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Evening star., 1939-08-03
Water
Is Cure for
Iantrun
Thrown Into Face.
1t Successfully
Ouiets Child
BY ANGELO PATRI.

Lillian, aged 2l2, decided against
taking nap in the afternoons. AS
soon as she saw her mother prepar-
ing for it, she began to cry loudly.
AS the proceedings advanced her
yells increased. She stiffened her
self and lay on the floor, kicking and
yelling in frenzy. Her mother, not
knowing what else to do, spanked
her. She had to spank hard to bring
any result. After the spanking
Lillian went to bed to sleep, but so
did her exhausted mother.
Spanking, to be of any use what
ever, must be used only in times of
great emergency. Not then, if there
is any other way out. When a child
is spanked regularly, he accepts it
as part of the schedule and learns
to dramatic the whole affair. That
Is what Lillian did. Nap time, spank
Ing. dramatics, bed. She began to
enjoy the program.
Some children learn early to put
on a show that tends to discourage
their elders sufficiently to allow
them to escape what seems un-
pleasant in the days schedule. Some
dislike bath, some don't want to
stop play to eat, others resent being
dressed. If once they can escape
the unpleasant chore by whatever
means they contrive, they will keep
trying it again and again until they
are shown that success for their
scheme is impossible. And that the
effort to do so is going to give them
little personal inconvenience.
Long ago we found that a dash
of cold water would do this work
faster, much easier, with inconven-
ience to the patient, no waste of
energy for the parents compared
to what was used in the spanking
battle. Once child gets into q
temper tantrum he cannot be
reasoned with. Sometimes pushing
him into an empty room convinces
him Of his folly, but if that fails,
get him into the bathroom and dash
cupful, after cupful of cold water
full in his open face. Do it coolly
with the professional calm of tho
trained nurse attending an excited
patient, and the result will be all you
desire.
Let most of the inconvenience of
the process fall on the patient Let
him undress himself with a mini
mum of help. Let him do the wiping
up in the same way. Let him dry
his own face, wipe himself off, with
grudging help if necessary. Don't
talk at all. See that he is dry, is
comfortably clothed in pajamas,
and gets to bed to sleep off his bad
mood
He may try the tantrum again.
He is likely to do that in the hope
that this time you will forget about
the water. Repeat the prescription,
silently, effectively. and if he is the
usual child he will check his tan
trum the next time at the sound of
running water in the bathroom.
Children should not be allowed
to get into the habit of having tan
trums. Check the first one. Remem-
Der that spanking won't work. Try
isolation, and if he cries too long,
exhausting himself and the family,
cut it short with cold water in
copious cupfuls. Don't plunge him
into a cold bath unless his physician
orders it, but you need never fear
using water in dashes, fast and cold
and generous.
Evening star., 1939-08-03

and diminish your waistline. Shir-
ring, on the shoulders and sleeve
tops, serves the double purpose of
giving the frock soft, dressy look,
and creating fullness where you
want It,
Chiffon. georgette, rayon jersey
and small-fgured silk prints are
smart materials in which to make
up this design. It's extremely easy
to do, for all it looks so expensive
when finished. Pattern includes a
STEP -by-step sew chart.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1795-B
is designed for sizes "a, 36, SO, 40, AZ,
A., As and 48. Size SO requires
yards of 39-inch fabric with short
sleeves. With long sleeves, 5H
yards.
Send Is cents for Barbara Bells
Summer Pattern Book! Make your
own smart new frocks for street
daytime and afternoon, with these
simple, carefully planned designs
It's chic, it's easy, it's economical
to sew your own. Each pattern in
cludes step-by step sew chart to
| guide beginners.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Answering
Queries
Material Denotes
Formally of a
Bridal Gown
By EMILY POST,

