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spring
One thing to remember about
the dirndl, however, and this is
. note of warning-it is just for
young girls. An older woman in
q full-Skirted, gathered frock with
little puffed sleeves and tight bod
ice-well, she really would look
like a peasant. But a charming
young thing simply multiplies her
charm with such a frock.
SHORT SKIRTS COMING
The most outstanding feature
about the dirndl is the fact that
it is ankle.length. This is revolu-
tionary indeed, and few people
have accepted it. But on the
other hand, some Of the Smartest
young women who get about have
bought ankle-length dirndls, and
so there you are! Although the
ankle-length frock is of question
able popularity this season, it is
undoubtedly one Of the things
that are coming, so you might as
well start altering your ideas to
suit. The comfort for dancing is
no small factor, and every girl
who really loves to dance is con-
sidering them seriously, if she
hasn't bought a couple of dirndls
already. There's no worry about
soiling the hem Of an ankle-length
frock, either, nor will anyone step
on it.
We've searched the town over
for dancing dirndls, and have
found few in every store. We
decided to present one in lace,
and it is photographed on this
page today. Others are available
in lovely styles, some in taffeta,
some IN sheer materials, others Of
lace.
LACED WITH VELVET
The dress photographed has a
beautifully full skirt with typical
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Central European bodice laced up
with velvet, puffed sleeves, and 1t
is ankle length. You can get It in
pale pink with the velvet in q
deeper shade, or you can have
the dress ordered in any pastel
or white.
Brides are selecting frocks Of
this type for their bridesmaids as
they lend themselves to charming
color schemes, to undermined
hats as accompanimentso and to
Various picturesque settings. You
can imagine an outdoor wedding
with the bridesmaids wearing
dirndls, or an informe' wedding
even in church, with such trockS
as part of the scene.
For fashion information, write
Miss Laville at The Times, en-
closing self addressed, stamped
envelope, or call District 1900, ex'
tension 459, during business hours.
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Etiquette
Thanks Note
To Hostess
ByMRS.CORNELIUs BEECKMAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

byMhS.COhNEL1 , bEEChMAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Twill you please tell me the
correct way to thank q few peo-
pie, whom 1 met on my vacation
in New York, for showing me the
sights and taking me to the
theater?
81 had never met these people
before and as the person whom I
was visiting was unable to enter.
tain me all the time, these friends
Of hers were kind enough to do
so. / would like to express my
warmeSt thanks to them.
"a READER"
Your notes of thanks might
read something like this:
Dear Mrs. Butler:
"My heart is full of the deepest
appreciation to you for your great
friendlinesS and hospitality to me
while / was in New York. You
were so kind, so especially kind,
to show me so many Of the glories
of your glorious city.
"Your love of New York makes
you interpret it to a stranger 50
that all ones dreams of it come
true.
you were wonderfully generous
to dedicate so much Of your pre-
CiOus time to me, to let me know
you, to give me such happiness
Thank you too, for the memory
making occasion Of going to thu
theater with you. l loved every
minute of that magnificent play
and it was SO perfect to see 4
with such q perfect hostess.
you won't forget your promist
to let me know when you COM
out our way, will you? M0the
and I would so love to have yO'
visit u.
@DeVOtedly.S
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FaVOrite

Our favorite for today comes
from Miss Loretta Ford, All M st.
N. E. 1t was one of six winners
in last weeks recipe contest.
HOT ASPARAGUS CHIFFONADE
Break off tough ends of bunch
of asparagus, trim off scales, wash
thoroughly. Tie stalks in a loose
bunch, set upright in a saucepan
Of boiling water so the tips re-
main out of water. Cook for IS
to Is minutes or until asparagus
is tender. Add salt few minutes
before asparagus is done. Drain
Immediately. Serve with hot
chiffonade dressing.
Hot ChiffOnade Dressing
1-3 cup of vinegar
teaspoon of salt
"a teaspoon of pepper
Dash of tabasco
/ pimiento minced
/ hard cooked egg
l teaspoon of minced chives
/ teaspoon of minced parsley.
2 tablespoons OF salad oil
Combine the vinegar and season
ings in a small saucepan, add oil
Heat to boiling. Add remaining
ingredients and serve at once.
Prizes this week will be
awarded for tavorite muffin
recipes. Any recipe for making
mullins that you think other
readers Mould like to try Is ell
1tble in the contest.
Write out the recipe on one
side OF the paper, enclose name
and address, and mail to Miss
Jean Green, FGUorite Recipe
Contest Editor, The Washington
Times, before May I.
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Average Male Amateur
Also Seems to Scorn
Detailed Recipes
Bv JEAN GREEN

