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Evening star., 1939-08-11
MeticulOus
Grooming
Is Vital
Dress Consistently
To Your Type and
In Good Taste
By PATRICIA LINDSAY.

You, your clothes, flowers, per-
fume and mood should all harmo-
nize If you wish to be lovely to look
at and lovely to know! It's a diff
f1cult task if you are one to pro-
crastinate, or one who feels that
little details of dress, action and
grooming are not important! But
the girls and women who radiate
appeal are pretty consistent in all
these things in accordance to their
types.
OF course, there are numerous
hours in your week when you may
relax and not give a thought to
your appearance, or to your actions.
Those are the hours you spend by
yourself, away from the business or
social life of which you are a part.
But when you want to look your
best, to win the approval of others
and to feel glowing sensation of
assurance. you simply must check
over the necessary details.
To begin with. you should be
meticulously groomed. Your body
should be freshly bathed and
scented. Your hair should be Shin
ing with the care you have given
1t. Your skin should be clear
through adherence to correct menus
and daily skin care.
With your body thus prepared
for adornment, you should proceed
with good taste to dress it appro-
prlately for time and the occasion
Not one of you would think of wear
ing walking oxfords with a lovely
evening gown, would you? But too
many women wear the wrong
clothes for the occasion. which is
just as much a mistake Women
should remember that it is ALWAYS
better to be ''under-dressed" than
TO be 'overdressed.
Just because you have a perfectly
divine dress. with frills and rufles
which make You look like a dream
Is no reason at all for you to wear
IL 10 the beach on Sunday! That
dreSS should be held in reserve for
late afternoon or evening nartiee
weddings or other dressy occasions
Your simple cotton or linen. with
sports hat and shoes is what Won
ShouId wear to the beach. If vou
are ever in doubt as to what to wear
/ oeclde on your most becoming
simplest frock in which you feel
comfortable. Then your poise will
not be endangered. Today it is a
pretty safe rule to wear nicely
| tailored sports clothes THROUGHOUT
tne Gay for town, beach or coun-
try. and to keep YOUR longer. fussier
gowns for dances or parties after
the sun has gone down,
Perfumes have become STYLED too
There are lovely outdoor fragrances.
spicy sports scents and allurine
heavier breWs for the late beVitcb-
ing hours of night. The girl who
anoints herself lavishly with a
heady potent mixture for office
hourS is shouting her bad taste as
much as If she went to work in
iounglng pajamas! Fresh floral or
spice 1raerances for day, the sex
! appeal perfumes for night. Learn
10 distinguish between the scents
ano wear them in good taste.
fortunately flowers are not sl1ch
a problem. One rule to draw with
them is this: corsages with silver
or gold or pastel satin ribbons are
worn only at night or on very chic
Town clothes. Flowers may be worn
m cluster or singlv with sports
clothes, but never made into a
corsage. This year a single flower
tucked into your hair. over your
ear INTO your finger ring or bracelet
is considered very smart and at
tractive.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
ForHappiness
Sake Locate
Own Niche
Living Within Ones
Limitations Best
Possible Way
By ANGELO PATRI.

Just the same, it isn't fair She
always gets the best of it."
Don't spend time worrying about
fairness, Mary. If you do you'll be
in the dumps for the rest of your
life and nobody will come near you.
Your sister is one person and you
are another, and nobody can change
1t. She can dance and sing and you
can't You can bake a cake so peo-
/ pie can eat it and she can't. That
squares it up"
No, it doesn't She gets a new
dress and everybody claps for her
! and the boys all fetch and carry for
her. Me, what do I get? I'm lucky
if anybody even sees me. It's not
fair"
Who said it was? It's just an
other fact of life You take it or
leave it. If you're going to worry
about it tell you you will be mighty
unhappy and you'll be so sour no.
body will come near you. Now get
busy and forget it."
Il can't forget it. I want things,
too. l want"
Sure. so do I. I want to be Mrs.
Roosevelt and Queen Elizabeth and
Greta Garbor and anybody else that
seems to be having a good time. But
Just at present I'm the mother of
two hungry girls, housekeeper for
their father and them, general cook
and bottleWasher for the lot of you.
I'm lucky if get to the movies once
month And what of it?"
ut isn't fair, that's all, and I
want"
Listen, child. Get this into your
head. You'd better want what you
are going to get. You're going to
get what your brains and hands can
/ lay hold on and that's all you are
going to get. And that's all any
body else gets in spite of the noise
and the show. You've got a place
and I've got place and it's our own.
If we stay in it and do our job well
we will be happy and loved. If we
keep crying for what somebody else
has we won't get it anyway, and
we'll be left to ourselves to enjoy
our misery. Now you get busy and
beat up nice cake for dessert. The
one father likes and I like. That'll
be telling the world who you are
for a fact"
Just the same, it isn't fair"
1t never was fair. Nobody ever
said it was. And it won't ever be
fair. What Nature ordained nc
man can change fundamentally
try as he may Mary entertained
the Master in the front room while
Martha, troubled by many things
prepared the dinner in the back.
room of the house. Why? Was il
fair that one sister be honored ir
state while the other served ir
lowly fashion?
Anyway that was the way it was
The Master did not see any diff
ference in the service, however. II
was not He who called one lowly
and the ether honorable. We die
that and we were stupid when we
did it. In the plan all things, in
Guiding people, work together fol
good, each in his appointed place
Our common denominator is hap
piness. When we achieve that we
est content. How do we achieve
it?
Experience tells us that we are
lappiest when we do the work we
an do best, when we serve in oul
,wn field, up to our capacity There
no injustice there. Human hap.
>iness depends upon living withir
he possibility of ones limitations
| That's Just another fact of life.
Evening star., 1939-08-11


