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Evening star., 1937-02-08

endive, celery and onions. Place to-
gether in a saucepan with one glass
Of water, the butter, and the parsley,
finely chopped. Let all boil until the
water has evaporated, then add the
peas, which have been soaked over
night. Add quarts VI water, and
let all simmer slowly for about three
hours. Press throug. colander. Re-
turn liquid to the fire, add the sea-
sonings, and let all boil up once
more. Serve with toast Melba.
CURRY SOUP, MoDERNE.
l can Of pea soup.
u can tomato soup.
2 cups milk
u cup heavy cream.
Salt, black pepper and onion juice
to taste.
u teaspoon curry powder.
Heat the soups, the curry pow
der and the milk to the boiling point,
but do not let actually boil. Season
well, and just before serving, stir In
the cream, or have the cream whipped,
and serve it with the soup at the table.
ONION-POTATO SOUP.
small white onions.
l cup celery.
! quart milk.
az cups potatoes.
tablespoons butter.
112 tablespoons flour.
Salt, pepper, cayenne, minced parsley.
Cut the onions and celery in thin
slices and saute In tablespoons of the
butter. stirring constantly until clear
and yellow. Add the milk and cook al
together in the top of double boiler
for three quarters of an hour Cut
| the potatoes in small dice and cook
them until softened in boiling salted
water-about 10 minutes. Blend 2
tablespoons butter with the -four over
the flame, add the milk, vegetables and
the potatoes. Cook together until all
Is soft and thick, season well and serve
with minced parsley on top.
II you wish advice on your individual
problems, write to Betsy Caswell, in
care Of The Star, inclosing stamped,
seif-addressed envelope for reply.
Evening star., 1937-02-08
BY MARGARET WARNER.

~ EBRUARY Is grand month.
l. 1t rushes us along to Spring in
record time, only % days; 1t
L gives us a holiday on the
twenty second, and even sooner comes
st. Valentines day with all its paper
lace and red hearts affording such a
nice excuse for sending gifts Of sweet
nothings and furnishing ideas to the
party minded.
We've been scouting around the
shops with this romantic hearts and
flowers" idea in mind, and although
headed in the direction of perfumes
and powders, find the shops are plac-
ing a lot of things on nice red card
board hearts to show what attractive
gifts they make.
But we do think that a square red
box with a valentine cover, containing
three small flacons of perfume, is very
appealing. 1t is shown in the sketch
above. Another nice one is q bottle
of well-liked eau de cologne with a
wrapping of red cellophane decorated
in white hearts. Any one would ap-
preciate this and just think what
splendid bridge prize it would make.
Also among the specially wrapped
valentine presentations are bath
powders in floral fragrances. These
oval shaped white and gold boxes
with corsages of artificial flowers
fastened on the covers are placed in
white boxes and tied with red cello
phane ribbons, They come in mum.
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Soups Although Meatess May Be Wonderfully Appetzng
Stiff Spine
First Sure
Sign Of Age
Heed Warning-Start
Routine of
Exercise.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

MANY women make the mistake Of
concentrating on one set Of signs
Of age" and losing sight Of others.
For instance, they will do all they
can to keep the hair from turning, to
keep the figure trim and the contour
firm. Yet they leave the door open
for stiffness to steal in and not so
slowly but surely creep up on them.
Watch women walk. Watch women
move. You often see woman who
seems obviously old. Yet you can't
put your finger on" you think so.
Then the chances area stiff spine;
stiff, stilted movements; oldish, heavy
tread.
Short, staccato, angular movements
belong to age. If movement becomes
an effort and looks it-that's sign
Of age. Grace, curves, ease belong to
youth. Yet I've known women of SO
who had this youthful appearance.
These women are just clever enough
to know that the best way to keep
timber is to keep using muscles Mus
cles lose their tone and elasticity,
and joints become stiff for one and
the same reason: Lack of use.
The woman who golfs and swims,
bends and walks and keeps moving
generally seldom walks or moves "old."
But the woman who starts Settling
down" at IS or 40 or even So; who
sits and sits, whether she be knitting
or reading or just sitting; who goes
by car on the half-mile trips that
1t would do her good to cover on foot
she's the one who soon develops a stiff
spine.
Some women labor under the mis-.
taken impression that that's pam.
pering." Maybe so. But We think the
best way to pamper the figure is to
keep it Timber.
You can actually shake of stiff
ness. Shake! In the privacy of your
| room--lest your family think queer
things about you. Shake arms and
hands, shake legs, shake your spine.
Thinking back, the old "shimmy"
dance wasn't very graceful to the
spectators eyes, but it must have done
lot of limbering to those VINO did it.
Then try bending-just a few times
at first. You'll get kinks in your back
if you're not used to it. But soon
you'll find it easy enough to touch
the floor with your fngertips-knees
held straight-no cheating. Then
twist. Then squat. And walk a mile,
miles day. Say mo, thank you"
to your own chauffeur or any one
who offers you a half-mile lift. Keep
moving and you'll soon be spry enough
to salute Spring.
(Copyright. 1877
Evening star., 1937-02-08
BY BARBARA BELL.

