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The Washington times., 1937-03-22

VINO are certain Cney nave 1ol
piness at a minimum cost.
They were, to use the current ex-
preston, "madly in love-" and
above everything else, they wanted
to be married. But like many an
other modern Romeo and Juliet,
they had no money.
Their parents, instead Of Offer
ing them help, gave them proverbs,
to the effect that when poverty
looked in at the door, love flew out
of the window"
But this young couple didn't
count on having a regulation door
for poverty to look in at, or a regu-
lation window from which love
could escape. Their ambition was
to have trailer!
BOY is PROBLEM
The boy, aged %, had no regu.
lar job. His parents regarded him
as something of a problem. He
loved the out-of-doors, and took
surprisingly good photographs. A
fair mechanic, he could tinker
with cars and make them go.
The girl had no job, either. She
was 18, and graduated from high
school last June. She wasn't even
particularly good around the
house, for her mother was the
kind who liked to do things her
self.
The girl had learned how to
make good chocolate cake at cook
ing school, but, as her mother re-
minded her with a dash Of bitter
ness, "she couldn't live on cho-
colate cake alone"
The boy made some money,
now and then, ministering to
sick and cranky automobiles for
neighbor who kept a garage.
He saved the money he made,
like a miser. He and the girl
would dash past movie houses,
not daring to look at the pic
lures outside for fear they'd be
tempted to go in.
FAMILY GIVES IN
On the parking lot where the
cars were kept was a trailer out
fit, and it had been there for
a long time. The owner was
tired of wandering, and equally
tired of paying storage.
The boy managed to impress
the owner of the trailer, who
took the $500 the boy had saved
as a down payment on the outfit,
taking also a note for the bal
ance. The girls family gave in
to the pleadings of the lovers.
as families often do.
And SO they were married in
the parlor, and while the hat
was not actually passed. the
wedding presents from various
family members and in-lawS
amounted to $4,000.
They departed on a honey
moon, taking a complete photo
graphic outfit. They were clever
enough to go to the big trailer
camps, where people enjoyed
having pictures taken to send
back home.
BOTH ARE HAPPY
AS girl writes me, they were
down to their last So when money
began to dribble in, in payment for
the photographs. Her letter was
dated from Arcadia, Fla, where
there is evidently a large and
highly successful trailer camp.
Boy added a postscript to the
effect that they were perfectly
happy and that they found their
trailer a paradise enough for any
one.
He went on to say that when
the weather grew warm they were
going through the CatSkills and
the White Mountains to try the
Photographic racket" on the sum
mer tourists.
And then, next winter, when
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

CINCE so many people responded
- to our story about ankle straps
for reducing swollen or puffy
ankles, we think perhaps they
would be equally interested in fore
head, neck and chin straps at
moderate prices. There are many
on the market. but most are
priced above the average pocket
book. These are not, and they
seem to embody all good qualities.
They are of silk covered, special
ly constructed fabric and are
scientifically designed to lift sag
ging muscles back into place, by
their firm yet mild action. They
have a fleecy back that provides
a soft surface for the skin, and
are perforated so that the skin
may breathe naturally. Besides
the ankle straps already men
toned which are $1.35, there are
three bands, for the neck, for the
head and for the chin. They are
said to do wonders for frown
lines, double chins and general
sagging in the face and neck.
And they are priced very reason
ably, just soc or two of them
for ST..
&k
TUST like the tailored silk pajd-
mas that Jean HarlotD DeGrS
q great deal, and is photographed
in occaSiondIly-Sonle IoDely neW
crepeS in a Downtown store. They
hdUe regulation tailored collars,
Jringed belt and piping in con-
truSting color. They come in the
most ndrUelouS colorS-potDder
blue With darker blue piping.
dusty pink 1Dith dubonnet, dubon-
net Uith royal blue piping,
and royal blue Uith dubonnet.
They're veH made, come in a tull
range of sizes, and sell for the
surprisingly lou price OF 1929 per
pair.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

to a lady when he takes her in to
formal dinner, or when he is
an usher at a wedding.
When a man and woman are
walking together on the street,
when they are walking across a
dance floor, and on all other occa-
sionS when there is no question of
assistance, they walk side by side
not arm in arm.
When a gentleman. is walking
with two ladies, he walks on the
side of the pavement nearest the
curb. He should not sandwich
himself between them.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Sequined Frocks

