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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
Shawls and Aprons
In Style Picture
Newest Evening Wraps Hank
Back to the Past.
By CHERIE NICHOLAS

When you go meandering through
the big stores to see what's doing
IN fashions realm, and when you
drop IN to sight exclusive modes in
your favorite high-style shop, have
an eye for surprises awaiting you
IN the way of shawls, parasols and
aprons or to be more specific, "apron
dresses" Reads as if we were copy
ing a paragraph out of Godey's, but
no indeed, the shawls, parasols and
aprons here referred to are any,
thing but has beens. In fact they
are big news as to current fashion
trends. >
This matter of shawls for exam
pie: Not only are the newest frocks
styled with cunning little fringed
shawls tuned in fabric and color to
the tempo of the dress they top, but
the newest evening wraps are also
actual shawls fringed all around in
the good old-fashioned way.
Aprons! Here is a delightful theme
as modern designers are interpret
ing it. The idea is that of dresses
made with detachable festive little
connections you tie on or button on
and you call them aprons. They
may be pleated with hip yoke tops
such as stylize the newest silk print
frocks or for evening they are apt
to develop into fanciful creations
richly embroidered or lace trimmed
little elegancies they are to give
your simplest classic frock a
''scrumptious" look for very special
occasions.
AS to parasols, here is romance
indeed, brought into the modern
fashion picture. Perfectly adorable
costumes for lawn parties and such
are made of quaint silk prints or
dimities (cottons are ever so smart
for style-high wear) and if you want
to go that far you will have hat,
parasol and bag of the same mate
rial as the dress. Yes, parasols are
lin" from simple types to whimsi-
cal creations.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01

1t is no wonder that women the
country over have adopted Stacks
as the most sensible costume ever
invented. For Homework they are
a sheer delight, likewise for driving,
for long cross-country trips, for golf,
tennis, picnicking, marketing and
for informal dining, Stacks have be-
come an enthusiasm that knows no
bounds.
Designers who have always had
their ears to the ground to catch
the trend of women'S likes and dis
likes have caught this sweeping APP
proval of Stacks and have set about
creating new and fascinating styles.
This has added to the growing de-
mand for American designers-de-
signers who understand the psychol-
ogy of the American woman. 1t is
interesting to note that Ruth Wade
Ray, director of the Vogue School of
Fashion Design in Chicago, says
that the greatest number of calls
they have for graduate designers
comes from manufacturers of sports
wear. This, of course, includes
Stacks and shows the nationwide
trend toward simplifed smart at
tire.
The three-piece style we are il
Illustrating is becoming almost uni
versal favorite in that it is so emf
nently practical, including, as it
does, both skirt and Stacks. Yvonne
Andersen, Vogue school pupil, de-
signs this unitarian threesome of
soft yet firm gabardine in a lovely
shade of desert green (gabardine
comes in whole list of other de-
lectable colors). The smart lumber
jacket shirt blouse can be worn out
side with the Stacks (shown to the
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
Family Heirlooms
With Bridal Array

You can believe everything you
read in the society columns about
the sparkling beauty of the bride.
It's all true and it's all real be-
cause brides are wearing Jewels
again. They are even arranging
their wells to fall from the family IL
ara or combining mothers heirloom
lace with the bridegroom gift of a
modern clip or brooch. Notice how
often you read in the social notes
1.-THE bride wore just one lovely or
nament-a pin that belonged to her
mother"
Some girls even prefer a diamond
instead of a wedding check-not so
lightly cashed and spent Also the
symbolism of this gem Otis an
cient meaning was purity, fidelity
and devotion) makes a lucky tails
man for the bride.
Of course all the revival fashions
in wedding gowns, with their tight
little waists, square necks or round
collars, and puffs of tulle and satin
form the perfect background for ira
ditional jewelry.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
Afternoon Dresses
Dispense With Fuss

