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Evening star., 1937-01-12
Manners
of the
Moment
WE REALLY don't blame the lad

WE REALLY don't blame the lad
w who turns to the partly used bath
towel in the far corner of the bath
room when he wants to wipe his fin
gers in a friends house. Or even If
he gets down and nuzzles in the bath
mat, it's not so strange. The clean
little guest towels look so darn neat
and trim. A person feels like a
marauder to- disturb their placid Or
der.
But after all. that's what they're
there for. And we really should be
philosophical about it, A hostess gets
much madder if you don't use her
guest towels than If you do. And
anyhow, just think, when you use her
bath towel, that maybe she has ath-
lete's foot or something. That thought
may give you courage to face the
guest towels. Not that it's a nice
thought. But what the heck. You've
got to do something to make yourself
act like a guest when you are guest.
Maybe if hostesses would fold one
Of their guest towels wrong side out,
so that it would look slightly dis
turbed, they wouldn't have so much
trouble getting them used. Or even
if they had couple that didn't match.
it would help. It's just the neatness
in people that makes them act that
way. Honest, lady. It's not perverse-
ness. JEAN.
Evening star., 1937-01-12
MidWinter
VacatiOning
Good Idea
Energy and Verve
Quickly Recaptured
by the Change.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

I'M ALL for four vacations a year.
Somehow we can sail along for
three months, seeing the world through
rose-colored glasses. Particularly II
we stop to rest and store up some SUM-
shine and energy. After that, how
ever, unless we are particularly vital
person We begin to feel and look let
down. and it takes nothing short Of
Christmas. or the attentions and affec-
tions of the incest man in the world. or
the arrival of new niece or some
similar big event to perk us up.
OF course. I'm ready for protests,
How many have the opportunity or
can afford it?" etc. Well, if We can't
have four let's reduce it to two. have
a feeling that most women, even those
of moderate means, could give up a
little something somewhere without
feeling the sacrifice too keenly, and
save that much toward the extra vaca-
ton.
II you are a woman in the home, the
family may raise an awful "holler," I"
but be firm. A vacation will do you
and them a world of good and you'll
appreciate one another all the more
come reunion time. If you have to,
take your family with you, though I
fail to see where that's a real vacation
If you are a woman in business and
think you're indispensable, by all
means insist on the extra vacation. If
your employer is an Old Midas shame
him by threatening to take it at your
own expense. Worst comes to worst,
do just that. It will be worth every bit
it cost to get away, breathe deep. See
new scenes, loll about when you want
to, exercise vigorously when impulse
moves you and come back with your
eyes dancing and every bit of ache
gone from those bones. You'll feel
like Spring again and walk and look
the part.
Coming right down to "braSs tacks,
if you can't manage more than one
vacation year, why not take it in the
Winter? YOU do more with Summer
week ends than Winter ones, don't
you? And there's more sunshine and
exercise and getting about to perk up
your spirit and store up energy. Then
why not take your vacation in Winter
instead. It's worth thinking about
anyway.
And thinking about vacations, re-
member how grand you felt after your
Summer holiday until, let's say, about
the end of Fall. Then came the "let-
down." "all-in" feeling, but the holi-
days approaching dispelled that. You
sailed along on nervous energy for a
while, and now I'll wager you'd love
vacation. Why not?
Evening star., 1937-01-12
Rain-PrOOf
New Prints
for Spring
BY ALICE MAXWELL.

PARIS P).-New flower-sprigged
ehifons. waterproofed against show
ers, are destined to brighten dark
Paris days this Spring.
These new "raincoat prints" are
semi-sheer, softly glazed like glori-
ded chintz and patterned in multi
color. Roses and daisies are among
the flower motifs used on them.
New fair-weather fabrics include
Far West" plaids and cowboy"
prints. Both are rayon weaves treated
TO look like the smoothest kind of
linens and intended for sports cos
tunes. Among the designs on them
are sprinters silhouetted in white
against dark roadways, and six-day
bicycle racers in a medley of red and
white wheels.
Other new fabrics include reversible
sloques of two colors In unusual pat
terms. Cupids, light blue on one side
and biscuit colored on the other, pre-
pare to shoot arrows in both colors.
Derbies line up In red and green.
Cups and teapots, watches and chains,
scissors and horns-all Of them snap
into reverse colors the moment the
eloque's back is turned.
Candy colors as delicate as almond
sugar-coatings are chosen for fine,
dull-surfaced crepe designed for eve
hing.
Evening star., 1937-01-12

