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The Washington times., 1937-04-09
GRADUATION DRESS
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
II am to graduate from high
school in about two months. AS
this Is a small school robes are
not furnished. We are, therefore,
allowed to wear whatever we
think best.
"Please tell me if an evening
gown Of pink net over satin
would be appropriate?
SHOULD flowers be worn? What
kind and where?
would pink and blue sandals
with cuban heels be the correct
shoes for the above gown?
miss SIXTEEN"
An outsider would not be able to
advise you about what would be
appropriate for you to wear at
your graduation, even if you are
to be allowed to wear whatever
you think best" -.
There would have to be some
harmony about the clothesplan,
and to decide about this, your
The Washington times., 1937-04-09
BRIDES PLANS

Dear Mrs Beecknlan:
'Please give me some infOrma-
ton as to the proper procedure
for bride having a small informal
church wedding who does not wish
to be given away. 1t is necessary
for her to. walk down the aisle,
and If so, with whom? She would
prefer not to walk down the aisle.
How can this be arranged?
"There will be very few guests,
but the bride wants the ceremony
i'm church before the altar. "B."
The Washington times., 1937-04-09

happy news, and to celebrate the
announcement and the beginning
of our new home we want to give
a little party in our new home, at
234 Center st. It's to be on Sat
urday, May 10, from 4 to 7, and
we would both be so happy If you
and Jack will drop in sometime
between those hours. Will you?
"DevOtedly,
The Washington times., 1937-04-09
airfax Says Young Fathers Lack Love Stability
Fatherhood Feeling of Responsibility
Lays Behind Maternal
Instinct of Wives
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority on Problems of Love and Marriage
school married
responsibility
quality
The Washington times., 1937-04-09

THOSE twisted halo things that
Il everyone is wearing, where
can I get them? Such a question
comes over the wires to us fire.
quently. so here they are! Crisis
cross rolls of bright fabric twist
about your head, and fit securely,
because there is an elastic insert
in the back to make them snug
They are in bright Roman stripes,
polka dots, paiSleys and solid
colors, and they are grand for
wear right now and on through
the summer and will be ideal for
all resort wear. They will do with
dresses, or to hold your hair
when driving or taking part in
active sports. Best of all, they
cost Just 81 each. You'll probably
want two or three to change off
and vary your summer sports COS
TUNES.
FOR names Of stores showing
the items described here, call
District 1000, Extension 459,
during business hours, or write
Miss Laville at The Times, en-.
closing stamped, self addressed
envelope.
The Washington times., 1937-04-09
When Manners Are Correct - Bynts. Cornelius

If In the church of the brides
denomination, it is not required
that the bride be given in mar
rage, and since she wishes to dis
pense with this part Of the cere-
mony, she can walk down the
aisle alone. Since the groom and
his best man enter from the
vestry, it is best for her to come
down the aisle. If she has an at
tendant, the attendant precedes
the bride or she may walk
with the attendant If she prefers.
INAPPROPRIATE GIFT
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
II am to graduate from high
school this June and / would
like to know if it would be
correct for me to accept a wrist
watch as a graduation present
from my boy friend. RED"
No, ma'am! A wrist watch is
jewelry, and a young lady who
knows what's what knows that
she Shouldn't accept gifts Of
jewelry from any man to whom
she is not engaged. And I'm
sure that your mother and father
have given you this Judgment,
too. or will, when you talk 1t
over with them. Appropriateness
is the important quality Of a
gift, especially of a gift from
Jack to Jill or Jill to Jack. And
by a gifts appropriateness "shall
We know them"
The Washington times., 1937-04-09

