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The Washington times., 1938-09-01

background of every nation in
the world. On my farm they
would receive equal scientific
care, training, and upbring-
ing" Mrs. Jones warmed to
her subject and continued. Il
would get the finest teachers
obtainable from every country
and let each child have the
benefit of these fine minds
from the world over" When
asked if the children she had
selected would be at an ad-
vantage or a disadvantage
when the time came for them
to make their way in the world,
Mrs. Jones replied: Naturally
they would suffer the handicap
of publicity much the same as
the Dionne quints, but their
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
BY STELLA McCORD

HORSE AND BUGGY days here again.
IA The New Deal Notwithstanding, upward sweep OF
ladys into the discard ana nueo
midst Nnee whip and all For tne lasn
fashion driving spras to rest IN crls on te
crown saucy above ana napes
four months mo" Senator's battling supreme
Court regmentaon to the American tradition 6uI tne
faster. 1t took woman and nine
harpns the trick in minutes While LeStS scurry
up nation spashing recactrant poll
sidecombs Paris mode pueo
appe mode restoring the American tradition overnight
Not November election arrest the tumonng oe OF
coquetth combs revived the mauve decade
the upandup It'll TAKE Two
tell swish of comb and the worldly dash OF
in Utopia, goal of political parties
the this revolution hair alone soaring IKE
rocket county fair the of this mode OF luxury It's
this switch right this evening OF lady,
Charles Dana Gibson chucklng unresained gee
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

the Herculean aspects of the
task she would take upon
herself to perform if she
had a million dollars. Mrs.
Jones explained:
1T does sound like q diff
cult feat for me to accomplish
as just Mrs. Jones, Of George
town, but perhaps could en-
list the support Of the Rookie
feller Institute. They seem able
to achieve anything" Mrs.
Jones said there was moth
ing she wanted for herself ex-
cept beauty and the freedom
to think. But what I want
most of ALL" concluded Mrs.
Jones, "is lots of air. water,
and love. And they are all
free"
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Men Often Victimized
By Unfair AIimony Law
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority on Problems of Love and Marriage
NEEMORY slid back several decades few days ago. when,
IVA at woman's luncheon New York hotel, head
Carrie Chapman Gait suggest alimony for
The luncheon in honor of Miss Kristen Hessegren,
of Sweden who member of the Swedish Parliament and
who for score of years has worked for better laws for
women.
perilouy to stealing the show when
she made her plea for equal rights for
When votes women seemed almost remote Mars
used Mrs Gait for news concerning woman suffrage At
seemed to be progressing at SnaS
gaop And young femin though they married in greater
numbers propoonae than they do today seemed to regard
block the path feminine
Carrie Chapman Gait who in and out of
worked asking that mems rights
be overlooked in the have made
Some of the laws concerning amon1 by which men are vic
aloud to high heaven Amony should be
granted question of child welfare should
granted invalid wives incapable Of selfsupport
why abebodied and strong and who
the aimony victim not than
few most should receive almony is just
other Of those legal mysteries
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Waists
Demanded
FOrFdu
TUE Gibson Girl Silhouette,

THE Gibson Girl silhouette,
l. leader in fall costumes, has
a tight grip round our waists.
To wear the new clothes with
success we'll be forced into a
new type corset. designed spe-
officially for a small waist. No
rubber tires ttis year! For the
wasp waistline and the autumn
dresses have teamed up on US
in relentless manner.
Hips may be rounded to wear
the full-skirted gowns with their
wide belts, but we'll have to be
slim through the middle to gain
the full effort of wide skirts.
Dirndls have brought this upor
us and we may as well look now
to our waiSt.me to weac the
suits with fitted jackets and
flared skirts, the princess frocks
sans belts, the tunic suits and
even the fur and cloth coats.
Corset designers differ as to
the method Of obtaining results.
One school holds that the
corselette, with its uplift bust
line and firmly established
lines will turn the trick; an
other school believes the
separate brassiere and girdle,
which we all like, will be quite
as effective. Corselettes come
in many types which assure a
snug uplift, obviating any sag
ging bust line, but even girdles
are now built up above the waist
and lightly boned to insure that
spare rib" midriff.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

parts in pictures veal: studio
wardrobe clothes which were
originally designed and worn by
stars in previous films. Even
though these bit players are
often only flash on the screen
their clothes must be up-to-date,
so we make the wardrobe clothes
over as they are required for
pictures.
A girl with ingenuity can save
her pets" indefinitely ana no
body will be the wiser.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Moonlight

