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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
FoofIess Beds Important
Furniture Item

One Of the important items In
furniture news is the increasing
use OF footless beds. You will
find them with modern. period or
colonial headboards. One of the
most adaptable, however, is the
footless bed with upholstered head
board. These can be slipcovered
with material matching the drs-
peries or some fabric offering n
pleasing contrast. Dressing table
skirt and boudoir chair might also
be done in the same material. An
other type headbosrd has a GEN.
trail panel upholstered in white
muslin to be covered in fabric
OF your own selection. The panel
is held in place by little metal
clips. Simply stretch the mate
rial over the panel, fasten with
thumb taeks and replace the panel.
Both Of these two styles offer
wide opportunity for interesting
and individual treatment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
Pattern

This casual spectator frock just
won't stay on the sidelines it will
steal the scene whenever you wear
II! An Anne Adams creation, Pat
tern asp shows all the smartest
new style notes. First, there are
soft. this-season lines given by
curved. extended shoulders that
are very striking. Then, there's
plunging V-neckline. deep-cut and
feminine, that you'll nicely accent
by a youthful, boyish collar. If
you use saddle stitching all around
the collar and down the easy,
single-butoned front bodice open
ing. consider having 1t in a vivid
perhaps with the belt to
match. The skirt is in simple
foursection style. with crisp
flare. This soft-tailored frock is
very quick and simple to make!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
BOODBYE To
FLATTERING SHEERS

incidentally, the kind Of high
tensile rayon which makes A.
thread hosiery. the sheerest that
can be made of rayon to date, is
now being made into aviation tire
reinforcements. Normal twists,
which will still be available to
some extent, are only good for
service weight. So goodbye to
that almost-bare allure impaired
by filmy 2-thread sheers.
The tops in cotton hosiery,
finest count English Isle, can out
do rayon with 3-thread sheerness.
The Department of Agriculture
has been experimenting for sew
eral years to produce glamorous
cotton stockings which might con-
sumo some of the huge cotton sur
plus. 1t has put out some rather
nifty cotton-mesh numbers and
has also tried cotton and rayon
mixtures, crochet-stitches and
heavier sport stockings. But
sheer cotton hose is compli-
Gated business and the L. s.
simply doesn't have the machine
~ to spin fine Isle thread. The
final coup is added by the fact
that long staple cotton is neces-
sary for really fine thread, and
distant Egypt is the prime source
for il. L. s. cotton is predomi-
nantlv short staple.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
CHAPTER VIII
For Moderns
BY A. w. O'BRIEN

Whats the idea, Harry. play
ing hide-and-seek ?" puffed Rollins.
Lieut.. Harry Miley rose slowly,
ruefully shaking an arm. We'll,
there's no doubt about what you're
playing and you play rough"
A sudden silence fell upon them.
"Why were you hiding behind
the curtain" snapped Rollins.
Miley hesitated second. 81
might ask you why you are prowl-
ing around this side of the ship
at this hour ?"
That's easy. I was coming over
to have a chat with you"
Miley laughed outright. "Okay,
Gregory. that settles it. I'll con-
fess that l was attempting to play
sleuth and hide myself here in the
hope OF spotting anything unusual.
You'll notice that the location is
ideal for the purpose. can watch
this exit, the one across the cross
passage and the one down my
corridor three OF the four exits
from this deck"
Rollins asked another question.
But why choose this deck in
particular His voice slowed to
a deliberate tempo. you weren't
watching for me by any chance,
were you ,"
Miley didn't answer. Instead,
he beckoned towards the cross
passage. Lets 90 along TO your
cabin and have that chat you
wanted"
In the cabin, Rollins faced Miley
squarely. How about answering
the question 20
Il viii Miley put emphasis
on the words If you tell me
about last night just exactly
what were you doing just before
the lifeboat alarm sounded ,"
Rollins felt ice water running
down his spine. but he gsmbled;
Il had been unable To sleep and
was lying in my bunk reading.
Suddenly l heard a rifle shot from
somewhere above. followed by a
second. ! threw on some clothes
and was about to dash out when
the lifebost alarm sounded.
Realizing the commotion that
would follow and the uselessness
of investigating the shots at the
moment. ! grabbed my shoulder
bag and mask and :"
Miley nodded slowly. You get
a clean ticket on that-from me
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13