Lovely Hands
Attract
By DONNA GRACE

Few hands are lovely enough
to be immune to careless treatment
or neglect. They must be pam
pered as we pamper the skin Of
the throat and face to avoid the
mark of time.
Every girl knows that nice
hands are a great beauty asset.
She is quite hand-conscious now
and she tries to keep up with the
nice hand-grooming. Many Of us
are not giving the hand itself the
care it should have.
A beautiful hand may be white,
ivory or any of the tan shades,
but nice smooth skin is the real
beauty requisite.
NEED EXERCISE
Our hands must be expressive,
but there is no meaning or beauty
in fluttering, useless gestures. Mo-
bile hands are nice and we like
hands that have poise and grace.
The following exercises will keep
any hands supple, but, like all
other exercises, they must be done
regularly. First, with the arms
down, shake the hand from the
wrist-imagine you are shaking
something off the finger tips, and
you will have the right movement.
Shake them for a half minute or
while you count SO.
Next, bend the elbows and let
the hands be limp and about OPP
posite your chest. Then wave the
hands back and forth on the wrist
for a count Of 80.
The circular movement comes
next. Describe a circle with the
hands with the wrist as the hinge
or base of all movementS-30
counts for these also. These move
ments stimulate circulation and,
when the hands are warmed to
this point, it is a good time for
an effective hand massage.
ANY massage cream will do.
Spread a bath towel over your
dressing table and rest your elbows
on 1t. Then grasp the thumb OF
the left hand with the right and
use a circular movement upward
towards the wrist.
DAILY CARE
The soft cushion tip Of the right
thumb will do the little circles,
while the left thumb is held secure
ly with the right fingers as the
movement works up. Each finger
is massaged in this way. Then do
the same movements on the left
hand.
When hands are bony and cold
they should be held in warm
water before beginning the exer-
cises. Do these exercises every
day and your hands will be grace
full.
Then. for the care of the hands,
the method of keeping them well
groomed and smart, you will need
further instruction.
You will find all Of that in my
Hand Treatment. There is no
charge for it. Enclose . stamped,
seIf-addressed large envelope for
your reply and address Donna
i Grace, Beauty Editor Of The
Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1937-04-09

ONLY TWO STORES in America sell you a suit of
this lighter Harris tweed and one of them is in
Washington It specially woven and exactly right for
spring in our enough but without weight and
at all hot The fabric in light brown gray in
checks plain color, and makes your ideal spring suit
is shown in bellows back model For the name Of the
store where you may find it, call The Times Fashion Depart
ment District 7ooo write enclosing sefaddressed
stamped envelope
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22

ESALLOPED CAULIFLOWER
 AND HAM
 I small cauliAower, separated
 into Aowerts
 5 tbsps. minute tapioca
 ? tbsps. butter
 # tsp. salt
 M tsp. pepper
 X tsp. paprika
 2 cups milk, scalded
 # ID. boiled ham,
 chopped crumbs, buttered Cook cauliaower into boiling, salt ed water until tender. Drain. Add minute tapioca, butter, salt, pepper. and paprika to milk, and. cook in double-boiler IS minutes, or until tapioca is clear, stirring frequently. Put layer of tapioco mixture in greased baking dish, then layer of caulifiower and ham. Repeat, fin- ishing with layer of tapioca mixture. Springle with crumbs. Bake in moderate oven $50 degrees F. 20 minutes, or until brown. Serves 6. Minnie Plungis, 1so Congress Aye.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22

BAKED MACARONI
 1 knuckIe veal, cracked
 l at water
 Simmering time-1 hr
 can Tomatoes No. 9 strained l clove garlic
 2 teaspoons olive oil
 Simmering time-30 minutes ID large flat macaroni
 2 ats boiling water
 2 teaspoons salt
 Boiling time-12 minutes
 l ID RicOtta cheese
 l cup grated Parmesan Cheese Oven Temp. 350o' r.
 Baking time-20 to 30 minutes.
 Servings-8.
 Simmer the cracked veal knuckle in the water until good broth re- suits. Strain broth through a cloth into saucepan containing the strained canned tomatoes, garlic and oil. Simmer. Boil the maca- roni in salted water until tender. Drain. Place alternate layers of sauce, macaroni, assorted cheese and more sauce in a baking dish. Repeat. Top with sauce. Bake in B moderate oven until nearly firm. Serve in squares.
 Mrs. William J. Halpin c/O High way Office, Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
NUT COOKIES

2 cups brown sugar
 l cup mixed shortening Gutter
 and lard)
 2 eggs
 3 cups flour
 l level tsp. soda
 heaping teaspoon baking
 powder
 l tablespoon vanilla
 l cup nut meats-chopped fine Cream sugar and shortening; add beaten eggs, vanilla, nut meats and flour which has been sjfted with soda and baking powder. On foured board shape into long narrow loaf, batting until solid. Cover with wax paper and place in refrigerator. Let stand overnight and in morning slice thin with sharp knife. Place on cookie sheet and bake in moderate oven about ten minutes. Makes de- Ncious cookies to be served with ice cream or summer beverages. Mrs. M. w. Barrett, 110 Buckingham Street, City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
BRIDES CAKE

