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Evening star., 1940-03-17

- WISH tlleIc "elc SoIliS iiiasN'
!. similar to Alice-in- Wonderland's cake,
| for stretching out their stature. loo
frequently, however. they overlook
the simple miracle OF dress.
If this is your problem, | can give
YOU an actual example of how a girl
of your type gained inches and
longer look by proper grooming. She is
Virginia Maule, young New York
business woman who submitted to an
experiment in grooming WHICH | con-
Quoted with the hope of helping This
WEEK readers.
Vlrglnla's problem had the expert
direction of Miss Hanna Sherman.
style specialist, whose ideas were
executed by smart New York shops.
What Miss Sherman did, aided by
beauty and fashion experts, to i'm
prove Virginia's appearance is an
example of what any girl can do for
herself.
When Virginia appeared for Miss
Sherman's analysis, she wore Dutch
bob, squarlsh dress with contrast
ing belt, fiat pill box hat, set straight
on her head, all of which accentuated
and short stature. I'm
proper corsetlng gave her an underlined
silhouette and blurred we'll proper
toned figure.
What these experts did was to
build from the foundation up. The
short brassiere and low-waisted girdle
Virginia wore allowed flesh to bulge
around her waist. These were replaced
by an uplift brassiere with a wide
diaphragm band, tabled securely front
and back over high. hared-top girdle,
which nipped her in and reduced her
waist measurement. The new corset
was sturdily boned and was reinforced
with front and back panels, but it was
made of flexible, hand-knitted elastic
that gave freedom of movement. This
foundation, planned for long making
torso line, lifted and moulded her bust,
hattcned out the diaphragm and mar
rowed down her hips.
Next, Virginia's coiffure was re-
STYLED to add actual inches to her
height and to slenderize her face. After
Ia permanent, her hair was set in
reverse to the way the curls had been
wound. Planned for youthful simplicity
and manageability. it was brushed up
and away from the temples to give
Evening star., 1940-03-17
WHAT DO YOU CALL

1HE reflections made on Water by
moonlight
These romantic shimmerings are
known as moonglddes.
"A WORD or group OF words that reads the
same backward or torWdrdo
1t is called tdIindrome, such as,
MADAM, I'm ADAM" or the reply
attributed to Napoleon when asked
whether he could have invaded
England: able was ere saw Elba'
lHAT part Of The sbeedometer whtch
registers the mileage2
1t is the OdOmeter. Strictly speaking,
the speedometer registers only the
speed. Odometer therefore, is the cor
rect word to use when referring only to
the mileage registered
Evening star., 1940-03-17

lashes, made her eyes look more i'm
portant and less deep-set.
The costume chosen for Virginia il
lustrates the Importance of stressing
up-and-down lines in dress, with no
horizontal breaks in design or color
Her specially designed navy-blue coat
dress was of dull-surfaced sheer wool
and had a simulated weskit for
smooth, sleek fit, but there was no
belt, collar nor built-out shoulder
width to break up the tall-making
view from neck to hem. Her skirt was
made trlfle longer than the mode
calls for, to give her more leg-length
and was hared at the henline to make
her waist look smaller
A tailored V-shaped fold of white
pique at the neck and boutonniere
of the same crisp material gave fresh,
spring like accent without breaking up
long lines; and matching blue hat and
shoes kept color tied together from
head to toe
The shoes had heels that were high
enough to give more inches; they had
no bows nor other detail to spoil the
trim, sleek line of her ensemble. Her
hat eked out stature two more inches,
but its tall crown had enough width to
Evening star., 1940-03-17
ToII-Mokins Hoir-Do's

The right kind Of hoir.do adds &C.
tvoI height ond the illusion Of stinm more
height. II also mokes you feel taller.
To get this style IeofIet, send q three
cent stomp Ito cover the cost Of mail
ins) with q request TO Sylvia Blythe.
Service Department, This Week Mag
ozine, in care Of this newspaper
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Drown by Major Felfen

her general appearance. Parted on the
side, it was carried up and back in two
plume-like sWirls which met at the
back of her head in an upswept fluff of
unstudied curls.
For the makeup, which does its bit,
along with hair, to give your face the
illusion of slenderness, creamy, pink
foundation and powder were used. The
rouge was applied in pork-chop pat
tern from high on her cheek bones
down almost to the chin point This
minimizes fullness across the face and
helps to tape down the jowls. Its
orange-base color, matched to lip
stick, was keyed to skin-tones and to
the ash -blondness of her hair.
To give her the appearance of more
forehead width, her eyebrows were
extended toward the temples with a
reddish brown pencil, and brown mas
cara applied lightly on her upper
Evening star., 1940-03-17
STRANGER THAN MAN