Breathes there with soul dead who has not al
some time in his life pulled off the coat rolled up sleeves
wrapped kitchen apron around his middle and started to
cook.
By recipe? by long shot, Recipes for the most part
are Just much algebra to the average who has not
initiated into the mysteries of kneading WELL bastng
etc.
The average cooks by inspiration or to be more
specific by the old rule of guess and by go with pinch
of this and pinch of that and much tasting.
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Glass Straw

So tiny yet 50 big in charm aud
interest are some of the new little
caps. A charming hat is in .
novelty glass straw with red and
violet velvet flowers posed on the
front flanges. There is an elabo'
rately embroidered chiffon veil,
the embroidery appearing at the
border,
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There are many theories adj
vanced as to why hair turns gray.
Many Of the scientists In the lead
ing universities have made a long
and exhaustive study Of the SUBJ
ject, and have taken all kinds Of
hair Of persons at different ages
for experimental work; but there
is no point in going into the rea-
sons for hair turning. The COM
mon cause, as we all know, Is age
and the physiological changes that
come with 1t, but there are many
other causes besides that.
Our interest is what, If any
thing, can be done about it. Cures
are claimed through a daily treat
ment of the violet ray for a
period Of year or longer. This
is only where hair has turned
gray from illness.
We must accept the fact, how
ever, that there Is no cure for
hair that has turned from natural
causes, so do not waste time and
money trying to restore the
natural color IN any way except
through dyes or stains.
Why Is there need to be de.
pressed about that inevitable fact.
For We know the art Of hair tint
ing has become so perfected that
it is no longer classed as the arti
fetal, gariSh operation it was q
few years ago, when they told us
that mo nice woman dyed her
hair"
They used to say no nice girl
used rouge or even powder. We
changed that opinion long ago
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LOVelOrm
Wedding Idea
Is Rampant
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Written Exclusively for The
Washington Tinles)

Dear Miss Fairfax:
"AbOut a year ago, I got a job
in one of the Government offices.
I've certain obligations at home,
and have absolutely no intention
of marrying for some years to
come.
"I'm not handsome, and being
one of Uncle Sans clerks, no one
will be marrying me for my money.
Yet, every girl I've tried to have
a friendship with, in Washington,
d. c., seems to be getting in step
for the wedding march.
Haven't girls any idea of COM
partnership? In the Middle West,
where 1 came from, girls hike,
row, play tennis with a fellow,
without expecting him to propose.
"If you happen to know of any
ceIibateS' club, around d. c., let
me have the name. I'm weary Of
these your-life-or-a-wedding-ring
females.
BACHELOR PROTEIN"
You've just been fishing around
the wrong pools my dear Bachelor
Protein. There are thousands Of
girls in Washington, who, like
yourself, are holding down jobs
and prefer pay envelope to Gust
a husband"
No, I don't know of any cell
bate clubs, and I'd advise you to
enlarge your circle of acquaint.
anceS. Goodness only knows
where you've been, that they all
want to marry you.
You must be extremely modest
and infinitely more handsome
than You'll admit.
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The results are often glorious,
as you know, if you have ever
listened to the average man boast.
He will tell you that all of the
famous chefs of the world have
been men. If he is really expert,
he will quote you from Grabran
Of the Waldorf Astoria and Henri
of Paris. He will argue at length
on the exact time Of cooking and
whether or not chopped or
scraped onion should be added.
A very important question!
His recipe may call for gill OF
cream and a half-pound of butter.
But Is he concerned about calorleS
or its expense? A thousand times
no. He creates a masterpiece and
has a right to be proud.
SELECTING CUTS
II you have never joined the
throng Of male cooks. don't let
the thought Of a failure or so de-
ter you from your efforts. Or the
fear of a wrecked" kitchen.
Many Of the finest have lived
through this and carried superb
creation from a dizzy looking
kitchen in which every mixing
bowl and pan available grimly
looks up from where once was the
kitchen sink.
Every man seems to prefer steak.
Thick, Juicy broiled steak has an
irresistible appeal. But following
a close second is the steak that is
simmered for hours in onion, to-
mato, green pepper and garlic.
This last stesk-I know you will
want to hear about at some future
day. Space today is limited to the
story Of the broiled steak.
Now there are two schools on the
question of how to broil a steak.
The argument starts at the mar
ket. One insists that the steak
should be cut one and one-half
inches thick and the other that the
thicker 1t is the better.
This last school, I believe, comes
from the West, where a steak is
q hunk of COW, and thick, juicy,
rare steaks. with much salt, is the
forte of the man born where men
are men,"
Both agree, however, that a
tender steak is needed. So ask for
a T-bone or sirloin, and depend on
the judgment of a good butcher.
To broil a steak perfectly the
hroiliag oven must be we'll heated
before cooking starts. Then place
the steak on the rack far enough
from the flame so that it will be
half done by the time the top is
nicely Drowned.
When the steak is nicely broiled
on one side, season with salt and
pepper and turn and let brown
on the other side. Have your
guests awaiting for this piece de
resistance for it should be served
Immediately.
Most men insist that the guests
should wait on the steak rather
than have the steak wait on the
guests.
VARIATIONS
These are the general rules for
the broiling, but many variations
have been found for it.
One man who is an accom-
plished steak cooker, always buys
Sirloin and has it cut Ia inches
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no ike to Cook Are Proud of Their Broiled Steaks
Waiting Dirnd Has
Ankle Length
Skirt
Skirt
Nv WILMA LAVILLE

