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Evening star., 1940-09-25

Parental love is never so sublime
and so idiotic as when fathers and
mothers sacrifice their lives in try
ing to protect their children from
the hardships they are forced by
circumstances to endure. 1t Is sub
lime because it is humanity's
greatest expression of altruism, and
it is idiotic because it defeats its
own end and harms those whom it
was designed to help. 1t is easy to
see how those who have suffered
want to save their children from
pain. Easy to understand why the
man who had no advantages of
education himself starves to send
his son to a swanky college. Easy
to see why the father who has
toiled since childhood, with no
luxuries, no vacations, makes play
boys and girls of his children. Easy
to see why the woman who has
never had pretty dress in her life
goes in debt for finery for her
daughters. Easy to see why the
mother who has always been a
household drudge herself will not
let her girls spoil their enameled
nails by putting their hands in dish
water. So we have the spectacle
daily presented to us of the sons of
poor fathers loaf1ng through college
and riding around in sport cars that
their dads are paying for by work.
ing overtime and wearing patched
shoes and clothes that are shiny at
the seams, and of girls who lie on
coucheS and read novels while their
mothers are toiling in the kitchen,
and who are fussy about the way
that mother does up their laundry.
When we see these selfish, lazy.
dissatisfied, ungrateful children
for after all the poor men can never
give their youngsters all that a
Croesus has-we are filled with con-
tempt for them.
But, in reality, it is not the chill
dren's fault. It is the parents who
are to blame because they have
brought their girls and boys up in
false world. They have hidden
from them all of their cares and
worries. They have given them the
best of everything.
Time and again we have all
heard worn and haraSsed men and
women, whose nerves were fretted
to fiddle strings trying to make
ends meet, say that they didn't
want to darken their children's
lives with their own troubles and
anxieties, so they never told them
anything about being pressed for
money, or overdue bills, or that
fathers salary had been cut, or
that the doctor had warned mother
that her heart was weak and that
she must take things easier.
Now the parents who do this
pat themselves on the back and
think, how noble and self-sacrific-
ing they are, but, in reality, they
are doing both themselves and the
children great wrong.
Evening star., 1940-09-25

as the highest type of interior
decoration. If your home is one
where friends like to gather and
where you don't have to overWork
to entertain them, you may be rea-
Sonably sure that you have done
good job. But if you are a bit in
doubt, you might check up on
these points:
How do your guests get to your
front door,. Is there parking space
or is it muddy? Can they see your
house number or is it painted on
the curb with grass growing over
it? Do whatever you can to make
it easy and pleasant for your guest
to find you.
Consider your entrance hall or
foyer. Is it gracious and hospitable
or do you find yourself nonplussed
by closet doors and stairways facing
you. no place to 60 and nowhere
to put your hat and gloves? Try
the effect of mirror, table lamp
or indirect standing light and mar
row bench or console table for wraps,
if space permits no more. This is
the first glimpse people get of your
home, so do everything possible to
make it lovely.
Your living room signifies your
way of life to family and friends
A fireplace. reading lamps, big
chairs where you want them and
smaller one to be pulled up for
group conversation, tiny tables for
minute items-all are part of COM
fort. To these you will add fab
RIGS, accessories and wall decorations
according to your taste and budget.
There can never be recipe" for
furnishing a home. Everything in
it is as individual as you are, and
all of it depends upon your mode
of living. A house set up as a
home for children is very different
from one arranged to do its share
in the social life of Washington.
even though the two hostesses
might be sisters with the same
tastes and background and the same
size income.
So, put on your new fall bonnet
and go shopping for inspiration.
ideas and merchandise. You'll find
them all!
Evening star., 1940-09-25

design, for instance. Made with q
high-cut princess skirt, with back
fastened side belts that mold the
waistline to perfect smoothness, it
has gathers at the bodice to create
necessary fulhess and give a pretty,
soft look; gathers in the sleeves to
add elegance and grace.
The lace trimming, you'll notice.
does not encircle the waistline. 1t
merely trims the front closing, add
ing a dressy touch without detract-
ing at all from the slenderizing
effect, or looking in the least fussy.
Make this up in a plant fabric,
spun rayon, flat crepe or sheer vel
vet and trim with very fine white
or ecru lace
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1249-B
is designed for sizes 36, SO. 40, AZ.
A, As, 48, so and So. Size 80 re-
quires 5 yards of 39-inch material
without nap: yard gathered lace to
trim.
Evening star., 1940-09-25
Beautify Your
Figure With
Exercises
First Learn How
To Strengthen
Your Spine
By PATRICIA LINDSAY.

