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Evening star., 1940-07-20
The Home Clinic
Dining in the Living Room Releases
Extra Space for Study or Library

both comfortable, and convenient
as side chairs in the living room,
and may be used at the table for Two
or four. Then get eight side chairs,
without arms to match. these may
be used in the living room and hall
where necessary, and the rest placed
throughout the house wherever a
straight chair is needed. When there
Is a large party, and extra small
tables are set up. the chairs may be
brought in from the other corners
of the house to make II matching
chairs.
Household Streamlining.
Along with the space saving, we
insist on step and time saving also,
but with no sacrifice of quality and
good taste. Simplicity of serving not
only goes along with this type of
house design and living, but it is
also fashionable. We like good food,
exquisitely prepared, and we plan
menus that are all fixed hours be-
fore, and pop out of the icebox and
the oven just at the proper moments.
This type of entertaining may be
done just as cleverly by the young
bride with no maid as the matron
with faultless maid service. 1t is
equally convenient to serve many
at buffet supper where guests help
themselves.
Busy people in these strenuous
tsee HOME CLINIC, Page B-50
Evening star., 1940-07-20
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

In these space-saving days many
of the new houses are designed with
out dining rooms, and the additional
released area is added to the living
room. Yes, you eat in the living
room, even when you have guests,
and they will all love it and re-
spond to the informal hospitality
as they never would with dinner in
the dining room.
There is something about going
in to dinner" that promptly puts
every one on guard, sort of reminds
them to mind their manners. The
easy manner in which you entertain
in your living room remains all
through the evening when food is
brought to the guests. and either
the table is placed before the sofa
and other chairs drawn up-or there
is table arrangement on one side
of the room that serves all dining
purposes.
One of the incest arrangements
is a small table placed in window
with nice view. 1t is better If this
place is located adjacent to rhe
kitchen door to avoid a long walk
across the living room. Select a
table that harmonizes with your
living room scheme and may be tx
tended slightly to seat six. Closed,
it is just right for dinner for two,
and also a decorative group in the
living room.
Providing Extra Chairs. = :.
Instead of the usual six dining
room chairs, 1t is suggested that yon
use four occasional chairs that are
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Prefabricated
Home Men
Optimistic
New Methods Have
Put Business on
Profit-Mukinq Bosis

Modification Of factory assembly
methods and use of conventional
materials and style finally has put
the prefabricated house business on
& profit-making basis, the Archi-2
tectural Forum states today in its
July issue.
A pioneer prefabricator, Ameri-
can Houses, Inc, of New York, is
cited as the first to obtain large
volume business with these methods,
The magazine points out that ad-
justment of dimensions and cost
to the mass market has enabled
this company to erect some 600
houses in the last two years.
Profit by Mistakes.
Other factors also contributing to
this success are acknowledgement
that large part of any house
building operation is best intrusted
to local contractors, and enlist
ment of cooperation from top
flight sales, financial and con-
struction organizations.
Long heralded as the one answer
to buildings many problems. pre-
fabrication has fallen far shy Of
boastful advance notices, has pro-
duced less than l per cent Of all
houses built since its debut eight
years ago." the Architectural Forum
points out. "As an industry, it has
been a miserable fop, belittled by
builders the country over. But,
proving the rule is handful of
individual prefabricators who have
learned costly lessons in design,
construction and merchandising,
and are probably in the business to
stay.
ATOP this list alphabetically anS
production wise is American Houses,
Inc. whose New Jersey plant is
turning out two houses day, whose
New York Office is turning in a
profit for the first time in history.
Hopeful for Future.
with public display of 1856 low
cost prefabricated houses completed
this month in Maryland sub
division and, 48 high rent pre-
fabricated garden apartments just
opened in suburban New York, the
company forsees still bigger 2ro-
duction, bigger profits.
What American Houses, Inc, has
that will sell 700 dwelling units a
year Q940 estimate) at a profit
should interest building, for today
less than 5 per cent of the $4,000
(See PREFABRICATED, Page BAD
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Exhibition Period
OF Silver Star Home
Ends Tomorrow
Dwelling in Kenwood
Inspected by Thousands
In Lost Three Weeks

