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The Washington times., 1938-12-20
Closes Are
HOnOrGueStS

The Minister of the Union OF
South Africa and Mrs. Ralph
William Close we're the guests
in whose honor, Miss Margaret
Delano Gage entertained at
luncheon yesterday following
Mrs. Lawrence Town sends
Monday morning musical.
Also at the luncheon were the
Charge d'AffaireS of Italy and
Signora Cosmelli and the Mill
tary Attache of Germany and
Frau Won Boetticher.
opened during the afternoon.
It seemed strange to hear
Mrs. Roosevelt say: Monday,
we shall all rest" The next
major event on the White House
schedule is the debut party for
Eleanor Roosevelt on Tuesday
night and this promises to be
one of the highlights OF the
Christmas holidays.
The Washington times., 1938-12-20
PETER CARTER
Says:
DARTY snapshots:

DARTY snapshots:
The Bill Shearers goodby party for the Minister OF
the Dominican Republic and Nine Pastorza, and Nine Pas
torza very smart in blue velvet and regretng leaving
Washington, which she has learned to really love.
Governor and Mrs. James Curley with Mrs Curley in
cloth of gold gown trimmed with sable and later taking
the piano and playing the most lifting melodies Mrs Curey
a verabe beauty with the exquisite classical features.
The Washington times., 1938-12-20

For a long time Washington Smart
Settlers haven't had to endure such
terrible strain. Very seldom, even
The Washington times., 1938-12-20

Theodore Douglas Robinson,
widow of the former Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, who will
be visiting her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques
BlaiSe de Sibour.
Christmas presents will be
The Washington times., 1938-12-20

Smoked turkey, one Of the
piece de resistances of the lavish
buffet supper, with its tangy,
The Washington times., 1938-12-20
TO ATTEND

A few of the girls invited to
the Letter dance tomorrow
night include Miss Louis Still
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Manners Of the
Moment

Some women have a very bad
habit of sticking needles and pins
into bed covers and sofa cushions.
It's awfully difficult to sew without
sticking needles and pins some
where, I suppose. But does girl
have to pick her husbands pillow,
or the best chair in the living room,
for her pin cushion?
To the people who don't sew 1t
seems pretty unreasonable. 1t up
sets them to lay weary head on
pillow, only to find it bristling
with pins and needles.
Probably the girl who sews should
be given special chair and spe-
cial sofa pillow in which to stick
her paraphernalia. After all, the
cat has its own cushion for Sleep
ing I should think a girl could
be trained to use her own cushion
for sewing.
If she can't, then she'd better
mend her clothes with adhesive
tape. It's much less painful than
a pin when attached to the seat
of ones trousers. JEAN.
(copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Not loo Late to Find Many Outstanding Offerings for
A Fascinating Gift Array
Still Remains for the
Iast>Minute Buyer
Really Amusing and Luxurious
Presents May Be Secured
For Milady's Pleasure
By HELEN VOGT.

Speaking through our bandges unmindu
battered condition.
Christmas
What matters diScoloration
teeth
maung showing pushing and pulling in the
Evening star., 1938-12-21

coming, and in this design the slen-
derizing effect is enhanced by the
low-placed two-button closing at
one side. The short sleeves are made
with box pleat.
This is good-looking type of
house dress that you can wear all
day long. from the moment you get
up in the morning until you dress
for dinner. In fact, you'll like it so
well in percale, linen or gingham
that you'll be repeating it in fiat
crepe or thin wool. without the
pockets, for shopping.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. l660-B
is designed for sizes 36, SO, 40, 42. A,
46, 48, so and So. Size SO requires
~ yards of 39-inch material; 3
yards of braid.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
winter fashion book. Make yourself
attractive, practical and becoming
clothes, selecting designs from the
Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to-
make patterns.
tcopyr.sht. 1880
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Suggestions
To Perfect
Figures
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.

