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Evening star., 1936-03-28
Good Music
Has a Place
In Education
Encourage Young to
Appreciate
It More.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

IF I could give q child one gift, as
the fairy godmothers do in the
stories, would give him the power
to interpret music. In music there
is the magic of spiritual expression, a
magic found in no other expression
of human emotion. We have had
great writer's. great poets, master
artists who have painted wonderful
pictures and created marvels out Of
stone, but it remains for the musicians
to speak with the tongues of angels.
Listen to the greatest reader you find
on the stage and then listen to the
greatest musician interpret brief
musical composition, an expression OF
any mood you choose, and see for
yourself the magic of music working
upon the human spirit. e.
Music is a language that expresses
the unknown. That dim place that
is within each of us where the dear
est, tenderest. loveliest and wholly
inexpressible feelings lie, the shadowy
place where past pain and sorrow and
present despair are trying to hide and
die, are voiced by the great music OF
the masters who have also felt and
suffered and triumphed. These have
the gift of expression denied to us.
but they speak for us and to us. They
comfort and they inspire while they
bring us sweet release.
All sound set to rhythm is not
music. We have great deal Of noise
going on all about us in the name OF
music, but that noise is not the magic
of which ! speak. 1t is the noise
screen raised by those who have not
the gift Of music in their souls, but
who must try by some means or other
to cover their inability to appreciate
or to create the true music. Their
harsh and discordant raspings, their
violent broken rhythms are to music
as lanterns to stars, at once a confess
sion of inadequacy and an ofense
against the senses.
This would not matter so much If
these noise makers we're not holding
the radio and the stage to a greater
degree than the true musicians. There
are many reasons for this, OF course.
To begin with there are more noise
makers than there are musicians. It
is easy to make a noise. 1t comes
natural to all children and childish
people. The real music lovers cannot
stand the din and 60 away. But there
are enough who can stand it to make
it pay, so the noise goes on.
Children listen to the radio pro-
grams, go to the movies, attend
Shows" and this musical fare be-
comes their steady diet. They have
heard no other, or they have heard
50 little good music that they think
it is the wrong sort. Anything that
does not go round and round with
OOO-oo-oo's and sudden yelps, inter-
spersed with booms and bow-bows
makes no impression on their ears.
We are rearing a generation of chill
dren to whom real music Is an un-
known form.
I do not believe In censorship OF the
radio or the press. We are all able
to stay away from a show, to turn on
q radio, to write letter Of apprecia-
ton or protest and that is all the CEN
sorship that is needed here. If our
children listen to poor music, sing it,
play it, compose it, We are to blame
It is time we take the matter under
consideration. Children need good
music. No people can progress with
out it.
lCopyrisht. 1860
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Readers
Questions
Answered
moving Blac k
heads-Application
of Makeup.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

MRS. A. T. R.: There does seem to
A' be difference of opinion.
Some beauticians claim that the only
way you can actually remove a
blackhead is to press it out, while
others caution against this treat
ment for fear of bruising the
skin have found that if the black
head is pressed out cautiously and
care taken the skin will not be bruised
and the offending dot will go whittier
it should Even though the oily
skin Is more prone to blackheads, very
often a dry skin such as yours is
troubled with them. Nothing Is finer
than a warm oil treatment. after
which you will find the skin sufh-
ciently softened so that the black
heads can easily be pressed out. Now
here is where the caution comes in.
Cover the finger tips with tissues,
press very gently. Should any Of the
blackheads fail to respond to gentle
pressure, leave them for another day.
If you press or pick too hard you're
apt to break the skin. When the
blackhead is removed touch the spot
with alcohol or an antiseptic as
tringent lotion to close the pores.
B. B.: Golden hair, good COM
plexion, brows and lashes kept quite
dark and you look very well without
rouge? FineI Then have the courage
to g~ without any cheek coloring. Ac-
cent lips and eyes, dramatic yourself
by the very absence Of rouge. If you
use any coloring at all, keep it very
faint, use light shade Of rouge, ap-
ply it high on the cheeks and blend
so that it looks like healthy under
glow. I shall be pleased to send you
my bulletin on "Make-Up" If you will
send self-addressed, stamped (3-cent)
envelope with your request for it.
r. A., E.: Should you use q deep
nail polish when "the hands are not
so young any more?" My advice would
be the paler shades are not only more
conservative and fiattering but show
up the wrinkles less and do not call
attention to the hands unnecessarily.
With prints so fashionable, should you
choose small or large patterns? Small
patterns are preferable. Large pat
terms not only make the figure look
broad but make contours conspicuous.
Should afternoon or sports clothes be
very simple? Yes-decidedly. But
that does not mean that they should
be severe because then they become
aging and trying. Soften them up
with lingerie touches, a clip, collar,
but avoid extreme frills or fussiness.
You used to wear lot Of brown but
find it has a sallowing effect now.
Right! Avoid it. It is seldom be-
coming to white hair anyway. Blues,
greens, soft lavender shades are usually
lovely. How to keep your hair from
streaking or taking on a yellowish
tinge? Avoid extreme heat when hav-
ing your hair waved. Have only very
bland soap used for shampooing. Use
bluing rinse after the shampoo.
Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-03-28

