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Evening star., 1936-05-18
Cleanliness First Essential When Putting Away Things for SUNNI
Articles Stored at Home
Need Preliminary Care
And Proper Containers
When Space or Time Is Lacking, It Is Advis
able to Put Your Belongings Into
Reliable Storage Vaults.

the curtains. that thus may be left
hanging on their rods all Summer.
This prevents creasing. and helps de-
tract from the baroness of the window
frame. Otherwise, roll the curtains
ON broomsticks, and store them,
wrapped in some piece of material,
for the warm months.
y y
TTPHOLSTERED furniture should
be vacuumed, top and bottom,
before putting on slipcovers, and the
surface sprayed well. Wall hangings
should be taken down, vacuumed or
brushed, and sprayed thoroughly, be-
fore being rehung, or put away. Be
sure that your storage room or closet
has been well washed, all over-walls
and floor and all, with hot water,
strong soap and a little disinfectant.
One of the hanging gadgets that emits
fumes may be hung in the space, and
renewed at intervals during the Sum-
mer.
This is a good time to send your
old comfortables to be "f1uffed up,
new down or wool added, and recov-
cred in bright new material. They
will be returned to you in sealed car
tons, mothproofed, SO that all you
have to do is put them away un-
til Fall, unopened. Blankets should
be washed or cleaned, all holes
mended, and, if necessary, new band
ing put on, SO that they will be fresh
and ready for use at the end of the
season. l am not in favor of storing
furs at home-the risk is too great.
and the furS apt to be too valuable
to take chances with. Send them to
good reliable place, and get them
off your mind.
IF YOU are going TO give away
some articles of heavy clothing.
that you are sure you won't need next
year, don't waste time and money on
them lust in case Make your de-
cision and send them on their way
that will be one less item for you to
struggle with!
All washable things should be put
away washed. but not starched-
starch terds to rot the material if
left in too long. They may also be
put away roughdried, ready to be
dipped. starched and ironed when
their day returns. A little de-moth-
ing is advisable with these articles.
too-buffalo moths don't care whether
they are cotton, linen, silk or wool
it's all the same to them!
For the housekeeper who must send
her things away. all sorts of services
are available There are different
types of storage at different rates.
that will take care of almost any
need. There is a cold storage for
furs. a mothproof storage for rugs
and blankets-and there are the big
hampers that, for a nominal sum, will
be sent to the house or apartment, to
be filled with clothing. household
woolens, comforters. coats. and even
the baby's toy animals They will be
called for. kept for the Summer in
mothproof storage, and fumigated at
intervals. without being opened. Just to
make sure that Mr. Buffalo moth and
Mr.. Ordinary Moth have not decided
to set up housekeeping within their
sacred precincts!
Evening star., 1936-05-18

an Office all day, with little time to
put the things away properly, then
she may choose the outside storage
system.
For some reason-poSsibly because
1t seems to be getting more tropical
in temperature every Summer-Wash-
ington has a great deal of trouble
with moths, ants, termites and other
destructive insects. No woman can
afford to take chance for moment
on leaving her precious possessions ex-
posed to these marauders, and when
moth-prooflng, wrapping and storing
IS to be done at home, the greatest
care must be taken to see that all
danger is eliminated.
THIS year the stores are so full of
sprays, gases, smells" and wrap
ping, boxing, storing equipment, that
one becomes Slightly bewildered. There
are wooden chests, metal chests and
paper chests-both the reclining and
the hanging type-there are even some
OllcS Will SIlelteS IOr storage
purposes. There are bags. tarred and
mtarred; there are gadgetS that may
be hermetically sealed against the
invaders. They are all efficient and
should protect your belongings if you
have been thorough in the matter of
preparing the articles before they are
tucked away. Cleanliness is the first
and most important requisite in the
whole procedure.
Brush, wash or send to the cleaner
everything you are going to store.
Vacuum the rugs both top and back,
spray them we'll with moth preventa-
tive, or sprinkle with some of the
moth-proofing fakes. 1t Is a good
idea to look at them once or twice
during the Summer. just to be sure
that no little stranger has made them
his home. Each time they should be
brushed well, and more moth-proofng
applied.
The same thing should be done with
heavy, lined draperies. If you are
not going to send them to the clean
ers, vacuum them, too, and treat like
the rugs. Some people have long,
tailored bags made of the same ma
terial as their slipcovers, that fit over
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Tayo creams for skin beauty. One cleanSes and
the other revfases; both come in delicious shade
of pink. sk.,eb.s IN w.,b,Ds,on snoD
sketched bal a Washinston snc

