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Evening star., 1936-12-03
Corrective
Treatment
For Hands
Dry Tissues Need
Nutritive Oils
and Creams.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

A FRIEND of mine had a baby
recently. She has to take care
of that baby herself and has asked
me to write about hands that rock
the cradle and sterilize bottles and do
baby's washing and a dozen other
chores and keep busy and immersed
in hot water a good part of the day.
Before the baby came she was
one Of the most meticulously
groomed women I know. She still
is, except for her hands. Her figure
is very trim Even before the baby
came she looked particularly trim and
since its arrival has followed the
doctors orders and followed a mild
exercise routine.
Her hands, however are her biggest
beauty problem these days. She
manages to get enough time to devote
to herself to keeping up appearances.
But try as she will her hands stay red,
rough, work-worn. Application Of
hand lotion once or twice a day
doesn't seem to do the trick.
Here's the treatment I outlined for
her. Perhaps some of my readers
are bathing babies of their own and
need similar hand care. Perhaps.
whether you have babies or not, your
hands need attention.
If you find that an occasional oil
treatment or application of hand 10
ton does not soften the hands suff1-
GENTLY, treat your hands to cleans
ing with the same cleansing cream
you use for your face. Remove the
excess cream with tissues. Then pat
the hands with the same skin tonic
you use for your face. That done,
mix a little skinfood in the PLAN
of the hand with a little heated
oil-olive oil or odorless castor oil.
And treat the hands to thorough
massage with the mixture. Go over
each finger with rotary massage. then
work down from tips to knuckles as
though putting on a new pair OF
gloves. Use a rotary motion over
the knuckles. And a rotary motion or
a washing the hands" motion for
the backs of the hands.
Don't remove the excess. Instead
leave on some of the cream and put
on a pair of old chamois or loose
fabric gloves. And so to bed.
1 should have mentioned that this
treatment should be taken at night
before retiring. The warm Oil and
cream treatment should soothe and
soften the hands and get them look
ing smooth and young again. If you
don't have gloves, make mittens of
old flannel pieces. Covering the hands
keeps the cream and oil on the hands
instead of on the bed linens.
(Copyright 1885,
Evening star., 1936-12-03
Manners
of the
Moment

nEAR BILLIE: I hasten to your
rescue. Your fellow passengers
on the Sis seem to me very unman-
nerly lot. I guess, between us, you
and I ought to be able to straighten
them out. Nothing ever daunts me.
Does it you?
About that chap who takes up
three-fourths of the seat. Did
you ever try sitting in the aisle for
him? You should just rise up in
dignity, spread your paper on the
floor Of the aisle, and sit down cross
legged. Then smile sweetly up at
your ex-seatmate and tell him that
you hated to crowd him SO. That's
why you moved.
Another good treatment for this
type of homo-unmannerly is to sit
on his lap. But this treatment is
rarely used, as it is not always q
lap you'd care to sit on.
The treatment which causes less
trouble to yourself than any other,
is to get there first, and take up
three-fourths Of the seat before he
comes along. One trip to White
Plains on one-fourth Of the seat ought
to flx him right up.
Yours for more etiquette,
JEAN.
tcopyrishs. 1eSeJ
Evening star., 1936-12-03
Dorothy Dix Says
"Put Up or Shut Up Is a Good Motto
for the Undecided Boy Friend.

Indeed, man is much less faithful
to a long engagement than he is to
marriage because, for one thing, it Is
an indefinite arrangement-sort of an
option on girls affections that keeps
him wondering if he wants to foreclose
or not.
For another thing. an engagement
has most OF the disadvantages of mar
riage and none of its perquisites. And.
for still another thing. it is more likely
to bore a man than marriage is be-
cause an engaged couple have not the
common interests in life that a hus-
band and wife have, nor the sense Of
finality of having made their bargain
and being bound to stick to it that
marriage gives.
4
MORE than once in this column
have warned girls against the
men whose attentions are without in
tentions; who monopolize a girl while
her youth and beauty last and drive
all other men away from her; who
make love to her and talk glttering
generalities about the beautiful life
they are to live together some day.
but who never come down to brass
tacks and pop the question.
Such men have no intention Of ever
burdening themselves with wives and
having families TO support. Their only
purpose is to enjoy the society of an
attractive young woman. be flattered
by her admiration, use her house as a
home and eat her mothers good din
ners, and all at the cheap price of
few movie tickets. That they doom
the girl to endless years of weary watt
ing and old maidenhood is the least
of their worries.
A girl is foolish to waste her time
waiting on a man who cannot even
see the wedding day through a tele-
scope Put up or shut up is as good a
motto for the boy friend as it is for
the gambler DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1936-12-03

