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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-09

the crinoiines of 1900 in France; they
often ornamented them with gold but
tons. Minoan women, dressed in
heavily -petticoated, skirted and
founced garments reaching to their
ankles, kept their clothes on with tight
belts.
The Assyrians wore tunic which
they kept on by means of a broad belt
with pendant tassels: there was a shawl
over ii and they wound narrow strips
of cloth around their legs.
The Greeks had word for 1t, too,
and theirs was the brooch, which can
really be called the granddaddy of the
safety pin. since it actually pierced the
garment and thus held both sides to-
gether.
ROMANS had no problem, in keeping
clothes on with outside pins or
brooches, for they wore the toga slung
over the shoulder. What they had to
achieve was particular skin in keeping
ON their loose, flowing garments by
manipulating them over their bodies.
The women, however, not wearing the
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-09

HT% HE next time you tell your op-
poneni in an argument TO keep
H i3as shirt on, just stop and tFaink
of the literal implications OF
what you are saying. What is he sup
posed to do IL he wants TO take his shirt
off: open the Upper III the twentieth
century fashion, or ufbutton the but
tons IS men have been doing for yearsg
For the problem of keeping his
clothes On ii one which has absorbed
the energy and taxed the inventive
genius Of man ever since those long
lost days when human beings were
really cayenen.
While different peoples chose to cover
different parts of their bodies,-Mo-
hammedans their faces, the Chinese
their artificiaIly compressed feet, the
Ennlatra and Elebes tribes their knees.
the Central Asians their fnger-tips, the
Samoaas their navels-others set mp an.
even wider variety Of standards.
The Tahitians consider it okay to go
without clothes provided they are suffi-
GENTLY tatt0oed, women of the Carib~
bees may leave their hut without the
usual girdle. provided they are painted.
IN Alaska women felt a deep sense OF
shame if they had no plugs in their
lips
Because there are so many different
ways OF keeping clothes on, the Frank
lin Institute In Philadelphia, which tells
The story OF scientific progress from
early days 10 the present in a series of
unusual exhibits. illustrates in unique
manner the evolution of how people
have been keeping their clothes on since
those prehistoric days in $4,000 B. G.
when man. clad IN fur or hide or skin,
made contraption, which can be
called d pin. and slipped it through a
loop of hide on the fur.
TT was the Fuegians. who lived at the
extremity Of Cape Horn, who got the
idea Of attaching the skins they wore
to their bodies by means OF cords. Some
of the others took pieces OF the bones
Of animals they had eaten, tied them on
to the skins and used them to stick
through the loops they made. They also
used thorns and the handy fishbone as
spike to put through tough skins TO
hold them together.
As the years wore on. the female of
the species didn't like the idea OF
aslorning her clothes with animal bones,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-09

she preferred polished balls Of wood og
some cheap metal to use as fasteners
and woye loops out Of the various kinds
of wool and thread at her disposal in
order TO take care of the anteceaents
of buttons. Other kinds OF fasteners
also were used, in remains OF the Eu-
ropean lake dwellers recently uncev-
cred, there are many pins, some orna-
mented, others in whose shape the
origin of the safety pin can be traced,
and still others OF more elaborate
bronze.
Most authorities agree that the pin is
of the greatest antiquity, preceding the
needle by some time. From the natural
thorn used to fasten things together,
pins developed through bronze brooches
in the bronze age 10 the ordinary do
mestic pin.
Up around 5000 3. c., The picture
changed. Garments were sewn and be-
came much more elaborate. AS the fig-
ure shows, the young lady who is chock
full Of sex appeal didn't like the idea
Of wearing the bones OF animals: she
made loops out of thread and succeeded
in creating what we call the frog.
Women OF Crete chose elaborate cos
tunes with bodiees cut very low, Like
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-09

