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Evening star., 1940-02-04

elevators, torn costumes, ana DrulSeQ
ballerinas' toes, adds up to a per-
formance of Bolm's mechanical
ballet" At that, plus 20-odd other
ballets adds up to the Ballet Thea
ter, which seems to be at this writ
ing the major ballet triumph of the
season.
1t began only last June as another
attempt to produce a genuinely
American ballet along lines that
would support a real company and
at the same time be within reach
of all the amazing new audience
that has taken to the dance in the
last few years, an audience that is
not confined to New York. The
ballet theater also will tour, be-
ginning in Boston and continuing
with Philadelphia, Washington, Gin
cinnati, Louisville, Chicago, st
Louis and thence West.
Alexander Kahn, one of the two
men who had the idea, declares
frankly that he and Richard Pleas
ant had only determination and a
shoestring to work on. And GER
tain amount of tact. This is the
accomplishment to date:
Kahn and Pleasant have brought
together a first-rate company OF
more than 100, all but five of whom
are American born or American
citizens. They have added up a
repertoire of 20 ballets, of which
six are entirely new, and four are
new to America. The rest are Sc
lected from the standard repertoire
"Swan Lake" Lies Sylphides" and
such like.
They have mounted their reper-
toire fresh from the ground; there
Is not a stick of old scenery and not
a worn costume in the lot. Every
ballet has been restudied, no matter
how familiar, with the idea of en-
phasizing the points best for an
American audience. And although
there was no real money, Kahn and
Pleasant not only paid the corps
de ballet for a longer period of re-
hearsal, but paid $40 more a week
than the usual salary.
You understand better how this
has been done when you know
Messrs. Kahn and Pleasant, who are
as different as two men could be
Kahn is a Muscovite, the Gatling
gun type who can carry on one con-
versation in Russian on the phone
and another in English across his
desk at the same time He is thin
wiry and grew up on and around the
stage.
Il never go to parties" he says
and he means it.
Pleasant, whom Kahn calls "the
society partner" is of Swiss an
cestry. One of his grandmother
ran a series of upper-class pensions
good enough that Queen Victoria
was once her guest and Nellie Melbs
a familiar figure.
The old lady used to hide hel
children behind a heavy screer
when Melba sang: the deception
came out one day when they pushee
over the screen in their excitement
missing the soloist by inches
Peasants parents arrived in New
Orleans shortly before one of tha
city's yellow fever epidemics; as soor
as they could they migrated to the
Colorado mountains, where tht
father created a lumber camp al
Craig, near Denver. But when hi!
bride arrived. the house he hae
built for her burned to the ground
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WoIfert
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They talk and talk and say nothing
we have not heard before.
The Shaw play toured Canada
during the fall and winter from
coast to coast without stirring any
kind of heat despite its sardonic
comments about British idealism.
That, I think, is an awful indict-
ment of the play. And here, people
walked out on it. People have
walked out on Shaw before, but only
in a rage, not from boredom.
It's sad to write this. It's no longer
possible to say that razor is in
evitable in a Shavian exercise.
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Evening star., 1940-02-04
Stage Star Signs

Judith Anderson, Broadway star
of such plays as Strange Inter-
lude," Mourning Becomes Electra
and "As You Desire Me-" has been
signed to a long-term contract by
M-G-M.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Well Covered

Clark Gable is admist hat con-
fusion. AS an award for being Sc
lected among the 10 "best-hatted'
men, the National Hatters sent him
IS hats. The star seldom wears a
hat and says these are more than
he will use in lifetime.
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Feather Ghosts
Put Sleep on Run

