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The Washington times., 1937-09-24
ANGRY FATHER

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Il am 20 years old and very
much in love with a girl Of IL.
Her parents seem to dislike me,
but why, I do not know. We've
been meeting each other on the
sly, and everything was o. K.
until one day when she came to
my home with a girl friend.
1--WE were sitting in the living
room talking when someone
knocked. When I opened the
door it was pushed in, and there
stood her father! He was furious,
and started to quarrel and fight,
but she quieted him and went
home.
That's the last time I saw her,
and I haven't heard from her.
My friends tell me to forget her,
but I love her too much to do
that. What can I do?
DISCOURAGED"
1t is possible for 10 and 20
to love several times before they
settle down to marriage. But if
you're certain she's the only
girl in the world, you'd better
try to find out why her parents
dislike you.
They may think you're too
young, or not able to support a
wife. The argument at your
house makes it more difficult;
perhaps you'd better try to for
get her, as your friends suggest.
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serving main-course plates in
kitchen before bringing to table.
To avoid unnecessary running
back and forth, she had china
for each course arranged ahead
of time on a series Of trays.
Because she planned food that
could wait unattended in oven
or refrigerator, the last guest to
arrive found this matchless host
ess unflurried and Hospitality
gay.
Our 32-page booklet is full Of
clever practical pointers on
luncheons, dinners, bridge par
ties, showers, the five O'Clock
hour. Table decorations, menus.
Send 1Oc for your copy of
HOSTESS GUIDE TO sue.
CESSFUL ENTERTAINING to
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York, N. Y. Be sure to write
plainly your NAME, ADDRESS,
and the NAME of booklet.
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Woodman, Spare That
Tree!

By GEORGE POPE MORRIS
Woodman, spare that tree!
Touch not a single bough!
In youth it sheltered me,
And I'll protect it now.
Twas my forefather's hand
That placed it near his cot;
There. woodman, let it stand.
Thy ak shall harm it not.
That old familiar tree,
Whose glory and renown
Are spread DER land and sea
And wouldst thou hew 1t down?
Woodman, forbear thy stroke!
Cut not it's earthbound ties;
Oh, spare that aged oak
Now towering to the skies!
When but an idle boy,
I sought its grateful shade;
In all their gushing joy
Here, too, my sisters played.
MY mother kissed me here;
My father pressed my hand
Forgive this foolish tear,
But let that old oak stand.
NY heartstrings round thee cling,
Close as thy bark, old friend!
Here shall the wild bird sing,
And still thy branches bend.
Old tree! the storm still brave!
And, woodman, leave the spot;
While I've a hand to save,
Thy ak shall harm 1t not.
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
By GLADYS BEvANs

With lots of things to be done
about the house it is natural
for the busy mother to want to
push along and get through.
But if you do this, you and your
baby will mics a lot. And if you
have the hurry slant" on life
it is going to be just too bad.
BY having time for him I
don't mean that no matter what
you are doing or what the &C.
caSion you must always stop to
play with your child when he
asks you; to admire what he
has built; to answer fully every
question whenever he asks it..
PUT ASIDE WORK
But I do mean that in general
you and your child will come
closer together, and he and you
will both learn about the world
and each other if you are will
ing to put aside the work Of the
moment; to sit on the floor be-
side him, perhaps, and share
in some big play business Of his:
to respond to his first attempts
to talk; to encourage him when
some big project" in blocks or
acrobatics seems doomed to fall
ure, and to answer those ques'
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Your [. q.
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

By SHIRLEY SPENCER
This is a general information
quiz. Score 10 for each correct
answer.
/. Who was the youngest Presi-
dent ever inaugurated in the
United States?
2. What was the Tyburn tree in
England?
8. Who is the inventor Of the
mechanical cotton picker?
4. From whom did the United
States buy the Virgin
Islands?
S. Which steamship now holds
the Atlantic speed record?
6. What two flags were used by
the American colonistS dur.
ing the first two years Of the
Revolutionary War?
7. Where is the Quirinal Pal
ace?
8. What do we now call the
Isthmus of Darien?
9. What individual began his
career as a Snowman by ex-
hibiting the reputed nurse Of
George Washington?
10. The bite of what insect Is be-
lieved to cause sleeping sick
ness in human beings?
ANSWERS on Page 15)
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HOROSCOPE
TODAY'S SIGN OF ZODIAC
LIBRA