How often we have watched
the silent moon
Climb through the velvet
sky, serenely clear.
Together we have seen her
and have felt
The beauty of her silence.
We who fear
The crouching shapes that
threaten, find her light
A beacon 1Ur our courage.
We who know
A love perhaps 1ll-fated,
meath her smile
Find faith in love within us
stretch and grow.
I pray to her each night we
are apart
To keep you ever safe and
near by heart.
GLADYS BROWN DENISON
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

recent Paris openings.
This small coterie, represent
ing the "haute couture" of
America, included Hattie Car
negie; Fire Benenson, directrice
of Bonwit Teller's Salon de
Couture, and a bevy Of Berg
dorf- -Goodmanltes headed by
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Goodman;
Miss Jessica of chapeau fame,
and Miss Ethel Frankau Of the
dress salon completed the
family circle.
Shortly after boarding the
ship we found the diminutive
Miss Carnegie looking smart as
the dickens with her curlS piled
high atop her head, where she
perched Descat's tiny rolled
green felt sailor.
Before I say anything about
the new collections" Hattie be-
gan, II want to talk about hats.
I particularly concentrated on
them this season, because I feel
that our American women are
in somewhat of a quandary
about headgear, due to this up
European Women
Cling to BObs
ward-downward hair conflict.
LAS you note, I'm wearing my
hair up but I must be honest,
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

EVENING OF A LADY mode more enchanting By
hoop SKIRT fitted BODICE strap shoulders pink roses,
bow knots-GU completing black veIvet goVm with
the aOorldy dash of the Mouve Decade The pink roses
outline the bodice and repeated IN the skirt cluster.
For the name of the shop offering combs and dress,
telephone Times Fashion Editor Re- 1884 branch 2SO.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
StyIists Bring Back
Europe's New Moods
By JOSEPHINE HUGHES

SS asst but not least" about good way any we
- know apty to describe that exclusive little band of
returning fashonss whose arrival yesterday the Nor
mande wrote fnis this seasons homeward trek from
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
MiIe-Lonq Scarf

II you're headed for college,
pocket an idea from English
schools and adopt a scarf long
as the Washington monument.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
TGupe Finds Niche
For Day Wear

We also learned with great
interest, that Hattie Carnegie
will bring out an exclusive group
of beauty products to be featured
at leading stores throughout the
country.
Trust the perennially chci Fra
BenenSon, whom we next inter-
viewed, to strike a different note
from the majority of returning
stylistS.
Black is the leading color for
day." she announced, "and
taupe is second in Importance"
She also feels that dinner
dresses will be far more favored
than extremely formal evening
gowns, and she likes these for
mer models with high or low
necks and with long, tight
sleeves or shorter puffed ones.
For daytime and sports wear,
Miss BenenSon prefers the
shades of green, also taupe and
gray, and she thinks very short
gloves are "musts" with these
outfits.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

re 0 .
these days
are too will.
ing to segre-
gate in re-
g ards to
color, class,
and religion.
My expert
ment would
try ochange
that and in
bringing all
these chill
dren togeth-
er, I fe el
that it could
be success
fully DONE"
r. cali Zin0
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Thing By rn1noR Amrs
Your Child's
Manners

Want your
child to be po-
lite and con-
S d ate to
others? Then,
show due cour-
tesy to tn e
little one. You
can't pc C t
h er to ay
Please" an d
THANK you"
if you neglect
these courtieS-
les when speak.
ing to her.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
IF 7 HAD A MILLION
n BY EUNTCE DUNCAN n
Georgetown mother tells Uhat she
~ IUould do

training would have taught
them to overcome such OBJ
stacles. I can hardly see how
they could help but become
perfect teachers"
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Clever Tricks Can Save
Last Seasons Dresses
By oRRY-KELLY
Famous Hollywood stylist

