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Cliffs fhat
 Please Al!
 Find Favor
"To all of you From all of us"

Under every Christmas tree we're
 sure to find tags, for him" and
 for her." but here's a new tag
 that should be added-"to all of you from all of us" Colorful, jo- cund bits that we all can enjoy, that will really make the Yule logs blaze more cheerily.
 Jolly, cracking fires and a gay, festive spirit are all part of Christ mas cheer, but only complete when we have tempting bowls of golden yellow popcorn and long, tapering forks tipped with enticing toasted marshmallows. So to make the holiday firesides really faultless we suggest giving the whole family a huge wooden bowl for the delicious popped corn, several mischievous- looking toasting forks and bright shiny pepper.
 Great wooden bowls, tottering on three tiny feet are brightly deco rated with gay peasant colors Two long, wooden spoons tipped with brilliant red help keep fingers from getting sticky and greasy. And, of course, we must have the pepper; either one of the lustrous alumin- um ones that need only to be plug ged into an outlet or one of the old-fashioned copper mesh baskets with long metal handles that take our last ounce of energy shaking it over glowing embers. For evenings of fun throughout the year, let's in- clude these on our must give" list to all the family.
 Wouldn't it be exciting, indeed to receive a new model cabinet radio? At least we've found just the set equipped to give you excel lent acoustical values. No stoop, no squat, no squint" to find your favorite Charley Mccarthy pro- gram All you need do is press button and on comes the program. No squeak, no squawk in finding Shep Fields Ripping Rhythmers- the electric push button automati- cally sets the station on the dot for captivating, rollicking rhythms
 And, too, the new radio organ brings all the glamour and emo- tional stimulation felt when actual If you wish to hear the crystal-like |
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books by Northwest celebrities.
 Anne Morrow Lindberghs inspir- ed new work: Listen, the Windl" comes in beautiful editions. And for laughter, just nibble at With Malice Toward Some" by Margaret Halsey.
 Important in biography is Carl Van Doren's Benjamin Franklin" but the list Is endless-and n- triguing.
 Among childrens books, our fam- ed Thomas Handforth has illustrate ed his story of Mei Lei, the Chinese child who lived next door to him in Peiping.
 Suggestions for children's books, grouped by age, and looking toward well-rounded permanent library, may be had in leading bookshops. At this Christmas season, the beau- tifully written and illustrated "Stor- ies From the Old Testament" should not be overlooked Nor Robert Law- sons Manners Can Be Fun" Grammar Can Be Fun" and his latest Safety Can Be Fun" And there are nicely illustrated, simply written Stories of the Operas"
 Generally, the trend is definitely toward non-fiction for adult read- CTS. Memoirs are fascinating, such as Dr. Hertzler's Horse and Buggy Doctor"
 There is a new atlas which even shows CzechoSlovakia.
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Give Books
 And Brinq
 Happiness

You can give the world and the treasures thereof; the adventurings and dreams of men throughout the ages-when you give a book for Christmas.
 And what vital books there are this season. new books that will hold a permanent place in any lib- rary, books of every theme and title, for every age and taste.
 Glimpse a few by local authors, Michael Fosters Remember Mid night" with it's scenes in the vigor- ous Pacific Northwest.
 Or there's Stewart H. Holbrook's s lusty Holy Old Mackinaw" with it's tall tales of tall timber. And Dor othy Fay Gould's Northwest his- tory, Beyond the Shining Moun- tains." And Nard. Jones thriller: The Case of the Hanging Lady" And that's but the beginning of the
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Greetings Broadcast
 To Islands

HONOLULU-For the past three years Hawaii has broadcast Christi mas greetings on December 24 to several lonely islands which have become potentially important along aviation's equatorial Pacific area The messages, from station KGU, go out to the dozen or so young Americans who for three years have been keeping the Stars and Stripes flying on Rowland, Baker, Jarvis and other tiny Pacific islands.
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Nick
 Makes Trip
 To Kitchen
FOUNDRYMEN

