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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-10
. HlGHllGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Germans Desert
Hellenic Ways

Hellenic Ways
Not quite the "hand across. the.
sea" plea which might be ex.
pected from the title, "Anglo.
Saxony and Its Tradition
(Macmillan: S3) b rather NJ
estimate Of the humanistie
Hellenic, democracy way Of:
life rs against the rising state
as ant-hill'' philosophy. why
Germany deserted the former
for the latter Is limited I'm this
passage:
Germany here has her excuse.
Devoted to cosmopolitan ideals and
the cult Of Hellenism in the days Of
Goethe and Schiller, she found her
self swindled.
In the days Of the French Revo-
luton the French troops entered
the Rhineland in the name Of the
Emancipation Of Man. and remain
ed there In the interests Of France.
That bitterness, springing from be-
trayal, has endured and win endure
until we reach a United States Of
Europe. or a new Roman Empire.
Not only Nietzsche, but the
spiritual father of the National
Socialist movement. Moeller van
den Bruck. began as, a good Eu-
ropean." He ended as an assertive
"Germanizer."
In a brilliant book, 1.-The Tyranny
Of Greece over Germany" Miss E.
M. Butler traces the relapse in Ger
many from Goethe to Stefan Georg.
the occultist poet who did so much.
along with Wagner. to inspire Naz-
ism and to put In circulation the
Fuehrer notion. For myself I prefer
Goethe to Stefan Georg-and SO
would Germany, did It not suffer
from morbid sense Of having been
bilked Of its due.
There Is distinctive German
Gothic mood. and indeed Q dis
Linctive German contribution 20 CIV
ili2atlon-but that mood. let "
hope, is not the ''furor teutonicus
The last Is no mood which viii
create q new world civilization. And
to do this Is our present moral inn
nerakI<se.
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Daily Almanac
Moon rises 3:14 a. m.

Moon rises 3:l4 a. m.
Sun rises 5:57 a. m; sets 5:2l p. m.
All vehicles must be lighetd thirty minutes
after sunset.
Connecticut foliage is rapidly reaching
those rich autumn colors for which this re-
gion is SO famous. The northern part of the
state is beautifully colored these days. A fev
frosts will complete the Supreme Artists
drawing for 1899.
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In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Oct. 10-The Union
League, the Lotus, Harvard, Rae
quet g. Tennis and N. Y. Athletic
Clubs are not among your corre-
spondent,s fraternal orders, so ]
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What's Your |. O.?

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn 70
last page for the answers.
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A Thought for Today

And the barbarous people showed us no little
kindness: for they kindled fire, and received us
every one, because of the present rain' ana
because of the cold.-The Acts 2S:2
An effort made for the happiness of others
lifts above ourseves.-L M. Child.
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O. Name the Japanese ambassador
to the United tSates.
A. Kensuke Horinouchi.
@. Were enemy aliens IN the
United States during the first Wofld
War subject to the draft?
A. No. IT.
@. What was the Hornbook used
as text book IN the schools o. the
colonial period in the United States?
A. A thin board ON which print
ed leaf was pasted covered with
thin sheet Of transparent horn to
protect it from soiled hands It was
the first primer from which the
children learned their letters and
began to read.
@. On what type of United States
paper currency was the portrait o.
Michael HillegaS?
A. The old large-sized ten-dollsr
gold certificate. &
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Washington Merry Go-Round
IRA savsss. NJ
DREW PEAR s o N
ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON October Prime Minister Chamberlain first got the
a several and pored Europe
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O. Were enemy aliens In the
United States during the first Worm
War subject to the draft?
A, No,
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@. Name the Japanese ambassador
to the United tSates.
A. Kensuke Horinouchi.
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ure Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1939-03-07
CoIors Should
FIotter Furs

Another color principle. the trick
OF combining colors with furs, is
really very simple
Choose fabrics that are becom-
ing to the fur's complexion.
Set off tawny furs with strong
greens.
Give brown furs background Of
dusty pink or deep wine.
For contrast, with black fur use
gold or jade or scarlet.
And blue fox on smoky blue
broadcloth is delightful.
Now a word about weddings. Here
you want to consider the effect of
the wedding party as whole.
You can dress each attendant in
different color so that the party
looks like an old-fashioned nosegay.
Or you can use one color shading
the procession from, say, shell pink
to American beauty.
The trouble with both these
schemes is that they are hard on
the bride She is limited to white
or the off-white shades and cannot
possibly be as dramatic as her at
tendants, which is rather too bad,
since it's her show.
That's what was behind the re-
cent movement away from bridal
white
If she does wear color the bride
should wear her most becoming
color, naturally And the rest of
the party should lead up to it.
(To Be Continued.)
| Copyright, 1939)
Evening star., 1939-03-07
Child Learns
Each Day
But May Not Know
How to Express
knowledge
By ANGELO PATRI.

