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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23

in their fondness for dancing, dat
ing and other social doings.
So what happens? Well, the Beta
Beta Flu Sorority plans formal
dance, and Tillie Teenage naturally
wants to go. If she has steady,
or if she is sufficiently popular, she
drops a few hints about the forth
coming party, whereupon Eddie
Escort eagerly or resignedly inquiries
where he buys the tickets and starts
devising ways and means of separat-
ing his father from flve-spot.
But If she isn't so popular and
has no steady, Tillie really is in
quandary. If she asks boy to go
to the dance with her, and indicates
that he must buy the tickets. she is
in effect asking him, Would 1t be
worth SO Cor 500 to you to get to
the Beta Beta Flu formal?" On the
other hand, if she pays for the tickets
herself she is Inundated because
she feels she is hiring" an escort.
In addition, she's worried about
whether or not he will send her a
corsage and take her somewhere
afterward to eat.
She thus has to make a choice
between looking like gold digger
or acting like a chaser, and she
can't win either way.
Nor is it such nice situation for
the boy. Eddie has taken Tillie out
a few times, but he has neither the
money nor the inclination to drag
her to a lot of expensive proms and
parties. If Tillie asks him to go
to the formal, and he has to buy
the tickets, he probably has a
sneaking suspicion that he is being
played for a sap-particularly if he
is only moderately fond of Tilhe.
But suppose Tillie gives Eddie
the invitation, and pays for the
tickets herself. Knowing that other
fellows are paying their own
freight, Eddie is apt to feel a
bit like a gigolo. Or, if his head
isn't screwed on very straight, he
may get an exaggerated idea of
his own Importance.
So what? Well try to solve this
distressing dilemma as best we can
in our next column.
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Unusually Fine Execution,
Besides Infinite Variety,
Makes Them Important
Special Arrangements Made
By Certain Group to Turn
Proceeds to War Relief
BY BETSY CASWELL,
Woman's Editor.

almost ncredbebut Christmas card time is here again
interesting unusually decoratvethe be
the religious Of card
rather than the jolly popular heretofore.
completely ideaand that bespeak the Of the time
which vs the Christmas that gives present
to else This sound complicated here's the setup
British Relief offering special Christmas cards (made
available g these cards relief
designation made to just what form
whether will be spent
children supplies other necessary
material Christmas be twice bessedhere
the chance to make it
regular cards that may be as
Often specially designed
frame them particularly good for this
Artists Group which
reproductions paintings prints foremost American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23

fornia. It's contents, compiled and
edited by Herbert Cerwin, make
amusing reading, even if you don t
like cooking-and if you are one of
those people who like to serve some
little thing that Alfred Lunt makes
so well-then here, very definitely
Is your dish. The contributors are
all well-known persons, who have
given the recipes amusing titles
and footnotes that make the book
vastly entertaining. "Kedgeree
Kitty Foyle,' by Christopher Nor
ley; "Of Beef and Men," by John
Steinbeck; "Flagg Down This One, F"
by James Montgomery Flagg, are
some examples. A few of the recipes
are frankly dizzy, such as Honest
Abe Baked Beans" by Raymond
Massey, who suggests, "Just take the
can. place it in hot water and serve
piping-hot. Is there can opener
in the house?"
You can take this little work seri-
ously-where it is serious-or YOU
can laugh along with 1t as it ribs
some of the more pompous books
written along similar Nnss. B.c.
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S<So~
to plain chiSeling. We were speak
ing to a group of high school girls
at the time, and the gasp that
greeted our remark, If recorded and
preserved, could serve as a pistol
shot OIL any radio program. We
mean, they were amazed.
So lets take closer look at the
proposition, and see if we are right,
or just a couple of stuffy old stod-
gies with rheumatism in our joints
and Victorianism in our ideas.
In the old days, of course, girl
was never expected to spend a
nickel when she and her tight
trousered Romeo went places to-
gether. Theoretically. at least, the
pampered darling didn't even know
what a dollar bill looked like until
after she was married.
But in those days, girls weren't
constantly taking the initiative in
promoting social functions which
required the purchasing of tickets,
the hiring Of taxis, and the paying
of checks at Ye Old Hottie Dogge
Shoppe. When they perpetrated a
party, it was held at home, and
their papa assumed all the ex-
penses.
With such a setup it was no hard
ship for the young men of the day
to bear the full financial burden
when they did step out to a restau-
rant or the theater. 1t was a give
and-take proposition, and pretty
fair all around.
But the modern miss is no longer
content with that sort of arrange
ment. She probably, belongs to two
or three clubs, sororities or other
organizations, all of which throw
parties at more or less frequent
intervals. She is more social
minded than her brother or her boy
friend. 1t Is she, not he, who is
likely always to be popping up with
a suggestion that the gang go on a
hay ride, or a swimming party, or
an excursion to the dance spot of
the moment.
And this is particularly true
among young people of high school
age, when the girls are likely to be
a year or two ahead of the fellows
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Christmas Cards Are Particularly Beautiful and Appropriate This Yea
Mothers Should Not Live
With Married Children
IF It Can Be Avoided
Otherwise, Following Rules
Suggested Here Increases
Chances for Happiness
By DOROTHY DIX.

