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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31

Lilies letter. which came in the
morning post, is typical.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
"Once he was mad about me,
but now he turns me down. Why
should he do this, when I broke
every date for him. never refused
him anything? spent my whole
time in trying to make him happy.
"Of course, 1 expected we were
going to be married, but it seems
as if he did not regard the love 1
gave him as binding. The cruel
part of it is that l had always re.
garded him as my fiance, and had
spoken CT him that way. And I
don't seem to understand why he
was not in earnest, when he told
me, over and over again how much
he loved me.
REBUFFED
ut would be clearer If l had
ever done anything mean to him,
but I've never given him any
thing but proof Of my deepest
love.
"The other day 1 couldn't stand
it a moment longer. and called
him UP on his office phone. When
he recognized my voice he hung
up.
Next morning l received a let
ter, reading: Dear Miss -:
/ must request that you do not
call me at my office, as it is under.
stood we do not receive personal
calls there. l am now taking up
a course in law at night school
and shall be extremely busy. This
will, of course, prevent me from
making any social engagements.
With all good wishes for your
future anu regretting that this ex-
ira work will occupy my full time
and keep me from seeing even old
friends, l am
Sincerely yours.
"When I got that l felt as If l
we're going to die. Why can't we
die when we're too unhappy to
live? But somehow or other, I've
got to keep on, And I just can't
help trying to see him, going where
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31

And said Jane:
I'VE have &c left"
She smiled as if she had &C
complished a real coup.
Seven cents for the bank.
When we get 1Oc we buy CO ndles
or"
"Oh," said Mary, "anything-
an egg sIicer or crater or just
anything for the kitchen"
I asked what they were going
to have for dinner and was in
formed that they proposed to cut
a piece from the chuck roast and
grind it and have meat cakes
the recipe is given. The meat
cakes were very good.
Meat Cakes
"a pound of beef
u cup of soft bread crumbs
p teaspoon onion juice
u teaspoon salt
p teaspoon poultry seasoning
l egg yolk white used in dessert)
Paprika
This is the way they combined
the ingredients: A little less than
one-fourth of their roast was run
through a food choppe with a
small amount of the Suet they had
asked for. They mixed this with
the Seasonings and beaten yolk
and shaped into cakes "a inch
thick. These were pan boiled in a
heavy aluminium skillet. Drowned
first on one side, then turned,
Drowned on Nther, and slowly
cooked for six or seven minutes.
Since they had a flat bottomed
pan the exact size of the skillet
top, they poured the contents of
the small cans of spaghetti into
this, added a tablespoon of water,
some butter, and heated this at
the same time the meat cakes
were cooking.
Their salad was made from
fresh spinach, raw, unlocked, of
all things. 1t was good. Here
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31

I know h. will be. But he is cold,
alOOf. even rude to me.
LILLE"
From the beginning m any
women have made the same pain.
full discovery as Lille. They were
too kind, too prodigal Of their
love. There was no resistance and
in love, as in life, there is a zest
in overcoming obstacles.
One hesitates to hand out the
bitter truth to a girl in Lilies
place-that she's better off with
out such a lover. Truth is cold
comfort when all the world looks
black.
Bitter Lesson
The danger, after having had
such an experience, will be that
she'll snatch at any straw which
will make her forget how un-
happy she is. And straws Of this
type are likely to be dangerous.
It's better to be desolate, for
the time being, than to play with
fire-to drink to forget, to accept
too easy attentions from some
other man, to throw youth and
opportunity on the scrap heap, in
an effort to forget.
Painfully, like house that has
been blown down by a tornado,
Lille has got to build her life
from the ground up. She has
learned a bitter lesson, If she will
only profit by it. And she has
youth, the most heavenly gift of
alone that all the old dow
ayers, with incomes in the higher
brackets, would cast away their
pearls to claim, for even a year.
If this girl, who has thrown
all her cards on the table, will
gather them up and play the
game straight, she will win.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
QUESTIONS

