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The Washington times., 1936-03-25
Bv JEAN GREEN

Mary called me last night
about 7 o'clock to ask if
knew where Jane was.
didn't. It seems that Jane
was to have prepared dinner
and she simply failed to show
up. Mary said she was tired
waiting and wanted me to
come down. The refrigerator
was rather empty, but she was
fixing sandwiches.
Jane was just going in the door
as I got off the elevator. So I
waited for a few minutes before
knocking. Jane, it seems, had
gone to the amarylliS show
which ends Thursday-and had
forgotten marketing, dinner and
even to come home.
She met Grace who works on
Capitol Hill and they had walked
down to the show. Grace had
seen the show several times be
fore, but this was the first time
for Jane and she was enthusiastic.
Reds, orange, white, even pink
lilies. some slender and exotic like
orchids and others with many
heavy wide-petaled flowers on one
stalk.
Jane had even asked the price
of one in deep red that she was
attracted to-said she had wanted
The Washington times., 1936-03-25

and graham crackers. That din
ner, they agreed, would have
suited the taste of most anyone.
The rhubarb, especially, was
delicious. Mary had skinned off
the outside covering, cut it into
pieces about an inch long and
had cooked it in a covered stew.
pan with no water. She had
sweetened it just before it fin
ished cooking. The pound was
enough for two and had cost only
8 cents.
We talked about different kinds
Of sandwiches that could be used
for kitchenette dinners. Here are
three recipes that you may want
to try out some time:
The first is for an open bacon
sandwich with a cheese sauce
The Washington times., 1936-03-25

melted butter, Sprinkling with
grated sharp cheese. Then place
between the slices of cheese bread,
a slice of cold bold ham or tongue
spread with mustard. Sprinkle
grated cheese over the top and
put into the ovenette or on the
electric grill until the cheese melts.
The filling for the third type
of sandwich can be made in quan-
tity large enough for two servings.
It will keep in the refrigerator if
placed in a covered jar. To make
this, brown 1a-cup of ground beef
in a pan without fat, then add
"a cup of ground pimentoes, and
u cup of drained canned toma-
toes, and cook until well blended.
Take from fire and add diced
American cheese-about Va cup
season with salt, pepper, and pap
rika, and place in the refrigerator.
Another sandwich that I was
interested in was made by grind
ing equal parts of raw carrots and
celery or cabbage, seasoning with
salt and pepper, and moistening
with mayonnaiSe. This filling was
used between slices of buttered
brown bread. This sounded like
one of the specials" at a down
town tea room.
If sandwiches are made for a
large number of people, tuna or
salmon is excellent as a base for
the filling but for two this is
rather eXGravagant, unless the
tuna or salmon is to be used the
following night in salad or for
the main dish.
Pineapple and bananas can
also be used successfully in sand
wiches. If six or eight sandwiches
are to be made, mix a No. 212 can
Of deviled ham with mayonnaiSe,
spread on Slices of buttered bread,
cover with thin rounds of ba-
nanaS, top with a slice Of bread,
and serve Immediately.
If you have dates and figs on
hand, here is a delicious way to
use them in salad. Blend three
dates and two figs with two table
spoons of chopped nuts and one
half cup Of cream cheese, one-half
teaspoon Of lemon juice, and a
pinch Of salt. This salad is more
successful if the cheese is first
beaten until soft and creamy, then
blended with the other ingredients
and shaped into rolls about three
inches long and laid in the re-
frigerator until firm. To serve,
wrap each roll in lettuce. Fasten
in strips of Pimento and serve
with French dressing.
Tomorrow Jane says that she
will have that budget menu that
she had promised Mary on Mon
day night. We shall see.
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a dash Of nutmeg. Stir until well
mixed, then take from fire and
cool. Form into small balls.
Beat an egg, dip each boulette
into it, then dip into cracker
crumbs and fry in deep fat until
q golden brown. Care must be
taken not to overlook them.
Serve the bouletteS in the cleaned
crab shells or on crouStadeS (pieces
of bread fried in butter) and dec
crate with lemon slices that have
been rolled in minced parsley.
Tartar or other sauce may be
served on the side with this dish.
The Washington times., 1936-03-25