What did you learn in school
today, Bessie?"
Nothing" says Bessie, taking
another bite of cookie.
"Oh, you must have learned some
thing? Didn't the teacher tell you
anything?"
"Oh, yes. She told us lots Of
things"
"Of course. I knew she did. Tell
me what you learned You're not
dumb, are you? You must have
learned something"
mo. Can have another cookie?"
IF you tell me what you learned
today in kindergarten I'll give you
two, one in each hand Now, tell me.
What did you learn?"
Nothing" said Bessie, beginning
to cry. II want a cookie"
Mother sighed deeply. She ex-
pected so much from Bessie when
she started for school this term, and
here she was saying nothing, moth
ing, every day. Surely she cannot
be so stupid as to learn just nothing
every day?"
Do not take that nothing so seri-
ously. No child can stay in a kin
dergarten class all morning and
learn nothing. She learns plenty.
But little children take in impress
sions for long time before they
pile them into experiences that can
be expressed in their rather made
quate vocabulary. Not only are they
short of words, they have not yet,
many of them, grown the power of
generalizing experiences. Give them
time. They will be able to pour out
story faster than you can hear it,
by and by. But first they must
gather the impressions and, after
that, the power to express them.
It is true that some children have
this power when they go to kinder
garten. That is not to say that the
children who do not have it are
backward. No two children grow
the same way, nor along the same
lines at the same time. Some will
talk freely and intelligently about
the days doings, and some will not
because they haven't reached that
place yet.
One evening soon after Bessie
held this conversation with her
mother, she picked up picture
calendar that was on the table
She pointed to a picture of George
Washington and said, That's
George Washington. He never told
a lie. When he was little he chopped
his fathers bush down and his
father said did he do 1t and he said
yes he did it, because he would moi
tell ie"
"Why, where did you hear that?"
Teacher told U.S."
"But thought you said you didnt
learn anything today?"
II didn't. The teacher just tole
us"
You see the little ones do moi
understand the terms you use, mol
the words, nor how to organize theil
knowledge in terms of your ques.
ton. But they are learning all the
time. Wait for them to express il
and don't try to force expression
before it comes of its own power.
| (Copyright. 1939.)
Evening star., 1939-03-07
Suggestions For
COMBINING Shades.

(Of the color schemes suggested
in this section, choose only those
becoming to your coloring)
One of the first things they teach
you in elementary design is the
brighter the color the smaller the
area"
That is why a woman in a whole
dress of flamboyant red looks COM
mon. She fights for attention.
But she is not nearly so striking
as. for instance, the daughter of a
Mexican hidalgo who contrived an
entire costume of black-black coat,
black hat, black fur cape and at
the throat just thin line of capu-
cine.
One of the pitfalls of combining
two shades of the same color is that
it is so hard to get two different
shades of exactly the same tone.
That's what makes light blue and
navy an abomination to the artist,
though persons less educated to color
values insist this scheme is very
nice.
Navy is not a deeper shade of any
blue.
It is a tone all by itself, just as
much as gray, brown or black. It
just happens to have a good deal
of blue in it.
Grays are even worse to combine.
Few stores will undertake to match
them exactly, much less harmonic
them, though it can be done.
Greens somehow are friendlier to
each other, though even here you
Evening star., 1939-03-07
Dorothy Dix Says
Test of Mans Love Is Whether
He Wants to Work for Girl

