklahoma Press.
Well-written biography Of the ia
nous writer and traveller.
THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII.
BY Paul Rival. New York: G.
p. Putnam's Sons.
Another rehashing Of the marital
experiences Of the polygamous Tudor,
and one which, seems to the reviewer
quite unnecessary.
CONFUSION AMONG BANKS. BY
William Tonks. Baltimore: The
Waverly Press, Inc.
A compilation of clippings from
publications and running comments
pertaining primarily to Cleveland,
Ohio. In pamphlet form.
LET FREEDOM RING. BY Hilds
Phelps Hammond. New York:
Farrar & Rinehart.,
Incredible story of the author
fight 10 obtain constitutional govern
ucuL IN 0er native StaJc-LOulSldna
Valuable document for those inter-
ested in the political phenomena re-
Gently manifested in that territory.
GOVERNMENT PUBL ICATIONS
AND THEIR USE. BY L. F.
Schmeckebier. was h ing t O n
Brookings Institution.
Careful study of the various kinds
OF publications issued under Govern
ment auspices.
HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL COR.
RESPONDENCE. BY Sarah Au
gusta Taintor and Kate M. Monro
New York: The Macmillan Co
Complete letter writer. in modern
terms.
KEEPING YOUR CHILD NORMAL
BY Bernard Sachs. New York
Paul B. Hoeber, Inc. Medica
Book Department Of Harper &
Brothers.
A revised edition OF THE Norma
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Brief Reviews of Books
(Longmans,

Child and How to Keep 1t Normal
in Mind and Morals" by the same
author.
AMERICAN PLANNING AND CIVIL
ANNUAL. Edited by Harlem
James. Washington: American
Planning and Civic Association.
Survey of recent civic advance with
papers contributed to various con-
ferences throughout the year by out
standing civic leaders.
AESOP SAID so. Autographs by
Hugo Gellert. New York: Covici
Friede.
Eighteen OF the classic fables given
g. satirical political flavor by the
accompanying illustrations. Distinctly
favorable to social revolution.
WASHINGTON. D. c. BY Mario
Bukovich.
A collection Of IS lithographs-
views Of the Capital Very fine.
AMERICA MARCHES PAST. BY
George Willard Bonte. New York:
d. Appleton Century Co.
A pictorial review Of America
through the years. from prehistoric
days TO the present.
Fiction.
A HOUSE OF WOMEN. BY H. z.
Bates. New York: Henry Holt a.
Co.
Hearty novel Of English country
folk.
WEEPING IS FOR WOMEN. BY
Donald Barr Chidsey. New York:
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Novel of middle class American
family which dreamed beyond its
means.
SOLDIER OF GOOD FORTUNE. BY
Ruth Cross. Dallas: Banks Up
| shaw & Co.
Historical novel on the life Of st.
| Denis. Southwestern adventurer.
BRUISER. BY Jim Tully. New York:
Greenberg.
A novel about prize fighters.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
WEEKS BOOKS OFFER VARIED FARE FOR READERS
SEQUEL REVIVES 1.-THE FURYS,'
James Haney Carries His Interesting Irish Family Through to
Tragic chesterton's Autobiography Is Rich Volume
New Caravan Deficient in Style and Content

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF OK. CHES-
TERTON. New York: Sheed &
Ward.
THE never-to-be- sufficiently mourned
@. X. Chesterton has written here
his life's history, terming 1t. charac-
teristically, q morbid and degrading
task" Alas, can he be dead? The
mind that made Don Quixote ride the
byways Of modern England, that
created the engasing ballads Of sui
eide and yegetarians, that praised
good wine and put high living and
plain thinking above the Emersonian
opposite-and that made the gay. roll
ing thunder Of 'Lepanto"? Is it pos
sible? -.
This book comes from the press
four months after the newspapers car
ried the lameptable fact. It speaks
with the familiar fantastic placidity
which, In Chesterton's mouth. ever
easily superseded mere reason. 1t
! makes one thing clear-mortality may
| not be thought Of about him. But that
he has left US to foregsther with i'm
mortals seems indisputable. May their
deathless f0llies fall easily into his
| rhymes. May he find food for para
doxes in his heaven.
His autobiography tells nothing that
Evening star., 1936-11-07

Hitler's teachings the realization oi
degraded desires-and SO on. While
he does take these figures through
certain evolutions in relation TO one
another, the greater part of his book
is more properly to be called the essay
than the novel. 1t Is chiefly book
Of discussions.
The fervor OF the work will con-
strain most readers to regard 1t with
sympathy even though the same quail
ity detracts from its merits ss q novel
1t Is . book too obviously preoccupied
with a particular wrong TO be weighed
on its artistic merits. But 1t Il
eminently worth reading, particularly
in these rather curious times.
AN OLD HEART GOES A-JOUR-
NEYING. BY Hans Fallada
New York: Simon 81 Schuster.
THE ingenious Herr Fallada returns
here to his best-paying vein Of
sweetness and light, after having
f1irted experimentally with grim real
ism In an earlier work. "Onee We Had
\ Child" The completeness and de-
voutness Of his return suggest only
the unkindest things about the bal
Ance sheet of that experiment. And
that Is too bad, for "Once We Had =
Evening star., 1936-11-07

81, tons Of load equipment and
freight) 1 mile.
Installation of improved lubricating
devices, initiating automobile service
stations, makes the sight Of over
allied men laboriously oiling locomo-
tive wheels at stops q thing Of the
past. Mechanical stokers, improved
CRATES and increased steam pressure
all contribute to the new schedules.
One hundred miles an hour was
stepped off by a train at the Worlds
Fair in Chicago more than 40 years
ago, it is pointed out, but it took half
a century and competitionSto keep
similar equipment moving hour after
hour at these speeds. In 1883 train
made so miles per hour.
The perfect carrier Of streamlined
persons, in streamlined chairs. on
streamlined coaches. has not yet been
achieved, the experts say. The latest
trains are totally different than the
first ones out few years. For their
protection in case Of accident. en-
gineers have demanded and received
strengthening of the engine structure.
While accidents to aerial passengers
grow less and less in proportion to
passenger miles flown, what Is hap
pening, or likely to happen to per-
sons boarding raindrop trains?
A THOUGH their record so far Is
perfect-no passengers killed In
streamline accidents-it IS still q
question whether or not too much at
tention is being devoted to speed and
too little to safety, according to W.. J.
Patterson, director of the Bureau Of
Safety Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
THE railroads, with the assistance
Of the Government, have established
high standards Of safety which they
can Ill afford to jeopardize," Mr..
Patterson says. Operation safely at
high speeds is contingent upon stop
ping them within reasonable dis
tances, he says, and it requires mile
and half to stop some trains today.
In an attempt to insure safety air
brake companies have been compelled
to revamp braking equipment.
New lightweight cars are yet un-
tested by collision or derailment. Mr..