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And what would they do on the
date? OF course, they could go to
the movies, but what would they talk
about en- route? Jerry shuddered
with apprehension, and abandoned
the whole idea. He continued to
find his pleasure in the exclusive
company of boys.
Then one afternoon he was coming
home from the tennis court when he
ran into Connie Bates, who lived in
the next block. Connie was class
below him in high school, and he
didn't know her very well. But he
had always thought she was sort of
cute. AS far as he knew, she didn't
go out much with boys. She was
still pretty young.
How Jerry
Gets a Date.
Connie saw his tennis racket and
noticed that one of the strings was
broken. She asked him what had
happened, and as he explained the
mishap to her, they just naturally
fell into step together. Before he
knew it, he was telling her about
the match he had had that after
noon, and how he hoped to enter
the Public Parks tournament. Not
that he'd get anywhere, see, but it
would be good experience.
From tennis the conversation
turned to movies. Connie had seen
picture at the Palace the week
before, and thought it was grand.
Jerry had seen it, too, and liked it.
BY the time they reached Comics
house, mention had been made of
the picture currently playing at the
Palace and Connie had expressed a
wish to see it.
And then Jerry almost tainted as
he heard himself saying, Il want to
see that, too. Let's go tonight, If
you aren't doing anything"
Connie turned and looked at him
in delighted surprise-or at least,
Jerry thought it was surprise.
why, I'd love to!" she exclaimed.
do you want to stop by about 80"
Fine" Jerry gulped, hardly know
ing what he was saying. I'll be
there. And thanks lott"
When he got home he still didn't
know just how it had happened. All
he knew was that he had date-the
first of his life.
Jerry Tears Into
Advance Preparations.
He tore into the house and up to his
room. He snatched open the closet
door and grabbed his best suit. The
crease in the trousers was sad. 1t
was usually sad, but he'd never no.
ticed before. He yelled to his mother,
explained the situation breathlessly,
and followed her down to the base
ment. He watched her press the
suit noting how she did it. He even
finished up one trouser leg himself.
Back upstairs, he jerked off his
tennis clothes and hoped under the
shower. Then he examined his face
critically in the mirror Holy COW,
what a pan! He got out his neg
lected razor and really did a job.
not missing a single errant whisker
or patch of fuzz.
His hair needed trimming, too. It
was too late to do anything about
that now, but he'd certainly see the
barber tomorrow. Before he was
finally satisfied with his appear
ance he had made two more trips
to the basement-one to shine his
shoes and the other to remove a spot
from his best-looking necktie.
Jerry's father almost dislocated
Evening star., 1939-07-11

appreciation of the sacrifices she has
made for him, nor the work she has
done to make him comfortable: If
he has no tenderness for her, then
you may be sure that he will regard
his wife as nothing but slave whose
sole function in life Is to serve him
and to whom he doesn't have to be
even ordinarily polite.
Such man may stop short of
the actual brutality of physically
beating his wife when the coffee
isn't just to his taste, or the eggs
are a half minute overboiled, but he
will fay her with words that cut
deeper than any whiplash and that
leave her very soul bruised and sore.
II you are high-spirited and mod
ern, you wouldn't stand such treat
ment. You would leave him. But
divorces are not so simple as all that.
You can't put on your hat and walk
out on an abusive husband as easily
as you can upon an insulting boss.
When lives have been tied up to-
gether. there are many complica-
tions and heartaches in unsnarling
them. 1t is a terrible thing to break
up the home that you have built
and into which you have put so
much love, so many hopes, so much
of yourself.
And, if there are children, you will
think long time trying to decide
whether your own self-respect and
dignity are worth more than keeping
settled home for them to grow up
in. So don't 60 into marriage think
ing that If you don't like it you
won't stick to it. Don't take any un-
necessary risks on it. Play as safely
as you can.
And don't forget this-that If the
young man is jealous of your mother
and dislikes her before marriage,
he will be 10 times more green-eyed
after marriage. He will do every
thing in his power to separate you
from her. That alone would keep
your marriage from ever being
happy. For, If We love our mothers,
we resent any unkindness to them
far more than any wrong done to
US. DOROTHY DIX.
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his eyebrows with amazement when
ne noticed his sons immaculate ap-
pearance at the dinner table. But
ne came across willingly when Jerry
asked him for the loan of a dollar
just TO be sure he wouldn't run out
of money.
He Arrives
On Time.
Jerry appeared at Comics house
at l minute and. % seconds after 8
He rang the bell, took off his hat
When Mrs. Bates answered, and
talked to her and Mr.. Bates for the
three minutes he lad to wait for
connie. Then together they set out
for the bus line.
Jerry helped Connie into the bus,
and paid the fares. They talked
more about tennis, about movies and
ABOUT school affairs on the ride. At
the theater Jerry bought the tickets.
followed the usher and Connie down
the aisle and let her enter the row
of seats first.
After the show was over he bought
iler SOFA, ana then they caught the
bus home. He said good might at her
front door, because it was pretty
late. When he thanked her for going
with him, she told him what lovely
time she had had-and he could tell
that she meant it.
Jerry let long breath escape from
his lungs as he started home. He'd
broken the ice-he'd actually had a
date. And he'd have another before
long. 1t was fun-and there was
nothing to it. You just had to use
common sense and act natural!
A new and different party will
mark you as clever host or host
ess. Our booklet, six Successful
Parties does the planning for
you. It's yours for 6 cents in
stamps. Send for it today and get
in the social swim.
Evening star., 1939-07-11
My Neighbor Says:

