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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-25

was at the controls. The passens- ers, returning from a brief sight- sealing air tour. left the airport plthout revealing their Identity. Only damage to the craft was Q bent propell0r.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-25
WNlTEGlUUNE . CO TOL A.SlsS

DOW JONES AVERAGES
Evening star., 1936-01-29
Sheepskins for Skiers,

PARIS P).-Sheepskin has stepped
into the style world to make some of
the smartest Winter sports clothes of
the season. Sheepskin coats. mittens
and scarfs fashioned with the white
wool inside are being shown in Paris
salons as smart accessories for ski en-
thuiasts.
One OF the most striking coats is a
loose, swagger, three-quarter-l length
model with the hide stained a soft
blue and the collar and cuffs formed
by the white wool. Other sports coats
come IN the natural sheepskin or bea-
yer designed with close fitting collars
and cut to knee length.
Bright colors, cream and oyster
white appear in the latest Winter
sports togs launched by Maggy Rouff.
Brown and dark green wool or cordu-
roy ski suits are accompanied by knit
vests, fez caps, scarfs and mittens Of
vivid orange or sunlight yellow wool.
A gray flannel suit is bordered in dark
green braid and marked by two little
ivory reindeer on the lapels, while
oyster white or cream wool Jackets
top number of dark trousers.
Helm adds jackets of bright colored
rubberized silk, which is waterproof,
to his dark wool ski trousers as some
thing warm and light to wear on ski
runs. The Land Of the Midnight
Sun" inspires the accompanying nit
tens and Scarfs which are knitted Of
blue and white wool in q Norwegian
peasant pattern. To slip on for the
cocktail hour after skiing there are
Tyrolean blouses Of black cotton or
wool splashed with gay flowers.
Evening star., 1936-01-29
BY BARBARA BELL.

- UPPOSE you were TO design
the perfect morning frock.
wouldn't it have a clever yoke
~ buttoned in front, short set-in
sleeves. waist fullness, paneled skirt
with lower pleats. and a collar and
cuff set in contrast? OF course it
would. And when you finished it
would look just like this one, which
is yours for a brief hour or two at
your sewing machine Note particu-
larly the clever cut of the skirt which
though refreshingly different in design,
is Just as simple as Simon. The picture
tells the story and the pattern does
the rest. Send today, and include it
in your spring sewing. Barbara Bell
pattern No. 1903 is designed for
sizes 34 SO. 38, 40. AZ and A. Size
36 requires Az yards of 35-inch
material. and Is yards contrasting
material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to understand.
Send for the Barbara Bell pattern
book. Make yourself attractive. prac-
tical and becoming clothes, selecting
designs from the 119 Barbara Bell
well-planned, easy-to-make patterns.
Interesting and exclusive fashions for
little children and mature figures;
Evening star., 1936-01-29

graves that are filled by the victims
of careleSSness.
In this connection. the pamphlet
issued by the National Safety Council
continues to be a good guide, philos-
opher and friend to the housewife who
is honestly interested and trying to do
her bit toward lessening the toll of
serious and fatal accidents.
Although I touched on some of the
hazards of the basement recently
when going into detail on the subject
Of the danger from fire, there are still
more troubles located in that part of
the average home which require con-
sideration. The laundry is usually
located in the basement, and many
dangers may lurk around the tubs
and Suds!
HERE. the council points out. the
housewife often stands on a
damp floor and is thus effectually
grounded; porcelain electric switches
should be used instead of the COM
mon metal ones. Cords which are ex-
posed to water or even dampness
should be rubber coated, and efforts
should be made to keep the floor as
dry as possible. One precaution
which is simple and very wise to take
is to wear rubbers while working in
the laundry-not only to guard
against the danger of electric shock,
but also for health as protection
against the damp flooring.
Many accidents occur through the
use of washing machines or wringers.
When purchasing one of these house
hold aids be sure that it is designed
SO that it is difficult to catch the
fingers in any mobile machinery and
that it is equipped with safety stop
that will automatically release pres
sure instantly should trouble occur.
The covers of extractors which whirl
clothes dry by centrifugal force
should be kept on while the machine
is in operation, and all gears on
Evening star., 1936-01-29
Classifying
Qualities
1nLipsticks
Important to Make
Careful and Wise
Choice.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

