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Evening star., 1937-01-25

NfAYBE it's because they once
AA learned about higher criticism
or maybe it's because they never once
learned about anything we
can't quite figure out. But there are
people-and they are not all female.
either-who always get the last word
in every argument, simply by going
the encyclopedia, the atlas and the
dictionary one better. When the map
doesn't have Foochow where they
thought it was they just say that the
map is wrong.
Actually, we'd like to call this trait
stubbornness. But it may be a de-
lusion of grandeur, or just colossal
nerve.
But calling it names doesn't take
care Of it. No doubt the best way to
handle it Is to look upon the person
who has 1t as an incompetent, and
never get into an argument with him.
But II you can't help yourself, and
do every once in awhile fall into q
discussion about where the source of
the Amazon Is, try to remember to
get on his side of the argument early
in the game. Then either he will
switch to the other side, and prove
your point for you, or else he will give
up the whole argument for lack of
opposition.
If that is too hard for you to do, 90
get yourself handful Of dry crackers
right at the start, and each time you
want to make point, stuff a whole
cracker in your mouth instead. Your
words won't get ahead of you then.
JEAN.
tcopyright, 1877
Evening star., 1937-01-25
Dorothy Dix Says
Present Matrimonial Conditions Are
Better Than Were Those of Past.

she could support herself. But she
wasn't happy about it.
OF course, we like to think that
grandpa was always chivalrous, gen.
erous and tender to grandma and
cherished her, as he swore to do at
the altar, but, alas and alack, in those
days most husbands were grinding
tyrants, who didn't let their wives
call their souls their own. And If
anybody thinks grandma liked being
bossed out of her life they have
another guess coming. She didn't
enjoy it, but she had to stand it.
A ND We like to think of grand
- mother as always being a house.
hold angel, gentle and mild and un-
selfish and tactful and spending her
life ministering to grandfather's pleas
ure. But sometimes grandpa drew
devil instead of saint in the matri-
monial lottery. There were plenty Of
naggers and shrews, wives with nerves,
wives who kept their husbands noses
to the grindstone, wives who made
their husbands say ma a'am to them.
and they no more made marriage q
grand sweet song for their husbands
than their granddaughters do for
theirs.
No. Marriage has always been the
same in every age, but undoubtedly
people met it with greater fortitude
and courage in the past than they
do now. However their bargain turned
out, they stuck to 1t instead Of WEIGH
ing on it as We do. They didn't wash
their dirty linen in public. They shut
their teeth on their disappointment
instead of bowling them to high
heaven. And they put up a front
that passed for happiness, even If it
wasn't the real thing.
I think marriages are happier today
than they have ever been, because,
being self-supporting. few women
marry except for love, and, being
better educated and more intelligent,
they make more interesting COM
panions to their husbands and be-
cause the modern woman takes far
more pains to hold her husband than
grandmother ever did to keep hers.
She had him and he couldn't get
away, so why bother? And because
never before have husbands treated
wives as Justly and generously and
as much as equals as they do today.
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1937-01-25
Tweed From Isle of Harris.

The pungent smoky odor OF the
famous Harris tweeds Is an entirely
natural one and not instilled by ma
chinery. The smell Is q combination
OF the smoke and peat fires and the
native plants and lichens which are
used to dye the tweed. The wool Is
washed in streams which have peat in
them, dyed over big peat fire, and
dried on peat roofs, permeated with
the smoke from peat fires in the cot
tage below. Only tweeds which are
made entirely in the Outer Hebrides,
a group Of islands of the coast OF Scot
land and which are hand-woven by
the native islanders, or crofters. can
be called genuine Harris tweeds.
Evening star., 1937-01-25
Interesting
Letter on
Hand Care
Writer ellis How
Complim ent In
stilled Vanity.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