Dear Miss Grey: found the ar
ticle ! am inclosing very helpful
and hope in some way you might
pass Il on to the young woman
who asked you for help in enter
tanning without expense
would also like To pass along
the following household hint which
! am rather proud OF having dis
covered myself although many per-
sons may have been doing It for
some tins.
To empty the washer, take a
short length of hose and fasten
one end to the water faucet and
turn on the water Suddenly with
draw II to a lower level than the
washer and ii will drain the water
out. or, you may hold your finger
over the end to prevent the air
from entering II you empty 1t some
distance from the faucet.
I always look for your helpful
column as soon as the paper comes.
A CONSTANT READER.
Dear Constant Reader: Thank
you for your very helpful sug-
gestions. This column IL always
glad to print suggestions and ad-
vice from Its readers rs we'll N
10 try to solve their problems.
Since the article YOU sent In
IL much too long TO print. I will
keep it ON file for all those read
ers who are searching for ideas
on how To entertain inexpensive
IL or at no expense whatsoever.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13

the 175.000 hosiery workers who
are wondering Just what is going
to happen to their jobs. Washing
ton is huzzing with conferences on
the whole silk situation. Repre-
sentatives from c. l. o. and A. F.
L. unions. manufacturers. OPM
and OPACS officials are all trying
to find ways to lessening the
shock to industry as well as 10
fair consumers. BY pooling all
silk stocks and by rationing sup
plies to various factories after
government requirements are fill
ed. many feel the blow can be
softened and the transition to the
use of other materials rendered
less drastic.
over half of the present silk
machinery could be adapted TO
using somewhat coarser rayon
and cotton thread after some
months of adjustment, according
to hosiery experts. Cutting the
number of styles of stockings to
six or seven would also help meet
the possible silk shortage.
Nature. of course. has her own
fool-proof way of solving the
problem leaving the leg un-
adorned. Already cosmeticians
are connecting leg powders, knee
rouges, and foundation creams to
advance "leg-art." Some of the
girls are experimenting with the
subterfuge of painting stockings
on their legs. complete with back
seams. Skirts have come costly
down three inches in the fall style
books. too, and designers are even
planning CATERS to keep Sims
from getting chilly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
CATCHES IN SILK
STOCKING SITUATION

There are some catches TO al
most every glamorous substitute
for silk stockings. With nylon. in
fact. there are two catches. One
is that, even with the new plant
DUPONT hopes To have ready for
production in six or eight months,
nylon can supply only about 25
per cent of the hosiery industry's
needs. The second catch il that
this new plant may have to be
turned over to filling defense or
ders. That has already happened
to the American Viscose company
which formerly made its silk syn
thetic, vinyon, into hosiery yarn.
Now the chemicals once used for
making vinyon are used for plas-
tic insulating materials.
With rayon too, there are
catches. All rayon yarn is now
under an allotment system. Man
ufacturers are going on a hand
to-mouth basis. though they have
not had TO curtail yet.
This isn't all directly due to de-
tense. although there are lots of
new military items using rayon,
such as parachutists' jump suits,
small parachutes for dropping
marine mines, electric wire insu-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
Formal W eddinq

Dear Miss Grey: In regards to a
formal wedding. we wondered II We
should have the same number OF
groomsmen as bridesmaids and II
that would include junior brides
maids. too.
Would yo- please give US your
opinion on the subject as soon as
possible. II would be very deeply
appreciated. MISS N.
Dear Miss NJ: The custom Ii
b have the same number OF
ushers ~ bridesmaids. the
term groomsmen. / find. is chso-
lefe). However. a far rs ! can
ascertain the number Of ushers
does not necessarily have Ia be
the same N that Of the brides
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
Triple Deck Sandwiches

Triple deck Sandwiches, with
sliced new apples in one layer and
cheese in the other, make good
summer eating. They might be
called health sandwiches. so full
are they of what our bodies need.
Enriched bread adds its viramin
and mineral quota.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
Save lime on Biscuits