We glitter again o'night this sea-
son, even if we aren't wearing
sequined frocks. A nice new wear
able model is fashioned Of ice blue
marquisette with the bodice and
pointed hip section all-over en-
broidered in matching bugles.
Neckline is high. and sleeves are
self-folds turned back at the
shoulder.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Beauty
Questions and
Answers
Rx DONNA GRACE

Dear Donna OTaCes OOcS uIcG'
ing on candy alone make a girl
gain weight? We are two office
working girls and are on a bet as
to what your answer will be.
1.-TWO DEVOTED READERS"
My Dear Girls: Who ever heard
of a diet of candy? All sweets in
the diet will help to put on weight,
but diet of candy alone would
upset digestion and make one i'll.
Josephine: The product you
mention is a hair dye. Medium
brown hair streaked with gray
should be dyed brown. For the
first application, select a lighter
shade than your own natural color.
"Dear Donna Grace: Is there
any way 1 can get rid of black
heads? / have several ways, but
none seems to work. l have also
many pimpleS. My face is terrible
to look at. Can you give me some
advice to get rid of them? I will
be grateful. My parents do not al
low me to use makeup.
DESPERATE"
My Dear Reader: Do not say
your face is terrible to look at
and sign yourself Desperate" It
does not help and is too depress-
ing, You can clear your skin
nicely if you will do the simple,
necessary things. There are
many thousands of my young
friends throughout the country
who have used my milk facial sue
cessfully, and you can do the
same. There is no charge for the
treatment, but repeat your request
and enclose a stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope for your reply.
You should not use makeup while
your skin is blemished, but when
your complexion is again clear
and smooth you may find your
parents will have no objection.
Hopeful" - Swimming, deep
breathing will give you a normal
chest development. Massage with
cocoa butter will aid in the de
velopment also.
"P. D. Q."-Read Hopeful" fo1
the answer to part of your ques
ton and use soap and water or
your face only once a week until
the dryneSs is corrected. A gooo
soap massage will remove the dry
surface, but rinse the soap of
we'll. Then for the rest of the
week cleanse your skin with 9
cream or a mixture of minera
oil and almond oil-equal parts
Write for the Swimming In
structiOns, the Milk Facial, tht
Bust Treatment and the Facial
Massage Method, if you wish. En-
close a stamped. Self-addreSSeC
large envelope for each and ad
dress Donna Grace, Beauty Editor
l The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Roast Gains Individuality
Through Garnish
Rv JEAN GREEN

Just the 1887 hats have bright flower gay
feather emphasize their individuatyo your roast
for tonights dinner gain individuality by clever garnsh
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
SHE'S UNCERTAIN

Dear MISS cduIdA'
about six months ago he asked
me to marry him, but not one
word about marriage has been said
since then. He has given me
money to put in the bank, but
never refers TO the household
things it was supposed to buy.
"He has a job, so 1 know that
unemployment is not his reason.
We have gone together for two
years. Neither of us goes with any
one else, but I'm so worried about
this uncertainty, as 1 feel he
doesn't love me as he should.
81 would be brOkenhearted to
give him up, but I'm seriously
thinking of doing this. Pm "a.
"UNCERTAIN."
Some men are like that, and
take too much for granted. AS the
boy friend has asked you to marry
him, six months ago, he probably
considers that you and he are en-
gagged. AS a first move, you might
try a tactful showdown" Tell
him you are considering making
certain purchases for your new
home with the money he gives
you to put in the bank.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
ice Fairfax Says Boys Girls Love Wins Over Problem
Trailer Honey1nooners
Aren't Discouraged
By Lack of Funds
Bv BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority on Problems Of Love and Marriage
Here's young couple very young couple, imagine
who certain they have found the recipe for perfect hap
piness a minimum cost.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