When transplanting wild
flowers they must be trans
planted as rapidly as possible.
Don't dig them out hurriedly,
toss them aside and expect them
to live when put into the ground
a day or two later.
Green peppers, cut in halves
and simmered for 10 minutes,
make tasty cases for creamed or
escalloped mixtures such as
macaroni and cheese or escal-
loped fish. After the peppers
have been filled put them in the
oven for 5 minutes or so to
brown the tops.
Orange blends we'll with
pumpkin. Add a little orange
juice or grated orange rind to
your next pumpkin pie filling.
A fourth of a teaspoonful is
enough.
Evening star., 1939-07-11


nothing that makes us more aware
of that than a few days holiday
"aWay from it all"
Now that your house is all packed
away for the summer, guarded
against moths, dampneSS and muStl-
ness and you spend all your waking
hours on the porch or in the garden
it is a good time to plan and order
any new improvements or altera-
tions you wish done later on to make
the operation of your house easier.
This is the quieter season for all the
shops offering house services. Some
of them advertise radically reduced
summer rates for their work, and all
of them are able to give you extra
time and attention that becomes i'm
possible when the rush season begins
later. There are SO many new gad-
gets and conveniences each year that
it behooves every competent house
wife to be on her toes and aware Of
what is available.
New Wall Treatments
Are Interesting.
If you are planning a finished
room in the attic. recreation
room in the basement, some new
storage closets or a new bathroom
you will find many interesting new
3 wall treatments. Walls may well be
built of wallboard, finished at win
dow and door openings with fiat,
narrow trim. The effect is not
only similar to that in old Colonial
bedrooms. but also has nice, mod
ern simplicity.
For bathroom walls, in addition
to tile, linoleum and cement plaster,
an excellent and less commonly
used material is cork. 1t is firmly
set in mastic, the glueiest of all
CLUES, and the action of water and
steam on it seems to mellow. rather
than destroy it. Set off with natural
linen and high-colored bath towels
in rich reds or blues it makes a
very handsome room.
In building a room which must
have light and privacy. glass blocks
or bricks are the solution. On an
inside wall they will pick up and
transfer light from light sources
far removed. though it is impossible
to see through them. On an out
side wall they give a rich, trans
lucent light with the extra property
of shutting off an unpleasant view
beyond the wall and offering COM
plete privacy to those within.
You may buy several excellent
types of windows which eliminate
the old-fashioned sash weights and
allow narrower trim at the WIN
dows. To pay for heavily moulded
types today is an extravaganza for
an questionable item. Dormer
windows are expensive and sacri-
flee valuable head room and wall
space. In your plans raise the
caves at least 512 feet above the
floor to conserve this space.
Very High Ceilings
Not Popular.
Excessively high ceilings are very
much out of style. The present ten
dency is to revert to the lower CELL
Evening star., 1939-07-11

yards of 35-inch material, 9 yards OF
ricrac.
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 q step-by-step sew chart to
guide beginners.
Evening star., 1939-07-11

This the first time that we have had pattern IN design
which will be able to make
takes
comparatively ALL The stitches differ from needlepon in
dates back to the
of the several coors used is
perfectly stunning be made from this pattern
The pattern envelope contains complete Nus
aid also what materials and
much will need.
pattern 1926 inclose cents stamps
Address oroers NeeoleWok
Editor Of Evening
Evening star., 1939-07-11
BY BARBARA BELL.

