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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Check Every Little
Item OF GROOMING

You've been getting your hair
done every week You've been
pretty good about applying fresh
makeup several times a day You
really spend more time planning
your wardrobe and choosing flat
tering clothes than you used to.
In other words, you have been
quite conscientious about improv-
ing yourself these past few
months.
Yet you aren't completely salts
fled with the results of all your
efforts. Why don't l look as smart
as Mary So and So, or model
in a fashion magazine >" you ask
yourself often.
Well, perhaps it's because you
have been so busy correcting big
faults-like trying to make your
hair do another day or two. shop
ping without first making a care
full plan, or refusing to do posture
exercises al least once a week
that you haven't gotten around to
considering small seemingly I'M
important details.
For instance no meticulously
groomed woman ever carries a
bullying, shapeless pocketbook. She
wouldn't dream Of stuffine her
bag with non-essentisls or using
It as filing case for old notes
and letters. Her white gloves are
Immediately white. She brushes
black suede ones before putting
them on. She has the leather lifts
on her heels replaced often. She
has hat stands and shoe trees and
she uses them.
These are some of the reasons
why she always has that bandbox
look you're determined TO attain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16

Dear Miss Grey: Every once In
q while We read a TRADE against
the youth of today and those of us
who have children are inclined to
resent these charges. but recently
found myself wondering II these
critics are not Justified.
1t seems to me we spend too
much time in stressing the import
ance of education, social position,
associates and social graces tsur-
face ones) to our children. yet fail
to stress the value of honor and
unselfishness and graciousness.
This was brought home to me New
Years Eve and caused me to sit
up and wonder If were neglecting
to impress upon my children the
value of honor and square dealing
above everything else.
have two sons and a daughter
eighteen-an age when girls are
eager for life and fun and put all
the enthusiasm Of their youth into
sheer enjoyment of living.
Ny girl was thrilled to the ut
most over q date she had made for
a New Years Eve party The young
chap who had asked her was evil
IDENTIFY a nice sort of boy. He had
been to our home and had always
been well behaved and Il am no
snob) ] knew that he came from a
good, substantial home. so I was
thrilled with her over the prospect
of her first New Years party.
Well. New Years came and my
girl. in her new formal was lovely
picture as she came downstairs to
wait for her young escort.
Let's make long story short.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Pastry Tricks Are
Easy, So TRY Them

What goes into pie crust is
only half the story. Good pastry
is needed TO bring the tale to a
flaky end.
Pastry tricks are easy. Be gentle
and be delicate in handling the
dough. use only little flour on
rolling board and put stockinet
covering on rolling pin. This will
prevent sticking. Use very little
water. If pastry cracks in rolling,
Use fingers to pinch together
again. Make Sits in top crust so
the steam can escape.
Do you understand how short
ening reacts with the other in
gradients? To be an expert, YOU
must. Here's the story.
In making pastry, the fat is cut
into the flour and the flour par
ticles are covered by films of fat.
Not all the fat is taken up nor
all the flour particles covered by
fat. These uncovered flour par
ticles absorb the water which is
added after the fat is cut in. The
gluten thus formed holds the mix
ture together.
During mixing, some air is in
corporated. When the pastry is
rolled out, the fat which has not
been taken up by the flour par
ticles is flattened out.
WHY Dough Raises
In baking. the fat melts and is
taken up in part by the gluten
and other constituents of the flour
The air expands and this, together
with the steam generated. raises
the dough.
Thus it is that pastry which is
both tender and flaky is made.
Tenderness results when most OF
the PARTICLES OF flour are separated
by fat and flakiness is due TO the
layers of unabsorbed fat. This is
possible only with a fat which is q
mixture of liquid and solid fats
in the proper proportions.
Good manipulation is necessary
with even the best shortening
agent. or a poor pastry will result.
Too much handling tends to de-
velop excessive amounts of gluten
and the pastry will be tough
Flakiness may or may not be
affected by decrease in tenderness
Trapped Air Toughens Dough
II the fat is worked so thorough.
iy into flour that there are nc
unabsorbed particles OF fat, there
will be a decrease in flakiness
With the development of much
gluten in pastry. the enclosed All
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
PATTI ERIN