Sometimes I wish I could turn
| into a bust exchange! For all the
girls and women with small busts
want to know how to develop larger
busts, and all the big -bosomed girls
want me to give them a magic
formula for reducing their bustline,
The truth of the matter-or the
secret formula to a beautiful fig
ure-iS exercise is required! Ex-
erciSe is required to reduce or to
add weight. Exercise is required to
distribute flesh proportionately and
to keep fresh beauty in your face.
Exercise is necessary to acquire a
beautiful bustline. But even though
women know this. how many of
you, my readers, will actually ex-
erciSe?
It is pretty discouraging to be a
beauty editor and to spend time
ferreting out reliable exercises to
make you more beautiful women
If you just keep on in your lazy,
Indifferent way Of living. Why not
give the exercises chance to show
what they can do for you? Take
my bust exercises for instance.
Any growing girl. and many grown
women. can make their bustline
more beautiful by devoting Just a
very few minutes each day to cor
recting their postures and f1rming
their pectoral muscles which hold
the breasts in place. But without
exercising and correcting faulty pos
ture their bustline will remain un-
beautiful!
/ In my leaflet How to Acquire a
Fashionable Bust Contour" are care
fully planned suggestions for every
woman who wishes to develop an
undeveloped bustline. They are SIM
pie suggestions and simple exercises.
but they are effective, so If you
are really serious about the matter
send a self-addressed, stamped g.
cent? envelope for 1t and take its
advice!
And for good measure I will give
you q splendid deep breathing exer-
else which Is not included in the
leaflet.
Stand. feet together, in good pos
ture with hands at your side.
Slowly inhale and raise your arms
to shoulder level in front Of you.
Then fling them In back of you
| quickly as you exhale quickly.
This done before an open window
(without wearing bra) 20 times
a day for 30 days. is certain to
firm and beautify your bosom! So
not a peep from you flat-chested
girls for at least Q month";
teeDyztghA 1850
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Teach Child
To Be Kind
Others
The Lame Do Not
Ask More Than
Consideration +,
BY ANGELO PATRI,

Dear children: I am writing to
ask you to help child who is suf-
fering from thoughtlessness. She is
a sweet, kindly, gentle child who
was born with deformed feet. Her
grief-stricken mother and father
took her to the hospital when she
was only few days old to have
those poor, twisted feet Strengthened.
The doctors were very kind, for
doctors know how sad it is for chill
dren whose feet cannot run and
dance and jump about in playtime.
Every month or SO this little girl
was carried to the hospital and the
doctors operated on her feet. At
last she could walk, with a limp,
but she did not mind that as long
as she could get about with other
children. She has to wear queer shoes
to keep her feet growing straight
and strong, and she has to wear
brace. But remember. she loves to
play with the other children at re-
cess time.
You would think that these other
children would be kind and thought
full about this little girl, wouldn't
you? Some are, some are not What
l am asking you to do is just this:
Please help any child who is lame.
Appoint some bright, kind, faithful
child to help this other one. Not
| that it is necessary to do things for
this child, but that it is necessary
for him IN hovo O f,-innI OF
help if help is needed. Open a door,
stand between the lame child and
the rush Of happy children. Give
him a lift with his books if he is
carrying too many. Just see that
he gets fair chance, with no rough
ness. That is all he asks.
These lame children are proud,
just as you are. They do not wan.
to be looked upon as helpless,
burden on other people. But they
need the help that thoughtful
friends can give without calling at
tention to the need for it. You know
how to do this better than I can
tell you. I know I need only men
ton it to you to have it done.
Watch out for the thoughtless
youngster-he is always very, very
healthy-Who calls the lame child
names, makes fun of him. shoves
him aside and puts him out of the
/ game. Take that thoughtless
youngster aside. when nobody is
looking, and whisper in his ear a
word of kindness. Ask him to help
this other child by being kind to
| him, smiling at him when he meets
him, helping him to get into the
game instead of showing him out.
He will understand and lend hand.
He never thought about it.
Make sure that you pick the
best, the most intelligent the kind
est among you to do this work.
Talk to the teacher about 1t and
she will advise and help you. Do
it all under the bond of silence,
for if the odd child should hear
about your scheme he would feel
bad. You know how that would
be. Work quietly. And let your
kindness go out to all odd children,
those who are lame. or who do not
see we'll, or who cannot talk clearly,
or who wear queer clothes. or who
do not talk your language. Just
help them and you will be de-
lighted to see how happily they
will grow in every way.
Thank you very much for read
ing this. Cordially yours,
ANGELO PATRI.
tCopyright 1889
Evening star., 1938-12-21