1-2 cup butter
 2 cups sifted -four
 1-2 teaspoon soda
 l 1-2 tablespoons lemon
 juice or vinegar
 6 egg whites
 11-4 cups powdered sugar Cream butter, add gradually one and one-third cups hour sifted with soda, then add lemon juice. Beat egg whites until stiff and add pow dered sugar gradually, while beat ing constantly. Combine mixtures then fold in remaining flour. Bake in two round molds, one smaller than the other. Put together with frosting between and smaller cake on top. Press into cake a coin, ring. thimble and button. Time in oven, 50 minutes. Temperature 325 de- grees.
 Mrs. James E. Delaney, 45 Laval street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
SHORT CUT FUDGE

3 squares chocolate
 l 1-3 cups q can) condensed milk l 1-2 tb. butter
 l tsp. vanilla
 ? cups confectiOner's sugar 1-2 cup chopped peanuts
 1-2 cup chopped dates
 Melt chocolate in top part of dou- ble boiler. Add condensed milk and stir over boiling water 5 minutes, until mixture thickens.
 Remove from fire, add butter and vanilla.
 Work sifted confectioner's sugar gradually into chocolate mixture. Fold in peanuts (chopped) and chopped dates. Put mixture into buttered pan. smoothing out care- fully. Place in refrigerator till thor oughly chilled. Cut into squares be- fore serving.
 Mrs. Jean Snow, 29 Lawrence St., City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
WATER CRESS AND LETTUCE
 SANDWICHES

SANDWICHES
 1 bunch water creSs
 1 small head lettuce
 salt and pepper to taste
 Mayonnaise Chop water creSs and lettuce fine, mix with Mayonnaise to moisten well. Spread on whole wheat bread or raisin bread makes 12 sandwiches. 0. M. Grady, 112 Buckingham St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
PORK CAKE

3-4 pounds fat pork chopped very
 fine. 2-3 pint boiling water poured on
 the pork. which, if chopped
 fine, will dissolve after put
 through a sieve or colander. 2 cups coffee 2 cups brown sugar l coffee cup nlolasseS { teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons ground cloves 2 teaspoons ground alIspice l teaspoon of nutmeg pound seeded raisins l pound currants IA pound blanched almonds 1-2 cup of flour 1 1-2 teaspoons soda 2 small bottles of cherries Bake one hour. This cake will keep for a couple of weeks.
 Mrs. Fred Rappelt,
 13 West Farm Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
BIRDS NESTS"

Pare and core 8 medium, size
 apples
 Place in pan and cover with
 the following:
 4 eggs beaten 1-2 cup sugar IA teaspoon salt
 l teaspoon vanilla
 1 quart milk
 Serve with lemon sauce l cup cold water
 ? tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons sugar
 1 teaspoon cornstarch This makes pretty dessert for when the custard browns on top of apples and around where core has been removed it forms a perfect birds nest. Mrs. Howard D. Garthwait, 206 Wood street, city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
Won By Mrs. William Donnely, 265 Grove Street

SECOND PRIZE MRS. WILLIAM J. HALPIN c/o Highway Office, Nousotuek $500 In Cash Every Week For Best Recipe! DeodIine for Next Weeks Contest Friday, June 18th Watch for the Next Winning Recipe! Here Are Recipes Thot Hove Won
 Honorable Mention
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
CINNAMON ROLLS

2 cups flour
 1-2 teaspoon salt
 4 teaspoons baking powder
 ? tablespoons sugar
 3 tablespoons butter
 3 tablespoons shortening
 1-2 teaspoon cinnamon 4 S-4 cup of milk and water
 1-2 cup raisins
 1-2 cup nuts
 Roll out to 1-2 inch thickness, Spread with melted butter. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over butter and raisins or nuts. Roll up like for jelly roll, cut into 1-2 inch slices. Place cut surface down on greased baking tin. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on top and let stand 10 minutes. Bake in hot over (45O degrees FL about 12 minutes.
 Mrs. John J. Schwartz, no Buckingham street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
DEVILED STEAK

Use as much round steak as de- sired. Lay on a working board and pound it with a steak beater on both sides, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cut in small portions aud brown quickly in hot Crisco. Fry separately onions and green peppers. When brown add to steak, then add 1 can Campbell'S tomato soup and one tablespoonful of vinegar. Sim- mer over a slow fire for about an hour.
 Mrs. Albert Filippone, Box 39O, Oakville, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
SPANISH STEW

l 1-2 ID beef for stew
 4 med. sized potatoes
 ? med. sized onions
 2 med. sized carrots
 can tomato soup
 Put grease in skillet and h cup cold water. Put meat in and add the 4 potatoes cut in quarters: 2 onions peeled and quartered: 2 carrots scraped and sliced: let that cook until vegetables are well done, over a medium fire. Then add can of to- mato soup and let simmer. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Two sweet peppers may be added to vegetables if desired. This recipe serves six and is very delicious.
 Marjorie Biersdorfer, 67 Central Avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
CRAB CASSEROLE