Final opportunity for the public
to visK the attractive Silver Star
Home at I'll Norway drive, Ken
wood, Md, will be given today and
tomorrow. The exhibition period
of the popular Colonial-type house
will expire tomorrow night.
Thousands of persons have in
spected the Kenwood home since
it was first opened three weeks ago
1t has been enthusiastically received
by the visitors, who have loudly
praised the beauty of the dwelling
its simplicity and convenience OF
plan and the obvious high-grade
construction it represents.
Situated in the beautiful Kenwood
section, one of Washington most
exclusive suburban developments,
the new house was built by the
Kennedy Chamberlin Development
from plans prepared by A. H. Sonne-
mann, prominent architect. It has
been completely furnished by Brin-
sons Furniture & Decorating Co.
There are seven rooms, two baths
and a lavatory in. the home, which
is built of old brick. All the rooms
are spacious and the bedrooms are
equipped with large, cedar Lined
closets. A porch at the rear of the
house and sun deck of the master
bedroom are added features.
The five housing experts who COM
pose the Silver Star Homes Com
mittee approved the Kenwood house
before it was opened under aus
pices of The Star. James S. Taylor
of F. H. A. is chairman of the
group. Other members include Ir-
win S. Porter, architect; Edwin H.
Rosengarten, builder; Fred A.
Smith, president of the Washington
Real Estate Board, and John Nolen,
jr., director of planning of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
To reach the home drive out Wis
consin avenue across the District
line to Dorset avenue. Turn left on
Dorset avenue through Somerset to
Kenwood. Then follow direction
arrows to the home.
Evening star., 1940-07-20

ment of 36.7 per cent Of all loans
to assist in the buying of existing
properties.
Repair and modernization loans
were a third classification which in
May topped all previous counts,
while refinancing loans were the
only ones of smaller volume in May
than in the previous month. A. D.
Theobald, assistant vice president of
the league, points out that the de-
crease in this group is in keeping
with the large recovery strides the
institutions are making in financing
new property ownership undertak-
ings. f"
Evening star., 1940-07-20

(See BUILDING, Page B-3D
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Building and Loon Units
Set New Lending Mark

For the third month in a row the
savings, building and loan associ-
ations in May moved into new high
ground with their loan activity, the
United States Savings and Loan
League reports. They lent $114,542,-
600, which is per cent gain over
April, the previous high month
since 1880, and a 22.2 per cent gain
over May, 1884, e&,r
More of the money than ever
previously counted went for the
construction Of new homes, the
league said, $36,956.0O0. A similar
jump in the proportion of the loan
volume going for home purchase is
seen in the unprecedented disburse-
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Termite Control

Prevention is the surest control
for termites. Since dampness is a
favorable condition for termite
breeding, the ground around the
house should slope away from the
foundation walls to assure good
drainage. Rainspouts should not
empty close to the foundations.
1t is suggested that if a storm sewer
Is not available, spouts should be
emptied onto splash blocks located
to carry rain water at least 3
feet from the building. II. dry
well is used, it should be located
at least 8 feet from the building.
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SummerYille

