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Evening star., 1937-12-11
Manners
of the
Moment

IF YOU know exactly what you want
for Christmas but you have friends
and husbands who like to surprise you
and consequently try to think of every
thing except the thing you asked for,
then you've got to use the old bean.
You must get across the idea of what
you want so suhtly that they'll think
they thought of it themselves.
For instance, when you put on the
old dog-eared boudoir slippers in the
morning just start to giggle and look
coyly up at your husband. Ask him If
he doesn't think you ought to be q
rummage sale model. Show him how
your big toe almost shows through
but pretend it's awfully funny and that
IL has never occurred to you that q
new pair might ever come your way.
All Of sudden he'll give q whoop and
rush to his desk to jot down something
on his reminder pad. Then you'll know
that he has caught on. Or at break
fast you could make jovial little re-
marks about electric egg peachers or
electric toasters. Nothing too pointed
you know Not 81 wish I had" But
"if I had I'd do thus and So" You'll
get 1t. Just see If you don't. JEAN.
(Copyright. 1e37.)
Evening star., 1937-12-11

right cruelty-the injured party or
unhappy parent should be allowed to
nurse her grief in private-believing.
ostrich-like-that no one knows about
it beside herself. Therein lies her
refuge-which is all the cover she
has from the cold blasts Of hurt pride
and genuine unhappiness. But there
is always somebody who wants to see
her squirm-who is so afraid that
some one else will get to her first that
they fairly break their necks to take
her the bad tidings at full gallop.
There are people who, while they
would shrink from that drastic type
of cruelty, practice their own variety
in small, pitiful way. If some one
has annoyed them, or they have not
had the success they wished, or have,
in one way or another, been thwarted
in their desire, they turn and rend
the person nearest to them. They
love especially to do this in public.
They dissect their clothes, their looks,
their manners, or the way they bring
up their children, if they have any.
If they haven't, they probably sound
off about that. In any case, they are
sure to pick the victims tenderest
spot, and rub salt into it for their own
delectation, and that of their audience.
Be 1t said right here and now that
usually the audience is far from ap-
preciating such display Their SYM
pathies are very prone to lie with the
one who is being offered up as a sac
rifice to ill-temper.
Is SO easy to say the nice thing
instead of the disagreeable one.
II some one has on an ugly dress,
Tor instance, the chances are that
she knows it isn't the success she
though it was going to be, and is
only wearing it because she can't
afford to buy another one. She is
unhappy enough about this in her
lnnermost heart-and it doesn't help
a bit for some truth-loving friend
to rub it in before other people
or IN private. either. If the dress
Is really awful-it is better to keep
Stlll-lf there is one redeeming fea-
ture about it, pounce on that, and
make complimentary remark. The
poor woman will be your slave
forever!
Maybe it's fun to be nasty-but,
after ALL what does it get any one?
Only distrust, and faint, if not active,
dislike. Maybe there are lots of un-
attractive things about the home
truth devotee that people are too
courteous to tell her-and would she
howl if some one opened up on her
just once! But, being kindly souls,
they never do, and she goes merrily
on her way making life miserable
with little thorns for all those who
are too decent to fight back. It's a
pity. I'd like to see one of those
bullies get hers. just once.
Truth is fine-we can't do without
it. Somebody said once that Truth
was a silvery light turning all SUBJ
jects b clear black and white. Maybe
so. But very often it would do truth
good to adopt silence and become
golden.
Evening star., 1937-12-11
The Holiday
Spirit Is
firing
To Avoid Wrinkles
Stop Before You
Are Fatigued.
By ELSIE PIERCE.