r. VEN though you are pressed for
l. time you need house frocks,
and here is one that can be
IL run up so quickly you'll hardly
miss the minutes you spend on it.
The body consists OF three pieces,
joined in front in an attractive saw
tooth opening. Darts give the waist
line a good fit. A small version of
the shawl color is very fattering to
larger sizes. For a smart effect. use
contrasting tones Of plaid print, or
q dotted material, and brighten the
whole thing by wel-chosen buttons
and buckle.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1237-B is
available for sizes "a, 36, 38, 40, AZ
and 46. Size "a requires Az yards
80 inches wide, plus II yard contrast
ing for the collar.
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 child
ren and the difficult junior age;
slenderizing, well-cut patterns for the
Evening star., 1937-02-08

THINGS are getting to pretty
pass between the person who likes
to leave the shows early-"before the
crowd"-and the person who always
wants to stay for the last possible
round Of applause.
The trouble is they are forgetting
their psychology. The chap who wants
to go home shouldn't go plaintive
and talk about his big case tomorrow
and how tired he is and how much
he needs his sleep. There are only
a couple of girls who will respond
to that appeal. He should say in
stead, Its a wonderful night, dar-
ling. If We left now we'd have time
to look at the moon on the way home.
Or, if hamburgers are the way to
her heart, he could make use of them.
What he needs is something that will
lure her, not force her, into leaving.
She, on the other hand, If she is
determined to stay, should pleasantly
ignore his remarks about leaving and
try to get his attention centered on
the hockey or the concert. She can
point out gangsters and columnists
and funny-looking people in the audi
ence, or she can grow witty about
the players.
Then, Of course. it's just matter
of which Of the two Is the cleverer.
But the game Is more fun than the
one which starts, IT want to go home;
"well, I don't, so there"
OF course, the six-day bicycle fan
is the one bitter-ender who Is hope
less. You'll probably have to leave
him some time, so you might as well
leave him at the races. JEAN.
tCopyright, 1872
Evening star., 1937-02-08

extract, similar to beef-tea cubes, on
sale at all the larger groceries and
markets here In Washington.
~ ~
SOMEWHAT similar to the old
- fashioned lentil soup Is this first
one on our list today:
PEANUT BUTTER SOUP.
One quart nailk.
Two tablespoons pesrut butter.
One apple, grated.
Juice OF one lemon.
A little ground nutmeg.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Soften the peanut butter with the
lemna juice. and add 1t to the milk
which has been scalded. Let stand.
warm, for 20 minutes. Add the
grated apple. beat all well together,
and season well. Serve hot in bowls
with toasted crackers.
FAST DAY BROTH.
5 carrots.
onions.
6 turnipS.
Il pound green dried split peas.
l head of lettuce Qarge),
l stalk of celery.
l stalk Of endive.
sprigs parsley.
"a pound butter.
quarts water
Peel and cut into thin slices all
the root vegetables. Chop the lettuce,
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Party For
Business
Associates
Confined Only to Of
flee Force If Given
During Day.
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: We are 10 men
~ and only two girls in this Office.
We would like to give party for one
of the men and don't know whether
we are expected to invite the wives
or not. I believe that is the ruling,
but it would be so much more Of an
Office party if only the IL of us are at
the party. None of the wives know
each other and few of them know any
of the people in the Office, and we
think it would be rather silly to bring
them into the picture. And it is also
q question as to whether they would
enjoy coming.
Answer-If the party Immediately
follows Office hours, or if it is at lunch
time, I think it would be much bet
ter to have only an Office party. But
if you choose an of day and give the
party elsewhere than in the Office
neighborhood, then you run into the
wife-asked-with-t -the-husband rule. OF
course, if you make it stag party and
exclude the two women in the Office,
then you could have the party any
where and on any evening you like.
+ X X y
DEAR MRS. POST: My husband
~ first introduced his stenographer
as "Mary" and ever since, when I
have occasion to call her by name, I,
too, call her MARY" Recently I read
something you wrote on the improper
use of first names for stepparents. Do
you really think ought to change
now, especially since she doesn't seem
to mind?
Answer-Personally, don't think it
sounds well for any young woman to
call one who is old enough to be her
mother by her first name. And even
though you call her MARY" in private
I think it will sound better if you don't
shout it in public. On the other hand,
If she is young, that means about 10
years or so older than you, that is
another matter. In the first case,
aside from considering the impression
made in public, you ought to find out
whether she likes having you call her
Mary in private or not.
nEAR MRS. POST: 7 did not give
my two employers anything at
Christmas, because understood it was
a rule of good taste that individual
employees give nothing to their en-
ployers. However, that my situation
is different here, believe you will
agree. I am secretary to both men and
there are no others in the organiza-
ton. They are both wonderfully con-
siderate Of me and give me presents on
every special holiday. Since Christ
mas have heard both men speak Of
certain handy gadgets that they must
try to find for their desks. Both are
inexpensive items and know where
they can be bought. May buy these?
I would like to do something thought
full in view of all their kindness.
Answer-While it Is best to follow
rules in most cases, there are few, If
any, which may not in special cases
be modified or even disregarded. In
fact, think yours Is decidedly in this
last category. Some day would buy
these gadgets you speak Of and when
each employer is not too busy would
carry 1t in and put whatever it Is down
on his desk and say, II saw this yester-
day and thought it was Just what you
said you wanted. I hope you will let
me give It to you"
Evening star., 1937-02-08

