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Evening star., 1941-09-05
Dorothy Dix Says 80
Be Satisfied With One You Have
For Your Partner in Marriage

might arise and sing songs OF Joy
if they realized that their husbands
were paying them the supreme COM
pliment of thinking them super
women who would always, under all
circumstances. do exactly the right
thing, so it is superf1uous to praise
them.
1t is not to be denied that a wife
would value note of thanks from
her husband for having made a
burnt offering of herself on the
kitchen stove, preparing his favor
ite dishes. But think of the stress
and strain a woman goes through
who is married to a gourmet who
eats every mouthful as if he were
making a chemical analysis, and
considers a drop too much or too
little in the seasoning a high crime
and misdemeanor. Lucky the wom-
an who has a husband who eats
what is set before him and asks no
questions.
Many a woman prices tickets to
Reno. just in case, when she gets
tired looking at her husband snooZ-
ing over the paper every evening,
with no more conversation in him
than stuffed shirt. But how peace
full and serene she might feel if she
only knew how many women would
like to know where their husbands
spent the evenings.
And it is the same way with men
Maybe a mans wife has gotten
middle-aged and fat, but when he
swaps her off for some glamour
girl he spends the balance of his
life regretting it. Maybe his wife
isn't a scintillating conversation
alist, but she makes his home a
place of peace and rest and COM
fort, and Mother never made pies
like hers.
Maybe she isn't a social orna-
ment, but when she dies he stands
alone and afraid in the world, be-
cause he knows he has lost the only
friend on whose faith and loyalty he
could absolutely depend.
Pity we don't know when we are
well off, isn't it?
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

oNShA w ~ obOOI NAlACC 4llNllCO wv
long. Will these shrink that much
or should take them up now?-R. S.
Answer would suggest that you
take them up just the width of
their hens. Put these in by hand
so that they will be very easy to take
out. If this were July it is quite
possible that the damp air would
cause them to pull up inches, but
clear weather and the fact that the
heat soon will be turned on may
put off the shrinking until the first
time they are laundered or until
the humid days of next summer.
Dear Miss Novel;: We have an
old-faShioned hot-air furnace that
We had expected to replace this
year with a modern oil one. The
fact that two men in our family
have gone into military service and
there is no one to superintend the
details Of installation makes us hesi-
tate. Would it be worth while to
nsulate the pipes Of the old furnace
and get along with that, or would
you advise getting the new equip
ment? d
Answer-There are heating engi-
neerS in town who would take the
responsibility of seeing that YOU get
the proper installation, but the i'm
portant point would be whether YOU
could get delivery on the new ma
terial in time for cold weather. If
this problem were mine. and the old
furnace would still keep me warm,
l would keep the equipment I knew
something about running and for
which l was reasonably sure of fuel.
waiting until I could be more GER
tam OF heating installation. You
might give your order this winter
Tor installation next summer. I do
not recommend holding onto old. in
efnclent equipment as against the
ease and cleanliness and efficiency
OF new, but warmth is essential and
with the availability of equipment.
labor and oil so insure you NAV at
least be comfortable with what you
have. Those old heaters can burn
coal, wood or even newspapers and
! give results.
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mits. For personal reply inclOse
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envelope with your request.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

signer made use of her research in
the Near East to produce group
of daytime dresses suits, coats and
evening wear which obviously are
inspired by the fabrics and colors
of Arabia, Turkey, India and Iran
(Persia). She calls her straight,
slim line the tent pole silhouette, !"
cutting it slenderly and cleverly and
adorning it with rich detailing,
much beading. sequins, paillettes
and other ornamentation. AS a mat
ter of fact, it is hard to remember
collection with more extensive use
of sequin trim 1t makes entire
capes, trims the hemline and bodice
of evening gowns. covers huge
purses, makes scarfs and turbans
gleam with brilliance.
In this collection. which is so new
that hastings remained in some OF
the gowns, the harem skirt played
an important role for both day.
time and evening, many of the lat
ter modes also featuring skirts split
up to the knee. Voluminous sleeves
are important and-here's shock
many of Sally Milgrim's shoulders
are so heavily padded that they
have an almost football-playerish
look, in definite contrast to the
slender, natural shoulder line which
has been so much discussed.
The draped hipline appears here,
as does the TERED skirt for evening.
Possibly destined for importance is
Milgrim's new daytime skirt length,
which is only 9 inches to the floor
Certain to leave its mark is the use
of brilliantly colored gloves for eve
ming wear. These in contrasting COL
ors add the final touch to an after
dark ensemble. Evening coats never
have been lovelier, rich with en-
broidery and trimming and playing
vital role in the successful COM
pletion of a costume for special oc-
casions.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Boil Bottles
Infant Is
TOUse
Sterilizing Nipples
Is Also Important
To Baby's Health
By Letfice Lee Street,

