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The Washington times., 1937-07-28
READS COLUMN

Dear MISS EaF1aX:
"The other evening, when / was
feeling particularly blue, / picked
up the paper and read your col
urn, as 1 always enjoy the human
interest problems.
"There was letter from man,
signed x, in which he told of his
love for the open road, his deep
interest in Nature-hiking, swim
ming and all those splendid things
which are to be had for the taking.
He said he had never met girl
who was really cOngenial. They
didn't like to walk or swim, but
preferred mOtOr-carS and necking,
and he said he was lonesome and
would like to end it all.
II was very much impressed
with this mans letter, because
those are the things I really enjoy
doing, and to share them with q
companion would be happiness
enough for me.
"But, like this man, all / have
found, when I 60 out with some
one Of the opposite sex, is the sug-
gestiOn we drink and pet. / don't
drink, and If ! did pet, it would
have to mean something serious
and sacred to me.
81 hope this man will not end
it all, and IL he should see this
letter, here Is Hail! and good luck,
from q girl whose ideals are the
The Washington times., 1937-07-28

up that situation, let us mention
that there are even hastings, di-
agonal hastings, slip,stitch baSt-
ings, uneven hastings; long and
short hastings are for different
purposes. Reasonably long is
about half an inch. A baSting
longer than that allows the mate
rial to slip too much for safety.
For curved and bias edgings, and
all slippery materials, use short
uneven hastings; for baSting two
small pieces of material together,
such as the two layers of a collar
or cuff, use diagonal hastings
through the body rather than
around the edge to make them
hold more firmly. If you are max
ing alterations on garment from
the right side and wish to stitch
from the wrong side without los
ing the line, use long slip-Stitch
baSting, slipping the needle along
in the upper layer of the fabric,
drawing it through, and then
taking a stitch in the under layer.
SELECT RIGHT THREAD
Be sure to use good thread for
basting, as weak thread may break
and the time and energy you have
put into that particular bit of
fitting may be utterly lost.
Threads that ravel, knot and break
are to a great extent responsible
for the mistaken idea that sewing
is drudgery. It is drudgery if you
have not the correct tools, or do
not know how to use them prop
erly to make them work for you.
When you remove hastings, clip
every third or fourth stitch. Do
not try to pull hastings out in foot
long pieces, as it will pucker up
your material and muSs it un-
necessarily. It may even pull the
threads of a delicate fabric. Be
careful in stitching on the ma
chine that your stitches do not
run over the hastings, as you will
loosen your stitches when you try
to remove hastings that are Sc
curely caught beneath them.
This is the third Of series Of
IL articles on home Sewing)
The Washington times., 1937-07-28

correspondents who write to yOuo
and your column Is not q 60
between, but here's hoping he
reads my letter and gets the good
thoughts I'm sending to him.
MILE. X"
Perhaps the gods will be gen.
erouS, and let these two young
people, who have so much in COM
mon, meet. I'm sorry that it's
an ironclad rule Of this paper
never to introduce correspondents,
or in any way act as go-between.
In this case, I couldn't If I wanted
to, as the young man did not
send an address.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28

When taking In q pattern that
is too large, try to make the
alterations in the body of the pat
tern rather than at the edges. If
a sleeve is too long, take a tuck
at the elbow rather than at the
cuff, then the lines of the pat
terms are not lost. If the pattern
is not wide enough, slash it, and
spread the slash, pinning in new
paper to add the necessary amount.
Once you have pinfitted your
pattern, pinned it to your material,
and cut it, before you remove the
pattern, be sure that you have cut
all notches, and marked with
tailors' tacks all perforationS in
dicating pockets, darts, gathers,
plaitS or trimming features. Use
colored basting thread double and
without a knot at the end. Take
a stitch through each perfora-
ton, leaving loops Of thread be-
tween each stitch. Gently separate
the material, clipping the threads
as you pull the layers of cloth
apart. The thread ends left are
your tailors' tacks!
TYPES OF BASTING
Then you are ready to haste
but before you haste you must
mark, remember. No SeamstreSS
worth her salt would guess in
putting a garment together, for
even the most expert eye cannot
be trusted. Basting stitches are
temporary stitches, to be sure, but
they are as important to the fin
iShed garment as is the keystone Of
an arch. Some women labor un-
der the delusion that a long stitch
an inch or an inch and a half
long-will do for basting. To clear
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Pattern
PATTERN 1859

