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to show him how much / liked
him. Then, seeing that I had
grown indifferent, he began to
pay attention to my cousin, who
is even older than I. She seems
to think a great deal of him, and
he Is flattered.
"NOw that 1 do not see him, /
think more of him, and am hurt
that he should be stepping out
with my cousin. He never seemed
to think much about her, and
sometimes I think he is doing this
just to show me- AS our ages
differ so much, do you think ]
should try to forget?
"LYDIA."
There are many cases Of happy
marriages where the wife is five
years older than the husband,
and even more than that. Con-
Spicuously, the case of Disraeli,
and George Eliot (Marian Evans)
the distinguished English novelist.
But you never seemed to take
this young man very seriously
until he began paying attention
to your older cousin, perhaps your
feeling for him is nothing more
than a sense of loss on seeing a
priced possession slipping. AS he
is not engaged to your cousin. it
is your privilege to reinState him
in your friendship.
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Window Shelf

To attract birds during the
winter, you must gain the birds
confidence and feeling of self
reliance advises House Beautiful.
To do this feeding should not be
intermittent. Don't give a heaped-
up tray one day and then forget
it for a week.
In order to make the task as
easy as possible and hence more
punctual, the window is by far
the best site to attach a shelf.
The early morning is the time
when birds are more in need Of
food than at any other moment
of the day, and this can be at
tended to readily if all one needs
do is open a window.
Give them also a drink Of
warm water. A mixture of cracked
corn, millet, hemp and sunflower
seed attracts all birds that are
apt to winter in the north, with
suet indispensable for it's blood
heating properties and peanuts
added for the gourmets.
Birds relish a change of diet
and will like an occasional meal
of doughnuts and dog biscuit
powdered to bits. If the ground
is continuously covered with snow
put out a saucer of sand or coal
ashes. BY feeding birds all sum-
mer the winter attendance will
be increased.
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Enjoyed leisurely, if forms a
welcome break in the days work.
During the Christmas shopping
week, tea time is a necessity.
Tired from long hours Of last-min-
ute purchasing, it is pleasant to
relax.
If you have not yet initiated
this charming custom of having
friends stop by for tea, then Sun
day evening is a perfect occasion
for it.
Fascinating tidbits can be pur-
chased to serve with the tea or
they can be made this afternoon.
Any type Of ice-box cookies can be
used.
Here are more unusual recipes:
CHEESE ROLLS
u cup of butter
"a pound of cream cheese
"a cup Of sugar
/ cup Of flour
"a teaspoon OF salt
Cream the shortening with
cheese. Add the sifted flour and
salt. Form into rolls, wrap in waXed
paper and chill several hours or
over night. Slice thin and bake
at 400 degrees for eight minutes.
TOASTED COCONUT COOKIES
3 cups of flour
3 teaspoons of baking powder
/ teaspoons of baking powder
l cup of salt
/ cup of top milk
/ cup of grated coconut
IA cups of sugar
2 eggs
u teaspoon of lemon extract
Beat the eggs and sugar together
Sift the dry ingredients together
Add alternately with the top milk
to the eggs and sugar. Add coconut'
Mix well. Roll about A-inch thick.
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
1--WE are two girls who work In
the same office, and we are won
dering about two questions con
cerning Christmas. Will We help
us solve them?
eve both want to send a
Christmas card to our employer.
He is married, but neither Of us
know his wife. We did not know
if we should send him a card, If
We should send it to the office,
and if we should address it to his
wife also, since we do not know
her.
Instead of sending him a card,
would it be correct for us to give
him a gift? He has been very
kind to both of us, and we
thought that we could show our
appreciation in this way. But my
mother thinks that this would not
be the thing to do. "W. & G."
Good questions, both Of these,
and I am glad that you send them,
for they are puzzling many girls,
I am sure.
I am sure that your employer
would be delighted to receive a
Christmas message from you, a
Christmas card, and he would ap-
preciate your graciousness Of
thought. But, dear girls, it would
be a serious breach of. etiquette
if you address this card to him
only. Be sure to send it to Mr..
and Mrs. This holds true whether
or not you know his wife.
It is a social courtesy which Is
always demanded this address
ing to both a man and his wife
any formal message, an invitation,
an announcement, or a message
card. Also, since this is a social
courtesy, and not business one,
and since the card must be ad-
dressed to both the wife and the
husband, the card should be ad-
dressed to the home Of your en-
ployer.
Your mother is absolutely right
this is indeed not the thing
to do, send your employer a Christ
mas gift. Undoubtedly, he will
have definite social point of view
about this "over-doing," and will,
OF should, be sorry that you made
this forced gesture. He will be en-
barrassed by this attention." this
misdirected attention. And this
would be no return" for his kind
ness. Better decide to send him
and his wife Christmas card, a
formal one, carefully chosen, with
message appropriately worded.
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Sprinkle with coconut. Cut into
squares and bake for Is minutes
in moderate oven.
SWEDISH BUTTER COOKIES
4 cups of flour
/ cup of sugar
2 cups Of butter
/ egg
/ teaspoon of vanilla
Cream the butter until fluffy.
Add the sugar and continue cream
ing until light. Add the egg and
vanilla. Add the flour which has
been sifted twice. Work into the
butter the flour. Shape the dough
into two rolls about 11a inches in
diameter. Chill in the refriger-
ator at least over night. Slice in
thin slices and bake in hot oven
(400 degrees).
COOKIES WITH RICH FILLING
u cup of butter
cup of sugar
/ teaspoon of vanilla
2 cups of flour
11a teaspoon of baking powder
"a teaspoon of salt
Cream the butter, add the
sugar and cream we'll. Beat eggs.
Sift the dry ingredients. Add the
eggs, vanilla and dry ingredients.
Drop by tablespoons on the lightly
creased cooky sheet. Form q de-
preston in the center of each and
fill with this filling:
FILLING
! cup of canned mince meat
u cup of chopped nuts
/ cup of crushed pineapple
| u cup of pineapple juice
2 tablespoons of flour
Blend the flour with the pine
apple juice. Add the other ingre-
dients and cook until thick. Stir
constantly. Cool.
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TEA WAGON