Dear Mrs. Post: Is wedding
gown with a train considered very
formal? And is a finger tip length
veil ever worn with a dress that has
train on it?
Answer-Unless enormously long,
a train does not make a wedding
dress formal. The richness of its
material is the principal evidence
of formality-that and the train
combined. A flnger-tip-length veil
is often worn with a short train.
But it is rather prettier with one
of the modern full-skirted dresses
that are scarcely more than touch
ing length in the back.
Dear Mrs. Post: May a girl invite
boy to go to a movie with her?
The boy in question has asked me to
60 places so often that would like
to show him some extra special
thought. But how do I 90 about
paying for our tickets?
Answer-Get the tickets in ad-
vance. tell him that you have some
tickets for such and such a movie
and ask him if he will 60 with you.
Better still Gf you cam ask him
home to dinner and to 60 with you
afterWard.
Dear Mrs. Post: Is summertime
the wrong time to wear a pastel
satin evening dress?
Answer-No, it is quite all right
unless a very heavy satin OF the
dripping variety that is more suit
able to winter and to parties OF
more formality than those given in
summer.
Dear Mrs. Post: The parents of
young man I have known very
well for several years-but to whom
I am not offlcially engaged-have
asked me to go on a five-day trip
with them. Shall I offer to pay
some Of my own expenses, and how
should I broach the subject? Or, in
stead, should I buy my friends S
mother a present? And If that
would be better, please give me an
idea OF what and when and how to
give it to her.
Answer-Since they have invited
you to go with them as their guest,
you do not offer to pay your way,
but you should take at least little
spending money for possible per-
sonal needs. In other words, they
would pay your expenses, but you
should pay for any items you buy,
as well as for pressing of a dress, or
for laundry, kilograms, telephone
messages, postage and so on. After
you have returned, it would be very
nice to give his mother a present.
Perhaps during the time you are
with her you can find out something
that she would like.
Evening star., 1939-08-03

weary eternity that exists between
his morning and afternoon calls.
When you are little older and
have seen more of the world, and
especially when you have given the
onceover to more boys, you sort of
wake UP, If you get what 1 mean.
Boys don't look so good when you
know them better. You get more
critical Of them And you get dis
trustful Of yourself because you re-
member when you were that way"
about Tom, and goodness knows you
wouldn't have him now on a bet.
But, heigh-ho. this first love is a
wonderful experience, and it leaves
a memory that you keep packed
away in lavender as long as you
live.
A good reason for not marrying at
II is that you haven't had your
playtime. Somehow we humans
have to have that. If we don't get
it when we are young, we take it
when we are old, and that is bad
for all concerned.
I wonder if you read a story that
has been in the papers lately about
a girl who at 16 thought she was
terribly in love with a young chap,
and married him. She was sure that
she was ready to settle down and
that she wouldn't want to dance or
60 places or do anything except
just be with the lad all the time.
Then baby came and the wife, who
was still just kid, wanted to run
around and have good times She
got tired of staying at home and
cooking and washing for her hus-
bard and being tied down by the
baby.
So she divorced the husband and
then, because her mother scolded
her for staying out at dances all
night instead of taking care of her
baby, she killed the poor little mite
and threw 1t into a creek.
You wouldn't do anything ter
rible like that, but it shows how
powerful is this urge in a girl for
the good times that she misses If
she marries too young and if she
mistakes her childish romantic
fancy for a boy for the mature love
she has for a man that makes her
ready to go domestic and find her
happiness in her own home.
OF course, some 17-year-old love
may last, but give 1t the waiting
test of few years before you bank
your whole life on it.
Evening star., 1939-08-03

show us whether it has materially
changed in form in the last few
years. Of course, the first develop
ment did come when the origina.
Coal-stove iron was adapted for the
gas range; then electric waffle irons
put in their appearance to practi-
cally run the other types off the
market altogether But the form o1
the iron itself, apparently, is just the
same as it was when cooks of many
generations ago made up the sue
culent bread for Sunday morning
breakfast, or as sweet for luncheon
or supper.
1t is odd how the different parts
of the country make use of the same
food-in an entirely different way
At my mother-in"laws in New Eng
land, waffles are treated like cakes;
they are served as dessert course
with plenty of maple sirup, honey
or powdered sugar to enhance their
sweetness. Even the waffle mixture
. is little sweeter than that which
is preferred in the South. Here the
waffle reigns supreme at breakfast
and supper-but usually as an ac-
compartment or background for
chicken hash, kidney stew, creamed
crab meat, etc. The batter is not
very sweet, and even though some
times for breakfast the sirup is
used, the effect is one of bread
rather than of cake.
In all events, good waffles are
hard to beat. With the modern
electric iron, they are simple and
quick for even the novice to pro-
duce, and Sunday night supper On
cold winter evenings may well con-
sist of crisp golden waf1es, with
scrambled eggs or chicken la king,
and piping hot, delicious coffee. In
hot weather, waff1es are equally good
as a background for some light
creamed mixture, such as the crab
meat recipe which we are including
today.
Some of the best waffles in WASH
ington. in my opinion, are made at
the 1925 F Street Club. They are
not TOO sweet, are light and crisp,
and therefore a perfect basis for
almost any mixture you wish to add
to them. We are giving you the
clubs own recipe, which they per-
mitted us to publish after much
cajoling and coaxing on our part.
SUNDAY DINNER MENU
Jellied Chicken Soup
OiUeS Celery
Crabmeut- Waffle Sandwich
Sliced Tomatoes, CucumberS,
French Dressing
Pickles
Corn on the Cob
(As q separate course)
Peach Cobbler
Coffee
Evening star., 1939-08-03

