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Evening star., 1938-10-18
Dorothy Dix Says
Untold Harm Is Done to Children
Through Selfish Mother Love.

DEAR MISS DIX am very much
in love with a splendid young man
who is everything that any girl could
ask for in a husband We want to get
married, but am an only child and it
would hurt my mother and father SO
terribly for me to leave them that I
do not even dare suggest marriage.
They have always disliked every boy
that even had date with. When I
come home of an evening and am 60
ing to stay at home my mother Is
cheerful and everything is so pleasant,
but If am going out she is gloomy
and has nothing to say. and looks
perfectly despairing. You know moth
ers are the dearest things We have and
II getting married Is going to sever
relations between mine and myself I
am content to be an old maid. 1t Is
my mother versus the boy love. What
shall do? LEILA B.
Answer: As you say, mothers are the
very dearest things We have. Some
times. And sometimes they are our
dearest enemies. Sometimes they are
the cruelest, most selfish creatures on
earth, and your mother belongs to this
latter class.
She knows that the very best thing
that can possibly happen to any girl
is to marry fine young chap, such
as your sweetheart is. who is able to
take care of her and stand between
her and the hardships Of life. She
knows that such a chance as that, to
settle herself advantageously. comes
to girl only once, and then virtually
always when she is young and pretty.
Yet because she is thinking Of her
happiness and her pleasure instead of
yours, your mother is willing to de-
prive you Of this certainty Of happi-
ness, she is willing to tear love out of
your life, for she will be equally op-
posed to your marrying any other man
Evening star., 1938-10-18

and in no time; it's diagram design.
And, of course, it's simply nothing to
wash and iron. Gingham, percale and
calico are practical fabrics for this.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1615-B
is designed for sizes "a, 36, 38, 40, A.,
a., As. 48 and 50. Size SO requires
AZ yards of 35-inch material. One
third yard for contrasting cuffs.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
fall and winter fashion pattern book.
Make yourself attractive, practical and
becoming clothes, selecting designs
from the Barbara Bell well-planned,
easy-to-make patterns.
Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1938-10-18
By BARBARA BELL.

It's got everything, this new house
dress design-everything that you
want for working comfort and good
looks. Wearing it, you can dive under
the sink for an escaped spoon. reach
into the far corner of your deepest
closet, sweep and dust and polish with
out ever being hampered by tight
seam. The waistline looks slim, but
those darts leave it plenty loose. The
ar1nholes and skirt are sufficiently
ample.
You can make this dress so easily,
Evening star., 1938-10-18
Refrigerator Cookies.

Refrigerator cookie dough is divided
and rolled into rolls about 2 inches
in diameter and about inches long.
These rolls are wrapped in waxed
paper and placed in the refrigerator
until the dough is stiff enough to cut
in thin slices. If chevy" cookies
are preferred to crispy ones. cut the
cookies about 4 inch thick.
Evening star., 1938-10-18

and will doom you to lonely and frus-
trated life.
She has nothing to offer you in place
of what she asks you to give up. Not
even a support You will always have
to work as you are doing now, and she
expects you to do this for the sake OF
gratifying her jealousy, and for you to
be contented to sit at home every eve
ming with no livelier amusement than
the companionship OF two people who
want to look at you. Cheerful prospect
for the future, isn't 1t?
To call this kind monopolistic, pos
sessive feeling love is nothing short OF
sacrilege 1t is nothing on earth but
the rankest egotism, the putting of
ones self before everything else on
earth. Love seeks the happiness of the
beloved one. 1t prefers another's good
to its own. 1t is utter selflessness.
There are many mothers who ruin
their children'S lives as your mother
is seeking to ruin yours. know many
elderly men and women who did not
marry because their mothers had hys-
terics every time they thought OF their
children leaving them. I have known
many cases in which mothers have
literally broken their children's hearts
by Wailing and weeping and affecting
to go into a decline until they forced
them to give up the girls and boys they
were in love with.
So my earnest advice to you. Leila,
is to refuse to become victim Of your
mothers child hxation Just regard
her as pathological subject who needs
the attention OF good alienist and go
along and marry your man. Don't ar
que with her about 1t and have your
nerves torn to tatters by her tears and
reproaches. Just step out some fine
day to the nearest minister and come
back with your wedding ring.
Evening star., 1938-10-18