Looks proud Of her cunning
frock, doesn't She-this fashion
wise young Miss who's "all set"
for q trip to the playground, a
picnic or a walk with mother.
Miss TWo-to-Ten finds it easy to
dress herself these days in a but
confront style that's fastened in
no time, and she's specially fond
Of the action pleats, pulled
sleeves, and Peter Pan collar.
Mother found Pattern 4469 so very
easy to cut, At, and stitch that
she's about to start on several adj
ditional versions of this simple
pantie-Style. It's a joy to behold
in printed percale, gingham or
pique. For fall school days, make
it Of cotton tweed.
Pattern 1859 is available in chill
dren's sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. Size
requires 212 yards So inch fabric.
Illustrated Step-by-Step sewing IN
StructionS included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS Q5c) in
coins or stamps (coinS preferred)
for this Anne Adams pattern.
Write plainly SIZE, NAME, ADJ
DRESS and STYLE NUMBER.
Make your own flattery! Send
for our ANNE ADAMS PAT.
TERN BOOK and see how easily
you can stitch up the newest,
Smartest outfits from the easiest
patterns ever seen! No matter how
inexperienced at sewing, you will
want to make these lovely after
noon frockS, party styles, morning
models! Variety and flattery for
growing-up and grown-up! BOOK
FIFTEEN CENTS. PATTERN
The Washington times., 1937-07-28

Try this fresh peach sauce
over rice pudding.
Fresh Peach Sauce
u cup Of sugar
/ cup Of water
3 cups of sliced fresh peaches
Boil the sugar and water for
3 minutes. Add about half Of
the sliced peaches. Let them cook
slowly until tender but not broken.
Skim them out Of the syrup. Add
the rest Of the peaches and cook
until tender. Chill the peaches
and serve over the chilled dessert.
Peach Jelly
1 cup of diced peaches
/ cup of halved white grapes
/ package of raspberry gelatin
Dissolve the gelatin in hot water.
Chill. When slightly thickened,
fold in the fruit. Turn into a
ring mold. Chill until firm.
Fresh Peach ShOrtcake
2 cups Of flour
4 teaspoons Of baking powder
1-3 cup Of shortening
"a cup Of milk
teaspoon Of salt
2 tablespoons Of sugar
3 cups Of sliced peaches
~ cups of powdered sugar
Mix the flour, baking powder
salt and sugar, and work in the
shortening. Add the milk and
pat to " inch thickness. Cut
into large biscuit.
Place in the creased cake pan
or baking sheet. Spread the
rounds with butter and top with
another round. Bake in a hot
oven. While still hot, split and
place sliced peaches in between
the layers. Serve at once with
cream or whipped cream.
If you ave large cup cakes on
hand, TT: chem in this dessert.
Peach Surprise
6 large cup cakes
IL fresh peach halves (Small size)
VI cup Of chopped nuts
u cup Of crushed pineapple
2 tablespoons Of pineapple juice
2 tablespoons Of sugar
Scoop out the centers from the
cup cakes. Place in the muffin
pan. Blend the pineapple and
nuts. Use as stuffing for the
peaches.
Place the stuffed peach in the
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FaVOrite

Our favorite for today was sent
in by Mrs. Arthur RhOads, $50
Elm St., Frederick City, Md. 1t Ia
one Of six winners in last weeks
FavOrite Recipe Contest. .r-
Huckleberry Sherbet
2 quarts of berries
3 cups of hot water
cup Of granulated sugar
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons Of lemon Juice.
Combine berries and hot water
in saucepan and simmer Is min.
uteS, adding the sugar the last 5
minutes. Rub through very fine
sieve, add leman juice, and chill.
When cold, pour mixture into q
freezer tray and freeze to a mush.
Remove, add the whipped egg
whites, and freeze again to q
mush. Stir a second time, then
continue the freezing. Serves
four.
This sherbet is delicious when
served in half cantaloupeS, and
makes a tasty desert.
Our contest takes Inspiration
from the culinary lore of other
days and features Sonr-nlilk
cooking. In the recipe files of
many households are dozens of
delicious recipes made flGvorJul
and light t1itt sour instead OF
StDeet milk. 1t is high time that
some of these recipes be rein
stated in popular use.
For these recipes The Wash
ington Times is awarding cash
prizes of 81 each. Send in those
recipes you think other readers
1Dould like to try. Your recipe
may be one of the tDi1a1serS.
Mail entries to Miss Jean
Green, Food Editor, The Wash.
ington Times, before July 81.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Etiquette
TacHess Girls
Displease
By MRS. CORNELIUS BEEKMAN