BY Letfice Lee Street, o
Dear Mrs. STREET.:
Is there something I can put In
the water when boiling bottles and
nipples to keep them from getting
white? I shall very much appreci-
ate any help you can give me and
information on relief of collie
Thank you. MRS. A. l..
Because there have been a num-
Der of inquiries from mothers as to
how bottles should be cared for we
shall give the instructions in detail.
As we all know, no matter how
big and husky the tiny infant may
seem for his age, he is in reality
very delicate. He is more apt to
catch colds and other infections
than the older child who has had
time to build up resistance.
The little baby needs every once
of his slender store of strength to
further the progress of his rapid
growth. II he becomes sick he must
use his frail strength in combating
the ailment, and there is none left
to "go ahead on" until he is well
again.
Therefore, it is up to us to see
that he is protected in every way
we know from the danger of infec-
ton.
Everything that surrounds or
touches a tiny baby should sparkle
with cleanliness; his room, his
clothes. his bottles, his rattle, his
mothers clothes and hands.
To take correct care of bottles
whether they are used for milk
orange juice or sterile water, they
should '~e cleaned Immediately after
using. The same is true of rubber
nipples.
Rinse the bottle first with cold
water, then, using bottle brush
wash it out thoroughly inside with
hot water and soap. Rinse again
and let it stand filled with clear
water until time for it to be boiled
Treat nipples the same way, being
sure to turn them inside out when
washing them.
Bottles should be boiled each time
before they are filled with the for
mula. Let them boil 10 minutes
Boiled rubber caps should be put
into the mouths of filled bottles
and the bottles kept in the refrig'
orator until feeding time.
Nipples should be wrapped ir
gauze and boiled two minutes, ther
put into a covered, wide-mouthet
sterilized jar until used.
Almost all bottles will become
cloudy when they are boiled fire.
quently, depending upon the min.
eral content of the water. Perhap:
you boil yours longer than is neces'
sary.
Do you use transparent rubber
nipples? They stand boiling bette
than the ones made of red or blacl
rubber.
II your baby is troubled with coli,
T wish that you would tell your doc
tor at once. Sometimes just Sigh
change in the formula will allow ,
little baby to digest his feeding NOR,
easily and thus he will be mucl
more comfortable.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
By Dorothy Murray

Add to your bar accessories an
attractive cocktail shaker in the
form of a fire extinguisher. 1t is
smartly finished in chromium plate
and has appropriate engraving on
the side.
Salt and pepper shakers made TO
resemble old-fashioned hurricane
lamps are extremely unusual. The
base of each is silver plated and
the glass tops are carved with a de-
sign. These shakers would go well
with formal table setting.
If you have trouble threading a
needle be sure to purchase an article
designed especially to do the job
1t is made of plastic material, is
very inexpensive and easy to use
All You have to do is place the
needle in the hole. string the thread
through a special groove. push q
a small lever and behold! The
needle is threaded
Heat your rolls in a serving oven
that can be transferred directly
to the table. 1t is made of lovely
spun aluminium and comes equipped
with the matching tray to make ar
ideal gift for the new bride. ;.
Carry in your new handbag an
attractive change purse made of
pony skin, efficiently equipped with
upper fastening. Comes in round
or oblong shape.
Add south of the border" touch
to the recreation room with ash
trays of gaily colored pottery in the
form of sombreroS They're made
by the natives of Mexico.
1t is smart to keep your perfume
in antique snuff bottles. We recently
saw some lovely ones made of metal
and hand-carved bone with real
turquoise and coral stones to add
color.
Hubby" will appreciate a surprise
gift of lovely cigar container and
matching ashtray made of onyx to
enhance the appearance of his office
desk
Cigarette cases of Italian Floren-
tine leather are smart and practical
They will hold a full pack of your
favorite brand and have a Upper
fastening to keep loose tobacco from
collecting in the bottom of your
handbag. :.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