into 80 pie-shaped segments. In each
Of these write fortune Examples
You are going on trip with mysteS
rious blond. Or, you are about to
marry rich widow who plays tho
saxophone and has seven children.
Or, you must stand on your head and
sing the Star Spaneled Banner" or
suffer three years of bad luck.
LET'S PLAY "MURDER"!
Murder old favorite-is q
perfect game for Halloween. The
guests draw slips of paper from hat,
and the person drawing the only slip
marked with a cross must commit the
crime. When a detective has been
chosen, the lights are turned out for
a full minute, giving the murderer an
opportunity to commit the crime and
hastily leave the scene. The victim
must slump to the floor the instant
that the paper marked with a cross Is
slipped into his or her hand.
When the minute is up, lights are
turned on and the detective begins his
investigation. All questions must be
answered truthfully, but the detective
can accuse only three people Of the
crime. II, after questioning, he accuses
three people wrongly, the real murderer
can safely admit his guilt, becoming
the next detective. However, II the de-
tective names the right person, he re-
to replace him.
When you're in a dancing mood,
choose partners for the dance of tho
balloons. Each man is given straight
pin; each maid is given an inflated
balloon, which she ties to her wrist.
The men do their best to protect
their partners balloons, but have no.
mercy on the other balloons. This
calls for watchful eye and fast dane
ing-and care when making jab with
pin.
Any couple whose balloon bursts
must leave the floor. Continue the
dance until only one couple remains,
and then award an amusing prize.
Cider and doughnuts are popular
Halloween refreshments. With pop
corn, assorted nuts and Halloween
CdLuy, ILey IL delight tIle SpOOk HlSHt.
palate of any happy guest.
And your guests will be happy II
you plan your Halloween party with
the right mixture Of the old, the new
and the spooky. There won't be a dull
moment to haunt you.
Will your Halloween party pre-
sent q special problem? There's
still time to ask for help. Write
to Joan Fortune and Norton Hughes
Jonathan in care Of The Evening
Star.
Evening star., 1938-10-18

and will doom you to lonely and frus
trated life.
Evening star., 1938-10-18
Bx BARONESS PIANTONI.

differently designed and shaped
hundred
tables
dolly
inches the 1917
illustrated
diagrams aid what crochet hook
and what material md much will need.
postage Addre orders the Needework Editor
q Evening
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
The Silk Boycott

Whom did the girls, with silk.
clad legs really represent? Were
they really hosiery workers?
Couldn't we get this matter of
silk buying reconciled, so right.
thinking people will know
where they stand?
I have been wearing, for some
months, a button put out by a
bona fide labor organization,
Lithographers of America, Local
No. 4, Chicago, on which is the
slogan, Don't Buy Japanese
Goods, Quarantine the Aggres-
sor." I do not think we should
advocate a Government-con-
trolled boycott. neither do I
think any one in Federal, State,
or local government, should do
any thing to stop such boycott
as that carried on by women's
clubs, students, etc.
AS an engineer, I feel I. am
reliably informed, the same ma
chinery will knit cotton, rayon
or other thread into hosiery;
and if these women, who mani.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

Look at all we did for those
buns" we rave, "and what good
did it do? They're right back
where they were before"
But were we really doing
things for "those buns" or
were we doing them for our
selves, to crafty our own ego
and our will-to-power
Sometimes, of course, service
is really disinterested. Some
times we do things from sheer
love of decency and pity for
our unfortunte fellowman. And
when such motives lie behind
our service, Virtue is its own
reward" Regardless Of what
the other fellow may do-and
he usually does plenty!-we
have the warming assurance
that we have acted as Regular
Eggs.
We expect no gratitude. We
are not inSulted If our good
gifts are wasted and our ex-
cellent advice sighted. Such
are the perils Of philanthropy,
but the game is worth the price.
It's so easy to kid ourselves
into thinking we are Being Big.
hearted that we are doing
it all for the other fellows sake
-. that we don't want any
praise or publicity. And all the
time we're getting a big bang
out of BATTING FOR GOD
and helping Him put His earth
in order.
OF course, we're sorry for the
unfortunates we help. Stupid,
shiftleSs things-what a mess
they've made Of their lives!
But, on the other hand, how
comforting 1t is to think Of our
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

festly can afford to wear what
they wish, will use products of
American material and labor, it
seems the right thing for hosiery
workers and the manufacturers
as we'll is to produce them, or
is the answer to be found that
manufacturers and hosiery
workers both make more money
out of hose made Of japanese
silk than they do from cotton
rayon. etc.
And will they still advocate
silk should Japan become
aggressive toward the United
statesP HARRY F. BAUER.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