BY MRS. CORNELIUS BEEhMAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
"This is from two male readers
Of your column. My chum and
are often confronted with the
question as to whether q girl
should talk Of another boy she
has been out with while in the
presence Of another male escort.
"My girl friend and I have been
going together since last winter.
I think she iS-next to my own
peOple-the incest person in the
world, but invariably when my
chum goes with my girl friends
sister, the sister starts talking
about boys she has been out with.
Naturally my girl friend starts
talking on the same subject, and
it leaves my chum and me without
anything to talk about, and we
feel as though we are just two
dummies, and our company is not
worth while. Please tell us what
to do.
male READERS"
It's a queer kink in the female
mind, dear Sirs. especially the
young female mind, to do a gen.
erouS bit of Dragging about senti.
mental conqueStS. (But I don't
mean that it is necessarily linn
tied to the young female mindD
The girls or women who indulge
in this innocuouS and maddening
type of conversation-and it is a
"type"-figure out, to their own
satisfaction, and with complete
earneStneSs and lack Of humor or
sense of proportion, that this is
the devastating way to get their
man."
They preen themselves with ad-
miring inner and outer glances at
their admirable social technique,
their subtle" artistry. AS one
who says, Look at me. The very
soul Of popularity-but dear me,
I can't help it. It is, as you can
so plainly see, my enormous social
charm that gets 'em, that mowS
'em down."
Now, don't let these two huSsies
get away with making you and
your friend feel like dummies. 4"
Meet their serious braggings with
a great deal of Spoofing! When
they begin their Zine" about being
out with Bill Jones, tell them how
proud you were last Tuesday when
Greta Carlo asked you to take
her to a dance, or when Myrna
10y was late returning to the lot
because she couldn't bear to tear
herself away. from your engaging
company. And, for good measure.
you might add couple of en-
gagementS with Miss Whoopde-
doop, or whoever is your city's
most popular debutante.
Those two young ladies will soon
quiet down to talking about things
that interest all four Of you pleas.
ant young people. Don't stop the
spoofing until they do!
The Washington times., 1937-07-28

O1u6E tudu dIu'
IL know he loves me, but
there is the question of the long
wait before he graduates. And
he says he does not want to bind
me to a promise that will keep
me from having q good time dur
ing the best years of my youth
Il am willing to be bound,
and only hope he will give me
q ring. ......
CECILIA"
If you have been reading the
papers lately, as I advise all my
correspondents to do, you will
have read about the mess an
Annapolis cadet got into by
marrying while he was still at
the Naval Academy.
It will be four years at least
before you and this young man
can marry, and I think it very
square of him not to tie you up
with an engagement, when. the
marriage is so far in the future
A ring is only a symbol. and II
you two are really in love, you
will not need the symbol to make
you wait for him.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Beauty.
Many Ways
To Reduce
By HELEN FOLLETT

Lazy girls who won't exercise
can get their fat cells removed
at reducing shops. Even so, they
should be careful in their eating
habits; they should cut down on
fats, sweets and starches that
form adipose cushions.
They can be squeezed between
rolling machines, ride" an cleo
trio horse or rest between electric
blankets to get thin.
One reducing method requires a
little effort. Two heavy straps
hang from the ceiling. The girl
holds to them and they ascend
gradually. The purpose of this
exercise is to reduce large arms
and diminish the waist measure
ment.
Salt rubs are recommended to
harden the flesh during a course
of reducing. MoiSten a handful
Of common table salt, rub into
the skin and turn on the cold
spray.
When hot oil is used to recon
dition hair that has been over
waved, or to soften dandruff so
that the shampoo will remove it, it
should be left on the scalp over
night.
Heat it, apply with a large medi-
sine dropper along partings. Have
a 1O-minute friction. Wash out
next morning with melted soap
and finish with vinegar rinse.
Brittle nails signify that the
system lacks calcium. Drink three
glasses of rich milk daily; and the
little talons will soon be normal
Calcium is necessary for the health
of the teeth and the hair.
Some day we'll all be living or
beauty diets. What we eat has
a lot to do with how we look.
Have you any beauty problems?
Let the Beauty Box Editor help
you solve them. Address all in
quiries regarding beauty to the
Editor of the Beauty Box, care Of
The Washington Times. Be sure
to enclose an addressed, stamped
three cents), envelope for reply
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Smart Handbao

Something new in handbags is
a large, square model Of white
glove leather. Handles are studded
with tiny, fringed flowers in gay
multicolored leather.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Instruction Includes Fundamentals of Cutting and Fitting
Blasting Your Garment
Is Necessary to
Success
By WILMA LAvILLE

