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The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Hints for Colds:

A FEW hints the coed
"A should ponder: If you
are eager to join a sorority,
keep it a dark secret-don't
ask a sorority friend to en-
dorSe you-it just isn't done
:. Don't ask sorority men,
bers to lunch during rushing
period-let them do the rush
ing Be yourself during
that period; the girl will like
you better If you're quite sin
cere During rush week,
wear your most becoming
clothes, but forget them,
once they are donned
Never discuss with outside
friends your invitations to
rushing parties -. Go to all
the parties to which you're
invited, whether you're in
terested in those particular
sororitieS or motifs more
courteous Be gracious to
all the girls, but don't gush
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

shown in a hyacinth colored felt
cape whipped up by Muriel
King; Mrs. William Emmett is
divine in one Of Jessie Frank
lin Turner's picturesque velvet
gowns; Mrs. Harry Bull, charm
ing wife Of Town and Coun-
try's editor, poses in a white
pleated chiffon frock from the
house of Elizabeth Halves:
Miss Tamara Toumanova does
justice to a claSsically draped
white crepe model designed by
her talented fellow country
woman. Valentino, and Miss
Mary r. Blackwell is a dream
in one of Mabel McIlvain
Downs froths of tulle sprinkled
lavishly with sparkling motif.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Public Speaking
Easily Learned

Phil is a perfect toastmaSter.
He knows how to turn a charm
ing phrase. His humor IS de-
lightful.
Yet it's not many months
since Phil made his first public
speech. He practiced at home
in front of the mirror to elimi-
nate awkward gestures. He read
aloud to improve his enuncia-
ton.
You, too, can become out
standing in your group. Follow
our 32-page booklet for pointers
on public speaking. Speeches
for all occasions. Radio, club,
banquetS.
Send 10 cents in coins for
your copy of PUBLIC SPEAK
ING SELFTAUGHT" to the
Washington Times Home Serv-
ice, 635 Sixth Ave., New York,
N. Y. Be sure to write plainly
your NAME, ADDRESS, and the
NAME of booklet.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Cry Baby
.Fdils to Win
Sympathy
By GEORGE ANTHEIL

By GEORGE ANTHE1L
DEAR GEORGE: whoopee
~ and more power to you'll
You are man after my own
heart. You sure did give
Another Mere Wife a good
answer.
IT am a widow with one child
Of nine. I am ready to get
married again as soon as we
are financially able. Do I love
my boy friend? would live in
a shanty boat and wash for
living if I thought I could help
him. AS for babies, / would have
a half dozen more If God would
let me and be thankful I was
healthy enough to bear them.
Sob Sister Shifts
Her Burdens
1.-THE woman who wrote Is
just a weak sob sister who
wants her husband to carry the
burdens. What did she think
married life was-a bed Of
rosesP Not on your life! My
boy friend is no angel, drinks
pretty heavy, but I am willing
to stand by him through thick
and thin the day I marry him.
I have had the experience Of
being married, so don't think
don't know anything about it.
II make S. a week and my
room and board. I pay $40 q
month for the board Of my
girl. SO figure out how much
have to pay for clothes for
my child and myself. Tell An
other Mere Wife she isn't the
only one who has a hard road
to travel. She can thank God
and her mother.in-law that she
she has a good husband who
earns her living.
Keep up the good work
George, and let the cry babies
have it with both barrels. I'll
send you an invitation to sup
per as soon as I get married
and show you how I enjoy my
work, making a decent home
for a good man. I. M. A."
You will come through any
situation with an attitude to-
wards life like that. You are
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Beauty Counsel 80 By Donna Grace

and her salons were the meeting
place for the great men and
women Of that era.
You are fortunate to be just
beautiful, but if you aspire to
fame, you can lay no better
foundation than by learning the
art of conversation. And you
may have noticed there is now
q concerted movement to en-
courage young persons to talk
and express themselves with
style and perfection.
The distinguished leXico-
grapher, Wilfred Funk, tells us
even the plaineSt girl will
sparkle in an interesting way II
she has a good vocabulary and
is able to converse brilliantly.
It takes practice, he says, and
one Of the best ways to improve
the vocabulary is writing poetry.
It need not be good poetry, but
the rhyming Of words will soon
acquaint one with the value Of
rhythmical sounds and meas
ured beautiful sequences, and
soon the everyday conversation
will take on a new charm.
Learn q new word every day
and read aloud whenever you
have a moment to spare.
II you haze any beauty prot
lens on IOhich you need GdUtce
tUrite to Donna Grace, BeGut:
Editor of this paper. Please en-
close q stamped, SeIt-GddreSse'
envelope for your reply.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Your Child's
Question