striking the window sill. Pure white
venetian blinds with straps the color
of the draperieS were also used. The
hangings we're made In generous
widths to allow for lavish folds which
swept the floor with period elegance.
No tie backs we're used
The little French kidney-shaped
dressing table was skirted with the
same material as was the oblong
bench. A fluffy cushion OF down
weighted at the corners with heavy
silk tassels added an interesting note.
The mirror used was gilt and was
fastened to the vanity. OF space
allows. this dressing table arrange
ment should be allowed to dominate
the room by keeping all other furni-
ture away from the grouping as much
as possible. A raised platform in the
window recess, in fact, which is large
enough for the table and bench is
suggested by the decorator)
COLOR schemes for the formal
~ room run to eggshell and soft
pastel shades-robins egg blue, pale
peach, gray and greens. Very dark
maroon is, however, striking. The
! informal setting on the other hand
may claim more vivid colorings Of
blue, rose, yellow and green's. Gre.
tonnes are very effective and glazed
chintz in light shades blends beauti-
fully with the new sheer and dainty
slit cellulose film curtaining or
organdie.
The "cellophane" curtains used
with the venetian blinds make beauti-
full window hangings by themselves
if draped as shown in one OF the
illustrations on this page. Note how
fully they hang with a luxurious
sweep to the floor. The shimmering
transparency of this material is fat
tering in the young girls room espe-
cially when the venetian blinds
are used.
The material portrayed in the
other picture is the newest to come
off the looms. 1t is of rayon COM
position and has hand-etched designs.
the first of the kind in draperies, which
look like fine brush work. The pat
tern, We understand. is hand-etched
directly on the copper roller by 9
new process of engraving and is trans
ferred to the material as it leaves
the looms. One of the most unusual
fabrics so far seen, it has already
been used with great success by
New York decorators who predict that
it will become one of the most popular
/ figured materials in the modern decor.
Evening star., 1936-12-03
Newest Christmas Cards.

Christmas cards for exchange be-
tween husband and wife are the latest
vogue, and if you have any cynical
illusions about romance waning
after marriage you should see some
of these new cards which are so
widely popular this season.
There are exquisite designs of high
artistic value which convey their sea-
sonal wishes in tone of deep senti-
ment. For those modern young peo-
pie who like to veil their feelings
under a cloak Of Hghtness-but popu-
lar, too, with the oldsters whose sense
of humor has not lessened with the
years-there are cards in sprightly
vein which touch on the trials and
tribulations of matrimony, but carry
withal a convincing note of sincere
affection.
There are, for example, cards ex-
tending greetings from the Washer"
to the wiper" over stacks of dishes
and vice versa. A typical verse on q
card ITO my husband" reads:
II patch your duds
And cook your spuds
And try to do my part!
So help me Mike.
I've grown TO like
The job with sll my heart.
Evening star., 1936-12-03

