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Evening star., 1941-08-20
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Western-inspired prints are tax
ing the place of tropical prints and
tapa patterns for beach wear shorts.
There's one, a mustang print, which
is being done in bathing trunks,
sports shirts and robe, just to COM
plete the whole ensemble. Two tone
lastex ribbed trunks are favored for
bathing, and well-cut gabardines
are being shown for tennis. Worn
with cotton shirts, they're often
done in two colors and are re-
yerSible.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Ny Neighbor Says:

Some meat loaves call for
bacon strips on the top. To
prevent the bacon from be-
coming too brown before the
loaf is done, arrange it during
the last 20 minutes of baking.
If pears have to stand a little
while you're canning them, it's
best to keep them covered in
salt water so they won't darken.
Use two tablespoons of salt to
a gallon of water. To help
keep pears used in appetizers,
salads or desserts from dark
ening, sprinkle them with a
little orange, lemon, lime or
grapefruit juice as soon as they
are peeled and store in a cold
place.
Spiced beet slices or picked
carrots make piquant garnishes
for the cold-meat platter. A
few of each will do, along with
a few sprigs Of parsley.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

buttons. The frock might also be
dressed UP with a sheer, lacy, con-
trasting collar.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1451-B
is designed for sizes 36, 38, 40, AZ,
A, As, 48, SO and 52 Size 80 re-
quires AZ yards 36-inch material.
with short sleeves.
Send Is cents for the new FASH
ion Book today. 1t contains full
variety of fall designs for dresses,
aprons, suits, coats, underwear in
every size range.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Party Given
For Young
Person
Hostess May Ask
Friends of Her
Age Group
By Emily Post


Talking with several parents Of
the younger generation, remark
was made to me byone of them that
society of today is conspicuously
lacking in distinction. After this
there was some discussion as to what
had brought it about. A woman who
had lived much abroad said that, in
her opinion, no society could develop
quality in a country where each
generation keeps itself completely
segregated. In America all of the
very young people go about with
others equally young; people middle
aged 60 around with the middle
aged; the pseudo-young go around
with the not-so-oldS and so on. What
gave the society of Europe and our
own of yesterday so much distinction
was that all ages met and mingled
frequently and each prohted much
from the experience.
This discussion came to mind as I
read a question from an aunt who is
gagement of her niece. She asks if
it could be permissible to invite
few friends of her own, or must all
of the guests be of her niece's age?
After what I have written above,
I can scarcely advise her TO ask
none but her niece's friends-unless
the party is to be a shower or other
small or personal type of party for
her niece's intimate friends alone.
Dear Mrs. Post: We are going to
be married in the evening and are
having buffet supper after that for
several hundred people. May the
collation. be a cold buffet or must
there be some hot dishes?
Answer-If the weather should
happen to be cold, you might include
hot bouillon as we'll as half cups of
black coffee Further than this
the meal may properly be cold. If
the weather is WARM, omit the
bouillon.
Dear Mrs. Post: If one is unable
to accept an invitation, does the
invitation itself obligate one to in
vite that hostess to something next?
Answer-Yes, it does That is, an
invitation is rated "as payment
made" whether accepted or declined,
There is, of course, the question as
to whether you keep this payment
record or whether you ask people
when and if you want to.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
ADVERTISEMENT
PERSONAL

Frank - my answer is YES!
/ think | can keep you happy
now that l have learned how to
bake all kinds of the cakes and
hotbreads you love. I'm going
to use Rumford Baking Powder
all the time. For with Rumford
j can use any good recipe and
Just follow the directions -
without having to worry about
the correct amount of baking
powder to use. With Rumford
the amount the directions call
for is the right amount to use
= for perfect results every
time. FREE. Send for ne,c book
let, containing dozens Of
bright ideas to improve your
baking. Address: Rumford
Baking Powder, Box R Rum
ford, Rhode Island.
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Flower Care

Flowers such as roses. stock and
mignonette will stay fresh longer in
heated rooms II q few lee cubes are
Gropped into the water.
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Manner rs
of the
Moment

