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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Child's Play
Needs t0Be
Supervised
Let Him Be Alone
Rather Than in
Bad Company
BY ANGELO PATRI.

What am I, the mother of a
4-year-old girl to do, when I dis
cover that her playmates indulge In
naughty plays and their mothers
say it is not important? These are
the only children in the neighbor-
hood and unless my daughter plays
with them she must stay by herself
and be laughed at. I know that
these are ignorant people who do
not understand the harm such plav
will do their children. What am l
| to do?'
You know, try as may, I cannot
imagine group of neighbors who
are totally wrong, totally ignorant
OF what is good and what is not
good for their children. Even if
they did not know. and did make a
serious mistake, my experience tells
me that just as soon as a mother
is told that she is making a mistake,
or that her children are headed the
wrong way, she is not only willing
to listen, she is anxious to hear
what one can say that might help
| l know that little children get
INTO groups and that they often
do things, in sheer ignorance, that
are not as good for them as healthy
happy play is. but this is because
they do not understand and because
thelr mothers do not really know
what Is going on. Mothers who have
small children for whom they must
De all things in one. have mighty
little time to supervise their play.
MY Idea would be that the mother
VINO was not so busy, and was in
formed about children's play, and on
what these children were doing in
their playtime, might well give some
OF her spare time to overseeing some
OF the play activities. And I am
sure that II she went about it in
human fashion, with none of the
lier-than-thou attitude, she would
win the cooperation and the thanks
OF all the mothers concerned. Help
where you can and you help yourself
most.
There are times when the choice
between good associations for ones
children and bad ones has to be
made. To my eye there is no choice.
One prefers to stay alone than to
be in bad company. What if the
child does play alone for a time?
That won't hurt him. Supply him
with ideas and few simple bits
OF playthings and let him find his
own way. Before long there will
appear reinforcements from the
right side.
The point of the thing is that
goodness, human decency, is never
in the minority. Never alone. 1t
may seem so, but little time, a
little thought, proves differently.
The human race is fundamentally
good. They turn instinctively to
goodness. If this were not so civiliza-
ton could not exist. Take heart
and hope and know that the
righteous man is never forsaken.
And be suspicious of yourself
whenever you catch your mind
dwelling upon your own goodness
and everybody else's wronghead-
ness. Think little. Are you
pulling the robes of purity about
yourself and scorning the rest Of
soil-marked humanity? That is a
dangerous thing to do. All of us
have the same mark upon us, for
we are alike earthly, having come
from the earth, and are destined to
return to it very soon.
The best way in the world to get
along with the neighbors is to like
them and their children. That won't
be hard once you get the idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