couldn't even remember what you
had, or how you came to catch it..
Some men 60 through life without
ever being able to distinguish be-
tween the grand passion and a pass
ing fancy. Which is a pity for them
and for the women they marry.
So before you decide that you
are In love for keeps, check up on a
few points that will help you to
reach a final decision. Is she the
girl Of your dreams? Is she a good
locker and a swell dresser who
makes people notice her wherever
she goes? Is she fancy dancer?
Is she an expert salve spreader who
tells you how wonderful you are?
If so, put your emotions to the acid
test. Dreams seldom come true. and
some day you are mighty likely to
wake up and wonder whatever made
you think you wanted her.
But If you can think a homely
girl is better looking than Miss
America" if you like to dance with
her when she steps on your toes and
if you can listen to home truths
from her and like it, then that's real
love. Another test of love is being
able to stand unlimited quantities
of a girls society even when you
are not having a petting party and
she is not jollying you along. If
you really pine to hear a girl talk
about herself and what papa said
and mamma does and the cute way
the baby acts, then that's love that
you can bank on.
But the best test of love is whether
it makes you realize all Of a sudden
that there is a lot more in life than
just going around and having good
times, or incoming and dreaming
about a girls eyes. 1t is something
that makes you want to roll up your
sleeves and go to work for her and
make a home and settle down in it
for keeps. The acid test of mans
love for a woman Is what he Is will
ing to do for her.
Evening star., 1939-03-07

tiful and are the objects of much
admiration at handcraft exhibits all
over the country.
Many of the very simple ones de-
rive their design from a series of
circles or squares methodically
placed. They use two or three COL
ors only. their charm depending on
the combination of color, the use
of light. dark and middle tones and
the workmanship. Canadian and
Nova Scotian designs are very often
all-over patterns of this type, some
of them using medalnons with leaf
motifs, diamonds in light and shade
or flsh-Scale designs.
Unusual Motifs
Came Later.
Later many designs were taken
from wall paper patterns, calico
patterns, designs on Sandwich glass
or any other household articles that
had an interesting or pleasing motif
and which had found its way into
rural homes. Simplitled and modi-
fed, they would become a pattern
or border for the newest rug. The
floral designs, sometimes surrounded
with a conventional border, are the
most beautiful of all. Garlands and
wreaths of hundreds of tiny flowers
with pink petals, yellow centers and
green leaves all shaded as care
fully as though they were painted
on china, must have been as salts
factory means of expression to the
woman on the farm as leading an
orchestra, or fashioning great
piece of sculpture is to the renowned
artist, and possibly took just as long
an apprenticeship!
In the late 18OOs many Of these
floral rugs were inspired by the
Aubusson carpets that were so popu-
lar in this country. To get even
greater variation and shading, part
of the design was raised. To do
this, in clipping the surface of the
rug the outlines of the flowers were
left high in the center and clipped
shorter toward the outside edge,
giving a modelled or sculptured ef-
feet. There are rugs coming into
the local shops from China now that
are treated to this same process
and are designated as "sculptured"
rugs. They are very beautiful in
design and the subtle shading is
made more effective by the grad
uations in surface height.
In purchasing hooked rugs see
that the burlap backing is strong
and in good condition, and that the
stitches are placed close together
and seem to be tight in place. not
on the verge of pulling out. Give
them the same care that you would
your best Oriental rugs; that is,
never shake them, sweep them care
fully and use the vacuum cleaner
sparingly except on the back, where
you must be very particular to get
out all the sand and dirt possible.
Do not wash them without being
sure they are fast color, and even
then, with the utmost care. See
that they get professional care about
once year for cleaning and mend
ing. Use them in an interior that
is informal preferably with early
American or Colonial type of furni-
ture.
Evening star., 1939-03-07
Don't Overdo
Accessories

And now a word about accessories.
If you're using them for contrast,
don't overdo it.
Never have more than two acces-
sories in contrast to your costume
or you will seem to strain for effect.
With a navy costume wear an
emerald belt and bag, or an emerald
bag and gloves, or emerald jeWelry,
or an emerald blouse and a touch
OF emerald on your hat.
In this connection, enough is bet
ter than feast Too much of even
good thing becomes insupportable.
Also a word about prints. They
need the relief of some solid color
the border of the print, or a solid
colored hat and accessories, other
wise you're dizzying whirligig.
Your accessories might match the
background of the print or its light
est color or they might be a con-
trast if the print is a monotone.
And never, never, never combine
two patterns. You'd think nobody
ever would.
But these unbelieving eyes have
seen a floWer-print dress topped
by hat with polka dotted band.
Don't combine stripes with dots
or plaids with checks or even two
different patterns of the same type.
Evening star., 1939-03-07
March Blues
AreHardtO
Overcome
Find New Interests
To Make the Days
Pass Pleasantly
BY JOAN FORTUNE and NORTON
HUGHES JONATHAN.

