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Evening star., 1938-08-18
Dorothy Dix Says
Almost Always the Alice Type
Of Girl Gets the Best Husband.

a girl that mysterious something that
we call sex attraction and that We can
neither explain nor define nor describe
nor acquire, 1t Is just one Of those
things that We have to accept IS .
decree OF fate, as we do our height,
the color of our eyes and the amount
of brains that have been allotted to
US.
Hundreds upon hundreds Of letters
come to this column from girls who
pathetically state that they are pretty,
well educated. intelligent: that they
dance well and are good at sports;
that their parents have given them
cars, entertained for them and done
everything in their power to make
them popular and help them to have
good times, but for all Of this they
sit at home Of evenings, figuratively
sucking their thumbs and watching
the fun that girls with not half their
good looks or advantages have. When
they 60 out 1t is with mamma or papa
Or a group Of other girls. At dances
they are wallfiowers, or some lad,
prodded by his mother or the hostess,
asks them for a turn with the air OF
lamb being led to the slaughter.
A ND the girls want to know why
this is thus. No one knows the
answer They ask how they can make
themselves popular and have boys
swarming around them like bees about
honeypot, but no Solomon has
arisen to solve that problem either.
These dateless girls almost univer-
sally ascribe their lack Of attention
from men to the fact that they will
not pet and kiss and permit familiar
tiles in payment for being taken to
the movies or on an automobile ride.
This is a mistake, because there are
plenty of self-respecting girls who
Keep men at arms length who are
still popular, and there are other
girls who are willing to let themselves
be cheap who have no takers.
The only consolation that I can
of1er these girls who are heartbroken
because Of their lack of attraction
for men is to remind them that their
cases are not hopeless. Men differ
in tastes about girls as they do about
food and amusements and the very
qualities that left the herd Of men
cold may be the very thing that will
fire the fancy of some individual man.
Also, girls should bear in mind the
fact that popularity does not neces-
sarily mean matrimony. Because
man dates a girl doesn't indicate that
he will pop the question to her. 1t
Is notorious that bellies seldom make
good marriages, while many an Alice
Who -sits-by- the-fire cops the catch OF
the season.
Evening star., 1938-08-18
Teach Child
To Respect
TheHone
Love of Neatness
Is Strengthened
By Practice.
By ANGELO PATRI.

HOW do you keep things so nice
with all those children about?"
They don't do much damage. Now
and then somebody scratches some
thing or breaks something. but not
often. They're not careless about
such things"
II wish I could say the same My
house looks a sight, and it is no
older than yours. I've talked and
preached about taking care of things
and being careful to keep them nice.
but the chairs are battered and the
tables are nicked. I'm ashamed to
have anybody see things as they are.
but there isn't any sense In getting
new ones. They'd be just the same
are very active and healthy and I will
say I have tried to make their home
a place where they could stay and
feel at home. After all, it is their
home"
That is true" said the lady with
the mice" home. And they do enjoy
keeping 1t nice for themselves and
tnelr lrlenOS, m sure.
You have seen both sorts Of homes
Both mothers trying to rear their chill
dren to love their homes. to help care
for them and keep them looking we'll
One succeeds and the other fails
The reason is in the way the mother
tried to solve her problem. One taught
the children to use things with care,
to respect and like them. The other
taught them to use them without
restraint respect or care, and had to
grieve over the result.
Children have to be trained TO
live in houses. The way to do that
is to let them work at the job Of living
in a house. Show them, by example,
how to pick up and set down a china
cup or a fragile vase They have
dainty touch and a firm hold and
soon manage beautifully. Tell them
about the use and beauty Of the things
they handle daily. When they are
little give them things of their own
to use and learn to like through as
sociations. Mugs. spoons, chairs,
tables. dishes, toys, given them to
own and care for as their elders own
and care for things; teach them to
keep things nice" They won't have
to be nagged to do that If the family
practice strengthens the idea.
There are people who give children
ugly things for their use because they
will soon break them, and replacing
them will not cost so much. That
sets the habit Of rough handling, free
breakage, disrespect for things that
are seemingly so unimportant. and
are actually 50 ugly. Give a child .
good dinner or breakfast service:
handle it daintily: show him its
beauty; speak of its value in time
to come: You'll like to have it to
show your little boy when you are a
man." And see what happens. The
whole of the business lies in the atti-
tude Of the grown ups who are man.
aging 1t.
am not advocating q showroom
or room for children. But I would
emphasize that children can take care
of lovely things, can be trusted with
them, grow up with them and love
them, II given = chance to do 20.
If home is furnished 30 that 1t will,
with reasonable care, stand up the
children will, If given reasonable train
ing, help to maintain 1t.
Evening star., 1938-08-18