ority, look condescendingly down
their noses and mutter, What fool
ish creatures women are!" It's 60
ing to be a shock when they find
that actually American millinery is
conservative. The sometimes weird
designs from Paris are adapted to
the likes of women here by designers
take the ideas of Schiaparelli and
others and modify them to suit the
note this-conservative tastes of
Americans!
Recent example of this was De-
signer Florence Reichman Of New
York, who went to all the important
millinery designers in Paris. asking
them to listen to our woes. The
French, thinks Mrs. Reichman, make
beautiful hats for their own Glen
tele, but what happens to the copies
here in America make the styles
unsuitable
At any rate, whatever the reason,
hats this season are definitely inter-
esting and extremely Wearable.
That point of variability is the
thing that interests us most.
Downward Movement Is
Most Important One.
Shopping around in our local
stores, we found that the interest
centers around hats to cover the
head. Newest models may be
perched precariously forward, but
always they have a back interest
that makes them fit the head snugly.
This downward movement may take
the form of snoods, bands and other
attachments. but most of all the
hats are extended in the back to
make a longer, better-fltting line,
The influence of bustles in fashion
is reflected in new millinery and
many hats are designed with either
the "bustle back or suggestion
Evening star., 1939-08-11

AID WtI
If you have Wallspace, build 1t
in with shelves. Have the top
one breast height and the lowest
tier fitted with drawers. All the
things that are interesting to
look at may be placed on the open
shelves and the others, such as milk
bottle caps, empty match cases and
stamps might be filed in the drawer.
This looks very we'll built in on
either side of window with a table
space and chair under the window.
1t gives a good work area with the
collections close at hand.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
have some lovely flowered chintz
which is splashed all over with pink
roses. l would like to use ii for my
guest room but the paper in that
room has roses in it also. Would it
look like too much of good thing?
The colors 60 very well together and
the design on the paper is widely
spaced, where that on the chintz is
massed closely
MISS ALICE D. r.
Answer:
There are many lovely rooms
done in the Victorian manner, with
roses all over the wallpaper and
chintz TO match. Make the roses
Enthusiastically the interest of this
room. and you may enhance them
with plain colors in accessories and
upholstery.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
I have a fine Ole grand piano
which has a deep finish that is be-
ginning TO bubble and crack. Would
it be possible for me TO scrape the
piano and refnish it? Would you
give it the shiny finish or a dull
finish?
XIII.
Answer:
Of course, it is possible for you
to remove the varnish on your
piano, but this is very diff
cult and long -draWn-out task
which will take time. and the re-
finishing will be just as difficult.
1t would seem to me better to save a
few dollars month and then send
the piano out to be done. 1t will
not be out of working order so long,
Your house will not be muSSed up
during the refniShing process and
you will have the job done by some
one expert in handling this sort of
thing. so that the result will pay
you for your expense.
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of it. Others have a pronounced
front interest to counteract the ef-
feet of back fullness in clothes.
Tiny brims, draped turbans and far
ing berets are all part of the picture
for fall and we noted a surprising
number of modified derby effects
here. One buyer laughingly told us
that this might have been influenced
by King Georges millinery. q.
Crowns are softer and not so ex-
aggerated, although high crowns are
still important. The difference lies
in the fact that high crowns are
less pointed and more of the square
or rounded styles are being shown.
Shirring and detailing makes them
softer and more flatterlng. The
majority of hats sit well forward, but
all are well anchored, as we men,
toned before
Black, of course, will be your first
fall hat Many of the black models
are trimmed with bright colors in
the form of birds and feathers. The
latter, incidentally, are very i'm
pOrtant and we've not seen such
lavish use of feathers in many day.
Plumes of ostrich sweep down the
back of tiny but well fitting, hats;
ostrich is used to make front plume
on a tiny brimmed model Here, too,
colored hats make their appearance
and are striking with your first dark
dress for fall. Grey is destined to be
a very smart shade this season, and
although the emphasis has been on
brown in other phases Of fashion,
only few brown hats are being
shown. However. when coats are
worn later. it will undoubtedly be
popular color.
Trimmings Prove to Be
Most Interesting.
Feathers and ouills add bright
touches to great number of the
new hats. Wells. according to pre-
dictions, will be heavy affairs, some
of wool. The unusual thing about
those we've seen is that they are
draped and hang in the back, most
attractive and, We should think.
lllb1li ICSo AIASNOllICI I4iIS W IiiC
wearer and beholder. Gold trim
ming. so much favored in jewelry
and dress ornaments for fall, is also
seen on a number Of the new hats
and often takes the form of small
and subtle touches.
However. the important thing
from any point of view is the ac-
cent on wearabllity. Designers now
are conscious of the fact that we
want our hats to fit our heads, not
sit uncomfortably and often rldicu-
lousy atop them. When you shop
for new fall model note the change
in form and silhouette and be thank
ful for this effective movement by
American milllners. Extreme they
may be-even bit wild but at
least they will be comfortable, smart
and much more conservative than
all too many badly copied French
models we've had in the past.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Dorothy Dix Says
To Make Marriage a Success, Look
At 1t From Business Angle