Kris Kringle stopped by the kitch- en, and oh how indulgent he was! He left you an adorable whistling teakettle, fashioned in light blue enamel-"Gay La" is its name. He left a handsome set to match your culinary color scheme in bright, bright red this also in enamel. It consists of a beautiful drip coffee pot, three nested mixing bowls, sturdy little saucepans in four sizes and double boiler that is really a dreamt
 You also were blessed with a long sought essential--a square butter measure which will mark a pound or a cube into cup and spoonful cunning little wooden chopping bowl and chopper, painted red, of coursel It boasts of a slight six or eight-inch diam eter just the thing for mincing
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TOYMAKERS

tones of the clarinet or the deep bass notes of the bassoon, an auto matic control brings these desired orchestral parts out above the oth- CTS. Now, even a small child can press a button to hear the marvel ouS featS of skill and coordination of the symphony or the moaning, wailing discords of jitterbug jam boree
 To make our Sunday morning breakfasts more amicable we sug- gest a smart waffle iron. The new est one is called the Twin Iron and bakes two small waffles at the same time. It's much more neigh borly to have company while eat ing your crisp, brown waffles. These two shining round irons fit into a rectangular tray and are just as handsome as they are practical.
 For inviting hearth harmony we want Stalwart andirons, a fireset with vicious looking poker and tongs, a sturdy shovel and broom, and a new curtain screen that makes the fire throw leaping shad- ows across the room. We'd like our set to be in hammered brass, and if we're real good, perhaps Santa will leave us one of those stout fire scuttles. For the living room we want those dignified, polished irons with tapering spires and subtle curves. For the recreation room we want the irons shaped like ship an-
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chors with smaller anchors for ham, dleS on the fireset. Curled up in a comfy chair the frosty nights simply melt away. And SO what chance for the gift-list! You Laying his finger aside of his
 nose Santa gave nod and up the chim-
 ney rose, Leaving gifts for the house scat
 tered around Where on Christmas morning they'll
 be found"
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TURIN. Italy-Out of war moth CTS loneliness has grown one of the worlds foremost doll factories.
 Santa Claus himself would be proud of a plant like Madame Len ci's here.
 Her name, by the way, is really not Lenci at all, although her dolls are known that way on six contin- ents. She is Signora Elena Konig di Scavini, the latter being her husbands name. "Lenci" was just a pet name for the girl, Elena Ko- mig. Folks called her first dolls Len ci' and the name stuck.
 A born artist, she developed a passion for dolls and designing beautiful clothes for them. Trips in- to Austria and Germany inspired her to try for more varied costumes.
 All this was for fun until her husband an Italian aviator, went to war While he was gone. her then only child died. Borrowing and lonely, she turned to the mak- ing of dolls, partly to keep busy, partly to support herself
 Business Picked Up
 Soon she needed outside help. mostly women and girls who worked for her in their own homes. Today her picturesque factory employs 36G workers and she maintains a sales exposition in the heart of Turin which is first rate tourist attrac- tion.
 Orders now come to her for dolls for the worlds great. Queen Elena of Italy buys them for gifts from the royal family A doll was made to order last year for the Queen of England. Crowa Prince Umberto has bought enough of her creations to open a small museum if he so desired
 One of Madame Lenci's most fa- nous orders was from Il Duce for four figures to be used as gifts to Japan. They were dressed in cos tunes distinctive of Rome, Sar- dinia, Lombardy and Piedmont. Mussolini had others made for his grandchildren.
 Madam Lenci makes two kinds of dolls, one in ceramics and the other in cloth The latter, when painted in flesh tones and provided with real hair, have an extremely natural appearance.
 A collection of historical and geo. graphic costume designs worthy of a Hollywood property director pro- vide ideas for her famous costumes She uses the finest materials avail able-genuine silks, satins, velvets and laces. The dolls Il Duce sent to Japan wore real jewels and cost $100 apiece.
 Asked if any trade secret ex- plained her success, Madame Lenci said:
 Just one-you must always use supremely good taste"
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TECHNICAL BOOKS

Technical books, along the line of his oh osen vocation, are a thoughtful selection for the man who is hard to choose for" In the bookshopS (and you perhaps know the one where he usually buys) they will be able to tell you of the newest treatises on photography, architecture, electrical engineering, and so on.
Evening star., 1938-07-05
Novel Canape.