Writing for International News Service
DET clothes from previous season are always
feminine problem Every girl hates to part with dress
that so particularly ttered her coat that brought her
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

washington
JEWELED COMBS haze entered the fashion pic
ture bringing memories of the froufrou era at the
turn of the century, The half comb is typic0t Of
the kind peU all be aUearing. 1t dotted aOith bril-
hamts BeloaO it is square comb aOith three ro1Os of
Dea[s the third ornament has overlapping collar.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

q m IL ! ION
d o | ! a r S.
First of all
I'd buy a
large farm
on the rocky
CO a S t of
Maine. Id
try to make
a r ra n G E.
nnentS with
the Govern
ment immi-
grafton au-
thorities to
have a boy
and girl
baby brought
from the
harf cultural
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

Mrs. Gladys Moon Jones,
from the lovely garden of her
charming Georgetown home,
began eagerly. saying: I've
always known what I'd do with
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

and state that many Of the
smart Continental women still
cling to their regular coiffure.
I want to make it most en-
phatic that I've brought back
hats suitable for both types Of
'hair-do'; particularly featuring
small bonnets. which often
cover the entire back Of the
head.
In the new color dress pic
ture I like the shades that range
from ashes of roses to a rosy
lavender dahlia shade.
II like MolyneuxS wood
violet, which I'll show in a wool
coat paired with a black dress,
and feel that taupe will be
most important. For day, like
the simple little suits trimmed
with silver fox, cross fox.
aStrakhan and leopard.
"MuffS are most important,
and I believe that real jewels
handsome necklaces, earrings,
pearls and brilliant combS-will
come into their own again. For
dinner, the sheathlike models
with long tight sleeves putting
out above the elbows are sure to
be fashion favorites."
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
European Women
Cling to BObs

ward-downward hair conflict.
LAS you note, I'm wearing my
hair up but I must be honest,
Evening star., 1938-12-04

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delicious
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old o
londrk Old coo,
meIsd
Of BY
the bok its bo"ehes still lived eoed
bh
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Soon the low the Oh
stored ground with feeling Of hov been s.oa e" book the historic
" ondi Briggs
Evening star., 1938-12-04

(T!s tie 'h"1 Of
Washington L. srevIsk
o. sorr back srossdJ
pAAelN0 Q
~ Washington"
Morood Co0"ol
town o. OxonH sign ,eod:
Honson P,e.dec o the United stos
In onqses assembled
Died November O oxon
In old MonoH Of the rfomik
Which ws
Of
shm"e Of the 0o oil hot left Of ho'ty stood bo
J Aon ceen ."de, the shode Of po"e bo. joh"
II
ot Il
Evening star., 1938-05-19
The New Deal Program
Full of Inconsistencies
TO the Editor of The Star:

10 the Editor OF The Star:
The New Deal gives the world out
standing and conspicuous evidence of
the truth that more abuses may grow
out of well-meant reforms than existed
before the reforms so strenuously de-
manded were put into effect.
A few of the uncontrolled" crops of
such a cult are: Rising taxes and
oppressive legislation. leading to sup
preston Of profits to industry. banks,
insurance companies and individuals;
resulting in worklessness on wide scale,
relief and staggering debt, bleeding
budgets, habits of spending by those in
positions of high public trust, nourish-
ment of belief in the simple-minded Of
political miracles, maintenance Of NAL
adjusted top-heavy wages, increased tax
against shrunken income, hate, uncer-
tainty so widespread as to be chronic, a
flock of alibis and buck-passings to ex-
cuse all blunders.
Worst of all is the failure of the crea-
tors of these conditions, the fanatics for
reform, to admit their wrong guesses
and revise them In accord with common
sense ideas that have some chance to
carry through. Add general evidence
of lack of balance by the would-be re-
formers and growing public belief that
the New Deal knows neither where 1t Is
headed nor where it will land.
WALTER BAHNSEN.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