like to investigate a set OF twin
creams. both of which come in the
most delicious pink. like strawberry
ice cream. and are further enhanced
by jars of black glass. These twins
are said to contain gold, which
sounds bit startling. until you are
further informed that dermatologists
have been using a new, soft. active
form of gold in the treatment of the
skin for some years with marked sue
cess. This element, we are told. has
been incorporated into the creams
one of which Is q cleanser and the
other a revitalizer. The second cream
does its work of putting new life into
the skin while it remains on during
the night. sinking gently into the
pores and making the surface soft
and velvety.
These creams are in the luxury
class, selling in combination for S.
and $3.50, but, like the others men,
toned above, are enjoying Spring
holiday and are appearing in minia-
ture size in a trial package wrapped
in shining black paper. tied with gold
ribbon for the price Of 81.
HAVE you noticed the profusion OF
gardenia toiletries that are be-
ing offered? Gardenia fragrances
are continuing to hold the fancy OF
discriminating women. and one firm
in particular has added a number OF
delightful items to supplement their
very popular perfume. These addi-
tions include bath powder. talcum
sachet in powder form and satin
sachets. The bath powder is pack
aged in a smart black and ivory en-
amel box with a velour puff inclosed
Both the talcum and powdered sachet
are in fiat. ripply-surfaced bottles. the
Sachet bottle being a smaller edition
of that for the talcum.
The satin sachetS are darling
One is soft puff of a bag, fringed
at the top and tied round with a
taSSeled cord This is the choice for
sacheting lingerie and handkerchiefs.
The other version is cunning flower
basket shape with ribbon trim and
tiny handle to make it convenient for
slipping over frock hangers. Both
types are of white satin and the rib
bon and cord trimming are golden
green. The sachet idea as conceived
by this firm is quaint as the polka,
but new as next weeks dance tune!
These adorable sachets also come in
three other fragrances. and to dis
tinguish them are tied with peach,
blue or yellow ribbons.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column call National
5000, extension 396, between 10 and
IL am.
Evening star., 1936-05-18

tndn-0ne occasion fr0ck you II
choose this lovely printed jacket
= ensemble and introduce versatility
into your wardrobe
Remove the jacket when playing
bridge and show off the sporty in
fluence of your frock You'll agree
it's tops" in a crisp linen. a COM
bination of striped or printed jacket
over white or a soft pastel. Fancy
yourself in pique silk. crepe or shan
tung. They're all on the fabric memo
and yours for the choosing. Easy to
fashion and lovely to wear.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1878
is available in sizes ~. IA. Is, 18 and
20. Corresponding bust measure
ments 80, 80. "a. SO and 38. Size
is (34) requires 35s yards Of 39-inch
material for dress alone, plus 2Ss
yards for jacket.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to understand.
Send for the Barbara Bell Pat
tern Book. Make yourself attrac-
tive. practical and becoming clothes,
selecting designs from the 100 Barbara
Bell well-planned, easy-to-make pat
terms. Interesting and exclusive
fashions for little children and the
difficult junior age; slenderizing we'll
cut patterns for the mature figure,
afternoon dresses for the most par
ticular young women and matrons
and other patterns for special occa-
sions are all to be found in the Bar
bara Bell Pattern Book. Send l5c
today for your copy.
(Copyright 1850
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Beauty Is
ASBeauty
Achieves
Every Woman May
Develop True
Charm.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