Dear Dorothy DIX am 18 years
old. Have been married less than
two years and have an 8-month- h-old
baby. When I married, I loved my
husband very much and at first we
were very happy, but now we do
nothing but fight, fight, fight all the
time. We have different religions and
different ideas on every subject. We
do not think alike about anything.
My husband says mean things to
me and I tell him when he does
wrong and it makes him mad to be
picked" at, as he calls it. I have
decided three times to go back
home to mother and father, but
they don't want me. Should I leave
my husband and 60 home and go to
work to support my son, or what
shall I do?>
A BEWILDERED WIFE.
Answer-You haven't been mar
ried two years yet That is mighty
short trial to give marriage. So be-
fore you call it a failure and throw
up your hands and quit, I urge you
to hold on little longer and use
little more patience and effort in
trying to make go of it.
The beginning of every new en-
terprise is full of encouragement
and disappointment and hardships
that make you want to give it up,
but if you will just hang on you can
fight your way to success. And that
is just as true of marriage as it is
of any business or career into which
you could go. So before you break
up your home and deprive your
child of father, make at least an
honest effort to make your mar
riage a success. Certainly you made
a great mistake in marrying too
young. Maybe you should have
been more careful in picking out
husband and got one of your own
Evening star., 1939-08-11

| religion and who thought as you
did. But that is all done now and
the thing is to keep these blunders
from running your whole life.
Quit thinking of marriage as a
romantic episode and consider it
from a business angle. Realize that
it is better paying job than any
you could get in the business world
with your lack of training No en-
ployer would pay you enough to
support you and the baby in the
manner in which your husband
does.
Face the fact that an employer
is no easier to get along with than
a husband, and that you would have
to learn to control your temper and
your tongue when you were cri-
ticized, and not to talk back to your
boss.
Try those tactics on your husband.
You know the things that irritate
him. Don't do them. You know the
subjects of discussion that always
bring on row. Step wide of them
1t takes two to quarrel and any
wife can stop one at its very be-
ginning if she wants to.
Your parents don't want you to
come home with your child. Your
husband wants to keep you and the
baby. If you have grain of COM
mon sense in your head, you must
see on which side your bread is
buttered.
Dear Miss DIX have been Tilted
by the man to whom 1 was engaged
Shall I tell people that I have been
pushed aside for another woman?
I am so miserable I want to die. I
can't eat or sleep and don't want to
see any one? What should 1 do?
JESS.
Answer-Keep silent. Go around
as much as possible and don't waste
single tear on the man who for
sock you. He isn't worth it,
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Ny Neiehbor Says:

When acid is spilled on rug,
remove it as quickly as possible
with a wet cloth, then cover
spot with baking powder slight
ly moistened. Leave soda on
rug until no bubbles form. then
wash off soda with cold water.
Firm ripe rather than soft
ripe is the best stage of fruit for
preserving. In home preserv-
ing it is preferable to cook
small portions of the fruit at a
time.
Constant turning preserves
rugs. They should be turned
around every six months.
Add l teaspoon Of cinnamon
and 2 teaspoon of cloves to
your favorite cookv recipe. The
two spices will convert an Or
dinary cooky dough into some
thing delightfully."- different.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:

DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
There is new handcraft called
"Decoupage," which, I understand Is
done by applying cutouts to a lac
quered surface Can you tell me
anything about it? What equip
ment is needed?
K. L. H.
Answer:
"Decoupage" is not a new art.
but a revival of one of the mas
times of the Victorian era. The
equipment consists of interesting
things to cut out, such as flower
prints, decorative motifs of all kinds
as well as figures and scenes. A
pair OF manicure scissors are neces-
Sary as the cutting must be eX-
qulSlte. When cut out, the motif is
applied to the box or screen with
colorless lacquer and after being
set in place is given two more coats
10 protect its surface. Great beauty
and interest may be secured bv
panistaking delicacy in cutting and
careful selection of interesting sub
lectS
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
Is there anything that may be
done to my icebox door where the
porcelain has Clipped off? The box
was handled carelessly in moving
and the door came off and chipped
out a 4-inch place 1t looks unat-
tractiVe and, more than that. I am
afraid it Will rust. I would appre-
clate any suggestions you might
have to offer.
Answer:
There is an enamel that does
not discolor which could be laid
into the Clipped place and built
up coat after coat to fill the cavitv.
l do not assert that YOU can't see
that il is patched, but at least 1t
Will look cared for and keep it from
rusting. 1t is usually possible 10 make
some arrangement with the COM
pany who sold you the box to have
the door sent to the factory and re-
porcelained. However. this is not
inexpensive.
Questions on household fur
nishings, interior decorations,
etc. should be addressed to Mar
garet NOVEL; at The Evening
Star. The answers will appear
in this column as quickly as
space permits.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
By BARBARA BELL.

With weeks of summer still aheac
and fall Just beyond the What-to-
wear problem. normally acute abou,
nov, is no problem at all with thi;
graceful frock. so inexpensively
made and so pleasantly refreshing
in almost any color, print or black
Shirring on the shoulders. a touch
of lace at the neck, a front pane
cunningly extended to the sides ir
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Fall Millinery Stresses the Extremely of Weara
Hats for the Approaching
Season Are Smart and
Really Well Fitting
Downward Movement Is Most
Important Feature of Them;
Black Is Your First Choice
BY HELEN VOGT.

Despite opinions to the contrary American women are very strong
when
likes creating and unusual models but the designers
chases this
undoubtedly will
millinery, for
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Built>In Shelves Are Fine
To Hold the Collection
Priced by Young Boy
Rose Covered Chintz and Paper
Can Make Beautiful Room;
Decoupage' Not New Art
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.


MY SON aged TO- in the midst the collecting seems
mat MS che OF
priceless and precious bits that fill you
suggest
be where he them handled each
the cleaned? ~ O
B. c. s.
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HELP WOMEN.

BEAUTICIAN. good finger waver and mani
curist. al once. Box "2-S. Star.
BEAUTY OPERATOR must be exrert.
steady position. Apply in person. :ll1
14th st NV.
BEAUTY OPERATOR experienced, to go
out Of town; no license necessary. Apply
in person. 1434 Park rd. NV.
CAFETERIA COUNTERGTRL. - to 80
yrs. of ase. must he exp local refs. Apply
Tally-Eo Restaurant, $40 11th St. NV.
3 TO : m. no phone calls
DIETTTrAN -HOUSFKFEPER. experienced.
for exclusive boarding house must be eco
nomical hnyor and capahle OF supervising
help, Give references and salary expected.
Fox "S4-S. Star
TYPIST. experienced. wanted State age,
exp. phone number. also If working al
present Box 101-S. Star
WAITRESS. evpn~innced onlv need apply
Capitol Cafe, 42O 1th ST. s.w.. after 80
pm.
WOMAN. white TO take charge of mother
less home and care Of two children, wears
and infant. Harry F. Toston. Waverlev
ave. Garrett Park. Md. KenSington 314-J.
WOMEN colornd. reed five: steady work
sooc income; selling.
WOMEN wanted for Coronet Hosiery sales
work. excellent percentage. Apply in morn
ing S03 penQa.
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equals the fall hats
ccem uearaby and the busebak hat
soaom The models haze dounund
back that makes them comfortably the head In addition this effect
fashion koucn
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HELP MEN.
CONTINUED }
AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS.