lovely things we've seen.
OF course, needless to say, you've
finished your Christmas shopping
But if by some strange chance
there remain two or three names
still unaccounted for, it might be
a wise idea to check over some of
the fascinating gifts still to be had.
Formal Wear
Is Exciting.
For example, there are evening
accessories. Nothing is quite so
frivolous and exciting as the sight
Of a luxurious gift for formal wear.
=. We like the mittens of doe
skin or those that are kid on one
side and velvet on the other. We
praise the hoods and muffs of vel
vet for evening wear and the ba-
bushkas OF net trimmed with SPAR
king sequinS. We delight in Juliet
caps of rhinestones or sequins, or
the shake evening hats made of
brilliant sequins-or the tiny doll
hats Of feathers, ribbons. or fur.
Evening bags we find irresistible
especially those that are fitted or
the kind that open from the top
and plainly display all the con-
tents. (The latter come in nina
ture cellophane hat boxes. It's
hard to resist evening jewelry-
bracelets, clips, fancy watches, pins,
Evening star., 1938-12-21
urkey QUESTIONABLE Will
Help Housewives to Shop
1ntelligently for Bird
Prices Reasonable This Year
Due to Fine, Large Crop;
Cooking and Carving Hints

(Released of Home Economics
partment OF AgcutureJ
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Ny Neighbor Says:

The kolanchoe is a most at
tractive Christmas plant. The
flowers are fire-red and the
foliage glossy green. It
stays in bloom 8 to 10 weeks
and flower buds keep coming
throughout the winter. More
plants may be grown by max
ing cutting about 2 inches be-
low a leaf and placing 1t in wa
ter. In a few weeks you have a
new plant started.
Wash angora bonnets and
mittens in warm suds made of
pure white soap to which one
teaspoon of ammonia has been
added. Rinse in several waters
OF the same temperature, wiring
out in Turkish towel. and dry
as quickly as possible in the
house in winter.
Hang tin of popcorn
wrapped In bright red shiny
paper on your Christmas tree.
The children will love it.
Pour salad dressings into jars
which have been rinsed out
with cold water. The dressing
will not stick to the sides.
Cranberry jelly made in in
dividual molds is more at
tractive than when served in a
large mold.
(Copyright. 193s.)
Evening star., 1938-12-21

combs for the hair and all the
other amazing trinkets. For
snowy nights there are white fur
trimmed boots to keep your dainty
slippers clean and dry. Handker-
chiefs-great flowing squares of
chiffon glittering with sequins, lace,
or embroidery :. and gloves, long
formal types in black. white, or new
colors with embroidered accents.
=. All these things for evening.
Accessories
For Daytime.
For daytime we love purses-the
bigger the better. Suede or
kid or the fabric kind that have
watches in them. The bright
colored ones with matching gloves
that are SO smart to brighten up
our drab winter outfits, the fitted
kinds that have place for all our
beauty aids. Gloves are Won
derful, especially the side-wall kind
with contrasting colors Hose
are always welcome-sheer ones
even one or one and half thread for
formal wear. . Costume jeWelry
good jewelry-to add chic to our
winter clothes. :. All these things
and many more. Even things
like brightly colored billfolds and
key rings for the ladies or compacts
with lighters attached or three tiny
glass feathers holding perfume.
etc.
For sport wear we favor angora
mittens, embroidered scarves, angora
anklets-or ice skates, skating cos
tunes and snow suits. We like heavy,
warm gloves or angora hoods-even
the woolen hoods.
Personal Gifts
Luxurious.
For personal gifts there are house
coats-the ,fowered, quilted kinds;
hostess gowns of tufted satin or
transparent velvet, and lingerie of
all kinds-slips gowns and pajamas.
. Along with them We'll take
slippers - satin, or velvet, or fur
lined.
For luxury gifts why not select
handsome jewelry watches on
chains or pins, really good cultured
pearls and semi-precious stones?
F'urs of all kinds-silver fox, ermine.
guanaco, mink-not to mention au-
tomobiles, houses, motor boats and
airplanes.
For frivolous gifts-maribou bed
jackets that may be transformed
into evening wraps. pink or other
color ostrich boas and muffs, and
pantaloons to wear under hoop
And these are just few of the
wonderful things to be found. {.
In case there are still problems to
be solved, don't despair-there are
hundreds of fascinating and pleasing
gifts.
Who said II don't know what to
buy?"
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Dorothy Dix Says
If Women Picked Their Husbands
Divorces Would Be Fewer

Why shouldn't middle-aged old
maid tell the widoWer with children
with whom she has fallen in love
how heart-hungry she is for children
and what good mother she would
be to his brood? Why shouldn't an
elderly woman, with comfortable
fortune and a good home, propose
to some elderly man who is living
around in boarding houses to come
and share her comfort and add
to her happiness by being de-
lightful companion? No reason at
all. except that women are afraid
of Mrs. Grundy.
Evening star., 1938-12-21