S. S.: "PleaSe discuss the advan,
tageS and disadvantages of the
new contact lenses as compared
to ordinary glasses. Is there more
danger from breakage when the
lenses are directly in contact with
the eyeS?"
Answer: Contact glasses fit un,
der the eyelids. They look some
thing like the shell of an artificial
eye. They are of especial value to
actors, actresses and others, who
for the sake of appearance, or be-
cause glasses in frames would get
in their way, cannot use the lat
ter. Another advantage is that
OFFICIALLY it is not easy to correct
any error of refraction by plac-
ing a fixed lens half an inch in
front of a moving eyeball, which
is the condition which obtains
when ordinary glasses are worn.
Most patients wearing contact
glasses for the first time exclaim
over the clearneSs and brightness
of objects. even though the central
vision nay be no better than with
their old glasses. They are said to
be safe and, as a matter of fact, as
far as danger from breakage is
concerned. safer tn IN ordinary
glasses. One patient was thrown
from an automobile and knocked
unconscious without breaking his
contact glasses, whereas ordinary
glasses would undoubtedly have
been broken and probably cut his
eyeball. Contact glasses do not
cause irritation of the eyeball or
inside Of the eyelid. They are not
adapted to all cases, but compe.
tent oculistS are recommending
them in special instances.
EDITORS NOTE: Six pamphlets
by DR.. Clendening can now be OBJ
tanned by sending 10 cents in coin.
for each, and Self-addressed en-,
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stamp, to DR.. Logan Clendening,
in care Of this paper. The pam
phlets are: Indigestion and Con-
Stipation," Reducing and Gain
ing" Infant Feeding" "Instruc-
tions for the Treatment of Dia-
beteS," Feminine Hygiene" and
The Care of the Hair and Skin"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31

This coming season will be one
of color and pattern, in suits, top
coats, shirts. ties, and anywhere
else you might want color and
pattern, even to socks. That means
that it will be hard to be dis
tinguished unless you get patterns
and colors that nobody else has,
or that few people have. For al.
though there will be lots of color,
lots Of pattern, most of it will fall
into classes, into groups.
To Be Different
If you buy imported fabrics,
and select them carefully, how
ever, you can get both patterns
and colors that other people will
not have. Even if you hit upon
something extremely smart, it
will probably not be copied in
domestic woolens until next year,
and then it may not be just the
same so that you can really
have something exclusive. For the
spring fabrics are already made
up, and the imported materials are
already bought. many of them
landed in this country.
With these facts in mind, we've
had some suits of imported fab
RIGS photographed for our page
today. The styles are notable, too,
but the fabrics are most impor-
tant, though you can't fully ap-
preciate either the colors or the
patterns from the gray, black and
white of the printed page. You
must go into the store and see
them.
Important Fabrics
One suit, with the gusset back
and side vents in the Jacket is of
a Donegal tweed, imported by
only one manufacturer, and sold
to only one store in a city, so
that it is sure to be limited. It
comes in heather mixtures. grand
grayS and blues, tans and browns,
and so on. ColorS that can't be
duplicated this season.
The other suit is of an i'm
ported Scotch cheviot, in herring
bones and other patterns. and in
wonderful mixtures of color. The
new style feature Of that suit is
the shirring at the waistline in
stead of through the shoulders.
It has moved down for a more
masculine look, and for greater
real SmartneSS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
Our Bachelor Girls Go Shopping
lust Before Payday

TO acork for Uncle SAM One came from the Midwest and
the other from the East On arriving IN Washington they
found difficulty securing satisfactory place to 've ON
their income.
They finally established themselves IN oneroom apart
nen aOih ktchenette size four feet By sac feet IN this
small space they have IN orderly fashion, the toHoWmg
shaker Stanley Ovenette Uoquart Caterless COOKER
Dutch oven ta0o-bner hot pate vegetable bn stainless
ton table, meat grinder sheIves for spices and emergency
supplies garbage china and slUer for sl1 vooden
choppng bowl and mrjng bowlS
By JEAN GREEN
Jane and Mary hurryng down the street at 445 yes
terday afternoon
Where to- gals of the kitchenette? asked my most
professional they wagged shopping bag which
was nicely folded to resemble anything but shopping bag
and said:
ITO buy food-and we have whole $3.50 Want to come
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
What They're
Wearing