My 8-year-old daughter has
heard a great deal about the
Spanish war and the insurgents
and loyalist encounters, because
we discuss current events, and
the news flashes come on the
radio regularly. The other day
o new neighbor moved in who
had a cocker spaniel. I re-
marked that it was a spaniel"
whereupon she asked: "Is it a
IOyalist or an insurgent?"
MRS. IDA b. GRUBB,
4O16 Grant st. N. e.
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on the giving end, not the re-
ceiv1ng, and it seems that kind
OF living is rewarded with a
fine contentment and SatiSfac-
ton. Thanks for the invitation
and don't forget!
Men Are Accused
OF Clannishness
Dear Mr.. Antheil: You ask
why do we sneer at you men
for sticking together. Then you
ask If we girls do not have the
same privilege. No! How can
we? Our fathers, uncles, broth
ers, cousins, and even our men
friends demand that we have
nothing to do with such and
such a girl. She isn't the kind
they want us to associate with.
How do you think we find out
about such girls? I have heard
Of fathers who whipped daugh-
ters for asSociating with queS-
tionable girls. I don't know how
any one can read the Bible and
think it is any more a sin for q
girl to fall than for a man. AS
for me, I shall remain an old
maid rather than marry a man
who does fall.
THE OLD MAID"
Why permit a male, even
though he be a relative or
friend, keep you from being
kind. You sound weak in your
argument on that score.
Copyright, 1888, Esquire Features, Inc.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

had reached the end Of their
rope. OF course, things of that
sort must be done in a very
delicate way because many Of
the people are proud and would
be unwilling to accept charity
unless it was presented in a
very subtle manner. That is
what would make it so fasci-
mating. Let those in sympathy
with organized charity work
carry on that branch Of the
field, but the more delicate
work, which is far more inter
esting, would be the type Of
thing I would do with a mil
lion dollars"
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

AAACA4Gs
One Of the most active and
brilliant newspaperwomen in
Washington, Mrs. Harris is
the only woman chief Of
major news bureau here. Her
days are devoted to one con-
tinual round of news dis
patches and she declares she
could not be happy leading a
purely social life.
II would feel compelled to
have an objective in life. My
newspaper work would be neceS-
sary to my happiness"
Returning to the question Of
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
New Ermine Cape

New luxury is definite as the
new seasons furs are shown. A
lovely cape, ankle length and
full, is fashioned of row on row
Of ermine tail fringe, with er.
mine worked in chevron stripes
making the deep shoulder yoke.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Wise Guest Chooses
Appropriate Gift

The post-visit gift is usually a
more important one. However.
1t needn't be, for the nature of
the gift depends on your circum-
stances and the circumstances of
your visit. The most exquisite
wish to have in mind in choos-
ing this gift is that it should
bring happiness to the home
that has brought such happiness
to you, something that will wear
the monogram of your spirit.
Wise guests keep their eyes open,
while they are visiting, to deter
mine a gift that will be "just
the thing" to make the hostess
and the household happy.
A man I know sometimes
sends his hostess a subscription
to q magazine, for all-year-round
remembrance. A woman I know
sometimes sends a gueSt-book,
with Il had such a glorious time
as guest with you that I want
all your future guests to be
registered in your happiness"
Some people send a speciality of
their community.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Many LOOely Things
Are Suggested

Other suggestions: A flower
vase; a glass or pottery candy
jar; a desk accessory; a break
fast, luncheon, tea, or bridge
table set; a decorative box; q
painted tray or refreShment-Set
for the porch; a picnic thermoS
bottle or any other picnic acceS-
sorry; q bridge-set; a magazine
rack; any household item Of
silver, china, crystal, linen: some
accessory for a favorite family
sport or game.
An important gift to your
hostess doesn't mean an expen-
Stwe gift. Its Importance Is
derived from the fact that it is
carefully chosen; that it has a
personal touch and has the
grace of appropriateness to the
hostess and to the household.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Talented Creators
Pictured in Story