"Pillowed in comfort" Is a mean
ingless phrase to many sleepers.
True, their beds have pillows. but
often they are more Of hindranee
than an aid to sleep.
The reason is that the pillows
have become flabhy with old age.
In many families pillows filled
with ''grandmothers goose feath-
ers" are passed down from mother
to daughter along with priced
patchwork quilts and Revolution
airy beds. The quilts and beds
may gain new character and
beauty with the years but the
pillows are only thin ghosts of
their once robust selves
All pillows are filled with per-
ishable feathers that can't be
expected to keep their fiuffiness
and resiliency after more than
seven years Of service. That's why
a hand-me-down pillow isn't an
antique but disgrace.
The best quality pillows srs
filled with either waterfowl (goose
or duck) feathers, or the down
that grows beneath the feathers Of
these birds. For people who like
a pillow that Is soft and yet has
sufficient support 10 hold the head
comfortably, q mixture Of two
thirds down and one-third goose
feathers il an excellent choice.
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somstime- Il happens that -
o. eight bridesmaids are u nearly
the same height. and that The
ushsrs car 81 least h divided
into matching tNas HIT somss
times The unmatehlnE heights afe
such az 10 cause he bride . mus n
WORSE than metAphorieai head
ache" A letter this morning
tells me only two ~ my slx
bridesmaids are near The same
height The ushsfs rise IN single
steps from five feet five 20 as
feet four. And the hest man i
shorter than the maid - honoFi
Mother says shs thinks u would
b. almost better 70 let men and
girls walk together Iiat this
sounds al wrong to me. or d you
think this could b. considered
proper -
a man and slfl professional -
recehaonnl IL really wrong IN that
u denotes musical comedy
chorus or q multiple wedding ~
else the grand march a. public
ball I wouldn't think n this II
! were youi As = matter o. fact.
their unmatchinF height viii b
overlooked 10 = great estsnt ~
matching clothes n will really
be much lena noticeable than you
imagine II will also help = little
% emphasize the height ~ those
uho walk on the left. ths aide on
which your father viii walk.
rather than the right side which
will he your side The reeessional
IL not ~ important. snes every
one 10 looking at the bride
This -foot.flvs usher Must. n
course, lead the professional. the
one nearest 10 him IN height on
his left The als foot four uahef
wili be on the left side 81 the third
row DO the same sith the
bridesmaids The shortest Tor
smailsstp on ths right SIDE of
front row me taiiesi on left
side - third ros. The fact that
the maid ~ homer 10 taller than
thu hest man doesn't matter q BIT.
since the only time they are In
sight ~ each other IL during the
ceremony uhsn shs stands AZ the
left ~ the bride. and he stands
Al The night - ths bridegroom.
After the Ceremony, u u not cor
rect that the best man walk down
ths aisle with ths maid u honor
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No woman can or should want
to try TO look the same during her
mature years as she did when she
was much younger.
In other words. the 35-year-old
should know that the hair-do
which was ultra becoming when
she was 25 is not exactly right
now. She should realize that she
can't get away with a little rose
bud of a mouth any more than she
can get away with cute clothes.
She must strive for sophisticated,
mature effects rather than little
girl get-ups
As she grows older. her skin
tones change, Of course. And the
powder. lipstick and other make
up which was becoming when she
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Anne Adams Pattern

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needs q sounE zehooi-EalnE
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Notice how - front Yokes snd
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There's = single lanK panel n
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There ars "lust right patterns fer
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No need now TO be afraid 10 enjoy
the food you like. II YOU expect ARID
Indigestion after meals. follow tins
simple routine.
Take two teaSpoonfuls Of Phil
lips Milk Of Msgnesia 2 half hour
after you leave the table. Or, II
you're not at home. take two
Phillips Tablets. which have the
same neutralizing effect
This gives you thorough aka
lization" Just at the time excess
stomach acids are developing
and does the Job IN a fen minutes No
nausea or embarr as sing gas none
of that uncomfortab bic fullness, or
singing heartburn. You're sur
prised at how wonderful you feel.
Try this Dog - especially II you
hare beer using soHse sl0lDer or less
effrcfirc H'nB 70 orercon7e acid sfoH1-
ach. The Phillips Method NAV be
srevelstion and solve your problem
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Smart Thing for Mature Woman
To Do Is Act Her Ace