HERES another worthwhile contri-
button from a reader. It con-
tains many helpful hints and I ap-
preciate its spirit and invite other
readers to write their experiences.
Dear Miss Pierce: ! have been read
ing some fine pointers on beauty passed
on by your readers perhaps this
experience OF mine will be worth
something to you and your column. &.
"At party not long ago, a man
who. progressed to know something
about palm reading said to me, You
have one Of the most artistic hands
have ever SEEN That compliment,
silly as it may seem, made me hand
conscious and ever since I have been
paying more attention to my hands
with the result that they are softer
and nicer than ever.
Ever since was child I've been
pinching myself, that is my fngertips
I seem to recall someone saying that
ing fingers we're signs Of good breeding
or something like that. So would
massage my hands and work the fin
gers as though putting on a new pair
Of gloves and pinch the tips until I
really believe the pinching made an
impression. However, I had difficulty
keeping my hands smooth and soft.
especially during the Winter. And my
nails would become quite brittle and
would break.
But since the aforementioned
compliment I've been studying the
matter of hands. I've learned. for in
stance, that the hands have fewer oil
glands in proportion to their size than
the face and that's one reason why
they are harder to keep smooth. Then.
too, the frequent washing has some
thing to do with chapping.
I've purchased a mild soap for the
hands, and brittle nail cream which
I massage about the base and side OF
the nail 1t isn't just imagination, be-
cause my nails have improved and
don't split and peel or break so easily.
Then I have hand cream with a
pleasant lilac scent that seems to alb
sorb easily. I massage with a round
| and round movement on wrists and
knuckles, which have learned are the
two points In the hands where age
shows first Back Of the hands use
a downward stroke, but each finger is
massaged toward the tip to stimulate
circulation in the direction Of the nail,
This, too, I've recently learned. M7
extra bit of the cream before retiring
and then a pair of cotton gloves which
are easy to wash and keep clean anc
which ! also use for protecting the
/ hands when working about the house
Now all this may sound like doing
a good deal but it becomes second
nature and takes no time at all. A
for the preparations and the gloves
they are all very inexpensive. tn
really little enough to do to hand your
self beauty.
"a HAND-CONSCIOUS
CONSTANT READER"
tCopyright. 1879
Evening star., 1937-01-25
STRAWBERRY CUSTARD.


Heat cups milk in double boiler.
Mix the yolks Of eggs, beaten, with
3 tablespoons sugar, tablespoon corn
starch and / saltspoon salt. Stir this
mixture into the heated milk and let
cook, without boiling, until it thickens.
Remove from heat, add l teaspoon
vanilla, and beat over cold water until
mixture Is smooth and creamy. Using
the above recipe for strawberry sauce,
but not crushing the berries so fine,
place some of the sauce in the bottom
of tall glasses and cover with the
custard Top with a little sweetened
whipped cream, and serve with lady
fingers.
STRAWBERRY FILLING.
(for crumb pie shelD.
cup sweetened condensed milk.
u cup lemon juice.
cup strawberries.
"a cup cream.
2 tablespoons powdered sugar.
teaspoon vanilla.
Blend together the condensed milk
and the lemon juice. Fold in the
berries, which have been hulled, washed
and slightly crushed. Pour into cookie
crust shell. Whip the cream. flavor
with sugar and vanilla. and spread on
top. Set in icebox to chill. Serve
very cold.
STRAWBERRY-CU JELLY
PIE.
Bake a pie shell. Beat whipped
cream very stiff, flavoring 1t with
little sugar and vanilla. Spread it on
the bottom Of the shell. On the whip
ped cream place a layer Of whole,
hulled strawberries. Pour over all
the contents of one glass Of currant
Jelly, melted, and place the pie quickly
in the icebox to chill. Serve cold.
This is especially delicious.
MARSHMALLOW- OW-STRAWBERRY
FREEZE.
1la cups strawberries.
10 marshmallows.
y cup water.
IL tablespoons sugar.
/ tablespoon orange juice.
IL cups whipping cream.
SIuS11 DCIAACo, eSAo SAAS SNoSA
and the orange juice and let stand
for about half an hour. pineapple
Juice may be substituted for the
orange juice If desired. Steam the
marshmallows end the water in a
double boiler until dissolved and
smooth. Add the berry mixture, and
chill. Fold in the whipped cream.
Place in fastest freezing tray OF
mechanical refrigerator for period in
dicated by book on instructions for
your particular make Of icebox. This
will serve six.
If you wish advice on your indi-
vidual household problems write to
Betsy Caswell, in care Of The Star,
enclosing stamped, seif-addressed en-
velope for reply.
Evening star., 1937-01-25

a wear later on, so you won't be
caught unawares on the first warm
day, and here is a modeI just fitted
for such double duty. The contrasting
collar and vestee, with the very new
scalloped opening, make for just the
necessary touch Of dress up" The
rest Of the frock is simple going, with
sleeves and yoke in one piece, pleats
In front and q plain back. Printed
percale, muslin, dotted swiss or q
printed rayon crepe would all be good.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1267-B Is
available for sizes "a, SO. SO, 40. AZ, a,
IS, 4s. Size 36 requires 4 yards Of
35-inch material plus contrasting
three-fourths yard.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide, which
is easy to understand.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
Spring and Summer Pattern Book.
Make yourself attractive, practical and
becoming clothes, selecting designs
from the Balbara Bell well-planned.
easy-to-make patterns. Interesting and
exclusive fashions for little children
and the dificult 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 Bar
bara Bell Pattern Book.
tCopyright. 1937J
Evening star., 1937-01-25