Dear Miss Dy husband having recently died about to make
daughter, their
with their married children? WIDOW.
First Don't do it unless it is absolutely financially
live the panest little
home only and you cook your meals plate
that belongs where exactly
the independence
SondRemember always that guest In naws home
guests privilege criticize
interfere with the the house and the
inaws adapt
them matter whether like them or not.
Third-Dont prempt the
the automobile Don't always those daugh
feelings
them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23

dl tlSp8. 4llCCC 1SoAAy ASA 49, ~
of modern American art IN min
iature, and are well worth their
price. Rockwell Kent, Doris Lee,
Thomas Benton, Wanda Gag ana
Dale Nichols are only few OF the
eminent artists whose works are
included in this group, and the
landscapes, studies of city scenes,
sports sketches and so on are
typically American, and typicaly IN
the Yuletide spirit. The CARDS tnat
treat of the religious aspects OF
Christmas are especially fine TINS
year-among them reproduction
of the famous soap carving OF the
Madonna and Child by Lester GAIA
is especially outstanding.
The American Artists Group also
offers a collection of cards by noted
American illustrators and designers,
which, as a rule, are in a somewhat
lighter and more youthful vein than
the ones described above. These
should appeal particularly to young
people.
Covering even wider field are the
cards offered by well-known New
York firm which are available here
in Washington at almost all the
better stores. These show the usual
wide range of Christmas card mo-
tifs-coaching, hunting, jolly lat
Santas, engaging pets, fine land
scapes, family groups and so on:
These may be selected for individual
personal messages, with or without
your printed or engraved signature.
Others are designed to convey greet
ings from an entire family. Still
others are specifically dedicated to
Mother, Aunty, Brother, etc. There
are even cards for that frustrated
soul whose birthday happens to fau
upon Christmas Day-and cards
which manage to convey a message
of Christmas greeting and under
standing sympathy at the same
time for some one whose Christmas
is saddened by a recent loss.
With all the wealth Of fine cards,
in excellent taste, from which to
choose. it would seem impossible to
fail in finding the one that exactly
expresses your sentiments and your
personality. 1t is hard to 90 wrong
on Christmas cards this year, for
they have never been more dignified,
more beautifully executed and more
to any situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
2a2Gx;zM/

Maybe you didn't know, or care
particularly, that approximately
eight out of every hundred men
are color blind. 1t seems that
one New York firm has this vital
information and, being much con-
cerned about the Importance OF
properly matched shirts and ties,
has hit upon a system that all
stores would do well to adopt. When
you buy shirt and tie in this store
they sew little piece of the shifting
material on the tie-thus offering
positive. insurance that the most
color blind of men can pick up
tie, check the shifting pattern sewn
inside and know that he's correct.
incidentally, the necktie when tied
and of the correct length should
hang about l inch above the trousers
top, provided you don't wear those
that hit you around the armpits
instead of the waist.
If you're lucky enough to belong
to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Saturday set, there's Christmas
gift that you might ask for. (And
hope to received It's watch that
Is the best-looking thing around
town-at least, it's the snappiest
one we've seen. Of the wrist va
riety, it's really very unassuming
until you look closely. Then you
discover that the numerals are plati-
mum and the figures 1888 are dia-
monds. A second hand takes the
place of the 6. Sounds gaudy, but
isn't.
However, If this is a little over
your head, or friend wife can't spare
the money from her market budget.
take look at some of the other less
Swanky models. Lots of the new
watches are very thin and light
and often designed to fit the wrist
by q curved process. Makes swell
gift, in case your present timepiece
looks and sounds like an old alarm
Job and runs just about as con-
~S.%@~%Jx,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
By FRANCES JONES ,