|THERE Is one thing about which
every married woman is COM
pletely convinced and that is
u that she Is perfect wife.
She may have her moments Of doubt
ing whether or not she Is Miss America
as to looks, and even suspect at times
that she is nc Dorothy Parker as a
conversationalist, but as wife she is
complacently sure she Is tops.
In the many divorce cases I have
known, and in the hundreds OF thou-
sands Of letters that have received
from women whose marriages have
gone blooey, cannot recall one single
case in which the wife ever admitted
that she had been in any way at fault
or even accessory to the crime OF
breaking up her home. Always the hus-
band was wholly to blame. Always the
wife was perfectly sure that she had
done her full duty in every respect.
And always the wife was filled with
amazement that her husband got tired
of her, or that he preferred some other
woman to her, and that he failed to
appreciate the blessing that Heaven
had bestowed upon him in giving him
her for life partner.
A man will often acknowledge that
he is a poor husband, but you never
hear a woman acknowledge she is a
poor wife. This SNUG and self-satis-
fed attitude of women toward their
performance in the conjugal role leads
us to wonder what is really their
ideal of a good wife and what qualities
they think one should possess. APP
parently their standards of conduct
vary and are more or less tailor-made
to fit their own characters and dis
positions. For we find wives critici2-
ing each others wifehood just as they
do their hats, while each Is sure that
her own is beyond all cav.
GO IF we ask the question: What
~ Is a good wife? we would get as
many different answers as there are
different married women. Millions
Of women, for instance. think that
being faithful to their husbands makes
them good wives. Many a wife who
nags the very soul out of her husband
and henpecks him half to death; many
a virago whose husband lives in quak-
ing terror of her. temper; many a
spender who keeps her husbands nose
to the grindstone to pay her extrava-
CANT bills considers herself good wife
because she has never looked at an
other man since ler wedding day and
doesn't even go to the movies to get
little sip of romance now and then
and see a great lover.
Other women consider they are good
wives Just because they are passion
ately in love with their husbands.
They think that love is like the man
tie Of charity that covers multitude
of sins and that If they love their
husbands they don't have to do any
thing slse for than. They another
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Dorothy Dix Says
Women Are Very Often Not the Ideal
Wives They Think They Are.