and the cloud-wracked sky. Qn fact,
the power of that ruby-red so i'm
pressed me that, on seeing sweater
of the same shade in a nearby shop,
I promptly bought it to wear to work
on oxford-gray mornings)
I also discovered that the summery
flavor Of the strawberries gave a
tremendous lift" to dinner and lunch
con menus, and decided to dig out all
my old and trusted strawberry recipes
to pass along to readers of the column
in case they should wish to bring
June to January for themselves.
incidentally, the berries these days
are not expensive, and are Of quality
that will preserve and put up" beau
tifully)
EIRST of all, there is always straw
berry sauce" which Is so delicious
when used with ice cream, or with
other desserts. One Of my favorite
sweets is made with rice, gelatin and
whipped cream, garnished with whole
strawberries, and served with the
sauce made from the crushed fruit.
Here 1t Is:
RICE CREAM.
Cook one-half cup rice in water in
the usual way until very soft. Drain,
and mash through coarse sieve or
strainer with potato masher. Add 1
tablespoon vanilla and tablespoons
sugar. Stir well, and fold in pint
whipped cream, stiffiy beaten. Dis
solve the contents of one envelope
of plain gelatin according to instruc-
tionS on the package, and stir into the
mixture. Turn into a mold, and set
in icebox to harden. This may be
made the day before 1t is to be used,
II desired. Serve with strawberry
sauce.
STRAWBERRY SAUCE.
Combine cups strawberries, hulled
and halved, with " cup sugar, tea
spoon lemon juice and l tablespoon
Kirsch, or cherry brandy. Let all
stand together for two or three hours,
then press through a ricer or sieve,
and serve.
Evening star., 1937-01-25
No Excuse
For Messy
Closet Now
Shops Offer Wealth
of New Gadgets to
Aid Orderliness.
BY ADELAIDE KERR

bx AUELh1DE hEhA~
NEW YORK-There is no excuse
for q skeleton in the closet" now.
The fashion world has switched the
spotlight and its brightest minds on
that dark spot and frightened it up
in q way that makes disorder a dis
grace.
From the top of the highest shelf
to the depths of the dimmest corner
it has provided set Of orderly CAD
gets which almost make it possible to
find your red dancing slippers or black
hat in the dark.
No more fumbling through jum-
bled pile of shoes or knocking over a
row Of wobbling hat racks. The mod
ern closet is equipped with containers
which enable you to see your way and
can present as colorful, pleasant and
orderly a sight as your drawing room
The newest things are boxes for
hats, shoes and gloves, made OF a
transparent plastic material which re-
veals what Is inside. A number OF
women are also using them in their
bureau drawers for gloves, handker-
chiefs and artificial flowers. A larger
edition for storage on top shelves has
Transparent sides and heavy, colored
tops and bottoms which permit them
to be stacked after they have been
packed with heavy things.
The modern closet is also equipped
with an entire ensemble Of dress bags
(holding from two to eight frocks)
shoe and laundry bags, all made OF the
same material, giving a harmonious
color effect. Printed chintz is the
favorite fabric for making them at
present, though plain colors can also
be had. Transparent dress bags are
also available and are preferred by
some women, since they show at
glance what dress they contain, as
well as protecting them from dust.
Closet shelves are dressed up, too.
with quilted chintz to match the dress
bags or with a heavy, colored paper
Of the same hue.
Shoes can be stacked in one Of the
new three-tiered metal racks and kept
in good shape for long wear by in
serting inexpensive shoe trees before
they are put away.
Many women. who like perfume as
well as order in their wardrobes, fasten
little satin sachets to dress hangers,
so that their frocks take on q faint
perfume as they hang.
Evening star., 1937-01-25