LII FarlS CnlS spring, Cnanel ana
Mainbocher advocated this line,
and they made many frocks with
circular, shorter skirts, quite wide
at the hemline. We've found
some copies in town already, and
have picked out some to be photo
graphed in a day or so.
Taffeta ruffled petticoatS, or
pleated ruffleS On petticoats of the
same fabric as the dress are found
beneath the skirts. 1t gives a much
more decided swing to them than
merely wearing them over a slip,
as we've done in the past. It will
give line and movement when we
walk, too.
ChiffOns Coming, Too
So prompt has been the response
to these taffeta petticoats, botn
in dresses and separate, that news
comes down from New York that
the designers are working on chif-
fon petticoats for summer wear.
They will be lace trimmed, ruffly
and delightful, and although they
are mentioned as particularly suit
able with dinner suits, it seems
to me that they would be good with
organdie, net and lace frocks that
have wide hemlineS, too.
Another Paris fashion that is
taking this country well by the
fancy is braiding. You'll find
soutache on many things-on
dresses, coats, suits, blouSeS; often
it will be all over the cape or jacket
of a costume suit. Embroidery is
used, too; but it is not quite as
popular so far, because it has to
be better done. Any smart little
manufacturer can stitch braid on
his suits, but it takes real skill to
do embroidery beautifully and ef-
fectively.
Balanced WardrObes
It is indeed a suit season and,
as we've said before, costume suits
are coming along almost as well
and as fast as fast as tailored or
SWagger suits. Many WON n
realize the value of both, and are
including both in their wardrobeS
For business, shopping, and sports
wear; for the general day in and
day out occasions they have either
a manniSh tailored suit, or one
with a swagger coat.
Afternoon, however, finds them
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DINNER DRESS
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
what is the proper dress for a
six o'clock dinner dance? It is not
formal. Should the dress have
long sleeves and are silver slip
pers suitable? ''H."
An informal dinner dress"
would be correct to wear to an in
formal six o'clock dinner dance.
The dinnerSuit (dreSs with Jacket
so tremendously popular this year,
would be an excellent type of at
tire to wear too-indeed this type
of dress is an answer to many just
such problems as this. In any
event, to this dance you would
not wear a formal evening dress.
If the dress you have in mind
is of the dinner-dress type, with
long sleeves, this would be appro-
pirate. But long-sleeves street.
dress would not be appropriate.
Silver slippers would be appropri-
ate to wear.
Copyright, 1896, King Features
Syndicate. IncO
The Washington times., 1936-03-25
Suit Sleeves
Ingenious

Knuckle length, swinging out
arrogantly in back-that's the
suit for those who want some
thing spectacular in this season
dedicated to suits. Their sleeves
are ingenious: Vionnet's envelope
cuts, organ pipe pleats and UNI
brella type vie with bracelet
length sleeves of great simplicity.
A magnificent model of fuchsia
spongy wool has this new length
jacket, back as full as toreador' S
cape and delicate navy net blouse.
Navy kidskin shoes, fastened
with six buttons, and a fuchsia
mushroom hat ruched with navy
ribbon complete distinguished
and unusual spring costume.
The Washington times., 1936-03-25

IIllS IS The method Of preparing
the boulettes:
" dozen large crabs or
Canned crabmeat
! egg
tablespoon butter
Cracker crumbs
] tablespoon minced onion
Dash Of nutmeg
Salt, pepper, cayenne
Boil crabs in the usual manner
in highly seasoned water. Pick
the meat. Melt a tablespoon Of
butter in the frying pan, add the
onion, then the crabmeat and
enough cracker crumbs to bind
the mixture. Add salt, pepper and
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FaVOriteS