Radish roses, broiled pineapple,
Sprigs of parsley can be used. In
the case of the lamb roast, paper
frills can be used to advantage.
The roast is called Frenched leg
Of lamb when it is prepared for
the frenching. The meat is re-
moved from the shank end of the
leg bone for about three or four
inches. Then the paper frill is
used to cover the bone.
The Frenched leg of lamb is pre-
pared in exactly the same manner
as any other lamb roast. 1t should
have the thin paperlike covering
known as the "fell" left on to
keep the roast in shape during
cooking.
A whiff of garlic can be used to
give the roast flavor. Perhaps the
roast can be rubbed with the
bruised garlic Glove before cooking,
or a small Glove of garlic can be
inserted in the leg joint before
cooking.
The lamb must be well Salted
and baked in a moderate oven.
When the oven temperature is set
at 800 degrees, the lamb requires
about 80 minutes per pound for
cooking.
Basting the lamb with lemon
Juice will add a tart flavor. Vine
gar seasoned with finely chopped
mint is excellent as is a glaze OF
currant jelly.
In carving, place the skin side
down, hold the shank end of the
leg in the left hand and carve thin
slices at right angles to the bone,
Lamb prepared in this way Is
delicious and is economical as il
can be served for more than one
meal.
Here are two economical dishes
made with lamb. The first is 6
curry using macaroni instead Of
the usual rice, and the second i!
a stew made with apricots.
LAMB CURRY EN- CASSEROLE
pound of lamb breast
q pound of macaroni
2 tablespoons Of butter
2 tablespoons of flour
teaspoon of minced onion
2 teaspoons of curry powder
/ teaspoon Of salt
2 cups of milk
Cut the lamb in inch cubes. Sea
in hot fat. Cover with water ant
simmer. Cook the macaroni in boil
ing salted water until tender. Drall
and rinse with cold water.
Melt the butter. Add the choppe'
onion. Add the flour. Add tn
curry powder, salt, and the milk
Cook until smooth.
Grease a glass baking dish, adj
a layer of macaroni, then a laye
of lamb and a layer of curry sauce
Repeat in layers until all are USED
Sprinkle with buttered crumbs
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Congratulations in Order
For Groom, Not Bride
By MRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
my friends and have had several arguments these
ons and have decided that you the only who
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

they expect to settle down. he's
going to try for a permanent job
at tinkering in the friends garage.
Not only that, but he plans to
study mechanical engineering at
night school.
He says, even If their marriage
becomes commonplace, as so many
marriages do, they'll always have
the memory of the bliSsfu1 honey
moon in the trailer upon which to
look back. And he still enjoys the
brides chocolate cake!
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

Hopeful" - Swimming, deep
breathing will give you a normal
chest development. Massage with
cocoa butter will aid in the de-
velopment also.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

Everybody must have glamour"
these days. "It," seX-appeal, per-
sonality, magnetism-all these
may help. But you may have the
whole lot, and not have glamour!
"Glamorous" once voted the
most beautiful word in the Eng
lish language, is now almost as
much of a popular affliction as
the word intriguing" 1t is used
to describe everything attractive,
from a claret-punch to the brides
trousseau. And from a new
coiffure to a royal romance.
Unlike beauty and charm and
magnetism, glamour can be built
up and cultivated. Given a few
good looks, a little personality and
a talent for wearing beautiful
clothes, and a good publicity agent
can get almost any young woman
into the class OF. glamour girls"
Nobody can deny that both
Peggy Joyce and Gloria Vanderbilt
are glamorouS, each in her way.
But so was Peaches Browning.
Napoleon, the little man with
the round tummy, was so glamor-
Gus that every Schoolboy wants to
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

Turn of the century, fences were
de rigueur as pants. Everyone nad
'em, ranging from high walls ana
hedges to the homely, whitewasneo
picket. This was true even on the
wild n woody frontier, Wnere u
was firmly understood that youo
better Keep Out unless Invited
Inf you valued your health;
Only shacks, shanties and the kind
of trash who lived south OF the
railroad tracks" went unfenced.
The yards behind these barri-
cades were as diversified as the
people who owned them. Rivalry
ran high as the respective merits
of stone bottles, painted cobhle
stones or clam shells for "orna-
mental edges" and whether an
iron bloodhound or a lattlce-WorK
arbor was classier as the central
piece de resistance.
BOUNDARY LINES
But one thing was Sure-each
owner was supreme dictator within
his own boundary line. If he
wanted to express his libido by
building miniature chalets out
of busted beer glasses, then, by
gum, he built 'em. And if you
didn't like it, you knew what you
could do.
I admit this was tough on art,
but it promoted something which,
at that time, was considered far
more valuable than any landscape
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

