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Evening star., 1936-10-06
Add Inches
To Height
With Dress
Long Lines in Clothes
and Posture Aid in
Illusion.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

HOW often do We hear people say
but you look so much taller" or
"only five-two. why you make a much
taller appearance" or you don't real
ly weigh that much, you look pounds
simmer" and so on -.
Doesn't the you don't look it"
prove that beauty is, after all, in the
eye of the beholder and that it is
measured by that eye rather than the
yardstick? Very frequently letters
come to my desk, for the most part
from girls in the late teens or early
20s who have stopped growing. Some
want to grow taller: others bemoan
the fact that they are too tall" Just
what it Is that makes some grow to
Observation-Disclosures height while
others stop stunted Is something that
physicians can explain. 1t has to do
with the functioning Of the thyroid
and pituitary glands. But once you've
attained full growth proper dress lines
and tricks that create optical illusion
are invaluable to make one look taller
or shorter as you feel your case re-
quires.
There are innumerable tricks"
But first let US examine few obvious
"don'ts."
If you are short. don't dare the
vogue right now. You probably love
them perverted fate) just as you did
the big howered prints last Summer.
but you didn't attempt them II you
were wise Don't attempt striking
contrast between blouse or jacket and
skirt, either. That cuts from height.
Deep capes and cape collars ditto.
Leave tunic frocks for your taller
sisters, too. Choose long lines instead,
you little ones. Pleats (yes, they're
in). small patterned prints IN print
season, pencil-thin dark wool dresses
and when you must have little jack
cts make sure they are short, leaving
long skirt lines to carry the eve up
and down. Square or vertical neck
lines are for you.
II you are tall and can afford to
have the eye apparently cut your
height indulge in the bold plaids, in
huge howered prints, in tunic frocks.
in capes, in belts and sashes, in full
skirts, in bright color'd tops over
dark skirts. Avoid long lines, pleats
or unbroken lines that carry the eye
up and down. Work on the theory
exactly opposite that for the little
ones. Round necklines are for you,
particularly II the face is thin.
And long or short, carry yourself
erect. If you are short the tall
posture will apparently add inches
to your height. If you are tall it will
add to your grace and regal carriage.
All too often the tall ones make the
mistake of becoming self conscious
and slumping until they have round
shoulders. That doesn't make them
look shorter. 1t merely makes them
look ungainly.
(Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-10-06
BY BARBARA BELL.

A RE you In the market for q
n smart day-in and day-out
~ dress that will see you safely
4 \ around the clock? Then we
recommend this one. It's dress that
can be made at home easily, speedily
and economically even by those who
never before or haven't recently at
tempted dressmaking.
You'll love the clever skirt and
blouse yoke that subtracts inches from
your waistline and the skirt pleats
that hold reserved fulness. The
modist v neckline with fly-wing COLI
lar merits your attention because it's
youthful and creates lovely frame
for the face. And for the wear and
tear OF housework, set-in sleeves prove
the best stand-up. All in all, this
modish, simply-made frock will look
grand in gingham, percale, poplin,
cotton or even silk for those emer-
Rency trips to the butcher or baker.
Send for your pattern today and be
Evening star., 1936-10-06
Best That
Child Make
Own Effort
Self-Help and Self
Reliance Should Be
Encouraged.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