was very young just won't be
flattering at all.
THERE ARE
CONVERSATIONS
All Of which needn't be disconr-
aging. Once you are past thirty.
you can wear extreme hats, more
eye makeup in the evening, exotic
perfume and half dozen other
things you admired but couldn't
wear when you were twenty.
II you are to remain popular and
interesting to others. your way OF
thinking, your reading habits and
your conversation must necessarily
change with the years. The girl Of
20 may be able to get away with
being intolerant Of others, but in
tolerance stamps the woman Of IS
as just plain mean.
BAD TEMPER
Is NOT AMUSING
A show Of bad temper may be
interesting. even amusing, In the
very young. A show Of bad tenn
per Is anything but interesting or
amusing in the mature person.
People expect her to know some
thing about what self-control
means. II she proves that she
doesn't. they are justifiably
shocked.
You have 10 be extremely young
and extremely pretty TO be able
TO get by with anything less than
impeceable grooming. The heater.
cleaner and more meticulously
turned out the mature woman IL.
the more attractive and younger
she looks.
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problem wife
., LOUISE HoIMH

CHAPTER rwESTX-NISE
IN sid nothing. Ter EYES. asrk
sna tortured. starrd - the ceiling.
Terry RAISED his hssd walter
casne q the ether stds ~ the hed.
Gently he touched the taneled
bar N her forehead. re tFl.d q
speak naturally
we have your girl h. I'D.
SIN Jan AS silent Watching
her. they ~ her eyes narrow,
sac her round chin st 10 = cid
defiant wsv. saw her sweet lips
harden. II Jan could have cried.
hut Jan nd built wan estSeen
herself and ostward signs = emo
ton
she said carefully. @oh. weil
n Hles~edest didn't want q stay
we don't eArr Dc Ne There
was : little break hi she gallant
IN controlled a. she cufled her
fingers around rerrys blE hand.
Sorry n have made such a
bobhle 81 Il darling. IN d bet.
ter - next time Her lashcs
swept downward and the nurse
sent them al away.
II Was three weeks before Jan
left the hospital Not once. dur
ing those weeks. did she let down
her guard. No one knew what
went on In the quiet room IN the
dark o. the night nv dsy she
talked light heartedly as always
but with a difference.
Her pose II brittle hardness had
been just that. posi- Il had
fooled no one. Terry least q all.
Now the hardness Was real. de-
fant and bitter. II was as II she
had encased herself In shell
Terry did his best to pierce the
shell. Mippy tried. Walter was
helpless against a. She met each
advance with = bit OF raillery.
Her laugh was too frequent. too
high pitched. Walter spoke 90
the doctor about u.
I'm afraid for her sanity he
said worriedly. III liant reason.
able that young Girl. deprived
Of her FIRST child. should b 10
flippant about il
The doctor scowled thought
fully. she should cry" he said.
"one good cry and the tension
should ease"
Jan has never cried IN her
life. Walter told him. I've seen
her set her teeth rs child and
defy tho world. Perhaps II her
mother had lived"
Poor little girl" the doctor
sighed. SHES desperately hurt,
It's only that abe has a different
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

Dear MarceIla: since you are
not going 20 Re an attendant.
black with colorful Jacket ard
trim would he perfectly alright.
Black should never be worn by
members Of the bridal party or
BY the mothers Of either the
bride or bridegroom at = formal
church wedding. hut n In per-
fectly alright for anyone who
IN merely n guest 20 wear such
= dress especially n 1t Ia re
lieved BY some color.
Dear Miss Grey: ] am coming
TO you for advice. I have been
invited to the wedding of a friend
and the invitation is worded in
the formal style.
I don't know Just how to an
swer. Please tell me the proper
way to word my acceptance. Is
II necessary for me to have a spe-
cial kind of paper7 Is a gift
necessary MRS. c. n. A.
Dear Mrs. G. NJ. A.; An In
yitation TO the church only re-
suires no invitation whatever
unless the wedding h 30 small
that the invitation In a person
ally written motel. An invita-
ton 30 the reception or break
fast Is answered on the first
page of a sheet OF note paper,
and although II Is written 'by
hand" the spacing of the words
must be followed as though
they were engraved. This Is the
form Of acceptance:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith, jr.
accept with pleasure
Mr.. and Mrs. August M. Blanks
kind invitation for
Saturday the second of November
You should send the bride a
wedding gift II you havs been
invited TO the reception.
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Saves You Much Money, and
It's So Easily Mixed.