occupation on lazy summer days
will find embroidered crease re-
sistant linens, printed linens also
with the same fine feature, i'm
ported or domestic organdies, cot
ton pique. printed chiffons and
sheers, washable silk prints and, of
course. the now popular checked
and plaid ginghams. The beauty
of these materials is that they
are moderate in price and conform
beautifully to fashion ideas. Whether
you choose rayon crepe with a
nautical ship and wheel design or
brilliant rayOn with interesting
new surface. youll find the fabrics
both interesting and extremely up
tO-the- minute.
Trimming
Unusual.
Unless you are an experienced
seamstress. you'll probably cling to
simple styles for summer. There Is
one way, however, that you can
change the most unassuming little
frock into something that is novel
and differentiated that way Is by
the addition of unusual decoration
in the form of buttons, belts or
upper pulls. We stopped to look at
some of the newest the other day,
and were amazed at the clever and
inexpensive styles to be found. For
instance, there are buttons deco
rated with sailors or ships that
would be perfect with the nautical
printed fabrics. There are gayly
colored fruits and shells for your
simple frocks and lovely links and
studs for shirtWaiSt dresses. One of
the most interesting new button and
buckle combinations is the tWo-tone
style that enables you to combine
The smaller buttons, fancy in shape,
fit into the larger ones in con-
trasting shade. Thus, if you have a
dress that requires maroon and
white buttons, you simply combine
the two to form perfect match.
The same method of slipping one
into the other holds true in the
buckles so that the outfit matches
perfectly.
Most amusing are the upper pulls
that add so much to the most simple
frock You can get them with
flowers, tiny faces or fruits Even,
in fact, in the form of cigarette
packs with two cigarettes peeking
out or made as open match folders.
All are novel and promise no end
of admiration for your ingenuity.
So whether you make or purchase
your summer wardrobe, do look for
interesting prints and fabrics-and
don't forget the little extra touches!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Honor Guest
Often Gives
Party List
Hostess Friends
Not Included
In This Case
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: A very init
mate friend gave lunch and bridge
IN honor of bride-to-be who il
not one of my particular friends.
l was not invited. Later I made
some remark that undoubtedly sug-
gested / was hurt about this, and
my friend explained that she had
invited only the people whose names
were on the list given by the guest
OF honor. Is 1t not more usual when
a hostess gives party for some one
that she include most of her own
friends?
AnSWer-Yes, usually when a par
~ is given in honor of some one the
purpose is to invite the friends of
the hostess to meet a stranger or a
visitor. In this case, the guests are
necessarily only friends of the host
eSs-slnce the stranger has none.
II the visitor, on the other hand,
might be some one on visit to her
home town" the hostess would nat
urally invite the friends of her guest
OF honor rather than those who are
particularly her own There is also
another situation in which the host
ess could not invite her own list
OF friends: If, for example, Mrs.
Nelghbor has an intimate friend,
Lucy Younger, who has a very mod
crate income and lives in smallest
quarters. Let us say that she is
/ very popular in her own much
younger and quite different group
| and that she has no way of ever re-
turning any Of the hospitality shown
her. Mrs. Neighbor therefore offers
10 give a party that is actually re-
turning Lucy's obligations for her.
Inc invitation list in this case would
be made up of those of Lucy's
friends to whom she is particularly
indebted. And Mrs. Neighbors own
trends. who care nothing about
Lucy and who do not ever belong in
the same group of people. could not
possibly come into the picture.
DEAR MRS. POST: We, the best
friends of bride-to-be, would like
to give her shower, but she feels
that this would not be right, since
her engagement has not been off,
clally announced by her parents.
Moreover, she did not wish to an
nounce it until month or so be-
fore the wedding. when she was at
the same time going to give the date
of the wedding and the names Of the
chosen attendants. Do you think IL
would be wrong for us to give THU
party anyway?
Answer-If you mean that she has
told all those who are her best
friends about her engagement, even
though it has not been publicly an
nounced. it would be quite all right
for these same friends to give q
shower for her, if they are sure
that news of it will not leak out
and make any later announcement
by her parents stale news. That is,
If she cares very much about maxi
ing an event of the announcement
later on it would be better to put
of giving the shower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
A High Hat Dish

Individual casseroles of escalloped
fish go high hat" when served with
toast wings. White bread is toasted
and the trimmed slices are cut
diagonally. Then the wings" are
brushed with melted butter and two
are placed on top of each casserole
with the long side up and the OPP
posite corner of the wing pressed
into the casserole mixture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

like the time and effort needed for
ironing. NH.
Answer-The paper sheets and
pillow cases are perfectly COM
Portable. They should be new each
day, and if you are making up
many beds it may add up to more
than laundry bill at the end of
month. However. the paper man
ufacturers are making most at
tractive and inexpensive equipment
which you may use to save both time
and money. Everything from the
table cloth to the dessert cups may
be purchased for your table. Dishes
and cups have a waterproof finish
SO that they do not get soggy.
There are place-doilies of parch-
ment-like paper that may be used
several times. Others of thin paper
that looks like cellophane are
printed with lace designs and make
very dainty luncheon table. Roll
paper towels for both bathroom and
kitchen save great deal.
May I suggest that you use
Turkish towels in both the hand
size and the bath size rather than
linen hand towels? You will use
many of them and if they are
washed and hung on the line, then
folded carefully and smoothed by
hand they are already for use again.
1 have found that sheets and pill
low cases and counterpanes are
the most inexpensive things to send
to the laundry and that as they are
difficult to handle, both time, money
and effort are saved.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
have crystal side wall fixtures
i'll both my living room and dining
room. I am closing my house next
month for the summer and would
like to cover these with something
TO protect them from dust. l have
been told that covering them will
make the silver mounting tarnish.
How can this be avoided?
A. D. S.
Answer
You might cover your fixtures
with cheese cloth or with large
sheets of cellophane Neither of
these will have anything to do with
the furnishing of the mountings.
Unless they are protected by lacquer
they will tarnish in the warm
weather even more when uncovered.
You might look up the new chro-
MUM lacquer which keeps nickel,
pewter and all metals from tarnish-
ing and cover your mountings with
that. Covers will keep the crystal
part of your fixtures from getting
cloudy and soiled.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
l have just moved into rented
house with very commonplace win
dows Evidently the last person
| owned the window shades for they
have been removed. l have never
made a drapery or window curtain
in my life ,tbut it is necessary that
| furnish this house as inexpensively
as possible. Can you tell me the
A B C's of my windows? What
they should have to be attractive
and what to do first.
| MRS. Y. R. C.
| Answer
The foundation of the we'll
dressed window is the window shade.
AS you are striving for economy
select a shade that matches or
blends with your rooms. in either
white. ivory. cream or gray. Have
them uniform all through the house
as this gives the nicer appearance
| on the outside. These afford pri-
vacy and protect your curtains and
upholstery from direct sunlight.
Next come your glass curtains, the
sheer curtains which give your room
a soft light. If your windows are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

