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Evening star., 1937-09-28
Hair Should
BeThinned
This Year
Fashion Demands
Removal of All
Excess Bulk.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

THE long and short argument Is
resumed. Leading stylists say
short" Hollywood continues to wear
its hair fairly long. True, even many
of the stars are going in for the up
I'D up trend, but where this is done
the particular part portrayed calls for
such style or the star may be on
vacation instead Of on location. Hol-
lywood's argument Is: the camera calls
for it, the longer haired styles usually
require less redressing and the hair
usually appears at its brushed and
FURNISHED best, when worn long. For
informal roles the longish bob seems
less high style"
So,- the argument is on once more
and it's up to you which side you want
to join up with. There's one detail
on which all agree. Hair can't be
heavy, thick, massive weight on the
head.
You'll notice many versions Of the
1900 influence, with hair piled high,
modernized rolls and puffs and pompa-
dours. You'll probably say to yourself.
well, the hairdresser must have had
heavier head of hair than usual to
| work with" That's where tricks of
| the trade come in, rather than heavi-
| ness of hair. It's amazing what puffy
| looking rolls a clever hairdresser can
make out Of wisp Of hair.
One Of the American influences rep
resented at the Paris Exposition is
close-to-the-head vogue, consisting Of
swirb and verticle rolls at the sides,
but definitely nodded very close to
the head to reveal the contour. The
| fashion Is a bit severe and very hard
for the average woman to wear. but
that's ample reason for those who can
wear it to do so and thereby be singled
out. You can't do that with heavy
head Of hair.
Leading American hair stylists and
French stylists, too, do their hair
thinning and cutting with the razor,
the long-blade variety. Strand by
strand is tapered until the hair is
stripped of its excess bulk. The hair
| stylist finds it easier to mold the
| style Of the wave and the cash GUS
toner finds it easier to keep the wave
in place. Not every hair dresser is
hair stylist, and not every one who
cuts hair can razor strip it. That
| art in itself is mark of skill. ANY,
| way, the fact remains that it's as
| fashionable to have the hair thinned
and nodded as it is the waistline.
Evening star., 1937-09-28

two men pulling the saw between
the wood, easily distinguished from
those made by the whirling power
driven rotary saw. Many times you
may see the marks of scoring aWl
on the rails of ladder-back chair,
where it was marked for the Stats.
a round chisel, and are much more
uneven than those made with mod
ern bit. Dovetailings on the sides
of drawers and ends of chests is an
other point of interest. In the old
pieces they were larger than modern
ones and not evenly spaced. Mortise
and tenon joints were thing of
beauty $50 years ago, and the dowel
pins that held them in place were
more reliable than modern glue. The
old dowel pins were whitfield out with
a jackknife or rounded with draw
knife, and consequently were never
the perfect rounds that We see in
modern reproductions. but slightly
oval or octagonal.
X X X X
THIRTY years ago the whole coun-
try had a craze for paint and
some of the most beautiful pieces of
fine old furniture were covered with
layers of white enamel. You may
still find treasure under six coats
of paint. (You may also find junk,
as this was one of the most successful
tricks of the takers to palm off"
pseudo antique on the unsuspecting.)
If you are purchasing an important
and expensive piece ask your dealer
to place it in good light. Go over
it minutely for old tool marks. Look
at the inside and see if all the wood
looks alike in color and texture. Ex-
anime the joining and the construc-
ton, dovetailing, handmade nails and
bowels. If it has been mended and
restored, see if it has been done cor
rectly and as though an honest man
had worked on it. If it is painted ask
the dealer to scratch some of the paint
for you. Old paint comes off layer
by layer in sharp, glasslike fakes.
Even paint that has been on for two
or three years still contains enough
oil to peal off in ribbons. If you find
it peelS off you might suspect that it
had been recently painted and you
will be- wise to find out why"
Your understanding of the normal
signs of wear in your own household
will be helpful in judging old furni-
ture. We all know how often we must
ask the children not to scuff their feet
on the chair rungs, and how in 20
years, even with good care, table tops
| will have rings from wet glasses OF
hot teapots, thoughtlessly placed on
them. The high polish of mahogany
and rosewood loses its luster and an
accumulation of dust and oil settles in
the carvings. Table tops show wear on
the edge from constant handling and
dresser drawers are worn off at the
lower edge from being pulled in and
out.
But while you are looking for signs
of wear see that they are not over
done or in the wrong places. Fakers
seldom are able to restrain them
selves and cannot resist making a
good job look better So if the wear
and tear is abnormal 60 slow!
These are few suggestions that
may help you IN your search for an
tiques, With all Of these you may
still Be fooled. because most Of the
Evening star., 1937-09-28
Be Cautious
When Using
Big Words
Lack of knowledge
OF Medical Terms
Nav Cause Fear.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