Needless to say, no American
fashion story would be complete
without an honor roll Of several
of our most talented creators,
and to each Of these designers,
HarperS Bazaar devoteS a full
page, showing the picture of a
well-known society or stage celeb
rity gowned in a costume typi-
cal Of each creators particular
talent.
Mrs. Nicholas Ludington is
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
W1riter ReviezOS Styles
Designed for Amer1caS
Best Dressed 10 Million
By JOSEPHINE HUGHES

HERE isn't magazine in America that keeps its finger
the fashion pulse of Paris than Harpers Bazaar
Right now, for instance, its capable editor Carmel Snow
is in that city preparing the September ISSUE which will
tell you what went on behind the of the Paris
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

openings.
But Harper's Bazaar is
equally "up on the American
style scene" and doesn't want
you, girls, to forget for one min
ute what tremendous designing
talent there is in this country.
In fact, they dedicate their forth
coming September issue to
American Designers.
America makes her own hats,
cosmetics, jewelry, furS, stock
ings, shoes and Hollywood fash
ions'' is the editorial intro
duction to this issue, which is
crammed full of interesting data
and stunning fashion pictures
that every Style-consciouS per-
son should study.
Fashion and Price
Dominate Scene
The first article Of this Sep
tember l Harper's Bazaar deals
not with the 40 beSt-dresSed
women" that we usually hear so
highly praised, but with "the
10000, 900 beSt-dresSed women"
of these United States.
"Chic at a price" is the theme
Of this story, which goes on to
tell the important style trends
that'll dominate this coming
winter scene. No wise girl should
think Of buying even that first
black dress until she's read
every word Of this article.
Another story that highlights
American fashions is tagged
DUTY free-because they're
made right here"
You'll see a full page Of just
the type Of jewel studded combs
that you've been searching for
to keep up those straying locks
that won't stay in place with
the new upward "hair-do";; you'll
also be captivated by the
sketches Of the newest costume
jeWelry gadgetS.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
The Visitor
Tenders
A Present
BY MRS. CORNELIUS
BEECKMAN

Copyright. 1888. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
1T is natural for us to make
L bow to hospitality by a
gift. Some people take a
gift with them, for the
hostess or the household,
when they go a-visiting.
Some people like to send it
with the bread-and- butter
letter. Other people like to
take some thoughtful little
gifts with them when they
60, and send a more conse-
quential gift after the visit.
Customarily, the gift that we
take with us is a book that is
being currently discussed, or a
group Of current magazines, a
box of candy or other sweets,
cartons OF various kinds of Gig.
aretteS, a gift basket Of fruits
and boxes of delicacieS, some de-
tail for sports, a new and in
triguing game, a box containing
several kinds of jams and jel-
lies, a box Of several kinds of
hors d'oeuvres. And don't for
get a gift for each child, or one
adapted to the group of chill
dren; an intriguing new book,
an alluring game, toys, a scarf
or handkerchiefS.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
IF HAD A MILLION
n By EUNICE DUNCAN
n A Warrington IOOman journalist tells Wh0t
~ she IUould do

the million dollars, Mrs. Harris
continued: "I would use the
money for charity. Not in
large lump sums, as you might
imagine. My idea would be
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
BdrtlettPedr
empting
In Salad
BY MARY WARWICK

Summer days are salad days
days when the markets are
stocked to capacity with the
best fruits that summer tending,
warm rains and golden sunshine
can supply. The newest addi-
tion to this comely, colorful clan
and the reigning queen of all
is the sun-ripened Bartlett
pear, the first Of the summer
fruits to don autumnal colors.
Gloriously tempting, its ten
der, pale yellow skin delicately
tinted with rose and its smooth,
snowy flesh bursting with sweet
juices, the pear is a fruit Of
myriad menu purposes, selected
by thoughtful menu planners
for summer salads, desserts and
appetizerS,
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

to give col
lege educa-
tionS to a Sc
lected group
Of boys and
girls who
n e e d e d q
start in life
a n d clip
worthy peo-
pie who had
oS t ou t
along tn e
W a y. I t
W o uld be
marvel o u S
to build up
the morale
of those who
t 1t the y
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Fruit Basket
Salad