Cover caviar-stuf1ed olives with
cream cheese. Insert wooden picks
and stick the other ends of the picks
into red apple.
Evening star., 1938-07-05
BY BARBARA BELL.

T TOW will you have it-as play
IL suit with tailored shorts, or
with the skirt and bolero, as
a 4 the gayest little frock you
could meet on summers day? Why.
both ways, Of course, when you can
have the combination so easily and
inexpensively by making your own
according to this new design. This
lavish use Of ricrac especially on linen
in dusty pastels) is new and very
charming fashion note! See how
cleverly the two rows of ricrac simu-
late yoke on the play suit in the
front: the back has Just about as
Evening star., 1938-07-05
Clean Up to
Calm Down.

Next time the children get on your
nerves try taking a bath, a leisurely
warm one. Allow plenty Of time for
soaping and soaking. A period Of rest
in the enveloping warm suds will
soothe the tired body as it rests your
overstimulated mind.
When you begin to calm down, let
cool water into the tub or stand under
cool-flowing shower for a moments
invigorating rinse. Dry yourself
briskly with a clean, absorbent towel,
The last step in the treatment Is a
complete change Of underwear. The
delightful sensation of fresh garments
next to your glowing skin will make
you feel like new woman, well able
to take the children's hveliest capers
in your stride.
Evening star., 1938-07-05

Readers
|Queries
Making an Excuse
To Leave Young
People Alone.
By EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: When my
- daughter has guests in of an eve
ming (young people, mean and after
sit with them for a little while, 1
like to go to another room and leave
them to their own conversation. I do
not like to call attention to the fact
that am leaving, and yet it seems
rude just to get up and leave. I think
you can tell me what the best way
would be.
Answer-It is true that young peo-
ple-and, for that matter, all people
like to talk to their friends without
the presence Of any one who just
sits and listens! The fact that some
one is overhearing every word said is
disconcerting to most of us-and to
young people particularly. On the
other hand, your daughters friends
would be very much embarrassed if
you made the fact that you are pur-
posely leaving them alone conspicuous.
To say to young man, for example,
Il know you'd like to talk to Clara" Is
likely to make him perfectly tongue
tied when you have left the room, and
make Clara equally self-conscious.
The best thing to do is not to sit down
after greeting whoever comes in. Or,
If you stay for little while. you can
then deliberately bring almost any,
thing into the conversation that sud-
denly reminds you you must write a
letter, or send an order to a store. or
finish piece of work you are doing.
1t can be anything general and vague
or perhaps definite. Then get up and
leave. Don't say that you are going
to leave them alone. In other words,
make your going spontaneous and
casual as If something had just oc-
CURED to you that had to be attended
to. If they say good night to you,
just answer, "Oh, I'll see you again
later" 1t doesn't mean that you
will come back, but merely that you
may come back. Or. I'll see You again
before you CO." or If I don't see you
again before you 60, good night"
wouldn't always have the same answer.
YEAR MRS. POST: My problem is
one that I am sure you receive
many letters about. Won't you please
tell me how I can get along with my
sons wife? try to be a very reason
able mother-in-law, but it seems i'm
possible for us to get along together.
I will greatly appreciate your advice
on this.
Answer-My advice to all mothers
with married sons is this: Don't ex-
pect too much and. above all, don't
interfere. That is rule No. l.. And
no matter how difficult. you must
keep it. Your son and his wife have
right to lead their own. lives. 1t
is very difficult not to tell young
housekeeper what she should dol
know-but unless you are asked for
advice, don't insist on giving it! And
when you are asked something. an
swer that one question and don't make
1t an occasion to 60 on and say all
the things you have bottled up inside
Of you"
Evening star., 1938-07-05
EAR MISS DIX: Do you think
\ a young man with a univer-
i sity education would feel