WORD singing is an unpleasant
term for what have in mind
but I can find no other that has the
same meaning. We of this day and
generation have read in many Eelds,
particularly in the field of psychology
and Its allied branches. We have dis
covered new terms, new words in this
reading and in the discussions Of it,
and there are some-and they ought
to knew better-who sling those words
about with an air of nonchalance
scarcely justified by their meaning.
Perhaps some of us are not truly
aware of their meaning.
Children, and at times their par
ents, have been distressed by this
habit Adolescent children have been
the hardest hit among the victims,
perhaps because the new psychology
was deeply interested in adolescence
and its problems. The doctors and
scholars who blazed the new trails did
not intend to hurt the young people
in whose service they toiled, nor did
they do so. 1t was left for the we'll
intentioned helpers to do that by
tossing about the terms they scarcely
understood.
A weeping mother called to see the
head of big school. I'm so wor-
ried about Robert. What can I do
for him? Where shall I take him
Tell me something to do, send me to
some place or to some one who can
help him"
Robert was a 14-year-old boy who
had given his teacher great deal
of trouble by his unfortunate be-
havior. He played hooky OCCASION
ally; he cut classes once in while
he told tall stories; he neglected his
lessons, like many other adolescent
boys in the throes of growth. The
teacher had asked social service
worker to call on the family concern
ing the boy and in the course of the
visit had said that Robert was suffer-
ing from mental instability.
Mental instability?" said the bright
young aunt. why all that means is
that he is crazy. It's just their po-
lite way of saying he is insane You'd
better get busy and do something
about him right away"
That is what mean. The poor
boy was about driven out of his mind
by the anxiety uttered and clearly ex-
pressed in behavior by his family. The
mother was made i'll, the father was
thoroughly upset, the school was put
In q poor light, all because big word
had been tossed like thistledown on
somebody's easy breath.
Words can do great deal of dam
age. People who have to deal with
children should be extremely careful
about the terms they apply to them
Even when they understand them
wholly the children do not, and un-
certainty breeds fear; and that sort
OF fear is about the worst possible
force to bring to life in the mind of q
child.
Don't ever hint, much less say, that
q child is crazy. Be more than care
ful about using any such term to an
adolescent child. Never tell him he
needs to see the psychiatrist. Don't
tell him that he is mentally Unstable
that he is neurotic. In short, leave
the diagnosis of his case to the ex-
perts, in whose hands it belongs if
there is a ease" And don't think
that an adolescent child, who is a
family nuisance for the time being
Is case for the psychiatrist. Usually
all he needs is time out for growth
and a lot of letting alone.
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-09-28

2 onions.
n cup cold water.
potatoes.
2 cups boiling water.
/ cup canned or cooked tomatoes.
2 cups scalded milk.
"a teaspoon soda.
3 tablespoons butter.
10 soda crackers.
Salt. pepper. paprika and celery salt
to taste.
Cook the sliced onions with the
pork and cold water for 10 to IL
minutes. Drain and retain liquid.
Wash the clans well and keep the
liquor Cut peeled potatoes into cubes,
parboil them and drain. Add them
to the two liquids, with the hard parts
of the clans, chopped fine, and the
boiling water. Cook until potatoes
are soft, then add the tomatoes, the
soda, the soft parts of the clans, milk
and butter. Season well. Pour over
crackers in tureen and serve imme-
diately.
CORN CHOWDER. =
2 cups cooked or canned corn.
n cup diced celery Cooked.
8 potatoes.
1la-inch, cube salt pork.
onions.
cups Scalded milk
3 tablespoons butter.
Salt. pepper, paprika.
Try out the pork, add sliced onions
and cook for five minutes. Strain fat
into pan. Cube the peeled potatoes,
and parboil for five minutes. Drain
and add potatoes to fat. Add two cups
boiling water. and cook until potatoes
are soft. Add corn, celery and milk.
Heat to boiling point. Season well,
add butter. and serve very hot.
VEGETABLE CHOWDER,
l cup shredded lettuce.
l cup shredded celery.
l medium sized onion, chopped
medium carrots. chopped.
tablespoons butter.
cups boiling water.
Y cup fresh or canned tomatoes.
tablespoons rice or barley.
Salt. pepper. paprika.
Melt the butter in a large saucepan.
and simmer all the vegetables except
the tomatoes in it, for 8 to 10 minutes.
Add the water, and the tomatoes.
While the vegetables are boiling. stir in
the rice or barley. Simmer for about
one half hour, season well, and serve
hot.
Evening star., 1937-09-28