true. The hardy old Bartletts become
even more delectable when canned
with their jackets on" and the fruit
sirup has q piquancy hard to sur.
pass. You will find these pears ideal
as a dinner party compete, salad. or
q luncheon dessert. The pears are
packed in the new key-opener cans
which are so easy to handle.
7 ATEST to arrive is fancy super
colossal asparagus, vacuum
packed. The stalks are the large,
green variety grown in the Middle
West. The canner who has added
this item to his line has achieved
the knack Of packing the Summer
vegetable so that it maintains its nat
ural flavor and frmness. No break
ing Of delicate tips when the can Is
opened! This feature alone makes
1t perfect as the salad ingredient, as
well as for the dinner party vegetable
course. And If you are planning to
serve asparagus Holandaise, let us
remind you that smoothly blended
Hollandaise comes prepared for you
in small and large glass jars. Merely
heat. and presto! a sauce any chef
would be proud to claim as his own
Is all ready to serve.
* y
WANT something a little different
W for breakfast? Why not, In
stead Of orange Juice, for change
try cranberry juice? It's a grand
"eye-opener" and appetizer when
served ice cold. Apricot juice, too,
is especially delicious, and since
there is so little time in the mod
ern regime to prepare the dried fruit
for breakfast the juice should be
doubly enjoyable. Apple juice is un-
usual as an appetizer, as well as a
good punch base. and you'll find 1t
sold in large and small bottles. To.
mato juice, the yellow kind that ap-
peared on the grocery shelves last
Spring, is tasty any time-morning,
noon and night. Its flavor is a bit
milder than that of the red tomato,
and the color brings an unusual note
to our Winter tables.
For information concerning items
mentioned, call National 5000, exten.
sion 342.
Evening star., 1937-01-12


married for three years and
in all that time every holi-
- day has been spent with my
husbands family. Not once has my
husband offered to take me to my
home for a holiday. He says his
family expect him always to be with
them. If my in-laws were pleasant
hosts it wouldn't be quite so hard. but
the occasion is dreary beyond descrip-
ton. AS soon as we arrive my hus-
band settles himself down to read
the paper and listen to the radio,
while his mother takes me of to
some other part Of the house and
spends her time putting me through
a QUESTIONABLE about how much my
dress cost, and what did pay for my
shoes, and telling me that's too much
and I didn't need the dress and why
didn't I wear the old one that would
be plenty good. She also asks me
personal questions about matters that
I cannot discuss with any one and Is
offended when I refuse to answer.
Can you suggest some nice way for
me to get out of such predicaments? I
don't want to offend my in-laws. but
I don't feel that I can stand the
present situation much longer.
DISGUISED.
Answer-Why don't you tell your
husband plainly that you are perfectly
willing to go fifty-fifty with him on
the family celebrations, but that you
insist on your quota and that if you
60 to his people for Thanksgiving
then you will expect him to go with
you to your family for Christmas?
There isn't any sense in your making
all the sacrifices, and he will have
more respect for you if you stand up
for your rights.
IF YOUR in-laws are just and rea-
sonable people, they will under
stand your desire to be with your
mother and father and sisters and
brothers and old friends on some Of
the holidays. And if they are not
Just and reasonable they will make a
doormat out Of you unless you fight
lOT yOuE lIluCpClIOCuOC, oO yOu AAoA
Just as we'll make your stand at once.
The longer you wait the harder 1t
will be for you to assert yourself.
There are few things about which
most families display more selfish
ness than in this matter of celebrat-
ing holidays, anyway. Each one wants
its darling son or daughter to come
and bring the wife or husband. and
when the husband always drags his
protesting wife to his peoples or the
wife shanghais the unwilling hus-
band into going to her peoples there
are heart-burnings and strife. All Of
which could be obviated by each party
playing fair and making an equal d.
vide.
Il
As FOR a remedy for a prying
mother -in-law or mother. there
is none. It would take major sur
gical operation to remove either ones
Evening star., 1937-01-12