BY JOAN FORTUNE and NORTON
HUGHES JONATHAN.
One Of Father Times most dismal
mistakes is the wettish period be-
tween the middle of February and
the third or fourth week Of March.
Snow, sleet, or just plain rain give
you the sniffles or a pain In the
neck-or both. Natures name is
mud, and so is everybody elses.
Your work, your clothes, and your
disposition are all in that SAD state
which highway engineers describe
as full of ruts and badly in need of
repair" Even an abundance of
holidays fails to gladden. hearts.
The March blues make you wonder
whether balmy weather will ever
come. It's the zero month, when
you've had about all you can take
and more keeps coming.
We possess no magic formula for
banishing the blues along with the
slush and the muck, but we do have
a few time-tested suggestions for
easing the pain-for making the in
between weeks pass more swiftly.
March evenings are grand for
catching up on your reading. If
you haven't read a book since "F'erdi-
nand the Bull" pranced onto the
best-seller lists, it's high time you
made another trip to the library.
A fascinating mystery or the ad-
ventures of noble hero will quickly
make you forget that a chilly rain
is splashing against the windows.
The more books you read, the faster
the time will fly.
Although it is taken much too
seriously by a great many people,
bridge is becoming increasingly i'm
portant as party pastime. To feel
at ease and to make the most of
social occasions, you should be able
to play fair game-knowing your
partners ace from the four of hearts
Why not devote a number of hours
to improving your bridge game
during the March doldrums?
If you don't know how to play at
all, get good guide book for begin
ners and learn the fundamentals.
After you've mastered them, organ
ize a series of games with three will
ing friends Cor even two will do)
and try to put into practice the rules
and suggestions for good playing
which you've learned in theory. Ask
your friends to criticize your play
ing. Follow the rules for bidding
and try out the various systems. u
Soon you'll be able to play well
enough to get by. More practice
may make a good player by the 1st
of April.
But no matter how good you are
or become, don't grippe or criticize
when some one makes a blunder-
no matter how dumb or inexcusable
1t may seem. Games should be
played for fun, and a bridge table
shouldn't become a battlefield.
Evening star., 1939-03-07

made" carpet and very often laid 1t
on top of the old hooked rug, which
served as pad. Some of these have
been discovered and many of them
are very fine.
Hooked rugs were common coun-
try furnishings in England and Scot
land in Tudor times, and possibly
the art originally came there from
Scandinavian countries They were
made in almost every household
during the Colonial days in Amer
lea. If it was not possible for the
women of the household to make
their own rugs, the rug woman"
would come once year. For room
and lodging and a little actual
money she would hook all the rags
of the household into rugs before
Evening star., 1939-03-07

DEAR MISS DIX-How can a boy
tell if he is in love? Are a funny
feeling in your heart, forgetting
yourself often. a desire to be with
no other girl. forgiving her for any
thing she does and dreaming of
her all day long signs of love? I
will be so thankful if you can help
me out. SOUTH PARK.
Answer-Well, son, no other COM
plant Is so hard to diagnose as love,
because so many of the symptoms
are misleading and what fellow
so often thinks is a fatal heart at
tack is nothing more than a pass
ing indisposition.
Now take your case, for instance.
That funny feeling in your breast
that you complain of may, of course,
be a serious attack of love, but it is
just as likely to be too much pie
Your dreaming of the girl all day
long and your desire to be with no
other cuties certainly indicates a
slight rise of temperature, but that
happens to every boy of your age
whenever he thinks of the last girl
he met, and isn't serious.
Your most alarming symptom is
being able to forgive the girl for any
thing she does; letting her make a
doormat out of you. letting her make
you fetch and carry for her, letting
her break dates with you when she
meets a new man and whistle you
back when she needs somebody to
drag her around. But that isn't so
much love as it is temporary soften
ing of the brain. However, you will
recover from that also in time.
So you see 1t isn't really easy to
tell when you are in love, and it is
no wonder that you are doubtful
about the matter when you recall
how many times you were certain
that you had case that you would
never get over. Then in a few days
or weeks or months-you made
such perfect recovery that you
Evening star., 1939-03-07