You can mix a big batch Of
biscuit dough as easily as you
can a small batch-well. almost
IS easily. Anyway you can
save yourself a lot Of time by
mixing enough for three or four
patches of biscuits at once,
wrapping the dough you do not
use Immediately in wake
paper and storing in the refrig-
orator. The dough will keep for
days. Then all you will need 10
do is roll out lightly, cut in
rounds and pop them in the
oven 20 minutes or so before
serving.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
Personal
To Fat Girls

Nov you NAV shm down your face and
fgurs without starvation clszlnE or hack
breaking exercises. Just eat ssnslhly and
tzke hArmalz uncer the conditions and se-
O. rdirg 20 directions On the package
MArmciN Tablets have been sod 10 the
ruhhe fer more than thirty yeArs. More than
tssnIy uillion ecxes have eeen elstri buted
SariuE that period
hArnols = not o cure-sN. AarmolA 10
or y for adult fat Persons ~nose farness .
ca ased b. a thyroid deficiency thypothy roid-
isnl blt y no are othsF~i Sc noEHnzl Snc heal
thy. We d ret maze any diagnosis a. that
. the function o. youF physician, Who must
b. consulted Tor that puFpo<s. Why rot try 20
lo<s tho~s uEy uncomfortable pounds re
Nsrnols va Get . BOZ 81 ksru,o1x todzy
'FNsn SO@F e'-sAH adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13

lations. and the cords and chev-
rons decking army and navy uni
forms. The main reason for rayon
allotments is that increa Sc d
American purchasing power has
made great inroads on all rayon
products. especially since the in
genuity of manufacturers and
scientists has found so many new
and tempting ways of using
raV0n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13

Dear Worried n Housewife (:
Through the years countless
numbers of women have been
faced with your problem and
have found . way 20 solve II
satisfactorily. II You are =
Hsetkcdical person. one who likes
- run according to . set sched-
NE. " will he hard for you TO
change your daily routine l
hnow. hut once you have ! am
ss,se that you will realize Its ad-
vAntagea. II you are . venture
scu,e person, you will enjoy the
change.
BEST thing Won can do In TO
ny aside your old routine and
make out q new one that will
more nearly coincide esith your
kssshand's new hours. Since his
breakfast comes at . later hour
~ things are now. let him have
Q leisurely breakfast and make IL
the substantial meal Of the day.
Plan Ia spend the rest Of the
DAY. until ne has 20 60 Ia work.
with your husband. You can do
any number Of interesting things
together - shows, picnics, auto
mobile trips, visits with friends
lin fact, nearly everything that
you formerly did In the evening.
Then after your husband has
gone off 10 work. you can turn
- your household chores.
Any number Of women do
the,r work about the house In
the evening. especially those who
have Jobs In town during the day.
During the summer months you
viii no doubt enjoy working In
the evening for II will be cooler
then.
Whenever the mood strikes
ycu. you and your husband can
vary the routine by working to-
Kether around the garden or In
the house during the day.
This new routine Will I'M
acubtedly he = little difficult,
especially ut first. but u Will
slAo make life seem less dull.
Look upon II as = new and tenn
porary adventure and make the
beet Of II until you once again
are privileged to follow the nor
NAL pattern Of every day hfe.
You may even hate to 70 hack
10 II when the time comes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
Countless 1ags Substitute for Hosiery Silk
Night Shift Causes Chance
In Housewives Schedule
Routine Upset Because Husband Must Work Evenings;
New Program May Make Life Seem Less Dull
By CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey Plans for preparedness and national de-
tense necessary times such these fully realize
that but it that these plans have done good
job of disruptng of living and don't know exactly
what to do about it. thought that perhaps you could help
me to work out schedule for the day since my hus
band is working from p to midnight five days
week am certain that if do good other house
wives will appreciate for the number of whose hus
bands working night shifts be increasing
Naturally husband wants to sleep later than he used
to and that late breakfast which leaves very
little time in which my housework done before lunch
In the afternoons he always do something
with him. When, then, do my daily chores? Your
help, Miss Grey, will be greatly appreciated.
WORRIED HOUSEWIFE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13