Here's a morning" frock that
you will adore for its youthful,
slenderizing charm-whether you
wear a size SO or size so! And
easy-to-sew is written all over 1t,
too. from the full-length panels
to the puffed sleeves with fancy
cuffs Be sure to notice that seal
Looping gives charm just where you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16

sweeping statement that skirts
would be great improvement
over sweaters in most cases.
Feminine Figures
No wonder we make a fizzle of
wearing masculine garments, when
first. we haven't the figures and
second, we don't know the fine
points of their tailoring.
Frankly, we weren't
going TO mention riding
clothes at all, feeling that
there was a law or some
thing that governed their
cut and what could you do
about it.
But or officer 1cdS ut
tering more pearls of 10iS-
dom. "Do you see that
slightly bow-legged young
lady"
"She would look better in jodh-
purs because boots make anybody
look bit bowlegged. They fiji
snugly to the inside of the leg and
add several inches at the outside
So they are becoming only to
knock-kneed people"
Another time, we were talking
to a designer. We were at the
beach when he made a most sur
prising and rather comforting OBJ
servation.
"The better a wOmans
figure. the worse she
looks in trousers"
Asked why. he explained. a
woman should have a small waist
Well. the smaller her waist, the
queerer she looks in shorts OF
Stacks"
No Panacea
Pleats, he declared. are nc
panacea, although they do helT
the thigh. Because they tend tc
make you look broad in the beam
As for culotteS. 1t is a
popular fdllacg to suppose
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
BRIDES CAKE OR WEDDING
CAKE?

Dear Mrs. Post: What Is the
difference between a brides cake
and a wedding cake? l have to
make definite plans very soon for
my daughters wedding and l
don't know anything personally
about any kind of wedding cake
except the black fruitcake. Is it
merely that this same cake is
sometimes called the brides cake
In case it makes any difference,
in your answer to know the kind
of wedding reception we are hav-
ing. this will be a buffet break
fast with a sit-down table for the
bridal party.
Answer: In certain parts of the
country, white almond cake il
known as brides cake" and is
used as regular wedding cake. But
in most of our states black fruit
cake is the only wedding cake.
Sometimes when there is q big
wedding cake (black) on the buff
fet table and small cake on the
brides own table is to be filled
with favors. this cake is of white
cake because it's easier to cut and
find the favors. Cake that is put
in the individual boxes that guests
take home is always black, so
far as ! know.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16

has no way of escape and il will
expand in baking and raise the
gluten which hardens and encloses
the air, making the pastry flaky
but not tender.
Too much water in pastry makes
dough which is difficult 10 roll
and poor pastry may result I'M
less the cook possesses considerable
technique.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Young Girls Mother
Discusses Character
Cites Example of Ill-Mannered Boy to Stress
Need of Parental Guidance
By CYNTHIA GREY

Most mothers, while naturally interested in the welfare
of their youngsters make point to stress the import
ant rules of behavior yet fail notice the little things that
have much to do with character building the big
The little matters dismissed nconsequena for the
simple that mothers feel they have enough worry
about when they Mary and John associate with
the right of companions-that their department
and their morals what they should be.
But the little things do count and to prove mother
writ he fnlnupnu letters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
CHAPTER FOURTEEN