schapare who travels all the world in her search Tor
new ideas in clothes and who achieves the final note OF smart
ness from ANYTHING from ancient Egyptian costume to
simple cooe coat elected to gory the peasant motif for
this present spring and coming summer
notes appear almost anywhere in the mode due to
the schapae interest in them in beach clothes in short
rted afternoon frocs with very full skirts but most por-
family in the dancing drnd watzng drnd as 1t some
times called It has many descriptive terms and appears in
many versions for schapares masterpieces this
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Styles

Put out your hand for a new
spring glove. A charming conceit
is the glove Of white doeskin with
tiny pastel felt flowers at one cor
ner of the cuff. These slip out
when the glove is washed.
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WOULD BE NICE

dear MISS FAIFIAX:
II have recently received an
announcement of q relatives wed.
ding, to which I was not invited.
Is it proper to send a gift?
IN. D."
An announcement Of a wedding
requires no return gift or civility
whatsoever, beyond sending q like
announcement If a marriage takes
place in your own family. How.
ever, since it was a relative, 1t
would be nice to send a small
gift, or just a letter Of congratu.
lationS.
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Beauty Expert Describes
Hair DYeir76 Method
BY DONNA GRACE

More making Of hair dyes than before
Of this there possible doubt and there several very
good for the increase.
In the first place. there many who are
beauty conscious than formerly and they well that
they change their whole appearance by the right beauty
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Never too many jackets for eve
ming wear! A beauty, in silver
mesh, is embroidered in flower
clusters of tiny rose and blue
mother-of-pearl shells.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-29

A sheer delight is Helms new
shoulder cape fashioned of silver
fox and black Chantilly lace.
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VARIATIONS

These are the general rules for
the broiling, but many variations
have been found for it.
One man who Is an accom-
plished steak cooker, always buys
Sirloin and has it cut ia inches
thick. Two hours before the
Evening star., 1937-07-09
SEA SCOUT AWARDED
LIFE-SAVING MEDAL
Connie Nanatonis Honored for
Assisting in Rescue of ID From
Isolated Island,

Isolated Island.
Flood rescue work in March. 1895,
by Sea Scout Connie Nanatonis
Northampton, Mass, has been recog-
nized by the National Court Of Honor
which has awarded him the gold
medal for life saving, highest honor
Scout can receive in that field.
The 1s-year-old youth, at great
personal risk, assisted in the rescue
OF IA persons from an isolated island
In the midst Of the ice-choked North
ampton River on March 1S, 1895.
Sea Scout Nanatonis, who Is at
tending the jamboree, piloted a sh2-
foot canvas dinghy, powered by a
small outboard motor, over the flooded
lowlands and through the floating ice
blocks on the river to Mr.. Tom Island.
He was accompanied by Scout Walter
Founier.
The rescue was made late at night,
"A persons in all being taken from the
dangerous island in four trips. On
the final trip the heavy current and
ice jams swept them a mile of the
course to where low-hanging high
tension wires and q dense fog added
to the dangers Of an already hazard
GUS rescue.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
SCOUT TENT CITY
SOON WILL VANISH
Task Of Demolishing $780,
Acre Encampment Will
Begin Monday.