l cup tomato soup
 1 cup cooked rice
 3 tbspS. butter
 1 small onion
 1 pinniento chopped
 1 small can crab meat daked 1-2 tsp. salt
 . Spk. pepper 1-2 cup undiluted evapOrated
 milk
 Mix soup and rice. Cook the onion. finely chopped, in the butter 2 minutes, being careful not to brown it. Add to first mixture. add pimiento. crab meat and seasoning and bring to boiling point. Slowly add milk, serve at once on toast points. Besides being delicious this dish is very easily prepared. Mrs. Vincent P0lzella, 16 Fourth St
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
LEMON SPONGE PUDDING

LEMON SPONGE PUDDING tbSp. butter
 N cup sugar
 Grated rind and juice of
 one lemon
 I cup of milk
 2 eggs
 3 tsp. flour Cream butter and sugar, add rind and lemon juice, add eggs, flour and milk. Fold in stiffiy beaten whites. Set in pan of water and bake at $50 degrees for one hour. Mfrs. H. J. Kennaugh, 34 Chestnut Ave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
LINCOLN SWEET POTATOES

 medium size apples 1-2 cup brown sugar
 cup water, butter, breadcrumbs Wash the potatoes boil until tender Pare apples add the granulated sugar and boil while the sweet potatoes cooking separate contaner When the potatoes peel lenshwse buttered baking put layer sweet potatoes with butter sprinkle granuaed sugar. add the apples Repeat until all ingredients used liquid from apples Sprinkle the with breadcrubs butter degrees top nicely Drowned.
 MRS WILLIAM DONNELLY 265 Grove Street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22
PICNIC SANDWICHES

1-2 ID. cream cheese in bulk 1-2 cup chopped pecan nuts
 tbspS. cream, or milk 1-2 cup drained crushed pine
 apple
 l loaf of raisin bread or nut
 bread
 Add milk to cheese, blend we'll add pineapple which had been well drained and nuts. Mix all well Spread on butter raisin bread sliced thin. This is enough to use the en. tire loaf of bread.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02
SabOtaging the CCC?

A NOTE Of warning is sounded by the National Civil
"A Service Reform League against politics in the
Civilian Conservation Corps-a note which, it is to be
hoped will be heard and needed in Washington.
Of all the New Deals experiments, the CCC has been
generally considered the most successful
1t has kept hundreds of thousands of boys and young
men from starvation crime, given them healthy
ployment outdoors and helped in degree toward
the conserving of America s natural resources
And under the administration of officers of the Army
and the Reserve Corps it has set fine example of
efficiency compared with most of the other emergency
agencies.
Now, however, the Civil Service Reform League
declares that the corps lis gradually deterioratng
through growing policy of basing appointment and
retention of employees upon political preferment."
1t urges rightly, return to the original merit basis
if the corps is to maintain the standing with the public
which it has had in the past.
Probably vain hope.
Once opportunities found for patronage the
temptation to extend it than our alleged states
men in Washington elsewhere can resist
But it will be national disgrace if the good work
of the corps is to be sacrificed to spois politics. and
one that the public will hold the spolsmen to account
for when it learns the facts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02

expect any en- ELSIE ROBINSON
thuSiasm about our co-educational
school program. For you won't
find it. To the contrary, the very
notion sends j. BIS blood pres
sure billowing.
Youngsters of 20 do not greatly
miss the other sex II members OF
it are not on show?
DIVERTING
"They are more likely to form
valuable friendships with other
young men or women if mating
is not part of the college rOu"
tine. They will have plenty Of
time for all the complications
of sexual life after they have
taken their degrees. Why not q
few celibate and uncOmplicated
years devoted to work and play
argument and friendship"
Youngsters Of 20 do not greatly
miss the other sex If members OF
it are not on shoW?7
That, if true, would certainly be
Glad News to a large number OF
harrassed and heckled parents!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02