No Cooper drawing it justice one OF the
exciting and decorative materials have found to use
easily be roeo
that shape with wire
Won have no heavy tin hardware shop
will to SIZE -.
shade be made OF copper screen
by the simply bending
roll of it and securing column form with bit OF wire or heavy
placed in point
holder at the the flower arrangement
the shallow bowl sketched above IT.,
No coppey sheen the candle screens and tn Simply
golden
flowers the pictured
above is darngly accord with the spirit OF harvest
Narcsus bulbs they also give promise OF bloom TO
apples and bananas grapes nd
chsanthnum gold brown lend slender hnes 70 ne
golden radiance candle
ht rejected thousand copper cannot be
daUn You must try yorseH-t Is breathtaking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23

In your own room. Every husband
and wife want to be alone together
much of the time and to have pri-
vate conversations without mother
listening in on them.
Fourth-Keep out of the kitchen
unless you are specifically invited in.
If your daughter does her own
housework she has her own little
ways of cooking things in which any
outsider NEEDLES at her peril. If she
keeps cook, she will probably give
notice and quit the first time you
poke your nose in the door and be-
gin inspecting the garbage can.
Fifth-Dont give unsolicited ad-
vice. No doubt the way you kept
house and brought up your chill
dren and managed your husband
was far better than your daughters
way, but it will get on her nerves to
have to listen to you tell it over and
over again.
Sixth-Don't interfere with the
children. Bite your tongue of before
you voice any criticism of the way
yodA odd6lAeCi 10 1Cdl1A6 lACA SAlAA-
dren. Don't start fight every time
Sally goes out of the house by ask
ing her mother if she is going to
let her go with skirt that short, or
Stacks, or whatever she has on, and
with paint on her face, too. Don't
say you don't know what the world
is coming to when children of Is
or 16 are allowed to use the automo-
bile and have dates and go out at
night. 1t won't do any good and
you will just make yourself unpop-
ular.
Seventh-Dont feel that you are
called upon to reform your son-in-
law. Just because he is giving you
a home doesn't give you any right
to interfere with all of his personal
habits and regulate his diet. What
he eats is between himself and his
own stomach and is no concern of
yours.
Eighth-Cultivat some interests
of your own so that you won't be
driven by sheer boredom into hang
ing, like the old woman of the sea.
around your daughters neck all the
time and meddling with her affairs.
Get busy with church work or hos
pital work or political work Join
clubs. Knit sweaters. There is an
endless need for intelligent, healthy,
middle-aged women to help along
causes.
Ninth-If you are healthy wo-
man under 10. get yourself a job.
Don't be satisfied just to sit down
on do-nothing stool for the balance
Of your life. You have 80 years prob
ably of good work in you yet and you
will be so much happier if you have
something to do.
Tenth-The last commandment is
the same as the first: Don't go to live
with your daughter If you can pos
sibly avoid it. 1t won't make for
your daughters happiness nor for
yours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
Bath Banishes Blues

According to etymologists, the
English word bath" comes indirect
ly from a Greek word meaning ito
drive sadness from the mind"
Which goes to prove again that the
classic Greeks were a modern peo-
pile and that they knew the full
value of bodily cleansing. Battle
frequently and thoroughly, and thus
drive sadness from the mind"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
Pot Roast

Four to 5 pounds, top round.
Four large potatoes.
Six large onions.
Four large carrots.
One pound of peas.
One pound of string beans.
Slice two of the onions, saute
until slightly Drowned. Scrape car
rots and cut into large pieces. Shell
peas and slice string beans.
Scar meat on all sides in fat,
using medium flame. When Drowned
to your satisfaction add vegetables,
season, cover and reduce heat to
very low. Cook on top of stove Is
minutes to pound for well done.
Do not add any water. The water
remaining in the meat and on the
vegetables after you have washed
them will be enough in a copper
clad Dutch oven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
Sleep Prescription

