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times difficult to arrange it so that
/ bed room furniture does not take up
all the play space. Two-tier beds
or hunks may be bought now in all
the furniture stores. or they may be
! built into one end of the room. They
solve the problem very nicely, provid-
ing comfortable, compact sleeping
space with room left over for play
and work. A room IL by IA feet is
ample for two children At one end
OF the room build in the double deck
beds with chest of drawers built
on each side for clothing. Do not
box the beds in; arrange it SO that
there is good ventilation at the head
and foot.
4 CROSS the room where there Is
good light build shelf 18 inches
wide that extends the full width of
the room. Have this a comforta bic
table height. At one end have cabinets
with doors for toys. I suggest a
cabinet. as drawers large enough to
hold toys are too awkward for little
children to open and close At the
other end have shelves for books.
For a perfect working surface have
lightweight linoleum cemented onto
the top of the table Let the chairs
child. Let the floor be linoleum. the
walls scrubbable surface. bedspreads,
curtains and all fabrics the sort that
improve with many WashingS. Give
your children room to stand the
wear and tear" and they will natur-
ally prefer it.
I wish there might be a room in all
our houses where we might 60 to be
beautifully alone-to work or think
or cry or just sit. Occasionally you
find a house with such a room half
way up the stairs. In many old New
England houses it often was just off
the dining room, usually filled with
sunshine and called the morning
room" Wherever you find this little
spot about 8 feet square (some one
said it is hard to collect ones thoughts
in large room) line the walls with
books, place winged chair and a
footstool in the sunny window, a tiny
writing table at the other end, be
sure that no one has telephone
placed near-and this little room will
become the favorite spot in all the
house.
Every inch of your house costs
money-if you are not getting some
use or pleasure from each square foot
of it you are not on your toes as
modern economical housewife. Jot
down the things your house needs this
year-work toward then1-and see
what fun it is to have what you want
where you want 1t.
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and they were so thick and heavy
and black that they closely reSembled
the silk jersey which fashions modish
dresses of today. At that time.
stocking that could be seen through
was considered cheap and sleazy-only
fit for cheap and Sleazy people.
The mark Of good hosiery lay in its
qualities. For great daring, and lux
ury, some evening stockings had DASH
ing inserts of real lace up the shin
bone-and I remember one pair Of
my aunt's that Sported tiny rhine
stones seWed in sunburst fashion be-
tween the ankle and the instep They
were considered just about the extreme
in sophistication.
+
ONE Of the things we were taught
most carefully was to darn silk
stockings so minutely that the stitches
hardly showed at all Holes-that
inevitably came after two or three
wears wearing. usually from dry rot
because the silk hose were only worn
on state occaSionS-Were painStakingiv
worked over and over-whether they
were IN full view or not. 1t didn t
matter in the least whether pair OF
stockings broke out In rash of daras
all over the place-we had to wear
them anyhow. and when some rich
auntie or uncle benevolentlv donated
a new pair the old ones became second
best and were worn at less grand
festivities.
Cotton and Isle. however. usually
did sturdy day duty Lisle, if one was
well-to-do, cotton tribbed), if one was
just average White or black was the
rule, although some brown stockings
were seen here and there. III never
forget the torture Of dressing in cold
rooms. in the morning. and trying to
make long woolles' fit smoothly at
the ankle under those black ribbed
stockings with white toes and heels!
When I was about 10 years old. very
fashionable ladies took up the fad Of
buving heavy white silk stockings
still at IS a pair-and having them
dyed to match their gowns. That was
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books there and grandmother her
chair and her tattine. The room was
not beautiful from an interior deco
rators point Of view, but in it were
all the things dear to the heart of all
of us which still exist in happy
memories.
NOWADAYS grandmothers do not
have time to teach the children
to sew fine seam or play dominoes,
so we build play room and equip it
with all the latest eadgets recommend
ed by the recreation expert and turn
the youngsters loose in it.
Very few things are necessary to
make a play room complete A good
sized room-good ventilation. a limo
leum floor that is soft to fall on and
easy to clean A big work bench for
the hundreds of things children have
to do" A tier of shelves for books.
and another of open shelves for the
half completed models and the ivory
soap statues. A cabinet for games and
crayons and the odds and ends For the
littlest ones a big box of blocks.
A word about blocks: If you have
ever had carpenter at the house you
have seen your son drop his beautiful
painted non-poisonous blocks and go
for the sawedoff ends that the car
penter leaves. Any lumber supply
house will love to sell you short ends
which they will cut to size for you or
you may do it yourself if you like to
saw Sandpaper the rough edges and
paint or shellac them if you wish
They will be real blocks and you will
have everything from castles to gas
stations set up for your inspection.
4 8 THE family grows older. redec-
crate the play room or recreation
room for "teen-age' parties. Unless
YOU have the wherewithal and the en-
thusiasm to do the room over every
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iiouoS " Always looked SDlCR-anQ-
span. but the most miraculous things
would appear from just the right
places In the living room was tiny
close: about 2 feet wide, feet deep
and feet high. 1t had one shelf about
II inches from the top. On the shelf
were checkerboards and dominoes,
games Of all kinds. paper dolls, crayons,
scissors and paste. The lower part
held a wooden box covered with old red
plush carpet-so that it would not
leave marks when it bumped, l sup
pose. 1t moved on rollers so that
any Of us could get it out without
help. 1t held blocks. tin soldiers,
small wagons and animals. all in a
nice jumbled pile. We were allowed
to dump them all out on the living
room floor and play to our hearts
content, but We had to put them back
every time. Grandmother also had
an old cutting table with the legs
sawed off, which was exactly the right
height. Many rainy days and early
Winter evenings We cut and pasted
paper dolls on it. I distinctly re-
member that the room was not large
though grandpa had his chair and his
Evening star., 1937-07-27
Ivory Shoulders Are
Fascinating...