TRAGIC words Of the tongue or
pen, almost as sad as might have
been" are: "beautiful-but." And one
reason why they are so tragic and SO
disappointing is the fact that ever
so often the but" is unnecessary and
can be eliminated If only effort will
back the desire. There you have 1t:
if only, on one side; but, on the other,
Which is to win out?
You've walked behind a beautiful
nodded figure, admired the posture Of
it and the perfect proportions only to
have the face belonging to the figure
turn around to disappoint you. You
wonder why such beauty butts"
should be, how any one clever enough
to have perfect figure should toll
crate such blemishes as pores OF
pimples, or similar complexion ills,
Or you've seen fine face, a smart
figure, a smart hat that cleverly
enough covered a head of hair that
was nothing to boast about. But
why in this day and age, with sc
many beauty tricks at our f1ngertips-
for scalp massage is one sure way Ia
hair health, and daily brushing an.
other-why. repeat, should covering
up be necessary. Why should there
be butts" in the beauty scheme.
You've seen other butts" too
hands that looked as though they
belonged to an older generation thar
the face; eyes, sad because they were
dull and haggard.
And what of the woman who YOU
say lis well preserved, frankly 40,
but smartly groomed, beautifully
trim" That, you say Of the frs,
picture which you see in practically
still life, seated or standing But tbs
picture moves and is stiff, stilted. A
sad, sad "beautiful-but" In fact, il
Is no longer beautiful. Limbering i
what it needs, that heavy, numbering
picture. Limbering will take away
one of the saddest of age signs, a stih
spine.
There are other "buts" that affect
other senses. There's the raucous
shrilly, booming voice that slashes an
otherwise high-charm percentage, that
CRATES on ones nerves as we'll as one's
ears.
And that other beauty but" offen-
sive breath or body odor-we hate to
speak of it-but it's too often apparent
and too important to omit. Dainty
women know that they can't do toe
much in an effort to avoid that bin
but"
II you wish my bulletins Personal
Dalntiness," please refer specifically
to 1t in your request and include a
self-addressed, stamped (3-cent) en-
yelope.
tCopyright. 1861
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Dorothy Dix Says
In Time of Youth, Prepare for Old Age
By Gaining Love of Those Around You.

ships. We talk a lot about natural
affection and take it for granted that
those who are closely connected with
us by ties of blood or marriage will
love us and enjoy us and want to have
us with them, but this is not true.
No one loves us because it is his or her
legal duty to do so. We have to win
even the love of our babies. If we are
popular with our families it is be-
cause We have taken the trouble to
make ourselves agreeable to them.
60, IF you want to have a compan-
ion Of whom you will never tire
to sit by the f1reside with you when
you are 70, begin when you are bride
and bridegroom to chum up with your
husband or wife and cultivate the
same tastes and interests. If you want
your children to cherish you when
you are old. be tender and loving to
them, patient and understanding while
they are growing up. And if you want
a welcome in your children's houses,
treat your in-laws as if they were
your sons and daughters.
And IL you should guard old
friendships as If they were precious
jewels, you should add new friend
ships to them continually so that
when the old friends drop out one
by one, as they are bound to do, you
will not be left as so many old people
are, with no one with whom they
have anything in common.
Age, even more than youth, is what
We make it. And if we want to be
happy We must begin early to lay the
foundations for happiness.
DOROTHY DIX.
tCopyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Discussing
Some Facts
With Young
Answering Questions
AS Need Arises Is
Best Policy
BY ANGELO PATRI.

sTHERE is a letter that comes to me
Il again and again from many ol1-
yerent kinds of people. 1t tells me OF
the troubles that arise out of teaching,
or neglecting to teach, certain 1acts
to children. One difficulty appears 10
he in teaching little children facts TOO
early and too completely.
IT was never taught, so I made up
nv mind that my children should not
have the same unhappy experiences
had From the beginning I told them
everything there was to tell. l BE-
lieve. and still believe, that this is tne
only intelligent thing to do.
MY neighbor does not agree WIN
: me She was terribly shocked because
INV child talked freely about matters
her children knew nothing about ana
forbade her children to have any,
thing to do with mine. Now the story
Is going about the neighborhood that
nv children are not fit associates 1or
The others. It has made life here very
unpleasant.
II would. In the first place, no two
children need physical knowledge at
the same time nor in the same way
No two parents agree upon the when
and the how of teaching these facts.
Everybody agrees that some instruc-
ton is necessary, but after that there
is no agreement. Every parent mas
to make his own decisions and DO MS
best for each child in the family.
Little children not yet in kinder
earten may ask questions about their
origin. Answer them briefly and truth
fully in few words and don't attempt
any sort of explanation. They ask
that question with the same imper-
sonal curiosity as they ask. why does
1t rain?" Answer them in the same
way.
Take the matter as 1t comes. Don't
60 to meet it. Answer the child's
questions briefly and truthfully and in
matter of fact fashion. He will take
f. that and go his way. He will come
back and ask another question and
keep on coming until he gets all the
instruction he needs for the protection
of body and the satisfaction of mind
Ones neighbors' attitudes ought to
be considered, and in defense of ones
own children. instruction suited to the
needs-no more. There is always some
curiosity among children. There Is
no occasion for alarm when it shows
itself. 1t is an opportunity for in
struction,
Evening star., 1936-05-18
T N YOUTH begin preparing for age,
and IL YOU wish to be happy when

