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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

Calling the blum Of q buffer often
brings surprising results. Usually
the buffer Is so curious he gives
himself away early in the game
and that gives you your cue.
Many have been thoroughly
frightened and q trip in the fields
spoiled by the presence of the hog
nosed snake, also called by the fear
some names of pun adder" ''blow-
ing viper" and "flat-headed adder. "
Any Of these titles strike terror to
those not knowing the truth.
It Is time you enjoyed watching
the performances of these arch
camouflagers of the sandy, sun
kissed places, the plowed fields
and such dry places without fear
and trembling.
The Southern hog nose, n. sinus,
Is the smallest member Of the
species. Playing 'possum Is its spe-
cialty for escape purposes. The
quickness Of change from normally
to sudden death is startling to the
beholder, and when this act Is not
taken seriously the reptile resorts to
more aggressive attitudes. These
are by far more effective, II the
buffer but knew it.
To be confronted by q snake in
a threatening position-which Is
indeed rather convincing, as evil
denced by the head being flattened
into q broad triangle, the inhaling
that increases its actual size, the
Kisses issuing from the large mouth,
which opens and closes as the
owner thrashes about as If deeply
angered and going to do something
at once about the whole matter
is q situation that calls for imme-
date action, usually on the part
of the one witnessing the SHOW"
AS a matter of fact, the hog
Is as harmless as can be and when
known is found to be . gentle crea-
ture, extremely amusing to watch.
Some birds have the same habit
putting on a fearsome show to
frighten away intruders.
When one comes upon the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
Halliday Family
Holds Reunion

The annual reunion of the
Halliday family was held yes
terday at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Albert Merry at Dunn
Loring, Va, when about 60 mem
bers of the family were present at
the midday dinner. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Messenheimer of
Alliance, Ohio, and their family:
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Halliday
and Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Halli-
day Of Bellaire, Ohio; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Halliday Of Falls
Church, Va, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Willard of Washington,
with their families, were among
those from out of town. Mrs.
Messenheimer formerly was Miss
Emma Halliday, and Mrs. Will
lard formerly was Miss Martha
Halliday.
The reunion yesterday was the
18th annual meeting Of the
members of the family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02

Mrs. Martin, Miss Lucetta Stock
bridge, the bridegroom's aunt, and
his sister, Mrs. Dashiell Livingston
Madeira. both Of Washington; Mrs
Jenkins and the bridal couple.
The bride attended the Mary G.
Wheeler School and was graduated
from Smith College. She Is q MEM
Der Of the Junior League Of Provi-
dence and has recently been en-
gagged In social service work In New
York. Mr.. Anderson is q graduate
Of Cornell University and is q mem
Der Of the Delta Kappa Epsilon
Club Of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
Miss Priscilla Martin
Bride of Mr.. Ross Anderson.

Miss Priscilla Fuller Martin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence
Cornell Martin of Providence, r. l.,
became the bride Friday afternoon
of Mr.. Ross Stockbridge Anderson
of New York, son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. George Ross Anderson of
Washington.
The ceremony was performed at
o'clock by the Rev. Arthur H.
Bradford of the Central Congrega-
tional Church at the home of the
brides parents on Meeting street,
Providence. Mrs. Benjamin G. Jen-
kins of Newton Highlands, Mass.
sister of the bride, was matron of
honor. and Mr.. Persifer Frazer Glib
son, jr., of New York was the best
man.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore her mothers we'd
ding gown of white satin. She
wore in her hair a wreath of flow
ers to match her wedding bouquet
of bouvardia and gardenias. Mrs.
Jenkins wore blue delphinium and
pink gladioluses.
Only members of the family at
tended the ceremony, which was
followed by small reception. Re-
ceiving the guests were Mr.. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02

satisfy the appetite Of this strange
little snake. 1t has been found to
be a satisfactory pet and learns to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02

take food eagerly from you. APP
parently 1t Is aware of the fact it
is part Of the pet gang.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
Natures Children
Spreading Adder
(Heterodon simus)

spreading adder" before it has had
time to get away, the first trick Is
the "passing-out" one. The first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
Weddings
OF. Interest
In Capital
Miss Ruth Popkins
Becomes Bride of
Mr.. Wallis Hooker
(Continued From Page B-30