the fake or the adapted piece Men
who have spent years repairing and
restoring old furniture are able to
look at a chair or a table and tell
Immediately which leg has been re-
stored and where the mistakes have
been made. An understanding of the
real thing seems to enter the brain
through the finger tips, from constant
association, and it is never forgotten.
Old furniture was made before the
era of machinery, and the marks
made by the hand woodworkers' tools
are unmistakable. The patina Of the
soft, unfinished woods, such as pine
and maple, have acquired color that
is only possible to achieve with years
of wear and polishing. The lines
and proportion are distinctive. The
Evening star., 1937-09-28
BY BARBARA BELL.

TH1S classic dress is one that as
sures you complete comfort
i around the house and at your
daily marketing. In fact, it
is a pattern that you'll use over and
over again this season and next. The
armhole is cut full and roomy, no
seams to bind, and the skirt, with its
center front panel, has the fullness
you require for getting about easily
and quickly. The pattern includes
long and short sleeves, SO that you
can make it up now in a dark print
and later, with long sleeves. in a jer-
sey or lightweight wool. The notched
collar, cut into low V. is flattering
and comfortable to wear.
Even if you have never sewn. you
can make this dress. The pattern
includes a complete sewing guide that
tells you what to do every step Of
the way.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1207-B is
designed for sizes "a, SO, 38, 40, AZ.
A, IS, 48 and so. Size So requires
43s yards Of 39-inch material.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
Fall and Winter Pattern Book. Make
yourself attractive, practical and be-
coming clothes, selecting designs from
the Barbara Bell well-planned, easy
to-make patterns. Interesting and
exclusive fashions for little children
and the difficult junior age; slender
izing, well-cut patterns for the ma
ture figure; afternoon dresses for the
most particular young women and
matrons and other patterns for spe-
cial occasions are all to be found in
the Barbara Bell Pattern Book.
(Copyright, 1877
Evening star., 1937-09-28

to squelch personality than 1t is to
foster it. The student is hardly ever
even human. He gets dry as dust
poring over his books, as a general
thing. To be the glass of fashion and
the mold Of form certainly calls
attention to a person, but it takes
something besides clothes to make
personality. No one yearns to chum
up with a tailor's dummy.
Neither is amiability personality any
more than blanc mango is paprika.
People with good dispositions are GER
tainly the salt of the earth, but they
are not its spice.
Probably We all have our own
definition of personality. For me,
personality consists in originality-in
man or woman having an individual
way OF doing things and saying things
SO that they are never quite like any
one else. And it consists in individuals
putting pep and enthusiasm into every
thing. They are never rubber stamps,
never dull, fiat and boring. And they
rouse feeling in you. You may hate
them or love them, but you are never
Indifferent to them And they have
nameless charm that you can never
describe even to yourself.
DEAR DOROTHY DIX am a
girl of 16, the oldest of four moth
erless children. The youngest is IL.
Our father is thinking of getting mar
ried, but We are opposed to it because
We fear that it will break up the
| harmony of the home. We don't
want to be selfish, but it just doesn't
seem as though he should get married
again. Will you please give up your
viewpoint on this subject?
KIDDISH.
| Answer: If your father is making
a wise choice of a second wife, If he
has selected a good, sensible woman,
it will be the best for him and the
best for you for him to marry.
OF course, the idea Of a stepmother
is repugnant to you because tradi-
ton has made the cruel stepmother
into an ogre who devours the help
less little children who fall into her
hands.
But the mean stepmother occurs
far oftener in fiction than she does
in real life. Most women who marry
widowers try to substitute for the
mother the young ones have lost, and
do a mothers part by them. I have
known only one or two harsh STEP
mothers, but have known dozens of
stepmothers who sacrificed more for
their stepchildren than their own
mothers would have done, and who
loved them and were loved by them.
You must think that you children
are nearly grown. In a very few
years you will be about the business
of life for yourselves. Even now you
are occupied with your own interests
and pleasures, and this leaves your
father very lonely, and he will be still
more lonely after you marry and
leave him.
If you keep him from marrying
are you going to stay home with him
of evenings to bear him company?
Are you going to be an old maid in
order that you may take care Of him
and keep his house? Consider these
things and you will see that if he
marries it leaves you free to go your
own way, and that stepmother
comes to you Is friend and not IN
enemy. DoRQTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1937-09-28
Rotary Saw Mar KS
Woodon PiOs