First of two days for travel,
distant matters, writings, pub
lis hing, advertising, religion,
dealing with in.lawS. Today:
don't initiate ideas; if they look
good, test or wait. Routine till
mid-afternoon; then better.
MANY LESSONS
Everything in nature exists on
several planes, of which the OBJ
vious physical plane is the low.
est. We do not perceive them
all at once-some of them eS'
cape us entirely during this
rather fleeting lifetime in which
we waste so much of our energy
seeking the useless, trying to
hold fast that which cannot be
taken with us. The lessons OF
some are high, others are low.
YOUR YEAR AHEAD
Your year ahead accents your
desires for pleasure. love. har.
mony from November IS, and
promises happiness from effort;
but don't overdo, shirk response
bility, or risk assets or home.
Danger: now to November 5
January 20-March 10; June !.
July 20.
Copyright, 1887. Chicago Tribune,
New York News Syndicate. Incdl
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Manners
Nv OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

BY NEL1USE3EECANAEA
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
st am to be married in the
fall in the church rectory. I
would like to wear a long dress.
Would this be proper?
what type long dress could
be worn? What should the
men wear? If this is not cor
rect, what would you suggest for
the whole bridal party? The
wedding is to take place in the
~"
A wedding in a rectory is a
most informal kind of wedding,
and so all the plans should be
made to carry out this informal
ity.
Street-clothes are the most APP
propriate. You will be most APP
propriately dressed if you and
your attendant wear street.
length suits or ensembles. The
men should wear business suits,
preferably dark blue.
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
B0QLLtH CO1AlA>0G

[Countess de CaStig.
lone, favOrite Of Ma
poleon III. Called "Di-
vine" because of her
extraordinary physical
be auty and intelli-
gence.]
By HELEN FOLLETT
Massage is a re-
juvenator, a beautifier.
1t is an excellent means
of keeping facial and
neck fibers firm. 1t
rouses sluggish blood
streams. 1t helps to re-
move dead skin scales.
An idea prevails that
harm can be done by
massage. That's true
to a certain extent. Wig
orous treatment won't
do if fibers are depict
ed, though it is a stimu-
liant to a young, strong
musculature. Rolling
the flesh b e t W e e n
thumb and first finger
will dissolve fat cells.
There's no sense doing
that unless the case
calls for it. But tapping
with the finger ends
and smoothing from
chin to temples with
the flattened palm is a
safe treatment for any
one.
One must employ the
right massage agent, a
cream that is heavy
enough to offer resist
ance. A thin oil or a
cold cream does not let
the fingers stimulate
underlying muscles. It's
all right for cleansing
purposes, but not much
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H1zodaENIg
HOW to Entertain
Without Maid

No trick at all to prepare and
serve-this three-course maid
less luncheon for six.
And how pretty the table
looks! Shrimp patty, green peas,
and colorful tomato aspic salad
on each guests plate combine
with rust-tinted linen doilies,
golden chrysanthemums in a
glowing autumn color scheme.
First course was clear mush-
room soup. Dessert will be ice
cream molds, served at table
from a large platter, and coffee.
The hostess kept china and
silverWare at a minimum by
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
Parents and Children

tons which open up the world
to him.
DON'T GET IRRITATED
Have you time for your little
child. Don't feel irritated if he
trots around after you and
wants to "help" with the sweep
ing, or the washing, or the clean
ing out of the icebox. After all.
he's chummy little thing and
his home is his business and his
circus, and you are the very
hub of his world.
So just be only too glad to let
your housework slide, or your
sewing and darning be post
poned for the interesting and
important-and sometimes pre-
ciouS-moments that occur and
recur during the day.
Copyright, 1887, by Chicago Tribune
N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
BriQht COlOrS Add
Life to Fall Goats

Fabric and panels of fur are
advocated by the important de-
signers. Helm makes a lovely
coat of lemon-yellow suede, with
two panels, from shoulder to
hem, of American oposSum. Be
tween the two panels is narrow
strip of the fabric with self COW
cred buttons all the way down.
The same designer makes a
grand coat of tomato-red soft
tweed, with two panels Of beaver
in front and back.
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
Don't Take
Your Swain
So Seriously
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
"Dear Miss Fairfax:


Lately I've been going out
with a boy I like very much. He
now tells me he doesn't make q
big enough salary to get married
and wouldn't be able to settle
down for q long time. Shall I
tell him I'll -ait for him? I'm
only 10 and he's "a.
Margaret"
1t isn't necessary to say any
thing, unless he asks. The boy
probably wants you to know he
likes you, but doesn't want to
be taken seriously.
Just keep on going out with
him, if you enjoy his compan-
ionship, but forget marriage as
far as he is concerned.
Sometimes a boy will stop
coming at all, if a girl tries to
force a romantic relationship.
Don't hurry about getting mar
ried. You're young and have
plenty of time.
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
Err,i1,e Cape Is
Tops For Charm

Tops for charm is an ermine
cape with a little skullcap or
calot of the same snowy fur.
The cape is of three-quarter
length and has the skins worked
both vertically and in horizontal
formation.
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
PORK TENDERLOIN,
GERMAN STYLE

Saute the tenderloin in melted
butter until light brown on both
sides. Then cover and let SIM
mer for 20 minutes, turning
twice. Add sweet cream to cover
part of the meat and cook 20
minutes longer or until the pieces
are easily pierced with a fork.
When tender, remove to a
serving t,ish, add enough flour
stirred with broth to thicken
the gravy. Let simmer, do not
cook, for about 10 minutes longer
and pour over the meat and
serve separately. Do not season
the meat until the cream is
Scalded.
APPLE STRUDEL
Sift in a bowl a pint of flour.
Make a hole in the center and
pour in one-half cup Of warm
water, one-quarter pound OF soft
butter, two whole eggs and two
yolks, a pinch of salt.
Stir slowly, making a smooth
dough. Cover and keep in a
warm place until you have pared
one-half peck of apples and
sliced them very thin.
Cover the kitchen table with
a clean tablecloth; sprinkle flour
over it and roll out your dough
as thin as possible. Place your
hands over the dough and
stretch very carefully. You have
to walk around the table to get
it all even and thin as tissue
paper. Pour two tablespoons of
melted butter over it. Mix the
apples with cinnamon, seedlesS
raisins, brown sugar, few cur
rants and a little finely chopped
citron. Strew this all over the
dough.
Lift the cloth on one end and
start to roll the Strudel. After
it is rolled, place in a buttered
pan, and top with plenty Of but
ter. When half baked, pour a
half cup of cream and milk over
it and finish baking. Baking
time is Is to IS minutes. Serve
hot.
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
Blue Fox Coat Is
NeIU Luxury High

A new high in luxury gar
mentS is a full-length coat made
entirely of blue fox skins. The
full skins are mounted on velvet
in vertical formations, except
for the sleeves, where the skins
are worked in circles.
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
Doo Collar Belt

Joan Crawford has just re.
ceived a brass-studded dog collar
from q fan. The Metro Gold.
wyn-Mayer actress wears it as
a belt because it is too large
for her dog,
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
Treasured by Star

Myrna 10y still possesses the
blonde wig she wore in her first
motion picture role, What
Price Beauty" and it repoSeS in
a safety deposit box.
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GSS W41AGC AIdACS d
splendid face mask. 1t
has astringent quail.
ties. Women W h ose
skins have wrinkled
will find it helpful, as
will those girls who
have oily skins.
Beat it lightly, but
not until it is firm.
Spread it on a clean
skin surface. To re-
move it, use tepid water
freely. Dry the face
with gentle pats and
tap in a massage cream.
If the complexion is
in need of a whitening
agent as well, add the
juice of a lemon to the
egg white. Use as di.
rected for wrinkles.
Haze you any beauty
problems? Let tn e
Beauty Boz Editor help
you SolUe them. Ad.
dress all inquiries re.
gGrding beauty to the
Editor OF the Beauty
Boz, care of this neDS.
paper. Be sure to en-
close an a ddreSSe d.
stamped three centS)
envelope for reply.
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
Apple StrudSl Goes
Veil With Pork
TendGrLOln
By sIBILLAA CAMPBELL