been such burning one-no. really,
that wasn't intended to be funny
that I felt it was wise to offer sug-
gestions for its removal as soon as
possible.
To get back to the other question:
the plaintive plea for simple, cool food.
Well. of course. we've said it before,
but we can't think H anything mucn
better than a big platter of assorted
cold cuts. These are all so good now
adays and all the markets and smaller
shops carry such a variety of them,
that the housekeeper can keep the
family happy with them for several
days. There are places which sell
great slices of rare, tender roast beef,
others specialize in real Virginia.
cooked Smithfield ham, sold by the
slice or pound. There is spiced beef
from Milwaukee. special corned beef
and then, of course, all the old wurst
standbys, pressed loaves, sausages, etc.
Pretty platters can be made Of
these cuts, garnishing them with such
goodies as spiced crab-apples, spiced
grapes and pears, picked peaches and
other full-f1avored fruits. With the
cuts, a substantial salad, such as cold
slaw, or potato salad, or a raw vege-
table mixture with a boiled dressing
seems to fill the bill If you must
have something hot, have corn on
the cob with plenty Of butter. Or,
instead of big salad bowl, serve hot
baked potatoes, split and literally
doused with butter, pepper, salt and
papriks, and have sliced cucumbers
and tomatoes and french dressing
with me cuts. For dessert, a scoop
Of raspberry ice in a half canteloupe,
topped with chilled seedless grapes.
CHICKEN, tuna and salmon salads
~ are good old standbys. But why
not change them just a bit by cut
ting the center out Of frm head
of cabbage, shreading it, and adding
it to the fish or chicken mixture
along with the celery and green pep
per? Mix well, with pale green
mayonnaise, and stuff mixture into
the cabbage head. Chill and serve
from the cabbage. Thin, sliced to-
matoes. and strips Of red pepper can
decorate the top. and crisp carrots
and cucumber sticks will garnish the
platter.
Try stuffing big fat tomatoes with
q mixture of cooked shrimp, celery,
cucumber and chopped watercress,
dressed with french dressing. Serve
green mayonnaise, or Russian dress
ing on the side. Large chilled beets,
stuffed with cold cooked corn, well
seasoned and mixed with chopped
green pepper. are good. French
dressing is best for them, and it
should be very tart.
And don't forget that sometimes
the family enjoy real club sand
wich-toast, tomatoes, chicken, ba-
con and lettuce, with plenty Of
mayonnaise, black pepper and pickles
to set it of. Sliced ripe tomatoes
added to the filling make it just a
little extra special!
Evening star., 1938-08-18

nARK glasses are often misleading.
They obscure the eyes just enough
so that no one is quite sure what 1t
is, at which the wearer is looking.
And this, as you can see, can easily
lead to a peck of trouble.
When girl is the wearer, she may
give some bloke she doesn't care
about the idea that she Is gazing
hopefully at him. when actually she
is studying the far-off hills.
I'd suggest that when mishap ap-
proaches thus, in the form of mis-
led swain, the girl in question take
her glasses of for q moment-As If
to get the color effect without them
and make 1t very plain to all in sight
that it really Is the far-off hills in
which she is so absorbed. A snub
in the bud is better than two in the
flower, isn't it? Or something like
that.
Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1938-08-18

up great deal Of room that Is needed
for play. We do not care to invest
in a small youths bed, but regular
beds seem to be so high at the head
that they do not slip back far enough
under the caves. Have you any sug.
gestions?
MRS. B. N, Bethesda.
Answer-Several of the furniture
companies are showing 'low-post"
models this year that have very low
head and foot, which might serve
your purpose. Or for what q bed
would cost you might build in a littls
bed under the caves, with a blanket
drawer under it and cabinets at head
and foot. This would take up as little
as "a inches Of space from the wall
and would also get rid of other bed
room furniture with your built-in
drawer space, giving you most Of your
floor area for play space and work
table.
nEAR MISS NOVEL;: I have a
kitchen with white walls and
ceiling, a tile effect linoleum in cream,
blue, with random tiles in red and
tan. The windows are deep set and
the stove is cream color. The walls
were painted white to give more light,
as the room is low ceilinged. What do
you suggest for curtains and for chair
seats? MRS. L. N. c., Hyattsville.
Answer would use white sheer
curtains tied back at the window. You
might pipe them and tie them back
with plaid gingham in colors to match
the linoleum. I would Use the same
gingham for chair seats and acces-
sories. Then use the blue Of your
linoleum for accents Of color and to
cover your table tops.
Questions on household furnishings,
interior decorations, etc, should be ad-
dressed to Margaret NOVEL;, in care
Of the Woman's Page Of The Evening
Star. The answers will appear In this
column as quickly as space permits.
For personal replies or trade names,
. stamped. self-addressed envelope
should be inclosed.
Evening star., 1938-08-18


