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The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Speaker Here

The Speaker of the House. Mr..
William B. Bankhead, has arrived
accompanied by Mrs. Bankhead
and is in residence at the May
flower, where they have engaged
an apartment for the Congress
Sional season.
y y Il
Mrs. George Phillips was hotess
at a luncheon party at the Pail
Mall Room Of the Raleigh yester-
day, entertaining in honor of Mrs.
Arthur Sullivan. of Salt Lake City.
The guests numbered eight.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Sharp, Of
Salem, Ohio, are spending a brief
time at the Dodge.
Evening star., 1936-09-05

of nothing that will do it," Now what
on earth could that all be about?
"CHITCHAT," the column devoted
~ to fashions, is another eye
opener. The editor informs us that
there is an effort being made to
bring black bonnets into disfavor,"
but the lady confidentially remarks
that she does not think the movement
will meet with success, because a
black velvet bonnet is far too stylish
and practical thing to be willingly
resigned. She warmly advocates the
use of black jet balls, StreWn about
these bonnets with lavish hand.
She also states that
For morning wear at home there
are most jaunty and serviceable jack
cts of striped flannel. They have black
grounds, with double stripes of blue,
green, cherry or white; they are made
with a double breasted front and a
sailor jacket shape in the back. The
trimming consists of binding, buttons
and cuffs of black corded silk" Just
a tasty little number in which to face
ones husband across the breakfast
table!
And the advertising section. and the
cooking section! They are really Won
derful and will have to be told of
at another time. as Old Man Space is
cutting us off again AS editor Of a
woman's page in 1886, I am more
than ever impressed with the knowl-
edge and painstaking attention to de-
tail displayed by the woman's editors
of 1871!
Evening star., 1936-09-05

the furniture of the earlier dates
were gradually replaced by greater
and more varied elegance of line and
lighter forms.
IT IS recorded in Anecdote Library
london. 1870 that the first
household use to which mahogany was
applied was for making a candlebox.
The wood was brought to England to
be used as ballast and offered to an
eminent physician who was at that
time building a house, to be utilized
in some way in the construction. The
carpenters found the wood too hard.
however, to work with and cast it
aside. 1t lay idle until the doctor,
wanting candlebox made, asked the
cabinetmaker to make it with the
discarded wood. Delighted with the
result, the doctor insisted on having
a bureau made of the same wood,
which was accordingly done. The
fine color. polish, ETC.. were so pleas
ing that he invited all his friends to
see it. Among them was the Duchess
of Buckingham. Her grace begged
some Of the same wood of the doctor
and also had bureau made on which
the fame of the wood and the cab
inetmaker was much praised"
We do not admire mahogany as We
should. Perhaps it is because we
little realize how hard this fine solid
u, - Al.t taiv 10
eral belief, mahogany trees do not
grow in groves, neither do they grow
in all climates. Sparsely scattered
in the thick tropical forests of Hon.
duras, Mexico and Central America,
they are brought to civilization only
after much difficulty. Spoilers" are
sent into the dense jungles to find
the trees, after which crew of work.
men blaze a trail through thick
jungle brush to cut them down. Be-
cause most of them are generally far
from the logging camps, the logs often
lay many months before they are on
their way to shipping centers. Pulled
through the brush and thrown into a
river or creek, they are left to work
their way to port as the water rises
at different seasons of the year. carry
ing them slowly down to their destina-
ton.
The lack of appreciation Of this
wood even in the tropics is made clear
by the fact that it is not at all un-
common to see railroad track rails
made of beautiful logs of solid ma
hogany!
Evening star., 1936-09-05