Here's an ed tol1f ffne1y Jour
mother probably used. bat. for real r.
fslta, i y stlll ons n tie most effective
and dsDendabis for coughs due -
colds Once trlsc. yog'l sWsaF b u.
It's 20 trDnbis Make ; syrup b. stlf.
rig cups gfanslated sugar ID ] cup
Water : few moments uafl dissolved.
Ne oookinr neeeed--a child e0uid Do II.
ksN pot ~ egnces - PinsE into q
plat bottle. srd add Jour syrup. This
makes . feH plat q truly fpiens q
cough nediclas. as1 gives y0a about
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For Quick Cough Relief,
Mix This at Home

Tour ilnss - muek for yosr nsnsr
II Keeps perfectly. tastes fns. as1
laata q family . bong tine,
Ara yosH say re really amaxihf.
for quirk action. You ean feel i take
hold promptly. II loessns tks pklsEn,
seofhss The lrritatsd membFanss. and
helps clear the air DaasaEss. Tbas Z
maksa brsathirg sas7. AID lets yea set
fesifai sleep.
PiBsx i . esmpognd soatsinink Asf-
way Pine and palsfabls rualafoi, 10
concentrated farm. wsil-knosn fer iis
pfompf action On fhfost sn1 brone titi
nsmbfanss Asnsy rsf1nasd i t
eesazE D.sa1s yog u sssfy wsy.
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We feel that dads declaration
that all young men OF today arr
No good is absolutely false but W,
would like 10 know Of some wa,
70 prove It to him. We are both
steady readers of your columr
and 40 we thought that perhaps
you could come to our aid.
JUST Is.
Dear Just Is: Your father Ia
much too strict, although l feel
sure that he means wen. You
haven't mentioned your mothers
attitude toward the situation but
I take it for granted she Is on
your side or you would have said
that both Of your parents re-
fused to let you go out Why
not, then. get your mother 30
discuss the situation with him.
She could point out to him that
he is treating a perfectly normal
situation with entirely too much
Importance. whereas n you or
your sister argued the point with
him he might accuse you Of be-
ing disrespectful.
II your mothers talk with
him II of no avail you might
have a supper party, inviting a
few of the boys and girls Of
your acquaintance. Ask your
father to be present and chances
are he win enjoy the evening
more than you expect.
II IL his right and his duty
10 advise his daughters TO
choose as friends only those boys
who are gentlemanly and honor
able. hut 10 deny you Of all
friendships with young men
right at the age when You
should start TO go out with
them Is, Of course, absolutely
wrong.
Dear Miss Grey: I always read
your very helpful column and now
I would like TO ask you for some
advice.
I am going to q wedding next
month and I'd like to know
whether a gown of black with a
pink jacket and other trim, in
pink, would look too out Of place.
I'm not an attendant, 30 would
black seem too awful? I might
add that the wedding takes place
II the evening
Thanking you for any advice in
This matter, I remain your faith
hui reader. MARCELLA.
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BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey What two sisters IS and IS wears
Of DO when their father is rude every time guests arrive
We both very fond Of father I'd to the ron
he refuses to let have callers 20 out then we actually
dislike him. Neither OF feel this way abont our
dad, but then what do?
The other evening two of the boys from school came to
and when introduced them to father he lust turned
his heel and walked out Of the After they had left
ne given good scodng and told to ask the bows not
40 come back - - -
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Economical College
Wardrobe