What is the best method of bring
ing sleep? A prominent health
authority prescribes a good bed, a
quiet room and muscular relaxation,
keeping the arms and legs in half
bent position. A good bed is one
equipped with buoyant mattress,
a resilient sag-free bedspring and
lumpleSs pillows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
Sherry Flavor

If you want to put sherry into
chicken, fish Newburgh or King
mixtures add it to the creamed
mixture just before serving to get
the best flavor results. Use about
a tablespoon of sherry for each
l1a cups of creamed food. Be care
full not to add too much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
Biscuit Cutting

A biscuit leans like the Tower of
Pisa if the biscuit cutter twists as
It cuts. A neat, straight-up-and
down cutting motion prevents tipsy
biscuits. Dipping the cutter in flour
before forming each biscuit helps
the cutting, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
Coffee Cake

Good beginnings make good end
ings, SO start the day with apple
coffee cake for breakfast. Apple
slices sprinkled with brown sugar
and cinnamon and baked on top of
quick coffee cake batter are a taste
worthy way of using winters
abundance of apples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
Filling In
At Dinner
Parties
Reason for Bid
Best Explained
By Hostess
BY EMILY POST.

When asking some one to a party
to take the place of one who has
dropped out at the last minute, the
hostess must of course explain the
situation by saying frankly: "Will
you do me favor and fill in for
Mary Jones COR John jones' at
dinner tonight?" Any attempt TO
cover up the truth is not only
false but showing ignorance of the
entire convention. An example of
this ignorance is displayed in the
following letter:
Il rather resented not being told
by our neighbors that they were
inviting me to fill in at their party.
They gave us every impression that
the party was gotten up at the last
minute. When we got there it was
certainly quite evident that there
had been much preparation and 1
began to feel that we were second
choice. Shouldn't they have told
us?"
AS already said, your hostess
should have told you that the
Browns couldn't come, and you
should not have felt second
choice" To be asked to fill in is
taken by most of us as a high COM
pliment, since only those who are
intimate friends and especially
liked are asked to do this. Your
hostess turned the whole situation
upside down by being ntruthful.
In this case you we're right to
object to her falsehood-but not the
fact that you were invited second.
There were probably scores who
might have been asked equally well
to fill IN for one pair of Browns
Dear Mrs Post: Is pink the typi-
cal color scheme for a luncheon
for the bride and her attendants
Please tell me whether place cares
should be used.
Answer-Bridesmaids' roses are
probably chosen for this party be-
cause of their name. That thev
happen to be pink may be why the
color scheme of bridesmaids
luncheon is often pink. This means
that favors on such a table are
pink, too. If the lunch is for more
than eight, it is best to use place
cards 10 seat your table.
Dear Mrs. Post: Do you think
1t wrong if my mother and nv
aunt-who live with us-cook and
wait on table when I give a lunch
party for some young friends? We
have no maid and mother and NV
aunt would be glad to look after
things for ME if you think it all
right for them not to sit down at
table but just to serve.
Answer think it would be alb
solutely shocking! To permit them
to wait on table while you remain
seated! To have them do the cook.
ing-which you probably can't do
as well as they-is one thing. but
II any member of the family is to
wait at table, it must be you. Why
not have a buffet party? In this
case your mother, and your aunt,
too, for that matter, may stand at
the table and help the young
people, and even take the serv-
ing dishes to the kitchen to refill
them, bring in the dessert and cof-
fee when the time comes, and in
fact do anything else that seems
necessary. But serving in this way
would be like pouring" at a tea
party and entirely different from
waiting on table.
Emily Posts two booklets,
'The Etiquette of Weddings"
and 1.-THE Etiquette of Letter
Writing" really belong In every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
Soften Sugar

To soften dark brown sugar, heat
it minutes in a moderate oven
and then use 1t Immediately. If it
is hard when purchased, put 1t
into a jar, cover tightly and store
in the cupboard. After a week IL
should be soft enough to use as
desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
Who Buys the Tickets?
Obligations of Boy Asked to Prom
Source of Distressing Dilemma
BY KAY CALDWELL AND ALDEN HARRISt