~ EAR MISS DIX am
young man of Is. Have been
working since finished COL
- lege and have been making
good money for my age, but all that
I have made has gone for the upkeep
Of my parents. I am in love with a
girl, as she is with me. and our
greatest desire Is to marry. bIi we
cannot do this, as she has to support
her parents, as I do mine, and the
upkeep of three families seems to be
out of the question.
My girl lives in an apartment with
another girl and I am free to go to
see her at will, but we fear because
we are together so much that it may
bring criticism upon her. would
not for the world be the cause Of any
one having a bad opinion of her. I
realize that it would be asking lot
of Solomon himself to solve our prob
lem, but won't you please try?
A READER.
Answer-Alas, I am no seeress. I
have not even been bitten by
Solomon's dog and I possess no wis
dom that would enable me to tell you
how to stretch an income that barely
suffices now over more needs. For,
after all, the rubber dollar exists only
in the minds of politicians.
ONLY, need there be another estab-
~ lishment to be supported if you
marry the girl? You and she are
both living separately. Why would it
cost any more for you to live together
married than 1t does now, provided,
of course, that you deny yourselves
the happiness of having children until
you are in a better financial position?
Your girl keeps house with another
girl and pays her part of running 1t.
Why not with you?
And why not talk the matter over
with your parents, both Of you, and
see If you cannot awaken in them
again the memory Of loves young
dream and make them willing to help
you by making some sacrifice OF their
own comfort and ease?
I find fathers and mothers singu-
larly unsympathetic with their chill
dren's desire to marry. They are past
the age of romance themselves and
it does not seem to them to matter
that John and Mary have to go
through the heartbreak Of frustrated
love and drag on with an engage
ment that has no apparent end.
x
UNDOUBTEDLY children owe a
great duty to their parents, but
parents owe q greater duty still to
their children and they seldom seem
to realize this. They feel that be-
cause they supported their children
In their infancies that their children
should support them as soon as they
are able to work. Hence We see
STRONG and husky men and women
Evening star., 1936-09-05

candle tables. occasional tables and
the popular little dumb walters that
were so evident in the dining room
corners.
The tripod became very popular
among English and American design
ers and cabinet makers, and while
Chippendale is credited with elaborat-
ing this style, some of the most per-
feet examples were made after his
decadence by Philadelphia craftsmen.
The general introduction of tripod
furniture is said to be ascribed more
to Chippendale than to any OF his
contemporaries. His version OF tne
tripod had either a round or rectangu-
lar top which was often-times hinged
so as to turn up when not in use
Some of the tops were plain, but more
frequently they had rims or galleries,
nodded, carved or fretted. The ia
miliar pie-crust rim belonged to this
type of table and was carved. as its
extreme irregularity OF turned-up OUT
line could not be turned.
The shafts of the Chippendale tri-
pod we're frequently fiuted, reeded or
carved and very often sprang from
turned or carved base which rested
upon three cabriole legs. These legs
we're generally carved more or less
elaborately and terminated in feet OF
various shapes, the claw and ball or
slipper feet being the more popular
although other forms were also used.
The slipper feet are more common
where the leg and shafts are plain.
All the palmer tripod tables should be
classed as definitely belonging to the
early Chippendale period. These plain
tops were sometimes inlaid with beau
tiful satinwood inlay. Those made
later in the period were embellished
with richly carved pie-crust edging
which was copied from the Shefneio
silverware Of the period.
THERE Is perhaps no other piece
L of furniture that so definitely
amplifies the beauty Of mahogany
wood as does a dainty "tip-top"
table. If one with a plain top is the
object of admiration. you find mahog-
any shining in all its splendor. The
beautiful whorls of the grain in the
wood, and the rich, deep color reflect
elegance and dignity. The photograph
on this page pictures typical Chip
pendale tripod made of exquisite ma
hogany which is said to have been
cut from the heart of mammoth
log. Mote the perfection in the con-
tinuance of the whorlsD For the
"pie-crust" type mahogany lends it
self to the carving with superb solid
ness.
1t was really due to the introduc-
ton of mahogany few years previous
to l725 that a change began to take
place in the form of furniture. BY
l740 or l745 this new tendency had
become apparent in well-recognized
| forms.
The new wood had largely sup
planted walnut in popular favor and
was stronger and tougher and more
elastic than any material before used
and cabinetmakers experimental en-
Enthusiastically. The squat and solid
heavy contours that were typical OF
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Rules For
HOSteSSeS
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: Recently I had
an out-of town friend visit me
from one afternoon until the next.
In the evening we went to a movie.
I had suggested going and when We
arrived at the theater she hurried
to the window and got the tickets.
On the way inside I insisted that
she take the money, which she did
very reluctantly and seemed hurt.
Since. a third person has told me
that should have let her take me
since that was something she could
have done to show her appreciation of
my hospitality. Instead of which I've
always thought that hostess paid
for such incidental expenses. What
is the usual plan?
Answer-Usually the hostess does
pay for such expenses, and you were
right to offer. But since she wanted
to buy the tickets it might perhaps
have been better not to fuss about
it. In other words, it is always bet
ter to try to understand the inten-
tions Of others rather than to en-
force your own.
Evening star., 1936-09-05

