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Evening star., 1938-05-06

waistline fitted in by darts, the
straight, well-cut skirt. That 'front.'
button closing Is always q favorite,
too.
Seersucker, gingham, broadcloth
and percale are the sort Of sturdy cot
tons you'll want for pattern No.
1898, In small figured prints or
plain colors, trimmed with rickrack
or some other decorative braid.
The diagram shows you how easy
this dress Is to make. You can put
1t together in . few hours. In the
Barbara Bell Spring and Summer
Fashion Pattern Book there's . won
derful choice Of Just such cleverly de-
signed patterns for large figures, each
accompanied by q helpful sew chart.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1898 is
designed for sizes SO. 38, 40, a, a,
46, 4S, so and 81. Size SO requires
~ yards Of 35-inch material with
short sleeves, with ~ yards Of braid
to trim. 4
(Copyright, 193S.)
Evening star., 1938-05-06
By EMILY POST.

Dy EN1Lx 1OSxs
DEAR MRS. POST: am soon to
move into community where I
believe am going to be very happy.
Some Of my good friends here have
friends there and they have written
telling them about us. At least am
looking forward to their visits. and
when they come In to see me do you
think should in all cases serve after
noon tea? Shall I adapt my return
call to the time it took them to call on
me?
Ar,swer-If they come to see you
between and 5 o'clock or a little
after S, then serve tea by all means
that is, if you can do this easily. Do
not. however, attempt something which
suggests effort. In my personal opin-
ion there is nothing 50 friendly as an
afternoon tea table. Moreover, the
custom of yesterday, where 1t was never
missing in a well-appointed house, has
very decidedly come back into fashion.
Whether you yourself have 1t served
every afternoon or not, I would. If I
were you, always have it in readiness.
| BY this I mean have the tray set in
the pantry and the tea kettle boiling
gently on the range. If you have no
maid, it will be necessary to have the
table prepared always in your living
room and as guests come you would
have to leave the room for only a
moment to fill the hot-water kettle on
your tea tray from the simmering
kettle in the kitchen. But to have to
leave your guests while you fuss around
to get things ready would be too inter-
rupting. You should return their visits
within week, regardless Of how soon
people came to see you or how long
they put off their coming.
|nEAR MRS. POST: We are soon to
have house guests for whom we
want to give large buffet supper, in
viting a cross-section of our friends.
I am wondering what type Of invita-
ton Is best in view Of the fact that
two Of the groups usually wear dinner
clothes to our parties, while the other
groups always 60 to parties in informal
day clothes. Although we are mixing
the crowds" and would like to have
every one dress, we don't want any
one to stay away because he or she
doesn't want to dress. Very often
What are you wearing?" goes around
before such q party. Therefore, what
kind Of invitation indicates but doesn't
command dress?
Answer-n you send out invitations
in the formal third person, "Mr. and
Mrs. Blank request the pleasure OF
your company at a buffet supper at
such and such time to meet Mrs
Houseguest," this would of course
mean that those who don't want to
dress would have to stay away. But If
you send out your visiting card with
ITO meet Mrs. Houseguest" across
the top Of it, and below In abbreviation
May IA, buffet supper, o'clock" and
"R. 8. v. p" below that, then those
who are accustomed to dressing in the
evening will come properly dressed,
whereas those who never dress in the
evening and have always gone to your
house in day clothes will probably
think it permissible to 60 in day clothes
SsSn' tcopyr,sht ,ess,h
Evening star., 1938-05-06