"A CUT or sore on camel never heals.
But because the animals skin is i'm
mune from pain. camel herders can do
easy repair jobs by sewing strips of
leather over each wound. Crazy quilt"
camels are fairly common because old
animals are usually all patches.
lHE Custer" wolf - notorious ami
NAL outlaw - had two "valets.' A few
Evening star., 1940-03-17

weeks after the VOLTS mate died two
coyotes attached themselves to him.
The wolf plagued Wyoming stockmen
for years until he was finally killed by
a government hunter. The two coyotes
were the lookouts for the wolf and
warned him of danger. He always ate
first and the coyotes finished what
was left.
Carl kULBeRG
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Then do not neglect
the magic of correct
coiffure and costume
W Yh's<a blythe

n RANY girls fret because OF a
NH short, stocky figure. They
~ wish there were some magic,
Evening star., 1940-03-17

a SEQUENCE Of three cards in the same
suito
In card playing such sequence is
called tie7ce The tlerce is used in
card games like whist and rummy.
n PAINTING in tUateT COIOrS'
Aqudrel!e is the name for such work
of art, though it is seldom used, even
by water-colorists (or aqnarelllSts).
GILES MILLER
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-20
P&<.f KILLER SPEAKS
%I ~ RIcHAR1/AoueHToN

bottom of the page under a small
headline which read Markham
Murder Suspect Released!"
Puzzled over the inconspicuous
play which had been given a story
that to me had been SO important,
I tucked the paper under my arm
and walked downtown. I was not
far from the office of The Morning
Eagle, so I decided to walk in,
nonchalandtly, and see how my
good friend Belzer was getting
along. I would especially like to
be there when the police telephon-
ed back to him.
An office boy directed me to the
city news room. Except for the
city editor and two feature writers
the place a deserted.
Sorry" the city editor told me,
"Belzer is out on a story"
eyes, I know-the Markham
case. 1 wanted to-"
Hell no" said the city editor.
There's a fire at the asylum. I've
pulled him off the Markham case
and sent him out there. This is the
biggest story of the year. That
murder case-the police wrecked
it. I'll be glad if I never hear about
it again Although-if you've got
anything hot on it 1 guess Joe can
take a few notes. Heb, Joe Come
here"
Never mind" I told him. 1T
wasn't important" 1 walked out.
I wondered if this was going to
be the end of the Alfred Markham
murder case that had been a city
wide sensation for most of a week.
Did the papers forget such TRACE
dies as soon as a great tragedy
appeared?
Were the police going to admit
they we're completely baffled.
l remember the two policemen
who had come to search my room,
so I took plenty of time walking
home. l didn't want to meet them.
They had found nothing, of course,
because 1 had removed the only
thing in which they could possibly
have had any interest-but it would
be an embarrassing meeting, and
they might ask awkward questions.
My landlady heard me going up
the stairs fifteen minutes later, and
stuck her head out her door.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-20

"Shure an there were a couple of
gentlemen-a couple of cops-here
lookin' for y'u. What have you
been up to, Bill, my lad?"
I didn't like being referred to as
Bill, my lad," but I never voiced
my objection. She was almost a
mother to me.
II hope you treated them WE'LL
I told her. did you show them up
to my room?"
II did not! And why should I let
them pry into your affairs when
you're not here? I gave them a
piece of my mind, I did"
I nodded. "You were right, OF
course. They should have had a
In my room I closed the door
In my room I cloed the door
and leaned back against it, sur.
veying my surroundings. So Belzel
had been here? Had he disturbed
anything besides the box of knives?
There was something about the
room that looked different. I didn't
see at first what it was. Then I no
ticed-Muriel Benson's picture was
gone from it's place on the wall
beside the radio.
II 'I9AeMou 'GeMe IeJ l.usgM II
was on the floor, set with the face
of the picture leaning against the
wall, and on the top of the radio
was a newspaper clipping-a pic.
ture of Louise Markham.
THE crust of him" l said aloud.
Then I laughed. I saw that Bel
ger had intended no harm. The
whole thing, even to the sending
of the police. was probably his idea
of a practical joke. True, he had
expected the police to find the
knives. but he knew that was as
far as the matter would have gone.
1 would have been in an uncom-
Portable spot for a few minutes
his revenge on me-that was all.
But this was no joking matter.
My laughter broke off short. 1 was
staring at Louise's picture. It re-
minded me of something that Jerry
had said.
1 lifted the telephone and called
the Markham home. George Mark
ham answered, and was about to
call his sister when I stopped him.
There is something you should
know" 1 told him. Il want you to
see st. Clair with me-to find out
who killed your brother" l
Ito Be Continued)
Church edifices in New York state
are valued at $500, 900, 600.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-20
Bella LANAN-COURT REPORTER .
-A rounded on Actual Court Records and Yu Cnnp % +o Iu.o N" n"'
You Can Be The Judge