THE gay, CHEEKY, holiday spirit OF
Christmas is as stimulating as
cocktail In proper doses this very
spirit can be a beauty treatment, max
ing you feel young, magnanimous and
sparkling. But, like most stimulants,
there may be a reaction, let-doWn
feeling if you overdo.
You won't have to try very hard to
find that you have a surplus store OF
energy for shopping and doing. Some
how your endurance powers at this
time of the year are limitless. You
find you can get up earlier, keep active
longer, stay up later and feel quite
fresh in spite Of it all. Those are
the symptoms of the spirit of the sea-
son. But. beware. The first minute,
the first day you really rest, which
like as not will be Christmas Day it
self. that reaction may creep up on
you, find you fatigued, tired, your
strength completely sapped and no re-
serve supply, either. And instead Of
feeling wonderful, you may feel
weepy, which is particularly sad at
such a time.
Sane planning is the only solution.
Know precisely what you want to do
and the easiest, quickest way to do it,
but don't overdo. If you organize your
shopping, budget time, make out your
lists. have a definite picture in your
| minds eye of the stores and the floors
and the counters where all the gifts
may be found; if you avoid spending
unnecessary energy, time or footsteps,
then shopping becomes the pleasure
it should be, without any pain after
ward. List the fic( next to each item
and shop in one store, if possible. Pur-
chase all the items obtainable in a
given floor or section, at one time. And,
if your days task Is not quite done, to-
morrow is another day. Recruit the
help of others who have less work
than you (if you know what you want,
il the articles are standard" you'll
save yourself steps, without losing one
iota of sentiment. Telephone some
of your orders. Let the department
store personal shopping service help
you. And whatever you do, keep a
big step ahead of fatigue. always
Stop, long before you begin to feel
tired, because fatigue and lines and
wrinkles and tears go together. After
shopping, If you have 10 minutes, rest
In bed, knees up, mind blank.
tCopyright. 1872
Evening star., 1937-12-11

Bohemian Girl" is another one of thfs
kind, with her laughing eyes and
glimpse of provocative curves.
~ ~ ,sa'
DICTURES of groups with lots of
action like Fox and Wolf Hunt"
by Rubens, or with human interest
like Broken Eggs" by GreuZe. make
good subjects for the small entrance
hall as well as the living rooms Be
sure TO hang the picture where 1t wilf
be lighted by near or opposite wins
dow, and not be lost in a dark
corner.
The young gentleman of the house
would no doubt find convenient wall
space for so handsome man as the
one with the red riding coat and
white breeches by Reynolds. He stands
disdainfully against tree holding the
bride Of his horse, every inch a gem
tIeman. Here might Iurk some in
spiration for the modern youth, in
this gentleman of another age! Ships
always appeal TO men. So would the
famous Grand Canal scene by Turner,
the original of which is in the Metro
politan Museum of Art in New York.
The seashore at low tide by Bonning-
ton could certainly offend no mascu-.
line eye, with its vast expanse Of
horizon and will fit in very nicely, II
the color scheme includes walnut
furniture with an ivory wall-a much
used and typical eaSy-to-do furnishing
idea.
OF course the young college man,
unless of an essentially artistic ma
ture, would probably prefer something
more vivid. He might like to trade it
for the mischievous eyes of The Bo-
hemian Girl in his sisters room.
There can be no hard and fast rule
about the selection and placing of
pictures. It is after all, an individual
matter. However, it is well to think
Of the picture with relation to the
tastes of the person in whose room it
| is to be hung, and also take into coz
| sideration the general color scheme
and other decorations of the room. The
| pictures in a small room should all
have an harmonious relation to each
other. A pair of portraits over the
desk. landscapes to give the effect OF
distance, are all pleasant to see in any
room. Still-life groups of flowers, or
fruit and vegetables are used fire.
quently in dining rooms, but they are
as good in the living room.
Don't make the mistake of scatter
ing small pictures too far apart on g
large wall. Group them together, ane
you will find the effect much better
Evening star., 1937-12-11


dows is amazing, and usually it only
requires a little head work added to
an average amount of good taste and
the outlay of comparatively small
sum of money
Take for instance small apart
ment which we visited. After strug-
Cling with the difficulties of a self
service elevator, we found the right
floor and the right door, and entering
the bed-living-room We were immedi-
ately fascinated by it's spacious look,
its feeling of calm restfulness and its
food of light from two windows, also
the general air of smartness in the
decor
During the course of conversation
we were let into the secret of its
charm, which, we were told, was just
a little good planning and juggling
of inexpensive materials, combined
with some family heirloom pieces of
old mahogany. The walls were
painted white, as are so many smart
new interiors At the windows hung
long draperies of blue and white bed
ticking finished with white cotton
fringe. 1t was the cheapest thing
she could find. my friend informed
me; but it was definitely new and
different.
y u
COME handsome pieces of old ma
- hogany stood out in all their
beauty against the white walls; two
high, open-shelf cabinets on either
side of long wall were painted white
and lined with turquoise blue as a
pleasing background for various porce-
| lain figures Between these shelves
| was a white day-bed with old fash
| ioned fringed cover and pillows of
bright lemon-yellow satin, edged with
white cotton fringe. This vivid color
note was repeated in some chair COW
erings and in the base of a porcelain
lamp. A modern screen of black, white
and gray subdued too white effect.
Imagine my surprise upon glancing
above the day-bed to find Gainsbor-
| ough's lovely lady in yellow, Mrs
Grace Dalrymple Elliot" the same one
that is contained in our own Art APP
probation Series Here it was used
as an important yellow accent in this
interesting room-a lovely lady in q
charming place
1t started train of thought that
has been rumbling along ever since
this business of selecting a suitable
picture for the contribution it car
make to certain wall spaces lacking
in color or proper interest What &
fund of material is available among
all the lovely prints that have ap'
peared so far in this picture series
Especially is this true in Nos. 5,
and Z, in each of which are charming
portraits of women so well adapted
to women's rooms.
Among these we are particularly
fond of Madame Pompadour" by
Boucher, with the lovely blue-green
taffeta costume so beribboned and be-
flowered. Its soft, disSonant colors
against an almost black background
suggest trying out mirror glass frame
in the modern mode, or French mat
with linked margins of color. Wat
teau's The Banjo Player is also good
for the boudoir. Frans Halls 'Tht
Evening star., 1937-12-11