OF course. it's a real dilemma to
q vell-trained man-this business
of whether or not to take OF his
hat while he is waiting for his wife
In a department store. A man
schooled in taking off his hat when
ever he finds himself under the same
roof with women, automatically re-
moves his hat as he rocks back and
forth on the balls Of his feet wait
ing for his wife to make up her
mind between beige and corn-yellow.
But I warn you. gentlemen. A
hatless man in a department store
means just one thing to woman
shoppers. 1t means that there goes
a person who ought to be able to
tell us where table mats can be
found. And 50 we pounce upon
him.
Consequently. it is best for man
to leave his hat on when he is
standing unguarded in a department
store aisle. Unless. of course. he
thinks it would be fun to play floor
walker for a few minutes, or unless
he has some ready comebacks which
he wants to roll of his tongue.
Evening star., 1941-11-19

or one was a golfer and the Otner
one wasn't. or one enjoyed night
clubs and the other one was bored
by them.
Enough tears are shed over the
mother-in-law question every year
to raise the water level in the At
lantic Ocean, and all the wailing
and4the weeping and the bitterness
and the heartaches are nothing but
the result of intolerance.
II Johns mother could only see
that her daughter-in-law has right
to run her house her own way, use
her best china every day If she
wants to, and use her own mothers s
recipe in making pies, and bring up
her children as she sees fit. there
need be no friction between her and
Mary.
And if Mary would show mother
in-law that she regarded her as
an honored guest instead OF an
aff1iction. and If she would have a
little patience with old ways and old
ideas and old points of view, she
would find that they were a lot OF
mutual help and comfort to each
other
And how the man they both love
and whom they are tearing to pieces
between them would rise up and
bless them!
Most of the trouble between par
ents and children is due entirely to
the lack of toleration. Fathers and
mothers have forgotten their own
youth and how they were girl crazy
and boy crazy and how their feet
ached to dance. and so they forbid
Mary to have dates and won't let
John have the car to take his girl
out on Saturday night. and they
won't give him any regular pay
when he works in the store. So Mary
sneaks out and has dates on the
sly and John runs away from home
and gets job in city where he
won't be bossed out of his life.
What a pity we don't cultivate the
most rewarding Of all the virtues!
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1941-11-19

Personally, We think there is
something in what Mrs. Hess says.
Cosmetics may seem like trivial
things when there are so many more
serious matters, but ask any woman
how she'd like to go without them
and you'll likely find that she id
consider it horribly depressing, not
vital to living, but definitely inf1uen-
tial upon morale. Incidentally. the
society would like to know whether
most people think they should stop
at toothpaste and soap in these
necessity packages. They'd like 70
hear from you at 730 Fifth avenue,
New York, If you have any ideas.
One thing. Of course. is certain,
and that is that the giving of cos
metics and various beauty items as
Christmas gifts is going to be more
important than ever this season.
Advance reports indicate that the
cosmetic counters will be svamped
come December, so the smart shop
pers will get going now. Here are
the first of our suggestions for you
early birds:
We nominate an stomizer as one
OF the most superior offerings, not
only because it makes lovely
looking gift, but because women are
realizing more and more that atom
izers conserve their colognes and per-
fumes. as well as make them easier
to apply Travelling sets are Won
derful, and so are trios Of atomizers
in matching designs-one for dey.
time scent, one for evening, thiro
for cologne. From the least ex-
pensive to those which are priceo
way up there, atomizers have a dis.
tinctive look this year Heavy
crystal ones are lovely, inexpensive
types OF simulated cut glass art
most effective. Atomizers can solve
so many problems; they're really
wonderful
Suggestion number two include.
some items brought out by lead
ing beauty firm which doesn't believe
you can be the detached type about
Christmas after you see this selec-
ton. They're following up their
famous rose motif with number OF
smart products such as a two TERED
corner shelf to hang in the bath
and hold your busting powder and
cologne in containers of pink and
white. Or. there's an ld-fashioneo
family album of pink MORE, holding
instead of fading ancestors, lip
stick and dry rouge compact. There's
also a music box" complete Will,
gold handle and pink satin strap
It's pink and white cardboard cur,
tain slides up to reveal cologne ano
scented balm in rose sprieged bottle'
against candy-striped background
Whimsy, delightful and unusual, ir
practical gifts for Christmas.
Evening star., 1941-11-19