What is your tdUorite recipe
for gelGtine salad? Why not 1Di'e
a prize tDith it? The Washing
ton Times is paying one dollar
for each tGUorite recipe pub,
liShed.
This salad, a MniuerSGI tGUor.
ite, comes to the front during
the first 1DeeE of spring as the
outstanding recipe for the day.
1t SolveS many menu problems
and the markets OUerfo1O 1Dith
fruits, vegetables and cheese to
use tDith them.
You tOill see the 1DinnerS In
this contest 1leTt tOeek. One tDiII
be featured each day. Your en-
try may be the one published.
The IDinner in last tOeek'S con-
test for a tavorite recipe for
fresh fish,:
Baked BluefiSh in Perfection
1 large bluefiSh
1-3 cup of melted butter or Substi.
tute
Juice of half a lemon
Salt, pepper and a little onion
juice.
Split the fish down the back
wipe it well and lay in q creased
baking dish. Melt the butter and
add to it the salt, pepper, onion,
and lemon juice, and pour a little
of the mixture over the fish.
Place in a hot oven and bake
about half an hour, basting with
the prepared butter every 10 min
utes. Serve very hot with or with
out a sauce.
Submitted by Mrs. c. r. Cos
tello, 211 North Fairfax ST., Alex
andria, Va.
Rules tor the contest: Write
on one side of the paper only
and include your name and Gd-
dress under each recipe. There
is no limit on the number OF rec
ipeS that mag be committed. Send
recipes to Miss JeGvI Green, The
Washington Times, 1917 H st.
N. w., before midnight SGtNr-
day. March ~.
The Washington times., 1936-03-25
ace Fairfax ympahizes With Man Who Is Bound Naggig Wife
Etiquette
Uses Perfect
Word
ByMRs.CORNELIUS BEECKMAN

ByMRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
els it out of order for a girl
to give a surprise shower for her
sister, the bride-tO-be? I would
like to have the shower a Money
Shower" with the guests bringing
bills Of any denomination they
wish.
"The reason why 1 have de-
cided on this kind of shower is
that at a previous shower given
to the bride-tO-be, 10 guests out
of 30 brought luncheon sets. Do
you consider that to plan such a
shower as q Money Shower" is
nerve? en-"
You've used a very harsh word
to describe such a shower as this
Money Shower" but it's the
perfect word to describe the plan
ming Of such a shower by the sis
ter Of the bride-to-be.
To begin with, I definitely be-
long to the school of people who
look aSkance at the giving of a
shower by a close relative of the
prospective bride or groom. Then,
to add to this discriminating
point Of view the suggestion"
that the guests bring "cold cash"
to the shower as their gifts
well, I'm sure that, on second
thought, you will agree with me
that is makes Of the party a
very obvious promotion"
The Washington times., 1936-03-25

Jane and Mary tVo girls 0ho came to Washington to
aOork for Uncle Sam found 1t difficult to find satisfac-
tory place lve their income They decided
apartment aOith small kitchenette.
This is equipped aUh small electric OVenette eec
trio hot plate aUafe irom percoGtor and appliances to
make their culinary experiences pleasant.
Sunday Jane and Mary aOent to church and out for din
that the dinner they planned Sunday eaten last
night and Mary had grand OGy to the left
over Spinach
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dressed in a soft dressmaker suit,
either with or without fur. Some
times it is a two-piece affair with
a feminine blouse of lace or a
sheer. Sometimes it is a costume
suit composed of dress and match
ing coat or cape. Either way, the
softer suit it becoming more and
more essential to the well-rounded
wardrobe, and its acknowledgment
this season will merely lead on to
more popularity in seasons to
come.
The Washington times., 1936-03-25
MISUNDERSTANDING

"'Dear Miss Fairfax:
'My fiance and / have had q
misunderstanding, which I think
will blow over after a while. In
the meantime, would it be ad-
ViSable for me to return his fra
ternity pin or see what develops?
I'm DOUBT"
If you hope to be reconciled to
your fiance, why widen the breach
by returning his fraternity pin?
This would give the impression
that you are speeding him farther
on his way towards some other
girl.
Copyright. 1895. by King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1936-03-25
White and Red