Afternoon dresses this spring ac-
cent wearable, easy lines, with soft
blouse details and full skirts. Even
when fine fabrics like silk chiffon
or lace are used, the trend is toward
casual lines.
One pretty costume has a simple
bolero in navy chiffon over a flesh
pink bodice, prettily shirred. But
the edges of the jacket are finished
with cutout border over net,
through which the pink of the blouse
is revealed in a lacy pattern.
This is typical. There is a So
phisticated lack of elaborate detail
in the new afternoon fashions.
In general, silhouettes maintain a
simplicity that is becoming, despite
the introduction of lower waistlines,
pocket spreads, apron Grapes and
other skirt details in extreme fash
ions.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01

by Ell Nora

You suburbanites -. young matrons
who have husbands, homes and children
that require a good deal of time
you who spend hours in the car meet
ing the train, dropping the children at
school, errands and household duties,
should wear clothing comfortable and
smart but not to gay and spectacular,
Your hats should be clever but conser-
vative, your suits neat and well tail
ored your print dresses appropri-
ate for all day shopping trips, matt
nees, dinner, bridge or the theatre. You
will need some evening and sport
clothes but all day dresses are more
suitable for your mode of life. Your
lingerie should be pretty, lacy but prac-
teal. Your hose and shoes comfortable
for walking, correct for the time of day
they are to be worn. You will wear
costume jewelry with some of your
dresses and your perfume should be
sweet and spicy.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
HnRt'a Onrnpr
Edited by Edythe Mae Gordon
THOUGHTS OF YOU

THOUGHTS OF YOU
It's very pleasant just to sit and
think
To have my mind dwell on construc-
tive things.
Especially when I've lowered on the
brink
Of caring not, just what each sad
day brings.
It's nice to know I have someone who
cares,
Who thinks of me oft times, from
day to day.
Who helps me to be gay and yet who'd
share
Each sorrow, when I've had a
bitter day.
Pm rich indeed when possess a
friend
Whose greatest charm is easily de-
fined.
Whose graciousness I know will never
end
Because it is her nature, to be kind.
It's wonderful to look into your eyes
And not resent the languor | find
there.
It's more than heaven just to realize
That curl upon my cheek, it is your
hair.
I've often sought the moon, whose
shadowy light
Can cast a silvery sheen of Won
drous hue.
Yet never could the moon with colors
bright
Create more beauty in room than
you.
If could stand upon a mountain high
And gaze from there into eternity,
What more could I desire from earth
or sky
As long as I could have you there
with me-
TITUS SPARROW.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
BEAUTY and ROMANCE
BY MARIE DOWNING

unstrung condition that YOU are less
aple TO cope with the situation when
II does arise. The old adage about
not crossing your bridges until you get
TO them is wise motto for the woman
who hopes to retain her youthful
beauty. Rest, relaxation and peace
OF mind are more important to any
woman than a whole set of beauty
rites.
Don't Fidget
Learn to sit quietly. Don't always
be fidgeting with your jewelry, clench-
ing and unclenching your fingers.
swinging your feet. A quiet, we'll
poised woman is joy to all around
her and is much more attractive to
men than jack-in-the-box.
Not that l can claim that peace of
mind and relaxation will allow you to
go through the years with an entirely
unllned face. If your skin in inclined
to be dry a good rich cream, applied
before retiring or before the afore-
mentioned hour of relaxation will go
far towards warding off wrinkles and
crows feet.
oU IL yOu VIII lOOh around you,
you'll find that the women whose faces
show the least wear and tear, the wo-
men who are the most attractive and
the most sought after, are those who
are serene and soothing. Push your
worries off to far corner of your
mind where, as likely as not, they will
take care of themselves. Be like the
famous Scarlet O'Hara-Worrv about
that tomorrow.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
BEAUTY HINTS
The Eye Brow Line
By Nina Temple

The Eye Brow Line
Any woman can add twenty per cent
TO her charms by being careful in
nlInlshing her eyebrows. First, brush
them with wet brush into line and
then lengthen the line with a sharp
pencil; but be careful not to let the
Inc go down but keep it up, for the
down-drooping line adds age and sad
ness to the face. The upward slant
lends youth. There is something about
a Well-detined eyebrow line that gives
distinction to any face; and too it
ADDS a note of good grooming at a
very small expenditure of effort.
Beware of Glycerine
e.. Never use glycerine on the face as
II IS drying. Use olive oil or, better
stu, sesame oil on your face as both
OF these oils feed the face and at the
same time cleanse it. Put a few drops
OF your favorite perfume into the oil
as 1t makes it more fragrant. Use the
oil nightly.
Te Be Graceful
10 be graceful you must walk well
ana you can never walk well if your
Ieet are not in good condition. To
Keep. your feet in good condition be
careful to massage them regularly
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
Variety in Fabrics
Tempts Milliners