A pointed yoke of black chiffon
and lace is used to trim black
crepe afternoon frock worn by
Betty Cradle. T hr e e-quarter
length sleeves, which match the
yoke, are deliberately pleated at
the shoulder for fullness with in
serts of the lace. Rhinestone clips
in a leaf design are used at the
throat and a matching buckle fas-
tens the narrow belt. To COM
plete the ensemble, Betty selected
a hat of black yelling banded in
velvet and black accessories.
Black silk braid, so rich and
heavy it resembles fur, is used to
create The flat tailored collar and
cuffs of a smart two-piece dress
selected for winter wear by Anne
Shirley. The braid is also used
to edge the pockets in a triangu-
lar pattern and even the buttons
on the double breasted tunic are
striped with silk stitching. A
black brimless felt hat with tuck
ing creating a winged effect and
black leather pumps and purse
are the smart accessories.
Trim wool with velvet Is the
seasons newest and Smartest
mode. In keeping with this fash
Jon decree Bernard Newman de-
signed a brilliant ensemble for
Princess Natalie Paley. It is a
three-piece suit in taupe and
cream tweed, featuring a knee
length cape with tuxedo revers
revealing the taupe velvet lining.
The jacket is styled with erect
revers and four tailored patch
pockets piped in velvet as is the
belt and tweed buttons The skirt
has an inverted pleat on each side
to add walking width. A quaint
hat of stitched velvet resembling
a gr1ome's cap with its cuff brim
ana peaked crown Is IN matching
velvet as re the gloves.
Soft. luxurious mink is used to
trim an attractive cloth coat Sc
lected by Heather Angel for street
wear. A smart ribbed fabric in
black is used for the coat which
is double-breasted and features
unusually full sleeves. A shawl
collar of the mink falls almost to
the waist in back, its beautifully
draped lines resembling a hood
which has been casually thrown
back. The bell cuffs are match
ing mink. A black felt hat and
black suede accessories complete
the ensemble.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31

along?"
Feeling a little hungry and
hoping to get some inspiration
for the things I had to tell you, I
went. And in the words Of Mary.
"Am glad, am I just Il learned
something about shopping.
Jane had gone over the adver-
tiSementS and had listed the
things they needed.
Here is what they carried home:
Three 26-ounce cans of tomato
juice-25c.
Jane announced that these would
serve six breakfasts; dozen eggs
for Csc; 2 cans of spaghetti, SC
each, l pound of onions, SC;
/ head of lettuce, SC; a pound OF
butter, $50; can Of vegetable soup,
SC; a head OF cabbage, &c; a
pound of spinach. &c; u pound of
bacon, tic; 2 pounds of sugar,
12c; loaf of bread, 10c; 4-pound
chuck roast. 18c per pound-72c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31

Questions and
Answers
Bv DONNA GRACE

"Dear Donna Grace: l Fea0
your column and think it very
helpful. I'm young married
woman and have a bad habit Of
biting my lips. What do you call
this? MRS. JAY STOKES"
Dear Mrs. Stokes: What can
one call it but biting the ips?"
It may be a form of nervousness
but any one should be able to con
troll the tendency to bite the lips
Massage them frequently with a
good massage cream and occasion.
ally with vaseline and try to re-
member that lip biting will
coarsen the tissues and change
the contour of the mouth.
Dear Donna Grace: I have
olive skin and brown eyes. Can I
wear green? E. T."
Dear E. T.: Green is not a
good color for you. although some
- Of the dark greens and even the
bright emerald shades may look
well. Avoid jade and light green;
red, violet, yellow, chartreuse,
brown and royal blue and the
usual blues and deep pinks and
panSy are nice.
Your weight is correct. Send
for the hair style chart.
Dear Donna Grace: have long
hair which is naturally curly. l
want to put it up in invisible roll
ers, but when 1 take them out my
hair is frizzy. Do you think they
will ruin my hair? They are left
in all day. l am IA years old.
Thank you LILLIAN GRACE"
Dear Lillian: Brush your hair so
as to bring the natural oil to the
ends, land if the hair is dry, touch
the tips of the fingers in mineral
oil or brilliantine before rolling
the h&ir and you will prevent the
frizziness. The rollers are net in
furious, but change the style of
your hairdreSS from time to !tme
SO as to keep the hair well aired
H. v. H. Please repeat your
question and send for the hair
style chart and makeup chart, as
there is never enough space in
the column to give you the hair
styles. Your weight is correct.
You may have my complete
NOrmalizing Set, Weight and
Measurement Chart, Color Chart
and Hair Style Chart. if you will
enclose a stamped, self-addreSSed
envelope and address Donna
Grace, Beauty Editor of this pa
per.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31