Another silhouette appeared on
the horizon at the showing of
clothes by Sally Milgrin. This de-
Evening star., 1941-09-05

The old saying that we don't
know when we are well off never
has a better exemplification than
in marriage OF course, none of US
get the ideal mates that we de-
sire and that we think we deserve,
for even when our Marias and our
Toms. Dicks and Harrys are faith
full and kind. and good cooks and
providers, they still have little ways
and habits that get on our nerves
and make us think regretfully of the
single estate. 1t is only after we
have lost our husbands and wives
through death or divorce and face
loneliness and having to pay our
own bills and order our own meals
and keep up with our laundry, and
endure stab wounds that go to the
heart instead of pinpricks. that we
realize that we were happily mar
ried and didn't know it. Perhaps
it takes more analytical mind
than most of us possess to be able
to assay the value of what we have
while we have it, but undoubtedly
it would add immensely to the sum
of human happiness, and save the
wreck of many home, if husbands
and wives generally had an aware
ness of how happy they are-though
married-and that many of the lit
tie faults they object to in their
mates are really blessings in dis
guise. If women, in particular,
could know when they are we'll
off, it would solve most of the prob
lens over which they lose sleep and
acquire gray hairs. The chief griev-
ance of wives, for instance, is that
their husbands take them for grant
ed. Enough tears have been shed
over dumb husbands, who never told
their wives how beautiful they were,
or noticed that there were fresh
curtains at the parlor windows, or
how the butcher bill had been scaled
down, to float battleship.
Wives consider that for their hus-
bands to take them for granted is an
insult and also denotes that they are
no longer loved, and this makes
them beat upon their, breasts ?nd
moan out their misery. But they
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Rich Fabrics and a Lavish
Use of Lace and Sequins
Seen in Fall Clothes
Fra Benenson Places Jabots
Or Tulle Puffs at Neckline;
Milsrim Likes Longer Skirt
BY Helen VOpt

Sept casual observer it might almost
selves obeng the
which accepted serious trend
Despite collections by this c opnoch
silhouette which fashion
writers have been peay white teeth Full skirts
slim ones have shoulders been natural extremely
aqated Even skirt varied until beudded fashion
which viewing the fall and winter
All they certainty is
detail and that
least within most of thenhav there
reared such equality clothes 1t is almost though
there be
securing 1t later
This was the created at the two fashion showng
In collection of clever Ben
enon was Tes and proved to be one whcn
Evening star., 1941-09-05
York HUNS With Winter Fashion Season Gets Under Way
| |WhyGrow
|Old?
Bv Josebhine Loicmax

A little 6-year-old girl said some
thing to me the other day which l
thought was keenly descriptive and
rather profound.
She said, "Oh, I think Mr., Blank
is so nice. He's so handsome and so
conscious!" Mr.. Blank is a mag
netic person, and the child evidently
felt the impact of his colorful per-
sonality.
1t brought this thought to me:
Persons vary greatly in their degree
of consciousness. One man may
pass by an object, an incident, a
person, a flower, or a landscape
without even seeing it, while for
another each may be the subject
of poem.
Some women have their interests
completely fixed in their own per-
sonal lives, while others broaden ex-
istence with an acute consciousness
of what persons are saying and
doing and feeling and thinking.
We are only as alive as we are
conscious. All vivid characters have
the same intense awareness of life
as it flows through their veins.
Poetry, music and drama are the
precious results of someone's wish
to catch intensity of feeling and
translate 1t into sound or words.
Extreme consciousness is the basis
for allure in women and also gives
health a lift Anemia and toxic
poisoning can dull our consciousness
and enjoyment of life, but it works
the other way around, too.
My father once said to me: Don't
stay in the shoals of life. Fish in
deep water. No man ever had a
headache while a king fish tugged
at the end Of his line"
An acute state of consciousness,
a positive. optimistic attitude toward
life, and an eager interest in living
will literally build health and delay
aging.
IL you wish to have my leaf1et,
Individual Happiness" send a
3-cent, stamped, self-addressed
envelope with your request 10
Josephine Lowman in care of this
newspaper.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
By Barbara Bell