windows full-ength These smaller
offer regarding there treatment will be greatly appreciated
Sincerely, MRS. LFC, Whittier Place.
indeed difficult problem In liring room or any
matter that halt
TindoUs Venetian blinds length full No
Drape you your tul-length
three often blind the
drape
chimney
them frankly for What they OF light In this case curtain
them entirely differently from the drap in the rest OF the room Use
soft silk color that accent in Make
and during the daytime slide all one SIDE hee W lend
its color to the scheme the this does not help let
they are in pairs or sngy That t 0re me better idea Of what
do NTH them.
collection blue Mexican glass and
the it,
cactus pattern fiat silver Can suggest what might use for linen
and dishes to go with this MRS c. NJ Rockville
Ans,er:
delightful combination
embroidered figured
TEXTURE and to be hand There
the market that OF an old h
background NTH blue and in the decoration
1t to that pastel coors in plain linen th the figured plates
and the blue glass oad be oD Or might go Amer
cloths and napkins that
Gotta handmade dishes Such louey
interesting than the most exquisite damask
NEAR MISS NOVEL;:
Siht % h odrx window on the other ids m thu @ % nt @ @ @
them of the ordinary
tcal in a kitchen? MRS CHARLES F, Somerset Mo.
AnsDer:
Why dmity curtains, Stitch
the pde cotton lace that
otngham the
kitchen Shocking pink" geranus
window knoo these practical
have questions wish about the furnishing
w P Tn, Tn E ~r st 20 b @ We snrs o' h ,%s
column quickly as space permits
Evening star., 1937-12-11

might her mother look with fear and
apprehension toward her future.
RuT that is all changed now, thank
heaven. Every girl now has just
the same chance of achieving q happy,
free, independent life as boy has. and
her well being no more depends upon
her getting married than his does upon
him marrying. In both cases marriage
is highly desirable state, provided
they get the right mates. but it is pur-
gatory if they don't. So there you are,
and there is no reason to feel that your
daughter will have missed everything if
she doesn't get husband. There are
a lot of good things in the world besides
wedding rings.
The thing for the girl who is unat-
tractive to men to do Is first to realize
that she will never marry and put all
thought of Prince Charming coming
her way out of her mind. She must
face the certainty that she must stand
on her own feet and provide for herself
and safeguard her future. Pretty girls
with many dates can get away with
sloppy work that gets. and deserves,
little pay because they know that soon
some man will assume their board bill
and shopping ticket for life.
But the girl who knows that she is
always going to have TO support her
self must get right down TO her job.
She must decide what she wants to do
and put her back and her heart into it
and learn how to do the sort of work
that commands high price. She
must learn how to save her money and
how to invest it so that when the day
comes when she wants to retire she can
do SO.
The woman who makes herself in
valuable to her employer; the one who
gets to be an expert in her line and
who has her job at her fingers end is
never thrown out for some pretty baby
faced little fiapper. Men can find dolls
aplenty outside of the office They
want competent women in it. There is
no sex in work. 1t is the work that
counts. Any intelligent, able-bodied
young woman has just as good chance
to succeed as a boy has, and there is
no more reason why her mother should
be worried about her than she is about
her son.
Evening star., 1937-12-11

an a I t e r n o on
party, being told
on all sides how
becoming our hat
is and how smart
our frock ap-
pears--when the
joy-buster croaks
from her corner
"Oh, my dear,
W h a t q dread
fully fussy model!
] hate to tell
you, but for your
own good, l must.
I don't t h n k
t h a t outfit be-
Evening star., 1937-12-11
Scrub Elastic Garments.