Raw Spinach Salad
p pound of spinach
2 hard cooked eggs
2 tablespoons of chopped English
walnutS
Salt
Pepper
Mayonnaise
The spinach was washed three
times, drained and carefully
dried with a soft absorbent towel;
then pulled into small shredS. The
kitchenette girls say that fresh
spinach is never to be chopped or
cut in shreds with scissors. That
bruises the leaves.
Then the diced hard-cooked
eggs and finely chopped walnutS
were tossed lightly into the spin
ach, salt, pepper, and mayonnaise
added, and was served-not in in
dividual salads but direct from
the wooden bowl.
For dessert, they had jello Gus
tard. 1t was very attractive. The
girls tell me that they always try
to have a pan of jello in the re-
frigerator-it can be used in so
many ways. When you want a
good and very inexpensive dessert,
just try this one:
JellO CuStard
2 tablespoons of sugar
/ egg
l cup milk
Few grains of salt
Vanilla
l level teaspoon Of cornstarch
Scald milk. Beat egg slightly,
add sugar, cornstarch well blend
ed, and salt. Stir into milk. Cool
very slowly until mixture coats
spoon. Cool. Fill sherbet dishes
half full of custt.rd, add cubes of
jello and top with well beaten egg
white Sprinkled with nutmeg. The
meringue is usually omitted
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
Beatrice Fairfax Says Love Easily Given Is Also Lightly Dsca1
Health
Suggestions of
A Scientist

By LOG N CLENDENING, NJ. D.
I have been asked to express
my opinion n DR.. Alexis Carols
bool; CALEB Man the Unknown"
The thesis of DR.. Carrel's book
is that man has learned more
about physical science than he
has about biologic science. In
fact, he has learned more about
the control of everything in the
universe than he has about him
self. The result is that we have
a world that is filled full of me-
chanical, electrical and chemical
triumphs, all of which, to a GER
tain extent. are antagonistic to
supreme human happiness.
The machines have supplied
necessary articles faster than
human beings have been able to
create the wealth to obtain them.
We are bringing into the world
great numbers of inferior people,
great numbers of unfit people
who. because they have not intel
lect enough to understand either
physical or biological science. are
a complete burden on the rest of
the world.
ONLY REMEDY
"The only possible remedy"
says DIR. Carrel, "for this is a
much more profound knowledge of
ourselves. Modern society should
be given an immortal brain, ca
pable of cOnceiving and planning
its future"
He suggests certain definite pro-
grams for this brain to carry out.
to-wit: We must break the frame
Of the school, factory and office.
and reject the very principle of
chronological ization. We
should reject mechanical inven.
tons that hinder human develop
ment. We should segregate those
who propagate intellectual and
moral maladies. Democracy has
opposed the development Of an
elite and, therefore, has helped in
the collapse of civilization. We
must develop the strong at the
expense Of the weak.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
"HOSTESS PAYS"