German style cooking has been synonymous with good
wholesome food and tomorrow dinner offers two
ceent examples of this fact Pork tenderloin-German
stve-and apple trude appeal to almost anyones magma
ton as a most delecahe dinner combination
The Washington times., 1937-09-24

While preparing the first, I
avoid seasoning the meat until
the cream is scalded. The
strudel will be at its best if the
dough is rolled as thin as pos
sible.
The Washington times., 1937-09-24
Saturday Menu

BREAKFAST
Sliced Bananas Corn Flakes
Broiled Ham
Butter Toast Marmalade
Coffee MIX
LUNCH
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Banana Salad Hot Rolls
Rice Custard
Coffee Tea MIX
DINNER
Pork Tenderloin, German Style
Duchesse Potatoes
Buttered Little Onions With
Carrots
Combination Salad
Coffee
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CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP

Take one pound of fresh muSh.
rooms-peel, wash and chop very
fine. Put into saucepan with
two quarts of chicken stock.
Simmer slowly for one hour.
Season with salt and pepper.
In another saucepan put five
tablespoons of butter. When
melted, sift into it six table
spoonsful of flour; stir con-
stantly for a few minutes until
very smooth, then add a quart
of half milk and cream and stir
a few minutes longer.
Then pour in the mushrooms
and stir constantly until it just
comes to a boiling point and
serve
The Washington times., 1937-09-24

good If you're battling
fine lines.
When doing your
beauty duties at bed.
time, just after wash.
ing the face devote at
least five minutes to a
brisk tapping Of your
face. And don't forget
the neck. Necks 60 back
on you if you don't
take care of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
Round Table Talk About Food

A party is Q happy occasion in the life of every child, an oc- casion that is joyously anticipated and happily remembered. Wise mo- thers know that children must be kept busy and that they are always hungry.
 Then why not a party for the kiddies often to keep their minds occupied with something to think and talk about and by letting them help with the preparations 1t keeps them busy.
 Pictured here is a Merry-Go- Round Cake that will make a hit at any kiddies party. The choco- late covered cake pleases all chil- dren. The peppermint stick deco rations together with the animal crackers placed on top to give 1t a Merry -Go-Round appearance, will make 1t cake long to be remembered.
 It Is worth the effort 1t takes, when one sees the happiness 1t creates among the little folks.
 Merry -Go-Round Party Cake
 2h cups sifted cake flour
 2h teaspoons double-acting bak-
 ing powder
 1-4 teaspoon salt
 1-2 cup butter or other shorten
 ing
 1 1-3 cups sugar
 % cup milk
 teaspoon vanilla
 egg whites, stiffly beaten
 Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt and sift together three times. Cream but ter thoroughly; add sugar grad- ually, creaming until light and fluffy. Add flour, alternately with milk a small amount at time, beating after each addition until smooth. Add vanilla; fold in egg whites, quickly and thoroughly. Bake In two greased 9-inch layer pans in Q moderate oven (375 de- prees FL 25 to 30 minutes. Spread Chocolate Frosting between layers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05

A PINCH of this. Q pinch of that "A lots of cheese--and stir briskly Thirteen.year.old Frederick Kuell. uier tells his fellow chefs as they take a try at whipping up Q Welsh Rabbit. Although cooking is Q little out of their line. these boys are taking time off from football prac. tice to get in training for the novel High School Chefs contest, to be held this year in conjunction with National Cheese Week, November 2 to 14. Heretofore only girls have been eligible in Cheese Week con. tests, but this year both boys and girls will be competing for $l100 worth of cash prizes---with a top grand chefs prize of s200.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
--- THE CHEF SUGGESTS ----------- Salad Combinations That Are Good Cold Wea ather Menus
---By JOSEPH BOGGIA-
 CheH-The Plaza--NeW York