boys and girls that well-chosen
games are far from babyish.
Actually, they are the best kind of
fund.
So-called parlor games are tre-
mendously popular at present with
crowds OF all ages. The "smartest"
people In New York, Hollywood and
other good time centers are playing
them with the greatest enthusiasm.
In fact, many of the famous stars
you see on the screen or hear on
the radio are the actual inventors
OF some OF the games that are cur
rently popular. Writers, editors,
cartoonists, actors and actresses and
famous party-givers are proud Of
their prowess at some of these
"babyish" pastimes.
So pick out the games that appeal
to you most from the party book
we sent you, and give them a whirl.
Get your crowd into the spirit of
the occasion, and everybody will
have grand time. They'll have so
much fun that they'll forget their
superior attitude toward parlor
games!
For summer parties, why don't
you build your entertainment
around some sport that the ma
1ority OF your friends enjoy? For
instance, have beach picnic with
swimming as the chief amusement.
Or take the crowd to the nearest
amusement park some night, for a
few hours of roller coasting, old
milling and house of fun-ing.
And it would be a splendid idea
for the girls in your crowd who
can dance to teach the others. Get
your friends together, lay in a
supply of good records or turn on
the radio and hold an informal
dancing class. That will be lot of
fun in itself, and it will be an in
vestment in future good times for
everybody concerned.
Midnight Snack Is
Thoughtful Gesture.
Il have invited young lady of
my own age Q6) to attend a coun-
try club dance miles from nv
home. The crowd we are going with
intends to drive after the dance to a
place to eat which is 18 miles away.
This will be all right for them
since they all live close together
not far from the country club, and
they have hired some one to drive
them there and back. But my moth
er does not approve of my being out
until am, and I am quite sure
my companions mother would not
approve.
I'm, therefore, wondering if it
would be proper for my mother to
have midnight snack ready for us
at my home, since the girl lives
near me-" ALFRED T.
Not only proper but practically
perfect! The young lady should ap-
preciate your thoughtfulness in
working out this problem and your
concern for her welfare and her
family's peace of mind.
No girl could grieve over mis- Dhg
the excursion with the rest of your
crowd when you substitute a cozy
midnight snack at your home. And
we'll bet your mothers food is bet
ter than the victuals the rest of
the crowd gets!
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Seascapes on Dresses

PARIS R.-The seascape printed
patterns Lelong launched in crepe,
organdie and satin frocks have been
ordered by many of the socially
prominent in the French capital.
One afternoon model shows pink
starfish printed on sea blue
ground. Another day dress features
various sea creatures in navy blue
on white. Waves and foam are
cleverly represented in pattern
for an evening dress, the design
worked out in greens, blues and
white. This is a wide skirted frock
dress, and the decollete is bordered
with shades of blue and green Or
candle.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
BY BARBARA BELL,

This soft, youthful dress, with
simple neckline, slim hips, and
rounded bustline that do so much
for those of you who take women s
sizes, is a perfect fashion for your
new dark sheer. Design No. 1795-B
is the distinguished, simple, we'll
bred type that you can wear end
lessly for both street and afternoon,
and vary with different accessories.
The paneled skirt is cut high in the
front, to flatten your diaphragm
Evening star., 1939-08-03
WAFFLES.
1925 F Street Club.J