The funeral of Mrs. Gertrude Sum-
merville, CT Ruggles Street, Roxbury,
were held at Union Baptist Church
Saturday, April 20, 1910 at 100 pm.
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
J. B. Johnson, Undertaken.
FOOte
The funeral services of Mrs. Estelle
Foote, 259 West 128th Street, New
York, were held at Johnsons Funeral
Home on Friday, April 10, 1910 at
100 pm. Interment at Forest Hills
Cemetery.
Johnson
Funeral services for Charles H.
Johnson, Marble Street, Roxbury,
were held at Johnson's Funeral Home
on Monday, April %, 1910 at 100
pm. Interment at Mt. Hope.
Thompson
The funeral of Harry A. Thompson,
SO E. Lenox Street, Roxbury, was held
at Johnson's Funeral Home on Tues
day, April %, 1910 at 100 pm. In
terment at Mt. Hope.
Kenneth Smith
The funeral services of Kenneth J..
Smith, 1856 West Lenox Street, Rox-
bury, were held at st. Cyprian's
Church on Wednesday, April "a, 1910
at loo pm. Interment at Mt. Hope.
j. B. Johnson, Undertaken.
Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. Natalie
Johnson, 20 Queensberry Street, Bos-
ton, were held at Johnson's Funeral
Home on Thursday, April %, 1910 at
100 pm. Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery.
Johnston
The funeral services of Mrs. Nata-
lie Johnston, % Queensbery Street,
were held at Johnson's Funeral Home
on Thursday, April Is, 1910 at 100
pm. Interment at Cambridge Gene
terry.
Diggs
The funeral of Baby Boy Diggs of
SO Holwarthy Street. was held at
Johnson's Funeral Home on Saturday,
April 27, 1910 at 900 am. Interment
at Mt. Hope.
Clark
Funeral services for James Clark,
7 Williams st. Terrace, were held at
Johnson's Funeral Home on Thursday,
May 2, 1910 at 100 pm. Interment
at Mt. Hope.
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passing charm and elegance.
To distinguish the gown of ivory
white satin, superb styling must re-
fleet in every detail. The patrician
gown in the illustration bespeaks
that perfect finesse that proclaims
its elegance. This lovely model
boasts a basque bodice with wide
picturesque skirt beginning from
shirring at the hips. Exquisite
Alencon lace inserted in the pulled
sleeves carries an important style
message that accents of precious
lace on white satin is a feature en-
phasized in spring wedding
gowns.
The news about the brides pic
tured in the insets is that they wear
diamonds instead of regulation
pearls. Not a surperfluous display
that offends good taste-not by any
means! A single important piece
is the theme fashion advances, per-
haps an heirloom brooch or pen
dant. AS aristocratic as a princess
is the bride pictured in the top in
set. The square-cut neckline with
it's dainty frill of filmy white tulle
is ever so fattering Her necklace
sparkles, so does her tiara head
piece.
Something old and something
new" is the thought that is ex-
pressed in the charming little quaint
headdress fashioned from the lace
yoke of her mothers wedding dress
worn by the bride portrayed in the
oval below. The new diamond
cross pendant that lends infinite en-
chantment is the bridegroom gift.
Her engagement ring is a marquise
(boat shaped) cut-very new and
very smart in design.
In regard to fabric choices for the
maid of honor and the coterie of
bridesmaids and flower girl that
grace the wedding picture, it is in
teresting to note the revival of that
old-time faVorite, marquisette.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.D
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CENTIMENT for the wedding
~ gown of traditional white satin
seems to prevail among this sea-
sons brides-to-be. Not that excep-
tions to the rule will be lacking
for fashion continues to introduce
fascinating innovations such as
white silk jersey draped in sculp-
tural lines for the brides dress.
For the very youthful bride lead
ing designer creates a vision of love-
illness fashioned of 81 yards of fairy
like diaphanous net for the skirt
and train. Then there is the eXcit-
ingly new nuptial robe made of
lovely deep old ivory ribbed silk
faille. Even more thrilling is a
beautiful model of brocaded silk
that takes on a touch of color via
a quaint patterning of romantic
floral sprigs and foliage.
For the simple wedding, fashion
declares in favor of the prettiest
sheer dimities fancy might picture,
which is in line with the new trend
to wear smart and lovely cottons
this summer. Along this line Of
thought is an enhancing gown de-
signed for the bride who favors
sweet simplicity Styled of dotted
organdy, there are deep bias-cut
ruffies fluttering here and there on
bodice and skirt. A low-cut round
neckline finished off with flattering
frills accents youth in its every
detail.
However, Notwithstanding the lure
of bridal themes that depart from
the conventional and usual, the fact
remains that enthusiasm for a re-
vival of time-honored traditional
white satin is very apparent this
season. Furthermore, there is an
awakened interest in the all white
wedding among prospective brides.
The bride in classic white satin, the
attendants in biliowy white net,
white lilacs, white roses with a
plentiful showing of green in foliage
and stems makes a picture of sur
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-05-04
DO MEN GIVE YOU THE AIR-BE-
CAUSE OF YOUR "AIRS?"

Admitted: men are full of "hot-air,"
but too much and too many "airs" on
your part will necessitate "air-condi-
tioning," PLS the well known refri-
geration process.
Be yourself!-and keep his shot
air" heating!
Being feminine is not necessarily
being "foppish!" You know how
these sweet young things with cow
bells in their voices, syrup in their
smiles, and mush in their eyes get on
YOUR nerves, don'tcha? Well, for
heavens sake-men have nerves too,
and too much of anything is too much!
Don't be s'darn "dainty" that it
oozes out of you! When you eat
EAT, don't mince! Nothing is so
nerve wracking to healthy, husky
malo as to watch a healthy girl peck
ing at food like a canary!
And-their amazement is only
equalled by their disgust to discover
that women STILL stick out their
little fingers while holding a cup or a
glass! Or worse yet CURL it!
Maybe you have outgrown that
stage-but are you sure you don't
lift your eyebrows to a precarious
angle when talking? Or (if your hair
is long enough) do you pat, and re-
arrange curls m waves in your tresses
unnecessarily?
Do you hold your handkerchief, as if
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Observation-Disclosures.
Sltgar
ann SrtrR
By
ELISABETH
ss-s.....s+s+*..**+..