stated period of years. Therefore,
Gen. Jay johnson Morrow, uncle
of Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, did
something unique when he wrote
into his will this clause:
81 am leaving Agnes out Of
this because one of her sons sat
beside me at an Army-Navy
game in an Army seat and
cheered Justify for the Navy"
The Agnes" was the generals
sister, and what he was leaving her
out of was the disposal of his per-
sonal effects, such as clothing, au-
tomobile, and gold trophies. But,
in the estate proper, the sister and
her son, who cheered for the Navy,
were duly included, and General
Morrow had his harmless joke.
Quaint viii
For unconscious humor and for
duaintness, a will filed for probate
last June in Anderson county,
Texas, Is unsurpassed.
It was the will of Herman Oble-
weiss, and in drafting it he asked
neither the assistance Of the legal
fraternity nor that Of Noah Web
ster. Nevertheless, the document
was not lacking in force and there
was no uncertainty about how and
why Herman ObleweiSS wanted his
property divided.
It is worth reprinting in full and
in the original form. So, here
it Is:
81 am writing Of any will.
mineselluf that dam lawyer want
he should have too much money,
he ask too many answers about
family. first thing 1 want
don't want my brother oscar get
q dam ting what 1 got. he IL .
mumser, he done me out Of forty
dollars fourteen years since. 1
want that hilda my sister she
gets the north sixtie akerS Of at
where 1 am hOming it now. 1
bet she don't get that lOafer
husban Of hers to broke twenty
akers next blowing time gOnOph
work.
"She cant have it If she lets
oscar liver on it want should
have it back If she does. tell
mOmma that six hundred dollars
she been looking for for twenty
years Is berried from the back
house behind about ten feet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02
Three Minute Journeys

regions with pleasant sunny days
and cool, comfortable nights. And
so 1t goes right through Africa,
from Cairo to the Cape.
The usual tourist itinerary starts
at lovely Cape Town, where there
is so much to see and do. It is q
city Of shining white beneath the
green-clad slopes Of Table Noun
tain, a flat topped mass Of rock
rising 1000 feet from the blue
waters of the lovely harbor.
CAPE TOWN
The magnificent view of the city
and its environs from the top Of
Table Mountain, and the drive
along the 100-mile Marine highway
around the peninsula are two high
lights Of Cape Town.
Going north by de luxe train,
passing through the wine LANDS
and rich orchards of Cape Province,
Kimberley, CAT miles north Of Cape
Town, is the next popular stop.
Kimberley is the diamond capital.
Then a Scant 800 miles away Is
johannesburg, wonder town II
ever there was one. Just about 30
years old, it is as progressive and
lively city as one can find. And
in the period of its growth, its
mines have produced millions OF
dollars in gold.
johannesburg, with its fine the
aters, shops and hotels on spacious
boulevardS, and its many suburbs
of handsome villas and beautiful
gardens, it's progressive munict
pality, and its lovely, hospitable
people, will always be a milestone
on this travellers road.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-02
June Anniversaries
BvJ. Williams, Jr.

elater-on June Is, 1896. And on
June 10, 1853, West Virginia was
admitted to the Union. The birth
days of the several States will be
set aside for special observance
next year as a part Of the Sesqui.
Centennial program.
other June anniversaries which
antedate the War for Independ-
ence include the following:
The landing of the first Dutch
settlers on Manhattan Island,
June 10, 1910; the meeting Of the
first New York legislature and the
first North Carolina legislature on
June 2, 1865; thezbirth of Georgia
as a royal province on June %,
1852, and, earliest of all the June
anniversaries, the sighting Of the
American Continent at Cape Bre-
ton by John Cabot on June "a,
1497.
Pending before the two Houses
Of Congress is a resolution that
would seem to deserve considera-
ton before June % Of this year.
That is the anniversary of the
death of James Madison, 1.-THE
Father Of the Constitution" He
is the only one among the fore
most five Of the Founders Of the
American Union whose memory
has thus far been neglected in the
Federal City.
Washington, Hamilton and Mar
shall have been memorialized in
bronze and stone. Thomas Jeffer-
son will presently have a monu-
ment worthy Of his fame in ap-
propriate proximity to the Wash
ington Monument in spite Of the
temporary setback to the will Of
Congress for which a small minor
.ity Is to blame.
ONLY MADISON
Only Madison will then be with.
out any evidence in the Federal
City that the American people are
mindful Of the honor that iS his
due as 1.-THE Father Of the Con-
stitution."
The resolution still In committee
in the Senate and House was In
troduced in the Senate by Sena-
tor Byrd Of Virginia and in the
House by Congressman Plumley
Of Vermont. It provides for the
appointment Of a committee Of
the Congress and Of the Execu-
tive to formulate and submit plans
for memorial to Madison worthy
of his name and fame.
It has been truly said that HE
who careth not whittier he goeth,
careth not whence he came" The
attitude Of the Average American
toward the historic anniversaries
of our national life Is therefore o
test Of the American Spirit-the
measure Of a nations grateful
memory.