The farmer Who upon frs encounterng grane aIReu
animal right after all Probably 1t
ga Caldwell and Harrison sticking their necks
again.
vocing opinion that practice of girls
expecting the boys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23

Emily Posts two booklets,
"The Etiquette of Weddings"
and "The Etiquette of Letter
Writing" really belong In every
home. Send for them, inclosing
10 cents for each one. Address
Emily Post, care of The Evening
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23

Mr. Patri will give personal at
tention to inquiries from parents
and school teachers on the care
and development of children.
Write him in care Of this paper,
enclosing q three-cent stamped,
self addressed envelope for re-
MY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
Ellensburg Al
Granger Choice

OLYMP1A-State Changers. IN
convention here Wednesday. select
I'd Ellensburg for their SIND an
nual conclave in 1s41 and recessed
for an afternoon Of sightseeing
on Hood canal.
Mayor Abe kreidel, of Ellens-
burg. and IS grangers from Grant
and kittitas county extended the
bid Of that city for next years
meeting. which was unopposed.
Gov. Clarence d. Martin was
speaker at Wednesdays sessions.
He advised the grangers to APP
preciate the benefits of living in
Washington, in comparison to
what farmers Of foreign countries
are going through.
The convention voted on an
executive committee member. the
post now being held by Fred j.
Chamberlain. of Puyallup. Results
were not announced Immediately.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13

fathers confectionery store. the
Dog House. had gone home alone
after midnight and was crossing
the front yard of her home at 1899
So. Ferry st, when she WAS struck
n skull-crushing blow on the head.
Neither the assailant nor the
weapon has been proven and the
girl never recovered consciousness.
Officers who arrested Hampson
also testified Tuesday afternoon,
Detectives Harry Shaner and Sam
Blake.
Both testified Blake asked
Hsmpson what he was wearing
the evening OF the smuggling. He
had said he was in town at a
show.
Story Changed
81 was wearing my second suit,
my dark blue one" they quoted
him rs saying.
Blake asked II he had been any
where to get blood on himself. II
he had killed any hogs, he tesu-
fled.
Then he said, I wasn't wearing
that suit. I was wearing my gray
one" the officers said.
Hampson, dressed to perfection
Of neatness. has appeared cheer
full and light-hesrted in court, en-
tirely unlike the strained and
nervous John Ord. who was tried
and convicted of first degree muir
der last week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
Store and Church
Take Out Permits

Peoples Store Co. obtained We'd
nesday a building permit for store
alterations costing $4,000 at
1101-7 Pacific ave.
st. Patrick's church was granted
a permit for construction OF a re-
tanning wall and playfield buildings
at 1902 No. I st, to cost $4,000.
Other permits were granted
Provident Mutual Insurance Co.
for store alterations costing $4,000
at 1918 Pacific ave; C. c. Ottosen,
for a $4,000 residence at 5031 A
st; and Norris E. Tween, for a
81, 800 residence at 291e No. Alder.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
Radio Operator
Case Up June "a

An alternate writ OF mandate 10
Safety Commissioner Holmes East
wood. and city 10 re-employ Har-
land C. Holt, discharged police
radio operator, was signed by Pre-
siding Judge Ernest NJ. Card We'd
nesday and a hearing set down for
June "a.
Holt filed the action Wednesday
morning. naming as co-defendsnts.
Clare ". Sherrod and Leonard c.
Gates. both declared holding radio
operators jobs in the police broad
casting station though beneath
Hoits civil service rank.
The suing radio man notes he
was certified to the commissioner
June %. 1889. as a result of a
civil service examination in which
he ranked third. He was sum-
moned to work July l and late
the same day handed letter of
dismissal.
Holt claims he was not given a
fair trial for competency, charges
the commissioner with a deliberate
plan to hire men not on the civil
service lists. and asks for pay at
S160 per month from the time he
first was certified, with exception
of the period from January to
April this year when he was en-
ployed
Similar mandamus actions by
Operators Daniel NJ. McDonough
and Garry S. Lewis won orders Of
reinstatement and back pay.