What a perfect day for dreams and
air castles. The warm winds and the
fresh earthly smell made me want to
plav "hooky." In fact, did in my
mind and went on an enchanted hike
through fields and meadows. I kicked
the old dead leaves from the places
where wood violets soon will appear.
dipped my hands in the still icy wat
ers of a brook; gathered an armful
of pussy-willows and waved to a train
of business folk on their way home
from the city's hustle and hurry. I
recited poetry about birds and bees
and flowers and when l came to was
right here at my desk trying to plan
menus for my kind and indulgent
readers.
Dreams are really wonderful things
and the fun of day-dreaming is no less
diminished by an abrupt return to the
work-a-day world.
I'm going to call this weeks menu
the Salad Bowl" now that I've come
down to earth.
Most any combination of vegetables
or fruit on lettuce leaves with dress
ing can serve but give your meals an
added flip by trying one of the fol-
lowing recipes:
ONION SALAD-Slice Bermuda
onions or the large red onions thin,
serve on a slice of iceberg lettuce with
Frenchdressing. This is an excellent
accompaniment to a dinner of steak,
either hamburg or the regular type.
SAUERKRAUT and CARROT
SALAD-One cup sauerkraut, one
cup cream dressing, walnut halves,
lettuce
Mix kraut, carrots and dressing,
arrange on crisp beds of lettuce. Gar
nish with nut meats.
CREAM DRESSING - One tea
spoon salt, two teaspoons flour, one
and one half teaspoons powdered
sugar, few grains cayenne, one tea
spoon butter, one egg yolk, one third
cup vinegar, one half cup cream,
sweet or sour.
Mix dry ingredients in top of double
boiler and add butter, egg and vinegar
slowly, Cook over boiling water stir
ring constantly until mixture begins to
thicken. If sweet cream is used heat
and add to above mixture. If sour
cream is used stir mixture into sour
cream, blending well.
STUFFED TOMATO SALAD -
Peel and chill medium sized tomatoes.
Cut in sections lengthwise without
severing tomato. Prepare one pack
age cream cheese, two tablespoons
cream and ten olives sliced and mixed
well into cheese. Chill in small round
mould (muffin tins will do) Remove
from mold, slice and fit into sections
Of tomato. Top with bit of mayon-
naise, sprinkle with paprika, and
serve on crisp beds of iceberg lettuce.
PEAR SALAD WITH GINGER
BALLS-Moisten cream cheese with
cream. Chop fine one large section
preserved ginger, stir into cream
cheese. Shape into balls and place in
center of halves of canned pears.
Serve on lettuce with French Dress
ing.
For an unusual touch with YOUR
it9Vorite tossed green salad. Sprin-
kle one cup grated Edam or Pormesan
cheese into the bowl before the final
t.oss-up. Watch the column next week
for more salad recipes.
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Sepia Charm Bureau
THE ORIGINAL CLINIC FOR BROWN BEAUTY AND
PERSONALITY PROBLEMS
Conducted by DEzBE HILLIARD-KNIGHT
Conducted by DEzBE HILLIARD-KNIGHT

you'd found it in the soiled clothes
hamper-and dab, oh, so lightly, when
you perspire or blow your nose? Do
you still blow kisses, little girl-like?
Or wave three fingers when you see
ali old friend across the hall or on the
dance floor?
When the music is soft and roman
tic, do you ogle your dancing partner
all dreamy-eyed and "come-hither-
ish?" Do you still flash a smile? Men
are ''hep" to that Give, gals. And
furthermore, its foolish!
Be feminine! Yes! Touch things
lightly, graceful. But be poised and
sophisticated with it. Don't act like
a self-conscious high-school girl on
her first date. Be subtle! Let your
grooming, your voice, your quiet, as
sured manner (not mannerism) be
your perfume; your soft hands, and
correctly styles clothes get sex-idea
across. Leave SOMETHING to the
poor mans imagination!
Would you like to know what type
you are? What color and clothes to
wear? Where to get the proper make
up for your particular complexion?
What to do about heavy lines, or too
dark skin? The Sepia Charm Analy-
sis will tell you, ABSOLUTELY
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Such a furore of excitement as
the new Bagdad prints are Great
ing! They reflect the mystic charm
of the Orient in their exotic color
ings and their delineation of fantas-
tic motifs of symbolic figures in
spired by the "Thief of Bagdad"
picture. Turbaned heads of the
Sabu, the gallant thief of Bagdad,
in an overlapping patterning form
stripes in the colorful cotton print
that fashions the resort and country
frock pictured. Note the matching
wrap-around turban that tops this
frock which Boris Smoler so art
fully designed. The fair for match
ing gown and hat has taken on
added emphasis this season.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-05-04
Recent Deaths