Use lukewarm water and mild soap
suds applied on a brush in laundering
elastic garments. Do not pull or
stretch the garment Rinse it thor
oughly in warm water and lay it on
towel on fiat surface until it is dry.
Never put it too close to direct heat.
Evening star., 1937-12-11
Oatmeal Cookies.

To add . nutty flavor to oatmeal
cookies sprinkle the oatmeal in a
thin layer in shallow pan and heat
it for about five minutes before mix
ing. But be careful not to burn 1t.
Evening star., 1937-12-11

~ EAR DOROTHY DIX: I have
a daughter Is years of age
about whom / am much con-
~ cerned. She is intelligent,
good-natured and well-mannered. But
she is not pretty and seems to have
no attraction for men and will prob
ably never marry, yet if ever a girl
was cut out for a home and all that
goes with it she is. She has never
had boy friend or a date and I am
afraid she never will for men are con-
cerned only with superficial qualities
in girl and the fact that she has
heart Of gold doesn't compensate for
her not having the come-hither look
in her eyes. This girl is my all and
l am worried about her future. She
has very nice position now and in
all probability will keep that for an
indefinite period, but after that what?
What is going to become Of her when
I am no longer here to give her
home? What will she do when the
boss of her Office politely informs her
that it would be better for business
If there was a younger person in her
place? What then, Miss Dix?
MRS. B.
Evening star., 1937-12-11
My Neighbor Says:

Before planting seed in cold
frame scald earth well to kill
all insects that may inhabit 1t.
To prevent garbage freezing
to the can when kept out of
doors in cold weather, scatter
the bottom of can when it is
empty with coarse fine salt.
When buying fish allow one
half pound for each person.
If hot paraffln is poured over
paint left unused In can it will
not harden.
Place oyster shells over clinkers
In stove lining and build your
fire When fire has burned down
lining will be clean.
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-12-11
ne Truth Addict the Fly in the Ointme
Appearance of Pictures
1sGreatly Enhanced
BY Proper Placing
May Be Used Successfully
To Accent Colors of Room
Or Brighten Dark Walls.
BY MARGARET WARNER.

XX II1H increased emphasis on the importance of Interesting color
" becomes correspordngy
We
n
Evening star., 1937-12-11
Give Cookies Variety.

Use fruit juice in place of the cream
or milk called for in Christmas cooky
receipts. 1t will give added variety.
Evening star., 1937-12-11
Sadistic Tendency Seems
Indicated in Cases of
Personal Remarks
Verbal Dissection of Victim
In Public Is Distasteful
To Entire Audience.
BY BETSY CASWELL..

IKE the poor we have always with the friend firmly believes
| that 1t is her tell
hank goodness there not of them than there
lor
than horde
nice things other
addic outve thes
Evening star., 1937-12-11

Answer-There are thousands upon
thousands of girls like your daughter,
Mrs. B., who must face the fact that
in all human probability they will
never marry. They have every quality
that fits them to be splendid wives
and mothers and home makers. but
for some reason they lack that in
tangible something that attracts men
to women and their pre-destined fate
is to 60 through life alone.
In the past such lot was almost
worse than death. Then the unmar-
ried woman without money was forced
to become a hanger-on of her rela-
tives, the unwelcome guest in her
married brothers and sisters homes,
the old maid aunt who sat below the
salt, wore the castoff clothing, reared
the children and nursed the sick, was
companion to the aged, did all the
chores that nobody else would do and
was expected to be grateful for being
given a home in which she was
slave. Dull and dreary and tragic
was the existence of the girl who
didn't marry in those days. And well
Evening star., 1937-12-11

If carefully chosen your paintings may accent
the colors and atmosphere of your rooms delight
fully. Here in the bedroom the blue of Nine. Pom.
badonrs go,Cn is repeated in the tone of the ,Oalls
hances the beauty of the picture is of gold. aOifh
,ehife mat lined u,th rose and blue. The bohemian
Girl" over the livine room desk, framed uithout a
of the old mahogany bureau desk above ,chich it Il
Evening star., 1937-12-11

kindly element 100 per cent.
1t is strange that this should be so,
but it is. We can sail gayly through
Evening star., 1937-12-11
Dorothy Dix Says
Far Better to Have Good Job
Than Mediocre Husband.