Recipes
SUMNER Spell
6 slices bread

ST A1MFh Sfft l.. Il.
6 slices bread
Eggless mayonnaise
l No. 2 can asparagus
| l2-oz. can luncheon tongue
III cups evaporated milk
III. sharp American cheese
Spread each slice Of bread with
mayonnaise. Lay slices of tongue
on top. Heat the asparagus in its
own liquor, Melt the cheese in
the milk over boiling water. III
cheese is not Of type that melts
rapidly. cut in small pieces or
CRATE before adding 10 the milk
When ready to serve. lift stalks
OF asparagus from liquid and lay
on tongue. There will be about
3 stalks Of asparagus for each
sandwich Pour hot cheese sauce
over asparagus. Sprinkle lightly
with paprika or garnish with
sprig of parsley. Yield: servings.
EGGLESS MAYONNAISE
tsp. confectioner's sugar
tsp. salt
!, tsp. dry mustard
!. tsp. psprika
o tbsp. evaporated milk
cup salad oil
. tbsp. vinegar
Measure sugar, salt, mustard.
papriks and tablespoons Of the
milk into a bowl. Beat well Beat
in 4. cup OF the oil q tesspoonful
at a time 10 form an emulsion.
Then add remainder Of oil and
vinegar alternately. beating well
after each addition. Add the re-
naming tablespoons Of milk and
beat again thoroughly. Yield: j.
cups
For variety. slices Of boiled or
baked ham may be used IN place
Of the tongue in making the sum
mer Special Either IS good.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
TEST ANSWERS

Below are the answers 10 test
questions printed on Editorial
page.
I. True.
?. Cape Horn.
;. Tlrnips.
4. Belfast.
5. Napoleon Roma parts.
s. Empire state building in New
Yorw City.
Z. Achilles.
s. Big Pebble.
Q. Her sons. the Gracchi.
10. Harsh sound. discord.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
GRADUATED EyeIids?

Battle them with Lavoptik Promptly
soothes. Also relieves inhamed sore
tired, burning, itching or sticky eyes.
Soothes. cools, refreshes. No harmful
drugs. IS years success. Get Lavoptik
today (Eye-eup included.) All druggists.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
SYnthetics
And COttOns
Best Bets
Freezing Of Silk Supplies
Sends Women Shopping

WASHINGTON. ID. C.-OPMs
sudden freezing n all SILK sup
plies n the United States was the
starting gun that sent thousands
Of women throughout the nation
racing into shops 70 try and stock
up before the meagre supply on
hand IL exhausted.
WHAT VIII women Use when
scarcity puts silk stockings into
the jewelry class "Synthetics.
They'll toe the nylon-lisle-rayon
line is the obvious answer. Too
obvious for 1t isn't quite as easy
as all that. as we shall see.
The American hosiery industry
uses 90 per cent of all the silk
imported turning out for luxuri-
Gus femmes a half billion pairs
Of silk hose every yesr-using
more silk than do all the other
women in the world put together.
At present. counting raw stocks
and retailers inventories. there IA
an estimated four TO five months
silk stocking supply on hand as
Stunning that the current mass
raids on hosiery counters do not
exhaust stores reserves much
sooner.
the ladies' that the ydon't want to
Army and Navy experts assure
be mean by taking silk that might
be used for stockings. But syn
thetic silks stretch and bag too
much for use as parachutes and
all-silk powderb bags for big guns
are the only ones that burn up
completely when fired and don't
foul gun barrels.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
FoRTY-FIyE CHANGES

Establishing a record for diver
sitv and number. Ginger Rogers
wears IS different costumes. IN
GLIDING asseccories. in RKo Radios
Tom. Dick and Harry" sparkling
romantic comedy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
WORRIED HOUSEWIFE.

maids. One book ON weddings
Saws, "ushers are not necessary
unless the wedding Is large" la
another 1 found that THE num-
her Of ushers Is In proportion TO
the size of the wedding and the
number Of guests invited. At
house wedding. ushers are often
merely honorary. and the bride
groom may have as many or
none, ~ me- chooses"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
SOLVING SILK
SHORTAGE PROBLEMS

Perhaps most vitality affected
by threatened silk shortage are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13