Friendly candles are cleaning at
windows. Lights are twinkling on
evergreens. Pungent odorS are float
ing out from the kitchen. One of the
closets upstairs is serving as a sub
station for Santa Claus. There is
much subdued rustling and cracking
of paper wrappings. In short, it's
Christmas time.
Or to say it another way, it's the
time of year that good cheer, good
company and good food abound. It's
time for turkey dinner with all the
trimmings-savory stuffing, giblet
| gravy and cranberry sauce.
This year those who are having
turkey for holiday meals are In
luck-as far as the market Is con-
cerned. For the turkey crop this
year Is larger than 1t was last. And
prices this season have been in the
reasonable" class all along.
Since turkey for dinner is only 9
ce-Or-tWice-a-year occurrence in
many families, homemakers may
want to brush up the high points
of selection, cooking and carving
For them the following turkey ques-
tionnaire answered by poultry spe-
cialists and home economists in the
United States Department of Agri.
culture may be helpful.
Selection.
@. What are the main things tt
look for when buying a turkey te
roast?
A. First. find if the bird is youne
or old. That will make a difference
In the way it is to be cooked. Next
II the turkey is to be served at the
table see that it is of good shape
free from deformities such as
crooked breast or backbone that viii
detract from its good looks ane
make it hard to carve.
Third, see that the quality of tn,
turkey is as good as may be ex.
pected for the price Turkey quail
ity shows up in a l-feshed, well
rounded body, a good coating of ia
in the skin, few blemishes and few
pinfeathers.
On many markets, especially il
large cities, Government -grades
turkeys are available. OF these
turkeys graded United States prim,
are the best and, of course, usual,
sell at higher prices. United State
choice are not quite such good quail
lty, but are good usable turkeys
United States commercial is tn,
lowest grade, disposed of at low
priced outlets.
Q. What size of a bird shoult
be bought for any given numbe
OF persons?
A. Allow q to l pound for eaci
person to be served. That's as tn,
bird Is weighed when it is bought
undrawn with head and feet at
tached. A 15-pound turkey will
make 20 generous servings. Ton
turkeys usually weigh at least /.
pounds and up to 25 pounds or more
Hen turkeys are smaller, from t,
Is pounds usually.
Roasting.
@. In what sort of a pan should {
turkey be roasted?
A. For young turkeys, use al
ordinary dripping pan with a racl
IN the bottom. Do not cover. II
such roaster any steam that form.
may go of into the air and not sta,
inside to draw juices from the TURKEY
and make it dry. For older turkey.
and some younger ones that are mo-
well fattened, use roaster that car
be covered-all or part of the time
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Bread Stuffin9

A famous cook offers this sugges-
ton for bread stuffing for turkey
Cut white bread into slices about
half an inch thick. Butter each slice
discard the crusts and cut the slices
into half inch cubes. The bread Is
then ready for the seasonings. She
thinks the butter flavors the bread
better when added this way.
Evening star., 1938-12-21

Ayf eSuttufCI
Less tender birds need the help of
steam to soften connective tissue.
Q. How long and at what tenn
perature should turkey be roasted?
A. Cook turkey at a moderate
temperature. Recent experiments
show that keeping the temperature
constant throughout the cooking
gives finished turkey that's cooked
evenly. And the meat and the skin
of the bird cooked this way do not
dry out.
Best oven temperatures for roast
ing turkeys are around 300 degrees F..
Use a little more heat in the oven
(about 1926 degrees F. for smaller
birds, and less, around 275 degrees F..
for larger. A young turkey weighing
over 10 and under IA pounds. market
weight, will probably require 3 to
312 hours to cook at 300 degrees F
market weight, of course, means
picked but not drawn, and including
head and feet)
@. How often should turkey be
turned and how may this be done
without breaking the skin?
A. Turn a turkey cooked in an
open roaster about every half hour
Turn it from side to side and oc-
caslonally on its back. Basic with
pan drippings at each turning. To
turn without breaking the skin pick
turkey up by the neck and legs
using several folds of soft, clean
cloth as holder
@. How do you know when q
turkey is done?
A. Run a steel skeWer or a cooking
fork into the thickest part of the
breast and also into the thigh next
to the breast If the meat is tender
and the juice doesn't look red, the
turkey is roasted enough.
Carving.
@. Should the person who carves
the turkey sit or stand?
A. This isn't question of etiquette
Just personal preference and con-
venience. Usually a short person
prefers to stand.
Q. What dishes and silver are
needed for carving?
A. There should be a long-bladec
carving knife, sharp as possible, anc
a two-tined carving fork. The platter
for the turkey should be large
enough to hold the turkey and allow
a safety zone" around the edge
There needs also to be an extra plate
Tor the legs, wings and thighs after
they are carved, waiting until the
white meat is ready to serve. Or II
the turkey is carved on a very large
silver tray this second plate will be
unnecessary.
@. What and where is the "oyster
or turkey tenderloin?
A. This small oval of exceptionally
delicious dark meat lies in the hol.
low of the back, in front of the hir
socket joint.
Final turkey question comes under
none of the heads of selection, carv-
ing, or roasting, but has an i'm
portant bearing on all three
What's being done now to improve
turkeys from the production stand
point?"
One of the answers is that poultry
scientists of the United States De.
partment of Agriculture since 1884
have been carrying on experiments
breeding for turkeys that will fl
modern ovens. And they're trying
to get turkey thatll have. amone
other things. more white meat, g
longer keel bone. a more compact
body, and short legs. The scientists
report that they are progressing
toward their goal. but it probably
will be few years before these new
'streamlined" turkeys are on the
market.
Evening star., 1938-12-21