sity education would feel
- superior to girl without
even high school education, but who
is holding responsible Office position?
Do you think the girl should tell him
when he proposes to her that she Is
Does education play an important part
in making or marring the happiness
of marriage? MISS P. S.
Answer-Of course. the young COL
lege graduate will feel superior to the
young lady without degree, but COL
lege graduates feel superior to every
body else on earth, anyway. so that
doesn't matter. Also, every man feels
superior to every woman, no matter
whether or not she is the educated
one. so there is nothing to worry over
IN that, either.
In fact. it is very good arrange
ment all around. for nothing makes
more for domestic peace and happi-
ness than for the husband to be able
to look down upon his wife and feel
that he is wiser than she is; and
nothing makes wife more blissful
than to be able to gaze adoringly up
to her husband and to regard him
as an oracle.
Whenever you hear a wife begin
every sentence with John says" and
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spelled correctly. The sentences say
something.
Although not many of you men and
maids will be applying for editorial
positions, you can all make good use
of the sound princ} ples behind this
published letter. Using it as a model,
you can compose good one of your
own to serve your own need.
It's often clever idea to write a
rough draft first. as many authors
write stories. Then, from the cor
rected rough draft. you can write a
smooth final draft. You'll be sur.
prised at the big improvement!
When applying for job by mail,
give all the facts you can: Age, edu-
cation, experience, references. Try
to tell the employer why you feel you'll
make a better employe than any Of
the other applicants. Tell the truth.
but don't succumb to false modesty
If you don't speak up for yourself. no
one else will.
Remember always: You're selling
yourself and your services. Do all
you can to show any prospective en-
ployer that you're the person who can
make the most money, save the most
money, or efficiently do q hard lob
well-for him!
Another column in this series,
appearing soon. will help you to
make the most Of personal inter-
views.
(Copyright. 1882
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and ornamented them with painted or
carved decorations.
Trestle tables, instead of the turned
or solid leg of the English table, had
wide ends, cut out in graceful design
and supported by carved wood
stetcher or wrought iron brace. Chests
were large, with iron locks and leather
hinges, and painted or carved, holding
all the treasures Of the church or the
community, or they were box with a
drop front panel, set up on legs in
imitation Of the Spanish "vargueno,"
or writing box. We could call it a
desk.
Chairs were simple in outline, Of
wood with chip carving. and often
with backs, seats or cushions of soft
deer hide. These few pieces of finely
made and ornamented furniture were
the first homely comforts in that wild
country, and with the walls enriched
with Santos, native paintings on wood
of the saints, with soft-colored woven
rugs and native pottery, the interior
was. and still is today, utterly salts
factory. Wherever climate is warm
and sunny. or people live close to the
earth and in the open. this Spanish
American style of furniture has be-
come popular.
II X 4
WITH this popularity came a prod
W uct turned out by the factories
about 80 years ago called mission"
furniture. OF dark stained. heavy
oak with leather seats and backs, it
had little claim to beauty or comfort,
and certainly no legitimate relation
ship to the actual furniture Of the
Spanish missions. This has now dis
appeared, and we now find shops Show
ing fine reproductions of fine old au-
thentic pieces, recapturing the hand
made appearance of the furniture
made by the Indians as they were
instructed by the Spanish fathers.
The use Of carving on these early
pieces was similar to its use on Span
ish pieces of the day. but the actual
motif of the design was entirely ma
tive. The generous use Of color.
either worked into the carving or
painted on fiat surface employed
Indian color and pattern.
Spanish furniture of the period
was ornamented and braced with fine
wrought-iron work. Much OF it was
handled with the same delicacy that
We now use on silver. Though tools
were too coarse in this country at that
time to afford this precision, the
same general designs were worked out
in the proper proportion. but were
much simpler than those from the
shops Of the famous iron workers Of
Spain. The padres must have been
thorough, patient teachers and there
is TO doubt that their students had
great ability and remarkable under
standing.
These furnishings of the early In
dian homes of the Southwest are par
ticularly appropriate wherever one
lives in simple environment. They
are useful, functional and designed
for living. Combind with handmade
textiles, pottery and glass; they make
an interior that is beautiful as well as
fundamentally American.
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Gentle, Persuasive Padres
Taught Native Indians
Art of Cabinetmaking
Carving Used on First Pieces
Similar to Original Designs
AS Explained by Priests.
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

HAVE heritage furniture ancestry from almost every European
country New England Virginia
w England Pennsylvania Delaware and New York the
German and Dutch influence South Louisiana
Coonsts
n but the exquisite
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spring and summer fashion pattern
book. Make yourself attractive, prac-
tical and becoming clothes, selecting
designs from the Barbara Bell we'll
planned, easy-to-make patterns.
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Dorothy Dix Says
Education Plays Important Part
In the Happiness of Marriage.