BY ANGELO PATRI.
HERE Jimmy Ill show you how
1t works out. I'll Go 1t for you
My father showed me last night. He
worked it out and I copied it. Here
See?"
mo, I don't want you to show me-
Don't tell me. want to do it my
self"
you can't. I'll bet you can't My
father had to work a long time over
it until he got it."
"All right. Just give me time.
Teacher said we needn't hand it in
until Friday and by that time I'll
have It," And he did.
This Is q sort of sturdy self-respect
that we ought to help children acquire.
Let them help themselves to get the
things they want instead Of hurrying
to buy them for them. The child
who has everything he owns handed
to him, who never has to make any
effort to acquire, never learns to de-
pend upon himself, never knows the
thrill of discovering that he is pow
erful enough to get what he wants for
himself.
PA, I'd like to have pair OF roller
skates like Toms. His father gave
them to him the other day"
Gave them to him, eh? Why?"
"Why? Why what?"
"Why did his father have to give
him skates? Why didn't he have the
gumption to get them for HIMSELF
He has an allowance; he has spare
time; he could make and save the
money for skates If he wanted them
without having them given to him. I'd
be ashamed to have people giving me
things all the time. Once in q while
present Is all right, but this giving
and taking business makes me sick.
like to see q boy do something to
help himself once in a while. What
good is he else?"
It was plain to Jerry that Dad
did not think kindly Of the idea he
had presented. He took his story to
his mother.
Father Is right. How much money
have you saved?"
IT have about q dollar and . quar-
ter. Skates cost about three and .
half, the kind I want"
THAT means that you have to find
. quarter you need.
IT know grandma would give 1t to
me II I asked her."
would you ask her?"
mo. I guess not. Dad would be
mad. Anyway, wouldn't. I'd rather
earn my own skates and buy them
with my own money. I don't want
anybody to give me anything any more.
I'm no baby"
"You stick to that and you'll be
all right" said mother. And think
that If you were to ask Mr.. Hodges If
he needed some work done afternoons
and Saturday mornings he would have
. job for you. He was complaining
the other day that his man did not
have time to keep the yards clean.
Anyway. 60 out and see what you
can do"
Self-help, reliance upon oneself, is
the most stimulating tonic imagin- !
able for body and soul. It is the
quality that makes q successful life.
Every time one accepts help one sub
tracts that degree of power from his
own mind and body. Out upon it.
Train children to help themselves.
(Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-10-06
Rules For
Telephone
Etiquette
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: The houseman
of an acquaintance Of mine an
swers the telephone, This is Mr.. K s
residence" AS he is the servant Of a
man who has extremely good taste.
perhaps I'm wrong in always having
thought that this was not the most
suitable form Of answering the tele-
phone in private house.
Answer: The trouble is that very
few employers know what their SER
wants say since they usually answer
the telephone in rooms elsewhere. I
would say Hello" has always been the
accepted form, and then the servants
next reply depends upon what is said
When the voice on the telephone is
that Of lady or a gentleman saying
that she (or he) would like to speak
to Mr.. K. the servant answers. "One
moment. madam" or "One moment.
SIR"
DEAR MRS. POST: We have Just
moved into a very pretty house,
but it's not new house nor our house
and it is likely there have been many
housewarming celebrations given here
And yet our friends continue to hint
that they are expecting US to suitably
and officially open our house. Do you
think it would be right for US to give
such a party?
Answer: Yes, perfectly. You have
moved into a house that is new to you
and to your friends, and which Is 60
ing to be your home.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-10-06

THE toast rings are made from cir
cles of fresh bread, toasted to .
golden brown In O slow oven and
dipped in melted butter. The vege-
tables have all had melted butter
mixed with Q little lemon juice poured
over them Just before serving, with
q dash of salt and pepper If desired.
The glazed carrots are made in this
way:
GLAZED CARROTS.
z tablespoons butter.
Z tablespoons sugar.
2 teaspoons water.
2 cups sliced carrots.
Heat mixture in q pan over low
heat, add cooked, sliced carrots and
heat until surface Is glazed and slight
ly golden brown.
&*H
A MOTHER good vegetable combina-
ton is this one:
Place q mound Of cooked broccoli
in the center of the plate. Surround
1t with ring Of artichoke hearts.
Then a ring of green peas. Border
with alternate bundles Of asparagus
tips and green string beans. Serve
hollandaise sauce with this one.
Or hollow out the center Of small
head Of cabbage that has been cooked
tied in cheesecloth to retain its fig
ure. Fill the cavity with some Of the
co hbo ro that hoe banp ror,oyed nniYed
with the carrots and peas. Place this
in the middle Of the platter. Surround
with tiny boiled potato balls. baby
beets and mushrooms. Plenty Of melt
ed butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper
make this a truly ambrosial dish!
II you like to add an egg to a vege-
table plate. place mound Of spinach
in the plate. hollow 1t out little and
drop a poached egg into the depres-
sion. Surround with peas, string beans,
cooked cauliflower flowerets and
bundles Of shoestring carrots. Serve
with melted butter. salt and pepper.
We also like the combination Of
cooked celery and carrots. Mix them
well, after they have been diced, and
use them to form a ring around a
baked tomato stuffed with corn Bor-
der with green string beans and pureed
beets. Serve with melted butter. lemon
juice. salt and pepper. Just hint Of
onion juice may be added.
And If you are a gallant and brave
soul, add ring Of small white boiled
onions to almost any one Of these
combinations and see what an extra
lift" and flavor is obtained!
~
NOW just word about preparing
the vegetables themselves:
Most vegetables are best cooked
quickly IA q tightly covered saucepan,
with just enough water added to cover
the bottom. When the water boils,
add vegetables, cover and cook until
done. When done, they should retain
their lovely color and q little of their
raw crispness.
If any liquid is left, the cover can
be removed and the water boiled OF.
When vegetables are served with a
sauce, some liquid can be added to
the sauce. The water left on spinach
leaves and greens after washing is
sufficient for cooking. Use about u
cup to cup for others to cover the
bottom Of pan. When cooking cab
bage and other strong favored vege-
tables, use plenty of water and cook
uncovered for q milder flavor.
Leftover vegetables are good re-
heated with butter or served with a
cream sauce. They combine nicely |
with fish and meats, cream sauce and |
buttered crumbs for scalloped dishes.
Dry. starchy vegetables are best
,auted in butter. Sieved cooked vege-
tables furnish pulp for cream soups.
Evening star., 1936-10-06