toga, used brooches. clasps and girdles
In the Middle Ages, tailoring was
born and clothes began to be made to
fit the body. The Germans in the four
teenth century began wearing their
tunics shorter and more closeftting.
Over the velvet, silk, or embroidered
waist, sometimes lined with fur. a belt
was buckled on loosely to hold it in
place. A sword and dagger were at
tached to the belt by special thongs.
Sleeves OF tunies were laced or butt
toned IN a rather elaborate fashion.
Girdles, belts. bodice-laces and al
kinds Of tying arrangements We're sub
stituted for the frog idea and the but
tonhole was born, though in slightly
different state from what it is now.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
turies, ties We're used even more ex-
fensively than buttons; as matter of
fact, the first mention OF the button in
literature occurs in piers Plowman'' in
1877 where there is talk of s'boiones
overgylte"
Buttons, Of course, were used long
before, but their first use was only as
ornament. Only later were they used
with loops and still later with the but
fonhole. Brass buttons were first manu-
factured in America in Philadelphia in
I750 and hardwood ones were made in
the Quaker City 20 years later. The
Quakers refused to wear any button
unless ii was useful.
Hooks and eyes have history all
their own. It was the warriors of old.
like the Norsemen, who used buckles,
fastening one piece of metal onto an
other, and the Romans lent their help
to the hook and eye by bending one
piece of metal and cutting hole in the
opposite one for it to fit into This may
be taken as the ancestry Of the hook
and eye.
The nineteenth century saw the
purely mechanical fastener, in the form
Of snap. two pieces so made that when
they we're pressed together they clicked
and stayed together. From the snap
there was a gradual progression to the
complicated upper. which is composed
Of one side which acts as a hook while
the other acts as an eye. The two are
in perpetual alignment so that, by nlov-
ing the catch up or down, the hooks can
be made to engage. and once they en-
gage they stick and are perfectly closed.
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FaVOrite

Our favorite recipe for today
is a delicious dessert made with
fresh pineapple, submitted by
Mrs. d. L. Dunnavant, Fort Bel
voir, Va. 1t is one of the six win
nerS last week.
HAWAIIAN PIE
l fresh pineapple (medium Sized)
2 cups sugar
l teaspoon vanilla extract
l teaspoon lemon extract
l cup water
Cut pineapple in small pieces.
Add water and sugar and cook
until Syrupy. Cool and add ex.
tracts. Place in an unlocked pas
try she'll and cover with top
crust. Bake 20 minutes.
The netO tGUorite recipe con-
test is for cup cakes. Send in
your special recipe and toin a
cash prize. Your entry tDill help
others to enjoy a neW dessert.
The Washington Times aDiH pny
for each thinning recipe, one to
be published each day nert
week.
Write your entry on one side
OF the paper only and enclose
name and address and mail to
Miss Jean Green, FdUorite Re-
ctpe Contest Editor, The Wash
EnGtoH Times, before June 5.
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For the Guest
Luncheon