Nuys' bill, 1t has been singu'
larly noted that from the initial
salvo Of Senator Tom Connally
Of Texas and on down the Line
to Carter Glass, to be further
augmented by a promised 30
day TRADE by that man Bilbo
from Mississippi" the Southern
phalanx have devoted their ct.
tacks primarily on a certain
phase Of the bill, that it is un-
constitutional by virtue Of its
invasion Of States rights. How.
ever, many students Of consti'
tutional law ieel that this In
deed is a moot question and
must remain so until such q
time as the U. s. Supreme Court
has acted.
There are others who feel
that the anti-lynching bill Is
shrouded beneath q cloak Of
hypocrisy; that the true issues
involved have not been properly
presented to the people; that
the attacks centered on the bill
from the standpoint Of its I'm
constitutionality are a smoke
screen, ana that the vital basic
issue is such a delicate one that
it packs plenty political dyna-
mite.
There are any number Of
Southerners who view the meas
urc as . trespass upon their
prerogativeS and social stand
ards. Others are Of the opin.
ion that the lowering of the ra-
cial barriers will create for this
nation a hybrid civilization and
would witness the diSintegra-
tion Of certain cherished ideals.
CWAR.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Conference of the Little
Business Men

THE Presidents recession conference with 500
J. small business men, to be held tomorrow is dis
approved by many conservative newspapers and
Roosevelt hating commentators. The feeling to
Ant;-E n p be that Mr. Roosevelt only wants
to get the small business men to
POSSESSIONS Washington that he can insult
them; that he won't listen to their IDEAS and shows
himself to be both a fiend and hypocrite in calling
this get-together
To us, it just goes to show that number Of con-
servatves have fallen victims to obsession, mania,
matter what he does; to them his every act is that of
a rascal or ratle-bran both. Imagine, for illus
tration what squawks would be going up if the Presi
dent had refused to consult business about the
recession if he had confined his conferences to labor
leaders and politicians.
We believe the President is sincere in calling both
big and little business for talks about the
sion and that these conferences constructive. It
was good thing, for example, to get John L. Lewis
and Thomas W. Lamont in the room for discus
sion of the business taperof which seriously affects
the interests represented by both of those men.
About the plea of many business leaders that bust
ness should guide the nation S economic thinking
administrations Plenty of them individually have
brains; but nevertheless, in those years baooned
to fierce boom, then suffered abysma crash. It
was in the Roosevelt administration that recovery
began, and that the few banks which have exploded
have paid up under Federal bank deposit insurance.
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own superior wisdom and
strength. And what a nice, eX-
citing, bossy time we're going to
have, fixing them over to suit
our notion.
SOMETHING HAPPENS
For a while all goes well. Then
presently something happens.
Maybe we get fed UP with the
other fellow. Maybe he gets
fed up with us. In either case
the big act flops. And forth
with we blow up. Rave about
mans ingratitude. If he only
had done as we said. That's
all the thanks we got for trying
to help anyone
But the plain truth is that we
weren't half as r1uch interested
in helping him as we were in
handing ourselves a thrill. And
now we're mad because we
couldn't have our own way and
run his life for him.
But we have no right to run
the other fellows life for him,
even though we may be in
finitely wiser and more capable
than he. Each man must grow
according to his own nature.
Each man must learn through
his own experience. And often
our mistakes are as necessary
for our growth as our successes.
We can and we should offer
help when help is needed. But
we have no fight to demand a
mortgage on the other fellows
soul in return for that help.
If we can't undertake service
with that understanding, don't
try to serve. Take up tap dane
ing instead.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