Milliners are no respecters of fab
RIGS this season. They use anything
and everything from silks and ier-
sizes and nets and meshes and veil
ing to calicoes and ginghams, bright
lowered chintz and the new hats
with enormous brims of spick and
span white starched lace are simply
dreams come true"
The smart trick this season is TO
have hat made of the same ma
terial as your dress. For an excit-
ing eye-catcher wear with your
black or navy sheer this summer a
hat of picturesque broad brim fash
Toned of very aowery chintz and see
to it that your bag of ample proper
tons is made of the identical chintz.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
Style Notes

Here they come, the widest
brims ever!
New print frocks have allover
shirred bodice tops.
Nets and meshes are the rage
for summary black sheer after
noon frocks.
Among smart cottons, seer
sucker has high rating for COM
ing summer.
Legion of honneur red is new
est theme for hats, bags, gloves
and blouses.
Wear a jet necklace with your
new white lace blouse or trim
with jet buttons.
Huge white rufus of sheerest or
CANDY or mousseline de sole is
latest neckwear theme.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
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PEACE AND BEAUTY

PEACE AND BEAUTY
All the war and worry on the front
pages these days reminds US even
more forcibly of the beauty of peace.
Our own country is blessedly at peace
but how about the turmoil within our
own minds. The peaceful woman is
the beautiful woman and the woman
who is serene and relaxed is lovelier
by far than her hurried, harassed sis
ter, regardless of perfection of fea-
ture or skin tone.
Relax One Hour a Day
The wise woman will set apart one
hour day to relax completely if she
hopes to reach middle age without I'M
necessary lines, wrinkles, frowns and
crows feet. Regardless of the kind
of life you lead, the type of work you
do, regardless of your problems, fnan-
cial, emotional or purely imaginary,
keep that one hour sacred to complete
relaxation of mind and body. Stretch
out on your bed, or just sit quietly
back in your easy chair with your feet
propped up and think about nothing.
Don't plan your work for the next
day, or wonder what Johnny could
have meant when he said that, or
brood over the next months bills.
This is the hour sacred to beauty. Day
dream, if you like, or fall into a light
sleep but don't allow yourself to worry
for one minute of the sixty.
1t sounds easy, know, to say not to
worry, but actually, when you look
back on the things you have worried
about in the past, didn't most of them
turn out much better than you had
hoped? From past experience, if you
will stop and think about it, you can
see how utterly absurd it was for you
to lie awake nights, tossing and won
dering what to do next, because when
the time comes things usually take
care of themselves, and worrying
about them in advance only makes you
look older and leaves you in such an
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01

Here is very fashionable blouse,
which makes a clever play on baya-
dere stripes in wine and white. A
blouse of this type because of its
smooth over-the-hip fit can be worn
very pleasingly with the new vog-
uish long-torso jacket suits. Shirr-
ing from the shoulders and a high
close neckline together with its trim
fitted lines give decided new look
to this most attractive blouse. Pen
gum clips at the throat typify the
trend to jewelry themes that amuse.
The rough straw visor-like hat is
pierced by long feather which is
a sure sign of smartness.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01

and remember, never stop the massage
at the angles but continue on up the
leg to make those muscles supple. Do
this regularly and you will make
others envy your graceful carriage.
For Firm Body
Keep your body firm with this Bern
hardt mixture: mix one ounce of cam
phor, two tablespoons salt and rub
down your entire body with this after
your daily bath. 1t will keep your
flesh young and firm.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
WISE SAYINGS

Stout hearts are not easy to keep.
Time is the stuff that eternity is
made of.
A weed is only a misunderstood
flower.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
HOUSEWIVES
TESTED RECIPES
Recipes sent by MRS. WINIFRED
HODGE WILLIAMS of Boston.