You will avoid great many extra fittings when your dress
has reached advanced stages you pin your pattern
together dress form which your size ask
pin it on you making necessary alterations the pattern
itself before it is applied to the fabric.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28

half Of the cut cake. Sprinkle
with the pineapple juice. and
sugar. Bake in the oven until
toasted. Serve with whipped
cream.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Luscious Fresh Peaches
In Tempting Desserts
By JEAN GREEN

The Henry story of the effort that cost young to
grant his brides request for peach is well worth reteng
that the peach here and peach lovers enjoying
their delicious flavor to the utmost.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Beatrice Fairfax Advises
Girl Who's in Love
With Navy Man
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Dear Miss FAIRFAX:
I'm high school graduate this year. and my fance has just
received Annapolis appointment He from swell
family not much money but very cultured he's years
Evening star., 1937-08-01

matter-of-fact tone. Leaving the path,
strolled over into the shade where she S
mot that it'll interest you, but know J
don't even remember me. knew that vest
day."
Her lips, which had been soft and poutint
a smile, frightened and she glared at him.
That 'smean!' she said And was only
Trying to satisfy your curiosity and m;
it seem like you were being very, very r.
to me-"
Isabelle positively detested him. He ,
awful. And he was lying Anyhow. he ,
halfway lying.
He went on calmly: I'm tell you who l {
I'm Jim Rainey and was twelve years
and you were eight the year we both went
the same grade school"
Isabelle's eyes widened up at him. OF cou
she remembered him now and that one y
she had gone to the public school. When
was eight the whole day was made excit
if she passed Jim Rainey in the playgro,
and he spoke to her. All the littler child
had felt that way about him and the big
children, his own crowd, had looked up
him, tagged after him wherever he
That was Jim Rainey then And now
now he was Bailey's delivery boy.
why didn't you just say grade
SCHOOL," Isabelle upbraided him too
brightly. She wasn't going to let him
think it made any difference to her
that he didn't 60 around with the
sort of people she went with.
Il suppose because got sore when
you pretended to know me when you
didn't. For second, l thought you
had remembered me-
Isabelle had never known a boy
who talked with such simply intri-
guing frankness. She wanted Jim
Rainey to go on and talk some more.
why" she asked, unconsciously
taking on some of his direct manner,
why do you see me around all the
time and l don't see you?"
Because I've always had little
jobs, the kind you wouldn't notice,
while you've been growing up into
the prettiest girl in town. I'd be bound
to see you.
Evening star., 1937-08-01

"Oh, world! oh, life! oh, tme!" With all the
boys away camping, Isabelle faced a
two weeks eternity of boredom
until adventure came in by the back gate.
First of new series about an old favorite
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10
Friendly Six cen Bridge Club

Friendly Sixteen Bridge Club
The club met Monday, April
9Th, ait the home of Mr.. Lloyd
Gray, PIG Corby st. After the
regular business meeting, three
changes of contract bridge
were played. NJ. G. Avant and
P. Adkins won high score. We
were glad to have as our guests
Mr.. Chester Bennett and Mr..
jess Henderson. A very deli
cious luncheon was served by
the host. The Club will meet
next Monday at the home of
Mr.. j. Davis, 2181 N. % st.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
BY Miss CeciIe Walls

Spring is in the air. All the stu
dents seem to have a touch OF
spring fever.
We have a lot of fun in school
throughout the day. The WPA or
ehestra plays for US in the gym at
noon during lunch periods we
dance, there is always a large
crowd.
The next large event to come is
tho Music Festival to be held be.
fore the end of the term.
Our former '37 graduates are not
laying down on the job / see that
Ethel Davis is taking a Post Grad
uate course at Tech high, and is
expecting TO go to Howard univer-
sity in the fall. Ralph Orduna is
taking a Post Graduate course at
South and also Monroe Coleman.
The South High club met last
Monday. The club will convene
as usual on Mondays at 400 o'clock
at the Woodson Center.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10

Mrs. Fannie Bassett, Mrs.
Louise Roper, Master Otis Keys,
spent Sunday in Kansas City,
Mo, visiting relatives. They re-
port an enjoyable trip.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10

John Henry Lewis, Arizona
college graduate and light hea-
vyweight champion ofthe world
who i S scheduled to trade
punches with Harold "Million-
aire'' Murphy at the City Aud
itorium next Tuesday, April 13,
has led a brilliant fis. lie career
and is claimed by many as be-
ing the greatest fighter today
at any weight, The king of the
light heavyweight division
does not smoke, drink or in
dulge in amy night life gaiety
but attends church every Sun
day which has earned for him
the title Fighting Deacon"
The Lewis fighting instinct
can be traced back several gen.
erations. Tom Molemeaux, his
great great grandfather is said
to have whipped all comers in
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10

both Europe and America.
The champ is twenty-three
years old and financially indie
pendent has met and defeated
some of the lei )lihg fisticuf-
fers of the day including james
j. Braddock and Bob DIN from
whom he wrested the light
heavyweight crown.
His father and brother ope-
rate a thriving restaurant and
gymnasium in Oakland, Calf,
which he set up for them re-
Gently. He is also sending his
younger brother to Howard
University.
Aside from mitt-slinging,-
his favorite diversion is play.
ing the piano. He is S, id to have
a technique all of hi: own. His
training quarters and home are
both equipped with pianos.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10