have lot more money to spend on
really lovely presents for the people
you love. More and nicer toys can be
bought for the children-and, after
all, Christmas is primarily children's
day. Youngsters should be added to
lists each year, instead of erased
you might make it rule to add at
place of those who have outgrown the
toy soldier and dool-baby stage.
Now that you have the dramatis
personae of your Christmas gift caste
all lined up, the problem is to allot
a sum to be spent on each one Of
them, and then find a suitable and
desired article to fit. Advertise
ments in newspapers, magazines and
catalogues will help you lot in this;
or you may finally do as one very
clever gentleman here in Washington
does. He takes his list, complete
with addresses, names, ages, price
limit, ETC., to one of the large local
department stores. He asks for some
one on the sales force who knows
the store from A to z. With this
experienced guide. he tours the shop,
selecting his presents, leaving gift
cards and directions for wrapping
and shipping, as he goes through each
department. In about two hours his
entire shopping is completed, and
due to the assistance of his escort, he
has bought appropriate gifts within
his budget and had them delivered
all in one fell swoop.
y X
IF this does not seem personal
enough for you, then do your
selection as far as possible at home
from the advertisements as / sug-
gested. When you have transferred
the items to your list you will be
ready to sally forth and track them
down among the counters of Washing
ton shops. Be careful. however, that
the sight of so many lovely things
does not swerve you from your origi-
nal choice That way lies Madness
and Uncle Ebenezer is likely to end
up with a pair of pale blue step-ins,
while invalid Aunt Sarah gets a
ski-suit
No, hold onto yourself, and swear
firmly by your list. And do try to
use little human kindness when
making your selections for that list.
Don't send someone who is now
broke, after having seen better days
something useful" Probably every
one else will send that type of gift
and no matter how much one may
need the practical things of life the
average person will thrill just little
more at receiving something utterly
frivolous There is such a thing as
getting too much plain bread in this
world-a little jam on it makes every
thing look brighter!
Evening star., 1936-12-03
BY BARBARA BELL.

7 TERE'S an ingeniously styled
- princess frock that boasts
tailored brilliance in the
= shiny buttons, sporty flap
pockets and mannish Eton collar!
Nothing could look younger, yet it
comes up to size AZ and is very well
suited to that size because of the
slenderizing panel seams and stately
swinging skirt. It's a Joy to sew,
too-the front is in two pieces only,
not four as you might think. And
puffed sleeves always were boon to
those who have to sew quickly. There
are lots of nice materials that will
be equally as good for Winter as for
Spring later on, such as sheer woolen,
flannel, velveteen. The braid trimming
is the very latest fashion note.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1898 Is
available for sizes IA, 16, 10, 20, 40
and AZ. Corresponding bust measure
ments 80, "a, 36, 38, 40 and AZ. Size
16 (34) requires 81 yards Of 54-inch
material and 3h yards of braid or
velvet ribbon for trimming.
Every Barbara Bell Pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
Is easy to understand.
Send Is cents for the Fall Barbara
Bell Pattern Book. Make yourself at
Evening star., 1936-12-03

and the effect Is refreshing Tor a
change from the more sterotyped
decor of recent years.
One of the quickest and easiest ways
to inject bit of this latest vogue into
daughters room is to place the vanity
or dressing table in the window recess
and frame it with a background Of
fluffy curtains and luxurious hangings.
Both formal and informal effects may
be achieved by the window treatment
and room with limited wall space is
transformed into a more accommo-
dating one by the changed furniture
arrangement. The silhouette of the
vanity in the window is f1attering to
any room but more important than
the decorative feature is the fact that
the dressing table is thus placed in
the direct lighting so desirable in
the gentle art of makeup.
IF BY chance the radiators are
= placed under the windows. don't
fret because there are still possibilities
for the arrangement. If the radiators
are the right height you can copy
the method employed by one enter
prising matron we know. Have a
heavy board made to fit over the
radiator top with two front legs to
hold the board in place. A sheet Of
asbestos should be set between the
board and the heating element. Cover
the board top with the same material
as that to be used for the skirting and
place a thick piece of glass cut to mt
the board over it. The glass gives the
makesnift table professional touch.
Set the skirting on in full, crisp, ruf-
fies. For the mirror. use either regu-
lar three-panel dressing table style
that may be placed on the vanity top
or have one of those new round vene-
tian wall types hung from the top OF
the window recess to the desired
height by thick. heavy silk cording.
A little stool or bench with a
cushion made of the same material
as the table skirting completes the
ensemble. To create genuine Marie
Antoinette influence. draperies of the
same material as the table skirting
should be used. Full, sheer glass
curtains to the floor add the finishing
touch.
A MONG the very new and smart
= window drapery fabrics seen
recently in local shops was a rayon
silk with a rich luster similar to that
of slipper satin. The window treat
ment suggested for the use of this
luxurious material was to combine it
with silk organdie curtains, very full.
Evening star., 1936-12-03