7 .ADY Olympic champions
- and others who take their
sports in dead earnest should
skip this ch apter, since
they will dress for comfort,
freedom and efficiency rather
than with an eye to the gal
lery.
As a matter of fact, they
are likely to have rangy, boy
ish figures anyway, so that
these words of warning
scarcely apply to them. But,
for others:
Use discretion when you
Wear the pants.
This section is written at the
earnest and repetitious request of
50 many men we have lost count.
Men told us a lot we
had never dreamed of
about trousers. And,
after all, who should
know the subject better
than they?
Now women resent being ruled
out of these garments. They say
men object to women in pants
because they feel their rights are
somehow invaded.
We think that point OF
UieW WOuld be exploded If
a Ooman Uere giUen an
opportunity to Wdlk dozen
the street behind herself.
Adapt Them
However. don't leap to conclu-
sions. We are not going to prohibit
trousers altogether. Other mascu-
line garments have inspired sue
cessful fashion trends.
Look at our military coats and
capes.
We hare adapted them
cleUerly to our carpeS. Be
cause those cures Were
Where zoe could see them.
The intelligent thing to do seems
to be to sit down and talk TO n
man about trousers. Which is just
what we did.
With an army officer, we OBJ
served the apparitions at riding
school.
Said the army officer: Their
breeches don't fit them around
the waist. They use their belts like
gathering strings They'd certainly
do better If they went to a mems
tailor"
Fit the Legs
Asked how come. he made this
enlightening statement: M ost
women's designers have peculiar
idea Of women's anatomy perhaps
because they haven't had much
experience in fitting legs.
"They believe that women's
legs begin at the knee.
And at the knee is where they
begin the trousers in pajamas
riding breeches. Stacks. even SKI
pants.
ITS more because of
that that iComen look
dlokWurd ia trousers than
because Of anything else"
He passed over the difficulties
above the waistline with the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page.
1. Commemorative inscription
on . tombstone or monument over
= grave.
z. Daniel c. Roper.
B. Berbera.
4. st. John.
5. Salmon p. Chase.
8. Horizon; not hor'-i-zon.
z. Robert Burns.
3. Horticulture.
3. To enroll or admit to MEM
bership. as in q school or college
10. Insects.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
&@Hn~Y N2 - :: =: 20.
y selling cook By Mari B
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(HOw CAN / LOOK MY BEST)

that they are as becoming
as skirts. They aren't and
they neUer a0iH be.
A divided skirt let's in fullness
at the front and back rather than
over the hips. So culottes, like
pleated shorts, don't do much for
the derriere.
Our frank and earnest critic
insisted II was stark madness
for women with definitely
feminine figures to go In for
all these trouser effects when
dirndls and beach coats were
so much more appealing.
As for the willowy creatures
who really can wear Stacks and
shorts with an air, providing they
are meticulously tailored, he made
us promise to implore them to
spend a bit more money and have
their tailoring done right.
Risk Her Life?
But" we argued, suppose one
OF THESE figures you 80 cnarltdDiy
call feminine is on a boat or climb
ing a mountain.
"YOu wouldn't have her
risk life and limb just be-
cause of a silly prejudice,
would you?'
To this he replied, 81 thought
we We're talking about fashions as
such I might trek through the
jungle half naked. But ! wouldn't
recommend that as a fashion.
"HOWeper. on that boat
you mention or that noun
tain, the lady could near
dark trousers. And no
doubt the temperature
UOuld permit her to Wear
a coat"
ITO Be Continued
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
A NICE GIRL DOES NOT

Dear Mrs. Post: Is it proper for
a young woman to 60 to a young
mans apartment alone under some
circumstances, and if so, what are
they? I was brought up in a small
town and I can't imagine that any
nice girl there would dream of GO
ing to a mans room or apartment.
or even to his house when his
family was out. But I live in
big city now and I find that in a
big city people are all disinterested
in other peoples personal business.
Choice bits of gossip, which would
have kept the neighborhood buzz
ing for weeks at home, don't even
make an impression here.
Answer: I answered this aues-
ton as well as I was able in the
latest edition of my book Ell
quette,' which is to be found in
the nearest public library. ANY
answer to this question is neces-
sarily complicated and too spe-
cially qualified to be put into the
length of single paragraph. But
a summary of what I wrote is
that no situation could possibly
be less wise than that of being
smut in alone behind the closed
door of a mans apartment. It it
not only giving material for gos-
sip to any one who sees her enter
or leave, but a girl who values
herself very highly would be stupid
to risk public opinion. A girl who
goes to the rooms of a man whom
she considers fascinating, who
looks upon going as an adventure
that has thrill in it, is certainly
not behaving with wisdom or even
ordinary common sense.
Copyright. 1887
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Taking Good Care
OF Small Dauqhter