Strawberry ice cream and angel
cake! The perfect combination for
the guest luncheon.
Strawberry Ice Cream
u cup sugar
u cup corn syrup
2 eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
/ cup milk
/ cup light cream
/ cup crushed strawberries
Il pinD
Beat egg whites until stiff, but
not dry, add two tablespoons of
sugar gradually, beating to a
meringue. Combine milk, cream,
sugar, corn syrup, egg yolkS and
strawberries, which have been put
through potato ricer so that
there are no large Jumps. Beat
until well blended and finally fold
in the egg whites.
Freeze as rapidly as possible
with the temperature control
turned high. AS soon as about half
frozen, blend and beat with a
wooden spoon until smooth. When
frozen, reset the temperature to
lower temperature. =.
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Let's take cottons by rooms.
That seems to be the simplest
way. And as we usually enter
the living room, let's start there.
In winter we may have our furni-
ture covered with wool and silk,
OF the many grand synthetic
fabrics that seem so ideally suited
to household needs. But not so
in summer. Down come the
draperies of silk or rayon. Up
come the rugs. On go the slip
covers.
New Summer Curtains
In place of this winter finery,
We now find simple muslin cur
tainS at the windows, if there
are curtains at all. Many people
use rather decorative glass cur
tainS in a coarse lace or mesh
weave, or even in colors, and do
away with draperies in the sum-
mer. Others use glass curtains
alone. Even in winter, it's ten
chances to one that your glass
curtains are cotton. 1t was Elsie
de Wolfe who said once, Simple
white muslin curtains are good
enough for any ROOM"
Slip covers for this season are
lovely indeed, though this sum-
mer is no exception. We have
chintZ. glazed or otherwise, in a
variety of patterns and colorS
that is impossible to describe.
Fashion seems to run to large
patterns where they can be used,
and to small, vibrant prints
where accent is needed in a small
piece of furniture. It's smarter,
too, to have more than one pat
tern in the room. Sofa and
chairs all IN one are apt to be
tnonotonous.
New Tufted Patterns
Next are the bedrooms, where
cottonS are too obvious for much
mention. News there is, however,
in the chenille or tufted bed
spreads, some in monotone, others
in patterns that are both unusual
and beautiful. You can get other
things to match, draperies or fab
RIGS to cover boudoir chairs. And
in summer, cotton rugs on the
floor are cooler and more easily
laundered.
The bathroom is full of the most
gorgeous new towels, bath mats
and shower curtains. Deep tones
are still smart, and such simple
patterns as stripes, bars and bands
seem to be in highest favor. You
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
LOVES BOTH
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
"T'm 20 years old and engaged
to a boy a few years older, but /
happen to be in love with a man
of IS, who has been divorced from
his wife. He is very cynical about
marriage, and women, but 1 be-
lieve this attitude may be as
Sumed.
81 feel that my entire future
happiness depends upon my max
ing him see that there are such
things as happy marriages, and
that We could be happy together,
if he would only eDtrust his future
in INV keeuing." 3D."
I'm afraid you never heard OF
that old proverb about being "off
with the old love before you're on
with the new"
And if you're engaged to one
man, don't you think it might be
well to break your engagement be-
fore INDUCING in these day-dreams
about the divorced cynic, who is
IS years older than you are.
And that's a point to be taken
into consideration. When you are
80 the cynic will be As, and prob
ably not feel like going around
with you to parties and such.
A man of IS must know as well
as. a girl Of 20 that there are
plenty of happy marriages in the
world. But having had one fail
ure, he's probably willing to call
it a day.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
Beauty
Makeup
Practices
By DONNA GRACE

There are lots OF new make-upS,
as you may have noticed around
the smart shops, and as one make
up stylist puts it: "Gone are the
old simple days when the arbitrary
writer Of style could say, BE
fair, sweet maid, and you'll be
fashionable this summer De-
parted is the era when all women
were so uniformly nut-brown as
to suggest the vanishing white
woman.
The smart woman Of this more
sophisticated year has already
made up her mind whether she
looks better in bronze or as a
lily fair. Her only problem is to
find the wherewithal of achiev-
ing or retaining the correct shade.
This need not be a problem if we
will follow the advice of the make
up artists.
We are assured the Sun-tonic,
non-greaSy lotion will act as a
foundation and mosquito repel-
liant, and because of its prospective
and lubricating qualities will en-
courage an even smooth tan with
out fear Of burning. This is the
popular lotion for the red gold tan
so many of the younger women
and girls adore.
When We are so impressed with
the elegance of the period and
feel we would reflect the grandeur
of the coronation beauties, there
is nothing to do but to protect
the skin from tan or freckles and
preserve our own dazzling ala
baSter complexion. For this we
will find the anti-sunburn cream,
and the various nice creams and
lotions that will really help so
much.
There are some nice names of
makeup will give you from time
to time so you will wear the latest
compilations. The following is
said to be inspired by the gay
background of the French Riviera.
You know the fashionable women
of the fun-loving country wear
more makeup on the beach than
we do here. They are almost
formal about it.
Some of the tones they favor
are the Riviera-tan makeup base
with the same powder, and along
with this is worn red geranium OF
Chinese rouge with plenty OF
matching lipstick. For the roman.
tic, the lovely eye shadows are put
on, and they are in the usual
luminous shades of luminous blue
green, blue, black, gray and the
shades in harmony with the skin
and eyes.
With these dark makeups we
can use a really red rouge such
as red velvet, poppy scarlet, car
mine and similar brilliant tones
We will enjoy changing our whole
makeup and this should be done
several times a year, if we would
heed the dictates of fashion.
1 will be glad to send you the
Makeup Chart, If you wish. In
close . stamped, self-addressed
envelope for your reply. Address
Donna Grace, Beauty Editor Oh
The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
Market Offers
BARGAINS