HosteSSes who are interested
in serving a truly regal refresh.
ment to luncheon guests can
find no more tempting service
than fruit basket salad, featur.
ing the combination of chilled
cantaloupe, pears, blackberrieS
and red currantS. Generous in
proportions, this salad is equally
appropriate for service as q COM
bination appetizer salad course
for a summer dinner party.
1t Is made by placing a chilled
half melon on a plate decorated
with green galax, or grape
leaves, and filling the center Of
the melon with sections Of fresh
pears, melon balls, blackberrieS
and a few red currantS. Sec
tionS Of pear are cut lengthwiSe
and placed on the edge Of the
cut melon, pinwheeI fashion.
Ginger Ale
Gelatin
Another cooling summer salad
with a reStful favor that will
whet the appetite Of even the
most unenthusiastic diners fea-
ture fresh pear sections in gin
ger ale gelatin. To make this
salad dissolve two tablespoons
of unflavored gelatin in one
fourth cup cold water. Add
three-fourths Of a cup Of boil
ing water and stir until dis
solved. Add one pint Of ginger
ale which has been allowed to
stand open for five minutes.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

AA0AN w O~J
W h a t S h e
W o ul do
with a mil
lion. ''I'd
take a much
needed v a.
cation, pref
ra bly, a
long ocean
v o y a g e.
When I re-
turn d I
would con-
t in ue my
work much
the same as
at present
but with less
c O n ( | n E.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

Mrs. Ned Brunson Harris,
president Of the Newspaper
Women's Club Of Washington,
and correspondent for the Min
neapolis journal didn't find it
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

Why haven't you married?
I am conducting . nation
wide survey ON this subject.
You can help me by writing
me briefly why you have not
married. Please do it today.
Address, George Antheil,
Marriage Survey, in care Of
this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
Bolivia, Paraguay
Sign Peace Pact

BUENOS AIRES, July Fl
(I.N.SO. - Three years of
strenuous efforts to avoid
repetition of the ChacO war
which had such disastrous
consequences on both Bolivia,
and Paraguay, bore fruit TO-
day.
PlenipOtentiarieS of La PaZ
and Asuncicn, in the pres
ence Of representatives of all
American nations, signed a
treaty accepting the boundary
line fixed by an arbitration
committee composed of nOmi-
nees of the Presidents of the
United States, Argentina,
Brazil and Chile.
The cOlOrful ceremony was
staged in the famous marble
walled white salon of the gov
ernment houses here while
$4,000 high school students
paraded with Bolivian and
Paraguyan flags.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
MOODY M|XUP
Helen Wills Er De-
nies Wedding Plan

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81
G.N.SD.-Frederick S. Moody, Oil
company executive and former
husband of the tennis queen,
Helen Wills Moody, today denied
he planned to marry again.
A Frederick S. Moody, giving
his occupation as oil broker and
address as the Olympic Club, San
Francisco, yesterday filed applica,
tion in Redwood City to wed Flor
ence Gayle, 18, San Francisco
dancer.
The only Frederick Moody in
the San Francisco directory is the
tennis stars former husband.
Nevertheless, Moody vehemently
denied he was planning marriage,
and specifically denied intention
to marry Miss Gayle. He declared
he hadn't been in Redwood City
for more than a year, and that
he didn't even know Miss Gayle.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
LUCKY FIND
RiUer Flood Control
Speeded bH Map

Work on the 100000 detailed
study of the Potomac River basin
being made by Army engineers has
been speeded up by discovery Of
an aerial survey map of the Ana
costa River valley by the Soil Con-
Servation Service, according to
Major Walter D. Luplow, District
engineer.
AS a result Of the photographs
discovered, the ground surveys
of the valley can be cut to a mini
mum, allowing flood control work
to begin ahead of schedule.
Repeated floods at BladenSburg,
Md, indicate the urgent need for
flood control of the Ar1acostia
River. Major Luplow has indi-
Gated the survey leading up to
necessary control measures will get
under way as soon as possible. He
said engineers already are en-
gagged in a preliminary study Of
the upper Potomac valley.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
Battlefield Tour
Is Set for Sunday

Under auspices of the National
Capital Parks office, an all-day
automobile caravan tour Of the
battlefield of Ere d ericksburg,
Charlottesville, the Wilderness
and Spotsylvania Courthouse will
be conducted Sunday.
The caravan will leave the Ma
tional Parks headquarters near
Fredericksburg at 10:30 a. m. Spe-
cial busses will leave 1416 St.
N. W., at 8 a. m. and information
regarding reservations may be OBJ
tanned from the local parks office.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
Auto Death Inquest
Due in Brentwood