w YHAT the bride wore Is quite
A the most fascinating part
wv of the description Of a
wedding, occupying the
major amount of space, and entirely
eclipsing anything that can be said
about any one else including the BRIDE
groom, poor man! Behind the scenes
are q whole series Of intriguing stories
about the designing of the gown that
made the bride look more beautiful
than ever before in her life. The
spirit of the wedding casting its
radiance before it, seems to have en-
tered into the making of the gown
and has expressed itself in the height
OF costume loveliness in each fashion
period.
Captivated by this appealing spirit
of romance, Miss Helen Virginia
Meyer. authority on historical and
modern costumes and noted for her
costuming of New York's most impor-
tant costume balls, has created an his
torical display of brides of two CEN
turies, which she has brought to
Washington and is exhibiting for a
limited time.
Miss Meyer is very dynamic per-
son, full of the most fascinating
stories that she has unearthed while
making extensive research for the
material which she uses in her COS
tunes. She speaks about the people
OF history as If they were her per-
sonal friends. and recalls many in
teresting anecdotes that figure In the
description of the costumes which
she has assembled in this delight
fully different exhibit.
For instance, there is the tale about
Gen. Lafayette and the dainty little
bride that he gave away, while here
in the early days of the colonies. The
lace that trimmed the gown was the
FIRST to be made on American soil and
at what expense and labor was it
fashioned! In order to learn the trick
of lace making, three youths were sent
over to England, and, after they had
learned the secrets Of the trade, they
returned to the colonies to set up
their own crude machinery, working
1t all out step by step in the most
laborious manner.
X
WEDDING gowns have not always
w been white, Miss Meyer discov-
cred while delving into the history OF
bridal costumes Brides choose for
their wedding gowns whatever lovely
materials were accessible to them at
the time. 1t was not until 1918 that
Evening star., 1937-01-12
Noted COstumer Shows
Brilliant Collection
In a Washington Shop
Miss Helen Virginia Meyer Has Reached
High Pinnacle of Success in
Her Chosen Field.

white was definitely accepted as the
marriage color and made a standard
for brides, that has varied only slightly
since that time.
It was early In the eighteenth CEN
tury that lace was first used for a wed.
ding veil. and that came about by the
mere whim Of q woman. One day,
standing at a lace-covered window,
a young woman was waiting for her
fiance: when he entered the room he
told her how lovely she looked against
the background Of the lace curtain.
She remembered that compliment and
decided to look as lovely on her we'd
ding day, so she chose a veil Of lace
instead of the customary tulle, and
started another fashion.
Miss Meyer has found brides
through the ages all equally lovely, and
started her bridal exhibit as hobby.
When gathering material for other
costumes she always saved any prints
that she found of brides, and finally
became so interested in the subject
that she created from material old
and new a series of authentic bridal
costumes covering two-century
period. She now has an old-fash-
ioned fashion show which Is brought
up to the modern day step by step, and
is completed by a modern bride" Of
1887.
MOT only Is the story Of the bridal
dresses thrilling, but 50 Is Miss
Meyers own success story fascinating,
for it all started one morning when
she woke up to find herself possessed
of only S140 in the bank and nothing
more to hope for from any other
source except her own natural talent
for designing. But she succeeded so
we'll from the start in her new field Of
fancy costumes with an historic back
ground, that she soon outgrew her
original small quarters and took on
more space for her work. Then it be-
came two apartments instead Of two
rooms; then two floors for work while
she lived IN a penthouse way up
on top. Now she has just moved into
her own private residence and finally
realized the ambition of many years
of hard work.
You will surely want to see this ex-
hibit and hear all the interesting de-
tails about each costume. It Is be-
ing shown in local department store
for two days of this week, where man
nequins will model the costumes. Later
it will form window display and re.
main through the inaugural period a.
a special attraction to visitors.
Evening star., 1937-01-12
l2O2-b

available for sizes IL, IA, Is. 1s and
20. Corresponding bust measure
ments, 80, 80, "a, So and SO. Size 1s
(36) requires just yards 54-inch
material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
Is easy to understand.
Sent IS cents for the Barbara Bell
Pattern Book. Make yourself at
tractive, practical and becoming
clothes, selecting designs from the
Barbara Bell, well-planned, easy-to-
make patterns. Interesting and ex-
elusive fashions for little children and
the difficult Junior age; slenderizing,
well-cut patterns for the mature fig
ure; 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. 1877
Evening star., 1937-01-12
EVERY WOMAN
FACES this QUESTION