BY BARBARA BELL.
Quick and easy to put on in the
morning, cool and unhampering to
wear, this princess dress in coat
style G727-B) is also no trouble at
all to make. And, of course. but
n-down-the-f front type simplifies
Evening star., 1939-07-11
Midsummer Lul Is Fine Time Consider Household Alteration
Actual Work Is Best Done
During Season When Life
Indoors Is Less Active
Interesting Walls Achieved
By Use of New Glass Blocks
Or Mellow Cork Panelina
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

There nothing like the quiet of mountain retreat the soothing
living comfortably with little than roof and view becomes
satisfying
civilized
Evening star., 1939-07-11
Even Shyest Of Young Men
Should Not Be Afraid of
First Date With a Girl
Just Being Natural and Using
Plenty of Common Sense Will
Supply Rules of Etiquette
BY KAY CALDWELL and ALDEN HARRISON.

Jerry had had He'd gone To
number OF mixed parties One night
girl home
dozen couples in the crowd, so that didn't
that a
but he got little weak the knees the How would
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Beauty Hints

The woman whose face is rather
broad and quite square ought never
to 60 in for small. tight curls or
narrow waves or tiny round
spIotches Of rouge in the center of
her cheeks.
Such effects only serve to make
her face appear wider and squarer
than 1t actually is whereas wide
waves, big curls and the like WILL
by contrast, make her face seem
smaller and her facial contours less
square.
Joan Blondell, pretty Hollywood
star whose face comes In this
square and rather broad category,
never parts her hair too low or in
perfectly straight line, and she
manages to create softness by
wearing thin fringe of bangs.
Her makeup advisor, Perc West
more. slants the parting of her hair
and wouldn't consider letting her
wear heavy bangs or brush her
hair straight back with no hint of
softness at all.
No square-faGed woman should
apply lipstick In such a way as to
make an exaggerated arch in her
upper lip or the lower one too full
Cupid bows and round, rosebud
lips are out, too.
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Worcestershire Butter
a cup butter
tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Dash of salt

tomorrow and I'll ask the family
to meet you"
Could the pstronizing Keith act
ually be humble and hsseeehing to
the woman
Nothing doing, big boy" easily,
not quite so good natured. Lets
get down to cases. You aren't glad
to see me, are you?"
Certainly I'm glad to see you."
stoutly.
What are you trying to cover
up? That girl I saw leaving your
apartment ?"
Hilda's cheeks burned. Again
she glanced frantically at the door
knob. Only a few feet away, but
a fatal few feet.
THAT girl is nothing to me. A
little fool who crashed in on me"
All right. I'll let that pass for
the present. See if you can lie
yourself out of this one How did
you invest my ten thousand dollars
and why haven't l had report ,"
Her voice had a steely UNDER
Continued on Page s, Col. 81
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CHAPTER THIRTY-TWo