as Its base French dressing with chopped hard-boiled eggs. pickles and a few pearl onions added.
 Both chicken and tongue are the mainstays of this recipe called:
 Opera Salad
 Cut cooked chicken and tongue in fine strips; also make shreds of celery; mix and moisten with French dressing. Arrange on lettuce leaves and surround with heads of asparagus and thin rounds of gherkins. Serve with mayonnaise Apples are popular for winter salads, This recipe like perhaps the best of all:
 Windsor Salad
 Select large, perfect red apples cut them in halves and scoop out Fill the center cavity with dice of apples and fresh pineapple mixed with mayonnaise. Serve on crisp lettuce, surrounded with thin slices of fresh tomato. Garnish with mayonnaise.
 Then there is this odd mixture of fruit with cooked chicken livers;
 Venetienne Salad
 Cut celery and olives In dice and prepare orange sections. Cook chicken flyers in butter until ten- der, pass through Q sieve and mix with green mayonnaise tplain may onnaise will dol. Arrange the mix ed celery and olives .n the center with orange quarters around, gar- nish with small crisp lettuce leaves and serve With the special dressing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05

 also contain measure of silicon, the mineral salt which makes tis- sues supple and influences the growth of hard teeth and glossy hair.
 Almonds have as their additional mineral a percentage of manganese, the memory material, as food chem ists call 1t.
 All three are excellent winter foods but how seldom we turn them into interesting recipes. Do these seem a trifle more interest," ing than those you find in your own cookbook We find them very palatable at our house.
 Prune Whip Pie
 Soak two cups of prunes for seV- eral hours and simmer in the water in which they were soaked until quite soft. Remove stones, cut in fine pieces and add half cup of sugar and two cups of chopped nuts. Fold in two egg whites beat en stiffly. Pour into a baked pas try shell and bake at 375 degrees r. for 20 minutes. Cool and spread the top with whipped cream sweet ened slightly with two teaspoons of powdered sugar and favored with few drops of vanilla, If de- sired.
 The finest of all prunes fin Il are the French prunes. dried in the sun of southern France and put up in glass when at their high est point of perfection.
 With the preserved figs we make c very special salad which is called
 Sugar Plum Salad
 Drain the figs from their juice and scoop out part of the centersD Fill with shredded fresh pineapple mixed with cream cheese and q little French dressing. Place In a lettuce nest, surround with sections of orange and grapefruit. Dress with French dressing,
 One of the incest and simplest ways of using almonds Is to com bir.e them with fresh or canned peaches and cream cheese ana make @ luncheon salad. Blanch plenty of the nuts and dry them. Arrange halves of peaches. on q bed of lettuce, place three small balls of cream cheese in the center cavity, sprinkle the hlanched al- monds around and serve with dressing.
 And my favorite ice cream is q smooth, velvety vanilla cream or mousse into which plenty of chopped roasted tsllghtly salteD almonds have been mixed when partly frozen. Almonds also 60 into my plum buildings and mince- meat, and they are always on the table-salted and freshly roasted in butter-for nibbling between the courses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-05
Pleasing
 The Man
Green Peppers Stuffed
 With Nuts
By CHLOE JAMESON

The mans natural taste for spicy, highly -flavored foods finds a per- feet answer in stuffed peppers |. provided they are expertly pre- pared. The provision, by the way Is an important one, for no vege- table suffers more from indifferent handling than does the green pep. per.
 The ideal baked pepper Is not too dry, nor is 1t watery; not too done, nor Is 1t In that ough, un- palatable state of the half-raw pep- pers which are baked without first parboiling. This recipe Is little unusual in that 1t uses nuts in- stead of meat; but if preferred you may substitute any good leftover chopped meat instead o walnuts.
 Stuffed Peppers With Nuts
 Select fine big fat peppers that will stand on end and are easy to serve. Remove the tops, take ont seeds, rinse with cold water and parboil in salted water for about l5 minutes. Remove, drain and stuff with the following mixture:
 # cup chopped English walnuts
 large onion, chopped
 # cup bread crumbs
 A cup milk
 1-8 teaspoon black pepper
 teaspoon melted butter
 Mix the above ingredients and fill lightly into the peppers; sprin- klc the tops with a little grated cheese and bake 20 minutes in q flat pan, basting frequently with water to which a little melted but- ter has been added. Served with another vegetable or a meat dish that has creamy gravy, these pep- pers seem at their best.
 Dreamed codfish or tuna, q baked potato and stuffed peppers prove a good combinations; economical, too. Fried hoj.but with tomato sauce, parsley potatoes and stuffed pep- pers another. Or flank steak floiir- cd and fried in butter, country style, escalloped potatoes and the peppers.