a specially constructed band box"
that keeps the fragile crisps from
breaking. Along side Of each little
hat is printed suggestions for the
filling that is suited to its type. The
miniature hats are made Of a wafer
dough that is unusually tasty. The
shapes are all true to style, but the
top hat" number will without doubt
prove to be the most popular. So
make sure you have plenty Of theml
A s SOON as the cold weather ar.
rives ones interest In the cult.
nary department Is very apt TO be
revived with renewed energy. You're
probably all ready to experiment with
new concoctions. Waiting for you at
the grocer's are several new quick
mixes to stir up for the family. The
popular ginger bread mix will, Of
course, always stay at the top Of the
list, but now trailing q close second
is new nut-bread mix that has Just
recently been put on the market. All
the necessary ingredients, already
mixed, in little pasteboard box
just add little water or milk, stir.
pour into q pan, slip into the oven
and presto! In q few minutes time
steaming loaf of luscious nut bread!
Tasty bran mullins and nice rich fruit
cake may also be made with the mini
mum amount of effort. Last, but by
far the least. you'll also find that
molasses cookie concoction Is avail
able. These are abiding favorites with
the school youngsters as well as the
grown-ups-as every one knows.
COME weeks ago We devoted this
- column almost entirely to soup
and mentioned that old-fashioned
black bean soup was available in
extra large size cans. Since then We
have found that green turtle soup.
with and without sherry, oxtail and
chicken gumbo also come in the large
tins. This should be of additional
interest to the hostess or housewife
who must consider large number Of
soup cups or bowls to fill Instead
OF having to open several cans
land becoming distracted in the proc.
ess) you will need only to open one.
II you belong to the can-opening
brigade you'll surely bless the Gamer
that has been so thoughtful.
For information concerning items
mentioned call National 5000, Exten.
sion 342.
Evening star., 1936-10-06

daintily served, they are sure to
please.
Many readers enjoy a vegetable
plate luncheon, Judging from the let
ters which come in requesting sug-
gestions for new combinations along
this line. The one pictured Is espe-
cially popular with my family. It
may or may not be partnered by q
thin slice of peppered beef, ham or
tongue depending entirely on
whether you want the luncheon to be
strictly vegetable" or not. A baby
caulifiower sprinkled with cheese,
tender green asparagus IN toast rings,
succulent green peas and golden
glazed carrot slices all combine to
produce q vivid and delicious dish.
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My Neighbor Says:

If each head of Winter cabbage
is wrapped in an old newspaper
it will remain crisp and green
much longer.
II q chicken is well rubbed in.
side and out with q cut lemon be-
fore being cooked. 1t will make
the meat white. juicy and tender.
Mould will not form on top Of
bottled chilli sauce If, before seal
ing, q few drops Of olive oil are
put into the bottle. Do not I'LL
the bottle full. Leave air space
ut the top.
Never sift bran when adding 1t
to mixtures. The rough part is
that which is desired.
II you want o really gay and
cheerful dressing table why not
make the drapery of chintz which
has . cheerful design Of red, pink
and yellow flowers on . rather
bright blue ground? The frill Of
pleated yellow chints about the
top is headed by . narrower one
Of blue to match the ground Of
the printed chints.
tcopyr1shf. 1e36J
Evening star., 1936-10-06

Once in Sunday school We had for golden text that from
TOR ppt must pyecept pp line
tine line here little and there little Strangely enough whenever
Sunday school that think
motifs you'll
you'll enough set for buffet
console ambitious tablech bdspread
motifs around and crochd Of Knitting
cotton quickly could
pattern
and
To pattern No IN stamps
Address Woman Editor
Of The E-en:--
Evening star., 1936-10-06
Gourmet's Guide for the Hostess
BY LUCIE EBERLY.