their husbands with affection, but
they don't darn their socks or make
them comfortable homes.
They are too selfish to make single
sacrifice for their husbands; too lazy
to put their shoulder. against the
wheel and try to help their husbands
get start in the world; so exacting
that they enslave their husbands, but
they are forever prating about their
devotion and lavishing kisses and
caresses upon them.
THERE are the women who never
doubt that they are perfect wives
because they are good cooks and house.
keepers. Their houses are immacu-
lately clean. Their dinners the work
of chef. They live within their
budget. But they let themselves get
fat and frowzy and dull. They make
no effort to be companionable and to
keep their husbands interested and
amused. They show their husbands
no understanding, or sympathy, or
APPRECIATION. They reduce marriage
to the level where they are merely
vacuum cleaners and gas ranges and
their husbands cash registers.
These three common types Of wives
all believe themselves to be model
wives, and they simply can't see why
their husbands are not satisfied with
them, why their husbands grow tired
Of them, or turn philanderers, or for
| sake them for the other woman. When
they find themselves deserted their
wall always is: II was such a good
wife" But were they?
Does a wife being virtuous make
up to her husband for her being a
petty tyrant who never gives him even
the poor privilege of eating what he
wants, or Of inviting his own family
and friends to the house he supports2
Does any husband care for the pro-
testations of affection and the kisses
of the wife who never gives him any
thing but lip service, and who never
considers his pleasure and happiness,
only hers? And what about the wife
who feeds a mans body but starves
his soul, who keeps his hearth swept
but gives him no kindred spirit to sit
by 1t with him?
Is the reason why so many good
wives have wandering husbands be-
cause women's ideal of a good wife
and mems ideal of good wife are so
different? DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-02-08

cream soups that
are made with
out meat stock.
These requir Q
S ! o W, caref ul
cooking, but are
wonderfully tasty
a nd wholesome
when done.
M a ny sue h
soups, made in
les S time, a n d
with fewer in
gradients, m a y
be va ly i'm
proved by the
addition of one
cube of vegetable
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Bells on Her Toes.

PARIS P).-Milady shall have mu-
sic wherever she goes. Paris shoe
shops are now showing gold cat collar
bells sewed to strips of black velvet
and fastened to the toes of gold kid
mules.
Evening star., 1937-02-08
New Evening Fabrics.

NEW YORK CP).-Pastel chiffons,
novelty nets and metallic taffetas are
all appearing in new evening gowns.
Up-to-the-minute trimmings include
fringe, generously used, and simulated
gems.
Evening star., 1937-02-08

full effect of this design look neny at it for
of and flowers will
appear polished wood table
blanket visible
of white spread We've included list Of
this have whole
matching pieces
complete illustrated
and what
3naterial much will need
this pattern send for No 38 incose 10 cents IN stamps
Address orders the NeedeWk
Editor Of The Evening Star.
s1Sax xzsk, s.-9 a.a.I- - 2nocopy
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Cooks Corner
] By MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.

LEFTOVERS IN RECIPES.
BREAKFAST.
Chilled Fruit Juices.
Cooked Wheat Cereal. Cream.
French Toast. Honey.
Broiled Sausage Cakes.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Vegetable Soup. Crackers.
Apple Sauce. Ginger Cookies.
Tea.
DINNER.
Old-Fnshioned Hash.
Picked BeetS.
Banana and Nut Salad.
Bread Grape Jelly.
Jam Cake. Coffee.
OLD-FASHIONED HASH.
tablespoons II teaspoon salt
chopped onions ~ ..,,
tablespoons 00t0oA
chopped green pepper
peppers 11a cups chopped
2 cups chopped oooLad ,,o.+
raw potatoes
~ cups boiling . tablespoons
water gravy or butter
Combine onions, peppers and po-
tatoes. Add water and salt. Cook 20
minutes in frying pan, stirring fire.
quently. Add rest of ingredients and
cook minutes, stirring often with q
spatula.
If a drier hash is preferred, cook
until the moisture has boiled out.
BANANA AND NUT SALAD.
4 bananas " cup slelled
u cup salad roasted pea.
dressing NUTS
/ tablespoon
lemon ilice 1s teaspoon salt.
Cut bananas in halves and dip in
dressing which has been placed in
shallow dish. Roll in nuts and serve
on lettuce. Sprinkle with juice and
salt.
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Apricots Top Dutch Cake.

Although apples are usually used
to top q Dutch cake, dried apricots
are Just as delicious. MIX them with
brown sugar and cinnamon.
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Creoles Especially
Understood Blending
Fast-Day Ingredients
Vegetable Extract Available in Cubes to
Lend Added Color and Flavor
to Mild Broths.
BY BETSY CASWELL.

THE Catholic countries where Lent observed strictly good
excellent
this
o
Among the Ceoes especially these
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Mix Honey and Cinnamon.