Recipes sent by MRS. WINIFRED
HODGE WILLIAMS of Boston.
FRIED FILLET OF HADDOCK-
Place a cup milk in shallow dish and
season with salt and pepper. Dip
pieces of paddock in the liquid. Mix
, tablespoons each of corn meal and
-four and dredge haddock. FRY in fat,
VIRGINIA SPOON BREAD ITO
serve with fsh)-1% cups corn meal,
a cup -four, l egg we'll beaten, 1 cup
milk, 2 heaping tablespoons shorten
ing Cbutter preferredD, 1 tablespoon
sugar, 4 teaspoons baking powder.
10 Mix-Scald meal with boiling
water to thick mush consistency, add
shortening and sugar and let cool. Add
half the milk and all the flour, add egg
and balance of milk, and beat all thor
oughIy, fold in baking powder, bake
IN Well-greased casserole. Spoon out
and serve with butter.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01

What are your beauty prob
IenssF Write Marie Downing,
Ldrieuse Beauty Foundation,
Room 521-319 North Fourth
St., st. Louis, No., and she eOiU
be glad to anSwer them. Be sure
to enclose a SeIf-addressed
stamped envelope.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01

a T FIRST popularized by
L women at sWank sum-
mer and winter Fairgrounds,
then spreading like a banyan
tree to include women every
where, the vogue for Stacks
has been growing until this
summer more trim, trig and
versatile trouser suits are be-
ing worn than ever before
in fashion bic+or,,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-01
ARtRnt DRattrH
Harrington

HdIIIIIgUO H
Funeral services for Anthony w
Harrington, IL Cunard st. were held
at Johnson's Funeral Home Friday
May 81 at 100 pm. Interment at Mt
Hope.
Seymour
The funeral of Thomas E. Seymour
70 Sterling st. was held at Johnson's
Funeral Home Friday, May 81 at II
am. Interment at Glenwood Gene
terry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Gasoline Truck Driver
Escapes Flaming Death

WHITEVILLE, Nov. 23.-R-
BECKETT Williams of Wingate driver
OF a large gasoline tanker, had a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
AFL Convention Asks
Broader Cooperation

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 23.-(P-
Free enterprise, labor and demo
cracy must work hand in hand for
the unity of America, leaders
among delegates attending the
American Federation of Labor con-
vention here declared today.
At the same time they called up
on big business to understand the
New Deal and asked President
Roosevelt in his third term to re-
move uncertainties from the mind
of American business"
The interviews We're given by a
group of leaders headed by Will
liam Green, president of the Fed
Grafton, during today's interim re-
cess of the convention while execu-
tive committees were struggling
with 200 resolutions, including ex-
pulsion of racketeers from labor,
for action next week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
BERLIN DECLARES
Raj BEATEN OFF
British BOmbers Turned Back
Before Reaching The
Capital

BERLIN, Nov. 23--P-Massed,
low-hying formations of British
bombers attempted to raid Berlin
tonight but all were reported turn
ed back by anti-aircraft batteries
outside the city limits.
The raiders lunged repeatedly at
the capital from one direction,
only to be picked out by search
lights and ringed quickly with anti
aircraft shells, an Informed spokes-
man. said.
Near Potsdam and Nauen the
British yer reported easily seen
from the ground as they attempted
from low attitudes to break through
to Berlin.
When their first effort failed they
threw out a number of flares to
orient themselves, they tried it
again at a greater altitude.
This try likewise was declared
unsuccessful. There were no re-
ports of raiders downed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Jaycees To Continue
Drive For Signatures

Members of the Junior Chamber
Of Commerce will take their drive
for a city manager form of gov
eminent in Wilmington to all parts
of the city Monday night as they
conduct a house-to-house canvass
in an effort to secure the required
number of signatures to a petition
asking for a vote on what type of
city government the city shall
have.
Members of the organization last
night explained that signing the
petition lis in no way injurious
to anyone's reputation. 1t is mere
ly a necessary step that must be
taken in order that the citizens
may vote to decide whether they
want the new efficient form of
government.
"a businessman from Winston
Salem says about the plan, The
object of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce in this drive for city
managership is by far the greatest
and the most progressive objective
that has been undertaken by a civic
organization, in Wilmington's his
ltOry.'"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Over Night Parking
Ban To Be Repealed

Commissioner Louis Fisher
said yesterday that he will move
to repeal the ordinance prohibit
ing parking on the paved streets
of the city between l and +
o'clock in the morning, If citizens
appear at the Wednesday morn
ing meeting of the city commits
sioners at 10 o'clock and request
such action.
He said he was not present
at either the city commissioners
meeting in 1925 when the law
was passed or at the August
meeting when it was renewed.
Mayor Cooper has already
stated he will vote for repeal of
the law if either of the other
two commissioners move it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
American Says British Giving
Greeks More Aid Than Admitted
BY ROBERT ST. JOHN