You are inspired to refashion
your figure, to make it more beauti-
full than it is. and to carry it
proudly in f1attering poise. Today,
you begin this figure beautifying
by learning how to strengthen your
spine.
Practice the following group of
exercises 10 or Is minutes each day
for the next two weeks and you will
become acquainted with each ver-
tebra-and each vertebra will do
your bidding. You may follow this
routine with any exercises you are
doing currently for reducing or
toning.
Exercise Lying on the floor.
clasp hands behind the neck. Keep
legs and knees together. unbent,
and raise them slowly in the air
until they are pointing directly at
the ceiling. Lower them slowly.
Repeat five times.
Exercise 2-After relaxing, stretch
out again and tuck your toes under
a heavy weight (such as a radiator
Raise your trunk to sitting posi-
ton, bend forward and touch your
toes if you cam. This exercise
should not be done more than three
times a day the first week.
Exercise Snow stand up with
feet rather wide apart, arms ex-
tended with hands clasped above
head. Bend the trunk forward
with a swing, allowing your arms
to swing forward and down and
as far back between the legs as
they will go. Return to original
position. Relax. Repeat three
times each day the first week and
increase up to 10.
Exercise 4-After a few mo-
ments of relaxation, lie on your
stomach and extend your arms and
legs. Stretch. Relax and reach as
far as you can, and push your feet
down as far as possible. Relax.
Now bend knees and point toes
toward your shoulders. Reach back
and grasp both ankles. Keep head
and chest up and rock back and
forth on your stomach.
Exercise 5-Put an ordinary
straight chair against the wall.
CThe chair should not be TOO low
Now lie on the floor fiat on your
back, with hands crossed on the
chest, and heels placed upon the
seat of the chair. Raise the torso
from the floor, using the shoulders
as pushers, and force the soles Of
your feet to 60 fiat on the chair.
The first day, this exercise should
be repeated 10 times; as you pro-
gress increase the exercise to 80
times a day.
Evening star., 1940-09-25

OF RECOMMENDATION, Win plenty OF
elasticized sections set in to give
breathing room. The average girdle
is only an inch or two above the
normal waistline, although there are
few that reach up to the bust and
others that stop of at the normal
waiStline.
OF course, the big news in corsets
and foundations is the use of that
miraculous commodity, nylon. AL
most all of the best known firms
have adopted it in some form, usual
ly in the elasticized side sections,
rather than in rigid cloths. The
manufacturers feel that with nylon,
stronger, more controlling elastic
is possible. ton say nothing of a
lighter weight. The same slightly
slippery quality of the hose is found
in these side panels. Domestic
elastics often substitute for imported
ones which have assumed an in
triguing rarity and rigid cloths and
elasticized materials, thin but sturdy,
are other important notes.
Also of interest is the apparent
plot to bring youngsters and slim
girls into the ranks of foundation
fanatics. This we approve because
of the controlled figure it allows
and because we believe that all
women, young and old, whether
formed like a trylon or perisphere,
need some support and foundation.
So, youthful styles are offered and
especially designed for the tiny
wasted girl who, possibly, has new
er before considered what a corset
or girdle will do for her.
Conceding, as we're sure you will,
that almost every figure has its
flaws. here are some ideas from an
expert on the general type of gar
ment needed by each woman with
problem. Think them over as
you head for the fitting room.
/. The woman with too-large abb
domen but firm bust needs a suf-
ficiently long back line so that pres
sure may be applied against the
abdomen and anchored on a firm
line below the curve of the seat.
The abdomen is thus flattened and
the garment does not ride up.
2. For the same type of abdomen,
but this time with pendulous bust.
choose a more loosely fitted waist
line which allows the lower part of
the bust to be supported in 1t and
the upper part to fit into the bras
siere top.
3. If the abdomen problem is the
same, but the bust is very small,
have the brassiere cups Of the gar
Evening star., 1940-09-25