jack plane had blade that was
sharpened with a slight curve, which
left indentations over the surface of
the board. You may feel these by
running your hand over it. OF course,
if the board was to be used where
it would be seen, it was finished down
by hand until all the plane marks
had disappeared, but nowadays We
may still find the jack plane marks
on the under side of drawers and
the backs of chests and dressers. Old
saws were water driven or worked by
Evening star., 1937-09-28
Old Saw Marks
Old Nails

share Of takers. had become very
much depressed, feeling that If there
was anything good left in Washing
ton it must already be in museum.
but last week I went to two auc-
tions at which many very fine things
went at reasonable prices. so my
courage is high again. A few sug-
gestions on how to recognize genuine
antiques might not be amiss at this
point.
Experienced collectors are able to
tell at glance the real thing from
Evening star., 1937-09-28

ing that Old-time
S e n S a t ion is
to serve the chow
der in d ep,
covered individual
bowls. Even that
substitute isn't
quite like the real
thing. so, just for
a change, dig out
the old family
soup-tureen and
ladle. and treat
your household to
a choWder dinner
as it should be
done-plus plenty
of toasted pilOt
Evening star., 1937-09-28
Washing Knitted Suits.

Knitted suits should be handled
carefully after they are washed. Wrap
them in a Turkish towel for several
minutes-to get rid of part of the
moisture. Then lay them on clean.
dry cloth or towel until they are dry.
Never wiring or twist them-that is
likely to break the fibers..
Evening star., 1937-09-28

ones who fake old furniture know all
these things and many more. So /.
comes down to the fact that you may
have all the assistance in the world,
but the only thing you may trust abb
solutely is your own eye. Once you
have acquired discerning eye it will
never forsake you-like the ability to
knead bread. Go slowly-keep your
eyes open-and with each new excur-
sion you will md your Judgment more
certain.
Evening star., 1937-09-28
Time Is Chowder Time for Many Households Washington

joints were made differently with
hand tools, and before the era Of
glue. There are many telltale ma.ls
If you just know where to look for
them and recognize them when you
see them.
X X \ X
TWO hundred years ago in this
country lumber was brought to
the cabinetmalker's shop direct from
the sawmill. 1t was given to the
apprentice to be planed. His large
Evening star., 1937-09-28

IF THE collection of old furniture
is to be your hobby or your pro-
fession, the next step is to
learn how to detect the gen.
uine pieces. With the great interest
in antiques developed in the last 20
years, it seems impossible that there
would be anything left for you and
me. Old furniture has become a good
investment, antiques have entered
the field of big business, and as with
other profitable enterprises, it has its
Evening star., 1937-09-28

table cloth
croched luncheon set like h 1t is easy make that you'll
ironing addition home The cenpece about l8
inches square, inches
illustrated
directions crochet
and wha how much will need
pattern send for No 1853 and nco IS cents in stamps
Address Needlewok Editor Of
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1937-09-28