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
81 intend having a tea, using
my tea wagon. Is it quite proper
to have my tea poured by the lady
seated at the wagon?
"HOw is a tea wagon properly
wheeled? III"
If you are having only a few
guests, you yourself would sit be-
hind the tea-wagon and pour the
tea. If you are having many
guests, you would probably find it
more convenient to set a table as
a tea-table, since tea-wagons aren't
very ample in space.
If one uses tea-wagon for Serv'
ing tea, it is. usually equipped in
the pantry or kitchen, and when
we are ready for it, we roll it into
the living-room. If the tea-wagon
has a handle at one end we con-
veniently use that. otherwise any
convenient way.
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We watched them few nights
ago when their enthusiastic audi
ence crowded, or we may say
packed around them, and left them
just barely enough room for the
exhibition.
When they came in, the beauti-
full little Renee was wearing q
gorgeous three-quarter length cape
of red fox fur with a fastening of
large, gold link chains. Her dance
dress was a fine black chantilly
lace relieved with cherry red at
the girdle, and the handsome Tony,
looking the sleekest Of all dancers,
in the black and white formal at
tire.
When the lights were dimmed
they appeared in the center in the
spotlight, and we have never seen
such dancing. They do not resort
to merely graceful poStureS as
some dancers do, but dance the
fastest and most difficult numbers
possible. There is an original style
about everything they do, whether
it is a rhumba or a smooth gliding
waltz or tango. It is real joy to
watch them, and they seem to
have as much fun as the audience.
Renee is Canadian French, and
her parents were not theatrical
people, but gave her training
with the best teachers in Mon
treal and Toronto, when she was a
little girl. Then when she was only
IA, she was given a part with a
group of young girls, and went on
a tour with them. While she was
in California Tony saw her dance,
and at that time he had muSi-
cal production of his own and
wanted Renee in it. So she went
with them and found Tony to be
the best teacher in the world.
She says he taught her every
thing she knows about dancing,
and after two years with that
show, they were married and, of
course, danced beautifully after
ever after.
After the dance they came over
to sit down with us for a while,
as we have known them for a
number of years and wanted to
hear about some of their Euro
peon engagements and Hollywood
trips. They have been in a num-
Der of screen shows and are going
out again when they have fin
ished this season at the Plaza.
They hardly ever have a vaca-
ton, but try to spend some time
every summer at their home on
Long Island. They always have
a dog or two. Just now they have
the chow and two of the cutest
Doberman Pincers we ever saw.
FOOT CARE
What do you do to keep your
feet in good condition for all this
continuous dancing? We asked
and they said they danced! They
think there is nothing so good for
the feet as plenty of dancing. It
keeps the circulation active, and
that means good smooth skin.
Renee has such pretty feet; they
are slightly arched, and she wears
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4 GIFT DE LUXE-this mani
"A cure case in smart leather
handbag. In the manicure kit
there is every needed item for
hand Identification including ma
tural and coral cream polish, polish
remover, cuticle oil, cuticle re-
mover, hand cream, nail groom,
nail white, orange sticks, buffer,
nail file, cuticle knife, cuticle
pusher, extractor, nail scissors,
cuticle -7ipper, and cuticle scissors.
Indeed everything that you could
use or want! The inner kit is re-
movable from the outer case, so
that you can use the beautifully
designed calfskin handbag, if you
prefer. The whole thing, handbag
and all, is $18.
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Travelling Atomizer