were sometimes made of simple woods
and have a charm and beauty all their
own. You will find the light color
gives your mahogany deeper luster
and it will be a nice accent in your
living room. You might use one other
piece of the pine, but be sure it is
not "country-looking" piece. 1t
should have the same fine lines and
formal effect of the other piece. You
might use one chair, a nice coffee
table or a mirror frame in the light
wood and continue the rest with ma
hogany.
nEAR MISS NOVEL;: I am Just
moving into a modern apartment
Of living room, bedroom, kitchen and
bath. I have to start from scratch
as I have no furniture at all. What
do you think Of this modern stuff,
and what should I do about a color
scheme? BACHELOR.
Answer-I think modern furniture
Is fine for mans establishment.
Use the same judgment and taste in it's
purchase as you would in buying a car.
Have it comfortable, of good lines,
not fussy so that it will be conspicu-
Gus in year or two. Modern fur
riture is tops" on this years furniture
list and you will find many good look
ing things. Get pair of good deep
chairs, low table and a couple of
fine reading lamps. Use dining table
and chairs in q corner Of your living
room. Don't get anything but essen
tials at first. Color schemes this year
are restful colors. Try a grey, yellow
and brown combination, or warm gray
and deep blue with some white, or
mulberry, gray and middle blue. Gray
and beige shades are all good and
some delightful rooms are done in
three shades Of the one color with
color accents in the way of books,
small accessories and flowers.
nEAR MISS NOWELL-Our little
boy has bedroom with a slant
ing roof and gable windows. 1t Is
good in proportion, but very small,
and any bed we get seems to take
Evening star., 1938-08-18
Slipping Milk
At Parties
Wise Fad
Nourishment Helps
To Retain Beauty
OF DebutanteS.
Duncan Photo.
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.


A FEW weeks ago in . popular
social column Of . leading New
York paper this item appeared:
The pretty, blond debutante.
Lesley Bogert Of Newport, arrived
at a popular night club after mid
night last night with Prince Bertil
Of Sweden and q party Of friends.
The party all drank champagne
with the exception Of Miss Bo-
gert, who followed the current
debutante milk fad!
And there you have it. society's
younger, pampered darlings have more
sense than you would believe! The
majority of debutantes, post and pres
ent, are in their teens and they 60
to more parties in 4 week than you
and are likely to attend In q month
or two months!
What would happen to the health
and beauty Of these young girls If
they slipped cocktails and highballs
at every party?
A large percentage OF New York's
debutantes have hopes Of careers even
as you and I. They are not going
to jeorardize their chances of a sue
cessful career or good marriage.
They protect their beauty by getting
plenty Of rest-even If they have to
sleep In daytime hours-and by care
fully watching what they eat and
drink.
What you feed your body with Is
of primary importance. From milk
which Is almost the perfect food
your body can draw nourishment and
provide strength. 1t Is one of the
most important items of any girls
diet unless she Is allergic to it. 1t
keeps the bloom in her cheeks. wards
of tooth decay and other diseases,
keeps her bones strong and her eyes
clear.
How much wiser for young girls to
sip milk at parties than to dull their
senses and poison their blood with
strong drinks. I'm no grundy. girls,
but my hat goes of to Miss Bogert
and girls like her who plan for the
future!
What h your daily grooming?
Check mp on It By sending , SELF
addressed, stamped (3-cent) en-
velepe care q this newspaper for
my leahet-Don'ts of Good Groom
ing.
Evening star., 1938-08-18