The soft. allurinq. Ivory toned beauty
rendered by Gouraud' sOriental Cream
compels admiration. 1t smooths and re.
fines the skin texture, SO that the com
plexion, shoulders. neck and AIMS are
blended into an attractive appearance
OF unusual beauty. Dance and enjoy
an active evening, as il will not pow
der OF" on the clothing or streak from
perspiration. Gourcud' sOrien,,l Cream
is the recognized make up for eve.
ming use. Made in White, Flesh. Rachel
and Oriental, Tan. a
Evening star., 1937-07-27
How to Wash Berries.

Never allow strong foW of water
TO pass through berries to clean them.
The water is likely to bruise them.
Place them in colander held under
a light stream OF water. Or. better
yet, lift the colander up and down
several times in pan of cold water.
Do not overVash berries or let them
soak too long. They will lose much of
their flavor.
Evening star., 1937-07-27
BY EMILY POST.

nEAR MRS. POST: When giving 6
shower for a -to-be, is il
| necessary to include her two future
sistersinlaW when don't know
them?
Answer-The fact that you dom
know them is unimportant. The main
consideration is how the guest OF
honor feels about them. If she likes
them very much and feels sure that
they like her, then ask them, OF course
But if she knows them scarcely at all
and if they happen furthermore tc
be strangers to all the others you are
asking, it might be better not to invite
them.
NEAR MRS. POST: I was married
several months ago but the mar
riage was kept a secret until just
recently, when my husband graduated
from college. He is now working out
OF town and I am to join him soon.
Meanwhile my friends here would
like to give parties for me even though
unfortunately the bridegroom cannot
be present. Will it be proper for
me to let them give these parties for
me alone?
Answer-There Is no reason why
your friends should not give parties
for you If they would like to-but
they would be farewell parties rather
than engagement parties.
YEAR MRS. POST: My husband
and 1 received a dinner dance
invitation in the names of father and
mother and daughter. We believe the
daughters engagement is to be an
nounced at this party, although we
don't know positively Do you think
we should send flowers to her, and
il you think 1t would be nice
gesture, would you suggest sending
these to the hotel or to their house?
Answer-Flowers are always re-
ceived with pleasure, no matter what
the occasion. I think it would be
better to send them to the house an
hour or two before the dinner so
that she would have plenty of time
to enjoy them. At the hotel there
may be 50 much confusion she might
not even see them at all.
Evening star., 1937-07-27