Washington's tent city beside the
Potomac, in which more than $4,000
Boy Scouts and their leaders have
lived for 10 days, will begin vanish
ing Monday.
The task OF demolishing the 350-
acre encampment will be carried out
by crew OF 200 under the direction
of Ray Bryan. assistant director of
engineering for the Boys Scouts OF
America.
The same orderly routine followed
in erecting the camp will mark its
dismantling.
First all tents will be struck. Then
shower baths and other auxiliary
structures will be taken down. The
next step will be to remove electrical
fixtures and the miles of telephone
equipment. The dismantlers then
will collect. nails, bolts, cans, dish
pans and miscellaneous debris
Within two weeks, Bryan said, the
2 miles of special water lines, which
were capable of furnishing 100000
gallons day, will be torn up.
The big job of demolition will start
with the Avenue of Flags. below the
Washington Monument, where gen.
eral headquarters Of the jamboree
have been located.
September IS has been set as the
deadline for completing the job. Much
OF the trampled grounds about the
park will be resodded, and eventually
they will be restored to their condi-
ton before the jamboree.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
BOY SCOUTS LOSE
MYRIAD ARTICLES
Last Call Issued by Depart
ment Flooded With
Things Recovered.

A last call for lost and found Scout
ing articles has been issued by JAM
boree officials as the $4,000 visiting
Scouts prepared to break camp today
and leave for all parts of the world.
Thousands of cameras, purses, hats,
diaries, sweaters and Scout posses
sions Of all kinds have been found
and returned to their owners through
the camp lost and found service op-
Grated by the department Of physical
arrangements.
The service is calling upon Wash
ingtonians to turn in at once Scout
possessions found by them. The JAM
boree headquarters for missing arti-
cles is in the physical arrangements
tent on the Avenue OF Flags" be-
tween the Lincoln Memorial Reflect
ing Pool and the Washington Monu-
ment.
Local bus lines and taxicab COM
panies are cooperating in the search
for missing articles
The lost and found department
may be reached by telephone at Dis
trict 1860, branch 226, and M. G.
Clark is in charge
Everything from the bottom halt
Of flag pole to pair OF very nice
brown pajamas has been turned over
to the division. and it's getting to
be something of problem to decide
what to do with it all.
Scouts who lost their hats evidently
are not weeping over their loss. The
toppers lead the list of articles turned
in. Ponchos, raincoats, slickers, top
coats, trench coats, sweaters, a finger
nail clipper and the eagle from An
Eagle Scout badge are awaiting
Chalmers
Other articles found or reported
lost include a dozen or more wrist
watches, batch of cameras, glasses,
keys. suit case, flashlights, camera
films. two portable typewriters, press
cards, fountain pens, pencils, hat
bands, neckerchiefs and neckerchiet
slides. pocketbooks, flag case, can
teens, aces and an American nag
One Scout lost an autograph book
and another his jamboree diary.
1t was estimated that approximately
80 per cent of the articles turned in
have been claimed.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Surrey Reveals Scouts Faror
1887 Version of Dime N0uel

A survey at the jamboree disclosed
that the American boy, 1887 edition,
still likes reading with plenty OF &C
tion-stories as thick with excitement
as the tall tales OF Buffalo Bill Dia-
mond Dick and other heroes of his
fathers day.
The dime novel of today must be
streamlined, however. Instead Of
pialnsn1en with six-shooters there are
G-men with Tommy guns and micro
scopes. And the adventurer hops
plane instead Of his trusty steed. Mys-
terry stories and sea tales lead in pop-
ularity.
Here are some typical replies Of
jamboree boys to the question, What
do you like to read?"::
Maurice Clothier, is, Minersville,
Utah.-"G-men."
Jack Tidwell, IA. Solomonville, Ariz.
Mystery, adventure"
Jerry Bloom, IS, Hampstead, N. Y
Stories about the North woods"
David Curry, l3, White Sulphur, w.
Va.-"The kind OF adventure stories
that run in Boys Life" (Onicial
Evening star., 1937-07-09
DIVERS JOBS ENABLED
SCOUTS TO VISIT HERE