Journeys
CHANNEL ISLANDS

Les lies Normandes, or the Chan
mel Islands, have had a great sea-
son Of discovery. And this hasn't
been so pleasing to the men folk
who have claimed the place as
their own and are fearful of it
becoming a haven for tourists.
The group, comprised of the
islands Of Guernsey, Jersey, Alder
ney, Sark, Herm and Jethou,
forms the last link Of British pos
sessions Of the old Duchy Of Nor
mandy.
Those who know the islands, off
the coast of France in the English
Channel, invariably have their
favorite island.
This traveller casts a vote in
favor of Jersey, where he has spent
many a happy day. Jersey, like the
other islands Of the group, is a
haven for those who wish to live
comfortably but not too far from
England. We remember when
there was a whole colony Of mil
nonaires in Jersey. They spent
less than six months of the year
in England and made Jersey their
legal home because the islands
were tax-free. They may have had
exquisite and imposing estates in
England, but in Jersey they were
content to dwell in the attractive
manor houses, once the homes OF
ancient French families.
The houses have gables, towers
and huge, vaulted rooms. Central
heating plants and electric lights
have turned these old houses into
delightful homes. There are mod
ern, comfortable villas. too, that
are much nicer than the hotels,
although the latter are new, COM
Portable and smart.
From the beach one can make
out the vague shadow of the Nor
mandy coast, once a dreaded sight
to a people ever fearful of attack.
One can wander for hours In
Jersey and always find new de-
lightS-hilly, tree-lined roads, shell
tered bays and coves, green mead
ows, rich farmlands, rolling parks
and golf courses.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
Marry-GO-ROund
Bv Helen ROWLGnd

'emulate him and chooses him as an
ideal; whereas you never heard Of
schoolboy. choosing wellington
as an ideal. Perhaps he didn't
have as good a press-agent.
The glamour girls" of history
have been many-Helen of Troy,
Cleopatra, Sappho, the Queen Of
Sheba, Nell Gwynn, Joan of Arc,
Pocahontas, Mary Queen of Scots,
Madame Pompadour-but there
seems to be no glamour about
Queen Elizabeth, Miss Bloomer,
Belva Lockwood, or Hetty Green.
Roget classes glamour with be-
witchment and enchantment; yet
many husband-shooter has been
dressed up and publicized until she
acquired a sort of glamour and
was showered with proposals Of
marriage. And even the late Mr..
DillingeP. it seems, had his
glamour" for those who admire
daredevils. Yet, he was hardly
enchanting" or "bewitching." "
just a glamour-boy!
So, what IS this mysterious
thing called glamour? And how
do you get it? YOU figure it out!
Copyright. 1897. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
The Girls Have Changed

MRS. INEZ SMITH SOULE, Of Tacoma Wash,
Wl sends up lone voice in the midst of present-day
abbreviated fashions and calls the college girls of
the nation to return to crnones and wooden underwear
to improve their health and beauty.
"These modern girls" she says, dressed in prac-
tcally nothing at all, certainly aren't pretty, and
should think they would freeze to DEATH
Her suggestion may be constructive, but it is ques
tonable as to how it would be received
Mrs Soue at 81 is America oldest sorority sister,"
having been one of the founders of P Beta Sorority at
Monmouth College, Illinois, in 1876.
That was 81 years ago!
Campus customs and costumes have changed consld-
erably since then.
Besides the fact (and Mrs. Soue should know this)
that the feminine mind usually revots on being told
WHAT to wear we'd never be able to reconcile crino-
lines with, say, the Lndy Hop or Suzy-Q on the dance
floor.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
KNOWS that we Ameri-
IL cans are a nation of DREAMERS.