Aoors-take on a dank, unpleasant
enell, and everything drips, is limp and
Wilted-and the mildew marches on.
Because of the vide variety OF ma
terial mildew attacks, its remedies
must also be varied. Certain things
that are all right for silk or woolen
are fatal to one of the synthetic fab
rics, such as rayon or celanese. There
fore, the problem becomes more COM
plicated than ever.
IN GENERAL, we should suggest the
following methods:
For silk and wool: Lemon juice,
salt, potassium permanganate.
Rayon and celanese: Same as
above. Also Javelle water if material
is white. (Be careful with this,
thought
Cotton and linen: Lemon juice, salt,
Javelle water for white materials. Or
an article may be soaked in sour milk
or buttermilk, left in the sun to dry
and then washed as usual.
Other suggestions are: Boil mil
deved linens in one quart OF water to
which four tablespoons of peroxide
have been added. Soak mildewed
linens in kerosene for two days, and
then wash and rinse thoroughly.
Moisten mildewed spot, cover with a
thick coating of CASTLE soap mixed
with chalk scrapings. Rub in well
with finger, let stand for an hour and
wash well. Ammonia added to one OF
the rinsing waters will help dispel
mildew.
When shoes become mildewed they
are best cleaned thoroughly with Eng
lish saddle soap, following directions
on the tin. Small spots may occa-
sionally respond to wiping with a
cloth dipped in kerosene. Remove
the shoes from damp closet and wipe
the closet well with water and am
monia. Leave door open until closet
is thoroughly dry.
Il
OF COURSE, all this doesn't seem
~ to have much to do with food
!eolumn-but as I remarked last week.
it is too hot, and every ones comings
and goings too indefinite at this time
scf the year to plan anything solid and
eoutine. And the mildew question has
Evening star., 1938-08-18
Mix Hot and Cold.

Try serving q hot soup and q cool
salad on hot summer days. Mush-
room soup makes a good partner for
fruit salad. Vegetable soup is tasty
with salmon salad. Chowder makes q
perfect complement for q cabbage
relish-salad.
Evening star., 1938-08-18
Iced Coffee.

Make double-strength coffee, using
4 level measuring tablespoons Of cof-
fee to each measuring cup Of water.
Pour Immediately over ice In tall
glasses. Serve with sugar, plain or
whipped cream as desired.
Evening star., 1938-08-18

camp patn toWeS
"a / " avs the
quickest to be-
Go m e. mildew's S
pr e y - covered
With salt and
hmon Juice and
tyfn to get
bleached in be-
tween showers;
the man of the
house raise e S
Ned" because his
hest winter
brog es are
sprouting green
m old; closets
and prolln ID
Evening star., 1938-08-18

lovely disposition, . combination Of
qualities that should make q girl pop
ular. but she will not pet and do the
things which the girls do who have
swarms of men all about them. So
she sits at home and watches girls
with lesser standards Of morals walk
of with the high-clsss men while
she clings to her ideals. At her age
every girl Graves popularity and she
Is unhappy without 1T. Bitterness
is clouding her outlook on life and an
inferiority complex threatens. So
what can I do about it?
A PERPLEXED MOTHER.
Evening star., 1938-08-18
By BARBARA BELL.

TH1S dress has a magiealy slen-
derizing effect on women in the
36 to 50 size range. That trick
of cutting the front panel of
the skirt in one with the waistline
section is new and smart, and it takes
inches of your figure The bodice
fits beautifully. Darts on the shoul-
ders, and just few gathers above the
waistline, give it required fullness over
the bust, yet the line throughout is
beautifully slick and smooth! And of
course. to full faces, nothing could be
more becoming than that v-neckline,
with the pointed closing
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1853 Is
designed for sizes SO, 80, 40, a, A, 46,
Evening star., 1938-08-18
Cool Simple Dishes Removal of Mdew Lead
Recent Tropical Weather
Has Focused Attention
On Two Real Problems
Easily Prepared Meals That
Are Nourishing and Good
Goal of All Housewives.
BY BETSY CASWELL.

questions letter and telephone been the ONCE
n mldew
family
that the mildew problem has
cudgeling
Evening star., 1938-08-18
Formal Furniture in Pine
Is Entirely Appropriate
To Use With Mahogany
Avoid Combining Pieces of
Country Type With Those
OfDignity and Elegance.
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

NOVEL;:
lutrous finish
wood it has fine grain
living which
might desk with should pieces
pine the A C. r
your description it must
Evening star., 1938-08-18

EVEY infant needs practical This designed for the infant
until reaches the Of about that
Of its baby will
desire hood and
The pattern envelope contains complete understand directions
also what crochet hook and material will
To obtain this pattern send for No 1905 inc Is
coin to postage Address
Evening star., 1938-08-18

48, so and So. Size SO requires 5h
yards of 39-inch material with long
sleeves. With short sleeves, ~ yards.
Evening star., 1938-08-18

Answer: Virtually nothing Neither
can the girl. When nature fails to give
Evening star., 1938-08-18