Now the point Is, that this type
of curler has just come out in a
junior size to take care of those stub
born, hard-to-manage short hairs at
the back of the neck, and is to be
used in conjunction with the regular
size curler. If you used the other
curler you probably felt the reces-
sity for a smaller and shorter one,
and here 1t is.
+ +
7 IKE silver cloud with pink lin
ing is a most attractive makeup
box with its important item a large
bottle Of makeup lotion that holds
its own for hours under most trying
conditions. This liquid powder. which
acts as toning lotion as well, COM
pletely disguises shiny nose and has
lasting qualities. It may be used with
or without powder over it, and comes
in six different shades. making 1t
possible temporarily, to change your
skin color from light to darker, or
vice versa.
Lpstick and rouge Of a color suit
able to harmonic with each shade OF
makeup lotion comes in the set.
Pink enamel with black trim is the
color scheme. This ensemble is par
ticularly good to take South as the
lotion is resistant to heat and mois-
ture, but of course we do not dis
courage it as an enviable aid to good
looks on the dance floor any night
in town. We forgot to say that there
are two kinds of rouge, cream and
dry. The cream rouge Is put on be-
fore the liquid lotion, and the cake
rouge is of course applied over the
foundation in the usual manner. Any
Of these items may be purchased
separately, If desired.
=
YOU have probably discovered that
furs take most kindly to perfume.
and many persons like to spray it on
before they go out. In one shop last
week they were giving every one q
dash of such a very delightful fra
GRANGE to carry away with them. Did
you happen alons Just at the right
moment to get your share? This spicy
Oriental perfume Is one OF the sea-
sons loveliest offerings. Above, 1t Is
sketched In its lighter version OF eau
de cologne in a cut glass de luxe de-
canter. For travel there is an easily
packed bottle with shaker top that
Is leakproof. This fragrance also
comes in bath oil, bath powder, sachet
and talcum.
The same firm has just released q
new soap set, each box containing
three cakes Of cold-cream soap which
Is hard In consistency and yet lathers
freely in any water. There Is a choice
of three favorite odors, or you may
have one Of each In a set for $l.50.
This firm has hitherto offered floral
soaps only, and due to the demand
for their other popular odorS, has now
included them. Their merchandise Is
always so attractively packaged that it
Is hard to resist.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column call Ma
tional 5000, Extension 395, between 10
and IL am.
Evening star., 1937-01-25

A COMMISSION OF educators anu
n sociologists has been formed
II to try to find out what's the
4 4 matter with marriage and If
present-day marriages are less happy
than those of the past. A Nation
wide poll will be made on the subject
and hundreds of thousands of hus-
bands and wives will be asked to
give the lowdown on the holy estate
as they have found 1t.
When we speak of the good old
times when everything was just as
it should have been in this best OF
all good worlds, marriage comes IN
under the general glorification. We
regard it as nothing less than sacrilege
to even question whether grand
mothers and grandfather's wedding
did not end in storybook fashion
"and so they lived happily ever after
ward" OF course, grandfather was
always the ideal husband and grand
mother the perfect wife, and men and
women didn't find it so hard to ad-
Just themselves to each other as they
do now.
OF course, marriage was more sue
cessful in the old days than 1t is now.
Look at the divorce statistics. Why,
divorces used to be as scarce as hens
teeth and now virtually everybody
has one. When you meet a friend
you haven't seen for two or three
years you don't dare inquire about
the wife or husband and ask how's
Eliza or Bill for fear he or she has
swapped of the old mate for a new
one who is named Gladys or Percival.
IN REALITY, the question of wheth-
er marriages were happier in the
past than they are in the present
is one that cannot be settled, be-
cause we have no standards of COM
parison. We know our own matri-
monial difficulties, but we do not know
the domestic hardships that grandpa
and grandma were up against, and
the fact that they took marriage on
the chin without whimpering about It
Is no proof that they liked it.
A great philosopher has said that
there are many civilizations, but only
one human nature, and, this being
true, and all men and women from
the beginning Of time having pos
sessed the same faults, weaknesses and
virtues, I am convinced that the
percentage of domestic bliss has been
about the same in all ages, with the
advantage, If any. going to the mod
ern marriage.
+ X \ X
TT Is sweet of us to think that
L grandfather's middle name was
always Joseph and he was always true
to his Pol, but we know well enough
that very often he had wandering
foot and an eye for a fine "hgger"
Of q woman, and that the reason that
grandmother stood for his inf!delities
instead Of getting q divorce, as her
granddaughter does, was because q
divorced woman was q disgraced
woman, no matter how justified she
was in leaving q brute or . rogue.
Besides, she had to stick to her meal
ticket. for there was no way by which
Evening star., 1937-01-25
More Lavish Lingerie.