Sneed
Services for Robert Sneed, 102
Hammond St., Roxbury, were held at
Johnson's Funeral Home on Wednes-
day, April 10, 1910 at 800 pm. In
terment at Mt. Hope.
Biddle
The funeral services for Rev. E
George Biddle, % Wellington St., Bos-
ton, were held at Col. Ave. A.M.E
Zion Church on Thursday, April II,
1910 at 1000 am. Interment at Mt.
Hope. j. B. Johnson, undertaken in
charge.
Williams
The funeral of Arthur Williams,
Wellington St., Boston, were held at
Johnson's Funeral Home on Thursday
April II, 1910 at 100 pm. Interment
at Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-05-04
Bracelets as Well
As Earrings Smart
Importance Is Emphasized
By Style Expert.
By CHERIE NICHOLAS


Bracelets and earrings are daily
more important. Very fastidious
women design their own earrings,
but manufacturers and great jewel
ers have designed as many types
of earrings as there are types of
ears and faces-pendant gypsy
rings, button earrings of gold or
pearl, earrings that are jewel en-
crusted and fit the curve of the ear
shell itself, earrings that clip on at
the top of the ear or are worn on
the top of one ear and in the lobe of
the other. There are all types of
colored stones used and diamond
earrings are new and very smart.
Jewel ensembles-rings, brace
let's, necklaces and earrings-for
both day and evening are the latest
fashion trend.
The colored gems are worn in
strands of beads or in fitted collars
with front plaques-they have the
feeling of Egyptian necklaces and
are very decorative when worn with
the new simple, slim, jewel dresses.
Rings, bracelets, and earrings are
made in the same general trend of
the necklace.
The interest aroused by the ap-
preaching Lillian Russell picture is
certain to influence the wearing of
necklaces, earrings and rings. Al
ready many ideas are being worked
out and the popularity and beauty
of the Lillian Russell of 1890 carries
over into 1910.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-05-04
Paris Coats Show
Fullness at Back

The new coats are of various cuts,
fitted and somewhat fared; with
movement in the back only; or
straight. Morning and sports types
again vacillate between the redin-
cote, this spring with plaits in its
back, and the ample coat that hangs
from the neck or from a shallow
yoke
A newcomer is the coat that is
fiat in front and bloused in the back
at the waist. There are a few
capes, mostly rather straight, broad
shouldered, and long enough to
cover the gown. Q
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-05-04
Style Notes

Call is for longer length in fac
ric gloves.
Trend is toward lowered neck
lines in daytime dresses.
Enormous brims are on the
way either felt or straw.
Fashions decree is to look pref
ty in flower hats and furbelows.
Closer relation between hat and
hair is new theme with fashion.
Three piece suit with chic
sailor hat leads in the spring
parade.
Huge wristlength sleeves are
noted in the newer chiffon
blouses.
Rembrandt rufus of snowy
mousseline de sole is newest
neckWear item.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-05-04
Matched Turban to
Top Print Costume

Your print frock will look the
more attractive if you top it with a
hat made of matching print. The
vogue for a matching turban is
forging ahead at top speed.
Even the casual little washable
print dresses are selling with a
headpiece to match. Also afternoon
frocks of pastel wool are topped
with draped turbans of self-fabric.
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Phyllis Wheatley
Continued from Page 81

Continued from Page 81
Pressy, DIR. Florence Bell, Bro. Edgar
Gillyard, Dist. Deputy; Mamie Ply
burn, NC. Presentation by the follow
ing, two Sterling Silver vegetable
dishes, Educational committee; Bath
Mat, Child Welfare; Amber luncheon
set, Round Circle Club; Madura nap
kins from Minstrel Show committee;
Embroidered Linen runner, Willing
Workers Club, Virgin Mary Decanter,
Marching Club; Linen Guest Towel,
Ways and Means COMMITTEES; Lace
runner, Arts and Crafts; Sterling
Silver Gravy Bowl, Nurses Unit; Sill
yer Relish Dish, DIR. Myrtle R. Sur
rey; Satin night gown, DIR. George
Kinds; Irridescent Bon Bon dish, DIR.
Josephine Taylor; Pair Fruit Wall
Plaques, Dtrs. Lillian Kicker, and Lii
liam Caldwell; Kid Gloves, May Pres
sey; Cake Plate, Br. Edgar Gillyoud;
Tablecloth, Eight Flames; Silver Re-
lish Dish, Dtrs. Daisy Henry, and
Bessie Hill.
DIR. Lucille wishes to thank sick
committee and Dtrs for kindness dur
ing her illness. The Advance Glass in
First Aid under Mildred Shovel was
presented with certificates by Past
Supervisor Nurse Florence Bell;
Nurses, Maud Anderson, Mary Arm
stead, Florence Bell, Edith Jones, Fan
ME Ried, Mamie Logan, Hilda Talbot,
Mildred Shovel, Charlotte Middleton.