lures all cnllQren Dy lCS ripple ana
sparkle, mothers and nurses must
remember that it doesn't take a whole
ocean to drown small child! Sew
eral inches are quite enough, If the
victim is toddler, none too steady
on its feet, and also If blow on
the head or fright renders it insensible
Just recently, there was such case
in point; 3-year-old wandered
over to the edge of one of the small
park fountains, leaned over to see
his reflection, and tumbled in, head
over heels. He was too frightened
to get to his feet-and if it had not
been for an alert passerby the baby
might have drowned to death, for the
person who had him in charge stood
helplessly wringing her hands and
wailing. The passerby, with the as
sistance of another, dragged the
youngster out, pumped good bit of
water out Of him, and returned him
to his convoy, happily undamaged,
except for bad case of shock.
Then there is the bird bath, or
flower pot. menace. Usually bird
baths, made of heavy materials, are
easily unbalanced, and child at
tempting to climb up on one to see
into its basin, can turn it over on
himself in a jidy-with disastrous
results. Flower pots or tubs placed
on pedestals are equally dangerous,
and all bird cages on stands, aquari-
ums and similar top-heavy objects
should be securely anchored if there
is young child in the household.
MOTHER danger which seems
silly, but does happen quite often,
is that during spring cleaning mad
ness some youngster gets shut into
a closet, or deserted room, and under
goes great mental misery-plus, some
times. dangerous lack of air. If the
closet should be filled with moth
prooflng fakes or gases, serious trouble
may result. Either children should be
out of the house during these clean
ing sessions, or the cleaner should
keep them on her mind all the time.
They may also get into trouble by test
ing out ladders, investigating cleans
ing fluids, and getting mixed up with
heavy pals of soapy water.
In the garden, be very careful to
see that no rake or similar implement
is left lying about prongs up. 1t is
too easy to step on one with a tender
little foot, to cause a bad wound
that may easily become infected, to
snap the handle up with a terrific
blow on the face. Garden tools should
Evening star., 1938-05-06

be put away in a safe place, when they
are done with.
Electric fan season will soon be with
us. The ones with flexible blades that
cannot cut are, of course, ideal, but
no matter what kind you use, the chill
dren should be warned repeatedly
against going anywhere near the
Whirring object. Fans should not be
left on the floor, where children can
run into them in their play and they
should always be placed far back on
any piece of furniture, so that there
is no danger of their topping over
onto a child below.
X X X
CHILDREN must realize that screens
although they seem to make the
windows solid, do not always resist
pressure against them They should
be taught never to lean against
screen and never to open them alone,
for the majority of screens move jerk.
ily-and with enough suddenness to
throw a tot off balance.
And, of course, there is the ever.
present menace of the ball that rolls
into the street, necessitating a dart
from the curb to retrieve it, and the
attendant traffic danger; there is the
swing with faulty ropes. that breaks
at the height of its arc; there are the
slippery, uncovered floors, or the
equally dangerous sliding small rug
and so on and on, until it sounds like
a recital of Calamity James! But
word to the wise is sufhcient-and il
will pay mothers to be on the lookout
for these simple and unexpected dan.
gers that lurk in the summer season
for our children!
Evening star., 1938-05-06
Lamb Loaf.

Neck. shank breast or shoulder
are cuts to be used for grinding.
2 pounds ground lamb
l cup bread or cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons grated onion
2 tablespoons parsley
2 tablespoons finely minced green
pepper
ll2 teaspoons salt
a teaspoon pepper
Poultry seasoning
l egg, slightly beaten
Combine ground lamb, crumbs,
onion, parsley, green pepper, salt,
pepper and poultry seasoning. Mix
well. Moisten with egg and milk or
meat stock and pack into a creased
loaf pan or ring mold. Bake in a
moderate oven 1850 F. until DONE
about / l2 hours.
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you'll charming
adaptable unexpectedly make well
hatteg Using braid sewing together
codng bright addition several dresses
Incidentally pattern times like
To obtain this pattern send for No 57e and nose cents stamps
Neeework Editor
of Evening \
Evening star., 1938-05-06