OSS~4@S'S&@ShSs
We all want to be something that we are
not-an air mail pilot, Oman, dashing
hero in a life of music and romance. AD-
VENTURE is what we descendants of
pioneers yearn for.
In the hustle of Washington, where most
of us become timid milktoasts, with nothing
more exciting in our lives than ride on
top of bus, that yearning for adventure,
for ESCAPE FROM DULL REALITY, be-
comes more acute.
To help us escape, Providence has pro-
vided us with vivid imaginations, second
only to the imagination of the Irish-who
will swear that they can see pixies-"the
little people, through the fog
over peat bogs.
That imagination, fired by movies of
romance and adventure, is blessing. Many
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
vERNON LADIES'
AID SOCIETY" O."
STEAL THE SHOW

Not since the British took the
Capitol by storm has there been
such a stir created as that by a
group Of Girl Scouts from Brook
line, Mass, who visited this week.
In natty uniforms the young
ladies arrived and were taken
under the wing of Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr., who turned them
over to q member of the guide
force.
The young ladies visited the
Senate first and were the cyno-
sure of all eyes in the gallery.
Thence to the House Of Repre-
SentativeS.
To the gallery came Represent
ative Robert Luce. He was intro
duced to each of the girls. During
this little ceremony each one
stood at attention while amenities
were in progress regardless Of the
fact that on the floor a member
was hard at it with a speech.
Everyone watched the q ir l
Scouts-very few the speaker.
Thence down the main corridor
where Representatives William p.
Connery, jr., and Edith Nourse
Rogers were found and the cere-
mony repeated in each case.
It was a heyday for the Girl
Scouts and the curious who
t thought the picture Of the
straight, slim, healthy girls stand
ing rigidly at attention during
the introductions was much more
interesting than Congress IN Ses-
sion.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

Items is q Spin Gu"in " AiN
ming wheel which stood by the fire
place. Like many other rich men,
the brothers liked to have about
them symbols of security, Of
continuity. But the wheel spun
only cobwebs, as did their EN-.
pire. Out of thin air they
wove their magic carpet, and
into thin air it is gone. There
is none to carry on their name or
works. Debt is swift corrosion in
the castles Of today more ruin.
Gus than the assault of armored
knights in the days of the Black
Prince.
At Lakewood, N. j., all along up
the New Jersey coast, are the
grand seignories of Jay Gould and
Jim FiSke, and dozens of other
baronS of rails and coal and ship
ping and finance: bold, dominant,
turreted castles, laced with wooden
embroidery, trumpeting power and
assurance. They're boardin g
houses now, or institutions, or
schools, or maybe just rotting
ruins.
DECAYING MANSIONS
So it is at Saratoga. The bloods
Of so or so years ago built magnifi-
cent houses, and stables for their
race horses, and spent great deal
of time there. Their descendants
keep their horses elsewhere and fly
to the races and back to New York
or Newport in an afternoon. A
fortune teller and palmist has one
grand house; a dressmaker, an
other; others are garages and
beauty parlorS.
New England, the South, much
Of America is; in fact, filled with
ghostly, decaying mansions which
attest the failure of that eternal
human dream of security, OF
permanence, of happy generations
cherishing and building the family
name down through the years
Rarely does the dying CroesuS
project his dream beyond the read
ing of his will.
At the depth Of the depression
when rich men were as jittery as
the rest of us, or perhaps even
more SO, some enterprising lads
in Washington made fat livings
selling the "low-down" to scared
financiers. Supposedly, this was
the deep inside, right out of the
feed box" as Pittsburgh Phil used
to put it.
One of these service letters, sup
posedly a deep secret, was shown
to me by its uneasy recipient. An
swering a question as to how the
financier might safeguard $500,
900 and transmit it to his descend
ants, it listed an equipped anc
fortified farm in a high inacceSsi
BILE region Of Vermont as the one
safe investment. What interested
me at the time was that, in speci
flying service and the like. it sci
up an absolutely and literally teu
dal establishment.
! And here, perhaps, is the place
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

all very well in
its time a n d
place. But this
idea Of letting
any tramp walk
in, waste your
time and en-
ergy, and park
all over your
premises, Burns
Me Up.
There is q
d u a in t notion
t h at America
was once a wide,
open Free-For-
All. To the con-
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