1918
Fet crochet with shell stitch edoine mokes unusuol
Set of three sizes of doie Simple TO crochet they'll help
you tobe thot will be the tolk of the Potten
29l6 directions for mokino doiles; Illustrations
OF them and OF stitches r'otericls required.
Send 10 cents in ond token for this pottern
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Write plainly pottern number. your ono address.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Students Attending
Institute 10 Visit
Annapolis Today
Group to Hear Talk by
Representative Martin
AT Banquet Tonight

The 2l0 secondary school STU
dents attending the Institute of Ma
tional Government will go sight
seeing at the Naval Academy in
Annapolis today and at o'clock to-
night will hear an address by House
Minority Leader Joseph w. Martin,
jr., at a banquet at the New Co.
lonial Hotel.
The group will attend chapel serv-
Ices at the academy and will be
shown about the grounds by a COM
pany of midShipmen. Before re-
turning to the hotel here, they will
visit the Agriculture Experimental
Farm at Beltsville, Md.
Members of the institute partici-
pated in a lively panel discussion
following a talk by Secretary OF
Agriculture Wickard at the Agricul-
ture Department Auditorium yes
terday. With department experts
acting as their informants, the
young students kept up a steady
barrage of questions about every
thing from the early history of the
department TO the prospects OF
Americas aiding England in the fu-
ture with surplus products.
Sees L. S. Able to Aid.
Morse Salisbury director Of in
formation at the department, told
the assembly in reply to a query
that the United States is able to
help England to a great extent with
its corn surplus and also can send
protein and vitamin foods. This
country will not be called on to
provide cereal foods. such as wheat
as it was in the last war, he said.
The plight of tenant farmers and
"Okies" was another problem given
attention. Operation of the depart
ment's stamp plan for distributing
surplus products to lower income
groups and enforcement Of the Pure
Food and Drug Act also we're dis
cussed.
Those on Program.
Department men on the program
included Willard Lamphere, Cove
Hambidge, John Bird, Marvin M.
Sandstrom, James o. Howard and
Kendall Foss. The two student lead
ers were Avis ziegler, Deatsville,
Ala. and Dave Gilchrist, Wayne, Pa.
Yesterday afternoon the group
visited Mount Vernon and last night
attended a dance at the hotel.
The students will visit the Capitol
all day tomorrow. The institute
closes Tuesday after calls at the
Pan-American Union and the Su-
preme Court.
Evening star., 1941-03-09

Chile plans to spend 33 per cent
more on education this year.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Ice Tray Limit Urged
To Conserve Aluminium

The defense rationing program
today entered the Nations future
refrigerators.
In request" order to mechani-
cal refrigerator manufacturers the
Office of Production Management
has outlined a plan to save 100000
pounds of aluminium monthly dur
ing the coming sales season by re-
duction of the number of aluminium
ice trays in new refrigerators. And
jobbers and dealers were advised
also that aluminium ice trays should
not be sold separately.
Pointing out that the restrictions
do not apply to trays made of other
substances, Priorities Director E.
R. Stettinius, jr, told manufac-
turers to limit the number of
aluminium trays to l in boxes of less
than 6 cubic feet capacity. to 2
in boxes of more than but less
than 10 cubic feet. and to
in boxes of more than 10 cubic feet.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
U. s.. Officials and Finnish
Consul Sail on Exeter
BY the ASSOCIATED Press.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., March g.
Kaarlo Kuusamo, Finland'S consul
in New York, and 3 officials OF
the United States Department OF
State were among 105 passengers
who sailed aboard the American ex-
port liner Exeter today for Bermuda
and Lisbon.
Mr.. Kuusamo said he would re-
turn to North America in eight
weeks as Finnish consul general of
Canada, with Offices in Montreal.
He was accompanied by his wife
Hanna, head of Suomen Huolto,
Finnish relief agency.
Hiram Boucher, American consul
at Geneva. and Charles Gilbert,
vice consul at Madrid, sailed to re-
sumo their duties after short vaca-
tions. Thomas M. Forsyth of Es-
mont, Va, left on his first diplo-
matte assignment to become third
vice consul at Bucharest.
John Evans, chief of the for
eign service of the Associated Press,
said he was going to the agency's
Central Balkan bureau at Bern on
an inspection tour.
Among 81 Bermuda-bound pas
sengers were 36 architects and on
gineers of the Sheppard-Robert Co.,