1HANY of US Dho trGvel good
LH deal haze some difficulty in
carrying our perfumes. You hest
tate to put a bottle into your suit
case, tDith an uncertain stopper.
An Gtomiser is equally precGriouS,
or at least the usual Gtomizer is.
But-there'S one specially designed
for trGveling. It's q beautiful
square one 1Dith the bulb to the
side, and the Uhole thing comes
in q White leather case. The case
looks nell on your dresser, it you
iDGnt to use it that 1Oay. Put it on
your list for the tDomGp 1Dho "hdS
everything" for, 10 to 1, this is
something that she hasn't. It's
$3.50.
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'M&~I +: ~! !
10 WILMA LAVILLE
Dams La Mutt
WILMA LAVlLLE

0NE of the loveliest per-
" fumes is particularly good
for a Christmas gift, because it
comes done up in a package
that is the essence of the Yule-
tide spirit. It's WOrth's Dams
la Mutt" and the bottle is in
side a silver bell, tied with blue
ribbon. It's a lovely bottle, a
lovely perfume, and just the
thing to put on top her stack of
gifts. Furthermore, you can
get it in a smaller quantity
than most of the finer per-
fumes, and that makes it a little
less expensive, $3.50.
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HERE'S a gift or a compact for
II yourself, that's truly remark
able. It's called the six-way COM
pact, because it has six things in
it for your makeup, yet it is no
larger than the usual compact
that you will carry. It's in gold,
silver or bronze effect, hammered,
and guaranteed not to tarnish. It
contains rouge, powder, eye pen
Gil, mascara and brush, two shades
of eye shadow, and cream rouge.
What more could you ask, in a
small space? The makeup is of
good quality, and you can get a
complete set of refills for soc. The
compact, complete with contents,
sells for just 81.
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FaVOrite

OET Utnnn1g recipe today 10
q Fauorite submitted by a Wash
ington school girl. 1t tUdS chosen
as one of IL sDinnerS from last
Deek By girls enrolled in Dis
trict schools.
Each day until December 19 a
tDinntng FGvorite UiH be pub
HShed.
The prize that t0iH be awdrded
this young lady is a copy of the
new edition of the N. Beth Bail
ey'S "MeaI Planning and Table
SerUtce" autographed personally
to her BY Miss Emma Jacobs, d.
rector of home economics in the
District schools.
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Pink and Silver

Never mind the dark dresses
that are seen everywhere at night.
Look different by wearing South
ward-bound pastels. In a lovely
model of pale pink metallic cloth,
the bodice is marked by a long
trail of pink and silver cellophane
flowers. Flowered head-dresS
comes to match.
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Pattern
PATTERN AGA

A frock that every woman will
envy when she sees it's Slimming
flattery, is Pattern 4194-smartest
of Anne Adams up-to-the-minute
designs! Ordinary occasions be-
come gala events" once you've
donned its charming lines and
smart simplicity. You'll love the
interesting yoke-pane1 effect, and
novelty sleeves with their deep
Slash-all topped by the most
youthifying of collars! See how
the trim skirt boasts deep Stree
action" pleats. that swing with
graceful motion when you walk.
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y
Diet
SEVENTH DAY
Breakfast