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
When Eilda nodded but did not
move the big woman put her five
fingers in the exact center of Hill
da's chest and pushed Hilda, taken
by surprise. with no intention Of
obstructing the entrance. lurehed
backward. The backs of her knees
hit chair and she sat down with
a thud. TIL big woman tramped
in. all flags flying.
Jumbled Emotions
And because Hilda was more
than little shaken by the inter
view with Keith she sat still. II
seemed easier than struggling to
her feet and going out in search
Of taxi
With head bent she closed her
eyes, not caring what went on in
Keith's apartment. only trying to
steady her nerves, TO readjust her
thoughts, to collect her scattered
wits
Her emotions were q tumble.
She wanted to laugh at the whole
idiotie affair and she had a wild
impulse &c scratch keith's sneering
face.
These emotions swirled in a
vacuum She was conscious of
blank emptiness, depressing
aloneness The Carhart brothers
who, each In his own way, had
meant so much to her, were for
ever lost.
She dropped in the chair with
one scorching thought revolving in
her bewildered brain. "A man
can't marry out of his class-a
man can't marry out of his
class
Hi. Keith" she heard the
woman say airily.
An astounded exclamation from
Keith Then, "Iva-what are you
doing here >" He sounded shocked,
ineredulous, as if too many fem
mime callers on the same afternoon
had strained his hospitality.
I'm here to see why you are
such a poor correspondent the
woman Named iva answered llENl-
ly. You're a bum. Keith. Thought
I'd better check up on you. Got
a cigaret ," All this in good
humored, loud tone.
Listens
Dimly Hilda heard the snap of
Keiths lighter. The odor of cigaret
smoke came to her nostrils. It
brought her back to an awareness
of the situation.
Deliberately or not she was
eavesdropping on Keith and his
friend Iva. Slipping forward on
the chair she hesitated. To reach
the door she must pass in plain
sight of Keith.
Hesitating she raised her eyes.
Keith and Iva were clearly reflect
ed in the mirror. The woman was
taller than Keith by several inches.
Beside her he appeared shrunken
and decidedly at a poor advantage.
Waiting for them to move out of
range, realizing that her position
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became more embarrassing with
every passing moment, Hilda sat
still. She seemed incapable Of
dragging her eyes from the mirror.
"Of course I'm glad TO see YOU"
Keith remarked. sounding anything
but glad. It's swell of you TO
come. Where are you staying ,"
Right here until get the an
swers TO a few questions, good
naturediy.
Hilda saw kieth swallow with
duclxing Of his chin. viii tomor-
row do ," he asked. Il have a
dinner engagement and - terribly
sorry-hut l must be changing"
Wherever you 60 I'll go along
Iva suggested calmly.
THAT would be fine-wonderful
but unfortunately I'm invited TO
a private party. Ny sister -"
Although Keith was making a PAL
pable attempt at friendliness Hilda
knew him TO be even more fright
ened than he had been at her call.
All the better" stridently from
Iva. Il want to meet your sister
and your brother and all your fam
lily. No doubt they'll be interested
in your future WIFE
At this Hilda's pretty mouth fell
open. Keith's wife that gross
creature
Folly
What had Keith said about mar
rying out of ones class Hilda
clutched the arms of her chair.
She must be in a preposterous
dream.
She stared into the mirror Iva
sat in huge chair, sprawled there,
to put it exactly, feet stretched in
front of her, cockily sure of herself.
As Hilda watched she took a deep
drag on her cigaret and exhaled
the smoke through her nostrils.
Keith stood looking down at her.
In spite of his fixed expression of
pleased surprise he gave the i'm
preston of a steel spring ready
to strike
Slowly he went to the woman,
sat down on the arm of her chair
and drew her head against him.
Hilda averted her eyes.
She looked again at the door.
To reach it she must surely attract
attention. To stay was worse than
folly. Undecided and afraid TO
move she waited an opportunity
to make an unobserved exit.
Good old Iva" Keith was say
ing. Nice old girl to come all
this way to see me. Give use a
kiss, that's the girl"
Mortified Hilda listened. Why
didn't Keith throw the woman
out? He had not been slow about
telling her, Hilda, what he thought.
How could he kiss the vulgar
creature
Evidently she kissed him. There
was silence. thea. Il wish !
could take you tonight, Iva, really
do. But it's impossible. Be
good scout and 60 back to your
hotel Well have lunch together
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introduce them socially and how
can let strangers know that they
are man and wife? To say DIR.
Mary Graham and DR.. John Ora
ham might give the impression to
some that they are brother and
sister.
Answer: Introduce them as DR..
Graham and his wife, DIR. Mary
Graham. In this particular case
1t Ia best that the wife be intro
duced second rather than first. be-
cause to say Dr. Mary Graham
and her husband, DR.. John Graham,
docs not sound AZ well as the
other way about.
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Good Taste
Today
BY EMILY POST
CANDLES AS DECORATION