LII any game! bOOklIlS tIle pHrC pro.
vides fund of confidence and starts
you of with the game half won. At
any rate, it adds to your pleasure, any
way you look at it, and we are all
for it.
So let's choose, or maybe you go in
for sports in big way and play a
lot of games-so much the better!
Tennis, boating, golf. fishing, bad
minton, bicycling and just plain old
fashioned picnicking all offer oppor-
tunities for gay and colorful as well
as practical and comfortable outfits.
It sounds like vacation catalogue, but
when you think it over practically
every sport can be enjoyed in WASH
ington and most of them are avail
able at small expense.
The public parks and Fairgrounds
supply golf links and tennis courts,
so that any one may go in for these
games with the minimum of cost.
Tennis calls for the all-white pique
dress with short flared skirt and
matching shorts. An especially smart
outfit in one shop is made of nubbed
linen with cardigan neckline. two
large pockets and buttons of dubon-
net. The f1ared skirt is attached to
the waist and the shorts are separate,
which is best for this sport as it obvi-
ates any chance of coming apart at
the waistline. Such an outfit is prac-
tically regulation" and better than
gay colors and tricky styling. for this
very intensive exercise is bound to
completely finish an outfit in one
wearing, so that it gets a lot of tub
bing during season.
COLF is another sport that does not
call for much change in the
type Of dress that is worn from year
to year. Seersuckers are always good,
as they can take it" without willing.
In one shop we found lovely soft
chambrays for golf with action pleats
in the skirt at front. back and both
sides, as we'll as action pleats at the
back Of the shirtwaist These cham
brays come in lovely soft pastel colors
of copper, gray. pink, blue and beige
They are processed against shrinkage
and fading
The peasant influence in sports
clothes, which made its appearance a
few years ago and is responsible for
the delightful Tyrolean and Dalmatian
fashions, is now offering us a sample
OF what they wear in Sweden Here
again we find full gathered skirts
that are short and often worn with
white crisp organdy aprons to match
the white puffed sleeves in the blouses.
They are so picturesque that if you
don't want one for outdoor amuse-
ments, you can hardly resist getting
one and laying it aside for the fancy
dress party that always catches you
unprepared.
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Il apparently they find 1t i'm
possible to practice moderation in rear
ing their children. They overdo it or
underdo it and one is just as disas-
trous in its consequences as the other.
Unfortunately of late years, the
hands-off, non-interference method of
bringing up children has been the
vogue, and this has given us gen.
Grafton Of youngsters who are a law
unto themselves, who know more about
mixing cocktails than they do about
the Ten Commandments. who are a
pain in the neck to the general public
and a perpetual anxiety and expense
to their fathers and mothers.
But, equally unfortunately. these ex-
amples of the havoc undisciplined and
uncontrolled children can make of
their lives have driven many other
parents to the opposite extreme and
turned them into grinding tyrants who
are wrecking their children's lives just
as effectually as the neglectful parents
have wrecked theirs.
I AM thinking, as write this, Of a
boy I know. A fine intelligent lad
of 49, A big strapping fellow feet tall.
filled with health and energy and high
animal spirits. but whose father keeps
him a virtual prisoner because he is
determined that his son shall be kept
away from all evil influences as far
as possible.
This chap has no more liberty than
q ticket-of-leave man. His every min
ute must be accounted for when he is
away from home, even in going to and
from school, and If he is a second late
he has to furnish an alright alibi
He has never been permitted to take
Evening star., 1938-05-06
The Old Gardener Soys ::

Fortunately. the plant known
to botanists as Ismeme calathina
or Hymenocallis calathina also
has popular name, which is
Peruvian daffodil. In some sec
tions it is called the basket
flower because of the peculiarly
shaped blossom. 1t is quicker to
come into flower in spring than
most any other plant that anna
teurs may grow. The bulbs may
be started in boxes in a cold
frame now or set in the open
ground when danger of frost is
over. The pure white, lilylike but
curiously shaped flowers are very
fragrant
(Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1938-05-06
Dorothy Dix Says

~ ARENTHOOD is one Of the
l. things that people seldom seem
able to take in their stride.
4 apparently they find it i'm
Evening star., 1938-05-06
Answering
Readers
Queries
Custom of Serving
Tea Is Becoming
More Popular.

Mrs. Post has prepared a
booklet on correct wedding
details. To obtain a copy,
1Drite to the WOndn'S Page
OF The Euening Star. in
closing a stamped, selt-ad-
dressed envelope.
Evening star., 1938-05-06
Clothes for Every Type of Sport Take the Center of the
Outdoor RecreatiOns
Assume Importance
For Youthful Fans
Correct Outfit for Golf,
Tennis or Other Games
Found in Local Shops.
BY MARGARET WARNER.

IL OUTDOORS calls isisnty these marvellous May days that
probably
getting the sunshine
aoft the
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Mothers Must Be Alert
To Dangers That Lurk
In Open Air Season
Unexpected Hazards Found
In Parks and in Gardens
Nav Be Circumvented.
BY BETSY CASWELL.

being week when people are supposed to be especially child
would
Il midst normally
efreshing they
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
DAMAGED WHEAT ON SHORE
Brought Only 38 Cents a Bushel in
Local Market Last Week

A crop of wheat over in Kent
County, Md, was threshed Monday
of last week and was in such bad
condition that only SO cents per
bushel was paid for it. The dam
age to wheat by recent rains has
been considerable. Growers report
the major portion of shocked wheat
still safe owing to proper shocking
and none of it in the lowlands
while that portion poorly shocked
and in low places is already sprout-
ing and may be a dead loss. The
continued rains have kept the
threshing gangs from making a
start although these gangs have
made several efforts to save the
crop only to be compelled to return
the threshing outfits to shelter
when a new storm set in Corn
canneries will begin about the 18th
of August. At all the various
plants the expectations are for a
good run. Local buyers are pay
ing so cents for No. 2 wheat and
20 cents per basket for tomatoes.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
WELLINGTON
Items of Personal and Social Inter.
est Cleaned About Eaighborhood