When your young daughter was
very little, you brushed her hair
yourself. You kept her nails
smooth and comfortable so she
wouldn't bite them, and you push
ed back the cuticle around them
until now 1t just stays back. Her
teeth are straight--you saw to
that. Her feet and legs are very
nice. For the past few years
you've been pretty proud of the
youngsters appearance.
Lately. however, you've been a
little worried. Your daughters
posture isn't all 1t was. She walks
with her shoulders slumped for
ward to hide the fact that she's
getting so tall When she sits,
she Grapes herself all over the fur
niture. Her mplexion gets
bumpy now and then. Her inter
est in her nails and hair comes In
spurts. For weeks she just won't
do anything about them. But, for
weeks following. she over-does the
whole business, insisting on wear
ting scarlet polish and all sorts Of
queer coiffures.
About the best---in fact, the
only thing you can do about the
situation is to be pretty philo-
sophical, as tolerantly understand
ing as possible. Meanwhile, you
and her older sisters ought to try
to set her fine examples.
Give the 12-year-old her own
manicure set and teach her to use
properly each instrument in 1t.
Invite her to your room once a
week Ito do our nails together.
Talk to her, without appearing to
be lecturing. about good taste in
grooming, the Importance of hav-
ing healthy. shiny hair-the result
of cleanliness and nightly brush
ing. Do couple of posture exer-
rises together now and then.
Having Her Own Beauty Kit
Ii Big Help
See that she has her own nail
and bath brushes, shower cap.
and perhaps her own giant-size
cake of soap. Don't let her forget
to wash her face thoroughly and
rinse il carefully with very cold
water each night before she goes
to bed.
The growing girl needs to sleep
at least eight hours every night.
She ought to get quantities Of out
door exercise. too. And her diet.
like your own, should include
plenty of fresh vegetables, milk
and orange juice, crisp, green
salads and fresh and stewed fruit.
If In spite of rigorous attention
to health habits and thorough
cleansings, your child's skin doesn't
seem to improve, by all means
talk to your family doctor. Don't
dismiss chronic blemishes with any
oh-she' ll-outgrow-it attitude. May
be she will outgrow her present
complexion ailments. Again, may
be she won't unless given proper
treatment.
Do all you can to help the IL
year-old realize that her youthful.
fresh-faced look is her chief asset
right now. Time enough for guam
titles of elaborate cosmetics later
on. If most Of her friends are
wearing lipstick and powder, you'll
probably have to give in on this
point. But do try to get her to
wait q year or two before going IN
for dark shades Of nail polish, eye
makeup for parties and other so
phieticated" effects.
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ITO Be Continued

In taking dictation, four blind
girls employed as shorthand
typists in London. use a small ma
chine which punches Braile signs
on a moving tape.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16

This oldfashoned coou modern sister
all depends choose Shed make sweet
boudo pillows Pattern 1912 contains accurate pattern pieces
block cutting and finishing yard
chart diagram quilt
TO The Tacoma Times
Needlecra Dept plainly PATTERN NUMBER your NAME
and ADDRESS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16

In the glow worm family. only
the female of the species is lumi-
nous
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N>,'1ii/,
GIRLS sV viii PEP

~ you are poppy and full Of fun, men viii
invite you to dances and parties
But II you are cross, listless and tired
nen wont be interested. Men don't Ets
quiet girls. When they 20 to parts. go,
want girls along who are full Of Dep.
50 IN case you need a good general s,-z,...
tonic, remember for 3 Generations ~
woman mas told another how 10 % sis-.;i gns
thru" with Lydia E Pinkhan,'s ven sts..i his
compound, |; nelps build up more physiesl
pep and lessons distress from fsr,.Is s sle
nonsl disorders. 4uno-
You'll find Pinkham's COMPOUND WITH
WORTH TRYING! '1no WE'LL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
MARKING SILVER

Dear Mrs Post: have some old
spoons that belonged to grand
mother and like the marking on
them so much that I would like
to have our own silver marked in
this same style if it is still proper,
or if it ever was? There are four
script initials on grandmother's
spoons, representing their names
Sophia Strong and Richard
Smith.
Answer: Such a row OF script
letters would be both suitable and
attractive as decoration. In adj
dition to this, the first rule of all
rules to follow in house providing
is this: Your house should ex-
press you, and all the things you've
put in it should be the things that
please YOU.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Fit the Legs

He passed over the difficulties
above the waistline with the
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