dows in a room with a high ceiling
may be pulled down" to better
proportions by sill-length draperies,
but if your house has double hung
windows OF the standard shape and
size, sheer tailored curtains to the
floor. with straight draperies and a
shaped valance with a graceful
curve at its lower edge will produce
attractive window openings as sim
ply as possible
If you live in one OF the made
over houses Of the Victorian era
which abound in certain sections
of Washington. you undoubtedly
have huge windows that extend
from the ceiling cornice to the floor,
requiring extra yards OF material In
length and width to keep them from
looking "skimpy" Anything you
can do to lessen the length and
width Of these windows makes them
very much more In proportion with
present day furniture and decora-
ton. A deep valance set within the
outside edge Of the window frame
and as much as Is inches deep will
have the effect of lowering the
window. Draperies may also be set
so that the outer edge Of the window
frame shows. and will help to make
them less wide. Many of these
frames are very we'll designed. as
they were intended to be seen.
Tying back the draperies at the half
sash also helps to break the long
line.
On the other hand. If your win
dows are small and few, and the
light in your room suffers accord
ingly. you may do just the opposite.
Place the valance above the win
dow frame on the wall so that 1t
just covers the upper part OF the
frame. Draperies set out on the
wall may barely cover the side. 50
that every bit Of available light may
enter. and the windows, increased
in size. become much more i'm
portant in the room.
Size up each Of your window prob
lens just as you would the good and
bad points of your best winter dress.
1t is amazing what few yards OF
material. correctly draped, can do
for the most ordinary window!
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Coffee Pot

To keep the coffee pot sweet. fill
it with water to which one table
spoon of soda has been added and
set on the stove until the water boils
Evening star., 1941-11-19
By Barbara Bell

A charming use Of contrast ma
terials gives this small child's dress
q personality which will endear it
TO every lucky little one who has it
10 wear. The light top and dark
skirt combination is not only cheer
ful and gay, mothers appreciate its
practicability. In pattern No. 150l-B
the shaped bodice pieces, the short
plffed sleeves, the demure little
round collar may all be of the con-
trast material, leaving the perky,
full skirt and the panel piece in
front as we'll as the waistline sec
tton for darker fabric.
In spite OF the greater effective
ness of this design, the pattern is
simple to follow and you'll find 1t
. lark to make several of these
frocks for your small daughter.
Excellent materials for it are plain
and checked ginghams, plain and
patterned calico and percale, rayon
erepes Or lightweight wools If 1t Is
10 b worn In . very cold climate.
7hs trock dt beautifully and
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Windows Most Arresng Feature of Room Must Be Sk Handled
Why Grow
Old?
Bv Josebhine Louman

It's always mistake TO take
anything for granted-not only be-
cause we are likely TO lose what va
take for granted, but because Va
cease to enjoy 1t. Life is as un-
practicable as a hurricane and
should keep us on our toes con-
tinually.
Too many women settle down 10
smugness and complacency when
life is rosy. With neglect, q good
figure will change as Unexpectedly
as handsome husband, Take stock
of your silhouette to see If taking
for granted has betrayed YOU into
figure faults. Flabbiness, fatty de-
posits and sagging happen gradu-
ally Often we don't notice the
change in ourselves until it is pretty
drastic.
Are your knees and upper legs
too fat? If so the following exer-
else will stretch and roll the fatty
deposits away and will flatten the
tummy at the same time. Lie on
your abdomen. Bend your knees
and grasp one foot in each hand,
Now lift the legs off Of the floor.
arch the back and rock forward
and backward, rolling as far bark
on the legs as you can. II YOU
cannot do this at first, do the
exercise without rocking Gradual
ly you will learn to go through the
entire motion.
Massage also helps break down
the fatty deposits. Dig in deeply
with the fingers in rotary mo-
ton until the skin over the knees
is pink. Vigorous kicking. bending
each knee up under YOU and kick
ing backward toward the floor.
will help.
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Should Necessity Package
Include Powder, Lipstick?
British Want to Know
Cosmetic Aids Boost Morale,
Relief Headquarters Says;
Christmas Ideas Offered
By Helen Voef

interesting little bits OF miscellaneous data to
mail slot this
British relief headquarters New York faced with
the problem Of what constitutes necessity In other words the
the units attached
Btans nshng forces and these packages usually contain uen
bottle fashhgh
Now lpstck powder
included the champions this idea
S Necessity Packages Committee
Hess wants to face the
British goodness know"
needs them more
I'VE over the life those women lead
with
Gpstck
let's send looking shiny
their red let's send them pstck so they look
ands are"
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Unsightly Lines Minimized,
Fine Proportions Shown
With Correct Draping
Choose Floor or Sill Length
Curtains According to Size
And Shape of the Frame
Rr Mare0ref Non,eLL