Echoes of the Tyrol sounded
through winter sport fashions and
added a happy note. Out in the
snow one girl wore a white Tyrol.
can jacket with red and blue in
the collar and in the pockets.
Trousers were navy and scarf and
sweater of white. The white hat
had Havy blue trimming.
The Washington times., 1936-03-25
Beauty
Eyes Are BeS1
Feature
BY DONNA GRACE

We have long stressed the fact
that every woman's best feature is
her eyes. 1t is the eyes that at
tract us, and even though the face
may be plain, expressive, nice eyes
will make it seem beautiful.
When we know how important
the eyes really are to our looks,
is it not just good common sense
to emphasize their loveliness in
every way2
We believe woman and girls are
very careful to select their gowns
and hats to harmonic with the
color of their eyes. For instance,
the browneyed, dark-skinned girl
will not wear insipid, pastel green's
when she knows that violet and
smart reds. brown and vivid color.
ing will enhance the charm and
natural lure of her eyes.
We dress to the eyes, but the
most effective way of making
them the focal point of our express
sion is by the right use of makeup.
Some of the better class of fash
ionable cosmetic manufacturers
have complete sets of makeup to
harmonic with the color of the
eyes. They believe the color of
the eyes rather than the skin
tones should determine the shade
OF powder and rouge.
The natural skin tones are
really not matched perfectly. Sci
entists find in their tests that the
skin cloring itself is something of
a composite nature. When we
make up color charts we take this
into consideration, but the safe
way to select makeup is to COM
plement the eyes and you may be
sure it will be flattering.
There are marvellous little make
up sets now to harmonic with
the color of the eyes and this is
really smart way to purchase
them. When one selects a suit
able powder, it is nice to be sure
that the rouge, lipstick and eye
shadow is the one that har-
monies with that shade.
Every successful screen and
stage beauty knows the impor-
tance of emphasizing eye beauty.
Patricia: You evidently need to
wash your face with soap and
water, with your oily skin, but
why rub it so hard with the soap?
Just make a creamy lather on
your wash cloth and take time
to wash the face thoroughly
without heavy rubbing, as you
are doing. Then rinse it very
thoroughly with clear water. If
the red streaks do not disappear,
see a physician.
You may have my Makeup
Chart, if you wish. There is no
charge for it, please inclOse a
stamped, self-addresSed large size
envelope and address Donna
Grace, Beauty Editor Of this
namAr
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Silk Orqandie.