MAY we remind you that there are
still a few more days left in
which to take advantage Of current
| food sales? Do look around for bar
gains at your neighborhood store as
well as the speciality shops downtown!
A FEW bargains (other than those
mentioned last week. that
caught our eye as we dashed through
one of our downtown shops were:
New packed tomatoes, q well-known
brand. large size cans at 10 cents 9
can canned grapefruit juice at
very good savings .. delicious cream
Of mushroom soup at saving Of 1
cents q can and Q notice OF
one-day special Ito be featured the last
day of the sale) of imported Swiss
cheese at Q saving OF 18 cents per
pound. If none Of the sale items pre-
viously mentioned interested you, this
latter one should, for Swiss cheese Is
a favorite with every one. For the
buffet supper cold-cut platter. the
children's sandwiches for school, or
for making that delectable cheese
fondu" what could be nicer? Buy
several pounds in bulk-it will keep
indefinitely, you know, II kept In
damp, cool place.
CANNED carrots, to be sure. are no
new item, but the "new-fangled''
shapes they now come in are! Did you
know that you could get this root vege-
table in four different patterns? The
most popular now, according to mer-
chants, is the asparagus style-hnger-
length strips-that give the lowly car
rot O real purpose in life as perfect
salad ingredient. The bright yellow
strips arranged on vivid green lettuce
and garnished with . white fluf1y
dressing make . very pretty picture.
The shoestring style offers any num-
Der Of suggestions, too, as vegetable
course as we'll as q salad and soup
ingredient, and the fancy diced shapes
actually seem to make the vegetable
taste entirely new! The old-fashioned
round discs, however, shouldn't be
considered entirely out Of the pic
ture-after all, carrots are tasty no
matter in what shape they are served.
If Junior objects to his daily ration
why not introduce some Of these new
styles into his diet?)
\ \
GIVING your first party Of the sea
~ son? Inject q cosmopolitan air
into your initial entertaining by serv-
ing the very newest thing in the wafer
line. Bedeck your appetizer platter
with delightful little hat-shaped can
ape and hors d'oeuvres tidbits.
They're "the tops" and will be sure
to create q great deal Of excitement
and amusement among your guests.
"Will you have a Padre Western
a Fedora or a Derby?' Or perhaps
that little top hat or 'Caballero?'
All of these come packed assorted in
Evening star., 1936-10-06
The Old Gardener SAYS:

There should be no difficulty
in keeping hardy water lilies over
Winter. OF course, these lilies
will live naturally in shallow
water along the margins of ponds
and rivers. In gardens, however,
it Is more practical to drain the
water from the pool and to move
the boxes of lilies into one corner,
where they can be covered deeply
with leaves and cornstalks from
the vegetable garden. In order to
keep the wind from whisking
away the leaves. lay a covering
of chicken wire over them. Some
growers with small pools prefer
to leave the water in them.
Wooden covers should fit over
the coping. Additional protection
is given with an ample layer of
leaves and cornstalks over the
cover.
(Copyrisht, 1885,
Evening star., 1936-10-06
Novel Prize.

Next time the bridge club Is to meet
at your house and you're wondering
what to get for prize, take dozen
glasses Of varied jellies and jams from
your cupboard, wrap each glass indi-
vidually in cellophane, put them all
In an attractive box and you'll have
q prize that Is inexpensive, practical
and different.
Evening star., 1936-10-06
Cooks Corner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.