might her mother look with fear ant
apprehension toward her future.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-21
MORE STUDENTS
ARRIVE In CITY
CONE HOME FOR PURPOSE
OF SPENDING HOLIDAYS
WITH RELATIVES

Other groups of college stu
dents are still coming in for the
holidays.
Lance Lester. freshman medical
student at Tulane University,
New Orleans, Louisiana; Ignatius
Lester, freshman in Arts and
Sciences at Tulane, and John
Hayes, freshman Dental student
at Loyola University, New Or
leans, arrived by car yesterday
afternoon.
A Dartmouth college group also
came by car. Vining Sherman,
senior. and brother, Harris Sher-
man, who is a senior at Middle
boro High School, Middleboro,
Massachusetts; Bill Colman. ju-
Nor at Dartmouth. Dave Shil-
ling. junior. and AL Loberg, iu-
nior, also came in the group from
Hanover. New Hampshire. They
report snow and ice in the New
England states, and were very
glad to be in a warm winter elm
ate again.
William w. Demeritt, Jr., and
Mrs. Demeritt came by car from
Atlanta, Georiia, where William
Is = senior at Atlanta SoutheEn
Dental School Paul Mesa, VINO
Is taking a beautician's course at
Artistic Beauty Institute in the
same city. came with them.
Coming as far as Miami with
the same group were Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Renedo. Mr.. Renedo
is senior at Atlanta Southern.
They viii spend a few days in
Miami and come to Key West aft
er Christmas Day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-21
ARRIVE SUNDAY
ABOARD PLANE

Arriving on the plane Sunday
was William Howard Stovall. Mrs
Stovall and William Howard Sto-
vail, Jr.
Mrs. StovalI went by bus Sat
urday TO Miami to meet Dir. Sto-
vail. her son, William, and return
with them by plane.
M. Stovall is q cotton planter
and with his wife and family
summers at StovalI. Mississippi.
William Howard StovaIl, Jr.
has been attending LawrenecviIIe
prep school, where Pc IS in the
second form, and is here 70 spend
the holidays.
Mrs. StovalI with daughter,
Marie, and sons. Carter and Bob
bic have been here since Eovem-
Der /. occupying the General and
Mrs Andrews residence which
they have leased. The Stovalls be-
came interested in Key West last
year while stopping Il the Casa
Marina and decided to lease the
Andrews residence then.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-21
WORK OF LOCAL
POET INCLUDED
IN ANTHOLOGY
MRS. EMELINE WINTERMUTE
BODLER'S POEMS IN AM
ERICAN WOMEN POETS
1887"

Mrs. Emelie Wintermute Bod
Ter, who has been wintering in
Key West the last two seasons,
has had a number of her poems
included in American Women
Poets 1887" a well known nat
ional publication, issued Friday.
The work of forty other Florida
poets have been published in the
Florida section of the publication.
Mrs. Bodler was not able to
make the trip to Key West this
year because of the illness of her
mother. Mr.. Bodler has returned
and hopes that his wife will be
able to come down later in the
season. The Bodlers are from
Rochester, New York.
American Women Poets 1897
is edited by Margery Mansfield.
secretary of the Poetry Society Of
America, illustrated by Chariot
Bowman, and published by Henry
Harris, Poetry Publisher, 70
Fourth Avenue, New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-21
MORE MEN CALLED
FOR BRIDGE WORK

acquisitions from contractors
of the Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge projects, continue to be
received at the United States
Employment Bureau, and while
there are not for many employees,
they are sufficiently large to as
sure work for quite a few men
which will 60 over into the new
year.
Those received recently were as
follows:
S. J. Groves and Sons Com
pany, Contract d, at Marathon, 10
white laborers, one steel form
setter, three negro laborers.
Same contractors for Contract
F at Little Duck Key, two mas
ter concrete finishers, one master
concrete finisher's assistant, two
laborers.
Gustafsen and Sealander, sub
contract one of Contract d, two
painters,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-21
Jack Baker Injured
In Fall From Bridge

Just at this time a launch of
the Thomas F. Kenny Company
was passing, saw the signals
from men on the bridges, came
in to the truck on which MIR. Ba-
ker was standing, took him on
board and brought him ashore.
It was found that he had re-
ceived three cuts on the right
side which though, apparently
not serious, were in need of at
tention, and it was decided to
send him to the city for treat
ment.
Mario Viera had his car near
and in this Mr.. Baker was
brought to the city and taken to
the Marine hospital for first aid,
Neither of the cuts were serious
enough to require stitches, and
he was there but a brief time
when the wounds were dressed
and he left for his home.