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Evening star., 1937-02-15

ment and love of beauty that they
demanded something more delicate
than the spices and heavy scents
hitherto employed. Their favorite
perfumes soon became iris, rose, crocus,
violet and various aromatic plants.
Even their wines were perfumed with
rose and violet.
In ancient Athens the perfume
shops became rendezvous not unlike
our speakeasies of prohibition days,
after the men who used perfume to
excess, were finally denied the privi-
lege of buying it openly. Socrates
was one of those who strongly disap-
proved of all perfumes. But he even
believed it was wrong to bathe-and
never did-so we won't take his word
as carrying any weight on this deli
cate subject.
X X y X
THE Emperor Napoleon had a par
ticular fondness for eau de CO.
logne and aloes wood. He always
used cologne in bathing and was said
to have poured it over his head and
shoulders in profusion. 1t was his
habit to use as much as so bottles a
month. The bills for thes purchases
are still on file in the house of a ia
nous perfumer. whose products we use
today.
Queen Elizabeth counted among her
yanities a great love of perfume. She
used it on her clothing as well as on
her body. Perfumed gloves which she
received as a gift from Italy were
highly treasured. Henry VIII was a
great user of perfumes. He liked to
mix his own from the following re-
cipe:
six spoonfuls of rose oil, and Of
rose water six spoonfuls, and a quar-
ter-ounce Of fine sugar. Mix and add
two grams of musk and one ounce of
ambergris. Boil together for four or
five hours and strain"
Through all the periods Of history
down to comparatively modern times
the use of perfume has been consid-
cred luxury and restricted to rela-
lively small privileged class. Today
any one may enjoy it, and even the
most expensive fragrance can be had
in such small quantities that the cost
Is not prohibitive
To have perfume for every mood
is indeed great pleasure and a sat-
isfaction. In fact, it is the most mod
ern trend in scents to suit them to
your mood. Amuse yourself by inves-
tigating those fascinating bottles that
you see on every cosmetic counter.
Start making little collection of your
own. See what fun and how really
intriguing it Is to become q perfume
connoisseur.
Evening star., 1937-02-15

PERHAPS these cocksure young
modern mothers with their Spar
tan method Of rearing children will
be q little less certain they are right
and give grandma a few innings
when they learn that Prof. Knight
Dunlap, of the University of California,
one of the worlds most eminent psy-
biologists, sides with grandmother.
He says that babies need company.
They need to be petted and jollied and
fiattered. They need to be bounced
and jiggled. They need to be sung
to and have all the things done TO
them that grandma did, and that
the baby book says you mustn't do.
Furthermore, he says that leaving
the baby alone too much and per-
mitting him to cry himself to sleep,
refusing him comforting company when
he is bored with his own society Is the
best way to produce neurosis in chill
dren. It makes them problem chill
dren. They stammer. They are over
shy and thumb-suckers, and grow up
into being the kind Of people who are
morbidly interpretive and maladjust-
ed to the world.
Which school of thought Is right in
baby culture is not for me to decide,
but one thing I am sure, and that is
that the reason the modern child is
as hard-boiled as an old rounder is
because he never had any petting in
the cradle. He doesn't know how to
love of be loved. Try to kiss little
Sally now and she will turn the back
of her head to you. Try to cuddle
Janey and she will yell her head of,
she is that frightened at what's hap
pening to her. Try to take Tommy
on your knee and tell him a story and
you have to hold him by brute force.
There are literally no more affection
ate children who creep into your arms
and nestle against your knee and
whose little hearts 60 out to yours as
yours does to them.
And, believe me, the child who has
had all emotion, all tender clinging
to another human being cultivated
out of him in his infancy has had
something worse happen to him than
to have caught a cold from Aunt
Maria. Any child who hasn't had a
real grandmother who was a fountain
Of love. temple of refuge, an en-
cyclopedia of old tales and a walking
candy store has been robbed of one
Of the most precious experiences that
life can give. So let's hope that
grandma is coming into her own
again. DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyright. 1879
Evening star., 1937-02-15

WE CAN'T seem to learn about
people and swinging doors. We
always approach q swinging door with
the utmost faith, only to have the
person ahead Of Us let 60 of it just
in time to whang us on the shins.
We ought to know better by now.
We ought to be able to go at swinging
doors cagily. After all. we used to
be pretty good at jumping into q
moving skipping rope. But that was
q game. And swinging doors aren't
supposed to be a game, so we keep
forgetting.
It really would be awfully nice If
the man In front Of us would hold
the door open just long enough for
us to get our hand out where We could
keep control Of things. We're not ask
ing a man going out of an Office
building or into a subway entrance
to hold the door open for all the
girls behind him-just for us. And
we'll promise to do the same for
the man or the woman behind us.
Well, maybe he's too busy even for
that. But it's q pity. Our shins are
beginning to be a disgrace to Ameri-
can womanhood. JEAN.
(Copyrisht, 1877
Evening star., 1937-02-15
.COurteSieS
TOUnknOWn
Ill Proper
BY EMILY POST.