Hooker attended the University Of
Louisville.
The out-of-town guests present at
the wedding were young Miss Nancy
Hooker, sister of the bridegroom;
1t. Joseph Edward Hooker of Chat
tanooga, Tenn; DR.. and Mrs. Ovilda
A. Grenon of New Haven, Conn,
and Miss Agnes MCGOWAN and Miss
Emma Greene of Belfonte, Pa.
Evening star., 1940-12-28

centerpiece for your table or buffet
by using a variety of toy horns and
noise makers as flower containers.
Stick the small mouthpiece ends of
the horns into a flower holder. Ia
side the larger horns little glass
spice or olive bottles may be placed
to hold water for the more perish
able flowers For a vari-colored
centerpiece of this type all kinds of
seasonable hot-house blooms may be
used. Roses, carnations, snapdrag-
ons. chrysanthemums and heather
have all been incorporated in the
arrangement shown above. I'll tell
you a secret-I borrowed a few diff
ferent types from all of my holiday
arrangements-even cut few
blooms from a Christmas plant to
produce such bright, multi-colored
bouquet. To conceal the holder at
the base, use masses of confetti.
And, now for a Happy New Year
from Pun With Flowers"
Evening star., 1940-12-28
By BARBARA BELL,

Whether she takes a size 4, a
size IL, or some size along in between
your school daughter will feel
proudest and look her best in this
two-piece suit with the long, boxy
jacket and f1aring skirt. The calot
is included, too, in design No. 1876
B. Darted on the shoulders, finish
ed with a neat little turnover COL
lar, the jacket is made with an
inverted pleat in the back which
gives it just the right fulness and
swagger. And notice the two patch
pockets in front-for books, hankie
and carfare. The skirt shows a
leather belt, to make it stay put
securely.
This little two-piecer is smart
for immediate wear as a school
frock, under heavy coats, and will
be equally smart in the spring, as a
suit, worn with tailored blouses.
Wool plaid, flannel, jersey and vel
veteen are good fabrics for 1t.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1276-B
is designed for sizes 4, 6, 8, 10 and IL
Evening star., 1940-12-28
Ry FRANCES JONES.

No. /. Table decorations should
reflect the gayety which prevails on
New Years Eve. Here is one that
is planned to set the pace for a
hilarious round of entertaining. The
materials are flower holder or ball
of twisted lead or chicken wire, a
low bowl, odds and ends of green's
and bright flowers, and-most i'm
portant of all-shiny, metal and
cardboard or foil, toy horns.
No. 2. A toy horn makes the in
dividual container for an arrange
ment for the small table or bridge
table. The holder for the horn is
a single low candlestick. Bits of
evergreen, holly or fresh flowers fill
the open end of the horn. 1 tied
silver and cellophane bells onto the
branches to carry out the New Year
idea. A shiny bow adds finish to
this small arrangement.
No. 3. You can easily make large
Evening star., 1940-12-28
Easy Apply Cosmetics Correctly Proper Procedure Explained
Do Not Visit
Busy Office
OfFriend
Often Forces Him
To Work Late
To Catch Up
BY EMILY POST.

I am very glad to print a letter
tsoday for the benefit of all people
who stop in at the business Offices
of their friends to fill in idle time
without seeming to have the slight
est conception of what time really
means to busy person. But just
how to make people who do this
aware of the handicap they impose
is perhaps not SO easy as 1t sounds!
Unhappily it is typical of worst
offenders to preface their visits by
saying, II don't want to interrupt
you," or I'm not going to take
more than a minute of your val
liable time" or I'm stopping only
for second"-whereupon they stay
an hour!
However, here is the letter: 4
request most earnestly that you
stress in your column the etiquette
required of a mans family when
dropping in at his Office. My en-
ployer's wife, and his mother, too,
have made my offlce-which is Just
outside my employer's-their down.
town waiting room. Inasmuch as I
carry a heavy burden of work I
am often obliged to stay after hours
to make up for the time they have
held me UP while they sit here
waiting for an appointment Of their
own"
In your case the difficulty is that
you can't possibly complain to your
employer about his own family
unless he some day complains be.
cause you haven't a piece of work
finished by given time. Then, II
you can say it lightly, you might
perhaps explain that you are very
sorry, that you had meant to finish
it by noon but that Mrs Employer
had come in that morning." In
fact, you might even encourage your
chance to speak your piece by not
staying late next time to finish
the work-particularly If it were
not of serious importance.
Dear Mrs. Post: I judge that
finger foods" means any foods that
do not smear the fingers. That
being true, then why can't crisp
broiled bacon be picked up with the
fingers? We always have our bacon
very crisp and my young children
find 1t impossible to eat it with a
fork. And yet, I would like them
to learn to eat it with the fork as
long as you say that it is the proper
way.
AnsWer-If you are not convinced,
why not make your own test? That
Is, let the children eat the bacon
in their fingers and then take q
fresh sheet of paper and ask them
to hold this in their fingers. II
there is no greasy imprint on the
paper, you win! If it Is very greasy
then I do!
Evening star., 1940-12-28