duct Is actuated primarily by emotions,
and that the sources Of that conduct
are more often than not unknown to
the actor himself.
There is conflict of PHILOSOPHERS,
and it must be the aim of law and
medicine to work out a compromise
whereby the study Of human behavior
can be made to contribute to a more
intelligent viewing by the law of con-
duct which is prejudicial to society
that is, criminal. Too much of the
cash register system of justice is still
in vogue"
DR.. Overhclzer urged a more extern
sive application of the principle first
advocated by the late DR.. William A.
White, his predecessor as superintendent
OF st. Elizabeth's Hospital This pro-
posal is that criminal proceedings be
divided into two parts, the first having
to do with the determination by the
court and jury of the commission of
the act itself, and second the determine
ton by board in case the defendant
is found to have committed the act of
the proper disposition to be made Such
board, he said, would be constituted
not Of judge and jury, but of experts,
ton officers and others.
With such set-up. he stressed, all
metaphysical questions, such as those
of intent of right or wrong, and of
responsibility. would be eliminated. The
only question judged by the court would
be tina. the individual had committed
the act in question and thereby placed
himself under the tutelage of society.
From then on he could be treated as
seemed best both for society and for
himself. No artificial distinctions would
govern the disposition to be made Of
the case.
Actually putting such a system into
effect, DR.. Overholzer said, must wait on
the overcoming of tremendous mass of
tradition and prejudice, especially on
the side Of the law. which is tied to
tradition. He is confident. however,
that common ground can be found.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
Deplores Degeneration of
Public Sense of Morality

40 tNe 6Oltof OK ! ne Stal.
May take a few lines to indorse
the comments Of Kelly Miller relative
to that current song hit, The Apple
Tree" I, too. have been somewhat con-
fused and astounded that such a song
meets so spontaneously with the approval
of society
Through the centuries, man has en-
deayored to build a structure of decency
with moral responsibility as a corner
stone. Yet this structure can be top
pied by cyclonic immoral outbursts that
sweep the land. Remember there have
been civilizations before, and debauchery
contributed its part in the downfall.
It's interesting to note and attempt
analysis of recent data pertaining to
society and its personality ills or mall
adjustments, such as increase in youth
delinquency, divorce, etc. No doubt there
are many angles that contribute to this
situation. However, increased knowledge,
scientific methods. psychological teach
lngs, ETC., are apparently being more than
Offset by malignant negative factors It's
less than 'mashie shot" of logic for
one to realize that when society con-
dones. applauds and encores suggested
immortality, youth learns the words,
music and tempo more readily. more
easily. Responsibility is relegated to
the rear ranks and those warriors, the
imperishables of honor. truth, virtue
are dropped from the files
Do churchmen approve? If so, it won't
be long until the choirs will swing Rock
Of Ages" per the prognostication of a
Midwestern radio manager. There will
always be naturalization for such be-
havior, but see how such rationalizations
appear when measured by yard stick
of absolute decency. And we, as Nation
unreservedly condemn other nations
interpretations Of the right and right
eouSneSS. H. G.. MOORE.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

likely places. The house wrens, true
to their name, often build close to or
even on a human habitation.
Sometimes they pass up the very
finest wren houses, made exactly to
specifications, and build their nest in
the most out-of-the-way spot. Such
may be a small house suspended from
the branch of q shrub This house will
not be more than 3 feet from the
ground, but still the Wrens will prefer
it to a better house placed on top of
an arch.
1t will be possible to stand in front
Of the wren house on the shrub and
look in easily to see the nestlings.
A word of warning should be given
to persons interested in the amateur
study of bird life
Do not poster the young birds by in
specting them all the time. .
Even when the nest is in a position
which makes inspection easy, refrain
from OVERRIDING 1t, for it must be be-
lieved that the young birds do not care
for it.
Their wishes, surely, should be re-
spected.
There can be no doubt at all that
the parent birds do not like such casual
sightseeing parties, especially when they
occur early and late.
The clamor they set up should cause
even the most ardent devotee to desist.
~ y X
Mostly the birds get along very we'll
in these activities without the slightest
aid from their human friends.
This Is as it should be. Who is
there who has not tried putting out
strands OF yarn, to be used in nest
building, only to find the old birds
severely letting such possible aids alone
The, kind-hearted person who wishes
to be Of help should not be too much
put out in such cases: the birds un-
doubtedly know best, and will do what
is right for them.
They are no more free from the
possibility Of accident than other living
creatures. Harsh conditions come to
them, and they must bow their little
heads and weather the storm as best
they can. Man often must do exactly
the same; it is question whether all
his thoughts and words help much.
There is one certain way the average
householder can help the birds, and
that is by keeping a bird bath filed
with water
The type enjoyed most by the song
sters Is a basin not over an inch or
inches deep, and about a foot to 2
feet in diameter, set flush with the
ground.
Here the robins, catbirds, wrens, SPAR
rows and others will come at all hours,
to enjoy both a drink and bath.
If there are a few stones heaped
IN the center, SO that the surfaces come
above water. SO much the better.
All bird baths, whether on pedestal or
IN the ground, should be shallow, and
so must be kept filled every day, since
they will dry up quickly in hot weather.
This is the one big service every
home owner may render the birds. We
know OF none they appreciate as much
during the summer
Evening star., 1938-05-19