IN PREVIOUS articles we studied
the requisites of makeup aids in
order of application: Foundation, then
rouge, then powder.
Today let us see just what points
to bear in mind when purchasing
make-up for the lips and eyes. These
are the very high lights of our make
up and therefore deserve special
| thought.
Smoothness Is one of the first requi-
sites of all makeup. The article IN
itself should be smooth, completely
free froro roughness or any possible
| particles that might scratch or cut the
skin. Ard the makeup aid should go
on smoothly. whether it is rouge, pow
der, foundation, eyeshadow or mas
cara.
But there's much more to a good
| lipstick. 1t must be creamy and go
on smoothly and easily Yet it should
not be greasy. The color should be
indelible and lasting, without contain
ing any injurious dyes. In other
words, the color should go on easily
and evenly without the necessity Of
rubbing in order to get color impress
sion; ani it should stay on
| Now for color-while there are
| variations sometimes for costume
and usually for season, the orange
tones bei;4g particularly popular dur
! ing the Summer and the blue-reds
for Winter the safest rule is: Choose
a color that is tWin-sister to your
natural shade You can't go wrong
if you DC that. Also. bear in mind
| that your lipstick must harmonic
not only with your own coloring, but
also with the color tone of your rouge.
1t is permissible and. in fact, desirable
to have the lipstick a bit bolder.
clearer and deeper in color than the
rouge, Out it should be the same color
cast. Llystick may be a bit more
luminous than the cheek rouge But,
one should be as careful to avoid color
clashes in makeup as one does in
clothes. Women who know their
makeup never make the mistake of
| combining an orange rouge with cerise
| lpstick or vice versa.
And now for eye makeup: This
affords so many variations that it
is difficult t. enumerate them all In
! one article However, if you use an
eyeshadow. be sure it is soft, creamy
and a bit luminous. And as for
mascara. be sure it does not cake,
does not burn or smart if a drop
should get into the eyes, does not
| smudge or run. The finer mascaras
are harmless. yet indeiible, actually
| tear -and-run- proof
Evening star., 1936-01-29

handsome black Spanish lace. carries
out the mantilla idea in full, rip
pling cape longer in the back, that
provides one of the most hattering
means of predicting long sweeping
line The front of the bodice is softly
draped, and the back is crossed over
in the same manner as the other lace
frock. A two-color contrast belt in
bright blue and American beauty gives
dash of color and the large metal
buckle studded with jewels adds fur
ther interest. This is delight frOck
for the fastidious 40s, and. of course,
is best suited to the dark haired Span
ish type.
THE collection of lovely lace frocks
which was displayed to us was
really intriguing-each one had its
own good points. Gray was promi-
nent color and there was an attrac-
tive one in purple suitable for the older
woman. all shades of lavender and
purple being an excellent complement
to lovely gray hair
A particularly youthful model in a
size 40 is of white alencon lace, with
low v at front and a covered back
that suggests a cape, but only ex-
tends over the shoulders at the front.
This clever arrangement has a wide
band Of plain net at the lower edge
and the same idea is used around the
bottom of the full founce set on in
points below the hips. 1t is worn
over white satin slip. A gray satin
lace has a short straight jacket and
set-in sleeves. Another delightfully."-
Spanish lace gown has three-quarter
lace coat with hood that may be
worn over the head in true Spanish
fashion. A scarlet velvet ribbon with
wired bow gives the needed touch of
flame color to this picturesque gown.
X X X
ONE Of our smartest shops is show
ing gorgeous satin print-a
white ground with rather large black
floral pattern. Over this is worn
more than f1oor-length cape of pleated
black net with garland of paper
white carnations to hold in place the
pICdUCu lOuCIlc dTOuIlO LIlc neck. here
is everything new, and fresh and ut
terly different.
The same shop shows a younger
model of white bengaline with print
of light green leaves and stems scat
tered sparingly over the surface. This
heavy material lends itself to perky
puffed sleeves, fitted bodice and bouf-
FAINT skirt.
One more suggestion for the fastid-
ious 40s is a black crepe dinner frock
with graduated shoulder cape of white
chiffon, very narrow where it starts at
the round neck in front and widening
to waist length at back, with a hand
some lace band edging It is one of
those frocks that say sophistication
with the least amount of fuss and do
it so effectively. =
For information concerning the
items mentioned in this column call
National 5000, Extension 396, between
10 and IL am.
Evening star., 1936-01-29
Entertaining
Formally or
Informally
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: What size
napkins are served with after
dinner coffee in the living room?
suppose, the very diminutive size used
for cocktails.
Answer-Napkins are never served
with after dinner coffee-nor. in fact,
are napkins usually provided with
cocktails unless a great many hors
d'oeuvres are also served.
Dear Mrs. Post: I am asking 12
to an informal dinner in honor of a
bride-to-be and her fiance. Is it
proper to separate engaged couples
at this table? At most parties I go
to we are all married and, of course.
sit with other husbands and wives,
so I am not sure what is customary
when the couples are either engaged
or very interested in each other.
Answer-Engaged couples and those
who are interested in each other are
always seated together. This is one
of the first rules of seating table,
just as the second rule is that married
couples do not sit together except at
a dinner in honor of their wedding
anniversary. On this one occasion
the bride" is seated on the "groom's'
right.
Evening star., 1936-01-29