tracted and who still faces
matchmakers and marrying gals
with the Spirit of '76l
But Indian Summer is a dan
gerous time for a man to look
for a wife or to let ANY woman
marry him. The longer a man
succeeds in dodging women, the
more likely he is to fall for the
wrong woman. The harder he
struggles to escape the IMAGI-
NARY pitfalls Of matrimony,
the more certain he is to skid
right into the REAL ones.
Many a "hard-shell" will go
along for 20 years lodging one
nice girl after another, making
a safe getaway from one at
tractive girl after another, and
then weaken and tumble for a
perfectly obvious gold-digger or
for a multiple divorce with a
high-powered temper and repu-
tation for having made several
men miserable-or for a sour
old prune who will censor his
smokes and put him on a re-
form school regime.
All, well, scientists say that
when the brain expands, the
heart contracts; but when a
man falls in love, the rule ap-
pears to work the other way.
No mans heart should curl up
like a cat and go fast asleep
after so, but he should hold
onto his head more tightly
than ever.
copyright, 1898. by King Features
Syndicate Incl
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

There is an ideal age for a
man to shed his dream of be-
ing a perennial bachelor and to
begin thinking about getting
married. Around 80 is the per-
feet age at which to BEGIN
marrying.
In his twenties a man may
know a lot about love, but he's
just beginning to learn about
women" In his thirties he has
a pretty good working knowl-
edge of both love and women.
But when he simply refuses to
contemplate the thought Of mar
riage until he is flirting with
so, he is apt to be carried
away on a wave of emotion and
sunk without a trace" When
a man is beginning to feel a
little sorry for himself, a little
frustrated and a little lonely
for companionship. he should
stuff his ears and close his eyes
until he has passed the danger.
There is really no such thing
as a confirmed bachelor" The
only safe and sane and abso-
lutely hard-shelled non-marrying
men are those who have had
a fling at matrimony and have
come out with singed illusions
and battle-scarred hearts.
Every man is in danger of
marrying at least once. And no
man should select both his wife
and his first bottle of hair tonic
at the same time.
The average bachelor over the
age of IS is just a jaywalker
on the highway of love. AS far
as he is concerned, women are
like automobiles. 1t is only a
matter Of time when one of
them will GET him! Usually,
the speediest one!
4 \ \
And when I say bachelor" I
mean a man who has never been
married-not a widower or an
ex-huSband or any wise old
graduate of the Domestic School
Of Experience. A Simon-pure
unconquered male, from whom
the nerve has never been ex.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
The Filibuster Fog

Hopeful indeed are Senate
Administration leaders that the
New Deal agenda for this Ses-
sion of Congress may proceed to
it's fruitful fulfillment, now that
shafts of daylight have pene-
trated the thick filibuster fog
which has engulfed our upper
legislative branch since Janu'
ary 5, the last day any serious
business was enacted before the
anti-lynching impasse was
thrust upon them by Southern
Democrats.
Following the announcement
by Majority Leader Barkley the
session would recess for a two
day respite, after a White House
conference, hopes stirred anew
in Dixie solonS' breasts, that
finally after a gruelling fight q
stalemate had been effected.
Paving the way for the intro
duction of the Presidents pet
housing bill, to be followed by
other important measures on
the must" list, the bill that had
struck terror in the hearts of
Southerners, would at least be
temporarily Sidetracked, and
they in turn could lay plans for
its ultimate disposition to some
political limbo.
In regard to the Wagrer!Van
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

THE origi-
nal plans for
a m e m o rial
in the Tidal
Basin should
be carried out
by all means.
I think that
p r o p o al
" would add
greatly to the
beauty Of the
city. The re-
moval Of a
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
THERE IS A RECESSION

though yesterdays Wall Street Journal expressed
the hope that the slump has leveled off and is
humping along on the bottom. We're not taking that
Ecrn, Jucon,o talk too seriously We heard too
often in 1929-32 that recovery was
Holding Up inst around the corner
But there is one bright spot. Farm implement
panies report good 1887 business, and feel that
tanned farmer buying power should mean good busi-
next spring. AS long farm buying power holds
up we're entitled to hope that the recession won't
slide into return engagement of The Depression.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Your [. O.
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER


This is a vocabulary and gram
mar and spelling quiz. In the
first five check right or wrong
and underline word or words If
wrong. Check words misspelled
and give correct spelling. Score
10 for each question, s for half.
Time, 4 minutes.
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Would Return SI0ps