The spirit of spring has been
caught by a lovely evening frock
of yellowy-green silk organdie with
scarf -draped neckline. ON bre
satin underScoreS the bodice and
loops down the back over the full
skirt.
The Washington times., 1936-03-25
DOctOrMa
Be Able
To HelD
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Famous Authority on Problems OF
Love Gnd Marriage
''Dear Miss Fairfax:
IT shave and fix up my gray
ing hair, and go out looking for
q job, but I return as I went,
with nothing better offered. !
make $94 a month at the WPA.
If it were not for that, good
ness only knows what would
happen to us.
Apparently my wife blames
me for the depression. She seems
to think I am satisfied to bo
without . car, q nice home, good
clothes and spending money. But,
being well over 40, I am turned
down, and my wife blames me
for not getting a good salary.
II close my eyes at night
hearing her nagging, nagging. /
try to put ON q good front and
be jolly about the house, but any
attempt at merriment is only an
extra cause Of complaint. "A ca
ress is met with something bitter.
This practically tells the story Of
our home life.
DISCOURAGED
'"When I made q good salary It
was different. But you know
how. things have been the last
few years.
Conditions at home have
about broken me. hardly know
what to do. I feel like leaving
and never coming back. Only
for my boy do I hesitate to do
this.
'MOre desperate solutions come
to mind but fear that would be
unfair to my son. 1t might be
held against him, that his father
was cOwardly and made away
with himself.
81 was reared in . good home,
where there was love and peace.
Quarreling and nagging reduce
me to something craven, some
thing bereft Of courage.
when / made a good salary I
was never close with money, but
gave my wife freely Of all I made.
All that is forgotten now. I've
pleaded with my wife to be pa
tient, to give me q break. some
thing to restore my courage. But
she will mot see that this constant
beIitt1ing Of my efforts is the
worst way of getting us out Of the
spot we're in.
TAKES ADVANTAGE
Perhaps my trouble is that /
think too much of my wife, and
that she is fully aware Of this and
takes advantage of it. But am
30 tired of the nagging, nagging!
81 could write you q life history
of what 1 have been through since
the hard times set in, but you
uaVe u6U euOUSA 10 AAVW MVW
thing are with.
DISTRESSED"
The story Of family life. as told
by this man, makes one think Of
survivor on an ice-floe drifting
In a warm current. Every hour
he sees his foothold melting. Moth
ing but super-human help can
save him.
Can you visualize the picture Of
q man, no longer young, touching
up his gray hair, trying to get a
better job-returning without one
to the incessant nagging?
It's a horrible picture Of human
blundering on the part Of his wife!
If the woman nagS because she
has lost control Of her nerves, why
doesn't she go to clinic and be
treated? If she nags because she's
q temperamental nagger, way
doesn't she reform?
The Washington times., 1936-03-25
Pethcoat Frocks Suggest
Shorter, Fuller
Skirts
Rv WILMALAVILLE

Have you the pecoa dresses? They're cute
be- dresses that fuller and shorter than
tme with the swish of tafeta pecoat beneath the skirt
They suggest skirt line that will follow trend perhaps for
shorter fuller skirts Pead skirts pretty much part Of the
same picture. It's all something we should watch.
The Washington times., 1936-03-25
Creole Reel pes

The toUowmg recipe is from NeU Orleans lady aUht
Is famous for the delcacies her hospitality has long G
torded her fortunate guests The Times aV print Of
these recipes every day.
The Washington times., 1936-03-25
CRABEs EN- BoULETTEs

Bouettes small balls Of meat fish which fried in
deep fat Crbmeat is often used in boulette by Creoles
and served luncheon dish with grits or hominy
The Washington times., 1936-03-25

You may have my Makeup
Chart, if you wish. There is no
charge for it, please inclOse a
stamped, self-addresSed large size
envelope and address Donna
Grace, Beauty Editor Of this
naper.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
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Evening star., 1936-06-07

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Thereafter by appointment. Mrs.
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INTERESTING TOWN HOUSE
with 3 stories of balconies
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ing Calvert Street Canyon, Rock
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large rooms, baths, designed
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reveals an atmosphere most
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Evening star., 1936-06-07
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porcheS. , complete baths. hardwood
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fireplace, FrigidaIre; large lot with plenty
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and especially arransed for Two. Come
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terms. Would consider small GEAR house
in trade. Open Sunday from 2 10 Z pm.
Can be seen any other time by appoint
ment only. Several other large houses for
sale. B. F. HOLMES, 1901 Rhode Island
ave. ne. Phone North SS12; evenings
Evening star., 1936-06-07
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Evening star., 1936-06-07
CORNER 18th & VARNUM,
4201 17th STREET

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large rooms and two baths, with beautiful
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Evening star., 1936-06-07
METZLER-Realtnr

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Evening star., 1936-06-07
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Evening star., 1936-06-07

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surpassed: price reauced 10 Sl5.IoU can
be bought on terms like rent ask Ior
MR.. V1CkERY.
ROBERT l.. N1cKEEVER CO., Inc.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
8O9 HAMILTON-S6, $50. 90.

OPEN TODAY FOR INSPECTION.
All brick-Large front and double rear
porcheS. Every modern improvement. in
cluding new automatic heating plant Nice
yard. In perfect condition. Reasona BILE
cash payment. $50 per month. Inspect
today or call us for further particulars.