NEAR MRS. POST: My husband
and I have become very fond Of
one of his young business associates.
who lives here alone. We have him
often at the house and naturally have
heard him speak about the members
of his family. Today my husband
brought the sad news that his mother
is very i'll and that he left hurriedly
for her bedside Understand we have
never met her, but if possible would
nevertheless like to do something for
her for his sake. What Is your feel.
ing about this and what do you sug.
gest?
Answer: If you can arrange for it.
sending her flowers would be the
incest thing possible.
DEAR MRS. POST: Do you think
We should send announcements,
when our baby arrives. to my hus-
bands employer and the other men
in his office? ! mean, of course, ad.
dressed to their wives and sent to the
house Or perhaps since do not
know the wives you will think a ver-
bal announcement at the Office sufi-
cient. The reason ask is that since
we are having forms printed you
might think it more polite to include
these people.
Answer: I do not think any one but
you can answer this definitely be-
cause it Is so much a matter of your
personal impulse. II your husband
would like to send the announcements
to the other men in the office, then
do so by all means, and also address
the envelopes "Mr. and Mrs" II you
would like to. On the other hand,
since baby announcements are apt
to be sent only to friends who might
otherwise not hear Of the event soon,
and, too. since these wives might feel
under the circumstances that they
ought to send a pres mt to the baby,
a verbal announcement at the ONCE
might be simplest. In other words.
don't think they could possibly be
hurt at not having announcements
sent them.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
BY BARBARA BELL.

TINE jacket frock Is forging ahead
more than ever this Spring,
and for very good reasons. as
seen in today's attractive ver-
sion. There's q soft feminine bow on
the dress, and q perfectly straight
jacket, so that in a jiffy you are well
dressed enough for any informal oc-
casion. Sleeve and yoke are one, and
the sleeve is wide enough for comfort
in warm weather. Having a jacket
of the same material does away with
wearing coats when it's too warm for
such things. The whole ensemble Is
extremely easy to sew. Try making
two dresses In different prints, and
one matching jacket!
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1888 is
available for sizes "a, 36, SO. 40, A and
A. Size 80 requires SIS yards 39-inch
fabric for the ensemble. Jacket alone
takes as yards. Dress alone requires
AZ yards. Tie and belt in contrast
requires u yard.
Every Barbara Bell pattern Includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to understand.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
Spring and Summer pattern book.
Make yourself attractive. practical and
becoming clothes, selecting designs
from the Barbara Bell well-planned,
easy-to-make patterns. Interesting
and exclusive fashions for little chill
dren and the dificult Junior age:
slenderizing, well-cut patterns for the
mature figure, afternoon dresses for
the most particular youns women and
matrons and other patterns for spe-
cial occasions are all to be found in
the, Barbara Bell pattern book.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
Interesting Facts About Perfume Cleaned Historic
Dorothy Dix Says
Oceans of Tears Shed by Grandmothers
Denied Baby Cuddling Privileges.

~ NE Of the streams Of woe that
flow perpetually across my
desk is fed by the tears Of
~ grandmothers over the baby.
For some inexplicable feminine reason
women look forward with fonder
anticipation TO the coming Of their
grandchildren than they do even to
hence the bitterness of their disap-
pointment when all their dreams Of
cuddling another little head against
their breasts and telling bedtime
stories once more to avid little ears
goes blooy and they find that to all
intents and purposes they are not
allowed to get within telephoning
distance of Junior.
Think Of It," wall these heart
broken grandmothers, "I've never been
permitted even to touch the baby. The
nearest can get to him Is to stand
by his crib and to look at him for a
few minutes at time, as il he was
some sort Of a museum specimen in
stead of my own flesh and blood AS
for kissing him, or holding him in my
arms, why, his mother would drop
dead with horror If I even suggested
such a thing. You would think that
I had leprosy or something deadly and
contagious.
"And if I were not a Christian
woman and a stole as well, I'd do
violence to both my daughter and my
daughter-in-law for the pitying and
contemptuous expression with which
they receive any suggestion about tax
ing care Of the baby. They know it
all and know nothing. yet brought
up six as healthy and hardy youngsters
as you would ever wish to see.
"I'd always thought that I would
enjoy my grandchildren so much and
they would love me as used to love
my granny. but how can there be any
bond between us when they are brought
up to regard me as a menace instead
Of their best friend?"
"Of course, Mother means we'll"
say the young mothers, "but she is
old-fashioned. She doesn't under
stand the modern method of rearing
children. Why. I actually caught her
kissing the baby. Can you believe it2
So unhygienic. And if we didn't watch
her she would rock little Johnny to
sleep and sing to him. Why, all Of
her children didn't die in infancy,
goodness only knows. Must have been
luck. I try to protect my baby from
his grandmother all that I can, but
it takes a lot Of firmness, and I am
really sorry for her sometimes when
see the heart-broken way in which
she turns away from the baby when
remind her it's hands of, as If her
arms were just itching for him, but
I can't consider her feelings. My
duty is to my child"
Evening star., 1937-02-15
I8I3-b
BARBARA BELL.
Washington Star.
Cooking Hints.