The much discussed fashion trend
toward lower waistlines has prac-
tical Interpretation in this charming
dress for early fall days. Pattern
No. 1460-B shows the influence OF
the basque silhouette not only in the
longer, fitted top but in the SKIRT
with it's gathered front fullness. The
low turn-down collar and the but
ton closing are youthful details
which will make this favorite style
among women who are striving TO
keep a young appearance.
Choosing this style puts you ahead
In fashion, it is one you will wear
for seasons. Right now the very new
feeling of this suave long waist and
the casual skirt impart an exciting
charm to the dress, and in this
model you will enjoy the thrill OF
wearing the new while it is very new.
Bengaline is particularly smart
fabric for this two-piece effect frock.
Wool crepes, taffeta. poplin weaves
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Transform Salad

Have you a formula that you can
bring into hasty use for making a
guest salad out of the everyday va
riety? If not, the following idea
should prove helpful some day
Emergencies aren't necessary, how
ever, to try out this easy salad trans
formation. Merely add good-sized
slices of ripe olives to fruit, vege-
table or sea food combinations and
your salad is plain no longer. Make
use Of the inexpensive sizes Of ripe
olives for salad purposes.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

stressed the most luxurious In lab
rics-matelaSSe velvetS and crepeS,
slipper satinS, tie silks, satin dam
asks. re-embroidered laces, brocades
and others with a definite Victorian
flavor. Most important is the new
trend which Miss Benenson has
introduced under the title of the
as" silhouette. A newly-cut skirt
gives emphasis to the derrlere:
Bosoms are higher, tummles "caVed
in" and hips rounded with slightly
tilted-forWard look. The designer
accomplished this by clever, almost
indiscernible, drapery, and empha-
sizes 1t with a slim silhouette.
Important and. We think, likely
to be influential is her use OF "1rou
frou" to f1atter and enhance the
lifted chin" look. Simple black
velvet dresses have black lace ia
bots adorned with pink roses and
matching lace muffs with the same
rose detail. Or there are detach-
able tulle puffs at the neckline OF a
simple day dress and great tulle
muff to complete the frivolous, nat
tering theme. Velvet jabots, lace ones
and other neckline treatment make
1t imperative to hold ones head
high and. consequently, achieve the
swan neck" look which is part OF
Miss Benenson's silhouette idea.
Particularly outstanding is her
use of the four TERED lace dress
for evening. This appears again
and again throughout the collection
supplemented by such other eve
ming modes as dinner suits OF rich
stiff fabric and distinctively draped
Jersey gowns with a Streamllned
"Theda Bara" look These gowns
continue to emphasize the rounded
softer shoulder which the designer
used so successfully in her spring
collection, but it seems somewhat
modified in the fall and winter
group. Not to be forgotten, either
are the buttons, which include such
whimsical nonsense as fastenings of
Venetian glass. buttons which are
really old-fashioned silhouettes or
those which resemble gold nuggets.
Redsrblues and winter navy appear
to brighten up an-otherXise black
picture - ~--- - ~-
Another silhouette appeared on
the horizon at the showing of
Evening star., 1941-09-05

Dear Miss Novel;: I am planning
to paper the bedroom in my new
house. Two of the rooms upstairs
have dormer windows with the usual
slanting wall that runs into the
ceiling. I had hoped to use a deep
wall paper border in these two
rooms, but I cannot see how it can
pe done with so many different
angles to consider. Also, how do
you arrange for the joining of the
paper where the slanting wall meets
the deep recess of the former? Any
suggestions that you may offer will
be very much appreciated.-H. Y. T.
Answer-Your paper hanger will
know the tricks about hanging the
paper so that the joints make
sense" However. you may help con-
siderably by selecting a paper with
out difficult stripes or intricate pat
tern which must be matched.
would save the deep borders for the
room with a straight ceiling line.
as the point of the border is missed
when its continuity is broken up.
You may get interesting effects by
papering the walls and painting the
alcove formed by the dormer in a
plain color that either matches a
tone in the wall paper or contrasts
well with it. Or, you may paint the
three straight walls and the dormer
and paper the slanting wall to give
1t pattern interest. This is especially
good with striped draperies repeat
ing the color scheme on the opposite
side from the painted wall.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Savorv Seasonirt