tween them deserve the country's graft
tude for carrying it to the point OF
execution, in the teeth Of vociferous, If
misguided, opposition. If the United
States is called upon suddenly to de-
vote unprecedentedly heavy FUNDS to
sea power, thereby creating the impress
sion that we are fomenting another
costly race in ornaments, it Is due
mainly to the fact that 1t is fifteen years
since we last launched a capital ship.
Others have built while we marked time.
That is an ostrich policy equivalent
to a mans letting his life insurance
policies lapse. The Army and Navy are
the United States life insurance. The
premiums are absurdly low, measured
against the protection thus assured.
Not to be forgotten, either, is the cir
cumstance that no less than eighty-five
per cent of naval expenditure goes to
labor Thus dollars spent on the fleet
are dollars spent for national recovery
as we'll as for national security.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
Shooting Stars.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.
In Bad.

You're In bad, kidd" a sport exclaimed
He really should have been ashamed
To scatter through this world refined
A cryptic lingo Of his kind.
you've figured that you are the mount
To romp in with the bank account:
That crowds will gather to admire
When you come prancing past the wire.
You think that men will cheer anew
While cashing bets they placed on you;
That you will finish lengths ahead,
Because you are thoroughbred.
You have no need to toll and train;
To try yourself with might and main,
Because, forsooth, with graceful ease,
You'll win just how and when you please.
1t is calculation strange,
A system which eats up your change.
So, when you're giving odds immense
While backing old Self Confidence,
Oh, pause and take another look.
You're in bad, kid! Revise your book!"
Evening star., 1938-05-19

There is a For Rent" sign on the
house, but it is not empty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jenny Wren still live
in the gourd above the door.
Their sharp chatter, which Is music
in the ears of many bird lovers, rings
up and down the oak-lined road.
Human occupants moved away, taking
with them the round thermometer which
had hung on an arm all during the
winter.
Perhaps most passersby would have
called the big white house unoccupied,
but no friend of birds would have
deemed 1t so.
Jenny, of the wren family, is boss at
the gourd.
It was she who selected it, rather
than the very fancy house on the tree
farther back
When Johnny flew up from Florida.
a few weeks ago. he found the weather
rather chill, but still good for wrens.
Il was Doing All Right" he might
have sung
Then Jenny flew in. and at once
took the reins.
Johnny showed her the house he had
chosen. He pointed with pride to the
small sticks he had carelessly put into
the home.
Jenny Indicated that it would not do
at all.
No respectable wren would live in
such house. And, of course, all wrens
were respectable, even when they pitched
the eggs Of some other wren out OF
the nest. That was just between friends.
No wren, Jenny insisted-any one
could hear her doing it-Would be salts
fled with such house, when there was
that perfectly darling gourd over the
front door.
People coming in and out-what diff
ference would that make to her?
She would twitter and chirp in her
crescendo fashion so sharply that even
the boldest person would shy away.
Whether people lived in the house or
not made no difference to Jenny.
Nor to Johnny.
Nor to the brood.
1t is true that the dog caused them
all slight perturbation. but 1t was
soon understood by the fledglings that
Fido had little regard for them, one way
or the other.
The people lived there, then they did
not live there
And their living there, and their not
living there, made no difference at all.
Il
Birds exist and lead their little lives,
in the main. without knowing much,
If anything about humans
They ask nothing better than to be
let alone.
They do not whine, as the poet said,
about their existence, because whining
is not in their mental makeup
They take what comes. and meet
conditions as they arise. Neither praise
nor blame can be given them, for they
exist outside the line of such things.
Now is the nesting time for most
birds. Often they select the most un-