Cooking Hints.
For q little variety bake your pies
In square or rectangular shaped pans.
Often they are easier to cut into
equal portions from such shape.
Men usually like food in which the
favors are not concealed. They favor,
for instance, broiled steak and French
fried onions, lamb chops and buttered
asparagus, pork chops and mashed
potatoes, broiled fish and sliced to-
matoes. Women, on the other hand,
like a Ia king mixtures, deviled crab
and similar dishes In which the havors
are blended.
. Veal requires longer cooking than
beef because 1T has less fat and more
connective tissue. Additional sea.
sonings-such as chopped celery.
onions and parsley placed over the
top during its baking-improve the
flavor. Beef, lamb and pork, however,
require only salt and pepper for sea-
soning.
Grapefruit sections covered with
honey and then chilled are delicious
appetizers. Maple sirup may be used
n place oe the honey.
Evening star., 1937-02-15

tAlpc Ill OOutIlcdSbcIu EId1lCC, "IlCAC'
10000 persons are engaged in the
perfume industry, cultivating, harvest
ing and preparing the essence. 1t Is
the most prolific flower garden in the
world. This is due in part to the
natural advantages of soil and climate,
and also to the experience OF the
cultivators. The art Of making ex-
quisite perfumes has been handed
down from father to son in France
ever since the Renaissance, when the
famous Florentine perfumer, REM,
was sent to France as court perfumer
at the time Catherine de Medici made
that long journey to France to become
the bride of the Duke of Orleans, later
Henry II.
The Italian REM became even
more popular in Paris than he had
been in his native Florence, and later
others skilled IN the art OF perfume
making followed him to France. To
the continued support of Catherine de
Medici may be attributed the begin
ming of the modern era in the per-
fune industry.
X x
DUT Of course the story Of perfume
- dates back much further than
that. There is the Bible story Of the
Three Wise Men and the gifts OF
frankincense and myrrh. These were
the precious perfumes of those earlier
days-dry resinous gums that were
burned as incense on their sacred
altars. In fact, it is from this custom
that we find the derivation of the word
"per-fume" meaning by or through
smoke.
These early perfumes spoken OF as
rare and costly, were brought long
distances from the Orient, from Persia
and Arabia by caravan and by ships
plying the Mediterranean. They were
used chiefly in the temples and by
persons of great wealth.
Going back still further to Egyptian
history we learn that perfume was
universally used not only in their
temples and for embalming the dead,
but their banquet halls were sprinkled
with scented waters and guests law
ishly anointed themselves with per-
fumed oils. Ladies carried pouches of
sweet smelling gums to enhance their
charms. OF Cleopatra Shakespeare
wrote:
"The barge she sat in, like FURNISHED
throne
Burned on the water, the poop was
beaten gold;
Purple the sails, and so perfumed that
The winds were love-sick with
them ."
The Greeks with their love Of gods
and goddesses attributed the origin Of
perfume to a drop of nectar split by
Cupid at q feast Of the gods. And
here we find the introduction of floral
fragrances by a people Of such refine
Evening star., 1937-02-15
Millenery Fantasies.

Nesting birds and stylized trees are
offered as two Spring fantasies from
millinery sources. The trees are made
of natural raffia in stiff designs.
Pearlized birds with outspread wings
are posed at the top of black Wat
tesu straw. A black turban uses two
birds treated with wine-red lacquer
to produce "a effect Of hight.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
Hee1.Less Shoes.

PARIS P.-Both day and evening
dresses are worn by Alix mannequins
with perfectly fat shoes. The heel
less shoes for day wear are made Of
suede in colors to match the frocks.
Those for evening are of gold kid.
Even sports shoes with buckled straps
and cuff tops have no heels.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
Royal Names.