Barbara Bell Well-pla anned. easy-to-
make patterns. Interesting and ex-
elusive fashions for little children
and the difficult junior age. slenderiz-
ing Well-cut patterns for the mature
figure, afternoon dresses for the most
particular young women and matrons
and other patterns for special occa-
sions are all to be found in the Barbara
Bell pattern book.
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stand up we'll
Il n d er general
wear and tear
these days. When
one thinks back
to the stockings
of mothers S youth,
one is tempted to
draw a compari-
son between cob
webs and cast
iron. I can re-
member my very
first pair Of silk
stockings - they
were a Christmas
present, they cost
five whole dollars,
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just as much WOmanS obligation
to make her husband a comfort rita BILE
home as 1t is his to make her a decent
living.
nEAR MISS DIX: When a man is
unfaithful to his wife he Is sup
posed to 60 scotfree and she to be the
one whose heart is broken. but I am
one Of the many thousands OF hus-
bands who pay with broken heart
for having betrayed their wives in a
moment of weakness. My wife was
the best and most loving wife a man
could have had, and she adored me-
Always met me in the evenings with
a smile and kiss. and we were as
happy as two people could be. With
out any excuse whatever, I got into
a Sordid affair with a woman, and
when my wife found it out she asked
for divorce But I loved her and
begged her to forgive me. She did,
and she has been a good sport. She
has never nagged me or reproached
me or mentioned the matter since
but while she did not leave me
physically she left me spiritually I
killed her love for me and her faith
in me, There are no more caresses
or loving words, and I would give
my soul to be back where we were
am not asking for help for myself.
There is none. This is Just warning
to the men who have loving wives to
hold onto them with both hands.
A LONELY MAN.
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Use Soap Tellv.

Never rub soap directly onto blan-
kets In laundering them. Use soap
Jelly. After the blankets have been
rlnsed, dry them in the shade-to
prevent them from turning yellow.
Press satin or silk bindings with a
warm, rather than hot, iron.
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BYT1ARG 6 ARET NOVEL;

OW times day please
IL belong? in
the
dea place How both
at the
AS look back
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One Is Inclined to Make
Comparison Between
CObWeb and Cast Iron
Hosiery of Mothers Day Was Still Wearable
Although Broken Out in Rash of
DarnS
BY BETSY CASWE1L,

RON lady who signs herself "Antoinete' hearendng
that should
better stockings
whoop and that they Also
always
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Answer-A great many men have
had this husbands experience They
have had loving wives and peaceful
homes that they threw away for a
thrill of little adventure with some
woman for whom they really did not
care in the least. which is about as
bad bargain as II one traded off
the Kohinoor diamond for a pinch
beck bit OF glass.
OF course, the men who make this
losing trade never intend 1t to turn
out that way. They think that they
can dance without paying the piper.
They delude themselves with the
illusion that no matter what they do
their wives will still 60 on loving
them because they can't help 1t. and
that when they tire Of philandering
they can come back to their wives
and confess. say they are sorry, and
all will be forgiven and forgotten.
ouU SAIdHS uoA AappcH tHdt way
In real life. Wives love Is killed by
dsillusion and neglect and by the
realization that the men they love
are not worthy OF their affection.
Even when they forgive they never
forget. No woman ever trusts again
the man who betrays her. and even
if they patch up reconciliation the
marriage is never the same again
What was finest and most beautiful
in it and made it most worth while
has gone out OF 1t, never to b re-
gained.
Evening star., 1937-07-27

To Cut Hard-boiled Eggs.
To cut hard-cooked eggs evenly.
use silver knife frequently dipped
IN cold water. A steel knife may dis
color the egg white.
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good woman, but the world S
- worst housekeeper? My wife
has all Of the conventional virtues
She is virtuous, kind. generous, in
telligent and good natured. but she
is incorrigibly lazy and Slovenly She
never gets up for breakfast, lounglng
around all day in kimono. and We
have never had a meal in the house
that was fit to eat. The house is so
dirty I am ashamed to ask any one
into it. I make good salary, but
everything is wasted so that I can
never get ahead. l am domestic
man, who Graves neat and orderly
and thriftily run house, like the one
I was brought up in. I have tried
every way in the world to rouse my
wife into making some effort to be
a better housekeeper, but without
avail. Is there any way I can change
her into making me the home I long
for? And if so. how?
DISCOUNTED HUSBAND.
AIlSWel-1 DcllSNc ldLlI1cSS W DC OH
incurable vice Possibly people who
are Just so inert that they cannot
bring themselves to make any effort,
either mental or physical, have some
disease. Hookworm or something that
makes them that way. At any rate. I
Willies or Wilhelminas who was ever
galvanized into action or who ever
rolled up their sleeves and went to
work
Il X X
THEY were just born tired. They
love their ease better than any
thing else on earth, and they take it,
regardless Of the hardships it inflicts
or other people. No use in appealing
to the affection, or the sense Of duty
to shame them by showing them what
contemplate figures they cut in the
public eye Nothing can move them
out of their comfortable chairs. The
energetic and the industrious beat
themselves up against their flabbiness
with as little results as If they wore
themselves out pounding feather
bed.
When woman finds out that she
has married lazy man. all she can
do is to 60 to work and support him.
When man finds out he has married
a lazy woman, all he can do is just
break up his home and 60 to live in
some good boarding house or hotel
where he can have proper food and
decent surroundings, or hire house.
keeper to run his house. This will
save wear and tear on his temper.
nerves and stomach, and be money
in his pocket in the long run. For q
mans efficiency in business depends
upon his being well fed and upon his
being able to maintain q peaceful
state of mind, which he cannot do
if he is continually irritated by his
wifes trif1ingness.
The law permits woman to divorce
tho husband who does not support
her. It "a pld make bad housekeep-
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Sketch plan for builtin beds bovs Floor
space 10 Jeet by II feet Other side OF
table and bookcases Space at foot of bed is open for
Evening star., 1937-07-27