TN YOUTH begin preparing for age,
and If you wish to be happy when
you are old you must: Finance
L your old age. If possible. save
enough to keep you from being de-
pendent so that you may never know
how bitter is the bread and how steep
the stairs in another mans house.
There is a vast difference in the way
children treat father and mother who
have their own home and money in
their pockets and the way they do
father and mother who are a load
on their already overburdened backs.
Keep going. Don't give up too soon.
Most men and women knock off work
and climb up on the do-nothing stool
too soon. There are no other such
pests as elderly people who have moth
ing to do but to kill time and get in
the way of every one who is going
somewhere Keep busy. 1t will pro-
long your life. 1t will keep you happy
and contented and it will make you
popular with your fellow creatures.
Keep yourself interested in people
and things. Don't let yourself mar
row down as you grow older until your
vision doesn't extend any farther than
your own balliwick and you don't care
what happens outside of your own
back yard. Read the new books. See
the new plays and pictures. Travel.
Go places and do things. Get ac-
quainted with new people. The curse
of age Is boredom, but no one need be
afflicted with it who will keep in touch
with the world instead Of drawing into
his shell.
CULTIVATE some hobby. Go in
for some cause. They are the
crutches that sustain the old on the
last lap of the journey. As the years
60 by there are bound to be changes
in our lives. We lose our loved ones
by death. Children grow up and mar
ry and leave home Family circles
are broken up. We grow too feeble to
work. Then, indeed, the hours are
endless unless we can spend them hap
PLY pottering over our collections, or
In attending meetings and reading re-
ports and writing papers about build
ing homes for disabled cats, or get
ting laws passed preventing people
from doing the things we don't like
to do ourselves.
Cultivate the habit of reading. 1t is
the narcotic that sbothes all the suf-
ferings of age and turns them into
pleasant dreams. 1t is the magic that
brings back to them all that they have
lost, youth and beauty and romance
and love and gay adventure. 1t does
more, it gives them the things they
have never had-success and wealth
and power and place. No one who
likes to read ever lacks for company
or has dull moment. They have only
to open a book and wits and sages talk
to them. Beauteous ladies make love
to them. Famous detectives spin their
yarns to beguile away the hours.
There Is no other such safeguard
against the lonelines of age as q love
of reading.
Cultivate, pleasant family relation
Evening star., 1936-05-18

YHAT woman can resist the
M lure of a jar of cosmetics?
" " Creams have become such
a definite part of the daily
beauty routine of most women that it
is difficult to imagine being without
them. And so a different jar, new
name, an untried variety always holds
out an invitation that is hard to de-
cline.
But why decline the invitation? You
may find a change of creams bene-
fetal to your skin, and you may even
discover that you have not been get
ting the best results possible with your
present choice. At any rate the Spring
is a good time for doing a bit of In
vestigating and making some pleasant
discoveries.
Creams usually have three functions.
They cleanse. they nourish and they
stimulate. Cleansing creams are prob
ably the most popular type on the
market. and most women use them
even if they supplement their use with
good old-fashioned soap and water.
The tendency seems to be in the di-
rection of producing creams with
flufier texture-creams that are dou-
whipped to the lightest consist
ency. These make face cleansing a
real pleasure. This is usually the type
of cream suited to a dry skin in con-
trast to the heavier liquefying variety
for oily skins.
hn houo yoado q
name for themselves fall within the
three classes mentioned above, and will
give you a complete beauty treatment.
Let us say that you wish to look es-
pecially well for the evening. First
you will cleanse your face with the
double whipped cleanser and then ap-
ply the stimulating pickup cream.
This is dark looking affair which
dries on the face and becomes a gray
mask. But handsome is as hand
some does" and when you remove it
with warm water you will find that it
has brought up the, circulation and
given you fresh, rested look. Now
use the texture cream, the third step
in this treatment, after which you are
ready for your makeup and headed
for a glamorous evening.
These three creams are grouped to-
gether in small sizes and sold as one
treatment for 81. Surely worth
trial, don't you think so?
X X X X
IF YOU are more interested In
cleansing and nourishing, without
the mask feature, YOU probably would
Evening star., 1936-05-18
1875
ROYAL Couture.