How do ! look to other people? So
many women risk their beauty BY neglect
Of constipation. It often causes loss of
pep, sallow skins, dull eyes, poor complex
ions.
Yet common constipation can be ended
so easily. Just eat two tahlespoonfuls OF
Kelloggs ALL-BRAN with milk or fruits
every day, three times daily in severe
cases. This delicious ready-to-eat cereal
supplies the bulk needed to exercise
the system-and vitamin to help tone
up the intestinal tract.
Within the body. ALL-BRAN absorbs
more than twice its weight In water.
gently sponging out the intestines. It
never causes the artificial action OF pills
and drugs. that often prove ineffective.
Kellogs's ALL-BRAN. you see. is q
food--not a medicine. 1t relieves COM
mon constipation the way Nature in
tended-so its results are safe. Buy it
at your grocer's. Made and guaranteed
by KELLOGG In Battle Greek.
Evening star., 1937-01-12
Cooks Corner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.

BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.
WINTER REFRESHMENTS.
Winter usually calls for heopier
refreshments than those served dur
ing the iDdrmer heather. A hot
beverage should dliUdys be included.
REFRESHMENTS.
Minced Ham Sandwiches
Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Doughnuts
Cocoanut Whirls
Coffee
Sailed Nuts Candied Fruit Peels
DOUGHNUTS a DOZEN.
Served on toy broomStick.
3 tablespoons Il teaspoon salt
butter Ia cups milk
! "a cups sugar 4 cups -four
2 eggs AZ teaspoons bak-
l teaspoon ing powder
vanilla
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs
and beat we'll Add rest of ingredients,
mixing lightly. The exact amount OF
flour cannot be always determined.
Add four cups and more if the dough
is sticky" Chill dough, roll out un-
til ls-inch thick. Cut out doughnuts
and fry until brown in deep hot fat
Drain and sprinkle with confectioner's
sugar.
Evening star., 1937-01-12

With the return of the congress
sional set to the Capital, merchants
are stocking up on o variety Of
hometown" favorites. Coming from
all corners Of the country, statesmen
and their families will from time to
time be "hankering" for few special
ties enjoyed at home. and by becom-
ing acquainted with the speciality
shops located uptown and downtown
1t should not be at all difficult to find
the sought-for tidbit, or to locate
ones preferred brands of foodstuffs.
COFFEE, for example, is one item
every one chooses with Care, using
the same brand sometimes for many
years Coming from the West one
might regret that the brand one has
used so long is not generally sold in
the East, perhaps. Finding a new
brand similar to the old favorite Is
often very trying. We have Just dis
covered that several stores are car
rying many Of the popular Western,
Southern and Northern brands-and,
If your preference is not on their
shelves 1t will be ordered for you.
II, on the other hand, you are in
an adventurous mood and really
want to try a new kind, then why
not some Of the Haitian coffee that
has a distinctly different flavor, or q
Java, Mocha and Colombian after
dinner blend that is exclusive with
one local dealer? And are you famil-
lar with the coffee extract that
recently made its debut on the gro
GERS shelves? Coming in small con-
tanners (selling for 10 cents, as well
as in large bottles, one needs only to
add teaspoonful of the extract to
cup of boiling water to obtain
steaming and fragrant cup of richly
favored beverage!
I UNUSUAL and new in the canned
fruit line are mammoth unpeeled
Bartlett pears preserved in their nat
ural juice. They are cored and
halved and come packed four halves
to can. You will want to serve
these delicious pears at your most
important party because their flavor
is twice as spicy as when they are
peeled. The old-time saying that the
flavor of fruits and vegetables is
next to the skin" must certainly be
Evening star., 1937-01-12