~ EAR MISS DIX-I have a
daughter who is 20 years
old. She is stunning looking,
Evening star., 1938-08-18

shoes to linen has fallen victim to-
the ugly, grayish blight Lawns and
hedges of the most dignified and re-
spectacle homes are draped with
The Washington times., 1938-02-08

s:OO-BIG TowN-Back In Hollywood
after three weeks of brOadcasting
from New York, Edward G. Rob
inson offers another exciting cpl.
sOde. As racxet-bustinE Steve
Wilson, managing editor of the
Illustrated News. Robinson will
expose the "hOt Ice" or jewelry
racket during the program. AS
usual. he will be supported by
Claire Trevor, in the role of
LOrelei, society reporter. .WJSV
S:OO-THOsE WE LOvE-seriaI. The
strange and dramatic story of
Elaine Dascom has been told to
Kathy Marshall by DR.. Leslie
Foster and Elaine herself will be
introduced in tOnight's Install
ment. ....................W WMAL
V:3O-ALIAs JIMMY VALENTINE -
Serial. Starring Bert LytelI
CONCERT
10 1O:sO-sYMPHONIC STRINGS II Alfred
Wallenstein's orchestra. go. VOL
FILM NEWS
7:15-SCREEN sCOOPs-George Mccall
describes unique premiere of
Warner Brothers Gold is Where
You Find IT.. WJSV
DISCUSSIONS
6:3O-CURRENT QUESTIONS - Repre-
sentative Otha Wearin CD, of
Iowa. soils. ".......... .WJSV
9:45-BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE
:. Representative Herbert S. Bige-
low, of Iowa. "COnscriptiOn and
Foreign War;. VOL
1O:4S-DALE CARNEGTE-TeIIs how to
act when in the wrong! WRC
ORCHESTRA DANCE TUNES
s:OO-LEIGHTON NOBLE. VOL
1 1:OO-COLUMBIANS. .WJSV
1I:35-ABE LYMAN. VOL
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The Washington times., 1938-02-08

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Feb. g.
An unusually high number OF
students making perfect Scholas'
tic averages at the University OF
Maryland last semester was off
set by an equally unprecedented
high number who "flunked out"
because of failure to pass the re-
uuired number of courses, accord
ing to statistics compiled by Miss
Alma Preinkert, University regis
trar.
Eight students made perfect
grades, about double the average
number. They were Lydia M
Evans, 6401 Delaware ST., Chevy
Chase, Md; John T. Andrews,
Baltimore; James H. Buchholz,
Catonsville, Md; G. William Sea
bold, Glyndon, Md; Ruth Lowry.
Baltimore; John C. Marzolf, 17O5
Taylor st. N. W.; Florence Conner
Hyattsville, Md, and Shirley Dan
forth, Riverdale.
Failure to pass more than half
their subjects gave a total of 102
students an enforced vacation
from studies until next Septem'
ber when the 1938.39 school year
begins. Miss Preinkert says the
increase was due to a rise in the
University's standard and not to
any unusual delinquency on the
part of the students,
The Washington times., 1938-02-08
MUSICAL AND VARIETY

EXTRAORDINARILY - Lee Everett
and Rudy Schramm's Washington
N.B.C. orchestra. .......W WMAL
S:OO-JOHNNY PRESENTS - Another
Thrill of the Week" by Charles
Martin and the music Of Russ
MOrgan's orchestra. Martins guest
will be Gus Geiser, of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, an engineer on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad. .WRC
S:3O-AL JOLSON-The popular English
actor. Basil RathbOne, will be
guest on JOlsOn's variety program
with Martha Raye. Parkyakarkus
and Victor YOung's orchestra.
WJSV
S:3O-EDGAR GUEST - Interviews
Emile MOntemurrO, ace of lens
men. Among his most exciting
jobs have been the Texas school
disaster and the capture and kill
ing Of John Dillinger. Music by
frankie Masters orchestra, with
Marion Frances as vocalist
WMAL
9:OO-AL PEARCE - Frank Parker.
radio tenor, joins Pearce and his
Gang on n broadcast dedicated to
ST. Valentines Day. Even Elmer
Blurt will serve as q crusader in
the cause of the tender passion,
selling romance instead Of mouse
traps. Carl HOffs orchestra;
WJSV
O:3O-OAKIE COLLEGE - Alice Faye,
film sOngstress, replaces Ginger
Rogers, scheduled for this broad
cast. Miss Rogers Is unable to
appear due to extreme fatigue
brought on by an arduOus film
The Washington times., 1938-02-08
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