Dear Mrs. Post: Will you please
tell me, first IL it is proper to
use unlighted candles Gin candel-
abral on the buffet merely as
decoration? Second, II II is proper
to use them then, should the can
dies be new or should they be
lighted and snuffed out. leaving
charred ends
Answer: II by a buffet you
mean sideboard candelabra are
suitable decoration. There is no
rule about burning off the can
dies. but If you did this the candel-
abra would at least look as
though they were sometimes used
on the dining table and merely
stood on the sideboard between
while. Candies are of course al
ways put on an evening buffet
table and lighted beforehand un-
less in summer when the evening
meal begins in daylight.
MIND YOUR MANNERS ABOUT
SMOKING
Dear Mrs Post: How can he
courteous about letting visitors In
my house know that do not like
cigarette smoke Any one using
strong perfume Is supposed to be
showing very bad taste, and yet
cigarette smoke smells equally
strong. to say nothing Of smoke
drenched clothes worn by the In
veterate smokers When have to
spend a day or evening with
smokers ] am completely seasick.
Answer: II people you care very
little about are the smokers, the
solution Is simple enough since you
need not continue inviting them to
your house. II. however, all the
people you like best smoke. you
will. / am afraid, have to accustom
yourself to smoke or resign your
self to loneliness. On the other
hand, I think Ii only fair to men,
ton that your friends should In
their turn show reasonable con-
sideration for YOU. Every smoker
should realize that smoking at
dining table. which has not been
furnished with ash trays and Gig
arettcs, Ia a breach of etiquette.
After the meal, of course, the ques-
ton of courtesy goes into reverse
and those who dislike smoke are
unhappily for themselves expect
ed to tolerate 1t. One thing that
might help you-if you have not
already discovered its to remove
the dead ends constantly from the
ash trays or better still, get espe-
cial ash receivers with water COM
partments beneath trap tops which
prevent that stale smell which is
more than likely the cause Of your
feeling of seasickness.
INTRODUCING DIR. GRAHAM
AND HIS WIFE
Dear Mrs. Post: Mr.. and Mrs.
Graham are both medical doctors
and both practicing. How shall /
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Girls, wear . basque dress like
this and prove your fashion-aiert-
neGo. It was Z stroke Of genius on
tn mart Of Anne Adams TO intro
duce lace It the merry little neck
linz and sleeves. You'll adore. too.
~ way the bodice hugs the figure
ana nnrrouu the midriff to doll"
elimnens. Then. from the hips down
thoee's such IN exquisite flare to
tie o1kirf. Although % smart. Pat
tam A063 u very simple to stitch
m (count the few pattern pieces.
G1ach choice - you have too !.
ouo6thnrt or scalloped neck, and
puf(o6, nlnahed-in sleeves or open
co o1oeves- A1oo. you may have
nc1nfod or ecalloped waistiine s. !.
ooeh version most becoming. For
1aheie use eay prints or ooiorful
Monofones.
Enftern loo3 Il available in
fn,atne and misses sizes 10. II. II,
- - -. ntse Il taies 3 yards So
1nch fnhe1c end : yards lace edging
I'D fffkeon cents flkcl in cnins
- ~ Amne Adams pottern.
((f11o plainly ei1e. name. address
- 80 onnnboEs
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several times now and all ! ever
get IL 4 leaflet dealing with some
problem ! have not asked her
about. b. K.
II you have read Mrs. Posts
column carefully you will have
noticed that occasionally she In
serts the following notice: EN-
lily Post regrets she cannot an
swer readers letters personally
but she will be glad to send her
leaflets concerning problems Of
etiquette. When these leaflets
are listed address Mrs. Post in
care Of The Tacoma Times or
p. o. Box $50, Times Square Sta
ton, New York City.
She Won
Dear Miss Grey: Some time ago
you printed letter from q wor-
ried woman who feared a younger
rival. I was glad you answered
her m you did and told her not to
fear any woman. Because a woman
happens to be older than another
woman II no reason why she
should fear her II she has a natural
charm of her own. In fact. war
panicky myself at one time when
! was 80 and a 26-ycar-oid girl
was doing her best to attract the
man ! was engaged to. I should
have known better than 10 worry
for ! had been married before, hut
] did worry and came near losing
the man because ] let my fear
show itself. When I finally goi
myself in hand. had the courage t.
Be myself and ignore her little cute
actions, ! found him only too glad
TO come back to me. 1t seemed
that he preferred my mature
charm to her inspired cuteness II
paid me to 'act my age and bs
myself" ] am happily married Il
him now and the girl? Well, she
is still acting cute and trying tt
get some other woman's man. II
seems strange that she can't gel
one Of her own. HAPPY.
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Reader Thinks Smart
Men Avoid Marriage
Declares That Average Male Loses His
Freedom When He Goes to the Altar
By CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey In answer to the who signs her.
self Happily Married feel compelled to to the defense
Of Whp Cracker who aroused her Indignation because
he merely stated that better off single than married
don't doubt but what there some happily married
people Perhaps so per cent of the people who married
happy for happy marriage is brought about by two
people thinking they exceptional couple But too
often people who deude themselves before marriage and think
that they win be happier by living together in welded bliss
finally the folly of their Once married everything
Is neutrality-suspicious. freedom of thought and action Does
marriage make for the loss of this independence that
holds above all else? Does marriage make him happier
in his bondage? Definitely not Whatever happiness wife
could possibly bring could make up for mans loss
Of freedom.