bump Of curiosity. There are few
mothers who do not spy into every
detail Of their childrens lives and
who do not ask them where they are
going, where they have been, whom
they saw, where they got their clothes,
what they paid for them and why
they didn't get something else. Most
mothers-in-law do the same thing un-
less they are gifted with superhuman
self-control.
The only difference between moth.
er's QUESTIONABLE and mother's-ir-
law is that a girl loves her mother
well enough to submit to hers, while
she regards mother -in-law asking her
the same things as an impertinence
You can't stop either one. The only
advice on the subject that I can
give you is that inasmuch as you
have to take it, try to like it.
Evening star., 1937-01-12
My Neighbor Says:

scabiosa in deep azure blue
should be one Of the packages Of
seeds you plant in your cutting
garden this coming Spring. The
blossoms are beautiful in bou-
quets.
Chopped raw cabbage. apple
and raisins, served with mayon-
naise, make delicious Winter
salad.
When ironing ecru linens al
ways iron them on the wrong
side. Ironing them on the right
side makes them look faded.
Cod should be judged by the
redness of the gills, the white
ness, stiffness and firmness Of the
flesh and the clear freshness OF
the eyes. These are the infallible
proofs of its being good. The
whole fish should be thick and
firm.
tCopyright. 1e37J
Evening star., 1937-01-12
vering Two-Century Period Form Int
GOurmet's Guide Takes
Note of New Arrivals
On the GrOcers' Shelves
Favorite Brands of Coffee From All Over
the Country Are Being
Featured.
BY LUCE ERERLY.

washnson along with other capitals the world
! food conscious is more
Aside Of
different sections
unusual items all
duty to help YOU choose es
Evening star., 1937-01-12
Bright Evening Goats Appear
In Cav Colors.

NEW YORK @.-Long wool eve
ming coats in bright: colors are being
shown In . number Of New York
shop windows. The colors used vary
from electric blue and deep crimson
70 violet and ross.
Evening star., 1937-01-12

WE KNOW that like motifs
that These requirements
by this design will bedspread practically
ALL since the pattern to be made knitting and crochet cotton
point
easily no ironing al
pattern easytoundtand
directions with diagrams
to service and postage Address orders to the Needevok
Evening Star
Evening star., 1937-01-12
BY BARBARA BELL.

"<HE II to 70 group VIII md THIS
swingy day daytime frock not
merely youthfully daring in
L cut, but everlastingly useful.
The simple lines allow FOR plenty Of
variation in the way Of collars, neck
ornaments, belts, scarves and so on.
In an inexpensive rayon it should be
the backbone Of many a wardrobe.
There are only five panels to run up,
and cleverly shoulder-tucked sleeves,
and then it's as good as finished ex-
cept for adding q row of buttons in
the back. Have your own way about
using q collar or not.
Barbara Bell pattern, No. 1202-B, Is
Evening star., 1937-01-12
Dorothy Dix Says
In-Laws Can Do Much to Distort Young
Couples Happiness.

EAR MISS DIX: I have been
married for three years and
in all that time every holi-
day has been spent with my
Evening star., 1937-01-12
BY MARGARET WARNER.

w YHAT the bride wore is quite
A/ the most fascinating part
wv of the description Of a
ueddinp occ,lnvinp the
Evening star., 1937-01-12

Mr.. Patri will give personal atten-
ton to inquiries from parents and
school teachers on the care and de-
velopment Of children. Write him In
care of this paper, inclosing q Scent
stamped. self.addressed envelope for
reply,
Evening star., 1937-10-08
new YORK COTTON
By the Associate Press.

Es liie ASSOCldN fleSS.
NEW YORK, October "a cotton
crop indication of 11573,00O bales bv
the Government Reporting Board to-
day, representing the second largest
crop on record and an increase of
1.475,00 bales over the September es-
innate, attracted heavy selling in flu
lures.
Prices lost as much as So bale to
the lowest level in four years under
foreign and commission house offer
ings. A wider break was checked by
active scale-down buying orders that
were uncovered on the decline to with
in 2 points of the az cent level for
January contracts.
December sold off from 7.99 to $50
and was within points of the low at
midday, when the list was "a to 80
points net lower.
Fluctuations during the afternoon
were limited to very narrow range.
and although selling pressure tapered
off the market displayed rallying
power.
At the start of the final hour De-
cember was selling at 761. or within
point of the low, and the list was
So to 40 points net lower.
Trading was quiet pending develop
ments at Washington, where the Presi-
dent and Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace were reported to be conferring
on the cotton situation