AnsWer-There is no other one
thing in the world that women
crave so much as the privilege of
selecting their husbands in a frank,
honest, open and above-board man.
ner instead of having to do it the
sneaky, underhanded way they do
now.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
By BARBARA BELL.

It's the bodice detailing that
makes this dress not only distinctly
new, but distinctly becoming to large
figures. Fullness at each side of the
plain front panel assures excellent
At over the bust, and makes the
lifted waistline and the hips look
simmer. Large women always fine
. V-neckline of this type very be.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Cut Fruit

To slice figs, dates and prunes 70"
cooking, cut them with scissors
dipped frequently in warm water.
This helps avoid sickness and
makes even-edged pieces.
Evening star., 1938-12-21

| DEAR MISS DIX: What do you
think of the wisdom of having
women propose marriage to men?
Some of the finest women I know
are unmarried because they adhered
to the old conventionality of wait
ing for men to ask them to be their
wives. Sometimes men are bashful
Sometimes they are Just stupid and
don't see the charming women who
are right under their eyes, and I
believe that if women could do the
proposing as we'll as men many fine
people who are now single would
be happily married. I am man
and I would like to hear a Woman'S
reaction to this problem. c. E. K.
AnsWer-There is no other one
thing in the world that women
crave so much as the privilege of
selecting their husbands in a frank,
honest, open and above-board man.
ner instead of having to do it the
sneaky, underhanded way they do
now.
But, courageous as they are about
things, women are towards about
breaking conventions and they are
more afraid of Mrs. Grundy than
they are of God or man. I know
of nothing more ironic than that
women battered at the doors of
the commercial world until they
broke them down; that they fought
like tigers for political freedom until
they got the ballot, but they have
never even tried to scrap the silly
old convention that refuses them
the right to pop the question to the
men they want to marry. Yet,
heaven knows, the right to hold
down job or to vote is poor thing
compared with the privilege of pick
ing out your husband and the
father of your children.
I believe with all my heart that
no other thing would do so much
to promote general happiness and
to stop divorce and the breaking
up of homes as for women to be
just as free as men to select their
mates. There is no doubt that a
great part of the domestic misery
that we see all about us is the
result of women having to marry
their opportunities instead of their
preferences.
The woman who marries the man
who is her hearts desire is a con-
tented woman, cheerful and happy
woman, good wife and mother.
But the woman who married the,
man she gould get instead of the
one she wanted is dissatisfied, rest
less, continually seeking excitement
and she makes a bad wife, who
takes out on her unfortunate hus-
band her own disappointment.
. I believe that women, who are
wiser in matters of the heart than
are men. would make better choices
of mates than do men. They
wouldn't be so carried away by ex-
ternals as are men. They would
look deeper into the character and
consider suitability more. And, any
way, if a woman got what she
wanted in a husband, 1t wouldn't
matter much what he was, since
husband are purely a matter Of
taste.
believe that a man needs sug-
gestion in marriage and that all
he requires to make wise mar
riage instead of a foolish one is
for some woman to sell herself, as
the phrase goes, to him. And why
shouldn't she? Why shouldn't a
rich girl, for instance, pop the ques-
ton to poor boy who is too proud
to ask her, or who fears to be
thought . fortune hunte97