When steaming a pudding. lift the
cover off the pan during the first half
hour
When baking fruit cookies or cakes
add small pan of water to the oven.
It helps keep them moist.
A stick of cinnamon, a couple of
slices Of lemon, or a teaspoonful of
lemon extract will give variety to just
plain prunes.
When boiling vegetables, the salt
should be put into the water when
the vegetable is partially cooked.
The sirup left from picked fruits,
such as peaches or pears, makes a
delicious flavoring for roast meats.
Try pouring such juices, diluted with
an equal amount Of water, over q
roast Of veal or beef.
A wooden spoon is essential in the
kitchen. It is useful for many things
and for some absolutely necessary.
For example, a fudge sauce should
always be stirred with such q spoon
and 50 should such vegetables as
rice and barley, and so should acid
fruits.
Evening star., 1936-01-29
Dorothy Dix Says
Husbands Should Encourage Wives to
Get Away From the House and Find
Outside Interests Occasionally.

proper place for women, but they
don't stay in it with them unless
friend wife can keep them entertained
and amused. and home-staying women
are likely to have homely wit.
Who are the naggers? Are they not
the women who. having no interests
of their own, concentrate all of their
thoughts upon their husbands and
children, and badger them necessarily
about everything they do and don't
do? The only excitement they have
is in making mountains out of mole
hills and exaggerating every fault be-
yond recognition. They harp for
ever on the same mistake because they
have nothing else to think about.
They get their contact with life by
putting their husbands and children
through the third degree about every
thing they do.
X X X
WHO are the fault finding wives,
the back-Seat drivers, the wives
who are always telling their hus-
bands how much more money some
other man makes than they do; the
wives who pick out their husbands
clothes and who never let them eat
or smoke in peace? Are they not
almost invariably the women who tell
you that they don't see how other
women have time to belong to clubs
or take up causes? They have all they
can do to take care of their homes.
Men often oppose women's clubs. In
reality, they are heavens gift to them.
For it lets women work out their con-
genital mania for reforming things on
strangers instead of themselves. Many
| husband does as he pleases because
his wife is too busy reforming the
morals of the heather to keep her
weather eye upon him.
The moral of all of which is that
husbands should encourage their wives
to step out instead of batting them If
they don't stay in.
DOROTHY DIX.
tCopyright. 1936l
Evening star., 1936-01-29
Old Adage
Health Is
Wealth True
Well-Being Should Be
Regarded as Valuable
Asset and Gift.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