HYATTSVILLE, Md, July 81.
An inquest into the death of
Thomas E. Hatton, as, of 2616
Rhode Island Ave. N. E., who was
fatally injured early Tuesday morn
ing when struck by an automobile
at Brentwood will be held in the
municipal building here next
Wednesday, it was announced to-
day by Justice of Peace Hiram l..
Wohlfarth.
Arnold H. Behling, As, an en-
ploye at the Government Printing
Office who lives at Riverdale, was
charged with reckless driving in
connection with the death and
released under 81 900 bond pending
the inquest.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
5 Jews Are Killed
By Bombs in NiQht

JERUSALEM, July 81 Q.N.S).
In one of the most furious at
tacks of the long Arab-Jewish
strife, with incendiary bombs
brought into play, five members
of the Jewish community at XII
riat Haroshat, near Haifa, were
killed early today. The victims
included two men, two women
and a child. Attacking the settle
ment in the night, the rebel band
threw bombs among it's flimsy
wooden buildings in an attempt
to set them ablaze.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21

An official ese news
agency dispatch from Hsinking,
capital of Manchukuo, said five
Soviet soldiers approached the
border in the vicinity of Szetashan,
20 miles from Manchuli. Two of
them crossed the frontier, pene-
trating to depth of 500 yards and
firing on Manchukuo border
patrols.
RUSSIAN CAPTURED
The latter returned the fire and
one of the Russians was captured.
Manchukuo Immediately lodged a
stiff protest over the incident with
the Soviet consul at Harbin.
Meanwhile, civil and military of.
ficials here drafted the final warn
ing to Moscow over such incur
sionS.
General Kuiaki Koiso, COM
manderin-chief of the Korean
army, who arrived here today
from Seoul, predicted that Rus
sian troops would be trapped if
they refused to withdraw from the
Changkufeng area, which they
have been fortifying.
With regard to reports that the
Soviets were massing troops at
VladivoStock, General Koiso
doubted that the Russians were
preparing to attack the Japanese,
but was of the opinion that the
Russian activities were due to
their fear of Japan.
CABINET IN SESSION
The Japanese government, how
ever, is greatly concerned by the
Changkufeng incident, and there
are reliable reports that the Rus
slams will be attacked unless they
evacuate.
A full meeting of the Japanese
cabinet considered the situation
today.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
u. S. ENVOY Gets.
READY TO JOIN.
HANKOW EXODUS
Chinese Heads Prepare
Flight to Chungking

SHANGHAI, July 81 Q.N.S).
The United States ambassador,
Nelson T. johnson, for the second
time in the year-old war, today
was all prepared to follow Chinese
government leaders from Hankow
to a new place of safety, Chung
king.
johnson and the embassy staff,
formerly located in Nanking, are
ready to depart within q few
hours.
GENERAL EXODUS
While the big industrial Wuhan
cities, of which Hankow is the
most important, are not imme-
diately threatened by the Japa-
neSe advance, Foreign Minister
Wang Chung-Hui has announced
that he and his force will retire
to Chungking by the end of July.
All embassy staffS are expected
to follow. Generalissimo Chang
Kai-Shek, however, and other
leaders in military affairs will con-
tinue to maintain headquarters at
Hankow.
TO PROTEST BOMBING
American officials at Hankow
and Shanghai planned to take up
with Japanese authorities the re-
newed bombing of American prop
erty in the Wuhan cities. Twenty
Chinese were killed yesterday when
a bomb fell on the Central China
College of the American Church
Mission. Damage was high when
three bombs burst on the property
of the sisters of Notre Dame, with
headquarters in Reading, Ohio.
Chinese officials stressed that
partial evacuation of Hankow
should not be interpreted as a
sign that China is unable to de-
fend the city. For two weeks, 1t
was pointed out, the armies of
Japan have been unable to ad-
vance up the Yangtze River In the
vicinity of Poyang Lake.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
SCHOLARSHIP
D. A. Y. Contest Won
BY Miss GOrnlLey

Her knowledge Of history has
won attractive Patricia E. CORN
ley, Holy Cross Academy student
Of II Adams St. N. E., scholar
ship at Columbus University's
Junior College next autumn.
Miss Gormley, who is IT, was
given her scholarship certificate
last night by John T. Chichester,
commander Of the D. A. w., Dis
trict of Columbia Department,
after finishing first among Wash
ingtonians in a history essay con-
test sponsored by the veterans
organization. Nationally, she
finished fifth.
She is the daughter of Thomas
Francis Gormley.