10 dCG as our guinea pig. ana Win
her cooperation Mr.. Mcconnell ex-
planned the fascinating business of
applying the proper cosmetics for
daytime.
First of all, every girl should
makeup to draw attention to her
individual charm. In other words,
don't initiate Hedy Lamar or some
other glamorous star who is prob
ably an entirely different type with
none of your features. Be just you
and make the most Of your own
beauty. That's the only rule and it's
a good one.
Step by step. Mr.. Mcconnell pro-
ceeded as follows: First, wash with
soap and water to remove all make
up. A good soap will not hurt your
skin-it doesn't harm baby's tender
epidermis-and if you find the right
one and stick to it you'll be better
off. Next, apply your foundation,
blending it in carefully Properly
applied, it can cover small blem-
ishes which arise from a nervous
condition or from not-quite-clean
skin. Then use your powder. First
a light shade and then deeper
one combined to give you a perfectly
natural appearance according to
your skin tone. Start at the fore
head and work down, using a puff
and brushing surplus powder off the
face with a cleansing tissue. Be
sure to powder close to the eyes If
you have dark circles, and don't
forget that your neck is also part
of the area to be powdered
In penciling your eyebrows, the
next step, follow the natural line
and remove all excess darkening.
When you get to eyeshadow, place
one small dot in the center Of each
lid and use it very lightly spread
over the lid Next, outline the hair
line of upper and lower lashes, very
Evening star., 1940-12-28

family, with your eyebrow pencil
For natural effect, you may place
a piece of tissue beneath your low
cred lashes and again use the pen
Gil to darken the lashes. For day
time this give more natural effect
than does mascara-and it's easy to
do.
Rouge should be applied with a
rabbits foot-maybe for good luck
in this important step! Dry rouge
blends better than the cream type
and there should be no distinct line
Of demarkation between 1t and your
pale skin areas. Most girls make the
mistake of using too much rouge
and of using it in round dabs during
the day, much in the manner of a
painted wooden soldier Better to
wear too little than too much.
Finally, when you get to your lip
stick, close the lips and outline
them with a pencil, later filling in
this outline. Remove excess and,
here again, don't wear an overdose
of lip makeup. If you want to
touch up the corners of the mouth
put a little cream rouge or lipstick
on the end of an orange stick and
handle with care.
Mr.. Mcconnell, who is now giving
make-ups for screen tests, advises
every girl to sit before a well lighted
mirror and experiment with the
proper makeup. If the first effect
isn't right, wash it of and try
again. Don't be artificial looking
for daytime, or evening either, for
that matter, but you may use little
heavier application under electric
lights. Be sure to emphasize your
good qualities in natural manner.
Steer away from very light founda-
ton and heavy rouge which gives
the skeleton effect"
Evening star., 1940-12-28