It seems that every time
Japan insults us there follows a
series of diplomatic notes,
usually ending with an ever
ready Japanese apology. Regard
ing the latest case of slapping of
a U. S. consul by a Jap sentry,
why not return the "compli-
ment" by sending a husky Ma
rine to slap the face of the
Japanese ambassador and call it
quits.
Simple and effective-isn't
it? TIT FOR TAT.
II
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

S on deserves
a memorial in
t h e Nations
Capital along
with h e r
great figures
of history. OF
course, Con
greSs should
W q ! I until
I u n d S are
available for
a fitting me-
mortal"
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

"F or the
time being I
t h i n k the
nickel is Suf-
ficieat, as the
University Of
Virginia and
M on tt cello
stand as ma.
tional ShrineS
in honor of
Thomas j e T.
ferson. I am
oppos S ed to
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

IS / n C e
Thomas j e f.
ferson was
one Of the
fou n derS Of
our nation, 1t
S e e m S only
fitting h at
he should be
honCred by a
m e mortal in
the CT pi tai
W hich will
e gu al those
Of other great
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

p ! a n n e d
which would
not do away
with many Of
the ch erry
blossoms and
thus t a K e
away one Of
the chief at
fractions for
t urls is. I
t h i n k the
nickel ie suffi.
cient. After
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

aily plan which would ruin the
cherry trees and at present the
taxpayers have burden enough
without building an expensive
memorial"
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cially in the field of education,
I think this plan would be much
more fitting than a small honor
such as a jefferson nickel"
X 4
Miss Josephine Parreco, 4012
Nineteenth Pl. N. E., secretary:
Until a memorial can be
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

all, the coin will be seen by
many people who never will
visit Washington. OF course,
plans for a lasting memorial
should not be abandoned"
X X
Harry B. HAnkin, HOT
Eleventh st. N. W., general
manager sign painting shop:
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Wise Words

One Of the attractive things
about the flowers is their beau.
iful reserve.-H. D. Thoreau.
Everywhere in life, the true
question is not what we gain,
but what we do.-Carlyle.
Pleasure in moderation re-.
lakes and tempers the SPIRIT
Seneca.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

limited number Of cherry bios
SONS would not spoil the land
scape nor detract from the
pleasure Of sightseers. I feel
the nickel is not enough"
kk
Robert Poplar, 1920 Garfield
st. N. w., Humane Society
agent:
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Marry-Go-Round
By Helen ROWlGnd
DANGER-MARRIAGE AHEAD!

m HERE is probably time in every mans life when
= he thinks of himself as hard-shelled confirmed
bachelor" Yet, very few manage to get as far
their fiftieth milestone without giving up the struggle
and facing the Mendelssohn musci
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

some of them great lawyers-and frequently en-
tices good men from the Government service by the
simple process of offering them more money than
the Government pay. When the Federal Govern
ment under such circumstances is able to attract
men of the type of Stanley Reed and Bob Jackson to
its service, it is worth while to keep them and when
When You Get possible to promote them 1t is
tEn. Koen I'm, only thus that we can be sure that
D"" --''P ~ those who serve the public interest
will be the equal in ability of those who honestly
enough are paid large fees for finding loopholes in
the law through which their clients may crawl.
''No man." said Attorney General Cummings in
presenting Mr.. Jacksons qualifications to the Senate
Judiciary subcommittee, "can perform the duties of
Solicitor General without intensive work and long
hours
That has been true ever since the World War, and
becomes increasingly true the structure of the Gov
ernment becomes complex. The Solicitor General
Of the United States must be essentially a LAWYER
not politician not an administrator, but man who
knows the law and can handle himself in court in
compeition with the best lawyers in the country and
who, while doing so, thinks only of one clent-the
people of the United States.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

some sort Of
an e d u C a.
tional institu-
ton in the
Nations Capt.
tai as a me
mortal to that
gr e a t Presi-
dent. Since
Jefferson was
one of the
ou t standing
leaders of the
n a ton, espe-
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Troffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January l, 1888. is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson
Copyright, 1888. King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
THIS BUSINESS OF SERVICE

GOERVICE" -. our most popular Twentieth Gen.
- tury slogan.
What lovely things we say about it >. and how
mad get when the lovely things don't come true