Artists Use of Color
Has Dominant Effect
On WOmen'S Clothes
Creates New Combinations and Other De-
tails, With Contrasts and Freedom From
Conservative Ideas.

found expressed in various ways.
Sometimes it is the actual coloring
of his paintings that has been used.
"L'Arlesienne" has inspired . suit
of black wool with a mustard-colored
blouse and scarlet accessories. The
colors of Portrait of a Young Man
yellow, green and black-have been
used for a dashing sports suit, and
the hat, a -brimmed felt, has
been adapted for smart feminine wear.
BED Room at Arle" brings a subtle
combination of various shades Of
yellow, combined with red, and yellow
green which inspires a three-piece
sports suit of tweed, with a yellow
red top coat. The jacket and skirt
are of bright yellow, while the hat,
gloves and purse are of yellow-green.
Accessories have felt the Van Gogh
influence definitely. Brick or tomato
reds, mustard, lemon yellow. aqua
or ultramarine blue replace the reds,
green's and yellows of yesteryear.
Lavender and violet are ultra-smart.
Bunches of violets, lavender and
orchid sashes, scarfs and gloves are
seen on every side.
THREE Of the painters still Ifes
have been developed into Spring
prints that are especially smart for
formal occasions. "Sunf1owers" makes
bold splash of color, and has been
used in several ways-in a new red
and orange combination, as we'll as in
the original yellow-green. The floral
design has been placed on backgrounds
of white or black for different effects.
The yellow and white were made
into simple evening gown, with a
long coat Of brown net, a wide-fiared
skirt and great full sleeves-a sash
OF emerald green velvet gave the
finishing touch. "Irises" features
subtle shadings of blue and violet
in charming pattern. This is beau
tiful in satin crepe in very simple
design for evening wear. Roses"
as developed into a print is more
suitable for chiffon, as its delicate
pinks and lavenders are stunning In
sheer materials. Tea gowns, negligees
and formal afternoon dresses, made
with this pattern, would be truly
feminine, yet the vigor of the print
keeps it from being just pretty.
The Van Gogh influence is refresh-
ing. There is freedom from color
conservatism. Women are becoming
less afraid of colors and contrasts.
Even their homes are rejecting the
change-and who can feel low in
spirits on Spring day with a jaunty
scarlet hat or a bright top coat to
hven more somber dress or suit?
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Household Hint.

When storing berries, sprinkle them
In thin layer on dish and store in cold
part Of refrigerator. Do not wash
them until time for serving as mold is
liable to develop If much moisture Is
present.
If you are making banana short
cake, fixing cut-up bananas, or serv-
ing them in any way dip them first
in citrus Juice such as that Of q
lemon or orange or grapefruit and 1t
will keep the banana from looking
brown and unattractive1 and will save
you from having to prepare the ba-
nanas at the last rushed minute.
A few drops Of ammonia on q cloth
will wipe Of the finger prints made by
children on your freshly washed win
down.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
EAR DOROTHY DIX-Is mar
riage simply an economic ar
rangement? Is a man a good
b,,ehopd ~ ha is O oood T,ro-