ment darted for contour. And wear
bust pads which have emerged at
last from the ranks of blushing
novelties.
4. The figure with plump
shoulders should not be tightly
fitted. Loose fitting over the fatty"
section will enable it to slide into
the top of the one-piece garment
recommended.
5, A woman with large bust and
fullness toward the underarm
should choose a loose fitting gar
ment over this section. Select q
helpful high-cut brassiere.
6. Finally, for the woman with
large thigh, small waist and bust
line, a long girdle. the l7-inch. is
suggested. Be certain that it catches
the fleshy part all around the
Highland do avoid a too short
girdle.
Most important, after you have
shopped and been fitted and worn
your garment, look to the launder-
ing. Most foundations should be
washed in mild soap and lukewarm
water after any colored trim has
been removed. Squeeze, don't rub
surfaces together, and don't forget
to select suds instead of cake soap.
Don't soak your corset; use two
suds If necessary. Rinse thoroughly
without twisting or wringing, roll
in bath towel and dry in ordinary
temperature in the shade. This
drying usually takes about "a hours.
Your garments will wear better
If frequently laundered and rested"
so 1t might be a good idea to invest
In two each of general wear corsets,
even If you select only one model
for sportswear and one for evening.
Evening star., 1940-09-25
The Hens of Dresses
Should Be Opened
Before Storing

AS summer comes to a close.
home makers while wedding out
those summer garments that can
give no further service have the
opportunity of saving other summer
things that can be made useful for
another season.
Two steps are frequently neces-
sary to get full usefulness from
left-overs. The first is ripping, the
second is washing. Children's
clothes may have to be altered be-
fore they can be worn another sum-
mer, so it is usually a good idea at
the end of this season to rip out
the hens and other seams that may
be involved in next years remodel
ing. With women's skirt lengths
f1uctuating as they now do from
year to year, the same sometimes
applies to the adult wardrobe, too.
All articles that will definitely have
to be remade before they can be
worn should be ripped apart now
before they are stored for the winter.
The value of this whole year
ahead of time is that the folds left
by seams and hens can more readily
be eliminated. Furthermore, the
pre-storage washing that is desir-
able can be more thorough; and,
of course, all summer garments, as
we'll as summer household fabrics,
should be thoroughly cleansed be-
fore being put away. AS most of
the materials used are washable.
this cleansing is simple matter of
laundering. 1t is infinitely better
to do 1t now than to wait till next
season. Fabrics stored clean take
less room and retain freshness and
strength. However, neither starch
ing nor ironing is necessary now.
In fact, these are better done next
summer when the articles 60 back
again into use.
Evening star., 1940-09-25

little it costs. Many small items
make 1t attractive and these may
be 'inexpensively done and greatly
appreciated in these days when life
Is so uncertain. AS long as We have
a real home, one that is charming
and comfortable, we can face. the
days with more courage. This may
account in some measure for the
exceptional effort on the part of
manufacturers. retailers and decora-
tors this fall to show the finest COL
lection of furniture and fabrics that
we have seen in years.
Another important point is that
almost all of these things are within
reach of the average household
budget. You may see a window
that is curtained and draped in a
new and interesting way, and if
you can afford SIS a window, many
shops or decorators will duplicate it
for you. If you cannot afford that
much, you may cut the price almost
in half by buying the accessories,
QUILL do tldNClo DC lOSlS, SOl lliSC, Val
ance board and other items, and
make the draperies yourself And
you may 60 even farther with no
loss of dignity or effect by sub
stituting cheesecloth for net and
glazed chintz for satin. There may
be charming valances and tiebacks
which cost practically nothing but
your own time and ingenuity, and
others which will entail about two
dollars of real money for each win
dow. The size of the investment
Is no indication of charm or sat-
isfaction. What you want this
year is hospitable, gracious sur
roundings in snug harbor" ef-
feet that your friends and family
will find restful and attractive.
There is also a greater tendency
toward ease and informality. Pos
sibly this is another indirect result
of the tension in which we live
most Of the day. Living rooms
have less of the former elegance of
past years, and when they are a
bit austere, it is usually because
the study or library adjoining is
less formal and used continually.
This effect of happily being alive"
in your own house we recommend
Evening star., 1940-09-25
impossible Set Up Standard Recipe for Furnishing All Houses
Nylon Used in Elasticized
Side Panels of Corsets;
Figure Faults Listed
Foundation Garments Stress
Long Tapered Silhouette
With Slender Hipline
BY HELEN vOGT.