didn't have any mind to make up!
In the first place, when you start
making that list, put a fiat sum. in
good big letters at the head of the
sheet. representing the amount you
intend to spend. And don't be weak
with yourself about the amount-be
sure that the total is going to match
the goal set. (You will inevitably
run over it anyway, so if you are
strong minded about it on paper you
won't get so dreadfully deep in the
red)
NOV put down all the people. Again
you must be strong minded. More
trouble has been caused by that fear
full situation of give-and-take in off,
years! Five years ago, in misguided
moment, a new friend gave you pres
ent. You did not give her one and
were much embarrassed. Next year
you wrote her name firmly at the
very head of your list, in large black
letters and the first package wrapped
and tagged went to her. That year
she failed to return the compliment,
so you felt all was square and breathed
again. However, next year she, hav-
ing had her turn of being embarrassed,
comes right back at you with swell
new gift-and you have done nothing
about it in her behalf. The following
Christmas you're the goat once more
and so it goes. No one ever catches
up or gets in step and beautiful
friendship probably goes on the
rocks.
So, I say, be firm. Make up your
mind to break the vicious chain and
don't feel hurt if she does the same
It all works out a lot better in the
long run.
Relatives may be handled in much
the same way. Be cold-blooded and
give to those that really rank as
CLOSE" There is always a dreary
interchange of uninteresting gifts
every Yuletide between members of
the family who rarely see each other
and even that is too often for most
of them. Lots of times the same
presents find themselves doing a gay
little -go-round between the
various givers and receivers.
CTEAR out all the deadwood from
~ your list and make up your
mind that you are going to stick to
your guns. You Will find that you
Evening star., 1936-12-03
Apple | s
GOOdTOOth
Cleanse n S e +
Splendid Natural Aid
in Dental
Hygiene.
Photos by Dana 3. Merrill.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

"PREC1oUs. run upstairs now and
brush your teeth. You've just
had candy, you know"
Eyes, mother"
When the sound Of running water
told that Precious was obeying the
suggestion grandmother laid down the
little sock she was knitting and said,
Caroline, do you know that this is
the fourth time today that you have
sent Cornelia to brush her teeth?"
mo? Really2"
REALLY. Yes"
"I know it sounds like nagging,
but I have to guard her teeth. I
do want her to have perfect teeth
when she gets her permanents. She
has such a lovely srile-and good
teeth 1t means so much to q child
especially a girl"
MN. I was remembering some
thing. You have good teeth, Caro-
line"
Surely I have, and I want my
child to have just as good and better
But I don't want to make a song
of it. Seems if everything a mother
tried to do for a child has some
catch in it somewhere. Here I am
Il was just remembering some
thing, that's ALL When you were like
Cornelia you had bits between meals
too. A piece of chocolate, or a sweet
understanding to fill in along
about 1890 and 4:30 every day. You
hated like Sam Hill to brush your
teeth or let me do it, and one day
I was struggling with you. you were
bowling like a dervish. and DR.
Gregory came in
"T can't get this child to want
to keep her mouth clean.' I said
almost in tears.
Don't bother so much with the
tooth brush the doctor said. Morn
| ing and night are enough. In-be-
tween give her bit of apple, a whole
one, if she can make away with it
It's about the best tooth brusher you
can get, and it tastes good into the
bargain. Eating apples is good habit
anyway After that you got an apple
after eating the between lunch. And
you have good teeth"
| But wouldn't the apple have tc
be brushed, too? After she ate it
I mean"
You didn't. And I didn't have
| to listen to your howls and ward of!
your kicks and fight with you twice
a day. only had to go through that
particular purgatory night and morn
ing after that. Maybe it would de-
with Cornelia?"
Maybe it would. Apples and little
children have a close affinity. 1t Il
remarkable how many apples schoo
child can eat in day and still be
ready for more. And no harm done
Use your tooth brush twice a day
eat an apple the other times. Tht
semi-annual visit to the dentist vii
not be so costly nor so painful, ane
the teeth will stay clean much longer
Mr.. Patri will give personal at
| tention to inquiries from parents
and school teachers on the care
and development of children.
Write him in care of this paper,
inclosing a Scent stamped, self
addressed envelope for reply.
(copyright, 1936J
Evening star., 1936-12-03

situation Influenced
this blouse the with the crochet along
the sleeves around the the buckle and the simulated
You'll
interesting combinations to haronize with
well.
which important You won't have to
click click with needles and just
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directions Zes12 a. 49, 18
pattern complete illustrated
needles
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Evening star., 1936-12-03

Ill walt until L
Sc something
and then de-
eide" No, that
won't do. Aunt
Emma is apt to
to end up with
something both
you and she dis
like, and have
no interest in
whatsoever, just
b e C a u S e you
waited to make
up your mind
until you were
so tired and be-
Wildered that YOU
Evening star., 1936-12-03
French Toast Special.