WIEN Polly MCGUIRE READ OF THE
SENSATIONAL HOLD-UP AT TAF PAWN
SAoP, SHE ALMOST COLLAPSED! INV R,Nc
SHE cRiEO- ANO THeN...
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07
Old Shells Recovered

Unexploded shells are still being
found In the war zone Of France I8
years after the World war. A pri-
vate company which was engaged
six years ago to hunt and destroy
them is still actively operating with
quarters IN Coucy-le-Chateau near
the emplacement of the ''Big Ber-
tha," which shelled Paris. Besides
doing its own hunting, the company
is informed of the accidental finding
of shells. It sends its special trucks.
fitted for handling explosives, and
the shell is taken to the exploding
ground. 1t has responded to 4,32O
reports of found shells, which have
led to its trucks bringing IN ], ,450, 900
tons of "duds." During the same
period it has destroyed where they
were found over 167 900 tons of
shells considered non-transportable
And still undestroyed at its two
fields are 236, ,794 tons of shells. The
company has not lost a man.
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07

Even in that instant, when his dis
tress of mind was uppermost, Bruce
detected embarrassment In Flor
ian's manner.
Hello, Florian," he said as he
extended his hand.
Florian took the proffered hand in
brief clasp, then seemed to draw
back hesitantly. ''Bruce!" he ex-
claimed softly. You're the last per-
son expected to see here tonight. "
Bruce glanced toward the house.
1--WE come with some pretty bad
news, Florian," he said In low
tone. "Auturnn's father was killed
this evening"
Florian fell back step. ''Killed?
Good Godl How?"
He was over visiting the flock
young Shane brought out to be sold.
The boy says an eagle frightened
the sheep and they got to milling.
Shane tried to break up the jam and
they got into a ditch on top of him.
Jarvis jumped in and saved the boy
but he never got out Of it HIM
self"
Florian ran his hand across his
brow, speechless from shock. Bruce
saw him glance abstractedly toward
the house.
"My Godl" he groaned at last.
''This viii just about kill Autumni"
You'd better go In and fetch
Lin" Bruce said tersely. Shell be
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07
CHAPTER XIII

Strange, Autumn thought with the
objective detachment that emotional
exhaustion brings, how this gold and
white drawing room that had been
Millicent's preserved its aloof and
reticent singularity, impervious to
any unwonted experience of the 9TH
er quarters of the house. She sat
huddled Istlessly In a deep chair,
part of her consciousness attending
Hannah, who was bidding a snoth-
cred good-by at the front door, to
Snyder, the lawyer, the other part
aimlessly adrift on that curiously
attenuated sunlight that filed the
ROOM Sunlght-no shadows here,
N the room that had been peculiar
ly Millicent's! How oddly ironicall
Even now, when the rest Of the
house seemed to mourn IN sympathy
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07

the best one to break the news to
her"
But Florian was regarding him in
blank CONSERVATION. Bruce, puzzled,
began to feel an impatience at his
singular attitude.
There's no sense in delaying It,
Florian," he said harshly. "She has
to be told. And Lin is the one to
talk to her"
As he spoke he glanced toward the
house. It came to him that there
was something strange about the
place. It seemed deserted, some
how, and although the windows were
open no voices came out to them
from within.
''Lin isn't here" Florian said
heavily. Autumn and I are alone"
Bruce stared at Florian through
the gloom with eyes that seemed to
go dim and lifeless with the dull
flush that had suffused his whole
being after that first sharp stab of
incredulity.
"Ohl" he said then, in a voice
that had died before the sound is
sued. "Oh-I seeI"
Florian's face was turned toward
him in the darkness. For moment
he did not reply. "You don't see at
all, you damn fooll" he broke forth
at last. Lin couldn't get here. We
were just getting ready to leave
when we heard your car coming UP
the hill. If you think"
tShut upl" Bruce rasped. "You
don't have to apologize to me. Go
IN and tell her. She's needed at
home-tonight. I'll drive ahead. I
don't think I can be Of any more
USE"
With his fists doubled up so that
his nails were like blades In his
palms, Bruce tore himself away. He
had experienced for the first time in
his life the exhilarating and horrible
impulse to kill. Blindly he staggered
to his car, swung it through the gate
so that it lurched crafty toward the
brink Of the trail before he righted
it, then paused to await the sounds
that told him that Florian and Au-
tumn had started from the lodge.
All the way back down into the
valley, with the shameless and
heartbreaking sound of that other
car following behind him, it seemed
to Bruce that the stars rocketed
through a delirious sky, and that
the night with its burden of mad
ness would descend and annihilate
him.
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07
Jealous Photographer
Vas Looking ahead