will not only have to be pushed out
of it, but you also will have to de-
stroy the nest so he cannot return
to it.
There is no problem that parents
have to face that is more difficult
than that of what to do with their
lazy, purposeless children who settle
down on mother and father to be
supported, and who refuse to make
the slightest effort to provide for
themselves.
1t is a problem so complicated
with false idea of parental duty
and so mixed up with maudlin affec-
ton, that most fathers and mothers
lack the nerve and backbone to
solve it in the only rational way
Which is by turning the youngsters
out on their own and locking the
door behind them.
But few parents have the hardi-
hood to apply such drastic remedy
although they know it is the only
cure. They can't bear to think that
Mamie may be having to cook a
poor meal over gas jet, or Sammy
may have no nice, comfortable bed
to sleep in. So they let Mamie and
Sammy sit around idle year after
year, with nothing to do but play
golf or pool or follow some sort OF
temperamental occupation which
brings no pay envelope.
All of us know dozens of cases
like these. We know plenty OF
homes in which there are husky
young men and women with plenty
of intelligence and plenty of energy
in amusing themselves. who posi-
lively refuse to leave home long
years after they should have been
out of it and about their own bust
ness.
Sometimes they stay until they
are old birds themselves, and father
and mother have to scratch around
and feed them as long as they live
and they die wondering what will
become of poor, middle-aged Mamie
and Sammy.
The tenderness on the parents
part that encourages normally
healthy and sensible children in 9
perpetual babyhood does as much
harm as any other one thing in the
world. 1t ruins its thousands o1
men and women who should be
braced up instead of coddled, ane
who only need some compelling
necessity to make them do their
duty in the world.
It is the knowledge that there /!
always home to stay in and thre,
square meals a day that is response.
BILE for nine-tenths of the no-ac.
count loafers that cucumber the
earth.
It is the boys and girls who know
that they can always go back home
and be taken care of who are the
cutters and shirkers, who throw ur
job the minute it gets to be hare
shedding and there are disagreeable
bosses to be contended with.
The boys and girls who have ne
one but themselves to depend on
nowhere to go but to the room theil
labor pays for, nothing to eat but
what they can earn, are the ones
who stick to their work and pu1
their hearts and BACKS in it unit
they win out to success.
So the parents who are afflicted
with parasitic children who refuse
to take an education or hold on to 6
job do their youngsters the Creates
kindness they can possibly perform
when they follow the example O.
the birds and push them out Of th'
home nest and make them try theil
own wings. DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1940-12-28

In the loDer picture at far
left, Hpsttck Is carefully ap-
piled 1Dith a lip pencil and
Dery little of it is used. The
outline Is dra10n and later
filled In, and finally all sur
plus lip colortng is removed
1oith a cleansing tissue. This,
OF course, is to insure q
smooth effect, free from the
unattractiDe leaking" Which
is seen far too often. In the
last picture, our model ad-
nires the completed appear
ance to 10hich our black and
1Dhite photographs cannot do
justice. Actually, her broDs
and lashes are slightly dark
ened, a tiny bit OF eyeshadow
placed on the upper lids.
Po,0der and foundation are of
the proper tone and delicate
rouge has been brushed on.
Lipstick is subtle and efec-
the. The aOhole result is in
good taste and fGtterino to
the best features of our "typi-
cal example,"
Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1940-12-28
Several Long
Hair Styles
Suggested
Stage and Screen
Stars Approve
Of Fashions
By PATRICIA LINDSAY.

Do not cut your hair. You will
switch back to switches if you
do. according to Emily Moore
Universal hair stylist. For in her
opinion the long hair vogue is
coming back with bang! The
feminine public and the stars of
stage and screen have shown their
approval.
Irene Hervey has made a Gre
clan coiffure popular. The hair is
waved back from the face and
braided into a big knot at the
nape of the neck. In Spring
Parade" Deanna Durbin wears
her hair braided into two buns,
one over each ear, which is most
In keeping. with her youthful
charm and it is predicted that
campus lassies will embrace this
hair-do Fundamentally.
Sub-debs, and debs, likewise are
showing yen for longer hair fash
ions. They like Anne Gwynne's
newest which is coronet braids set
high on softly waved hair with a
fringe of ringlets over the for
head.
Sophisticated charm is radiated
by Eleanor Powell's long hair
fashion-parted in the center her
hair is rolled softly on each side
high. These rolls are broken by
single tat curl above the ear.
The rest of her hair is drawn
loosely to the nape of her neck
braided and then pinned up. This
coiffure will please the most
fashion minded ladies who 60 in
for colorful, Spanish looking, South
American creations. And it is also
lovely with dinner and evening
gowns which are richly draped.
Lilly Dache and Sally Victor,
two of the most outstanding hat
stylists in this country believe that
long hair, the real chignon worn
low on the neck, is definitely high
style today, and they have created
the most exquisite hats and turbans
to dramatic the new long-hair era.
Gayly lined ruffles of the hat ma
terial cascade down the back of the
hair, or layers of ruffled black lace
form back drops. When these two
women concentrate on bonnets for
long-hair fashions you can wager
the fashion is condoned!
Beauty editors throughout the
land will cheer this new style for
now women can whip their hair
into better health. Several per-
manent waves a year rob the hair
Of its vitality and the result you
can see on any main street dis
colored, faded, frizzy, untidy ends
hanging out from under the women's S
hats.
If your hair needs revitalizing
why not skip the next permanent
wave and buy instead a braid to
match your hair? Then you may
brush your hair as much as you
want, oil it frequently before
shampoos and keep the scalp
cleansed and fabricated with a
specific corrective tonic. In three
or four months your hair will have
so much renewed beauty that you
will be greatful to milliners and
beauty editors for considering your
head problem! In the meantime
you can be very stylish with a sleek
hair-do and your Braid.
And another thing-a secret
most men ADORE long hair!
Miss Lindsay's free leafiet,
"Reconditioning Neglected Hair"
gives many good suggestions for
hair care. If you request it, write
her care Of The Evening Star and
inclose a self-addressed, stamped
(3-cent) envelope.
Evening star., 1940-12-28
Salt Sturaeon Boats