By Mar9aref N0neH
their equivalent archtectray speaking
terest in each OF house Usually they improved make
up with an added touch here and there their bad and
bring
lifetime
only the simplest drapey In the lovely paned century
simple lace ball fringe tied
light and gives that well dressed look without
the hne proportions and exquisite architectural
windows need all possible thought and ingenuity
the house One little word of caution however
pletey otherwise attractive
If house is blessed
low for the proportions OF the
ACCORDING TO your own taste and keeping with the period
will probably glass with draperes
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Hostess May
Serve Tea
At Will
No Exact Standard
To Follow When
Giving Shower
Bv Emily Post

Although 1 know Of no rule as to
whether to serve tea first and then
give the shower presents afterward
or to have the opening OF the gifts
first, and then the tea-to me II
seems better to begin with the tea
because you could start serving tea
a. soon as a reasonable number OF
those expected have come. Wherea,
YOU wouldn't want to open the pres
ents until you are quite sure that
nearly every one has arrived. Then
too, think it would be best to save
the shower, which is the most i'm
portant event, for the last.
Dear Mrs. Post: What is the cor
rect name for q wife to use when she
and her husband are separated. but
not divorced?
Answer-Usuallv she keeps his
name. The fact that they have diff
ferent addresses shows that they
have separated. The further fac
that neither can remarry avoids the
complication of ex-wife and wife No
having duplicate names. This /!
the principal reason why the d.
vorcee properly gives up her hus-
bands name, even though the court
may grant her the privilege OF keep
ing it.
Dear Mrs. Post: We are having
only families and nearest relatives
at the Wedding, and then are going
for breakfast at the hotel. After the
breakfast we are coming home for a
big reception that will include every
one We know. At the breakfast there
will be about 50-at the reception
several hundred. When shall We
have the wedding cake?
Answer think the best answer
Is to have the real cake that you
cut, at the breakfast, and then a
the reception have wedding cake
table trimming-meaning q many.
TERED architectural edifice made o1
icing. and next to 1t som,
wedding cake in individual boxei
stacked up beside 1t. Also, a bigger
stack Of boxes on 4 table near tn,
front door. 1t obviously is impossibl,
TO have a cake that can be cut fol
several hundred guests. I must ado
that wedding cake in little boxe!
is very expensive. but there is really
no other way to give a piece of cake
to each of 800 or 400 persons.
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Dorothy Dix Says go
Intolerance Does More to Disrupt
Homes Than Any Other Cause

There is no other virtue that we
admire so much in the abstract as
tolerance, and none that We prac-
tice so little in the concrete We
are strong for every one else being
broad-minded and conceding to
others the right to their own tastes
and opinions and the privilege OF
leading their lives according to the
dictates of their own consciences
but when it comes to ourselves we
feel it to be our sacred duty to regu-
late every one about us and make
them do as we do. We are like the
woman who said that it was a
strange thing to her that she seemed
to be the only person In the world
who was always right and knew
just what was best to be done under
all circumstances. And it is this
spirit of arrogance in us, this GER
tainty that We are incarnate wis
dom and know all the answers, and
this determination to enforce our
beliefs and habits and code of con-
duct on others that has brought on
more wars, inspired more brutal
persecution and caused more suf-
fering than any other one thing,
And. in particular, it is at the bot
tom of virtually all domestic mis-
cry, and the explanation of why one
marriage out of every five goes on
the rocks. why in-laws cannot live
together in peace and harmony and
why children leave home just as
soon as they can stand on their
own feet
For it appears that among its
many fine and noble qualities love
does not include tolerance, and
while We may be willing to work
and sacrifice and even die for our
husbands and wives and our par
ents and children. we cannot rise
to the heights of letting them diff
fer from us in their point of view.
believe what we believe, enjoy what
We like, be rubber stamps of us, or
else there are ructions.
Intolerance wrecks more homes
than all the seven deadly sins put
together. When the Smiths. who
are fine, honorable, kindly people.
get divorce, it is not because
either one has committed an un-
forgivable crime against the other.
1t is because one liked jazz and
the other liked symphony music,
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Cooperation
Of Parents
Needed
They Must Work
With Doctor and
Obey His Orders
Bv Leffice Lee Street,