1t is true that the gossamer sheaths
for feminine underpinnings don't
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Dorothy Dix Says
Slovenly Housekeeping Should Be
Grounds for Divorce.
Grounds for Divorce.

EAR MISS DIX: What can
man do with a wife who is
a good woman, but the world
worst housekeeper? My wife
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-15
THEILE IN TOWN

Karl Theile, owner of the Dia- mond K salmon cannery at Wran- gell arrived on the Yukon and is at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-15
ELKS CONQUER FIREMEN TEAM
 IN B. B. BOUT
DeMolay Five Take Victory from Coast Guard
 Last Night

Proving to be by far the outstand- ing team in the City League, the Elks basketball five took wide margined victory from the red ano gold Bremen squad last night ln the high school gymnasium, win ming by 53 to 29 with star Roy Smith accounting for 26 points in the 53 point score
 In the opening game of the eve ming, the DeMolay team won over the Haida five by score of 58 to 22
 For the entire first quarter of the Elks- Bremen game, Smith and Druliner were the only Elk scorers totaling up Is points against the Firemen's g. Bob Davlin, overshad- owed in scoring points, played a blocking game which helped bring up the Elks' total, and Dick May the lad who approached stardom in the Elks- -Haida game, was good in passing but late in developing a scoring eye.
 Loudly applauded by the stands Roy Smith played flashing, accu- rate game, taking things his ownway in the first half, and slowing down a little in the second when Jimmy Orme put up some stiff blocking competition. Also playing a good game was Hill who made a couple of spectacular shots in the second half.
 The Bremen were held back by two four time fouls, Dutch Beh- rends and Kelly Blake, the former however, chalking up five points and playing fast game. Joe Snow was high score man with nine points seconded by Sturrock whose six point score included beautiful shot in the third quarter.
 DeMolays Down Haida
 Woodring, Bayers, and Manthey formed a scoring trio for the De- Molay squad which crashed to vic
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-15
Death of Dr. Lavrischeff

] Stricken with gastric hemorrhage on November 29, Dr. Tikhon I Law rischeff, who for a number of years has been a resident of Alaska. was rushed to Sibley Memorial Hos pital in Washington where he laps ed into unconsciousness a short time later. His condition was further Aggravated by what is believed to be lesion of the brain Although still unconscious on December 4, his condition is reported as slightly bet ter.
 1 Dr. Lavrischeff is best known in the First and Third Divisions where he taught in the schools at Hoonah and Tatitlek For the past year and half h ehas been in Washing | ton engaged in the development oi an historical research project or Alaska sponsored by the University of Alaska and made possible through the financial cooperation of the Rockefeller Foundation About three weeks ago Dr. Lavrischeff was de- corated by the National Academy of Arts and Sciences for specia achievement. His friends and neigh. bors in Alaska and here in Wash ington will fervently hope for hi; early recovery
 Meherins Visit
 J. J. Meherin, resident of Juneal and with interests in many sections of Alaska, accompanied by Mrs. Me. herin. arrived in the Capitol Cit. December for a two-day break il vacation trip that will take then south to Florida before they star on their return to Alaska.
 L0ftus in East
 MT. and Mrs A. w. Loftus 0 Fairbanks, called at the Deleagte' office December 2. They have beer in Washington nearly week visit ing at the home of Mrs. Loftus' sis ter, Mrs. Charles o. Thompson, als' a long time resident of Fairbanks MT. Loftus obtained delivery of new Chevrolet sedan at the F'lin factory and from that point the, have made the trip by motor cal They report having had perfec trip thus far.
 Documentary Ports
 In a Department order filed oi November 30 the Secretary of Com
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-15