BAKED DINNER.
Beet Ia Mode
Baked Squash
Bread Plum Jam
Cabbage Salad
Dutch Apple Cake Cream
Coffee
BEEF A LA MODE.
~ pounds 4 tablespoons
"a cup flour A"'
"a teaspoon salt TABLESPOONS
y teaspoon
paprika boiling water.
Pound -four into both sides steak,
sprinkle with seasonings and scar
quickly In fat heated in frying pan,
add water and cover with lid. Cook
30 minutes over moderate fire. Trans
fer to casserole and add vegetables.
DUTCH APPLE CAKE.
~ cups -four tablespoons
z teaspoons pax lat
ing powder egg
Y cup sugar u cup milk
Mix dry ingredients. cut In fat, add
egg and milk, spread soft dough onto
creased shallow baking pan and
cover with apples.
APPLES.
2 cups thinly Y teaspoon
sliced apples cloves
" cup brown Y teaspoon
sugar nutmeg
] teaspoon 2 tablespoons
cinnamon soft butter
Mix ingredients and press into
dough. Bake 30 minutes in moderate
oven. Serve warm or cold.
Spiced fruit juices give q delicious
flavor TO baked pork. veal or ham.
Add the Juice about 80 minutes before
meat is done.
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marriage ended disastrously
l 4 for the reason that although
- I was good and kind to my
wife and gave her every luxury, she
was unfaithful to me. Recently
have met q young widow whom am
thinking Of marrying, but she has
confessed to me that during her pre-
Nous marriage and since her hus-
bands death she has had numerous
affairs with other men. My problem
is this: Is 1t likely that a woman who
had been untrue to her first husband,
and more or less promiscuous since,
will be likely to be faithful to eny
man? Having gone through what I
did during my first marriage, and
knowing what do about the past of
my proposed second vile, would I
have the faith in her and the feeling
of security necessary for q happy
union? B. 3.
Answer-Not chance. Even
Lloyds wouldn't underwrite a mar
riage like that. The risk would be too
great. The philandering woman is
even more incurable than the philan-
dering man, for. after all. the feminine
sex is restless and dissatisfied by ma
ture, and once a woman starts out on
q life of adventure, nothing stops her
but age or the grave.
II y y
OF COURSE. the double-crossers In
love are no more to be trusted
than the cheaters in business Honor
and honesty are q matter of principle
ingrsined in the character, and man
or woman either possesses them or
lacks them, and If they lack them. it
is Just too bad for those they marry,
but there is nothing they can 90
about it.
If a man is a born petticoat chaser,
every huttering skirt will be a signal
for him to get up and follow as long as
he lives. His wife may be ten times
as good looking. ten times as attrac-
tive. ten times as gay and amusing as
the other woman. He may even love
and admire her more than any other
woman on earth. but that won't keep
him faithful to her.
A man may be a paragon Of hus-
band, tender. affectionate. considerate,
generous to his wife, but II she lacks
sense Of loyalty and pines for ad-
venture and the thrill of stolen kisses,
she will have affairs with other men,
even though she knows it will mean
the wreck Of her home and the loss of
her children If she is found out. Love
Evening star., 1936-10-06
Washing Woodwork.

White woodwork can be kept clean
and cool looking through the CRIME
and heat Of the Summer by sponging
with lukewarm suds Of 10 pure. mild
soap which dissolves. dirt instantly
without harming the enameled sur.
face,
Evening star., 1936-10-06
Heel Taps.

Slim covered heels We'd with squat
built-up heels as style favorites among
feminine onlookers at an early-Fall
golf tournament on Long Island. The
swing influence was noticeable in the
predominance Of short, wide skirts
and plaid jackets fiaring pertly from
the hips.
Evening star., 1936-10-06

are easily turned
into dishes which
please the eye
Just as much as
{ he pal a t e.
Whether you are
servin them
Eingly, as ac-
compartment to
the meat course,
or In place of a
salad. or as a
whole vegetable
plate luncheon,
II they are nice
" cooked, we'll
Sc SON d and
-..Al
Evening star., 1936-10-06
May Be Used Alone AS
A "Plate Luncheon" or
With Eggs, Meat or Fish
Melted Butter, Lemon Juice, Salt and Pepper
Usually Enough Seasoning Unless
Sauce Is Served.
BY BETSY CASWELL.


IA charm7
Wv eating and In salads then will
rejoice having piping hot. with
fascinating
cellars the
Evening star., 1936-10-06
Icing Hint. .

A little glycerin IN your cake icings
viii make them adhere better, stay
softer and more creamy, and keep ,
temptinS gloss.
Evening star., 1936-10-06

The woman who marries q philan-
derer takes big chance at happiness,
Heaven knows, but man who marries
q woman phiAnderer Just asks for
trouble. And gets 1t. A man may
have little affairs with women that
just tickle his vanity and are merely
skin deep, so to speak, but q woman's
disloyalty to her husband goes TO the
bone, and when she chucks her bonnet
over the windmill, she throws with it
all Of her principles.
Anyway. there can be no happiness
in a marriage in which the husband
and wife cannot trust each other. And
1t is folly for man to marry q woman
whose past record will make him sus-
picious Of her every act.
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1936-10-06

remembering the canned vegetables &
wealth of garden truck" in every
store and market as plentiful and
crisp and fresh as If it were June.
Vegetables are so colorful that they
Evening star., 1936-10-06
Vegetable Combinations Delight the Eye and the Palate
Dorothy Dix Says
There Is No Happiness in Marriage When
There Is No Trust.

thieves will be love thieves to the end
of the chapter, because it Ia their
nature to.
IT IS only superhuman vanity that
makes q man and woman think
that they have some superlative charm
that will make those who have been
false to every one else true to them.
No one possesses this fatal fascination
for philanderer, for what he or she
seeks is novelty, change and new SEN
sations. and on one person can supply
these demands.
Evening star., 1936-10-06

EAR MISS DIX-My first
marriage ended disastrously
for the reason that although
I was good and kind to my