Of 1871, there are many items ass
founding to modern-day housekeepers.
Expert directions on making feather
bed are found in one Book" in
which the housewife is advised to let
the bed air over the window sill at
least once a month, as, there being no
air in the bedroom at night. the
feathers were apt to become musty
and f1attenedl
The doctor in charge OF the
"health" column is adamant on the
subject of too-tight lacing. He gracl-
ously comedies that woman must
have a trim waist, but insists that
lacing to obtain 15-inch waist is
detrimental to the health, especially
If the lady "faints more than two
times during the lacing procedure"
The architects drawings of hand
some suburban residences" would give
any one the jitters, today, embel-
hshed as the houses were with SCROLL
work, doo-dads, dingbats and gadgetS.
There are almost always two parlors
and it is indeed an ultra modern
house that boasts bathroom in its
plan of rooms!
As FOR the fancy-work suggestions
"A and patterns They are really a
collection of the neatest little horrors
I have seen in some time. There are
flowers made from feathers-I don't
Tar hn0otIco thew
couldn't be used on dresses, and they
certainly are not suitable for household
decoration. There are slippers of weird
design. evidently for the man of the
household to don after they had toast
ed on the hearth at the end of busy
day-there are hideous crocheted con-
traptions destined to hold hair comb
1ngs-there are travelling and smoking
caps that look like nothing on earth
And one little charmer is toilet cush-
ION with washing list" I don't know
why!
The "agency" which, apparently, is a
clearing house for all exchanges be-
tween readers and editors, is pretty
much of a gem in itself. The editors
were quite unconcerned about treating
their readers in very cavalier manner
If they thought they were ounces.
they practically told them so. Take, for
instance, this item:
Joseph N. Frequent and loud laugh
ter invariably indicates an Indifferent
education"
Or this stanch opinion:
Eliza. Never trif1e with the affec-
tions of a man who loves you nor ad-
NIT Of marked attentions from one
whose affections you cannot return"
And this mysterious message has got
my curiosity in fine frenzy:
IL. M. I. /. We never recommend
such articles. 2. The lady. 8. We know
Evening star., 1936-09-05
BOUND VOLUMES OF OLD MAGAZINE YIELD TREASURES
The Old Gardener Says:

1t is important to plant your
bulbs right side up. Tulip bulbs
are pointed and the point is the
top. They also have o kind Of
ring at the bottom where the
roots were attached, and this Is
true of hyacinths, narcissi, snow
drops and seillas. Lily bulbs have
scales toward the top. The bot
tom of a crocus bulb is slightly
depressed. 1t is almost impossible
to tell which Is the top and which
is the bottom Of Anemone coro-
maria, but fortunately it will grow
equally we'll, apparently. in any
position. Most bulbs will keep for
some time, but lilies should be
planted as soon as possible be-
cause they deteriorate rapidly.
(Copyright. 1936.)
Evening star., 1936-09-05
FOOtnOteS.

Black sport shoes will be worn with
tweed in the country, on the campus
and with town suits. The jodhpur
type of shoe, in black suede, has two
other very new points-a wall last"
straight up at the sides and fat
across the toe) and contrasting trim
(broad strap and piping in cinnamon
brown.
Look for marrona brown-especially
in q Britishy brogue of bucko with
calf trim.
Other smart shades will be oxblood.
very dark green, chaudron "a cop
perry color. smoky gray and aubergine
tthe French word for eggplant" and
exactly the deep rich purple of that
vegetable). Bronze. romantic shade,
is staging a comeback in dressy slip
pers for end-of-the-day wear.
Look for some sandals in the new
Fall versions. One black gabardine
model has patent leather appliques
across the instep, and its broad strap
is half fabric and half patent.
High-in-front effects. such as the
double tongue, on brown suede model,
trimmed with two small gilt buttons,
are popular, too. The side panels are
quilted in other words.
Evening star., 1936-09-05

some of ours were running around
trying to avoid being mistaken for a
hamburger by some hungry animal
her aloofness is understood.
Ancestors or not. catching mice and
the like is Kitty's main job. Unfortu-
nately she hunts for sport as much as
anything. and unless there is bit Of
control used in the right spot, Kitty
will start lot of trouble. Neighbors
who like birds can't see what any one
sees in cat. On the other hand, cat
lovers just can't imagine what's
wrong with the person who won't tol-
crate Kitty. The thing for the cat to
do is sit down and think it over. She
must be very careful to hunt only
those things that are not useful and
which no one likes. AS long as she
sticks to this path she's safe. Un-
fortunately she sees no difference.
Bugs, birds and mice are all the same
to her.
Her owner must control her moves.
If wisely guided Kittly'n clean up
WdtCl buSo, 1OdCliCc, dllIS, IIOIllo, 0CCe
ties, grasshoppers and other insects.
OF course that doesn't mean that she's
a cure-all. Vermin and cats don't
mix, not to the pleasure of the ver-
min. The bug that runs under the
sink won't run long If Kitty has her
way. Just put her in the kitchen
and let her 60.
Don't let her roam at night. Be
sure that she's had her breakfast be-
fore she gets out in the morning.
She'll be less likely to menace birds.
During the night If she's forced to
stay home she can attend to the little
things such as bugs and mice. It it's
a choice between q trap and cat.
bear in mind the fact that trap
can't purr. II she explores bit don't
get excited. She won't knock any
thing of unless she's frightened.
Kitty is indulging her curiosity.
Ancient Egypt dedicated her to the
sun, the moon and woman.
Evening star., 1936-09-05