Pardon us for mentioning it. but ore give you h what you
a the language known English
foundation
dressing really shapes your
your contours
modern realize the value Of these
instead Of ad for old potato there Intelligent buying
However for those Of who have difficulty the
ares a situation, fall,
garments will conform This that
like you'll take on alurng Of
tapeed waist and much slender hips bring out this feeling length
which accomplished grde and alone foundations
the tightly aedin waistne although still
hpines though
still comes in control comfortable type
Evening star., 1940-09-25
Care for Chromium

Chromium plated Kitchen and
bathroom fittings will look brand
new indefinitely if they are wiped
off with soap and water. then rinsed
and dried with soft clean cloths
every day. If they have been neg
lected for any length of time, how
ever, it may be necessary to go over
them with a cloth that has been
saturated with crude oil before they
are washed and polished dry.
Evening star., 1940-09-25
Individuals Way Of Life
Must Be the Deciding
Note in Decoration
Plan Serene and Comfortable
Surroundings for Friends
And Family's Pleasure
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

With children all
delightful
fall showing of fashions
out in tempting display you'll
things Don't take check book this
your house and take another look before decide
your excitement is gliding you.
The color schemes fascinating you see model
pink will
the other with match But another
md that 1t the and warmth of the which
responding and that they easily
roundlngs without
much furnishing
selecting Clothes
Anything Of
color interest and real home
1t is great asset to have house with light fireplace
Evening star., 1940-09-25
By BARBERA BELL.

You're lucky, this fall, to be in the
IS to 50 size range. Never have
fashions been more becoming to
you, what with all smart clothes
accenting height, subtracting from
width, and emphasizing column
slim, long, queenly look. See this
Evening star., 1940-09-25
A Good Trick

If a bit of egg yolk gets into
egg white, remove it by moistening
the tip of . clean cloth and touching
the yolk with 1t. The yolk will
adhere to the cloth.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
''The World
Isn'tFinished"

Some time ago one of labor's
bright young men wrote a story
about combination radio and
television set so small it would
fit in lady's handbag. He
said it would be fitted with a
key number, which would enable
the lady not only to call hubby,
but to see that gentlemen re-
flected in her hand mirror.
The thing sounded fantastic,
but evidently the bright young
man was within the realm of
possibility. Just the other day
at the New York Worlds Fair,
Charles F. Kettering, the "wiz-
ard of General Motors, partici-
pated in a demonstration of the
telephone of tomorrow" This
is a combination of a telephone
and television which enables the
speakers to see each other.
"The object of the expert
ment," said Kettering, "is to
show everybody that the world
isn't finished. Opportunities in
the future will be much greater
than in the past"
A comfortable reflection when
a lot of the world seems to be
cracking up.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
Court Orders Back
Pay Under
Wages-HOurs Act

Two Philadelphia employers
have just felt the heavy hand of
the judiciary for violating the
Federal Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1888. Federal District
Judge George A. Welsh fined
American Paper Products, Inc,
and two of it's officers $3.50 and
ordered them to pay $1,000 in
overtime to employees due them
under the act. Federal District
Judge William H. Kirkpatrick
ordered Rose Stumpp Shecker,
operator of Central Hosiery
Service, to pay her 13 employees
the hosiery industry minimum
hourly wage of 40 cents estab-
lished under the act and pay
them unspecified back wages at
that rate.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29

dictatorship of our own. Only
by remaining at peace shall we
be able to preserve democratic
institutions and be in position
to help rebuild a ruined world"
Mr.. Myers declared that or
ganized labor is one of the
strongest bulwarks for peace "if
it does not allow itself to be
frightened or stampeded by war
propaganda from any source"
Mr.. Myers pointed out that ma
tional attention is being directed
not only toward Europe but "to-
ward the Far East and the
Dutch East Indies where news
paper reports indicate that a
large amount of American capi-
tai is invested. American work
ers should also refuse to allow
their lives to be endangered by
gestures toward the Far East by
any Administration, no matter
how friendly to labor it may
have been in other matters"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
The High Price of Non-Unionism