6 eggs.
l pint milk.
! pint -four
l teaspoonful sugar.
cup lard.
y teaspoonful salt.
l teaspoonful baking powder.
Separate the eggs and beat the
yolks together with the milk until
light and foamy. Add the flour and
other ingredients. Last, fold in the
stiffly beaten egg whites. Have the
waffle iron very hot, pour in the
batter and bake to a light brown.
CRABMEAT FILLING.
l pound canned or cooked crab
meat.
2 cups white sauce.
l egg.
2 hard-boiled eggs.
3 slices broiled bacon.
3 large cooked waffles.
Make three waff1es and separate
into fan-shaped wedges, allowing
two wedges for each serving. Flake
and bone the crabmeat and add to
the hot white sauce. Beat an egg
into this creamed mixture, just as
you are ready to serve, and add a
dash of sherry, paprika and Wor-
cestershire sauce to taste. Pile the
crabmeat mixture between and on
top of the two pieces of waffle, and
garnish with sliced hard-boiled eggs,
bacon and pickles.
PEACH COBBLER.
2 cups sliced raw peaches.
l egg.
u cup brown sugar.
4 cup butter.
Baking powder biscuit dough.
Mix the egg, well beaten, with the
peaches and the brown sugar.
Spread in a buttered baking dish
and dot over with butter. Cover
with a biscuit dough crust, pricked
with a fork. Bake in a hot oven
until done, and serve with thick
cream or hard sauce.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Cleaning Patent Leather

To clean those fashionable pat
ent leather accessories, wipe spots
first with soft clean cloth and
then polish with cloth on which
have been sprinkled a few drops
of glycerin. This restores the
leather's luster, too. ..
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Measuring Flour

Before measuring whole wheat or
graham flours, stir them with a fork
to distribute the bran fakes. Never
sift bran or whole wheat flours.
Evening star., 1939-08-03

Il am planning a scavenger hunt
for Z crowd of l6 boys and girls.
Could you give me soma suggestions
as to what to hunt for, so it won't
be too easy? Also how should I
break up the group into teams and
what about prizes?" ALICE M.
Your scavenger hunt should be
loads of fun and far from easy if
you choose your list from the fol-
lowing articles:
A dog license. book mark, comic
valentine, suit of red flannel under
wear, grasshopper, three collar but
tons, 1897 license plate, dance pro-
gram, Canadian postage stamp, size
Woman's shoe, last Sundays funny
paper, quill toothpick, stereoptican
slide, city employees autograph,
chlld's picture book, meerschaum
pipe, catnip mouse, skeleton key,
hero's medal, the William Cullen
Bryant card from an Authors" deck,
Ouija board, red hair net. shoe
horn and leaf from a chestnut
oak tree.
On most scavenger hunts the
guests hunt in couples or groups of
four. You should have four prizes
two for fellows and two for girls.
II each team is a quartet, all the
prizes go to the winning team. If
you hunt in pairs, the two top cou-
Piles get the prizes.
Another good idea is to furnish
each team with large, stout paper
sack to hold the loot.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Really Good Wes Are Hard Surpass at Anv Time of the Yea
Successful Parties Often
Rest Upon Enthusiasm
And Pep of Leader
Include Well Chosen Games
Or Center Entertainment
Around Favorite Sport
By KAY CALDWELL. and ALDEN uARRvS

BY KAY CALDWELL ALDEN HARRISON
What boys and girls between do party?
suggested dancing but most Of the
know how And most Of the
help" T'' N " aTr ~ yo0A
What crowd a with plenty of zp and
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Ny Neighbor Says:

There are various weed killers
now on the market. One or two
applications of weed killer,
which is applied in liquid form,
will keep a driveway or walk en-
tirely free from weeds and grass
for the whole season, which
means a great saving in time
and labor. The newest weed
killers are not poisonous and are
being found very effective in
killing poison ivy and other
noxious growths.
If dark or light brown sugar
Is too hard to measure, heat it
in the oven, then measure it
quickly while it is soft. Store 1t
in the refrigerator or bread box,
where it will remain soft.
Chopped ham may be added
to waffle batter and served with
pineapple-orange sauce.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Perfect Basis for Creamed
Mixtures and Gravies in
Hot or Cold Weather .
Batter That Is Not Too Sweet
Is Best Unless Delicacy
Is to Serve as Dessert
BY BETSY CASWELL,
Woman's Editor.

who invented wafes Pong all the old cookbooks
Each
pouring this iron to
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Salad Tang

Some sweet pickles, chilli sauce
and chopped pimento stuffed olives
do a lot for crab meat or tuna
salad, whether the plain or gelatin
| variety.
Evening star., 1939-08-03

More party ideas-scads Of
them-are contained in our party
booklet 1t includes complete
programs for various special day
parties, all kinds Of games and
general suggestions on being a
good host or hostess. The second
printing is ready-and now you
can get your copy for q Scent
stamp. Just address Kay Cald-
well and Alden Harrison, in care
Of this paper.
Evening star., 1939-08-03


variety spice
plain other material which
Suitable this attractive
effort
contains complete
rad directions with diagrams placement motifs
what crochet hook and what materials
obtain pattern 1910 in
stamps postage Needle
Editor Of Evening
Evening star., 1939-08-03

weary eternity that exists between
his morning and afternoon calls.
Evening star., 1939-08-03