HARTICULARLY practical ana
u novel is the design OF this
little frock for tots from to
L 5. The simple pattern Is made
for quick sewing mothers who like
pretty clothes but can spend only o
limited amount of time on them.
A dress of this sort with q match
ing sun-suit will be most wearable
for playtime, school or parties. 1t
has soft becoming Peter Pan cellar.
pleats In front and back, cut pun
sleeves and no yoke to fuss and fret
over. A finished picture that is truly
delightful. It's adorable in dotted
swiss, gingham. crepe or lawn and
practical in percale, or cotton for
school or street.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1812-B is
available for sizes 2, 3. 4 and 5. Size
. requires as yards Of IS or 80 inch
material: " yard of contrast for col
lar and sleeve bands.
Every Barbara Bell pattern In
cludes an illustrated instruction guide
which Is easy to understand.
Send Is cents for the Fall Barbara
Bell pattern book. Make yourself at
tractive, practical and becoming
clothes, selecting designs from the 100
Barbara Bell well-planned. easy-to-
maks patterns. Interesting and ex-
Evening star., 1936-09-05
BY MARY ALLEN HOOD.

~ ITTY'S standing in community
life has undergone many
~ changes. Her ancestors came
i - from Africa and Asia. No one
knows just when or how. There are
traces of her in early Chinese and
Japanese history. The streets of
Ninevah, Babylon and Egypt of
ancient times were frequented by cats.
In the Metropolis of Thebes, on the
tomb of King Hama there is an ef1gy
Of his pet cat. Kitty's name was
"Bouhaki." Imagine calling him!
Thousands of years ago the penalty
for killing cat in Egypt was death,
for Sehket the cat goddess held sway,
and cats were considered deities. If
. house caught on fire puss was the
1rst one to be rescued;
In the city of Bubastis about 1900
BIC. big fire took place. The cats
all became fire-minded and rushed to
the scene. They were not content to
watch. For some reason or other
they were possessed with an insane
reason to rush into the flames. The
Egyptians turned from putting out the
fire to rescuing the cats. No one paid
any further attention to the burning
building. Those so unfortunate as to
lose their kitties went into mourning
by plucking their eyebrows, a custom
which no longer signifies sadness of
any sort!
In the next decade or SO cats were
introduced into the northern part Of
the world, and superstitious Europe
abused them In every conceivable
fashion. They were said to be pos
sessed of the evil spirit, which was
certainly contrary to the old Egyptian
point of view. Somehow kitty man
aged to weather the storm, and today
we have the same meow, scratch and
disposition just as they were those
centuries ago. When one remembers
that her ancestors were neities while
Evening star., 1936-09-05
My Neighbor Says:

To clean fireplace bricks, cover
them with a paste made of pow
dered pumice and household am
monia. Let it dry for an hour,
then scrub with warm, soapy
water.
A teaspoon of granulated sugar
added to the water in whichstur-
nips are boiled removes the
strong turnip taste some object
to.
Should a cake burn while bak-
ing, lay over it a clean towel,
which has been wrung cut Of
hot water. This softens the
burned part and it is the more
easily removed.
Paint screens and porch furni-
ture before putting them away
for the Winter. They will then
be well dried and ready for use
when Spring comes.
(Copyright 1850
Evening star., 1936-09-05

elusive fashions for little children and
the difhcult Junior age; slenderizing,
well-cut patterns for the mature fig
ure, afternoon dresses for the most
particular young women and masrons
and other patterns for special occa-
sions are all to be found In the Bar
bara Bell pattern book.
(Copyright. 1936l
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Cooks Corner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.
DINNER SERVING TWO OR
THREE