A little honey mixed with o bit OF
cinnamon is q good topping for hot
breakfast breads. Spread it on before
baking. ~,
Evening star., 1937-02-08
i237-B

mature figure, afternoon dresses for
the most particular young women and
matrons and other patterns for special
occasions are all to be found in the
Barbara Bell Pattern Book.
tCopyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-02-08
My Neighbor Says:

To remove a fresh grease spot
on a rug cover the spot with blot
ting paper, then press with a hot
f1atiron. Cover the spot with mag
nesia, let it remain for "a hours,
then brush of.
Evening star., 1937-02-08

When making cream sauce or
using -four for thickening, If you
use pastry flour it will mix easier,
and there will be much less dan
ger of its Jumping than If you use
bread flour.
Iodine should not be used when
it has been kept for any length
Of time. This is because the alco-
hol in which iodine is dissolved
evaporates rapidly and the tinc-
ture thus becomes concentrated
and the strength is increased. It
Is best to buy iodine In small
quantities and to use it sparingly.
tcopyrisht. 1879
Evening star., 1937-02-08

Is the reason why so many good
wives have wandering husbands be-
cause women's ideal of a good wife
and mems ideal of good wife are so
different? DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyright, 1877
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Three little perfumes in a valentine boz. A tiny
crystal bottle o,ith red heart stopper, and both
bosrder and cologne also packaged for gifts.

-sketched in washington shops.

Der Of different fragrances, matching
in each case the flowers that decorate
them.
Evening star., 1937-02-08

Instance, their famous "fast day
BROTH" and all their delicately favored
Evening star., 1937-02-08

For information concerning items
mentioned in this 'olumn call National
5000, Extension a95. between 10 and.
II Ama -,
Evening star., 1937-02-08

tCopyright, 1879
The Washington times., 1937-10-14
Horoscope

First of two days for con-
structive, creative efforts; make
the most Of ideas and methods;
watch love and sentiment-oe
fair. Today: Favorable pe-
tween master and man and De-
tween the sexes; honest dn-
ferences can be solved.
The history of the world Is
the record Of a constant sue
cession of fighting, Of different
opinions, clashings Of motives
It is a weird tangle OF races
of nations, of individuals OF
schools OF thought, Of perlodlc
STYLES. Warfare has been In
dulged in for centuries, in spite
of its never settling anything.
Progress goes on in spite OF
mans errors.
Your year ahead is inwardly
emotional, romantic, needing
original mental outlet, if born
on this date. But from April
% any errors in the past, or
in home, partnership, bring
tests, Danger: Oct. 23-Dec. !;
FEB. 14-April q; June 2S-Aug. 10.
Iconyrixht 1887 by Chicago Tribune
N. 7. News Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1937-10-14

Get the gang circulating in a
Baggage Tag Mixer. It's fun
any time-and a perfect send
off for a cruise party.
Write on each tag the name
of a guest and the ship he's to
sail on. Assign one man and one
girl to each ship.
AS the crowd barges irl' give
mems tags to girls, girls to men
Each guest must hunt franticaF
ly for his "luggage"-the per-
son whose name he has drawn
tag him or her conspicuouSly'
Soon every one knows every one
else's name. .- -,-~
Later the man and girl railing
on the same ship will want 10
The Washington times., 1937-10-14
HOME SERVICE HINTS

get acquainted, be partners for
refreshments.
For Halloween, write for.
tunes-Love, Money, Travel-on
ten heavy cards. Each player in
turn stands behind a chair, tries
to toss the cards into a hat. For
tunes that and squarely in the
target come true.
Our 32-page booklet is cram
med with clever party stunts,
ice-breakers, giddy games. Hal
loween ideas.
Send 10c for your copy Of
GROWN.UP PARTY FUN to
washington Times Home Ser
vice, 635 Sixth Ave-, New York,
N. Y. Be sure to write plainly
your NAME, ADDRESS. and the
NAME Of booklet.
The Washington times., 1937-10-14
By Donna Grace

We love perfume and believe
1t should be a part of every
girls toilet and grooming.
There are just a few little
things to bear in mind in the
use Of all scents. The first is
to select the best you can af-
ford. Next, do not use a heavy
scent-ever-in the morning.
We like to have several diff
ferent perfumes to use rather
than to have one scent which
we make our own. AS you
know, there are women who like
everything such as powders,
rouges, bath powders, creams
and toilet water Of one distinct
perfume aroma. and use no
other scent.
The grouping of one scent
may be commendable, but it be-
comes monotonous after a while
and we miss the thrill that
seems to be half the fun in
using perfume. Another dis
couraging thing about selecting
any one scent for all occasions
with the idea of making it your
own Is that thousands Of women
may favor the same one you do.
So it is not possible to make it
individual unless one has her
own special perfume made.
The toilet water rub after the
morning bath, followed by the
perfumed bath powder, is quite