LONDON P).-Colors for corona
ton year are taking their names from
royal residences. Among the latest
is Marlborough blue" a forget-me-
not tone. The color was named
Marlborough because It Is Queen
Mary's favorite shade. Buckingham
lilac and st. James rosa soft. old
rose-are other coronation color names.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
My Neighbor Says:

To protect the tops of bureaus.
tables, ETC., place a sheet of
waxed paper, cut up to f1t, under
covers.
Color fastness of material may
be tested by pinning a sample Of
colored material to a piece of
white material and boil for is
minutes in a solution made OF
one and one-half teaspoons Of
soap shavings, one-third teaspoon
washing soda and one cup Of
water. Rinse well, dry and press
with warm iron. If color does
not run, material is colorfast.
Add half a cupful Of vinegar to
half q pint Of water, wiring large
clean cloth out Of this and 60
over your carpet with wide
strokes. You will be greatly
pleased with improvement In the
color.
(copyrisht, 1877
Evening star., 1937-02-15
Paris Favors Crocodile

PARIS (R.-Crocodile leather is
becoming increasingly popular for
shoes and bags. Vionnet also belts
a navy wool suit with tan crocodile
Molyneux uses the same leather in a
belt to be worn with black encemble.
The color note Is repeated in tan
glace kid gloves.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
Suit STYLES Vary

NEW YORK R.-Although many
Of the Spring suits will be man-tai-
lored a number of shops here are back
ing several other suit styles. They
include suits with short peplum-
trimmed jackets, those with swagger
or REFER coats and a number of fur
trimmed models.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
A Delicious Snack.

Sliced tomatoes dipped in grated
cheese, placed on toast and Drowned
In q moderate oven are delicious
snacks to serve with co6ee.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
GlamOrOus Personalities
Have Been Devoted to
Scents for Centuries
Alps Of Southeastern France, Where 10000
Persons Are Engaged in Cultivating
Flowers, Is Industry Center.
BY MARGARET WARNER.

produce Of rch
than 1872 of viole
annually perfume by manufacturer
- but this idea of the
quantities flowers that satisfy womens love
OF that final Of to is
fields Of flowers the slopes Of the
Evening star., 1937-02-15

bunting daddys ahnting pretty rabbit skin
bunting in!" that baby should have
daddy auning it.
little bootees and
entire outfit simple attractive crochet
design.
pattern contains complete illustrated
directions with diagrams aid what crochet hook and what
teial and much will need
service Needwork Editor
Of Evening
Evening star., 1937-02-15

Mr.. Patri will give personal atten-
tion to inquiries from parents and
school teachers on the care and de-
velopment Of children. Write him in
care Of this paper, inclosing . Scent
stamped, sek-addressed envelope for
reply.
copyright. 1877
Evening star., 1937-12-10
BOYCOTT THREAT
OF A. F. |. DEF|ED
c. |. 0. Lumbermen, Victors
in Vote, Prepare to Re-
sumo Work.
By the Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Greg, Dec. 10.-C. I.
o. leaders, triumphant in bargain
ing election called by Gov Charles
Martin to break a four month tie-up
Of Portland's lumber industry, voiced
defiance today to a threat of A. F. L.
union chiefs to continue boycotting
c. I. O.-produced lumber.
The boycott couldn't stop enough
lumber to build a Smokehouse. said
George Brown, c. T. o. official
Under armed guard, employees of
the Inman-Poulson lumber mill voted
376 to 1873 yesterday to designate the
G. l. o. its bargaining agency Plant
officials said they would reopen Mon
day with crew of 800 men.
Gov Martin called the election after
the National Labor Relations Board
refused to do so, The board previously
had designatedthe c. l. o. as the en-
ployes' representative.
The Governor hopes other Port
land mill employees jobless because of
the prolonged c. I. GA. F. L. con-
troversy. will hold similar elections
soon. The dispute started several
months ago when some locals ignored
the Sawmill and Timber Workers
Union action III switching from the
A. F. L. to the c. l. O..
Martin promised "the full protec-
ton of local and State authorities
for 1nman-PoulSon employees. now
that the matter has been settled in
the good old American way"
He said he gave them "a fairly
conducted election something
the National Labor Relations Board
would not do
Don Helmick, c. I. o. leader, saw
the vote as vindication of the in
telligence and integrity of the Ma
tlonal Labor Relations Board"
B. w. Sleeman and Frank Chap
man spoke for the A. F. L. Carpen-
ters' Brotherhood.
The United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, representing all
men engaged in woodworking indus
tries, has only one policy" they said.
We will not tolerate secession, agree
to a truce or compromise and, above
all, we will boycott all c. I. o. lum-
ber"
Pacific Coast A. F. l., union lead
ers, in Eugene, Greg, for a conven-
ton, said plans for tightening the
boycott were complete.
Evening star., 1937-12-10