Three-inch sour pickles, cream
cheese, thinly sliced sturgeon. Halve
pickles lengthwise. Scoop out
centers, fill with cream cheese. Slice
enough from untitled side Of pickle
to make boat stand. Place small
rectangle of salt sturgeon sliced
paper thin on a toothpick to make
a sail. Stick toothpick into pickle
vertically and arrange on tray.
Evening star., 1940-12-28

So many girls make the
mistake of using Uery heavy
rouge and black, black eye
broto pencil in an eraggerat-
ed daytime makeup that is
unnatural and 1Uhich detrdcts
from the best features and
outstanding characteristics of
the subject. The young lady
above has done just that, and
the artificial appearance is
Obvious and unattractiDe.
So her face is thoroughly
cleansed, proper foundation
and blended po,Uders applied
and cleansing tissues placed
undeT the eyelashes 1uhich are
then darkened 1Dith a pencil
as shoWn in the center pic
ture. FOLLOWING ~that, our
makeup expert, Mr.. Bernard
Mcconnell, applies dry rouge
in the correct, delicate man.
ner aUith a rabbits foot brush
for a natural effect. Rouge
must be only indicated and
eyebro1O pencil used to follo1u
the line of the broUS for a
successful daytime makeup.
Evening star., 1940-12-28

years. Size 6 requires ~ yards of
54-inch material, calot included.
Step-by- step sew chart with pattern.
It's ready--our new Spring FASH
ion Book-brimming over with love-
ly new clothes that you can have,
very economically, by sewing your
own. You needn't be an exper.
needlewoman. The patterns are
carefully sinplif1ed, and each in
cludes a step-by-step sew chart to
guide beginners. Send 15c for your
order nowl
Evening star., 1940-12-28
Travelling Makeup Man
Gives Good Advice
Emphasize the Best Features
And Avoid Very Artificial
And Heavy Appearance
Ry HELEN XOGT.

girl
travelling
Godwyn really
the tricks and proverbs Office other
full a
will tried typical
Evening star., 1940-12-28
Answering Your Queries
Party 'Crashers' Do Not Deserve
To Have Their Feelings Spared


other party going
CRASH but I'm afraid didn't
unpleasant, could
have done. CLARE.
inexcusable
Evening star., 1940-12-28

in person or by telephone would be
just as good as the notes. But
printed thank-you cards are not
considered correct.
Evening star., 1940-12-28
Dorothy Dix Says go
Parents Should Force Indolent
Children to Make Own Living

Dear Dorothy DI married vdower with three nearly grown
children good to them and they well they
not willing to leave mother and her cooking girls married
after leaving college they sensible
but them should
kept
Evening star., 1940-12-28

SLldlleT dpdI tIuellS. beCduSe IIley
can't come home, where there is no
room for them, they have settled
down to a salutary routine of cook
ing and housekeeping and baby
rearing Now the problem is the
boy. He is now 81. Won't go to
school. Won't work. Hates the
slightest physical or mental exertion.
Sits at home and does nothing but
play solitaire and read newspapers
and detective stories and smoke
How can I get him on his way out
of the nest in a manner beneficial
to him? MRS. r. J. H.
AnsWer-Get the boy a job and tell
him that henceforth he is his own
meal ticket, and that If he wants to
eat he will have to work. Then go
to live for the time being in one room
in hotel so there will be no place
for him. Evidently he is one of the
birds that will never leave the warm
home nest of his own accord. He
Evening star., 1940-12-28
Removing Stain

To remove brown stains from
china, rub well with a damp cloth
frequently dipped In salt. Wash as
usual.
Evening star., 1940-12-28


Just can't another without
yourself wishing could stretch
without hunting blanket But alas have
appropriate living afghan offered today
need
full information and instructions
1880 ncose Is cents Address orders the Needle
work Editor of The Evening Star.