Keep this homemade herb savory
on hand for seasoning roasts, soups
and stews: Mix p cup salt, table,
spoons rosemary. tablespoon sage
! tablespoon crushed bay leaves and
/ "a teaspoon pepper Store"tn covered
jar and add about "a teaspoon to
average dish,
Evening star., 1941-09-05

in silk and rayon mixtures are also
appropriate fabrics.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1460-B
is designed for sizes II, IA, 16, l8 and
20. Corresponding bust measure
ments 80, 80, "a, So and 38. Size IA
1922 requires Az yards 39-inch ma
terial, with three-quarter sleeves.
Select all the patterns you need
for fall - from the new Fashion
Book - just out. Covers all sizes
with wide range Of smart designs.
Send Is cents for your copy today.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

Jne STAINS ana not damage tne noOrS.
XII.
AnSWer-These stains were prob
ably burns caused by the free lye in
some strong cleaning solution. They
may be bleached with a strong Solu-
ton of oxalic acid Dilute the
crystals, which you may purchase at
the drug store, with water, using
about cup of water to tablespoon
of crystals. Paint this on the stains
with a small brush. Be sure not to
get it on your hands or on any sur
face other than the wood, as it is a
dangerous and corrosive poison.
Let it dry and if the stains
have not disappeared repeat the
process. When the stains have dis
appeared and the solution thorough
ly dried out, smooth the surface
with sand paper and wash it with
soap and water. When this has
drEd, a bit of oil stain will restore
tn color of the wood and then you
mag wax it again
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Use a Special Solution
To Bleach Oak Floors;
Handle 1t With Care
Papering Room With Dormer
Window Not Very Difficult
If You Know the Tricks
By Marqaref N0well

Dear Miss Novel; had tile floors in two bathrooms scrubbed
paint and other after remodmg Whatever
used clean the tile has stained
actually though
have penetrated the finish
solution remove
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
Averted Drought

The sun shines every day; the ground
orotUS dry;
FloUers lift thirsty Questing to the
sky;
To soft, 1Dhite clouds that sail I'M
needing BY;
The air is enerUating, Sultry, hot;
The meadow grasses are NTH yellotD
shot;
A dust pervades each arid garden
plot;
Rills become SHALLOW as the matters
Dane;
Bird songs are hushed, woods echo
no refrain;
All nature puits; oppressive is tho
strain;
And then-pelting against my Dtn-
doiD pane;
Sending forth odorS of pet, fresh
ened grain,
OF moistened earth in every country
lane,
The rdini The ratni
GERTRUDE BROOKE HAMILTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28

than $500 votes. Her ability to win
the nomination and election can be
taken as an indication of the COM
petence to which Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt referred in indorsing Mrs.
Byron's candidacy.
Mrs. Byron will be thoroughly at
home in Washington. She obtained
part of her education here. Her
husband had been in Congress for
several years. While other women
have filled their husbands places on
Capitol Hill, Mrs. Byron probably is
the first who also will occupy a seat
once filled by her grandfather. She
is the granddaughter of Louis E.
McComaS, Republican, who once
represented the sixth Maryland dis
trict in the House and later was
elected to the Senate. Mrs. Byron.
who is 81 and the mother of five
children, began her public career as
a member of the Town Council in
her home at Williamsport. While
ten women have been elected to the
Maryland House of Delegates and
one to the State Senate, in general
woman candidates have not been
very numerous or very successful in
the Free State. In view of the COM
paratively cool treatment they have
received at the hands of Maryland's
voters. and in view of the statement
Mrs. Byron made at the start of
her campaign-that she wanted only
to finish her husbands term-her
future will be watched with
interest.