tContinuedD
AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS.
We need , Ford mechanics, = general
rspa!tmen. experts on mo, 70 ,or analyzer. a1,y
'uEItes with the best working conditions
IN town. for experienced men who know
,sse pe pune and dFpcngsbe Gg AK Se for % M Bar
Tram or Mr Clements. Lee D. Butler Inc,
lIHl 2lst s. NV
HOUSEMAN,
Experienced, colored; perma-
nent position. Must furnish
references, experience, wages
expected. Box 124-S, Star.
SALESMAN.
SALESMAN to call on grocery and insti-
tutional trade: must have car; give expert
ence and background Box :}2-T Star II.
HELP MEN AND WOMEN,
BOOKKEEPER. state experIence, age and
salary expected Box ACT, Star.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
BUSINESS.
WEsHTGFoS REgfTfF S9T TrHGHhRs 45 FL 2PsRss %GRsey
oS6 Press Bldq Republic 17l@.
STENOG.-BK., F f EXP; able full 10 eha5Ee 1dEe
charge real estate builder office. Age
@5-35 Perm. Excel. salary.
TYPIST-CR. CL., Fl sboTf6gns know5edsf nee. C.
essary. EXP. credit installment for st.
store. Age 21"s. Good salary.
BUDGET CIR. CL., No N; EXP; fi4es iel5i snd
handling credits and collections. Age
'25-:i5 Salary starts Sl@5 mo.
PERSONNEL SERVICE,
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SITUATIONS MEN.
(Contlnued.) }

PAINTER, fast. clean. sober: references
Write Theodore Ficke, Sprngfeld Va, H.
SERVICE STATION SALESMAN, is wears
eeXperence; no fabrication work. Box 24-T,
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FOREMAN for steam laundry in starch
work department Box 423-X. Star 13s
FOUNTAIN or luncheonette man; good on
Georgia ave NV
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HEATING SALESMAN. KNOWLEDGE of auto
matte heating eouiDment. stokers oil
burners excellent opportunity. See Mr.
Lang. 9 am Lee D. Butler Air Condi-
tioning. 1l19 o1st st NV
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FIELD REGISTRAR good education per-
Sonallty, Sale3 ability: enroll students
business college; permanent position. Box
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CREDIT AND OFFICE MGR. by medium
to high grade mems shop Present in
cumpenf resignine TO GO into another kind
OF work. Splendid position with good
fnture to right man. Only thoroughly
experienced man need applv All replies
BOT. Star
Evening star., 1939-08-11

MAN, young. with car. to travel Calf and
return; drawing account and car expenses
PAID: travel circulation mgr. Call in per-
son Fri and Sat. Mr.. T. Gray. Cairo
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sITUATIoks-MEh AND WOMEN
SITUATIONS WOMEN.

COUPLE, cOlored, want employment
chaufeur houSeman, cook. with reference
CO!ldrG ,1n,} pnfb
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COUNTERMAN experienced in wholesale
plumbing and heating supply house. Give
references age experience and salary
Wante6 BOX LIS Star
Evening star., 1939-08-11

MIRROR MAKER-Must be Al expert
enced: with good references: salary and
splendid opportunity to get an interest in
| the business RoX oQ6-S Star
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BnOKKEEPER. experienced, for builders
ONCE. Box 1Oa-S. Star
BUTCHER experienced with references:
salary. $50 wS, Apply Park Road Mar
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COMPANION TO INVALID; cheerful, com
petent; highest references: would help IN
houSeWorE. Box 345-X. Star
Evening star., 1939-08-11

NURSE. practical. take anv case invallds.
eioery e,t adult and prepare suitable meals
~; ~ competent. experienced white woman.
Evening star., 1939-08-11

BAKER. white or colored. for rolls and
pastry all around. experienced o5 to 40
yrs OF age; give record of employment and
references; excellent onportunitv nv
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PRINTING WORKING FOREMAN familiar
with multiple color presses on folding box
work. Permanent Position. State age
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Girl white; "a as saIesgirl. practice,
nurse or s.h.w.; good refs Greenwood
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SALESMAN, must he willing to work and
furnish car. Apply Gil Georgia ave. NV
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LADY, Protestant, wishes position as a
laoy c"mpanion or houSekeeper tc ono
alone. Box 475-T Star .
Evening star., 1939-08-11

YOUNG MEN-Progressive restaurant or
ganization has openings for countermen of
restaurant experience not essential: definite
opportunity for advancement Write. Civ
ing age. nationality. education. past en-
ployment and inclose non-returnable snap
shot Box ASK. Star