Reports of the holiday gift buying
resulted in greater purchasing Of
beautiful feminine lingerie than Of any
other single item, and for the most
part, these gifts were made up Of
very lavishly trimmed nightgowns,
negligees, slips, etc. All Of the smarter
windows throughout the country dis
played these luxurious looking things.
This Is another confirmation Of the
fact that women are going in for femi-
nine lingerie. Whether 1t Is tailored
suit or an afternoon dress . woman
Il wearing she likes to feel that she
can be as frilly as her heart desires
In her intimate apparel.
Evening star., 1937-01-25
BY MARGARET WARNER.


~ ECENTLY We spoke Of a num-
- Der Of lotions and creams for
N keeping the skin soft and
l. y smooth during the Winter,
and since then another one. brand
new, has come to our desk, so We
shall pass the good word along.
It Is a luscious, creamy emulsion,
petal pink with a satin luster, as
you see 1t in the glass bottle, and
when you pour little into the palm
Of your hand and massage 1t in you
will find that it is pleasantly sooth-
ing and just moist enough without
being sticky. It Is greaseless emoh-
ent with extra protective qualities, so
that 1t may be used as powder base
as well as q hand lotion. It makes
q good body rub also.
While this lotion comes to us as q
means Of combating the effects Of
blustery Winter weather, it Is equally
good to pack in your bag If you are
expecting to GO South and want
sunburn preventive. They must have
had this in mind when they designed
the bottle, because it Is a fiat, flask
like affair that does not occupy much
space. This lotion is attractively
priced at 81.
A MOTHER item that appeared too
late for the holidays now makes
q grand little bridge prize. It is from
one Of the well-known favorite per-
fumers, who has assembled a cum
ming little set containing rouge, lip
stick and purse-size 1lacon Of per-
frme, all in the same fragrance but
keyed to your coloring in choice Of
medium, brilliant, coral or light. The
shade called brilliant" Is q good all
around shade for the average person.
In its little container Of blue and
white with q stripe Of bright red along
the bottom, 1t suggests the French COL
ors and the little decorative sketches
show high lights Of Paris. All the shops
are showing these petite sets at $l.10
for the three articles, a most reason
able purchase. It makes nice birth
day remembrance.
Perhaps you remember that some
time ago we mentioned q new kind
Of hair curler employing bobby pins
to hold the separate curls in place
after they have been rolled up. II
desired, the curls may be left rolled
up on the pins, and the effect, though
bit stiff, is infinitely better than
straggly locks If your permanent is
weak and the weather Is wet. This
method Is painless, the rolled curls
comfortable to sleep upon, and. in
fact, the gadget itself has proved very
Yorii1ar
Evening star., 1937-01-25

red Strawberries
seen in the mar
kets and stores.
Even the aroma
of the frui I
brought visions of
golden days, blue
skies ard a berry
patch dreaming
under q warm
sun. The bril-
liant color, cool.
green caps and
light hued bas-
kets successfully
stood ollt against
the gloomy gray
of the streets
Evening star., 1937-01-25
Washing Porcelain Stoves
Demands Special Care.

Always allow porcelain-topped
stove to cool before washing 1t. II
washed while 1t Is warm the porcelain
Is apt to crack. Use q mild soap,
warm water and q soft cloth. With
o little rubbing the stove win be easily
cleaned.
Evening star., 1937-01-25
Refers Feature Detail.

NEW YORK P).-Reefers promise
to be among the most popular day
time coats during the coming season.
Fine detail will distinguish the better
types. One blue-gray model features
triple rows of stitching at the seams
and around the collar.
Evening star., 1937-01-25
My Neighbor Says:

Set your alarm clock to notify
you when your baking period Is
completed. You may then con-
tinue your work In the other part
Of the house without worry.
Never put hot foods In your
refrigerator. Wait until they
have cooled. The placing Of hot
foods in an electric refrigerator
during the freezing period will
have a tendency to raise the tenn
perature and interfere to some
extent with the rapidity Of freez-
ing.
Small washable rugs may be
washed In washing machine, but
should not be put through
wringer. Hang dripping wet on
line to dry. They will then keep
their shape.
tCopyright. 1879
Evening star., 1937-01-25
Novel Garnish.

Thin slices of lemons, oranges, lines
or grapefruit, sprinkled with sugar and
boiled 10 minutes, make effective and
tasty garnishes for roasts or fowls.
Red or green jelly. dotted on top OF the
slives, gives added color and flavor.