IF COULD give but one gift to
= children I would choose health. A
healthy child can help himself. carve
out a way of salvation. An unhealthy
child is beaten before he starts.
It seldom happens that child Is
born without some lesser degree OF
power somewhere in his being. He
has some high points and some low
ones always. The height and depth
are measured by the child's health.
The healthy child always has greater
degree of power, and his weaknesses
are less than those of the ailing child
whose failures and successes are on
lower scale. The unhealthy child
can never reach the heights that lie
within easy approach of the strong
one and he sinks to lower degrees OF
failure than are ever glimpsed by
his sturdy classmate. Health gives
the child a powerful advantage at
the start.
The senses of the healthy child are
always keener His mental processes
are quicker, his memories stronger
and more accurate. His movements
are more graceful, more powerful and
more effective. In every field he
bests his ailing brother. Health is
the greatest of all assets. It is true
some geniuses have surmounted the
handicaps of illness, but they are
indeed few.
Every so often an anxious mother
visits my Office to ask about her deli
cate child. He is brilliant in some
field Of activity. Maybe he Is very
good in music or in literature; he
seems to have a gift, but he cannot
get anywhere with it because he can
not sustain himself. He cracks at
the crisis every time. Now if the
teacher would only give him little
extra time, or little extra help, or
would not notice his failure in this
and that direction, things would be
better. Always this parent overlooks
the lack of health of mind and body
that the child suffers. There is always
some other reason for the failure. Or.
If the failure has been pointed out,
the doctors have not done what they
might to help.
Simon has a talent for music.
He surprises his teachers. But school
makes him nervous, and then he
breaks down in his music. Can't
you make school easier for him, so
he won't get that way?"
You want Simon to attend school,
and take music lessons, too?"
"Oh, of course. He must get an
education and he must not lose his
music. He's better now, so we are
bringing him back. We want you to
do something about school SO he won't
set so tired
Simon could not possibly follow the
program laid out for him. Only a
child in robust health could hope to
do such work, and this poor little chap
was actually sick. Nevertheless, he
must go ahead and work harder than
healthy children because his mother
wanted to bring out his genius.
Genius without health is terrible
burden. I would take the health
and let the genius go. Help the ailing
child to gain strength. help him to
establish health Of body and mind
and then, if he can express genius,
we'll and good. If there must be a
choice, I prefer a healthy, ordinary
child to a sickly, struggling, talented
one. Health is the essential quality
In happy living.
(Copyrieht 1936)
Evening star., 1936-01-29
Month of New Year Cha Up Usual Toll of Needless Accen
Careless Waste of Life
AndLimb Goes on Despite
Efforts Of Authorities
Pamphlet Issued by National Safety Council
Continues to Be Housewives Guide,
Philosopher and Friend.

washing machines should be safely
inclosed.
The council continues:
X X
THE gas stove on which water is
heated in the boiler presents the
same hazards as the stove in the
kitchen 1t should be watched so that
if the water boils over 1t will not
extinguish the flames and release gas.
Boiling water should be dipped from
the boiler to the tubs A woman should
not attempt to lift beyond her weight.
Severe burns have often occurred
when poilers were dropped
There should be light in the fruit
cellar to avoid stumbling and the
shelving should be substantial. Pro-
truding nails on which one might cut
ones nands in reaching for jar
should be removed"
With modern use of the basement
growing in scope, many homes now
have a workshop there, with power
driven lathes and saws as we'll as
sharp and dangerous hand tools. Belts
and band saws are tricky things and
should be guarded carefully. One
should always wear goggles when using
a grinding wheel, and when using a
cutting tool care should be taken to
cut in such way that no damage to
the fingers is possible.
There should be an effort made to
insure ample head room in the base
ment. Painful and sometimes serious
consequences result from humping the
head against beam or sharp piece of
construction. If the family automo-
bile should be stored in the basement
precautions against danger from fire
and carbon monoxide gas must be
taken.
THIS latter warning also holds true
Of the garage itself, whether it is
adjoining the basement or detached
at the end of the yard. There. of
course, carbon monoxide is the out
standing hazard. The garage doors
should always be opened before start
ing the engine and the danger care
fully explained to the younger men,
bers of the household who might turn
the engine on one day "just for fun"
This gas, so widely known for its lethal
qualities, cannot be seen or smelled--
often there are not even warning
symptoms to indicate that fatal dose
has been breathed.
Fires may start in garages from
greasy rags and waste and from spilled
gasoline Smoking in a garage is a
foolish thing to do and yet people still
persist in the idea that they can al
ways get away with it" Garages
also take their toll in falls. for the
floor is often slippery from spilled oil
and grease. and. being of concrete,
makes pretty severe landing place.
If you wish advice on your individ-
ual household problem write to Betsy
CasweIl in care of The Star. inclOsing
stamped, self-addressed envelope for
reply.
Evening star., 1936-01-29