undressing, I would have your
curtains finished at floor length.
You may not care for draperies in
this hot weather and you may wish
to tie the glass curtains back for
the summer; in either case floor
length is most graceful.
Draperies are used for color &C
cent and to give that extra feeling
OF warmth and finished effect in
your rooms. These should be lined
unless they are very heavy material,
and Sunfast, in which case they may
be finished with a binding. These
should be pinchpleated at the top
and hung by pins or rings over a
rod. You may get buckram stiffen-
ing for the top-by the yard in the
shops. This keeps the top hem
from sagging. Be generous in the
width of your material, cut on the
thread so that all edges will be
straight, and finish patiently and
carefully.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
Our California style house has tile
floors, stucco walls and plaster CELL
ings. In the living room the plano
and radio sound very harsh and seem
to reverberate. What can we do
to correct this? G.E. w,
AnsWer-This is probably caused
by large areas OF hard surface where
the sound strikes and b0unces in
stead of being absorbed. Usually this
may be corrected by hangings at the
windows and on the walls. If this
proves insufficient it will be neces-
sary to use sound absorbing mate
rial such as acoustic plaster or wall
board. 1t would be most unusual
for this to be necessary in a domes-
tic dwelling and I think you will find
some softening of the interior walls
will do the trick.
Questions on household fur
nishings, interior decorations, etc,
should be addressed to Margaret
NOVEL; at The Evening Star. The
answers will appear in this COL
umn as quickly as space permits.
For personal replies or trade
names a stamped, self addressed
envelope should be inclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

dlltllllOll tlllS ScdSOll. TIllllS ait
both imaginative and attractive, and
color is rampant. One of the newest
ideas is made up in play clothes
and features authentic designs from
South America and our own South
west. The colorS are brilliant and
the prints lively with Indian SYM
bolism. Since the ideas were de-
rived from exploration of the Amer
icas these clothes are called Pan
America" and you'll find them
perfect for casual and active sports
wear.
However, it is not only the Indian
motif that has found its way into
modern prints. Ideas derived from
every land and occasion are now
to be found, among them the South
Sea Island trend which is prevalent
in ready-made clothes, as well as
in by-the-yard fabrics. In the latter
cottons are decorated with flowers,
south sea island dancers and trop-
zeal plants in all the brilliant colorS
associated with Tahitian life. You'll
find the ones In spun rayon and
fax particularly adaptable to sport
toys.
Royal Visit
Influences.
Now that the King and Queen
are here, 1t might be we'll to remind
you of the many fire English fabrics
Or tn fnIt,,I ihpytu ci1ly
made for adults or children are a
feature with one local shop, and
they really are charming in color
and design. Lawn. that cool, fresh
material, is also imported from Lon
don and comes in dainty designs
and shades. The latter, which may
be purchased by the yard, has also
been seen with children's motifs
and should make charming outfits
for the youngsters.
Even the Dutch have offered
ideas for the designers these days.
AS we'll as Dutch caps, shoes and
silhouettes, there are now fabrics
adapted from the early New Ans
terdam costumes and done in per-
fectly charming play togs and street
clothes. The creators of new de-
signs have literally transplanted
motifs from Dutch beer stems to
fabrics; have placed the famous tile
prints on bathing suits and trimmed
them with silver buttons that are
very suggestive of New Amsterdam
costumes as we have seen them
pictured. This idea was first in
troduced in Trinka Van Dorm prints
copied from 18th century Dutch
clothes.
All types of summer fabrics are
now to be found in the shops. The
lady who makes her own or her
children's clothes-and it's a grand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
By BARBARA BELL.