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 23.-R-
An American who saw the Greek
army in motion expressed belief to.
day Britain is giving Greece much
more aid in her fight against Italy
than London is admitting officially.
This impression was brought out
by j. K. Gordon, for IL years a
resident of Athens, who spent eight
days travelling by. automobile, OK
cart and bicycle through the wal
zone from Athens to Sofia.
Gordon, manager of the Near East
Foundation, said he was impressed
by the number of troops, planes
ships and other war materials the
British already have placed at the
disposal of the Greeks.
The British have soft-pedaled re-
ports on the full extent of theil
aid, Gordon said, apparently to boost
Greek prestige and also for the psy'
Geological value of the Greek vic
tories thus far on smaller nations
italian strength has been weak.
ened greatly, he said, by widespread
sabotage on the part of the Alba
mans.
AS an example, Gordon related
that scores of Albanians living ir
Athens organized "suicide squads
and headed for the front with wire
cutting outfits to wreck italian com
m~unications. From reports he re.
ceived, he said they had met with
considerable success.
Diplomats and cabaret girls are
the only persons now holding the
privilege to travel out of Greece
he said. "To travel one must have
a military pass.
Cabaret girls get them even
quicker than diplomats, because the
Greeks suspect these entertainers OF
being espionage agents."
Gordon said Thrace, the area Of
Greece along the Bulgarian border.
is protected by heavy concentrations
of well-equipped Greek troops.
All Greek military vehicles, he re.
lated, bear the legend ATHENS to
Rome"
Although many parts Of Greece
through which he travelled had been
! bombed, he said little damage had
been done TO roads and other COM
~munications.
He said the food situation through
out Greece lis a serious problem
and is most acute in Athens"
Gordon, who was accompanied by
United States Consul Claude Clipper
field, is on his way to New York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
COUNTERFEIT

Ell PASO, Tex, Nov. 23.-R
Possibility that several hun.
dred" Americans might be pos
SCISSORS of bogus Mexican d.
vorces manufactured by an al
legged "counterfeit divorce fac
ory" drew the attention today
both United States and Mexican
authorities.
The bogus DEGREES we're report
ed to bear the signatures of
minor court judges of Villa
Ahumada and Pradedis G.. Guer-
rero, small towns in the state Of
Chihuahua.
Attention of U. s. postal au-
thorities was called to the case
by Judge Ricardo GARLIC Duran
of the Juarez civil court-itself
for years the mecca of Ameri-
cans seeking "easy'' but legal
Mexican divorces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Johnny Gore Killed
In Lumberton Mishap

wHITEVILLE. Nov. 23.-Johnny
Gore. 81, of Old Dock, was killed
this morning when a tree fell on
him while working in a swamp
, few miles east of Whiteville,
Gore was said to have been work
iog as flagman for a skidder at
the D. C. Corbett mill near here,
when a tree broke and crashed
down upon him.
He was brought to the hospital
about $50 o'clock, and died within
an hour of the injuries. He was
The son of Mrs. Mittle Ward, of
Old Dock.
Funeral arrangements had not
been made this afternoon but it
was expected that they would be
held some time tomorrow at Old
Dock, 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Pope Will Broadcast
Another Peace Appeal

\ ROME, Nov. 23.-P)-Pope Plus
XII will broadcast tomorrow an ad.
dress in which prelates said he is
expected again to appeal for peace.
The pope will speak Immediately
after celebrating mass in st. Peters
Basilica. He has proclaimed tomor'
row a day Of special prayers for
peace.
The pontiff's remarks in Italian
will be broadcast by the Vatican
radio station at about 1890 a. m.
$3.50 a.. m. e. S. IT,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Merchants Are Asked
To Report On Change

NEW YORK Nov. 23-P-May-
or F. H. LaGuardia today asked
George Sloan, commissioner of
commerce, for figures indicating
whether or not the setting ahead of
Thanksgiving had fulfilled retail
ers' anticipations of greater sales
and employment.
81 have been somewhat surpris-
ed at the silence of some of these
retailers, while the President is
taking all the heat of the criticism
because Of the change in the date
LaGuardia wrote Sloan. Lets
get the facts"