OF course, some 17-year-old love
may last, but give 1t the waiting
test of few years before you bank
your whole life on it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Runner-up Brewers
Face Jewel Quint
Here Tonight
D. c. Bosketers Bottle
Way to Second Place
In Clipper Clash

Clutching second place like a kid
with a Christmas toy, Washington S
Heurich Brewers tangle with the
New York Jewels tonight on the
home court in another American
League basket ball game. The ini-
tial tipof is scheduled for 9 o'clock
The Brewers slipped into their
current position disguised as an ag-
gressive basket ball team last night
as they walloped the Baltimore Clip
pers, 1924, in a fast battle. Mike
Bloom. monumental center, set the
scoring tempo with seven field goals
and three charity shots. closely fol-
lowed by Moe Dubilier with six goals
and one free conversion.
Baltimore found itself powerless
to offset Washingtons sharp-slloot-
ing as its point-getter, Bob McDer-
mott, was bottled up throughout
most of the game Not until the
last few minutes when the Brewers
were lin" did he break away for a
brace of two-pointers.
A preliminary game tonight will
have United Clay Products pitted
against Bantam Press at 7:3O
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 25-It
isn't a very happy Christmas for
Washington's little pack of puck
pushers as they sadly and solemn
ly look back on the wreckage of a
disastrous Christmas Eve party
with the Baltimore Orioles.
The Eagles lost, As, and as a
consequence their chances of TAX
ing the Hershey Cup series are
lower than a shysters morals. The
loss had the same effect on their
league championship race with the
New York Rovers, who added to
their lead by spanking Atlantic
City's Sea Gulls, 80.
Baltimore Goes Ahead.
Red Mackenzies minions led by
q 4-3 margin going into the final
period but Baltimore poured it on
the District skaters and sent the
tying and winning shots humping
into the netting within two min
utes. Riley accounted for Balti-
mores fourth goal and Guy Roach
sent the winning puck over the
line.
In a desperate attempt to catch
their rivals IN the fleeing seconds
of play the Eagles withdrew Goalie
Gordon Lee. who played 6 bang-up
game around the net, and concen-
trated on otfense, but the Orioles
defensive play was alright. George
Kelly's work around the cage was
particularly good.
1t was a rough and sharply
fought engagement, hailed as one
of the best committed on Balti-
more ice this winter by the $500
customers who sat in on the en-
gagement. Washington launched
scoring activities when Dewey
banged a shot into the net in 9:02
of the first period, and Calladine
offset this with the Orioles first
point of the evening at 1905.
Roach's Shot Tells.
They played on even terms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
BY BILL WHITE.
Pinch hitting for Eddie Brietz.

NEW YORK, Dec. Is @.-
Snooparade: What New York
sports columnist, whose initials
are E. B., can hardly wait to get
back to work to match the home
runs his pinch-hitters are knock
ing out? wait till va read this
one, Eddie, then your can enjoy
your trip And what Ameri-
can League baseball team in De-
troit is running a temperature
over Howard Doyle Of the Okla
homa Aggies. And what Big
Seven coach, who has won two
championships and a title tie,
and had bowl team in five
years is troubled with alienation
of affections-on the part of his
assistants?
POme.
E. Brietz's stooge today are we
A member of his Junior varsity"
We thought 1t would be fun, you
see,
A big shot columnist to be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Doyle Of Oklahoma Ags Has Detroit's Tigers on Edge
Had Call cems Men Country Gentlemen

(Mont0 all-Stater, is gonna stay
at home and go to Montana U.
The Oklahoma Aggies saw lots
of good basket ball players on
their Eastern swing, but voted
Dolly King, L. I. U. Negro, the
best. The reason they postponed
tomorrow's Dave Castilloux-Leo
Kodak fight was because the stork
got in the way-at the Rodaks.
The California U. basket ball
team is of on a 26-day coast-to-
coast jaunt, thanks to the foot
ball team which foots the bill
but the gridders got only three
short trips this year!
Crystal ball dept. How's this
for picking 'em? Poss Parsons
and his fortune-tellers on the
Denver Post have a 13-year rec
ord of 80 per cent for forecast
ing football winners. They think
it's the oldest (and Of course the
best) in the country. Know any
than can top It?
Today's guest star. Who but
Santa Claus, saying merry Christ
mas"