- husband If he is a good pro-
wider? Should his wife be satisfied If
he has given her a comfortable home,
food and clothes, and sufficient amuse-
ment and recreation? Likewise. is
woman a good wife just because she is
a good housekeeper and cook and has
kept a mans home clean and livable?
If marriage is nothing but business
proposition, why should man marry?
He can provide for his physical needs
much more easily and cheaply by liv-
ing at club or hotel and not be both
cred by the idiosyncrasies Of woman.
These questions arise to perplex
man who has tried to be something
more than good provider. He mar
ried a woman because he loved her
and desired her love, and he would re-
ceive much joy from ministering to
her soul and having some real COM
panionship with her. But she regards
him apparently only as breadwinner
and feels that she has done her full
duty by being good housekeeper.
This letter might have been written
by many middle-aged men whose
wives believe they are models Of per-
fection. but whose husbands look upon
them as failures. A PUZZLED MAN.
Answer.-Man does not live by bread
alone. Any marriage Is failure that
lacks the spiritual element and that
Is just a bargain by which a woman
gets home and man gets a home
maker.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Britain Mourns.

LONDON LP).-Tiaras are likely to
sparkle unseen in the darkness of safe
deposit vaults during the coming sea-
son at Covent Garden, the royal opera
house.
Dress designers, who find them
selves faced with yet one more prob
lem for solution following the order
for court mourning, are taking the
opportunity to launch new head
dress fashions.
Taffeta caps shrouded with net are
likely to be worn, while there will be
a return of the evening veil. As pearls
will replace diamonds, much of the
glamour of the opera season may be
missing.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Gayly-Hued Wrappings
And Fancy Containers
Will Please Youngsters
Brilliant Cellulose Film and Ordinary Car
tons Transformed by Paste and Paper
Add Charm to Gifts.

orchid and silver. Fasten these inside
the box / " inches from the top with
transparent Scotch tape and bring
down each strip on the outside. so as
to cover the whole surface closely. An
inch of each strip will be left over to
tape under the bottom. Now weave
plain orchid ribbon over and under
the printed ribbon for seven rows, CIV
ing a checked effect with alternating
plain and printed squares.
The handle is braided from strip
of plain ribbon and two printed
strips, each % inches long, and then
woven through with No. 7 wire II
inches long, which has been covered
with white crepe paper and orchid
wrapping. The sprays are made with
IL drinking straws, cut 6 inches long
and attached to the sides with wire
or thread.
FOR the basket of candy eggs with
the downy chick, use ribbons OF
orchid and white. The foundation is
an 8la-incH cardboard circle. slashed
to center, where 2-inch circle is cut
out. Lap to one quarter the size and
cut off surplus, leaving a 1-inch lap
which Is fastened with transparent
Scotch tape. Then wind l2-inch rib
bons of the two colors around the
cardboard from center hole to edge,
making wide alternate stripes.
For handle. cut three No. 7 wires,
two l8 inches and one % inches.
Cover with white crepe paper and
orchid ribbon, and set together so 22-
inch wire extends 2 inches beyond
others at each end. Tie one end Of
wires together with spool wire, and
braid them Bend in handle shape,
unite, and fasten ends of handle wire
under basket. Cut cardboard circle
to fit bottom of basket and secure
with tape. Attach chicken to side
and tie a silver-edged orchid ribbon
to handle.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
The Old Gardener Saws:

When making a selection of
the best garden perennials, the
day lilies listed in the catalogues
and books under the name Of
hemerocallis, must be placed near
the top. This might not be true
if only the older kinds were in
cluded, but scores of new varieties
have been created, some of them
exceedingly beautiful. Shades of
orange, yellow and lemon are
most common, but varieties which
are almost red are gradually be-
ing developed. Some of the day
lilies open in the daytime only
and some at night. A few kinds
are open day and night. Some
last but a single day and others
for several days. Some come
early in the Summer and others
much later, providing a long sue
cession. No perennias are easier
to grow, and as they multiply
quickly, a few plants may be in
creased to a large number in o
few years.
Copyright. 1936l
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Dorothy Dix Says
Marriage Is Great Deal More Than Just
Business Partnership.