"HE other day while shopping
around for new ideas in formal
evening dresses we overheard
u a woman say: I'll probably
only wear it once. anyway" Often
we buy gown for one ball, or one
banquet. and not having anything
scheduled for the immediate future
think we shall not wear 1t again this
season. Just as often other occa-
sions do present themselves unexpect-
edly, and If we have chosen wisely
in the first place, what a satisfaction
it is.
In buying a formal gown at the mid
season, it is we'll to be foresighted
and get something that will look
equally well in the early Spring
Materials suitable for such frock, as
suggested by one of those who make
a constant study of this matter in the
shops. are lace, net and printed crepe
or satin. Lace is particularly good,
and especially desirable for the club
woman. It is f1attering to any age
and certainly does things for the
matronly type that are very pleasing
Three out of four of the lace frocks
have their own jackets. which in itself
Is an attractive feature, making the
dress suitable for several different
occasions. Besides its immediate use
for a formal dinner, such gown worn
with its jacket and a suitable hat has
many possibilities for Spring.
The laces themselves are very lovely,
too. You will find the new satin lace
with rather large pattern and glossy
finish, the delicate alencon lace with
fine mesh, angel skin with its soft,
dull finish, and Spanish lace with
its characteristic beauty.
\ X
standing charm that will instantly
appeal to the woman as being some
thing definitely made for her and
out of the junior class. The petal
pink angel skin lace has an easy-to-
wear narrow square-cut neck with
rhinestone clips. and the bodice top
allows for fullness through the upper
portion by being gathered onto a
fitted front plastron. The back is a
surplice v neck that may be crossed
over at any desired point, according
to whether high or low back is most
becoming. The jacket has wide cape
like sleeves reaching to the elbow at
their lowest point.
The other dress shown above, OF
Evening star., 1936-01-29


n liefs of men-a belief that has
II been handed down from the
4 a good old harem days-is the
theory that domesticity is the chief
virtue of women, and that the ideal
wife has no interest outside the four
walls of her home.
OF course, a man knows that if he
were shut up in a house day after
day, with no company but his own
thoughts and with nothing more ex-
citing to do than to telephone the
butcher and to decide whether to
have rice pudding or apple pie for
dinner. he would go cuckoo and be
picking things out of the air before
a week was over. Nevertheless, he is
convinced that home is woman's
proper sphere in which she should
stay put, and that whenever she steps
across the threshold she commits lese
majesty or something.
Being a gadabout has ever been re-
garded as the unforgivable sin among
married women, and all of us who are
middle-aged can recall that hus-
band looked upon his wife joining a
Browning Club with almost as much
horror as he would have felt if she
had taken to the primrose path.
X X X X
NATURALLY. women haven't been
= able to see it that way. 1t didn't
appear to them that the highest con-
ception of wifehood was the snail
with its house on its back. They felt
that If they could get out of their
shells now and then they would not
only crawl back into them refreshed,
but also would have something to talk
about besides the price OF groceries
and the baby's new tooth. and thus be
more interesting companions to their
husbands.
Hence it is important to women and,
let us trust, enlightening to men to
learn that a famous psychologist de-
clares that if a marriage is to be a
success it is absolutely necessary that
the wife shall have some interest out
side of the home, and that no two
people can be happy together unless
they have different interests.
Shocking as this may sound to the
devotees of the superstitution that a
woman's family should comprise her
world, it is true. For half the ills
that afflict matrimony are directly
traceable to in-growing domesticity on
the part of women. It is mystery
why bored and nagged and henpecked
husbands have not long ago seen that
the cure for what allied them was to
shoe their wives out of the house in
stead Of locking them in.
X X X X
WHO are the dull wives who set
w their husbands roaming in
search Of companionship because they
are bored to death at home? Are
they not the women who never stir
from their own firesides; who boast
that they gave up society when they
married; who never go anywhere;
who never 60 to a club or play bridge
and who never have anything more
thrilling to talk about than the bills
and the children and what the neigh
bors are doing next door?
Men may think that home i the