Photographs had been taken at
the wedding, and the happy pair
were assured that proofs would be
sent to them so that the best might
be chosen for delivery.
Some days passed, and the
looked-for envelope arrived.
All agog, the young couple
opened the envelope But instead
Of pictures of the bridal group they
were confronted with studies of a
two-months-old baby.
The bride nearly collapsed. So
did the bridegroom-when, on
looking at the back Of one of the
proofs, he read: please state
clearly when ordering which size
you want, and how many"
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07

curtains and valance and is used
also for the two cushions. The
frilled glass curtains are clear yell
low. The closet curtains tackled
to a hinged arm may be swung
back just as you would open door.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears has pre-
pared four booklets for our read
ers containing total of 128 thrifty
homemaking ideas; with step-by-
step illustrated directions. Each
book contains an assortment Of
curtains; slip covers; household
furnishings; rag rugs; toys; gifts
and novelties for bazaars. Books
may be ordered one at time at
10 cents each; but If you enclose
40 cents with your order for four
books (Nos. /, 2, 3, and u you
will receive a FREE set of three
quilt block patterns Of Mrs.
Spears Favorite Early American
designs.
Send orders to:
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07
DON'T BE 4 PEST

Ehen there is trouble uithin the fam
lily circle il isn't Qlioays the husbands
fault, according to Kathleen Norris.
Friend husband may hare his faults,
TO be sure. But after QLl-he's only
human. And human Uithout faults,
just t0ouIdn'f be human.
Sometimes its the little tUife ,cho
must make fet0 changes IN her man.
ner of hiring.
Check-up and find out ichere the
trouble is. Don't just keep blaming it
on someone else.
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07
Hinged Curtains for
Window Cupboards
Bv RUTH WYETH SPEARS

WHY not build cupboards at
w each side of pair Of win
dows and comfortable seat be-
tween? This takes very little
space and adds useful storage
room; as well as cozy place to
sit. The cupboards are hidden by
hinged curtains that are part or
the general window treatment.
The chintz for the valance and
seat pad is in tan, yellow and blue
green. The blue-green edges the
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
Ber syndicate-wNU seryice.D

ALMOST any woman would be
~ very much happier if someone
L n else was just little different.
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07

all happiness out Of his children's
lives.
She doesn't know that all elderly
women, unless they are social auto
mata, get a trifie slipshod in gram
mar as well as in house shoes, and
that spelling grandchildren is one
of the legitimate rewards of a moth
er's life
The Ely miner., 1940-03-07
Good Friends

You may depend upon II that
he is a good man whose intimate
friends are all good, and whose
enemies are characters decidedly
bad.-Lavater.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-30
MRS. FRED THOMAS
TO ADDRESS WOMAN'S


A great deal of interest is center
ed in the monthly program meeting
of the Woman's auxiliary of st.
James Parish. to be held at 4 p. m.
on Friday, May 8, in the Great Hall
of the parish house. The subject
of the address is Preparing for the
Triennial Convention of the Woman's
Auxiliary" to be delivered by Mrs.
Fred Thomas, of Asheville. Mrs.
Thomas was formerly chairman Of
the national executive board of the
Woman's auxiliary, and is now rerre-
sentative of the Fourth Province on
the national board.
1t is most important that every
woman in the Episcopal church
should be intelligently informed con
corning matters to come up for dis
cussion and action at this triennial
convention, to meet in Kansas City
in the fall, and those in Wilmington
are indeed fortunate in having Sc.
cured Mrs. Thomas presence at this
time. It is earnestly hoped each will
avail herself of this opportunity. A
cordial invitation is extended by st,
James branch of the Woman's aux.
Hilary to all other branches in the
city and community to attend this
meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-30
Movie Revues
ITS A DATE" MARKS
CAROLINA HOUSE BILL