IF A man only wants some one to
make him physically comfortable,
he can get that far cheaper in club
than he can by supporting home.
And if a woman wants merely a meal
ticket she is poor trader If she doesn't
look out for one who will provide her
with caviar and champagne instead
OF corned beef and cabbage.
do not think that many men marry
because they want a servant, or that
many women marry to get some one
to support them. They marry because
they crave love, because they want
understanding. because they want
sympathy and affection, and because
they want somebody out OF all the
world to belong to them. to be their
very own.
And, having married for these
things, the tragedy is that they forget
them and make the bringing home of
the bacon and the frying Of it all of
marriage. They are so concerned with
paying the electric light bill that they
let the sacred fame burn out on their
altar for want Of replenishing the oil.
They are so busy making money and
cleaning the house that they never
have time to sit down by the hearth
stone and really talk to each other.
THE average man considers him.
self good husband If he provides
his wife with a nice home and pretty
clothes and q good car, and If he is
reasonably easy to get along with. And
II these are not enough to make her
happy he shrugs his shoulders and
says that women are queer creatures
and nobody can understand them and
there is no satisfying them.
| For the life Of him he can't see why
a woman who is fed on filet mignon
should complain because she is heart
hungry, or why one who has a mink
coat should long for q little warm af-
fection from her husband and be
slowly freezing to death without 1t.
And many women consider that
they are good wives when they are
merely good housekeepers. In those
sad cases in which middle-aged hus-
bands forsake their wives for "the
other woman" the deserted wife always
calls upon Heaven to witness how
| well she did her duty; how she
pinched pennies and worked to help
her husband get start; what a good
cook she was; what thrifty manager;
how tightly she kept his buttons on
and how neatly she darned his socks.
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RUT she never tells Of giving him
any spiritual sustenance. She
never tells of how hard she tried to
understand him; to enter into all of
his hopes and plans; of her studying
and reading to make herself interest
ing to him; of her being gay and
tender and loving. Maybe the reason
she doesn't, is because the women
who feed their husbands on the bread
Of life don't lose them. Maybe 1t Is
only after men have starved along
on husks that they Jump the bars and
60 out hunting forbidden fruit.
OF course, in one sense marriage Is
. business proposition because it is
. partnership in which a man and
woman invest their all, and it is bound
to be Q failure II the man is not q
good provider and the woman Is not
good housewife. But it has to have
something more than that to make
1t q success. It has to have love and
sympathy and understanding and
comradeship. It has to have angels
food rs well as bread and butter.
DOROTHY DIX.
tcopyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Fashion Flashes.

Less f1lmy but equally smart are the
silk dinner suits. Jodelle shows one
in black tafieta with a white blouse.
Vionnet chooses a stiff while cloque
taffeta that cracked as the manikin
walked.
More informal is Helms dinner suit
Of plaid taffeta in black and white,
worn with a turban of red velvet.
Spanish influence was reflected In
bolero styles completed with bright
colored girdles. Marcel Rochas drew
inspiration from the picador costumes
Of the bull ring.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
BY ELIZABETH RUSE.

RECOtD CrOWQ Oh over lUU,-
~ 600 viewed the recent exhibi-
~ ton of the paintings Of Vincent
van Gogh at the Museum OF
Modern Art in New York, and many
more will see it when it visits Phila-
delphia, Boston, Cleveland and San
Francisco. These thousands, however,
will not have been SO directly affected
as the average Spring shopper, to
whom the name Of Van Gogh is but
dimly recognizable. Her tastes and
choice of clothes for Spring and Sum-
mer will be strongly influenced by the
artists work The new use of colors,
both in combinations, and in shades
that have been called Van Gogh red"
or blue or yellow, as well as actual de-
signs for fabrics, are all results of the
intense interest in the artists work on
the part of fashion experts.
In the same revolutionary manner in
which Van Gogh affected painting, his
colors have been at work in the Spring
styles. The traditional ensembles Of
hat, dress or suit, shoes, purse and
gloves OF blue, beige or gray, or OF two
color combinations, have given way to
lavish use of many colors, sometimes
as many as five in a single costume
Ensembles have become more subtle,
depending upon similarities or con-
trasts Of texture or textile for their
effect.
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SURPRISING colors are combined
coral with turquoise, brilliant blue
with yellow-and the consequence is
that costumes are far more individual
than those of past years and far more
personal. A woElans love of color
may run riot. AS long as the effect is
pleasing. no one will criticize her for
being different.
The Van Gogh influence may be
Evening star., 1936-03-28
ThePerfect
Hostess Is
WellPOiSed
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: Our professional
~ ethics class is studying manners
in general, and I have been assigned
the topic Manners of q Hostess
Our aim Is to emphasize the most
outstanding requirement Of the per-
feet hostess. Can you name any par
ticular shortcoming to which you
think q young hostess should pay
particular attention?
Answer-Ability to put her guests
at ease and to. make each feel ap-
preciated and welcome is the greatest
asset q hostess can have, as well as
the most difncult one to achieve. The
particular shortcoming In America
at present is the unforgivable (because
inexcusable) rudeness of the hostess
who serves herself first when q
woman guest is present.
*x ~
Dear Mrs. Post: Which is correct:
A person brought up. person was
raised, or q person was reared?
Answer-According to best usage
drought up" Reared" Is not i'm
proper. but seldom heard. "Raised"
is not improper either, but it rather
implies a rural background. One
would be brought up abroad, reared
in pleasant surroundings. or raised
on q farm.
k&
Dear Mrs. Post: In this day when
knitting is so popular, can it be con-
sidered rude II one picks up whatever
happens to be in the making, and
knits while friends are visiting In the
evening? My husband and are having
quite an argument about this and
would appreciate having your opinion.
Answer-While sitting with intimate
friends it is not impolite to knit II
you can do so without riveting your
attention on your work and count
ing stitches-and II you are sure
no one minds. This qualification Is
necessary because an occasional per-
son Is made nervous by the hcessant
clicking of needles, and obviously Q
hostess may never do anything that
Is unpleasant to her visitors.
+ 4 4 4
Dear Mrs. Post: We are having .
discussion about sending . corsage
to the principal speaker-a woman
at our alumnae breakfast. Half OF
US think that it would not be proper
to send flowers since they are not
suitably worn in the morning. and
the other half think flowers should
be given her. What is your answer?
Answer-Why shouldn't she wear
flowers In the morning? have never
in my life heard that they were
reserved fef any especial hours.
Acopyrashts 1eSel
Evening star., 1936-03-28