Breakfast
Black coffee.
Orange juice.
Three halves canned pears.
Rinse off the syrup with water.
II Hour Before Lunch
Small glass of tomato juice.
Lunch
One cup grapefruit with pulp
and juice; cooked spinach with 2
hard boiled eggs, no mayonnaise;
sliced cucumbers, lettuce and 3
green onions or 3 radishes, if pre-
ferred.
Plain fruit jello.
u Hour Before Dinner
One cup of hot water and juice
of y a lemon.
Dinner
Jellied tomato consomme
Two broiled lamb chops
Stewed celery
Boiled beets
Chopped cabbage with table
spoonful of grated carrots, lemon
Juice, pepper and salt.
Half cup skim milk.
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NUT BREAD

l egg
/ cup Of sugar
cup of milk
312 cups of flour
/ teaspoon Of salt
4 teaspoons Of baking powder
u cup of chopped nuts
cup Of raiSins.
Wash raisins and drain. Beat
the egg. Add milk, sugar, and mix
together. Combine with the sifted
flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add the nuts and raiSins. Beat
thoroughly.
Pour into a wax paper lined
bread pan. Bake 112 hours at 300
degrees.
Submitted by Miss Muriel King,
1912 Sixth st. N. E., enrolled at
Dennison Vocational School.
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Dinner Suit

Strange partnerships are formed
as a result of the demand for wool
for evening wear. A new dinner
suit, strictly tailored, is Of black
woolen, the skirt and the revers
of the jacket strewn with dark
blue pailettes In q leaf-and-Star
design.
The Washington times., 1936-12-12

EGDEAUTY Maker" is the name
ID Of this clever book, which,
when you open it, has complete
beauty within. It's an attractive
black and silver affair, which will
look smart on your dressing table.
Inside are special sizes of cos
metics by world famous house;
Beauty Cream, Tissue Cream,
Protective Cream, Face Powder
and Skin Tonic. 1t looks ever so
much more than it's modest price,
and as you know, any one Of the
contents, in usual sizes, sell for as
much. It is only $1.85.
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Time Provides Welcome Break in Busy Days Activities
Etiquette
Where a Lady
Sits in Car
MRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN

BY MRS. .CORNEL1USB SBEEChMAN
"Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
"When a lady is entering the
back seat of an automobile should
she be seated in the section near
est the curb, and allow her male
companion to cross over her, or
should she take the seat farthest
from the curb. s."
If it is a private car, the seat
ing arrangements will probably be
suggested by the hostess or host.
If there is no such formality to
be observed. the man helps the
woman as she enters the car, and
she passes over to the farthest
seat.
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For names Of stores showing
the items described here, call
District 1000, Extension 459,
during business hours, or write
Miss Laville at The Times, in
closing stamped, self-addresSed
envelope.
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Notwithstanding Tdbits
Can Be Served When
Friends Drop in
By JEAN GREEN

Tea time the delightful time in England that Americans re-
member It occasion that the English make wholesome
and delightful only the service Of the fultes but
there are many delicious things served with such
Banbury cakes crumpets and Yorkshire tea cakes.
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Beatrice Fairfax Advises
Girl to Marry
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Written EGCLNSaUeIy TOr TIE washington Tunes
Dear Miss Fairfax:
Perhaps you heard of anyone regarding city
deadly rival That's the trouble with u.s.
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Famous Dancers Know
Art of WALKING
By DONNA GRACE

Physical charm and grace best expressed by the move
the Dance but they reach exquisite per-
fecon when portrayed by the famous Renee and Tony De
Marco
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FOR GAY AFTERNOON PARTIES or tea dances during
the holidays these smart pumps of black suede laced
with patent leather and with patent tip and heel They
gracefully built will fatter your foot and best of ALL they
not expensive For the of the store showing them
call District 7000 Extension 459 during business hours
write Miss Lave at The Times enclosing se-addressed
stamped envelope.
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Dear Miss Fairfax:

"Dear Miss Fairfax:
"We have known each other for
years, but she has been away for
a long time working, and is back
in our town again for visit.
While she was away, we visited
and saw each other fairly often.
Now she has an engagement ring
which she says means nothing to
her, and she'd like to give it back
to "him," but he won't take it.
"It's only since we've been see
ing each other again that she
wants to return the ring, but she
allows this gentleman to call
whenever he pleaSeS. In the
meantime we are together, and
she says 1 am the only one.
"What do you think of a girl
of this type? We are both in
our twentieS. DISAPPOINTED"
She is either a flirt or doesn't
want to hurt your feelings by tell
ing you she wants to marry the
other man. Some girls have this
cruel way of thinking they're
sparing a man, when they're only
making things harder for him.
Don't you think it would be well
to demand a showdown and ask
the young lady what she really
intends to do?
Dear Miss Fairfax:
"AS he is five years younger
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"My fianCe seems to have fallen
so much in love with the National
Capital that he won't go back
home and attend to his interests.
Six years ago, he came here, took
a Government position, and that's
that.
"His home is in Western State
where his people have good deal
Of influence and large financial
interests. When he took his Gov
ernment department job, his father
and two old uncleS were alive, and
his presence back home was not
necessary.
"Since then, all three of these
older men have died. And there's
a bank, two large ranches and
considerable property which needs
looking after.
1--WE told my fiance 1 would
marry him and go back to his
home, but he seems so crazy
about life in this town, that he just
won't listen.
"There's no other girl, because
he sees me every evening, but he
says it's very tame back home, and
he loves life in Washington.
Meantime, his mother writes me
that he is needed to look after
things. He'd like to be married
here Immediately.
JEALOUS OF WASHINGTON"
You are not the only girl who
has written to this column about
city jealousies. Usually it's the
other way around, they don't want
to leave native hills, dales and sea-
coasts and take root where the
bright lights twinkle.
AS your fiance has no objection
to being married in Washington,
why not say the Il wills" here, go
to his home on your wedding tour
and, perhaps when he sees how
things are going. he'll consent to
stay and look after the family in
tereStS.
The Washington times., 1936-12-12

Dear Miss Fairfax:
"AS he is five years younger
than I am, / thought it wiser not
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Alpha Sigma Pledge Services
Scheduled in Muncie Today

the chapter president are to be ini-
tiated in a model service at the ma
tional convention, which is to be at
Breezy Point. Lake Pequot, Mimi.
Aug. II to %.
Pledges are Misses Velma Haines,
Marion; June Wilkinson, Anderson;
Marjorie Nell Harper, Fort Wayne;
Martha Stuckey. Bedford; Ruth
Bickell, Connersville; Grace Richey,
Columbia City; Beth Nolan, He
bron; Irma Greive, Aurora; Thelma
Waltz, Argos; Kathleen barrow,
Walcott; Married. Marshall, Airing
ton; Margaret Dinsmore, Hebron;
Margaret Work, Hammond; Dolores
Karr, Garrett; Marjorie Hutchens.
Portland; Florence Howe, Hudson;
Edna Quivey Argos, and Helen
Reed, Craigville, and Mrs. Whitcraft.
Indianapolis Alumnae chapter
members who were to assist today
included Mesdames William V.
Kingdom, o. K. Gaskins, E. j. So
land, Edward Hartman, Richard
Rice, and Misses Berneice Lamb,
Eloise Proctor, Helen Emick, Esther
Burge, Geraldine Hutton, Katherine
Faust, Evelyn Hall, Adelaide Nc
Carly, Margaret Schofleld, Ann
Fern, Frances Shaw and Helen
Grace Sewage.
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hand. it was not strange that a
contract of six spades should be
reached. This West very unwise-
ly doubled, and all passed.
Vests opening lead was the five
of hearts, and the king was played
from dummy When declarer
studied his resources, he could see
that he had to lose at least one
trump trick. If diamond trick
also were to be lost, the contract
would be defeated.
Declarer's first lead from dunn
my was small diamond, and the
finesse of the Jack was taken.
When this held, declarer led the
FIVE of spades, playing the six
when West played low.
This play came as a direct re-
suit of the double. South correct
ly reasoned that West, to double,
had to have two prospective trump
tricks, when his partner was
marked with the king of dia-
monds.
A second diamond finesse was
taken, and when this held another
trump was returned, and it was
all up with West. His only winner
was a single trump trick, as no
others were left for him.
Perhaps South might have made
his bid in any event, but at least
West, by his unwise double, should
be credited with an assist.
(Convrioht fo2g h,, NrA cor,to. -,