MncGroni Salmon Timb1les
Egg Sauce
Cucumber Relish Sauce
Buttered Beets
Bread Apricot Conserve
Sliced Bananas and Pineapple
Sponge Cake Coffee
MACARoNI SALMON TIMBALEs
8 long pieces 4 cups water
macaroni u teaspoon salt
Add salt to water. When boiling,
add macaroni slowly so that it will
not break. Boil rapidly 20 minutes.
Drain. Handling macaroni carefully,
fit it into buttered timbale or custard
cups as lining. (This is not difdcult }
Fill centers with salmon.
% cup milk l teaspoon
" cup soft chopped celery
bread ! tablespoon
2 eggs or yolks butter, melted
70 cup salmon u teaspoon salt
teaspoon Y teaspoon
chopped parsley paprika
Heat milk, add bread and soak i've
minutes. Add rest Of ingredients. Fill
macaroni-lined cases. Place in pan OF
hot water and bake IS minutes In
moderate oven. Let stand f1ve min
utes, unmold carefully. Surround
with egg sauce.
EGG SAUCE.
tablespoons u teaspoon
butter paprika
. ..,. 2 hard-cooked
49, eggs, diced
tablespoons
cups milk chopped
Y teaspoon salt pimientos
Melt butter and add dour. When
mixed, add milk and cook until
creamy sauce forms. Add rest Of in
gradients and cook three minutes.
Serve poured around and on top Of
timbales.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Dorothy Dix Says
Children Not Required to Support Parents
if There Is Another Course

who have 20 or 80 years more Of good
work in them settling down on the
do-nothing stool Just as soon as their
boys and girls can get jobs.
Perhaps the best thing that the
old-age pension is going to do is to
make it possible for young people to
marry while they are still young. You
are right in keeping your love shining
and something to be proud Of. You
will be glad of that as long as you
live. DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Health Department of
"Godey's Lady's Book
Deplores Tight Lacing
Doctor Says 1t Is Not to Be Practiced so That
Victim Faints More Than Twice
During Procedure
BY BETSY CASWELL.

UNrdAGING library of the house where visiting IN
bound volumes of Cods Iadys
enanced The stories with their old
phrases present perfect picture OF the days
mention love and proposal marriage was
those legal document
especially in the volumes
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Tripod Type of Table
Was Originally Liked
For Practical Reason
ChippendaIe Generally Credited With Hav-
ing Done Much to Develop Grace
and Beauty of Design.
BY LUCIE EBERLY.

stopped to think how the dainty tripod table may nave
definite embodied tripod 1t
Holland in the seventeenth century
discovered that three legs rested
Consequently
after this dscoveryamp and
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Culinary Tip.

Little pearl onions are as "handy"
at that silly finger game We played re-
Gently: use them for garnish when
ever their 4avor y suitable.
Evening star., 1936-09-05

chose this
tea in fact refreshmen it
eats rite So the cloth she
dignity and air about well as beauty Youl find
cloth will
yene of your table
quickly watching
your hand.
pattern complete
diagram illustrations
crochet hook and what material and md
pattern
Address orders Editor
Evening Star
Evening star., 1936-09-05

EAR MISS DIX am a
young man of Is. Have been
working since I finished COL
lege and have been making
Evening star., 1936-09-05
BY BARBARA BELL.

NARTICULARLY practical and
= novel Is the design OF this
little frock for tots from 2 to
The sinnle nattern Is made
Evening star., 1936-10-04
News of Officers
And Their Families
At Fort Meade

CAPT. and Mrs. Charles M. Walton
~ left Tuesday for Bristol, Va,
where they will visit their daughter,
Miss Laura Walton. who is enrolled
as a student in Sullins College. After
spending the week end there they will
go to Morgonton, N. c., which Is Capt.
Walton's former home. After two
weeks there they will return home.
Capt. and Mrs. Francis j. Gillespie
and their small daughter. Patricia
Gillespie, will leave by motor Satur-
day, October 10, for San Natio. Calf,
where they will visit Mrs. Gillespie's S
father and mother, Gen. and Mrs. O
c. Horney.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Richard Wetherill
jr., will leave Monday for Mason
Tenn, where they will visit Mrs. Will
liam Rives Seay. Mrs. Wetherill''
mother. They will be away for about
three weeks.
Maj. and Mrs. Henry r. Anderson
and their son, Richard Anderson. will
leave this week for q few months
leave before sailing for the Philippine
Islands in January. During this time
Mai. Anderson will visit his family in
Minnesota. Maj. Anderson, who has
been stationed at this post for the
past two years. Is . member OF the
34th Infantry.