The market this week offers
some real bargains in fruits and
vegetables. Green beans are again
in the class of moderate priced
vegetables. Peas and asparagus
are cheap. Cabbage and spinach
are low in price. Hot-house to-
matoes are on the market.
Broilers and the small sizes of
frying chickens are a good buy.
Smoked hams are a special value.
Hams are grand for weekend en-
tertainment as they can be cooked
and served either hot and cold.
In meats, veal is the best buy.
Fish is abundant. With a de.
licious sauce and proper cooking,
the food budget can be kept in
line by serving it frequently on
the menu.
Eggs are plentiful and moderate
ln price.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31

seasoned with salt and pepper,
lemon juice, and mixed with a
thick white sauce makes a delicious
spread for crisp canape crackers.
These are to be served with your
cocktails.
For the frosted-fruit beverages,
a sweet cake or cooky may be
served. Here is a recipe for an I'm
usual dropped cup cake. It is good
with any type Of fruit punch or
with wine cocktail. The sweet
ening used is honey, and chopped
nuts and sherry blend flavorS to
form a delightful cake.
WINE CUP CAKES
- cup of butter
u cup of granulated sugar
2 eggs
Grated rind of u lemon
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
3A cups of cake flour
"a teaspoon of salt
l teaspoon Of baking soda
"a cup of chopped nuts
"a cup of honey
"a cup of sherry
Cream the butter. Add the
sugar and continue to cream until
fluffy. Add the egg yolks and
the lemon rind and juice. Sift
together the flour, salt and soda.
Add the chopped nuts to the flour.
Mix the honey with the sherry.
Add the flour and the honey mix
ture alternately. Beat the egg
whites until stiff and fold into the
mixture. Drop from a teaspoon
on a cookie sheet or inverted bak.
ing pan, keeping the cakes about
two inches apart. Bake in a mod
crate oven $3.50 degrees) for about
IL minutes.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31

can find towels and other bath
linens to complement the colors
Of your tile, and make a bath
room that is striking in pattern
as well as color. Not to men,
ton the fact that big new towels
are thirsty for the moisture they
must absorb.
Kitchen linens and cottons are
just as colorful and gay. Cups,
saucers, pots, pans, maids in uni
form-the whole parade can be
found on such mundane things
as dish towels and dish rags. And
when it comes to breakfast clothes,
space doesn't permit description.
We merely hope you will be in
terested enough to investigate!
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
Printed Satin

The soft sheen of satin is
liked for smart nightgowns-a
very thin printed satin being
used for many Of the new models.
A large scattered floral print in
soft colors on blue. with soft
blue sheer edgingS on the wide
collar and the hemline, makes .
charming gown.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
Cotton for Con1fort--and
Cotton for Chic
By WILMA LAVILLE