LONDON P).-The Duchess of
Kent. by appearing at her first pub
lie function of King Edwards reign
with her curls arranged in a differ
ent way, has set new style in coif-
fure.
When the duchess opened the ex-
hibition of British-made silk stock
ings she had her hair arranged at
the sides in two rows of curls, which
curved upward from the cheek, ex-
posing the ears, and meeting four
rows of curls at the back. She wore
pearl stud earrings.
The style, planned especially to go
with her new hat, a diminutive oval
shaped pill-box perched over the
right eye, is finding wide favor.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Removing Beer Stains.

If beer has been spilled on a white
crepe dress, one successful method OF
well two parts household ammonia,
removing the stains is this: Mix
with one part clear water. Using a
sponge dipped in this solution, go over
the spot thoroughly until it looks
fainter. While still wet, sprinkle
thickly with table salt and hang out in
the air to dry. When dry, brush off
the salt, clean entire dress with some
reliable home cleansing fluid, dry and
press.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
BY BETSY CASWELL.

Y Y yITH the onslaught of warm
M weather, the wise house
w keeper looks to the stor-
age of her Winter clothes,
blankets, draperies, rugs and SO on.
She may decide to do the job her
self, and store the articles in her
own home, or she may "let George
Evening star., 1936-05-18

do it," and send
everything to the
big storage firms
for the Summer
months.
Which method
she pursues is
entirely her own
affair. II she
has ample time,
and plenty of
space, then she
may keep every
thing at home.
If she is pressed
for closet room, ,
and has to be in
Evening star., 1936-05-18
My. Neighbor Says:

Mulch azalea and rhododen-
drons with oak leaves to keep
earth around plants moist.
Always work a sewing machine
steadily and never start or stop
with a jerk. The best way to
finish off a machine seap is to
turn the material all around and
stitch back for about an inch.
This saves tying the threads,
which takes up a lot Of time.
especially If there are many seams.
To make a cake richer always
beat the eggs, butter and sugar
together, and then add the -four.
fruit and other ingredients. Care
should be taken to sift the baking
powder or soda into the dry -four
before adding the rest Of the in
gradients.
In selecting fruits for making
jellies always procure those which
are somewhat underripe. Fruits
in order to make good jelly must
contain pectin and II fruit is
overripe pectin Is not found in 1t.
tCopyrisht. 1850
Evening star., 1936-05-18
The Old Gardener Says:

Most women who make gardens
are very fond of flowers which
can be cut, and if they are wise
will devote a part of their garden
to ANIMALS of this character in
order to avoid trespassing on the
beds and borders. Among the
best of the ANIMALS for cutting
purposes are asters, cornf1owers
bachelors buttons they are called
in New EnglandD, nasturtiums,
cosmos, scabiosa or mourning
bride, Arctotis grandis or blue
eyed African daisy, annual larkS-
purs, salpiglossis, sweet peas and
zinnias. These provide an almost
uninterrupted succession of flow
ers from early Summer until the
coming of frost.
Copyright 1850
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Cooks Corner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.

LUNCHEON.
Ham Salad Grapefruit
Iced Tea
DINNER.
Grilled Chops and Pineapple
Buttered Green Beans
Credned Asparagus
RddisfeS
Bread Plum Butter
Sour Cream Chocolate Cake
HAM SALAD.
cup diced 2 tablespoons
cooked ham chopped
/ hard cooked pickles
egg, diced 4 teaspoon salt
y cup diced "a teaspoon
celery paprlKa
u teaspoon 70 cup salad
chopped onions dressing
Mix and chill ingredients and
serve on crisp lettuce leaves. This
makes a good sandwich filling If the
ingredients are chopped finer than
when desired for salad.
SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CAKE.
q cup ldI eggs
1l2 cups dark ! cup sour
brown sugar cream
teaspoon 21s cups -four
vanilla teaspoon soda
3 squares choco- l teaspoon bak-
late, melted ing powder
Cream fat and sugar. Add rest OF
ingredients and beat two minutes.
Pour into two layer cake pans lined
with waxed paper and bake Is min
utes in moderate oven. Cool and
frost.
WHITE FROST1NG.
2 cups sugar l cup water
2 teaspoons teaspoon
vinegar vanilla
egg whites, Il teaspoon
beaten almond extract
Boil without stirring, the sugar.
vinegar and water. When thread
forms when portion is poured from
spoon, slowly pour into whites and
beat until thick and cold. Add ex-
tracts and frost cake.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Cooking Hint.

Never crush berries and let them
stand with sugar on them, as they
will become ''ropey."