Toast slices of bread and make
sandwiches with slices of leftover
meat. Cut the sandwiches into tri-
angles and place in buttered individ-
ual baking dishes. Cover with cream
sauce. Add layer of grated cheese,
sprinkle with paprika and bake in
moderate over until cheese is slightly
Drowned.
Evening star., 1936-12-03
1853

tractive, practical and becoming
clothes, selecting designs from the
Barbara Bell well-planned. easy-to-
make patterns. Interesting and ex-
elusive fashions for little children and
the difficult junior age, slenderizing
well-cut patterns for the mature
figure, afternoon dresses for the most
particular young women and matrons
and other patterns for special occa-
sions are all to be found in the
Barbara Bell Pattern Book.
(Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-12-03
Fashion Flash.

Jodelle is showing black net siren
gown with high fronted bodice en-
tirely covered with nacre paillettes.
The paillettes are more lightly scat
tered from the hips to the knees
where there is a full founce ending
in q train.
Evening star., 1936-12-03
Often a Frivolous Gift
Is More Welcome Than
Purely Practical One
Inportant to Be Firm in Matter of Amount
to Be Spent on Each
Individual
BY BETSY CASVELL

VOW Christmas list Not that don't all
that down Unless equipped with
putting it off, And the situation
thing pencil
O let
Evening star., 1936-12-03
portant Points Consider When Making Christmas List
Set Dressing Ia bic
Before Deep Window
To Gain Space in Room
Draperies Form Effective "Backdrop" When
Chosen With an Eye to Picture
as a Whole
BY LUCIE EBERLY.

AUGHTER coming home from school for the holidays? Why not
draperies
table long?
added girl
reflect
ing grhood
Evening star., 1936-12-03

~ EAR MISS DIX: Do you think
it fair for a man to keep the
girl waiting for seven years
- and then have nothing def
mite in mind regarding marriage? That
is the situation I am in and my heart
Is breaking over it. For that length
of time have been keeping company
with a man who could not marry be-
cause he had to support mother, two
sisters and brother, but it was with
the understanding that when they
were on their feet we would marry.
Now the sisters and brother are able
to support themselves and contribute
their share toward making home for
the mother, but all that he says is that
when both Of the girls have good Jobs
maybe" we can marry. Don't you
think that he has done his duty by his
family and should think something of
his duty to me? How can make him
consider our future together?
DOROTHY.
Answer: wish I could tell you how
to lead such a balky lover to the altar.
for he is evidently bridal shy and has
no notion of letting you put the matri-
monial halter around his neck. The
only sensible thing for you to do is just
to face the bitter truth that the young
man has lost his affection for you and
has no intention whatever of every
marrying you. Men in love do not act
as he is doing. They don't put of the
wedding day and talk vaguely about
marrying some time in the distant fu-
ture. They hurry it up. Somehow.
some way, you have lost your allure
for him and he no longer desires you.
That is the explanation of his conduct.
IT IS hard thing to keep the love
light burning for seven years.
Women sometimes do, but men rarely
accomplish the feat and it is doubtful
if anything but sense of duty causes
many men to fulfill a marriage en-
gagement that has lasted that long.
The wear and tear of life can wear
romance to tatters even more before
marriage than it does afterward. A
fiancee's kisses can go as fiat as a
wife's. Familiarity can rob sweet
heart Of her glamour and turn her into
a commonplace companion, and a man
can come to resent the domination OF
the girl friend just as much as he can
Of the woman to whom he Is married.
Evening star., 1936-12-03

until the mltlaI part OF IIlt JUU 1Ids
been completed. And don't say-"Oh,
dear, what on earth shall I give Aunt
Emmaa She has everything-Well,
Evening star., 1936-12-03
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EAR MISS DIX: Do you think
it fair for a man to keep the
girl waiting for seven years
and then have nothing def