One bassc dress that can b.
worn In several ways II an sx-
cellent choice Tor the college girls
wardrobe. Consider. Tor instance.
plaid VOL suit with boldly
pleated skirt and Seil-tAiloFed
jacket that may - worn With
casual biOuses Or sweaters. To
alternate. = separate Bah front
with suspendsr straps buttons
onto the skirt. which IL worn over
a wool lsrsev shirtmaker blouse
In = plain cflor picked up from
the plaid.
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GOOD TASTE TODAY

unless yea sre having a dauhi-
wedding and ths servtes was an
Zoe them
Jersey Wedding nre..
psaf Mrs ruat Would yau
approve - = shits Jersey Ned.
ding dress. o. i that Too untfs-
ditianat
answer Il i not a question NJ
tradition. since ts present vazas
would eauntrfaet that rns anes-
iion. bat I cant quite see Ier-~Y
material with the talls - lace ~
wedding veil II IT. GESTURE u
very fine ard " 4 looks sell
with Il that 10 ths only aun.-
ton u ash
N you're not using u. sell u slth
a Vast Action Tunes Want Ad.
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TODAY'S
RECIPES

Lemon Rice Cream
II cup rice
/ tall can evsporsted milk az
cups)
2 cups boiling water
/ egg, separated
u cup sugar
II teaspoon salt
Juice and rind Of I lemon
Wash rice. Cook with the milk
and the water over boiling water
until tender, about 30 minutes.
Mix egg yolk. sugar. salt, lemon
juice and rind, and add to the rice
milk mixture. Continue cooking 2
or minutes. Fold in the stiffly
beaten egg white. Yield, eight
servings.
Pumpkin Custard
y teaspoon salt
/ teaspoon cinnamon
Il teaspoon ginger
Dash of nutmeg
u cup boiling water
2 eggs
! cup brown sugar
Ia cups canned pumpkin
/ tall can evaporated milk (1h
cups
Mix salt and spices. Stir in boil
ing water slowly to blend well.
Beat eggs. Add sugar. spice mix
ture. pumpkin and milk. Pour into
buttered baking dish or custard
cups and bake in a slow oven 900
to 325 deg. FL until set. about /
hour. Yield. six servings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

When YOU buy ask for and make
sure YOU get the real Philips MIX
Of Magnets. Note the words gen
uine Phillips on both bottle and
tablets box. -
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The moon ranges farther north
and south in a single month than
does the sun in a year.
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TEST ANSWERS

Below are the answers TO test
questions printed on the editorial
page:
!. Yellow.
2. John Adams
8. Maine.
4. Arthur N. Hyde.
5. Automobile industry.
8. No.
7. Lowell Melleft.
3. lease n. Jones.
.. Dark blue and csrmine.
10. Thomas A. Beckett
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FILET CROCHET

Here's fet crochet nofs not only lovely but fhof be
mode into scods worried lengths ond mot Potfen z4e4
contons charts and directions for scos ard mot iusro-
fions Of them and stitches; r1oterols required
Send ond to< token for this pof'efn 70
The ToconDo Times keeoecnoff Dept Tocouo, Wosh Write
poiny pattern number your name ono oodfess.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

Meat IL sold only on Tuesday,
Thursday. Saturday and Sunday
mornings IN Dominica, British
West Indies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

A chornino gift TO ony
woman would be one OF the
aroceful new boUdoir clocks
pictured obove 0ilt-finished
in rose border ltop) ond bow
knot design, they hove rodium
bonds ond numerous.
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Father Who Is Too Strict Causes
Daughters Much Unhappiness

u Is Solemn Duty OF Parents TO Advise Children sus
Not 70 Prohibit Them From Having Friends
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was very young just won't b
flattering al all.
Evening star., 1940-03-24

(See HAUGI.AND, Page F-3
Evening star., 1940-03-24

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