An easy diagram design and one
OF our best! This coat style,
fastened at the side, with a narrow
roll collar, is almost as slenderizing
as liquid diet, and there's a trim,
neat, tailored look about it that
you'll like. In fact, you'll no doubt
enjoy it so much in Bingham, per-
Gale and linen for home wear, that
you'll want it in fiat crepe or polka
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Dorothy Dix Says
Mothers Have No Right to Think
They Can Pick Out Sons Wife

DEAR MISS DIX: If there a diff
ference between the love of a son
for his mother and the love he gives
his sweetheart or his wife? Can a
mother love her son so much that
it makes her hate the girl he loves
and try to prevent him from marry
ing her? Is there any way that a
boy can make his mother see that
the girl he has picked out is the
right one for him? MARY.
There is all the difference in the
world between the love that man
feels for his mother and that he
feels for his sweetheart or wife.
Filial love and conjugal love are
not the same emotion. If women
could only be brought to understand
this and recognize that the two do
not conflict, it would save a world
of jealousy and heartbreak.
Mother love alone does not satisfy
man. He wants the love of a
mate, some one of his own age, with
his own outlook on life. who can be
the companion to him that his
mother can never be. But this love
of wife does not decrease his love
for his mother. On the contrary
it increases it. And, as a rule, men
appreciate their mothers more and
are more tender to them after they
are married than they were before
1t is only when man sees his wife
working and sacrificing herself for
his children that he realizes what
his mother has undergone for him.
Unfortunately, it is true that many
mothers are SO monopolistic that
they want to keep their sons in a
sort of perpetual babyhood, depend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Added Flavor

A tasty new spring accessory for
the biscuit topping to fish dishes
is chopped parsley The added favor
is excellent with seafood and the
tiny sprigs of green give a pleasing
color effect. Just add two table
spoons of chopped parsley to a
biscuit recipe using two cups of
flour and you'll have the latest style
in biscuit toppings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
lose
Weight
Safely
without suffering . hungry
moment, Or taking strenuous
exercises or drugs


IRON coast-to-coast, younowhear
i women singing the praises of a
thrilling new reducing method. A
method which DR.. Damrau of New
York demonstrated in tests among a
group of intelligent and cooperative
people whofollowed directions implic-
lily, was responsible for an average
loss in weight of Z pounds per month.
Most amazing, this method does
NOT call for special diet lists. You
never suffer a hungry moment. Nor
is it necessary for you to take stren-
uous exercises, or drugs.
All you have to do is eat sensibly,
which means that you avoid over
eating, and drink 81 of glass of
Welch's Grape Juice, mixed with Il
of glass of water, before meals and
at bedtime. Thus reducing the ca
loric intake considerably.
How This Pleasant Way
Takes of Excess Fail
Nothing could be easier, or more
pleasant. 1et!-this is what hap
pens. First, this delicious drink salts
fes your craving for rich, sweet
foods. You have less desire to over
eat fattening foods-but you do feel
comfortably full. Second, the grape
sugar in Welch's is quickly con-
sumed, and by this process helps
nature to consume excess fat.
Thus weight is lost naturally and
safely. And this remarkable method
is just as beneficial and effective for
overweight men, as it is for over
weight women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
New Materials Are Offered for Women Who Buy Make Their Clothes
This Summers Fabrics
Interesting in Pattern
AS Well as Texture
Prints Suggested by Far Lands
Include the Tahitian, Dutch
And Pan.American Designs
BY HELEN VOGT.

the fortunate
want ocks of them they either
cottons sheer chons silks all
reasonably whether like things them
the shops it's certain that will find fabrics worthy of
consideration
Not the fabrics but the attracting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Articles for a
Motor Picnic

Small hamper.
box for sandwiches.
l box for cake.
box for cold meat.
Thermos bottles, one-quart size
IL paper napkins.
roll of waxed paper.
salt-shaker.
pepper shaker.
small glass jar for sugar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Paper Sheets and Cases Are
Comfortable, but Must Be
Replaced Every Morning
If Very Many Beds Are in Use,
1t Is Questionable Whether
A Savings Is Effected or Not
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

wish to plan my household linen both from the standpoint
might help? have heard that it possible paper
and pillow cases Would these be practical? We equipped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

known fact that the most beautiful designs made in f
delicate
3 inches with size 80 cotton 43 inches with size 20 cotton
heavier
pattern envelope contains complete understand. IL
crochet hook and Whist material how will need
To obtain this pattern send No. 1916 and nco Is cents in
coin service Address orders the
Needework Editor Of The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Watch One Thing Carefully

Watch One Thing Carefully
Follow this proved way to take of
excess fat. Eat sensibly, which means
that you avoid overeating-and be
sure to use Welch's pure, aged, full.
strength grape juice before meals.
Always made from the pick of the
grape crop. No water added; no ar.
tiicial coloring. Good Housekeep.
ing approved. Insist upon genuine
Welch's Grape Juice for the results
you want. For economy's sake-buy
Welch's by the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

Unfortunately, it is true that many
mothers are SO monopolistic that
they want to keep their sons in
sort of perpetual babyhood, depend
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
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 (TO Be COntinued)