u y GfAAs ASAAN%o DAh' VIC Aid'C
had an argument over the
meaning of personality. A
says that personality is looks
in one person. flow of speech in an
other. frequently education; clothes in
one case, while in another it is dis
position. B contends that person.
ality is not any Of these things alone
For instance, a person can have a
pleasant disposition and still not have
personality. Or one could graduate
from ten colleges and still be with
out personality. While, on the con-
trary, some people who arc hcmely
and not particularly clever or culti-
waited have personality What is that
certain something which makes per-
sonality?
Answer:
No one knows. No one has ever
been able to define personality or to
tell in what it consists. You cannot
put your finger upon it. It is just
an intangible something about Ger
tain individuals that makes them
different from the balance of the
herd and that gives them q magic
that attracts us to them.
Elinor Glyn tried to give name
to this mysterious quality, and she
called it Ut" She says that she first
used the word to describe man who
was not looking but who pos
sessed some mysterious force and mag
netism that came from the spirit
ard which made him irresistible.
Mrs. Glyn says that "IT" must ex-
press unSelf consciousness and self
confidence; it is something fascinat-
ing and mysterious, always recogniz-
able but never acquired.
THAT is personality. Even children
have it. One baby will be flabby
and namby- -pamby. as much like thou
sands of other babies as peas in q
pod, while the infant in the next crib
will have something that attracts
your attention, that awakens your
interest and that makes you want to
chuck it under the chin or take it
home for adoption.
Certainly beauty has little to dc
with personality, because the great
rank and file OF good-lookers are
generally utterly commonplace. You
are content to admire them at dis
tance without desiring to know them
better. While often a homely man
or woman is utterly fascinating. In
deed, a classic story is told of a man
phenomenally ugly who used to boast
that given Is minutes with any woman
he could outdistance the handsomest
man in the race for her favor.
Nor does flow of speech constitute
personality unless it is the kind OF
personality that repulses rather thar
| attracts. There are none from whom
we flee so quickly as we do from
monologists. Education is more likely
Evening star., 1937-09-28
Dig Out the Old Tureen
And Give the Family
A Treat in Style
"Meal.in.Itself" Needs
Only Salad and Fruit
To Complement It.
BY BETSY CASWELL.


YITH the Of nights steaming chowders
whim fashion, still
think
when the lid meaty
Evening star., 1937-09-28

IS something SO IelnIClNB ABOUT tne ar
tents when the lid is removed, and t.
ladled into deep plates. that is sorely
lacking in the daintily served single
plate The nearest way of recaptur-
Evening star., 1937-09-28
Dorothy Dix Says
Personality Is Something That
Is Impossible to Define.

EAR MISS DIX: We have
had an argument over the
meaning of personality. A
saws that persOnalitv is lOOkS
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-15

FOUNDDEAD
IN CALEXICO

CALEXICO, Nov. 15-J. H
Swayne. 54-year-old carpenter. was
found dead in his bed in a Calex-
leo hotel at am. Sunday by
Robert Smith. another carpenter
who occupied the same room.
Death occurred between 8 pm.
Saturday night and 3 am. Sun
day morning. Smith told officers
SWayne had a severe coughing at
tack cary in the evening but ap-
parently went to sleep afterWard
Smith said he aWoke about
O'Clock and spoke TO SWayne, who
failed to answer. When he turned
on the light, he discovered Swayne
was dead officers We're informed.
The carpenter, who had been en-
ployed by the Iewis-Chambers COR
poration. has relatives at 842f
Birch ST., New Orleans. The body
was taken to the Hems-Ruggs fun
eral establishment in Calexico
Physicians said he had been suf-
fering from asthma, heart trouble
and kidney ailment.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-15
Edgar Implement
Store Selected
Exclusive Dealer

Edgar Implement store. 4l8 Main
street. has been appointed exclusive
dealer for Dyrr heavy tillage imple-
ments for El Centre territory. Bert
R. Purdy, store manager. announced
Monday
Effective Nov. g." Purdy said
international Harvester company
announce the purchase OF the Dyrr
Manufacturing company at Hun
tington Park This line Of speeializ-
ed tillage tools was required to
round out the Mccormick -Deering
line of implements used in con-
nection with McCormick-Deering
tractors. both Of which we carry.
The tools are especially we'll
known to valley farmers. Purdy
stated. and complete factory re-
pairs and parts service will be avail
able at our store
Purdy also said that J. V Dyrr.
the inventor and original manufac-
turer of the implements bearing his
name, would continue to supervise
all manufacturing operations at the
plant in the capacity of factory
manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-15
Mexican Knifer
Hunted by Police

A Brawley Mexican who inflicted
four severe knife wounds on Pete
Lopez, %. l13 East Olive avenue,
in a fight at Fifth street and
Broadway Saturday night was
sought by e Centro police Mon
day.
Lopez. bleeding profusely. was
found by Patrolman T NJ. Sharp
in the 400 block on Broadway. At
the police station he said he knew
his assilant was a BraWley man,
but did not know his name. He
did not tell the reason for the
fight.
Taken TO the county hospital,
Lopez was treated for two cuts in
his left arm pit a slash across the
stomach and another cut across
the bridge of his nose. He will re-
cover.