100000 going to him for his asserted
loss of livelihood.
The suit attacked Harry Bridges,
Pacific Coast director Of the G. I. o.,
and John Shoemaker, Henry Schmidt
and Peter Brown Of the Longshore-
mems Union, and asserted they and
other defendants conspired to cause
"innumerable strikes and acts of yio-
lence, murder and sabotage"
Cox charged that statements by
Bridges and Schmidt, who he said
were officers of the thirteenth dis
trict Communist Party, made it ap-
pear he had stolen STA in union funds.
March Declared Communist.
March, the suit asserted, had de-
voted a large part of his earnings to
advance by guile and subterfuge"
the cause OF communism and to in
teres. national celebrities in the rad
ical cause.
Cox's complaint named Alice L.
Rossiter, San Francisco National
Labor Relations Board Office head;
Bertram Edises, attorney for the N.
l.. r. B.; Bernard E. ,Whitkin, Sec
retary to California Supreme Court
Justice William H. Langdon; Haakon
M Chevalier. University of California
instructor in French, and 5000 other
John and Jane Does.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
INDIANA CONGRESSMEN
TO BE HONOR GUESTS
Thomas Marshall Club to Be Host
to Van Nuys, Minton and IL
House Democrats.

Senators Van Nuys and Minton and
Indiana's i Democrats in the House
will be guests of honor at a dance and
reception given by the Thomas Mar
shall Club OF Washington next Fri
day at the Wardman Park Hotel
Patrons for the affair, as announced
yesterday by the club president, Earl
j. Cox, are Mr.. and Mrs. O. T. Engle-
hardt, Mr.. ard Mrs. Pleas Greenlee,
Mr.. and Mrs Claude r. Wickard,
Judge and Mrs. Glen Clifford, Mr..
and Mrs. P. j. Maloney, Judge and
Mrs. John w. Kern and Mr.. and Mrs.
John w, Scott.
At meeting earlier this week
Francis R. Donohue, Ralph w. Law
renee and Newton M. Goudy were
made members of the Committee on
Arrangements. Phil Lampkin and his
orchestra will play for the event.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
RED PLOT IS LAID
TO SCREEN STARS
Deposed Union Official Files
$5,10O,000 Damage Suit
in California.
BY the Associated Press.

Sy tits hosOCihbcu fTeSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.-Ivan
F. Cox, deposed secretary-treasurer
OF the local Longshoremens Union,
charged in a $5,100,000 damage suit
today that several screen stars, labor
leaders and Government officials were
engaged in communistic plot to
dominate the Western United States.
Frederic March, film star, was ac-
cused in the suit of leading the al
legged plot. Film personages named
as co-defendants are Actors Franchot
Tone, Mary Astor, James Cagney,
Lionel Stander and Jean Muir and
Director Wilhelm Dieterle.
Cox asserted the defendants de-
prlved him Of the right to earn his
living and blackened his character.
Would Make Award to State.
He asked that $4,000 900 be awarded
"the general fund of the State" with
Evening star., 1937-12-10
WRIGHT FLIGHT WITNESS
TO BE GUEST OF HONOR
Capt. w. J. Tate, Host of Brothers
During Experiments, to Attend

Capt. William j. Tate, Coast Guard,
retired, said to be the only living eye
witness of the first flight of the
Wright airplane at Kitty Hawk, N. c.,
December IT, 1908, will be the guest
of honor at a Wright Day dinner
under the auspices of the Aero Club
of Washington at the Shoreham Ho-
tel at 1880 pm. December II.
Capt. Tate, with whom the Wright
brothers lived during their glider ex-
perimental period and at the time of
the initial airplane flight, will de-
scribe history making incidents on
the North Carolina sand dunes dur
ing those days.
In commemoration of the first flight
Army Air Corps stations have been
instructed to send all available air
planes into the air the morning of
December II in celebration of the
34th anniversary of the event, the
War Department has announced.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
School Pageant Scheduled.

A pageant of Christmas scenes and
songs will be presented by Gordon
Junior High School and the schools
Parent-Teacher Association Wednes-
day evening, December %, in the
school auditorium. The pageant will
be the sponsors contribution to peace
and good will in the community"