/ Millington, Md. Aug. Ii The
improvement made by the Ladies
Aid Society in the NJ. E. Parson-
age by painting and papering the
same has been completed and re-
ception committee has received the
new pastor, the Rev. Mcfarland
and wife at their new home. Need
less to say a pleasant time was had
by all.
Mrs. amuel T. Everett, of near
town, is much improved after a
rather long illness and is able to be
about again.
Miss Helen Higman and Larry
Mccarthy, Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Hig-
man and daughter, Miss Marian, of
Wilmington, were recent visitors
at the home of their aunt, Miss
Mollie Higman.
Miss Dorothy Jones is spending
two weeks with relatives in Will
mington.
Miss Charlotte Jones has return
ed to her duties at Homeopathic
Hospital, Wilmington, after a vaca-
tion of two weeks spent with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles p.
Jones.
Mrs. Virginia Hale Davenport, of
Center, Ala, is visiting the Num-
bers family in town.
Mrs. Mary E. P. Smith is spend
ing sometime with her brother, l..
S. Price, near Worton.
Charles Ellison of Charleston,
W. Va, is on an extended visit
with Julian G. Numbers.
Miss Florence Gale has returned
to her duties at Union Memorial
Hospital, Baltimore, much improv-
ed in health after vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. Leo
Gale.
Mrs. Fred @. Numbers, Jr., left
last week to spend a month with
relatives in Texas, the state where
she was born. She was accompan-
led as far south as Washington, d.
C., by her husband, Fred c. Num-
bers, Jr., Miss Mary E. Numbers
and Mrs. Virginia H. Davenport.
Mrs. Ollie Gayton and Miss Lilly
Guist, of Philadelphia, were recent
visitors in town.
Misses Evelyn and Araminta
Kullman have returned to their
home in Annapolis, after a pleas
ant two weeks spent at the home
Of their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert NJ. Logan.
Mrs. William Palmatory and
granddaughter, Miss Rita Poore, of
Massey, We're visitors at the home
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
CORRESPONDENCE
CONTINUED From Page Eight

ness.
Announcement has been made Of
the wedding of Miss Harriet Jami-
son of Dover and Harold HVaughn
of Cheswold on Tuesday evening of
last week in the Milton NJ. E. par
sonage.
Mrs. Myrtle Marker of Philadel-
phia, has been the guest of her
mother, Mrs. James Boyles and Mr..
Boyles.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Barcus, Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Cirrijionne and w.
w. Kerper have been on a visit to
Mr.and Mrs. Paul Carey at Coates
vile, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson and Miss
Thompson of Philadelphia, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Augustine
last week.
Mrs. Lille Wright was visitor
to her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Keith
and Mr. Keith and her grandson
Roger, in Dover the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Luff and
two sons Of Dover, were recent
guests Of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Sapp an6
two children, Jackie and aPtsy, OF
Dover, were guests of her sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Luff and
son Donald, last week.
Mrs. Kate Downs has been visit
ing friends at Henderson, Md.
John w. Russum of Talleyville,
has been visiting his mother, Mrs.
Ida Russum and brother, Norman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Savin of
Townsend, were guests of Mrs.
Savin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Ford the past week.
Mrs. Rebecca ]. Morris has been
visiting her son, Mr.. and Mrs. Den
ney Morris.
Mrs. Marie Bowen of Whining
ton, has returned from a visit to
Mrs. E. ]. Lafferty and family.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
HOME FOR BRIDE AND GROOM
William Robinson to RenOvate One
of His Properties for His Son

w W lhChpfatC oht
of His Properties for His Son
Mr.. and Mrs. William @. (Jack)
Robinson, who were married on
Friday, July 29 at Baltimore, Nd,
will take one or the other side of
the double residence of the groom's s
father, William Robinson on Della
ware street which will be renovat-
ed and fitted up for their occu-
pancy by October the first. Jack
and his bride were given ride"
over town with the blowing of auto
horns on the Saturday night Of
their arrival. The groom is en-
ployed in the American Store. The
bride, who was before her marriage
Miss Helen Dodd of Upper Darby,
Pa, is a daughter of Mrs. Laura
Dodd of the same place. They
have the best wishes of their
friends for a long and happy mar
ried life.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11