ing of fine lace or braid to add q
touch of formality. This is such q
satisfying, thoroughly smart dress
that you'll repeat the pattern many
times. It's very easy to make-only
CD steps in your detailed sew
chart.
Barbara Bell Pattern, No. 1679-B,
is designed for sizes 36, 80, 40, a.,
"A, 46, 48, so and So. Size 80 re-
quires S yards of 39-inch material.
One and one-eighth yards of edging.
Send Is cents for Barbara Bells
Spring Pattern Book! Make your
own smart new frocks for street,
daytime and afternoon, with these
Evening star., 1939-03-07

tncy are becoming pledScS Vic De
holder, too.
However, even ones best color
can become tiresome. We crave dif-
ferent colors for different moods.
We give you the theory of the six
colors in the spectrum and leave 1t
to YOU to choose the shade OF each
color most becoming to you.
Orange, including all the peach
and tearose and coral tones, is called
the color Of vitality; an excellent
tonic for invalids or a perfect pick
me-up when you are tired.
Green. is the color OF wordliness
and material gain. The superstition
about green jade for luck might
support this theory.
The blue-greens are considered
especially restful.
Yellow is considered the color OF
love, affection and friendship and
gayety.
Red is disposed Of as the color Of
strong passions, aggressive love or
hatred, hence the saying, some one
made me see red"
Blue Is described as spiritual, re-
ligious color. But pure blue is rather
cold.
Mixing it with green to get tur-
quoise gives it a connection with
the world that makes it more SYM
pathetic for frivolous occasions.
Purple is declared the color of
power. According to that, a woman
can get what she goes after in violet
shades.
But so much power is rather awe
some, and unrelieved violet becomes
a depressing color to the wearer
and rather terrifying color to the
beholder.
Mitigate your violet costumes with
some other color,
Evening star., 1939-03-07

she left. Hooked rugs, whether made
of old rags or new, or wool flannel
or yarn, have ever been an eco
nomical and useful way of using
small bits Of material that served
no other purpose. When this was
controlled by some feeling for color
and design the finished product
was often work of art, as well as q
useful household article.
Many Rugs Are
Made Today.
Hooked rugs are still being made
In this country, some of them by
women who prefer to prepare their
own dyes and designs and even
fashion their own hooking tool
Many of them are exceedingly beau
Evening star., 1939-03-07
Now Look at
Neutral Hues.

You will notice we have not men,
toned black. brown, navy or gray.
That's because they really are not
colors at all but neutral tones.
They are the basic tones that
we use for the foundations of our
wardrobes, for a number of rea-
sons.
Because they go with many colors,
because they are less perishable
than pastels or vivid colors, and be-
cause too much color is too aggres-
Sive.
Now in speaking of these neutral
tones we must utter a word of
warning. Unreleved, they have a
nullifying effect.
They help you to go unnoticed
and actually make you shrink into
yourself.
Shopgirls who must wear black,
beauty store operators who must
wear pongee, nursemaids who must
wear gray, even trained nurses re-
stricted to hospital white, should
wear gay clothes off duty.
Evening star., 1939-03-07
BY BARBARA BELL.

This design Q679-B) has been
carefully planned, in every detail
to give an effect of slimness and
dignity. The skirt is cut to a high
and fitted waistline. The bodice is
gathered on the shoulders and above
the waist, so that it fits comfortably
looks graciously soft and is not bit
too full. High-shouldered sleeves
clinging to the arm below, aoeentu-
ate the slenderizing silhouette.
Make this for Easter and for aft
ernoon parties, of fiat crepe, faille
or chiffon. Trim the lengthening
becoming V-neckline with an edg.
Evening star., 1939-03-07
A Lenten Salad

A Lenten salad made by stuff1ng
peach halves with cottage cheese
mixed with mint jelly gives a de-
lightfully new flavor blend. Or
stuff pear or apricot halves with
yellow cream mixed with orange
marmalade Serve these salads
with plenty of crisp lettuce and pass
French dressing.
Evening star., 1939-03-07

simple, carefully planned designs!
It's chic, It's easy, it's economical,
to sew your own. Each pattern in
cludes q step-by-step sew chart to
guide beginners.