LEO e BRUCE
Pittsburgh light heavyweight
who has defeated Bog Olin and
Young Firpo. lie is chief spar
ring palmer for John Henry
Lewis and will box frankie
Lee of Kansas City on the fight
card at the Auditorium here
mex Tuesday night, April 10.
Swing To the Music of Eli Rice
April 10, 1897 Dreamland Hall
Admission so cents
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Van
of Kansas City, Mo-, were the
week end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Van, 2403 N .22nd
street.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10
SOUTH HIGH NOTES
Brealkfield VS.. Randall
By Miss Cecile Walls .....

1t seems as though our ath-
letic department is keeping in
the headlines this week. A. c..
"Ace" Breakfield and Al Ran
dali played against eabh other
in the ''post season basket ball
game" Ace and Al were cap
tains. Too bad Aces team was
defeated 25-19. During the win
ter quarter, Ace and Al were
teammates, Ace guard and Al
played center. These two boys
helped to bring home the ba-
con in the State Tournament,
which was held at Lincoln.
Leonard Starnes will return
next season and play in Al Ran
dall's place as center. James
Anders is also expecting to ge
in line with his pals this fall.
His position is forward.
South High Club, which as
sembles at the Woodson Cen
ter every Monday afternoon at
100 O block, is going along
splendidly. They are expecting
to have a big spring entertain
ment shortly.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10
POtOsi HottentOts Set
For Biggest Season

The famous Johnson's Hottentots
will be sponsored by the Potosi
Brewing Co. of Potosi, Wisconsin.
and Carl RABIES Buffet "a and Lake
Mr.. Moore, supt. of the Omaha dis
trict, is very much impressed with
the record of these girls, their only
two seasons in softball.
The Potosi Hottentots will be
much improved this season and
are out to uphold the reputation of
Potosi Beer. The girls will have
one of incest outfits of any girls
in the state. Gray suits with blue
and white socks and jackets to
match will constitute the outfit.
Equator Williams viii captain the
team and Ruth Griffin will be bust
ness manager. The following girls
were asked to report to Miss Will
liams on April 3rd; Jessie Bolden,
Gladys Brown, Flossy Wright, An
nabelle Lyles, Mae Lee, Rose Jenni-
son, Mary Stewart, Matte Donald
son, Elizabeth Payne, Geraldine
Smith, Ivory Murrell, Ruth Crit
fin, and Faith Lindsay. Mr.. Hunter
and Herbert Peak will help coach
;hc Potosi Girls. Watch the Omaha
Guido for the opening date, Potosi
vs., Metz. All girls wishing to try
out for the Hottentots report to
Miss Williams at 1906 No. 25 street.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10
BIG MISSION FOR COLORED
CATHOLICS AND NON
CATHOLICS

You are inb tied to attend.
the exercises of a MISSION
now being carried on by The
Jesuit Father, Rev. VIM. P.
Manion, S. j., in the Church of
St. Benedict, 2423 Grant St.
The meeting which began on
April 4th will conclude April
18th. All are cordially invited
to come and bring their friends.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-10
Baseball

North Omaha Merchants Girls,
sponsored by our leading merchants
independent of the Hottentots, will
be managed by Stanley Hale. This
is the first year colored girls will
have two teams in Omaha. Due to
the fact there are so many girls
to play, it was decided TO have two
teams. Through the Omaha Guide,
I wish to thank the following mer-
chants for their help in financing
the North Omaha Merchant Girls:
Forbes Bakery
Hornstein Grocery
Sunset Cab
Ritz Theatre
Marsh Market
Emerson Laundry
Edholm and Sherman Laundry
Patrick st. Liquor Store
Cut Rate Drugs
Larson IS Garage
World Motor Supply Store
Killingsworth and Price
Duffy Drugs
Ike Shoulders Service Station
C. and r. Coal Co.
Carey s Naborhood Grocery
C,acsaut Coal Co
Dresher's Cleaners
johnson Nifty Nice Grocery
S. R. Hale, Mgr.