A groWn-up Deanna Durbin made
it seven straight hits when her new.
est film, Its a Date" opened be.
fore enthusiastic audiences yester.
day at the Carolina theatre.
One of the stars finest support
ing casts shares credit for her
latest triumph. Kay Francis, as
Deanna's mother, a famous and
glamourous actress, returns to high
favor with an excellent performance
and Walter Pidgeon, as romantic in
terest for both Deanna and Kay,
has perhaps the most successful
role of his career.
Lewis Howard stands out as
Deanna's boy.friend; Eugene Pallet
to has another great comedy role as
the governor of Hawaii; Samuel S.
Kinds, Cecilia Lotus, Fritz Field
and Henry Stephenson r also out
standing in support. A definite
find" is S. q. Sakall, Hungarian
actor seen as a playwright.
Harry Owens and his famous
Royal HaWaiians contribute to the
musical fun, which is the most sue
cessful blend of popular and clas-
steal music of any Deanna Durbin
picture.
A new issue of the popular In
formation Please" series on the
short program is excellent. There
is also News of the Day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-30
"THE LIGHT THAT FAILED"
is FEATURED AT ROYAL

Man-sized job for any motion pic
ture producer was to get the permits
sion of Rudyard Kipling. famous
English novelist and poet, to make
one of his stories into a motion pic.
ture.
Kipling was a man of strong likes
and dislikes and n of his dislikes,
in a general sort of a way, were
silent movies. Maybe that's why
Director William A. Wellman is
walking around with such a deep
sense of satisfaction these days. For
it was he who got the great English
mar not only to permit him to film
his greatest novel, THE Light That
Failed" but also to personally edit
and approve the shooting script.
The picture is the current attrac-
ton at the Royal.
SLAP Happy Papp" a cartoon,
Gun Play" Spotlight and World
News are also on the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-30
FINAL MEETING OF
ROSEHILL WOMAN'S
CONDUCTED

ROSEHILL, April 29.-The. Rose
hill Woman's club held it's final
meeting of the club year Wednes-
day afternoon in the home of Mrs.
W. B. Herring, with l.. K. Alder
man and Mrs. J. A. Teachey assist
ing hostesses. The American Citizen
ship department., composed of Mrs.
Leland Teachey, Mrs. A. B. Wells
and Mrs. J.. M. Barden, presented
the program.
After the singing of America by
the club, a poem to the flag was
read by Mrs. Teachey, this being
followed by the salute to the flag
in which Mrs. Wells led. Mrs. e.
G. Murray read THE Citizens Pro-
gram, and Mrs. J. T. Denning gave
What 1t Means to be an Ameri-
can" Mrs. L. K. Alderman rendered
a piano solo. Following a contest on
trees Mrs. A. F.. Teachey sang
Trees"
A lovely pair of hand-painted hin
vases were presented from the club
by Mrs. L. w. Williams to the re-
firing president, Mrs. H. W. Far
rior, in appreciation Of her services
during her term of office. Arrange
ments were made for delegates 10
represent the club at the State Fed
GRAFTON meeting in Greensboro.
The hostesses served refreshments
during the social period.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-30
HARNETT
PIT. A. HOLDS MEET

The PIT. A. of Cornelius Harnett
school met Tuesday night, April %,
with an attendance of approximate
ly so parents and friends.
The president, Mrs. l.. E. Sykes,
presided.
The Rev. Mr.. Carl Fisher con-
Quoted the devotional.
H. NJ. Roland, superintendent of
schools, spoke for a few minutes
about the many Improvements to
be made to the school building. He
complimented the pupils for taking
such excellent car of the auditor
ium chairs which have been in use
for twenty-five years. He also re-
marked about the progress the
school had made in the last few
years. In closing he asked that
every one in the community strive
to learn to live together in harmony,
to be healthy in mind and body. He
asked that we endeavor to make the
mind think clean throughts and
have no room for trash.
A program Of music was rendered
by the clubs of the school. About
fifty pupils participated.
Mrs. Roudabush, president of the
PIT. A. County Council gave some
interesting information concerning
the recent conference held at High
Point. She presented the PIT. A.
Of Cornelius Harnett with a check
for five dollars from the State PIT.
A. as a reward for sending in the
first 100 percent membership. Mrs.
Roudabush stated that the associa-
ton won a blue ribbon for the scrap
book sent to the convention.
The Fourth grade won the prize
for having the largest number of
parents present.
Mrs. z. V. Cowan announced hat
a three-act play she had written,
would be presented Friday night by
the Epworth League of EpWorth
Methodist church. The play will be
sponsored by the PIT. A. and pro-
duced in the chapel Of the school,.
The association voted to purchase
two pairs of glasses for needy pupils
Of the school. 1t was also decided
to renew the insurance On the mo-
ton picture machine.
Everybody was invited to inspect
the handicraft articles on display
and to visit the class rooms.
A reception was held in the din
ing room.