AS this cotton week. cotton in the home our theme
today And that not chore for cottons not only
vital part of housekeeping but they smart They are as
part the modern home wood metal vegetable
matter Cotton used in many homey ways that we are
apt forget the beauties of the textile and the many times
make it serve needs q messenger Of beauty.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31

self love him If l have no chance
to share my happiest moments
with him. Then, too, l have a
feeling that 1 would be running
the same risk of being let down,
like that other girl. He doesn't 90
with her any more.
my parents are terribly strict.
1 love him but 1 could try to for
get before 1 learn to love him too
much. His kiss was my first.
"UNCERTAIN."
AS he has broken with the other
girl land from the text of your
letter I judge they weren't even
engaged, I can't see why you're
not thankful for the goods the
gods provide" This, of course, if
your parents have no valid reason
for objecting to this particular
young man.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
Barbecue Sauce

onion, chopped
/ Glove of garlic, chopped
6 sprigS of parsley
u teaspoon of salt
1s teaspoon of black pepper
teaspoon Of prepared mustard
~ tablespoons Of flour
/ small can of tomato juice
Blend the ingredients and boil
until slightly thickened. Serge
over any type Of roast meat.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
HER FIRST KISS

Dear Miss Fairfax:
when we were alone he put
his arm around me, and as I've
been very fond of him for long
time I didn't object. He said he
loved me and that this was the
first chance he had to tell me so.
/ thought he was joking, but when
he kissed me I was so happy that
/ didn't remember anything else.
Then I felt remorseful, because ]
knew he had a girl and was sup.
posed to be going with her. He
told me he didn't love her.
81 feel that J shouldn't let my.
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middlin'" class. A letter in this
mornings mail tells of a case of
snobbery-plus. The boys father
is an unimportant Government
official, his mother an active
clubwoman. His sister is working
her way through college. They
own their own home and have a
car and their names sometimes
appear in the local society col
umr.
And they're all having connip-
ton fits, because the son of the
house lowered his eyes to a girl,
whose family occupies "a lowly
position"
The "lowly position" commands
SIS a week, and they do not ap-
pear in the local society column.
The girl is employed in a de-
partment store. Here's her letter:
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I'VE thought an awful lot of
each other from the time we
were in high school. After we
graduated, he used to come to see
me and have supper with us
most every Sunday night, and
take me out in his family'S car.
He didn't pass his college exams,
and his family blamed me, but /
never saw him till after supper,
because / work in q department
tore.
His father got him a job with
me Of the Government alphabets.
We became engaged, and did a
lot of things for him that made
my family real mad But 1 felt,
as we were engaged and hoped to
be married as soon as he got a
permanent job, that our engage
rnent was as binding as marriage.
| never could deny him anything.
Suddenly he stopped coming to
see me. 1 wrote to his office, but
got no answer, and then to his
house. 1 didn't dare phone, be-
cause he told me never to call
him at home. His mother wouldn't
stand for it. asked at the al
phabet bureau, but they said he
didn't work there any more.
Three months went by without
a word, then he phOned the store
and said he wanted to see me that
night. 1 was so crazy with joy
that I could hardly wait on the
customers.
when we met, he was standOf-
fish; said his family had made
him 60 away, because they didn't
want him to marry me, that our
social positions were too different.
And he was going STEADY with
another girl his family wanted him
to marry. -,
"She was a society girl and will
ing to marry him, but he didn't
love her as much as he loved me.
He showed me her picture, whlch
he carried in a billfold. Then he
opened the back of the watch and
there was my picture. He said he
thought more of mine than he did
of hers. !
But that's not much comfort
when he's going to marry someone
else. He said he'd always be my
true friend.
"DESPONDENT."
Don't bank too much on that
boys friendship, my dear. He'd
be as poor friend as he proved
to be a lover. You have youth, and
I'm sure you're pretty and attrac-
tive, or the scion of the snob fam
lily wouldn't have fallen in love
with you.
Cruel as this experience has
been, you'll never again be the
complete Patient Griselda that
you were in your first love affair.
You gave everything and got moth
ing. You've learned that doesn't
pay, with the average man. Be
more independent next time.
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Advises Her to '.Forget"
Cruel Experience,
Be Independent
Rv REATRICE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority on Problems of Love and Marriage
No doubt about it, people who have the least to offer
the most snobbsh, when it comes to marriage
We've Just witnessed the former King of Great Britain and
Emperor of India giving crown to marry lady not very
different from many of her charming fellow country
women And his Royal Hghness happy his coming
marriage as high school boy his first love affair