tory over the Haida men. Good but none too gentle" Woodring went out on fouls after totaling IS points, the same score made by Bayers whose foul record was clear for the whole game.
 With both sides throwing wild and missing clear shots at the goals, the game was wide open with errors. However, some outstanding shots by the Coast Guards Huffine, Var ness and Smith, added more pro- fessional touch and the reliable Manthey- -Bayers- Woodring triumvi- rate was working smoothly during most of the game. Sammy Nelson improved as the game entered the second half, and managed to score six points after a weak start and several missed cinches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-15
BIRTH AT SEA

Because a mama COW wanted a baby beside here when the Yukon was docked in Petersburg yester- day, the vessel was 45 minutes late in leaving the Shrimp Capital dock.
 Maizie, COW destined for An- chorage, was not supposed to have a baby until she got to a warm barn near the Westward city, but Maizies maternal instincts would not be denied. and Magic became mother in Petersburg.
 A Petersburg doctor, called to the bedside in Che Yukon hold, was non pulsed. The job was out of his line, out with the help of Yukon crew
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-15
ALASKA BILLS
 ARE REPORTED
 ON FAvORABLY
Committee on Territories in House Act on
 Measures
Continued from Page One)

debtedness may be incurred by a public-utility district only after ap- proval of same has been obtained of not less than 65 per cent of the qualified voters of the district at a special election held for the pur- pose, It also stipulates that the indebtedness of a district shall not exceed 10 per cent of the value of taxable property in the district. The measure follows closely the lines of an Act of Congress approved May 28, 1886, which was also introduced by Delegate Dimond, to authorize municipal corporations in Alaska to
 ncur bonded indebtedness for pub lie works. Enactment of the bill under consideration was recom- mended by the Acting Secretary of the Interior without amendment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-15

Topaz is the most popular yellow colored gem.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-15
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. IS. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 113s, American Can 70as, American Power and Light 7b, Anaconda 31as, Bethlehem Steel STA, Calumet 7%, Commonwealth and Southern 21s, Curtiss Wright 3h. General Motors 33A, Interna- tional Harvester 65A, Kennecott 37h, New York Central 1874, South ern Pacific 21h, United States Steel 57b, Cities Service 2s, Pound S4.997s, Republic Steel 1875, Brem- ner bid 2 asked 4.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials l24, rails 31.38, utilities 21.26.
 Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-15
'Liuhts O Juneuu"

On November T, 1927, on cold win ter moonlight night under condi- tions that seldom exist for photo- graphic purposes, exposures were made by l.. V. Winter and F. P. Pond
 with the resultant Lights O Ju- neau," prints which have had a world wide distribution. The grow ing demand for same is now sup piled in five sizes now on sale by Winter & Pond Co.,, and The Hayes Shop. adv.
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SUMMARY

SUMMARY ELKS (53) FIREMEN (29) Davlin ......F. ........ Snow R. Smith 26.....F. ~ Hollmann May 10 ..............C. .. Bertholl 3 Hill 8 8....-......G. ... Sturrock Druliner 7.....G. . Behrends 5 Substitutions: Elks, Werner, 0; Ginsberg, 0; Poul, 0. Bremen - Orme, 4; Blake, 0.
 Referee: w. Foster; Timers, A. B. Phillips, Bud Brown; Scorer, Haul tala.
 SUMMARY DE MOLAY (58) HAIDA (30) Woodring Is ,-F. -,...,.- Walker 3 Nelson 6 ..,...........F. ....... Huffine 8 Bayers IS .....,.....C. w Christensen 2 Pinkley 1 ..........G. .... Varness 2 Byington 0...G. -.........- Smith 8 Substitutions: DeMolay: G ould, |0; Manthey, 15.
 Haida-Stow, 0; Offerdahl, o; MaeScne, '.
 Referee: w. Foster; Timer, A. B. Phillips; Scorer, Hautala.
 The next basketball game to be played will be a specially-called contest between the Douglas Eagles and the Chilkoot Barracks team, tomorrow night in the Douglas Ma tatOrium. The Torrance will bring the team to Juneau tonight.