It is the man or woman of faith
and hence of courage, who is the
master of circumstances, and who
makes his or her power melt in the
world.-Ralph Waldo Urine.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29

sense of responsibility and do things
which are often hard to do.
I will give you an example. l work
on election day very often-I used
TON bringing in people to the polls,
and l have had people say to me,
"Oh, no, | can't go to the polls to-
day. I'm awfully sorry, but one
vote doesn't matter and l have got
to paint my house,; or, 81 can't
leave the baby; or,-it's just too
much trouble to organize your life
so you can do that one little thing,
go to the polls on election day. It
is not too much to do.
Of course l know it isn't always
just because it's too much trouble.
I know some of the people l used
to ask to come to vote we're paid
to stay at home. But, you have got
to make that sacrifice too. You have
got to be willing to say, Nothing
can pay me for the right to express
my opinionl"
If democracy is going to work,
young and old we have got to work
for it.
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
No. 37e9e
ALIAS SUMMONS

In the District Court Of the Second Ju-
dicial District of the State Of Montana,
In and for the County of Silver Bow.
IRENE SAVOY, Plaintiff,
THEODORE SAVOY, Defendant.
The State of Montana Sends Greetings
to the Above Named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action. which is filed
in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a
you, and to file your answer and serve a
copy thereof upon the plaintiffs attorney
within twenty days after the service Of
this summons, exclusive of the day of
appear or answer, judgment will be taken
against you by default for the relief de-
manded in the complaint.
A general statement of plaintiffs cause
of action is as follows:
Plaintiff alleges that you and plaintiff
intermarried at Marquette, Michigan, on
or about the 10th day of May, 1881, and
that ever since said date you and plaintiff
have been and now are husband and wife.
That plaintiff has been an actual bona
fide resident of the State of Montana, and
this for more tina one year last past and
Immediately preceding the commence
ment of this action, to-wit; the oath day
of June, 1888. That two children were
born as issue of the marriage, to-wit:
Theodore Savoy, aged six years. and
Patricia Ann Savoy, aged five years, now
in the care and custody Of plaintiff. That
you have been guilty of Wilful Neglect
Of and toward plaintiff in this, to-wit;
that for more than one year last past and
Immediately preceding the commencement
of this action, to-Wit: the oath day of
June, 1899, o nave failed, neglected and
refused to provide plaintiff and said minor
children with the common necessaries of
life, you having the ability to do so, and
that by reason of such neglect to so pro-
vide plaintiff n said minor children
Montana labor news., 1939-06-29
news or
CASCADE ASSEMBLY
fContinued from Pape 3l

NCOnIlnueu rage 81
U. S. Housing Act and stated that
Mr.. Young had been brought here
through his efforts and Mr.. Young
stated that he was here merely to
give facts on the Federal Housing
program. Upon question, Mr.. Young
admitted that his first contacts in
Great Falls had been with Mr.. Bulen,
members of the city council, and the
opponents to the housing authority.
Upon further questioning, MI. Bulen
admitted that these pictures had
been shown to members of the city
council, II or Is other persons and
later on had been shown to mem
bers Of the Housing Authority, and
that he had wired our Washington
representatives to secure further
permission to show these pictures
in Great Falls.
Mr.. Fligman, a member of the
Housing Authority, speaking in be-
half of the local project, termed the
Fort Wayne project of the "Chic
Sale type" and that the continue
ton Of such projects as the Fort
Wayne project would only tend to
perpetuate unemployment and WPA
labor, and would fail to solve I'M
employment.
Upon further questioning, Mr..
Young stated that the labor unions
of Fort Wayne had cooperated in
the building Of this project.
The telegram received by Dele
gate Martin from the Fort Wayne
Building and Trades Council stated
that the Fort Wayne Building Trades
Council were very much opposed to
this project and that a letter would
follow.
Mr.. Bulen, being questioned by
President Steinmetz, failed to com
NIT himself in favor of the local
housing authorities program and in
turn recommended that the Authori-
ty should consider the building of
some so units of the Fort Wayne
type.
Mr.. Fred Wilcox, a member of
the Authority, stated that in his
opinion the project would be built
and thanked the Assembly for spon-
soring the program, and further
thanked them for their untiring
support.
A discussion of this housing prof.
ect lasted for two hours and 20
minutes. Upon the close of the dis
cussion, the speakers were thanked
by Chairman Steinmetz.