from the aesthetic aspect of
our highway program.
! "While very many persons
living along the roads in
stinctively take PRIDE" says
the Journal-Every Evening,
''in the appearance of their
premises at all times, there
has been marked improve
ment in this direction since
the prize competition was in
augurated a few years ago.
The movement has aroused
many persons who evidently
had not given the matter
thought. 1t has developed a
new desire on the part of own
ers and occupants of roadside
places to help beautify the
highways.
each year difficulty is en-
countered in deciding who are
entitled to the prizes. The
competition is keen, with
many persons trimming up
and beautifying their premis-
es. Those who may be regard
ed as the runners up" in
these annual contests have the
satisfaction of knowing that
they have made contributions
to roadside Identification.
1T is commendable that the
Of these competi-
tions, Mrs. Henry B. Thomp-
son, Mrs. Irene DUPONT, and
Mrs. Pierre S. DUPONT, are in
teresting themselves in the
project. Former-Gov. Robert
P. Robinson serves as judge.
What these civic-minded peo-
pie are doing is Of general
benefit to the state"
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
Make Haste Slowly

Next Sunday, August Ia
will mark the third anniver.
sary of the social security act
During the past year, accord
ing to Mr.. Roger r. Minker
manager Of the office of the
Social Security Board in this
state, under the old-age insur-
ance phase Of the act $4,000
workers in Delaware have ap-
piled for social security num-
bers, and $4,000 workers have
earned credits toward unem-
ployment benefits, under the
Delaware unemployment com
pensation law. Says The Sun
day Star, Wilmington, 1--WE are
wholly in sympathy with the
purposes of the old-age insur-
ance and unemployed compen-
sation act. At the same time
we question whether we are
not trying to do too much too
quickly, with a consequent
burden on employers and es-
pecially small employers that
is almost too heavy to be
borne. 1t seems to us import
ant amendments might be
made to the law to ease this
burden without in any way
lessening the benefits that will
accrue to workers in the years
to come. Benefits to unem-
ployed workers will begin to
be payable next January, and
up to June 80 Delaware had
to its credit in the unemploy-
ment trust fund $2,823, 400
15."
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
of Mrs. James D. Moore the past

of Mrs. James D. Moore the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ]. Smith
were recent guests Of their daugh-
ter and son-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lee. in Chestertown.
Jack Fleetwood, near town, is in
the General Hospital, Dover, Del,
suffering from pneumonia follow
ing an operation for appendicitis
and is in a very critical condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil w. Downes
and daughter, Miss Mildred Down
es, of Denton, were guests of Fred
G. Numbers and family recently.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
For Levy Court Commissioners

L desire to announce that I will
be q candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Levy Court Com
missioner for the First Levy Court
District of Kent County comprising
representative districts. The sup
port of all Democratic and Inde-
pendent voters will be appreciated.
ROBERT H. HOLLETT,
Third Representative District,
"a tp Clayton, Del.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
Beautifying the ROadsides

Awarding Of prizes again
this year in the competition
for well-kept roadside busi-
ness places and homes has di-
rected attention anew to the
fact that highway environ
ment makes an impression
upon the observer. Persons
who obviously take pride in
their premises are praised by
passersby. Evidence of neg
lect not only reflects upon the
individual, but also detracts
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
Rentable Houses Scarce Here

Rentable Houses Scarce Here
With the coming of the new
Hosiery Factory of Berry
Brothers to Smyrna and the
impetus given to the other
home industries we have,
there has arisen a demand for
rentable homes. Practically
every home in Smyrna is oc-
cupied and some property
owners, realizing the situation
are making second and third
floor apartments out Of their
properties. No better oppor-
tunity has been offered in
years for the building of a
row Of rentable homes in
Smyrna than the present. AS
our industries grow and take
on new help the demand IN
creases. Some capitalists who
want to invest their money
might find it profitable to look
into the situation.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11

The troops will have a soft
er time in another war than
the noncombatant, says a
French prophet. There are
machines now that peel pota-
toes.-El Paso World News.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
For Representative

I desire to announce my candid
acy for the Democratic nomination
for Representative for the First
Representative District of Kent
County and viii appreciate the
support of all Democratic and In
dependent voters.
EDWARD ]. ENNIS,
5-1s 1t Clayton, Del.