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
II am going to a school prom
very soon and I would like to
know if 1 should wear a Tuxedo
as my girl partner is going to
wear formal clothes?
II would also like to know If
1 should insist on paying for
the bid as she invited me to the
Prom? 1 have invited her to
go somewhere after the dance,
but have said will pay for it.
Is it proper to do this? =
If you have formal evening
clothes. . tail coat. wear them
to this Prom for a Prom is a
formal occasion. If you haven't
the formal clothes, then wear
your Tuxedo.
Don't even suggest paying for
and 1 am sure that she does.
the ticket or tickets, for the Prom
This is the girls prerogative and
social duty, for she is your host
eSS. If she knows what's what,
she will not be pleased by your
even suggesting that you pay for
the tickets. But it is quite proper
for you to invite her to go some.
where after the dance, if it
doesn't seem inappropriately late
and since this is your invitation
therefore you are the host,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
Fabrics Distinguish the
Best Spring Suits
For Men
For Men
By WILMA LAVILLE

Mems fashions evolve and change fast do womens
fashions these days There's the style piracy copying
and other evils which make almost impossible have
anything that exclusive Many try keep ahead Of
the mob by buying frequently dscardng their clothes
they become too popular their styles But Others
knowing that everything be copied except fneness Of
fabric. rely on their materials for distinction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
Satin Danask

A southern moon or the cold
north would like a shirtwaiSt
evening frock of eggshell satin
damask, the ShirtwaiSt closing
marked by large rhinestone bow
fasteners. A wing-like collar and
draped underarm fullness are
other details.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
Human Nature Finds Test
In Meeting Obstacles
And Resistance
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority on Problems of Love and Marriage
Please don't tell that manners, customs and morals
have changed the World War I'm only too well
But there something in human nature that shuns
what is dead easy and turns to the thing which diff
cult to acquire
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
WHITE AND NAVY

The sun shines on brilliant cos
tunes down South. For the races
there is a grand coat frock of
white wooden with navy capelet
and a narrow line of navy braid
trimming at the front closing.
There are enormus gauntlet
gloves Of navy blue patent leather
and an off-face hat, also Of the
blue patent leather.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
Etiquette
No Assistance
Wanted
By Mrs. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN

By Mrs. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
"Was it correct for young lady
to assist a young man in putting
on his coat? The young man is
four years here senior. This was
done in the young lady's home,
with no one present but her par
entS. D."
No this isn't correct, unless the
man is crippled and it is obvious
that he would appreciate being
helped. But under the usual cir
cumStanceS men don't like to have
girls help them with their coats,
and they don't like to have girls
hold their hats in a theater. I
wonder why some girls insist on
doing this.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
Today's Trend
In Fashion
POPULAR STRAWS

Straws blow in the story of
the new resort millinery mode.
Bayou and togo straws are still
immensely popular, as are other
versions of the Panama theme. A
large pale pink bayou straw has
the crown crocheted in wool yarn
to macth, and there is a trian-
gular peasant shawl also Of the
yarn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-31
IN DEMAND

Always in demand is the fine
black and white frcck. A mid
season model is of black crepe
marocain with a lining of white
pique facing an enormous shallow
petal collar. A huge belt buckle
of metal is studded with colored
stones. Groups of tucks mark
bodice and skirt.
Montana labor news., 1936-06-11
HAS LONG
UNION RECORD

An announcement OF considerable
importance to the unions of Silver
Bow County occurred with the recent
filing OF Francis (Red Neck Kelly
for the office of Sheriff. Coming from
a family which has been connected
with organized labor for nearly half a
century, Kelly combines a true appre-
ciation OF labors aims and a loyalty
acquired through intimate association
as a member of the Machinists' union
for fifteen years.
Francis is the son OF the late Mr.
and Mrs. John Kelly, pioneer residents
OF Dublin Gulch. He is one OF seven
brothers, all OF whom are members OF
organized labor, distributed as fol-
lows two in the Carpenters, two in
the Machinists and the Miners, and n
in the Engineers. His father was a
member Of the Carpenters.
Before entering politics Mr.. Kelly
was best known for his activities in
athletics, having played on the Dublin
Gulch team for several seasons and
later being manager for the same ag-
gregation. He is well known on the
hill through his work in the machine
shops at the Anaconda and the Leon
ard. His membership still continues
in the Machinists' union. The Engi-
neers' union has endorsed him for
Sheriff.