when you observe one meekly burning
incense at her husbands feet, you may
be sure that you are beholding a con-
tented household in which there is
no wrangling nor disputes.
THAT men prefer wives who are not
SO well educated as themselves is
abundantly proved by the fact that
no blue stocking is ever a riot with
the sheiks; that the more learned a
young woman is. the less chance she
has Of getting husband AS a result
Of an investigation that Dr. Roy An
derson OF Teachers College at Co.
lumbia University has recently made
Of the effect Of the higher education
on the future Of girls. he declares that
college girls have 20 per cent less
chance to get married than have the
girls who do not 60 to college.
General observation will bear this
statement out. When We are trying
to "sell" a girl to young men we
descant upon her beauty, her dancing,
upon her prowess in outdoor sports,
but We never dream of saying that
a girl is q Phi. D., or that she reads
heavy books, or that she understands
the Einstein theory. For well we know
that If We did, wild horses couldn't
drag any youth to come and call
upon her.
But you make a mistake In think
ing that because a girl has not q
formal education she is bound to be
ignorant and stupid Some of the
very best educated people have ever
known had little schooling. but they
had read, studied and observed until
they had made themselves highly in
telligent and well-informed on every
subject. Certainly a girl who is able
to hold down responsible office posi-
tion is no fool, and very possibly she
is far more mentally alert and up-to-
date than her college-boy sweetheart.
No doubt she is. or else she would
not attract him, for while men may
not prefer college girls for wives,
neither do they desire Dumb Doras.
They want women who have brains
enough to keep up with them and to
understand what they are talking
about and to be entertaining COM
panions. Certainly girl does not
need to tell man how much educa-
ton she has had. That speaks for
itself and shows in everything she
says and does.
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X,
asking them about possibilities. Or
you can visit the employment Offices
OF the stores and industrial plants.
Because the competition for jobs is
30 terrific these days, you'll want to
stand out from the crowd. You'll want
to be different from the usual lob
applicant.
Employers want value when they
hire people. They're not at all inter-
ested in the fact that you must have
job, or in what you expect to receive
from the job. But they are interested,
intensely, in what you can give them
In what they will receive from YOU in
return for a pay check
Employers want to know what you
have to offer them.
girl we know was anxious to find
editorial work, but, instead of pound
ing the pavements going from office to
ONCE, she wrote clever, informative
letters to every magazine editor in her
home city. She told of her qualifica-
tions and what she would be able to
contribute to helping make the
magazine a success. As a result, sew
eral OF the editors to whom she wrote
replied to her letter, asking her to
come in for a personal interview. She
now has good Job.
THIS girl succeeded because she
planned her b-hunting cam
paign. Her letter was carefully
written-designed to indicate her
ability and interest employers. Her
letter made magazine people want to
know more about her, so personal
interviews were a direct result.
Here's the kind of letter she might
have written:
Dear Mr.. Jones: Have you con-
sidered the possibility of adding a
junior home-making page to your
magazine? Reading it, I have often
thought about how popular such a fea-
ture would be with older girls have
even gone so far as to write material
for sample pages.
Frankly, would like to write such
feature for your magazine. Attached
TO this letter is complete biography
giving complete details concerning my
previous experience, education, etc. I
hope you will be interested enough to
give me a personal interview, so can
present my idea for junior home
making feature in detail Whether or
not you like my idea. I'd appreciate
an opportunity to discuss magazine
editorial work with you.
I am anxious to show you what can
do. I am sure can become valuable
member of your staff.
Sincerely yours,
MABEL SMITH,
THIS letter is good for several
reasons: % 1t is brief and to the
point. CD 1t presents a clever idea
for new feature. (3) It doesn't men,
tion salary expected, leaving that open
for later discussion. % It shows that
Mabel Smith is a wide-awake, intelli-
gent girl who will be interested in
her work and the magazine. (5) It
definitely indicates that she has some
thing of importance to give" for her
pay check.
Also the letter is correctly written
on typewriter. All words are