By Leffce Lee Street,
We are 50 lucky! Let us realize
this and be thankful! In days gone
by, mothers were not taught how to
care for their babies. science had
not discovered many of the wonders
that have benefited the human race
nor did the field Of practicing medi-
cine encompass so large an area Of
healing. In those days, children
perished who could have been saved
had loving parents and sincere doc
tors known what to do.
So we can give honest thanks for
the blessings we are fortunate
enough to count. and feel gratitude to
the many courageous people whose
work has saved lives. Among those
who have been saved may be our
own. Who knows?
But practice is better than mo-
mentary thanks, and the most real
form that our appreciation can take
IS to obey our Government and our
doctors when they tell us what they
think we should do for our children.
Nothing is more defeating to a
doctors unselfish purpose than to be
hindered by a mother or father who
will not listen and who refuse to
follow directions. We do not know
the reason. why he has ordered us
to give such and such a treatment
because we are not doctors, and even
though the child may object or it
seems wrong to us, we should do as
we are told.
Parents should select skilled
doctor, and having chosen him. they
should listen and trust. Needless,
pitiful illnesses and unnecessary
heartbreaking losses have followed
the acts of ignorant, stubborn par
ents who think they know more
than does the doctor.
To travel safely through infant
hood is perilous journey at best,
and the resistance Of the healthiest
baby is but a gossamer thread that
ties him to life. He has little
strength with which to combat i'll
treatment or disease. His parents,
the givers of life, must be the guar
dians. too.
Never declare that you cannot
afford to visit q physician. If an
ONCE visit Is beyond your purse.
remember that there are splendid
baby and children's clinics in our
big hospitals. All you have to do Is
to telephone the nearest large hos
pital and inquire about the hours
and days on which the clinics are
held. and then goA
think 1t Is our duty, not only to
our children and ourselves, but to
our country as well, to learn how to
feed and care for our babies prop
erly,t how to take advantage of all
the known methods of preventing
disease. In doing so you are protect
ing your loved little one, giving him
a chance to know the happiness of
health, and you are contributing q
sound citizen to your country, as
well.
we nave prepared Two uSeIul
gifts for you: One Is = chart that
clearly shows the value Of foods
suitable for the average young
child and the other describes .
series Of well-tested exercises for
the entire body, with hints on
how to gain your child's CO.
operation in performing them.
II you wish either or both of
these, send for our Classified
Food Tables and the Importance
Of Correct Posture pamphlet, in
Guiding . 3-cent stamp with your
request. Print your name and
address clearly and address or
ders to the Woman's Depart
ment Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1941-11-19

et either Slde ana either valance
of the drapery material or a cornice
of wood to trim the top of the win
dow. If you have Venetian blinds
YOU may decide against the sheer
curtains and use just the draperies.
II your house is OF the Cape Cod
cottage type, with easement win
dows. you probably will want ruffied
net curtains tied back with chintz.
or printed linen draperies, either
tied back or hanging straight to the
floor.
Generally speaking, floor-length
draperies and curtains are most
graceful, but there are notable ex-
ceptions to this rule. A long radia-
tor under a window may make any,
thing but sill-length curtains inn
practical Exceedingly high win
Evening star., 1941-11-19

easily adjusts to the individual
figure by means Of the side sashes
which tie in . big, decorative bow
in back.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1501-B
is designed for sizes 2, ;, 4, 5 and 6
years. Size 3 requires u yards S.
inch material for top portions, !
yard for skirt.
Looking for more gifts you can
sew? Send IS cents for the Fashion
Book. a complete review Of styles
available in simple patterns.
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Shower Gifts

Tiny, painted pots, filled with
cooking herbs, make a novel and
thrifty shower gift for a fall BRIDE
to-be. And the bridegroom will also
benefit. An herb cookery book could
also be ar ong the gifts.