Unbiased show clearly that the of union
double that of
this statistics there who foolish enough
sufficiently deuded employers bunk about the
only independence is that enjoyed by the employer.
independence of the
his rights
by his he has the determination of his
which
daily The independence"
of these points, he high being sub
servent to the will of the employer.
afford be without today; his place
demands that he join with the of the
to aid in determining conditions and wages of ALL
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
UNIONISM is AMERICANISM

To belong to a union means to
improve work conditions, raise
wages and shorten hours through
collective bargaining; to win
that comfort and freedom in liv-
ing which are the rightful herit-
age of every American. 1t means
for workers the right to life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness
which our Fathers asserted in
the Declaration of independence
in 1776.
To belong to union is in
accordance with the highest and
best American principles.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
w. C. BIRTHRIGHT

we W DAAN
w. c. Birthright, General Presi-
dent and General Secretary-Trea
urer of the Journeymen BARRIERS
International Union of America,
has been a member of his Union
since 1908. He served as General
Secretary-Treasurer from 1880 to
1886, when he became General
President Secretary Treasurer of
this international Union of the
American Federation of Labor.
He served fifteen years as secre-
tary of the Tennessee Federation
Of Labor and secretary of the Non
Partisan Campaign Committee of
The State Federation of Labor and
the Railroad Brotherhoods. He
was one of the first advocates of
n extensive organization campaign
!mong the Southern workers and
served as. secretary of the organi-
zation committee when the cam
2aign was inaugurated. He like
wise was field representative for
the American Federation of Labor
md his own International Union.
Mr.. Birthright has served the
American Labor Movement with
intense zeal and intelligent leader
ship. He has always been a strong
supporter of the Union Label cause
and has laid special emphasis on
Union services which are desig-
mated by Shop Cards and Service
Buttons.
His address is: Mr.. w. C. Birth
right, General President-Secretary-
Treasurer, Journeymen BARRIERS
international Union, Delaware and
Twelfth Streets, Indianapolis, Ind.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
Unemployment
A War Danger

Rev. James Myers, Industrial
Secretary of the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches, declared that
unemployment constitutes a
constant danger toward war
since governments which are un-
able to solve the serious domes-
tic problems are always tempted
to direct attention to possible
foreign foes. Certain recent
statements from high places in
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
WHY WAIT FOR WAR?

"Calls to the colors" in Eng
land threatened shortage in
keyboard operators in that coun-
try's printing industry, and as a
remedy it has been suggested by
those interested that older
craftsmen whose age places them
beyond present and possible fu-
ture calls be instructed as to the
intricacies of the job. If elderly
craftsmen are capable in time of
war, why not when peace
reignS?
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
ORGANIZED LABOR

No power of man is as strong
as the power of common men
who work together for a common
cause.
No inspiration is as strong as
the inspiration that causes COM
mon men to work together for
common cause.
No ideal is more worth while
than the ideal that keeps COM
mon men bound together in a
common cause.
No virtue is as strong as that
virtue that promotes harmony
among common men bound to-
gether in a common cause.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29

Washington make one wonder
seriously if that is not beginning
to happen here. We must solve
this problem of unemployment.
That is our No. l public problem.
We must not be diverted by war
hysteria. We must stay out of
war. That is the only way we
can preserve our democracy and
labor's hard won freedom. For
democracy than before. In fact,
even when won results in less
every war 'to have democracy
we would undoubtedly have a
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29

BOOST THE UNION LABEL.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
DID HE GET THE JOB?

A young boy, undergoing an
examination for position, came
across the question, "What is the
distance of the earth from the
SUM-" He wrote his answer as
follows: 81 am unable to state
accurately, but | don't believe
the sun is near enough to inter
fere with a proper performance
of my duties if | get this clerk
ship"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29

Man is not content to take ma
ture as he finds her. He insists
on making her over.-Wood-
bridge.