w YHO doesn't remember Easter
A/ morning and the tradi-
wv tional search for what the
Bunny" left? Gay and
perky little baskets filled with vividly
colored eggs, tiny chicks and candy
or. if we were lucky. huge chocolate
egg with our name written on it with
sugar frosting! In any event. what
ever we got, the basket or nest. the
prizes that we're found inside always
caused great deal Of excitement, and
generally proved to be the major ele-
ment of surprise when the cache was
spotted.
This year why not make few home
craft containers and bring bit of
individuality into the children's Easter
frolic? A number of smart artistic
baskets and boxes may be quite simply
made at very little expense. The in
teresting collection in the Illustration
shows what can be accomplished with
homecraft materials. Wrappings, rib
bons and transparent drinking straws,
al made of cellulose film, have been
converted into alluring personality
gifts.
THE pile of cookies in the lower
= left-hand corner achieves a bas-
pings and wire handle ornamented
with transparent ribbon and a cute
little duck. To make it, stack cookies
and form a circle of No. 7 wire the
same size as the top cooky. Then
cut a l4-inch wire handle and cover
with crepe paper. Curve to shape and
bend one inch of the ends at right
angles, then tie them to the wire
circle. winding the handle with pink
wrapping.
Set the stack of cookies in the CEN
ter of a 13-inch square of clear color
wrapping with wire circle under the
top cooky Bring the paper up around
the pile and cut Sits for the handle
Gather the top and tie with spool wire
or thread
The ruffie is pink strip Of 4-by 40
inch cellulose film folded lengthwise
1dtllCl dI 1Ol0 Oll hAllllAllS AlCSAANs AL
sert spool wire at gathers and tie
around top edge Of stack. The duck is
tied to the handle with generous bow
of 4 Inch transparent ribbon brought
around his neck.
THE box at the lower right Is ar
- ordinary pasteboard egg cartor
covered with silver paper. Leave the
partitions in, and stuff each section
with bits of shredded cellulose film
Wind the eggs with bright colorec
i4-inch ribbons, forming different de.
signs by crosswise or lengthwise wind
ings. or by using several colors. The
ribbons should be moistened slightly
In water before winding so they will
be easy to work with. Press gently
against egg to make them lie fat.
A spray of transparent drinking
straws on a ribbon wound egg gives
additional interest. For this effect lay
3 inches of spool wire across one end
of egg and wind the ribbon over il
each time When the winding is COM
plete. cut IA straws AZ inches long
and fasten to wire at center of cluster
spreading in a spray. This new idea
Of egg decoration should prove to be
o novel change from the usual dyed
and colored ones.
y
THE perky little round basket is an
ordinary empty cereal box cut to
Si7-inch height and trimmed with
ribbon and drinking straws. Cover the
box with white shelf paper and cut
e-inch pieces of printed ribbon in