Ingenuity Of . high order was dis
played BY many Scouts In earning
money to attend the jamboree, for
each boy had to pay his way, and
parents often were unable to spare
the money.
One California boy sold . horse be
had rabed.
A group Of Scouts TN the West put
on series of shows which they de-
vised. produced and acted, with sum-
cient profit to send them all to WASH
ington.
One boy worked on . farm through
out his school vacation last Summer,
saved his wages and, adding the bita
he earned during the Winter, had
enough to make the big jaunt.
Another, also = resourceful Califor-
nian, picked cantaloupes.
Others gave benefit card parties.
Innumerabe others sold magazine
subscriptions. carried paper routes,
no&ed lawns. repaired cars, made
novelties for sale and did an sorts
ef edd I'd.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
High Lights of Jamboree
Local Scout Reviews Memorable Events
of Encampment.

) and taking charge Of 4 huge circus;
The grand national oonvocation
with Scouts Of all creeds and denomi-
nations participating In 4 giant reli-
gious ceremony:
The Sea Scouts Regatta;
The camera craze in camp, with
practically everyone swapping every
thing he could see;
The tremendous amount of food
consumed by the Scouts every day;
The radio speech of Lord Baden.
Powell from London urging interna-
tional friendship:
The grand national review Of the
President Of the Scouts lined alona
Constitution avenue.
There u no ned to say how Scouts
attending this first Boy Scout National
Jamboree felt about it. Except for
those Scouts later attending the World
Jamborse, this will be the finest thins
they Will ever experience.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
LOCAL SCOUTS WIN
PRAISE AS GUIDES
1900 Accomplished Daily Good
Turns by Squirting Out-of.
Towners.

Washington Boy Scouts have been
accomplishing their daily good turns"
by acting as volunteer guides to the
$4,000 visiting jamboree Scouts, ac-
cording to report by Carl w. Thom-
sen, chief jamboree guide officer,
which showed that 1900 Washington
Scout guides have conducted approx
mately 1900 tours during the course
Of the encampment.
The guide force is stated COM
pletely by Scouts from the District OF
Columbia Council. which includes IA
adjoining counties in Maryland and
Virginia. The Scouts have served
daily without pay other than the
knowledge of good turn done and
the thanks of the visiting Scouts. who
were guided through Arlington, down.
town Washington and Capitol Hill.
One guide was assigned to each
troop Of SO visiting Scouts. The boys
worked in morning and afternoon
shifts from four main guide stations
at Arlington, Seventeenth street and
Constitution avenue, the Lincoln Me-
mortal and Capitol Hill, running
standard trips. The guides wore
Scout uniforms at all times with
bright yellow and blue neckerchiefs
labeled "Jamboree Guide"
Thoasen was assisted by Thomas
A. King. 1929 Harvard street; Virgil
Howard. 5000 Fifteenth street north
east, and Sc assistants, all of whom
are actively af1liated with the scout
Ing movement in the District.
Several months Of advance training
were given by IS District scoutmas-
ters, who gave = series Of lectures to
the prospective guides to at them for
their jamboree duties. Qualifications
for guides. who were appointed by
their troops. included active member
ship in the troop. the ability to talk
and . good tnovjAdss Of Warrington.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Jam'boree Tops
Mail Loads
Of Conventions

Wash'ngton's post office facilities
were awamped with an average of
thousands Of extra pieces Of mail day
during the Boy Scout Jamboree, Of
f1cials estimated today.
Those In charge of the camp post
once, With Its branches in every sec
ton OF the canvas city. said postal
officials advised them the jamboree
added the biggest load to local mail
OF any convention they could recall.
The boys got plenty Of mail. but they
wrote lot more than they received.
and mail trucks calling at the camp
several times . day have been heavy
\lAden.